Course Offerings: 2004-2005

Grade 7 Omnibus: Veritas Press

Levels: Middle school. (Grades 7-8)
Prerequisites: None. Students should possess independent study skills.
Dates and Times: Thursdays 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Duration: 17 sessions beginning January 13 and ending May 5.
Location: Mrs. Hogye's house.
Required Texts: Class texts, as noted in the syllabus.

Note: The class is beginning in the spring of 2005 but may continue through the summer depending on interest. The students should complete half to two-thirds of the first semester of the course by May 5.

Overview: From the Veritas Press website: "This one-of-a-kind program begins here. We have hired numerous experts to organize and lead you through the study of the great works from antiquity, teaching with the emphasis on ideas, not simply information. This well-thought-out, manageable tool, with daily lesson plans, will make teaching and interacting with the greatest works of Western Civilization both enjoyable and profitable. With Trinitarian thinking at the core of the study, students will learn to interact with timeless material in a wise and godly way. In Omnibus I, the students will cover history, literature and theology from the dawn of Time to the Fall of Rome. They will also apply and further develop their skills in composition, logic and aesthetics."

Syllabus: First-semester textbook reading is available for download as PDF documents (viewable with Adobe Acrobat Reader) from Veritas Press. Texts are as follows:

Genesis, Bible
Exodus, Bible
Chosen by God, by R.C. Sproul
Gilgamesh
Code of Hammurabi and Moses
Till We Have Faces, by C.S. Lewis
I and II Samuel, Bible
I and II Kings, Bible
The Magician's Nephew, by C.S. Lewis
The Odyssey, by Homer
The Horse and His Boy, by C.S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C.S. Lewis
The Histories, by Herodotus
Prince Caspian, by C.S. Lewis
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, by C.S. Lewis
Oresteia, by Aeschylus
Isaiah, Bible
Jeremiah, Bible
Plutarch's Lives, ed. Clough
Minor Prophets, Bible

Readings for the second semester will be posted in the summer of 2005.

TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES:

Choose classes that are right for you by reading their individual descriptions. Contact Mrs. Hogye at kellan@languageandlit.com to register.