9th grade schedule?

[Faithr]

Can some of you post your 9th grader's schedule for this year so I can show it to my son when I'm discussing with him his schedule for next year? He needs an idea of what is expected of other 9th graders.

Thanks so much!

[nuttman]

Here's ours:

English:
Literature: Windows to the World 1st semester
Excellence in Literature I 2nd semester (selected material)
Writing: The Elegant Essay 1st semester
I will use the essays in EIL and other subjects for the second semester.
Grammar: Finish Analytical Grammar.
Vocabulary from Classical Roots
Algebra I
Conceptual Physics
Latin
World History
Introductory Logic

[dkholland]

becaue my ds is so terrible at geography!! :001_smile:

Here it is:
Geography with Trail Guide/Utimate Guide
Starting Points Worldview curr.
English - SL level 200 lit with writing, Vocab. from Classical Roots
Algebra II
Spanish I
Debate class
considering Logic (2nd year)
Earth and Space science

HTH!

[momee]

My son did
TOG year 1 - history, geography 1 credit

philosophy and bible 1/2 credit each

composition, literature - almost as written, a very heavy workload along wih Our Mother Tongue grammar book as review 1 credit

Apologia Biology with labs and lab reports 1 credit

Oklahoma State University German 1 Online 1 credit

Teaching Textbooks Algebra 1 1 credit

Drum and guitar lessons and weekly worship participation 1 credit
Civil Air Patrol
youth group bible study

This year was hard in terms of ramping up the work required. His independent study skills are weak and he was frustrated by the amount of self study required to do well. We also had issues with his desire to have things come easily to him as they have in the past. I've tried explaining he's really learning new things in each subject and this is to be expected. We had a tough year but he's grown alot.

[Leanna]

Here's the schedule my ds just completed:

Videotext Algebra (last 2 modules)
Math-U- See Geometry (and 2/3 of Jacob's)

Apologia Biology (Co-op)

TOG Year 2 History (with co-op discussions and presentations)

TOG Year 2 Literature and Composition (with co-op class)

TOG Year 2 "threads" : Church History, Fine Arts, Philosophy

Spanish II (at co-op using Visual Link at home during the week)

Logic I & II (Memoria Press)

Weekly Violin Lessons

Basketball (played on a team)

Weekly Electronic Recording Lessons

Health (I record hours for health as teaching opportunities occur - for 0.5 credits he'll need 80 hours. He earned about 15 this year.)

HTH,
Leanna

[Love2Smile]

Sonlight Core 5 with longer papers and more current event reports
Apologia Physical Science
TT Alg. 1
Fallacy Detective
Analogies
Wordly Wise book 9
Sequential Spelling Book 3
TONS of reading
Art Classes

[lori in tx]

My sons is doing (and I will preface by saying we are going to more of a textbook-y approach because it works for us and my LD son)

BJU Pre-Algebra
Abeka Geography
Abeka biology (at co-op)
Jump In Writing/ Daily Grams/ Apples Spelling Drill
Abeka Themes In Literature (LOTR lit class in co-op also)
Informal Logic
AO Bible Foundations For Living
Homemade History of Med (my son wants to be an EMS)

we will start spanish about mid-year maybe
that is it :D

[Michelle in AL]

My dd just finished:
Algebra 2 with Foersters
Ancient history with Omnibus & Spielvogel
Great Books 1 with Omnibus
English 9~ Literary analysis of the works of C.S. Lewis, writing, grammar
AP Biology with Scholars Online
Computer Assisted Drafting and Design with Potters School
Music~Bass guitar and theory

[Quiver0f10]

Bible Study Guide For All Ages
Chalkdust Alg I
Apologia Physical Science
TOG year 2
IEW Medieval Based Writing Lessons
CLE English 9
SWR spelling
Intro to Logic I
Henle Latin I
SOS Spanish I
Vocab From the Classical Roots A
Meet the Great Composers
Short Lessons in Art History

[Jackie in NE]

Can some of you post your 9th grader's schedule for this year so I can show it to my son when I'm discussing with him his schedule for next year? He needs an idea of what is expected of other 9th graders.

Thanks so much!

Omnibus III online (primary and Secondary
Latin II online (2nd half of Wheelock)
Composition I (online)
Biology I
Geometry
Logic (material logic)
Art (sculpting)
French II
Piano (10th yr. private lessons)
Swim team
Various 4-H stuff

Just thinking about it makes me tired...:tongue_smilie:
Which is why so much of it is outsourced. I'm just not qualified to do all of this.

Cheers, Jackie

[ksva]

When I went to pick up my library work, I seemed to have grabbed 16yod's schedule which she just revised, so may as well put it up here. I tell her what subjects must be included and she (& all our dc) arrange their own schedules around preset group times and their own person interests. She hasn't included things like practicing the piano (I heard her playing about 9:30pm last night), individual Bible study, chores, other subjects she does on her own (German, etc.), gardening and other hobbies, etc. She also does a bunch of stuff on weekends. Just not sure what all of it is. I know she gives me math to correct, sometimes, on weekends. And I see her reading a GB or a history bio or eyewitness account, frequently, so the hour for history is misleading.

Anyway, this is for Monday - Thursday. Fridays are open for whatever subjects they want to do, focusing on writing longer papers, library work, hobbies, etc. Weekends are also open for the same. Chores are constant and it's up to each of them to work them in around their school.

Monday - Thursday
8:30 Greek
9:00 Math
9:30 Logic
10:00 listen to J. Vernon McGee on radio
10:30 run
11:00 Latin
11:30 Math
1:30 listen to John MacArthur on radio & eat lunch
2:00 Science
3:00 History (GB's, etc)
4:00 Bible
4:30 listen to sermon on CD (MacArthur again)
5:00 Rhetoric

Sunday
Walking with Daddy & sisters
Bridge with Daddy & sisters

HTH
Kathy

[Lori D.]

Our 9th grade DS struggles with some mild LD, so we do a LOT of the reading/discussing out loud together; next year we'll cut back on the coursework to really help him focus on study skills and writing. But he worked hard this year and earned the following:

1.0 credit = English
- Literature (Lightning Lit. 8)
- Grammar (Winston Advanced; Chortling Bard)
- Spelling (Megawords; individualized program)
- Writing (several short literature responses; several longer papers; weekly timed essay practice)

1.0 credit = Math (Algebra)
1.0 credit = Logic
0.5 credit = Science (Biology) -- 1/2 textbook & labs this year, rest next year
0.5 credit = Science (Anatomy)
0.5 credit = PE (tennis; swim laps)
1.0 credit = Elective ("The Great Books"; covered 8 classic works of literature together)
1.0 credit = History (20th Century World History)
- about 300 pages in history textbook
- parts of several other history resources
- read 6 historical fiction books
- every 3 weeks wrote down 20 timeline entries
- wrote 4 longer research papers (also counted towards English)


Extracurricular:
- Public Speaking class (10 ninety-minute classes, plus some prep for presentations)
- Student Council Representative for homeschool group (monthly meeting)
- tennis team (10 week season with local public high school)
- Sunday School assistant (12-15 Sundays out of the year)
- Church Youth Group (1 night/week)
- 20 hours family volunteer community service (mostly done over the summer)

[AnitaMcC]

Can some of you post your 9th grader's schedule for this year so I can show it to my son when I'm discussing with him his schedule for next year? He needs an idea of what is expected of other 9th graders.

Thanks so much!

For Ds who plans to be an astrophysics major and wants to get as much done in the next two years as he can, then attend college full time under dual credit... His 9th grade of 12 credits

Language Arts: grammar & comp 10th grade (1 credit)
Math: Algebra 2 & Geometry (1 credit each)
Science: Conceptual Chemistry & Conceptual Physics (1 credit each)
Latin: (for "fun" as he figures will help in sciences) (1 credit)
Consumer Education & Economics (1/2 credit)
Lifetime Health (1/2 credit)
World History (1 credit)
World literature (we are going to mix lit with history and LA)
Human Geography (1 credit)
Intro to Computers (1/2 credit)
Intro to programming (1/2 credit)
Physical Education (Kung Fu, bowling league) (1 credit)
Science Olympiad (1/4 credit)
Math Olympiad (1/4 credit)
Boy Scouts (1/4 credit)
Piano lessons (1/4 credit)

For Dd who plans to major in music and wants to go a bit slower in some areas to focuse more on music. She also wants to attend college full time as a junior/senior... Her 9th grade of 11 1/2 credits:

Language Arts: grammar & comp 10th grade (1 credit)
Math: Algebra 2 (1 credit)
Science: Biology (1 credit)
Italian & Sign Language (1 credit each)
Consumer Education & Economics (1/2 credit)
Lifetime Health (1/2 credit)
World History (1 credit)
World literature (we are going to mix lit with history and LA)
Human Geography (1 credit)
Intro to Computers (1/2 credit)
Fundamentals of music (1/2 credit)
Music Appreciation (1/2 credit)
Guitar, clarinet, piano, drum lessons, homeschool band (1 credit)
Physical Education (Kung Fu competition/demo team) (1 credit)

For science, computer, music they may take them at the jr college... they take placement test next week. The 1/2 credit courses they will either take the whole year, or do a few at a time more quickly. It is up to them. Also we are doing year round schooling (3 semesters of 14 weeks). Many courses they will take the 3 semesters to complete as they want to go a bit slower (history, geography, language arts, literature). Not sure if/how much they get credit for some of the extracurricular activities... figured I would list them anyway.

[AnitaMcC]

For science, computer, music they may take them at the jr college... they take placement test next week. The 1/2 credit courses they will either take the whole year, or do a few at a time more quickly. It is up to them. Also we are doing year round schooling (3 semesters of 14 weeks). Many courses they will take the 3 semesters to complete as they want to go a bit slower (history, geography, language arts, literature). Not sure if/how much they get credit for some of the extracurricular activities... figured I would list them anyway.


Forgot to include Introductory logic... we will do this light when ever we can fit it in-LOL.

[Faithr]

Wow, thanks everybody! I think he'll be impressed about how much kids do! I gave my older two kids lots of free time and they gravitated to their own thing. My oldest did a lot of stuff with our church and was involved in our teen homeschool group. My oldest son gravitated to lots of music, lessons and performing and studying a lot on his own. This kid, the rising 9th grader, seems to gravitate to watching youtube videos in all his spare time. . . which doesn't make his momma happy! So I'd like him to have a more structured day to get him up and moving and living life, instead of watching it stupidly on youtube!!!!! (Though there are some pretty amazing things on youtube, but really, only so much . . . .) Here's what I have planned so far:

Math- Saxon Algebra II
Science - K12 High School Earth Science
Writing - Learn to Write the Novel Way
Latin - an outside Latin class - pretty rigorous
History/Literature - Ancients - lots of reading for this
Religion - maybe a Bible study -not sure yet

He may also have:
CLC - church group for boys; meets on Wednesday nights
Pilgrims of the Holy Family - kind of like a Catholic Scouts guide we might be doing with a group of boys. Would meet 2x a month with occasional projects at other times.
Choir - he says he's interested - 1x a week practice; sing at Sunday Mass
Tennis lessons - in the fall and spring, 1x a week
Cotillion - this is an etiquette course lots of homeschool high schoolers take around here; teaches manners and dance. 6x a year about.
Weight lifting - at local Rec center - couple times a week; he'd do this with his older brother
Youth Ministry events at our church, plus the homeschool high school group's events.

Thanks again for your lists. I'm going to show his this thread!

[Kathie in VA]

For Ds who plans to be an astrophysics major and wants to get as much done in the next two years as he can, then attend college full time under dual credit... His 9th grade of 12 credits

Boy Scouts (1/4 credit)



We can give credit for Boy Scouts?? I hadn't thought of that.

[mamato4girls]

I needed this too, thanks for posting

[Martha]

Seton English 9 Course
Seton Grammar & Composition 9 Course
Seton & Kolbe Religion 9 Course
Vocabulary for the College Bound
Kolbe Greek History and Literature Courses
Kolbe Physical Science Course
Life of Fred Algebra 1
Memoria Press Logic 2
Spanish Luna
Homeschool Choir
Archery
Small motor/engine repair/maintence
basic electrical wiring
volunteering and paid work
ACT/SAT prep and practice tests

He going to be very busy, but for the most part he seems very excited too.

[AnitaMcC]

We can give credit for Boy Scouts?? I hadn't thought of that.

Well I don't know if it can be listed as such, but figure as life skills or something. Figure he is going to be doing a lot of the merit badges and the physical activity of hikes and camping. So why not?

[Harrison_B]

Next year, my ds and I have tentatively scheduled the following:

o (1 Credit) - Geometry using Math w/o Borders or Jacob's

o (1 Credit) - World History w/ Geography I (Spielvogel's HO 1/2 book)
using 4 Primary Books (Ancients - Middle Ages)

o (1.5 Credit) - Prentice Hall's Biology: Exploring Life w/ 20 labs

o (1 Credit) - English I
- Windows to the World (Literature Analysis)
- Warriner's Grammar
- Vocabulary to the Classical Roots
- Classical Writing (Diogenes - Maxim)
- Classical Writing Intermediate Poetry

o (1 Credit) - Classics and Compositions (Elective)

o (1 Credit) - Traditional Logic I (Fall)
Traditional Logic II (Spring)

o (1 Credit) - Cambridge Latin I & II
o (1/2 Credit) - Fine Art Course (either Music or Art History)
o (1/2 Credit) - Intro to Computer Programming (Intro to Alice) (Spring)
o (1/2 Credit) - Public Speaking (Great Communicators) (Fall)

o (1/2 Credit) - Health (Alpha-Omega LifePacs)
o (1 Credit) - PE (Karate, Swim Team, Boy Scouts - Hiking)

He is planning to work through some of the courses through the summer (i.e., Health, Traditional Logic I, and Swimming). He is also taking a two week 2D Video Game Camp in the summer, but I decided not to use it as a credited HS course. Some of the above might change because the co-op we belong to has not finalized their schedule yet.

[mcconnellboys]

LOL, well, you can show him what mine did, but I wouldn't ever ask anyone to do that much again. Poor thing, at least he couldn't complain of being bored:

Monday

8-9 Algebra II using Videotext

9-10 Do reading/work for Ancient Greece History and Culture course through IU*

10-11 Do reading/work for Greek Mythology course through IU*

11-12 Do reading/work for Geology course through IU*

(I went through the study guides before he started the courses and broke the work down into what I thought would represent an hour of work for each day on which he worked on that course.)

12-1 Lunch

1-2 Do reading/work for UK high school level course on family, etc. studies. (1 semester course)

2-3 Do reading/work for UK high school level course on art history. (1 semester course)
(Similarly broke down the work for these courses into hour long blocks.)

3-4 Spanish I using BJU
(He also did an 8 week outside course using Barron's Spanish Now!)

4-5 Latin II using Latin Grammar/Primer series - last of the primer books
(He also did an outside class for the year using Jenney's Latin)

Of course, some things cut into these times as he had swimming from 4:30 to 6 that year most days, but he usually finished his work prior to 5, anyway. This included built in "homework", so when he was finished, he was done for the day. Sometimes when he had a big written submission due for one of the college courses he had to work over the weekend to get those ready so we could get them mailed out or sent via email.

Swimming in evening


Tuesday

Similar schedule:

Math
Ancient Greece
Greek Myth
Science
Lunch
Family Studies
Began a guitar class during the 2-3 time slot during the third week of school that year.
3-4 Latin
4-5 Grammar and Vocab work
Swimming in evening


Wednesday

Math
Ancient Greece
Greek Myth
Science
Lunch
Family Studies
Art History
Spanish
Grammar and Vocab
Swimming


Thursday

Math
Ancient Greece
Coop Day:
Theatre
Health (Study Skills after the half)
Lunch
Logic (Political Science after the half)
2-3 Art History
Latin
Grammar and Vocab
Swimming in evening


Friday

Math
Ancient Greece
Greek Myth
Science
Lunch
Art History
Spanish
Grammar and Vocab
Extra time to catch up on any reading or written work
Swimming


Saturday mornings
Swimming 9 - 10:30


So that's 5 hours a week of math; 5 hours a week of Greek history; 4 hours a week of Greek Mythology; 4 hours a week of Geology; 3 hours a week of Family Studies; 4 hours a week of Art History; 3 hours a week of Spanish (plus outside class of about 16 hours); 3 hours a week of Latin (plus outside class of about 30 hours); an hour a week of Guitar lessons; 4 hours a week of Grammar and Vocab studies; and daily swimming for the year.

He also had an hour a week of health/study skills and logic/political science for 12 weeks each. He did have some homework for these outside classes, as well as his outside language classes, but none of it was time consuming.
The Theatre work culminated in a musical performance of a play in the Spring. He did have a speaking part in that, so did have lines to memorize and more time spent in play practice leading up to the performances, but by that time, many of his more time consuming courses were finished.

Now, as he finished up the courses, I didn't add more in, so he then had more time to spend on each remaining class. As I recall, he finished up the two high school courses right after returning to school from Christmas vacation, for instance, and I believe he finished up the science course by about February, so he freed up 1-3 hours a day of time to concentrate on other things at that time.

[senunk]

*Apologia Biology
*Algebra 1
*English (vocab, literature, grammar, writing) Not sure of the curric. yet since she will be taking this in an outside class and I haven't gotten the book list yet.
*World History - ditto above. The teacher pulls stuff together and teaches the class. I've heard only glowing reviews of this teacher. She is a 'retired' home school mom. These should keep us busy since they are considered AP.
*Photography - something for fun

[Nissi]

English (Writing, Grammar, Lit) at a local class.
Latin II
Algebra II/ Trig using Foerster's
US Govt. and Politics
Omnibus III Primary readings
Human Geography
Piano class weekly, Martial Arts, Speech and Debate, Maybe Drama

[ncmomo3]

History- TOG Y3 1 credit
Math- TT-geom./alg.2(alg. 2 will cont. next yr.) 1 credit
English 1 credit
Literature- TOG
Writing- Jensen's Format Writing
Grammar/Vocab. - Stewart's/Wordly Wise 9
Latin- Latin Alive 1 credit
Logic/Philosophy- Traditional Logic/TOG 1 credit
Physical Science- A Beka 1 credit
music- Piano & theory (private lessons-7th yr) 1 credit
art-class .5
ASL .5
homeschool choir (not for credit)
guitar (not for credit)

[Nan in Mass]

MODG's Natural History Syllabus (and read the other half of Conceptual Chemistry, which meshes with this nicely, and do the chapters on cells in a bio book, and a few extra projects, like possibly some telescope work, depending on how much time we have)

NEM3

Histoire et Geographie 6e (trying to be efficient)

Great Books TWTM/TWEM

Latin (continue Ecce Romani 3)

Some of Francais 6e, hopefully

Peace Studies

Music (haven't decided how yet)

Technical projects (haven't decided how yet)

Gymnastics

Wish I could fit in: Art of Argument, Skunk and White, Vocabulary from Classcial Roots, another language

Drawing gets done during natural history, and we'll work on writing during great books or other subjects.

-Nan

[FloridaLisa]

Wish I could fit in: Art of Argument, Skunk and White . . .]

Really, Nan, is this how it's come to be referred to in your house? :lol:

[Jugglin'5]

Latin II
Omnibus III
Notgrass American history
Chalkdust Geometry
BJU Biology
Elementary Greek
CW Diogenes Chreia
Explorer's Bible Study
- would like to find something she can use a few minutes a day to teach her to read, or at least get the gist of, French, lol...we tried a few things this year, but they were all too time consuming - any suggestions? I think I'll post this separately

[PollyOR]

I'm not sure how much we'll get accomplished. My dd doesn't feel well often and the doctor hasn't figured out what is causing it. Homeschooling her is unpredictable. This is what I hope to use:

Early morning religion class at church (public school days)
TOG year 1
IEW or TOG's Writing Aids
Analytical Grammar
Algebra 1
BJU Biology
First Form Latin

[Faithr]

Lyme's Disease? It is everywhere around here. I know many folks are struggling with it now.

I like your blog!

[Nan in Mass]

Oops... what is it's real name? Surely not Skink? That sounds even more ominous than skunk. LOL LOL

[Nan in Mass]

Anything mysterious around here is attributed to Lyme's, also. We live in fear of it.

[Faithr]

Strunk! I thought the Skunk slip was pretty funny!

[Nan in Mass]

LOL - Well, at least I remembered it wasn't Stink. I had that stuck in my head for awhile.

[Pamela H in Texas]

Ours might be lighter than some:

SOS Literature
Thinking Through Grammar
Home2Teach Writing classes
Finish Systematic Mathematics Algebra, do Geometry
CLP Horticulture
CLP Woodworking
SOS 20th Century History
SOS SPanish I

Exercise is daily. Volunteer work will be 5-12 hours per week.
Spiritual studies take 1-2 hours per day depending on the day.

[Linda in NM]

Just completed for my hockey player...

Abeka Biology (with labs)
World History (Trisms)
Videotext Algebra I (A, B, C)
Latin 1 (So you Really Want to Learn Latin)
German 1 (Learnables)
Music Performance (viola)
English 1 (literature selections from Trisms, writing assignments using IEW, English for the Secondary Child)
PE: hockey conditioning, hockey practice, weight training, hockey games

He did a great deal of work independently, since he does quite a bit of travel for the level of hockey he plays.

[Mad Jenny Flint]

Great Books (history and literature) a la WTM using Spielvogel, Roberts, Grunn, and DK History. 12-15 readings from the WTM list, and WEM. Also using Teaching Co. Iliad, Odyssey, and Western Canon (excerpts).

Book list-so far- up for revision:
Bible- Job
Epic of Gilgamesh
Iliad
Odyssey
Herodotus
Plutarch Fall of Roman Empire
Confessions or Aquinas (excerpts)
Beowulf
selected readings from Malory
Chaucer, selections
Hamlet
The Tempest

English- Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student
Analytical Grammar Review program worksheets
Argument (Teaching Company) plus Art of Argument
Building Great Sentences (Teaching Company) plus portions of the Oxford Guide to Writing

Biology- Exploring Life by Campbell w/CD supplement and activity guide plus Castle Heights Lab Manual.

Math- CD Algebra II and Geometry, alternating, half of each.

Spanish- Breaking the Barrier I with Rosetta Stone as supplement.

Music- Teaching Co. Fundamentals of Music course plus daily, extensive (this is his first love) practice on electric guitar and lessons from Dad.

P.E.- 1/2 hr. per day, 5 days/wk. aerobic activity plus some kind of strength training. Will help ds develop an exercise program.

Participation in community theatre program, 2x/wk.

[AngieW in Texas]

what my oldest did for 9th grade:
SL Core 100 for history and literature
US History-based writing lessons
Jacobs Geometry
Prentice Hall Biology (sold PH as soon as we were done with it because I didn't like it at all)
tae kwon do 2x/week and workouts at the gym 2x/week for p.e.
health (I designed the course, but wasn't happy with it, one semester)

what my middle dd will do next year for 9th grade
Oak Meadow American history
Excellence in Literature I
Oak Meadow Biology (they use Holt)
Jacobs Geometry
workouts at home and tumbling class for p.e.
Oak Meadow Health (fall)
Oak Meadow Photography (spring)