Weekly Wrap-Up for 8/22/14

So summer is winding down, and school in my area is starting Monday. I often wait til after Labor Day, but this year I've decided to start when Public School starts.

I'm finalizing many of my curriculum choices. Since there is not a school week to wrap up, I thought I would use the Friday Wrap-Up to show what materials we will be using this year for 9th grade.

Now that we are entering high school, I am making course decisions to fill out the transcript to be appealing to the college(s) my son will most likely apply to one day (which courses are slightly different choices from what the state requirements for graduation are).

Here is my basic high school plan:

Subject	9th grade	10th grade	11th grade	12th grade
English	9th grade English Lit/Comp.	10th grade English Lit/Comp.	11th grade English Lit/Comp.	12th grade English Lit/Comp.
Math	Alg. I	Alg. II	Geometry	Pre-Calc
Social Studies	World History 2	American History I/ 1/2 credit Govt.	American History II/ 1/2 credit Govt	Ancient World History
Science	Biology with lab	Chemistry with lab	Physics maybe with a lab	Marine Biology maybe with a lab
Foreign Language	Latin I	Latin II	Latin III	Latin IV
	Spanish I	Spanish II	Spanish III	Spanish IV
Physical Education	1/2 credit
	Health 1/2 cr
Fine Arts	1/2-1 credit
Electives	Logic
	Bible

As you can see, I am heavy in some subjects that will probably adjust as the years go by, and I will probably add some subjects to the later three years. Here are the materials we are currently looking at for our 9th grade year:

Bible: Bible readings, hyms, memory, and Apologia iWitness books

Science: Apologia Exploring Creation with Biology
 
Math: Currently leaning towards No Nonsense Algebra

Language Arts:
for Grammar: Fix-It by IEW

for composition, either Fortuigence or Lightning Lit or Tapestry of Grace; literature choices from same or Tapestry of Grace

History: Tapestry of Grace Year 2




Latin: Either Jenney's Latin or First Form Latin

Spanish: Either Mango Languages or Rocket Spanish

Health: Boy Scout Merit Badges in First Aid and Personal Fitness

Physical Education: Regular physical activity

Logic: The Art of Argument
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So how are your school plans coming?