8th Grade and 6th grade Curriculum choices? Schedule line-up?

[chessrascal]

I've got an 8th grade boy and 6th grade girl coming up next year. Just checking out what you have done for those grades this year. Math is covered - we're doing Teaching Textbooks, and I think we're sticking with Apologia for Science. They're fairly advanced and self-motivated. Very interested in History/Geo and Language Arts and any other ideas. Recommended reading lists are good. Do you know if Well Trained Mind has a reading list for these grades? I found the High School list. Any comments on Analytical Grammar? Thanks! Janet M. :)

[Beth in SW WA]

Same here -- 8th grade ds and 6th grade dd next year...
I love the Highlands Latin School reading lists: http://www.thelatinschool.org/summer-reading.html

8th'er will be doing:

Christian Studies: Bible reading/devotionals/study guides
Math: Chalkdust Alg
Latin: (probably Henle w/ local tutor and/or online class)
Lit/History/Theology: Omnibus 1 online class
Physical Science: Apologia
Writing/Grammar: local tutor
Geo: Trail Guide
Music: Guitar lessons/worship team at church
Logic: Thinking Toolbox


6th'er will be doing:

Christian Studies: Bible reading/devotionals/study guides
Math: TT7
Latin: (probably Henle)
Lit: various study guides
History: Teaching Company dvd's w/ lots of books
Writing/Grammar: local tutor
Geo: Trail Guide
Music: Piano lessons
Art: local class
Logic: Fallacy Detective
no formal science

[Laura Corin]

I've got an 8th grade boy and 6th grade girl coming up next year. Just checking out what you have done for those grades this year. Math is covered - we're doing Teaching Textbooks, and I think we're sticking with Apologia for Science. They're fairly advanced and self-motivated. Very interested in History/Geo and Language Arts and any other ideas.

We're finishing up a SOTW cycle, with Kingfisher, OIS, TCO and lots of literature. For English we'll be doing So You Really Want to Learn English (Prep) and Lightning Literature.

Laura

[Lori D.]

Here are some book lists:

- For 5th-8th grade WTM reading list on this website (the "Workshops and Handouts" page, listed under "Academic Excellence for gr. 5-8") -- scroll down about halfway to under the heading of "Reading" for the booklists:
http://www.welltrainedmind.com/susan5-8.html

- Classic great books broken down by general age range at: "1000 Good Books":
http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/celoop/1000.html

- Books used in the Sonlight curriculum, listed by grade level:
http://www.sonlight.com/

- Ambleside Online Curriculum book lists, by grade level:
http://amblesideonline.org/



Your children are great ages to use some beginning literature analysis programs that use classic literature and reading/discussing together! Enjoy! Warm regards, Lori D.


- Lightning Literature & Composition 7 (for 6th-8th gr. dependent on student ability)
Covers realistic novel, fantasy novel, autobiography, short stories, poetry in 8 units, each unit covering one literary element; plus teaching text, vocabulary, comprehension questions; plus worksheet pages; plus choice of longer writing assignment at the end of each unit.

LL7 covers:
- Rikki Tikki Tavi
- Tom Sawyer
- Alice in Wonderland
- Helen Keller's Story of My Life
- "Bride Comes to Yellow Sky"
- 2 poetry units
- All Creatures Great and Small

- Lightning Literature & Composition 8 (for 7th-8th gr. dependent on student ability)
Same as above, but with 12 units.

LL8 covers:
- Treasure Island
- A Christmas Carol
- A Day of Pleasure
- The Hobbit
- My Family and Other Animals
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- 3 poetry units
- 3 short story units

- Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings (for 7th-12th gr., dependent on interest)
Covers the 3 books of Tolkien's trilogy; suggests going over an epic (The Iliad or The Odyssey); suggests going over Beowulf, and includes some analysis of it; suggests going over Sir Gawain & the Green Knight , and includes some analysis of it; suggests going over a Shakespeare play. Full year program with vocabulary, teaching notes on literary elements and how they are used in each chapter of each book; some suggested writing assignments.

See samples of LL (put out by Hewitt Homeschooling) at:
http://www.hewitthomeschooling.com/book/blight.asp

See samples of LLftLotR (put out by Home Scholar) at:
http://www.homescholar.org/samples.htm

[chessrascal]

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[Sixmeadows]

is doing the following this year.

LL7
Analytical Grammar
Wordsmith
Greek

For History we have been using MFW 1850-modern times.
I also follow thethe MFW science but have added in Apologia -swimming creatures for fun.

As far as his reading We have him read what is assigned for LL7, plus I want him to be reading a biography, history selection and something fun of his choice. I try to work in artists, composers, scientists and men of faith biographies.

Cheri