A CM-Styled High School Education
Year 9
BIBLE - Hermeneutics and Homiletics - 5 credits
William Lincoln's "Personal Bible Study" (Hermeneutics)
Robert Traina's "Methodical Bible Study" (Hermeneutics)
Haddon Robinson's "Biblical Preaching" (Homiletics)
(A Notes Narration was required for the above books. That is a written
narration that does not have to be in complete sentences. A final exam in
completing Hermeneutics was a hermeneutical study of a Bible passage of
the student's choice. A final exam in Homiletics was the choice of an
evaluation of a message heard, or for a Bible lesson to be written and
also delivered, if possible.)
SCIENCE - Physical Science - 5 credits
Apologia's "Physical Science"
(The tests in the texts are the evaluation method used.)
Nature Study with the family, and Nature Readings (Edith Holden's
"Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady," and Dennis Puleston's "A Nature
Journal.")
(Oral or written narration was used here, as well as nature
study entries in a notebook.)
MATH - Algebra I - 5 credits
Use Math-U-See: half the lessons from Basic Algebra & Geometry
(The tests in the texts are the evaluation method used. An additional
exam is the ability to explain orally a sample math problem.)
HISTORY - U.S. History I - 5 credits
(Of the three sources of history Churchill, "Lives of the Signers," and
the additional readings, we used the evaluation technique of both written
and oral narration. Two of the three sources assigned for each week had
to be written narrations. A third, usually the speech but it could vary,
was an oral narration. Churchill and "Lives" were usually divided up by
chapter for narration purposes. At the end of certain sections, or at a
predetermined calendar date, essay-type narration questions on the
material were given as exams.)
Winston Churchill's "History of the English-Speaking Peoples" volume 3:
Age of Revolution
(For the most part, our additional history readings, our literature, and
our poetry selections all reflect the time period covered in "Age of
Revolution.")
"Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence" an 1848
(We used an out of print book by Houston Peterson called "A Treasury of
the World's Great Speeches." Where possible, I have tried to find the
same speeches online.)
"John Wesley Denounces the Doctrine of Predestination" (1740)
Jonathan Edwards' "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" (1741)
Edmund Burke Speech (Plea for Conciliation with the American Colonies, March 22,
1775)
Patrick Henry speech (prepares Virginia for war against the mother
Thomas Paine's American Crisis #1 (1775)
"Life of Washington" from "Military Journal of the American Revolution"
by James Thacher, M.D. (1862) (could substitute with other short
Washington biography)
Washington's Farewell Address
Additional Readings part 2
"Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin"
Additional Readings part 3
Wilberforce on slave trade 5/12/1789 (I've not yet located this speech
online. Here is a brief bio on Wilberforce:
In the book we use, "A Treasury of the World's Great Speeches," this is
listed as "William Wilberforce, in the House of Commons, Pictures the
Slade Trade in All Its Horror," May 12, 1789)
Pitt the Younger indicts the slave trade (1792) (In the book, "A Treasury
of the World's Great Speeches," this is listed as "William Pitt the
Younger Indicts the Slave Trade and Foresees a Liberated Africa" April 2,
1792)
"An Inquiry Into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the
Conversion of the Heathens" by William Carey (1792)
Mirabeau's Warning and Defense (In "A Treasury of the World's Great
Speeches," this is listed as "Mirabeau Warns the Nobility and Clergy of
Provence of the Impending Storm," February 3, 1789)
Napoleon's address (In "A Treasury of the World's Great Speeches," this
is listed as "General Bonaparte Addresses His Triumphant Army of Italy,"
April 26, 1796)
Our Great State Papers (This book included the Constitution of the State
of New Jersey, which is also located at
(This constituted a focus on our state, New Jersey. We also read an ongoing section on "New Jersey Crossroads of the Revolution," from our newspaper, the Star-Ledger.)
"America's Godly Heritage" Video by Wallbuilders
Timeline Book/Book of the Centuries (Make weekly entries; submit at exam
time)
Current Events: Write a brief paragraph 4 times per week describing a
current events issue that was read (sources included the newspaper,
ENGLISH - (British Literature, Poetry, and Grammar/Composition) - 5
credits
Evaluation of literature was all by written narration. Written narration
for poetry was done in the form of a poetic narration about the work of a
single poet; written narration for a book was done in the form of
creative narration, some examples of which will be posted separately.
Such narrations also count for exams.
British Literature:
Several plays by Shakespeare, and corresponding selections from Peter
Leihart's "Brightest Heaven of Invention"
Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels"
Samuel Johnson essays: Norton Anthology of English Literature Volume 1
pp. 2236-2258 (Some essays also found here:
Addison & Steele essays: Norton Anthology of English Literature Volume 1
pp. 2104-2135 (Some essays also found here:
Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe"
Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" (not written during this time
period, but about this time period)
Baroness Orczy's "Scarlet Pimpernel"
Poetry, part 1
John Dryden: "London Reborn," "Prologue to the Tempest," "Song from
Marriage a la Mode," "Epigram to Milton" (One source of Dryden's poetry:
Alexander Pope: "Rape of the Lock": letter, Cantos 1-5, "Ode on
Solitude," "Epistle to Miss Blount," "Eloisa to Abelard," "Essay on Man,"
"The Universal Prayer," "Epistle II to a Lady," Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot,
from "The Dunciad" (One source of Pope's poetry:
Samuel Johnson: "On the Death of Dr. Robert Levet," "A Short Song of
Congratulation," "Translation of Horace, Odes, Book IV. Vii," "Lives of
the Poets: Pope" (One source of Johnson's poetry:
James Boswell: portion of "The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D." (not a
poem, but we included it here during our poetry reading time together)
James Thomson's "The Seasons" (winter & summer excerpts)
Thomas Gray: "Ode on Distant", "Hymn to Adversity," "Elegy", "Epitaph"
(One source of Gray's poetry:
Poetry, part 2
William Blake: "The Tiger," "The Lamb," "The Fly," "The Sunflower," "The
Sick Rose," "Song," "Infant Sorrow," "Riches," "Injunction," "My Silks &
Fine Array," "Morning," "Auguries of Innocence," "Liberty," "The Sword
and the Sickle," "A New Jerusalem," "To the Muses," "Love's Secret," "A
Poison Tree," "The Clod & the Pebble"; Oliver Goldsmith: "The Deserted
Village," "The Villager" (One source of Blake's poetry:
Robert Burns: "Tam O'Shanter," "Sweet Afton," "Bruce's March to
Bannockburn," "The Banks O'Doon," "Mary Morison," "To a Mouse," "John
Anderson, My Jo," "Whistle An' I'll Come to Ye, my Lad," "My Luve", "O
wert thou in the cauld blast," "Highland Mary," "A man's a man for
a'that," "Address to the Unco Guid, or the Rigidly Righteous" (One source
of Burns' poetry:
Poetry, part 3
John Keats: "A Thing of Beauty," "La Belle Dame Sans Merci," "Meg
Merrilies, " "On the Sea," "On first looking into Chapman's Homer," "On
Seeing the Elgin marbles," "On the grasshopper and the cricket," "To one
who has been long in city pent," "Ode on a Grecian Urn," "Ode to a
Nightingale," "Ode to Autumn," "Ode on Melancholy," "The Eve of St.
Agnes," "To Sleep," "When I have fears that I may cease to be," "Bright
Star, would I were steadfast as thou art" (One source of Keats' poetry:
Lord Byron: "She Walks in Beauty," "Destruction of Sennacherib," "By the
Rivers of Babylon," "When we two parted," excerpts from "Childe Harold's
Pilgrimage," "Prisoner of Chillon," "Oh! Snatched away in beauty's
bloom," "Stanzas for Music," "Prometheus," "On this day" One source of
Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner," "Frost at
Midnight," "Kubla Khan," "To William Wordsworth," "Epitaph." (One source
of Coleridge's poetry:
(William Wordsworth and Percy Bysshe Shelley would also fit in this time
period; however, we studied them in a prior year.)
Grammar I:
Strunk and White's "Elements of Style" (Evaluation was done through oral
narration.)
Copywork was also done. Selections were the student's choice, but had to
fit certain categories, such as Bible, French, Hymns, Poetry, and
History.
FRENCH - French I - 5 credits
"Parlez-Vous Francais?" (Theodore Huebener, Ph. D., Marie K. Neuschatz,
1958) (Evaluation was through reviews, and completed assignments.)
Hector Malot's "Sans Famille" (Read aloud, and narrate orally in French.)
HEALTH/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT/PHYSICAL EDUCATION - 5 credits
Health: (Personal Relationships)
"I Gave Dating a Chance" by Jeramy Clark (Read, and prepare for oral
discussion. Written exam question.)
Personal Development:
"Hidden Art" by Edith Schaeffer (now called "Hidden Art of Homemaking)
(Read and orally narrate, with written narration question at exam time.)
Physical Education:
At least 2 ½-3 hours of aerobic-styled exercise per week (can be in
activities with others, such as Fellowship of Christian Athletes'
"Huddle," homeschool skiing or ice skating, video exercise, or
rollerblading/biking). Keep record, and submit as exam.
Total year 9 credits: 35 (30 plus 5 Bible credits)
