How does this look for 9th grade..

[chelsea in TN]

This is my middle son. SO different than first son. First son is a BIG history guy.

Middle son is looking at engineering, computers and art.

We are planning a more traditional social studies
Geography, 1 yr world hist, one yr American Hist, and econ / Govt (senior yr)

here is our plan at this minute for 9th grade;


English 9 (1 Credit)
Shurley Grammar 7 (Finish)
Write at home Composition I (2nd Semester)
Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings
Vocabulary from the classical Roots Books C

Math
Geometry (Chalk Dust) (1 Credit)

History
Geography (Abeka) (1 Credit)

Ancient Literature
Stories of Creation
Iliad and Odyssey
epic of Gilgamesh (3 books)
Aeneid
Bible: Genesis – Book of Job , Corinthains I

Science
Physical Science (Abeka) (1 Credit)
Boe bot program – robotics – summer or 2nd semester.

Foreign Language
Spanish I (1 Credit)
Rosetta Stone or a tutorial

Electives
Art I (1 Credit)
Health (1/2 credit)
Bible – Old Testament(1/2 credit)
Driver’s Ed(1/2 credit)
PE – Swim team(1/2 credit)
Music Piano (1/2 Credit)

[transientChris]

ABEKA world Geography is a half credit class, not a one credit class.

[choirfarm]

Even if you make geography only 1/2 credit, you have 8 credits. Way too much to list on a transcript. I would keep swim team and music as extra curricular activities not credit. Also, you are doing Literary Lord of the Rings AND the Illiad, Anead, etc. That seems like an awful lot of literature for a math kind of guy. I couldn't figure out where the ancient literature went: with English or with your Bible credit. To be honest, I would drop the ancient literature or LOTR. I wouldn't do both.

Christine

[Diane in NH]

I have one of mine who is interested in engineering as well. I was told to have Physical Science either done by 8th grade, or double up in science, so that he takes 4 solid science (most with labs) in high school. They don't count physical science as being a high school level science course for tech/science kids. We plan on Biology, Chemistry, and Physics with one more elective science-maybe Astronomy.

[chelsea in TN]

thank you for the responses. I was wondering about he geography. I have the book and it looks rather thin for a whole year. I thought it was a semester course but I could not find that in Abeka's catalog. The description there makes it look like a yr??

If it is a semester - what do you do the other semester? I may stretch it out over the year and flesh it out with Trail guide to world Geography activities.

I also was wondering about the literature I think we will just do the Lord of the Rings since he is rather excited about it.

Swim team is part of PE credit - for older brother I marked it down as 1/4 credit each year.. but I am not sure how it will look on his final transcript. I have it being evaluated by Home Life Academy (our umbrella program)

Piano - I will either mover to extra curricular or make it a 1/4 credit class depending on what home Life advises.

We are actually doing Physical science this yr so I need to decide which science to do next yr. His brother did biology in 9th but this son HATES anything to do with biology and dissection. Maybe I will go the WTM route and use some of their suggestions with virtual dissections or I own the Abeka Dissection dvd - I got this at a used sale for $40. WELL worth it if you can afford it ( I think it is $150 new). #1 son just dissected along side th dvd. Worked great. I think WTM recommended Self teaching Guide to biology? I need to look at that again. Or perhaps do astronomy this year and put off biology another yr.


Thank you again!

[Susan C.]

A Beka has one semester geography, one semester health.