A CM-styled High School Education
Year 12
BIBLE - Bible Survey - 5 credits
Bible Reading: Genesis through Revelation (Each chapter was to be read in either the King James or New King James Version, and then there was to be a written chapter title/summary. The final exam was the submitted notebook of chapter titles/summaries. At this point, the entire Bible will have been read, and chapter titles made of every single chapter.)
MATH - Trigonometry - 5 credits
Use Math-U-See: Trigonometry course (entire course)
(The tests in the texts are the evaluation method used. An additional exam is the ability to explain orally a sample math problem.)
ECONOMICS - 5 credits
Thomas Sowell's "Basic Economics, A Citizen's Guide to the Economy" (357 pp.) (Basic Books, 2000)
Read text and submit a written narration of each chapter.
(May decide to add dramatized cassette lecture(s) from Cornerstone Curriculum
HISTORY - 20th century history - 5 credits
(Of the three sources of history - Axelrod, speeches, and the extra books, we used the
evaluation technique of both written and oral narration. Two of the three sources assigned for
each week have to be written narrations. A third - usually the speech, but it could vary - was an
oral narration. At the end of certain sections, or at a predetermined calendar date, essay-type
narration questions on the material were to be given as exams.)
"What everyone should know about the 20th century - 200 events that shaped the world," by Dr.
Alan Axelrod and Charles Phillips. (Adams Media, 1998)
"When Character was King - A Story of Ronald Reagan" by Peggy Noonan (Viking Books, 2001)
"The Death of Outrage - Bill Clinton and the Assault on American Ideals," by William J. Bennett
(The Free Press, 1998)
Optional additional book: "American and Vietnam: The Elephant and the Tiger," by Albert Marrin (fair and balanced book on the Vietnam war; should be previewed by parents).
The following speeches (many have a Real Audio option, which should be listened to in addition,
or watched where possible if video is present):
Teddy Roosevelt "The Man with the Muck Rake" - April 15, 1906
(#16)
Woodrow Wilson, entering World War I, April 2, 1917 "War Message"
(#19)
Franklin Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address March 4, 1933
("The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.")
(#3)
Edward VIII abdicates the throne of England - December 11, 1936
("the woman I love")
Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig's farewell to baseball speech July 4, 1939
("the luckiest man on the face of this earth")
(#73) (also see biography on the site)
Winston Churchill "Blood, sweat and tears" May 13, 1940
Winston Churchill "Their finest hour" June 18, 1940
Franklin Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor address, December 8, 1941
("a day that will live in infamy")
(#4)
Dwight David Eisenhower - Supreme Allied Commander broadcasts D-Day invasion order, June
5, 1944 (Real Audio only - 1 min. 42 sec.)
("The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people
everywhere march with you.")
(click on Speech Archive, scroll down to first Eisenhower entry)
Franklin Roosevelt D-Day Prayer June 6, 1944
Dwight David Eisenhower -Supreme Allied Commander on victory: June 12, 1945
(1940's - scroll down)
Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain speech (abbreviated) March 3, 1946
Douglas MacArthur's farewell to Congress April 19, 1951
("Old soldiers never die")
(#14)
John F. Kennedy's Inauguration January 20, 1961
("Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."
(#2)
Douglas MacArthur's address at West Point May 12, 1962
("Duty, honor, country.")
(#20)
John F. Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" June 26, 1963
(#22)
Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" August 28, 1963
(#1)
Martin Luther King's "I've been to the mountaintop" March 3, 1968
(#15)
Edward Kennedy at Robert Kennedy's funeral June 8, 1968
("I see things that never were and say 'why not?' ")
(#70)
Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 Moon Landing July 20, 1969
("One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.")
(for 4 min. 22 sec. Of Real Audio of landing and Armstrong's words, go to
Armstrong entry)
Richard Nixon's "Silent Majority" speech, November 3, 1969
(#21)
Congresswoman Barbara Jordan's opening statement to House Judiciary Committee
(#13)
Richard Nixon's resignation August 8, 1974
(#39)
Gerald Ford's pardoning of Richard Nixon September 8, 1974
(#96)
Ronald Reagan - D-Day Memorial - Pointe du Hoc - June 6, 1984
("These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.")
(#60)
alternate, or in addition:
Ronald Reagan - D-Day Memorial - Omaha Beach - June 6, 1984
Ronald Reagan - Challenger Disaster Address January 28, 1986
("We will never forget them, as they.'slipped the surly bonds of earth' and 'touched the face
of God.' ")
(#8)
Ronald Reagan - Brandenberg Gate June 12, 1987
("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!")
(#94)
Barbara Bush at Wellesley, 1990
(#47)
George H. W. Bush (41st President) - Announces Attack on Iraq January 16, 1991
Mother Theresa at Presidential Prayer Breakfast 1994 (February 5 - before President and Mrs.
Clinton, on subect of abortion)
(scroll down to M's; once on link, follow through 3 pages)
Billy Graham's (minister to the Presidents) funeral address for Richard Nixon April 27, 1994,
before 4 living presidents
(Scroll down to second Graham section, "Closing Remarks." Note photos on the page.)
Queen Elizabeth II on death of Princess of Wales, September 5, 1997
Clarence Thomas "I am a man, a black man, an American" July 29, 1998, before National Bar
Association
(scroll down to C's)
Chairman Henry Hyde's Opening Remarks to Impeachment Inquiry of President Bill Clinton,
December 11, 1998 (9 min. 18 sec. on Real Audio)
Elie Wiesel The Perils of Indifference April 12, 1999
(#95)
Franklin Graham at Columbine High School Memorial Service - April 25, 1999
Also: Once-a-week Timeline Book entries, and once-a-week oral narration and discussion of
current events.
ENGLISH - 20th century Literature/Poetry/Composition - 5 credits
20th Century Literature:
J. R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" (and perhaps the other two books in the "Fellowship of the
Ring" trilogy; this is yet to be determined)
C.S. Lewis' "Screwtape Letters"
Alexsandr Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the life of Ivan Denisovich" (warning: contains a great
deal of raw language)
Write a creative narration for each. (Two other novels will be read - and studied - in the
"Composition" section.)
Poetry:
Approximately 130 poems (not selected yet) by 20th century poets, such as William Butler Yeats, W.H.Auden, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, e.e.cummings, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Walter de la Mare, Carl Sandburg, and Luci Shaw.
Poetic narration of 3 poets, (the student's choice), for exams.
Composition:
Learning Language Arts Through Literature, The Gold Book (1992 edition), covering the short
story form (using "Great American Short Stories," edited by Wallace and Mary Stegner), some
studies on poetry forms, and a focus on the novels "The Old Man and the Sea" (Ernest
Hemingway) and "The Red Badge of Courage" (Stephen Crane).
Quote Book - Student is to continue to compile a collection of favorite and meaningful quotes, as an advanced and personalized form of copywork.
NEW TESTAMENT GREEK - 5 credits
Text: "It's Greek to Me," Volume 1, (and begin available lessons for Volume 2). John Hart, Hart & Home Publishers, P.O. Box 807, Chesterton, IN 46304-0807.
Completion of the exercises and mastery of the vocabulary is the requirement. Exams will be
taken from translation work.
FINE ARTS - 5 credits
Participate in Picture Study of various artists (Using oral narration of paintings; occasional drawn narration of paintings; written narration of choice of paintings for exam)
.
Selected readings in "The Gift of Music," Jane Stuart Smith and Betty Carlson; Also selected
listening of studied composers' works.
Francis Schaeffer's "Art and the Bible" (InterVarsity Press: contains two essays by Schaeffer:
"Art in the Bible" and "Some perspectives on art.") Oral narration
Henrik Willem Van Loon's "The Arts" (written and oral narration)
museums (Already visited: National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.; Art Institute of Chicago; the Louvre in Paris; Musee des Beaux Arts in Lille, France. Scheduled for the future: Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.)
HEALTH/PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT/PHYSICAL EDUCATION - 5 credits
Health: (Family Health Care)
"Mommy Diagnostics" by Shonda Parker (Loyal Publishing, 1998)
Began a Family Health Care notebook, with information and ideas gleaned from this book (along with a beginning of personal health records); narrate the rest orally.
Personal Development:
Elisabeth Eliot's "Let Me Be A Woman" (Read, and submit written narrations.)
Also: C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity" (Read for oral narration and discussion.)
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 credits for year 12: 40 (35, plus 5 Bible credits)
