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The Children’s Hour Ends . . .

Finally, 12th grade. . .

The senior year of high-school is an exciting, watershed moment in a young person’s life. Children are on the brink of a new era. I think it’s important that they enjoy this year and, yet, take it seriously. It can be a fun, memorable year and still be quite productive. Following is my daughter’s curriculum for her senior year.

Note: American Government can be a semester course. However, I will incorporate literature and writing assignments, thus making it a year-long course.

12th grade

  • Bible Study – How To Ruin Your Life By 40, Know What You Believe, Know Why You Believe, Mere Christianity
  • Advanced Biology: Human Anatomy – Apologia
  • AP Latin – Scholars Online
  • American Government – A Beka, with supplemental reading
  • Algebra II (Completed by December), Pre-Calculus – Teaching Textbooks
  • American Literature – See reading list
  • Piano – Private instruction through IPFW Community Arts
  • Writing – incorporated into literature and American Government

Reading List

  • The Scarlet Letter
  • Daisy Miller
  • Washington Square
  • The Great Gatsby
  • The Grapes of Wrath
  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
  • As I Lay Dying
  • Age of Innocence
  • The Four Loves
  • The Great Divorce
  • The Best Short Stories of O. Henry
  • The Chosen
  • The Day They Came to Arrest the Book
  • Moby Dick
  • Selected Poetry
  • Our Town
  • The Portable Poe
  • The View From Saturday
  • Walden and Civil Disobedience
  • Black Like Me
  • The Dry Divide
  • Eternity in Their Hearts
  • The Jungle
  • Up From Slavery
  • Anna Karenina
  • One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
  • A Good Man is Hard To Find (Short Stories by Flannery O’Connor)
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God

“We are man and woman now, with sober work to do, for playtime is over, and we must give up frolicking. I’m sure you feel this. I see the change in you, and you’ll find it in me. I shall miss my boy, but I shall love the man as much, and admire him more, because he means to be what I hoped he would.” -Louisa May Alcott

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  1. Organizing Mommy says:
    August 13, 2008 at 10:54 pm

    How do you select the reading lists? Are you an education expert? Thanks for the comments on the blog.

  2. momofnine says:
    August 13, 2008 at 11:35 pm

    Actually, I’m not an expert in anything! I’ve just gleaned information from friends and other sources for several years. It seems like I spend my summers pouring over book catalogues and reading lists. It is easier now as two of my children have graduated. I take the reading lists that I used for them and customize them to fit my other children’s needs.

  3. Mrs. Parunak says:
    August 16, 2008 at 9:13 pm

    Another great list! Do you publish your reading lists every year, or did you just start this year? I think it’s a wonderful idea. Do you have lists of your favorite read aloud books for preschoolers?

  4. momofnine says:
    August 16, 2008 at 10:46 pm

    This is my first year of sharing my curriculum choices and reading lists publicly. I’ve historically simply discussed these choices with friends. I’m so glad that you are enjoying them. I hope you find them useful. I would love to share my pre-school and elementary lists on my blog. I will try to get to this next week as I am vacationing in Northern MI right now. Blogging is a little more difficult with all of the recreational activities that my husband plans!