Semester One
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
History: FWC lecture 15: "The Hellenistic World"
Plutarch: Phocion, Pyrrhus
Literature:
Antigone: reread. Also read The Crito
Think about themes: how does Sophocles in this play contribute more layers of complexity to the Greek notion of the hero? what is the role of the gods, and what is man's relation to them? to what extent do human beings have moral agency (or are they pawns of fate/the gods?)? what is the role of the individual in relation to society/the state?
Grammar: JG, Lesson 15, Exercise 15
Composition: Imagine yourself to be Plato, and write a dialogue (a la The Crito) between Socrates and Sophocles on the subject of the individual's relationship and responsibility to the state.
Math: Saxon Algebra 2, 1 lesson daily
Science & Foreign Language: class, homework
Religion: Intro to Catholicism, Ch. 15 + study questions
Week 16
History:
Plutarch: Agis, Philopoemon
Literature: Greek mythology in modern literature: choose either Pygmalion (G.B. Shaw) or Till We Have Faces (C.S. Lewis). Do some research on the author whose work you have chosen, paying particular attention to that author's philosophy, values, "agenda." Then consider how that author's appropriation of an ancient narrative serves the purposes of his own philosophy, which would have been unknown to the people with whom that narrative originated.
Grammar: JG, Lesson 16, Exercise 16
Composition: JFW, 61-63. Write a definition essay on the topic of your choice.
Math: Saxon Algebra 2, 1 lesson daily
Science & Foreign Language: class, homework
Religion: Intro to Catholicism, Ch. 16 & Study Questions
Week 17
History: review and catch-up
Literature: review and catch-up
Grammar: JG, Lesson 17, Exercise 17
Composition: review and catch-up
Math: daily lessons as usual, though this can also be a review/catch-up week
Science & Foreign Language: class, homework (or exams)
Religion: review and catch up
Week 18
Exam week. By now the college semester should be over, so science and language will be out of the way. This leaves us with history, literature, grammar, math, and religion for this week.
Monday: History exam. 90-minute time limit.
Tuesday: Literature exam. 2-hour time limit.
Wednesday: Grammar exam. 1 hour time limit.
Thursday: Algebra exam. 2 hour time limit
This is the end of Semester One. Congratulate yourself on a job well done.
