{"id":54,"date":"2007-09-10T01:05:57","date_gmt":"2007-09-10T06:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/level-4\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T21:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:01:07","slug":"online-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/level-4\/online-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"Mater Amabilis\u2122 Level 4 Online Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-54\" class=\"panel-layout\">\n<div id=\"pg-54-0\" class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" data-color-label=\"4\">\n<div id=\"pgc-54-0-0\" class=\"panel-grid-cell\" data-weight=\"1\">\n<div id=\"panel-54-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\">\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p>Scroll to end of syllabus for 36 week chart.<\/p>\n<div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>General Instructions<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>+ Subjects considered to be essential at this level.\u00a0<\/strong>Other subjects should be included if at all possible to give a broad Charlotte Mason style education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(N)\u00a0Books\/subjects\u00a0intended for narration.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>* Key curriculum<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; books considered to be key parts of the curriculum are shown in bold type and marked with an asterisk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highly Recommended\u00a0materials\/subjects are shown in bold.<\/strong>\u00a0These should be included if possible, but are not essential.<\/p>\n<p><em>Optional extras<\/em>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0optional books and suggestions are shown in italics<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Selections listed in bright blue are alternatives for home educators in the UK<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966\">History Cycle for Australian students [provided by Ruth Marshall]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>At this level most lessons should last around 30 &#8211; 45\u00a0minutes.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<p>Mater Amabilis participates in affiliate programs with Amazon and Living Book Press.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\"><\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>RELIGIOUS EDUCATION +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>(1)\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(N)<\/strong> * <strong>Ignatius Study Bible\u00a0<\/strong>(choose one)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Matthew <\/strong>[<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3JQucNX\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/ignatius.com\/the-gospel-according-to-matthew-2nd-ed-22mtp\/\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mark <\/strong>[<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/43raorg\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/ignatius.com\/the-gospel-according-to-mark-2nd-ed-22mkp\/\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Luke<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LSUAY8\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/ignatius.com\/the-gospel-of-luke-2nd-ed-22lkp\/\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>John<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XqRo8A\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/ignatius.com\/the-gospel-of-john-2nd-ed-digital-2jne\/\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Word on Fire Bible: The Gospels <\/strong>[<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3LxOVH1\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/bookstore.wordonfire.org\/products\/word-on-fire-bible-volume-i?variant=39462489423929\">Publisher<\/a>] or a Bible of your choice (<em>weekly<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(N) Read one entire Gospel each year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Choose from\u00a0<strong>*<\/strong><b>Matthew, Mark or Luke to tie in with Liturgical Year A, B, or C as appropriate.\u00a0<\/b>We recommend choosing the one that will begin in Advent of the upcoming school year. You may choose John as an alternate. <a href=\"https:\/\/aleteia.org\/2019\/12\/08\/how-to-know-if-the-sunday-readings-are-year-a-b-or-c\/\">This Aleteia article<\/a>\u00a0explains how to determine the liturgical year.<\/p>\n<p><i>Optional Extra:<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Life of Christ, Lectio Divina Journal <\/i>[<a href=\"https:\/\/shop.openlightmedia.com\/product\/life-of-christ-lectio-divina-journal\/\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recommended Resource for the Gospel of Matthew:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.salvationhistory.com\/studies\/courses\/online\/reading_the_old_testament_in_the_new_the_gospel_of_matthew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reading the Old Testament in the New: The Gospel of Matthew<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.salvationhistory.com\/studies\/courses\/audio\/proclaiming_the_kingdom_the_gospel_of_matthew2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Proclaiming the Kingdom: The Gospel of Matthew<\/a><\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0A Ten Lesson Audio Bible Study Course<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:<\/strong> Bible Memory Work &#8211; memorize one verse from each week&#8217;s lesson<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) <\/strong><strong>Catechism <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N)\u00a0Introduction to Catholicism: A Complete Course <\/strong>[<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4oKcBq4\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/theologicalforum.org\/books\/introduction-to-catholicism-a-complete-course-2nd-edition\/\">Publisher<\/a>]\u00a01st or 2nd Edition (<em>3x\/week<\/em>) <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Level-4-Introduction-to-Catholicism-.pdf\">Lesson checklist<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N)<\/strong> * <strong>Our Life in the Church <\/strong>[<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4nHMK0J\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/ignatius.com\/faith-and-life-grade-8-student-book-38s3p\/\">Publisher<\/a>] <strong>&#8211; <\/strong>Faith and Life Series 8 (<em>weekly<\/em>)<br \/>\nRead, narrate and discuss one lesson each week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) <\/strong><strong>Saints and Catholic Heroes<\/strong> (<em>ad. lib.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>One biography to be assigned as independent reading each term. Choose books about saints and topics from the following list (or any other twentieth century saints of your choice):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Term 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blessed Miguel Pro<\/li>\n<li>Blessed Charles of Austria<\/li>\n<li>Fatima<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Term 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maximilian Kolbe<\/li>\n<li>Edith Stein<\/li>\n<li>Saint Faustina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Term 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blessed Gianna Molla<\/li>\n<li>Saint Padre Pio<\/li>\n<li>Blessed Mother Teresa<\/li>\n<li>Saint J\u00f3se Maria Escriva<\/li>\n<li>Pope John Paul II<\/li>\n<li>Blessed Stanley Rother<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Note: <\/em>Most of the available books about these saints were written for adults. We have not been able to pre-read all these books for suitability for this age group, but the following titles may be worth trying:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blessed Miguel Pro: 20th Century Martyr<\/strong>, Ball [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4oHd0tK\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/tanbooks.com\/products\/books\/blessed-miguel-pro-20th-century-mexican-martyr\/\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Heart for Europe<\/strong>, Bogle [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fjTcrH\">Amaz<\/a>] (story of Blessed Charles of Austria and Empress Zita)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Children of Fatima<\/strong>, Madigan [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39VHVgl\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Edith Stein, Woman of Prayer<\/strong>, Mosely [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fj0Dzs\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Last Days of Maximilian Kolbe<\/strong>, Lorit [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3fopamQ\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stories of Padre Pio<\/strong>, Tangari [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4r20pmm\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stories of Karol: the Unknown Life of John Paul II<\/strong>, Svidercoschi [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/33qI7D5\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mother Teresa&#8217;s Lessons of Love<\/strong>, Conroy [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PdP2XG\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mother Teresa of Calcutta<\/strong>, Maasburg [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49VxoT3\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Shepherd Who Didn&#8217;t Run<\/strong>, Scaperlanda\u00a0[<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3WU2Zgv\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(4) <\/strong><strong>Lent<\/strong> (<em>3x\/week for 6 weeks<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Boys to Men: The Transforming Power of Virtue<\/strong>, Gray and Martin [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30fk6wr\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Note: Although this book is written primarily for young men, we feel that its message is applicable to both young men and young ladies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) <\/strong><strong>Easter<\/strong> (<em>3x\/week for 6 weeks<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(N) A Philadelphia Catholic in King James&#8217;s Court,<\/strong> Kennedy [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ghRI2v\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><em>Optional Extra:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>A Philadelphia Catholic in King James&#8217;s Court: Discussion\/Study Guide<\/em> [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2D6smWZ\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Catholic Culture (<em>independent reading ad.lib.<\/em>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> <strong>The Story of the Trapp Family Singers,\u00a0<\/strong>Von Trapp [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PjggMt\">Amaz<\/a>] (alternative title: The Sound of Music)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Alternate: <strong>Maria Von Trapp and Her Musical Family<\/strong>, Blomquist [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4o16wVk\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/ignatius.com\/maria-von-trapp-and-her-musical-family-mvtp\/?searchid=3439357\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> <strong>He Leadeth Me<\/strong>, Ciszek [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2PczvHB\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> <strong>We&#8217;re On a Mission From God<\/strong>, Bonacci [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2XbnlDi\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>MATHEMATICS +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Continue with your preferred math program<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>ENGLISH +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>(1) <\/strong><strong>Writing and Composition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(a) Copywork <\/strong>(<em>10 minutes daily<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Copy two lines daily from favorite poems, prayers, Bible passages or the Shakespeare play being studied.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong><em>Recommended Resources:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>The Harp and Laurel Wreath, <\/strong>Berquist [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/49kVDtH\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ignatius.com\/The-Harp-and-Laurel-Wreath-P1080.aspx\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shakespeare-online.com\/quotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Shakespeare quotations<\/strong><\/a> suitable for copywork.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(b) Composition<\/strong> (<em>daily<\/em>)<br \/>\nRegular written narrations from books set for history, religion, geography, literature and science.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Composition Program options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lingua Mater Americana, Davidson [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3JDusjv\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/lingua-mater-americana-margot-davidson\/9a435e86d2295478?ean=9780990672098&amp;next=t&amp;aid=4959&amp;listref=language-arts-resources-and-textbooks\">Publisher on Bookshop<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Grammar of Poetry, Whitling [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Lymt7Z\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>complete Lingua Mater, Davidson, from Level 3 if not finished [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4p68FzS\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/lingua-mater-language-lessons-from-literature-margot-davidson\/9944f17a24856c55?ean=9780976638605&amp;next=t&amp;aid=4959&amp;listref=language-arts-resources-and-textbooks\">Publisher on Bookshop<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(2) Grammar \/ English Language <\/strong>(<i>2x\/week<\/i>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Choose from one of the following grammar programs, or another of your choice, or complete Lingua Mater from Level 3.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lingua Mater Americana, Davidson [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3JDusjv\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/lingua-mater-americana-margot-davidson\/9a435e86d2295478?ean=9780990672098&amp;next=t&amp;aid=4959&amp;listref=language-arts-resources-and-textbooks\">Publisher on Bookshop<\/a>] (includes composition)<\/li>\n<li>Warriner&#8217;s English Grammar and Composition &#8211; Third Course, Warriner (out of print) [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/48gKNE4\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/warrinersenglish00warr\">Internet Archive<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>Winston Grammar [<a href=\"https:\/\/hewittlearning.org\/curriculum-home\/winston-grammar\/winston-grammar-basic-level\/\">Publisher<\/a>]\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainbowresource.com\/winston-grammar\">placement test available at Rainbow Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>7 Sisters&#8217; Middle School Writing [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.7sistershomeschool.com\/product\/middle-school-guide-to-essay-writing\/#\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(3) Studied Dictation<\/strong> (<em>Twice weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Passages to be dictated from a section (two or three paragraphs) of a history, literature, geography or religion book that has been studied in advance.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>LITERATURE +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>(1) Classic Twentieth Century Literature<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Choose one book each term<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Term 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Complete Father Brown Stories, <\/strong>Chesterton [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gdaU1g\">Amaz<\/a>] (selections) or\u00a0<strong>Father Brown: The Essential Tales<\/strong>, Chesterton [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47T1Quw\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Goodbye Mr Chips<\/strong>, Hilton [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/39HeGxy\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Term 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To Kill a Mockingbird<\/strong>, Lee [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ggnUmY\">Amaz<\/a>] (parent should pre-read)<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Chosen<\/strong>, Potok [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2D517Mk\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Term 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Hobbit<\/strong> or <strong>The Lord of the Rings<\/strong>, Tolkein [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/33cnoCz\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(2) Shakespeare<\/strong> (<em>weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>One of the following plays to be studied each term:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> Much Ado about Nothing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> Merchant of Venice<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> Two Gentlemen of Verona<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See notes on <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/how-to-study-shakespeare\/\">How to Study Shakespeare<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Shakespeare Made Easy<\/strong> by Muriel J. Morris [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3OmjzEw\">Amaz<\/a>]<br \/>\n<strong>How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare<\/strong> by Ken Ludwig [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4ky7RCX\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><b>(3) Tales <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(New addition)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Continuing the study of mythology and folk tales from Levels 1-3, students read and narrate the tales and myths of various regions and time periods. The following are suggestions; feel free to substitute with the tales of another culture. Read and narrate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Semester 1: American Indian Myths and Legends<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>The Girl Who Helped Thunder<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by Joseph Bruchac [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4qybcDa\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Semester 2: African American Folktales<br \/>\n<\/span><strong>The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales<\/strong> by Virginia Hamilton, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4awnYMw\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>(4) Poetry<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Continue to follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/poetry-levels-1-4\/\">plan for Poetry Levels 1-4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you may focus on these topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Term 1: G.K. Chesterton; World War I Poets<\/li>\n<li>Term 2: T. S. Eliot<\/li>\n<li>Term 3: Robert Frost<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(5) Further Reading Suggestions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few suggestions for recommended reading at this age. These are not for assignments or narrations, but you may find them worthy additions to your home library.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Long Way from Welcome<\/strong> by Echo Lewis [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4rTycxL\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Weka-Feather Cloak<\/strong> by Leo Madigan [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4aKWjJ4\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bethlehembooks.com\/products\/the-weka-feather-cloak?_pos=1&amp;_sid=57b522e0e&amp;_ss=r\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Bank of Infinite Reserves<\/strong> by Leo Madigan [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4bRcV31\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Rose Round<\/strong> by Meriol Trevor [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4rOFeDY\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bethlehembooks.com\/products\/the-rose-round?_pos=1&amp;_sid=43da6af4c&amp;_ss=r\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Shadow of the Bear<\/strong> by Regina Doman [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4bSXVS6\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Black as Night<\/strong> by Regina Doman [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cxrEAa\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><strong>They Loved to Laugh<\/strong> by Kathryn Worth [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cxrEAa\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bethlehembooks.com\/products\/they-loved-to-laugh?_pos=1&amp;_sid=e62c5c041&amp;_ss=r\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>TWENTIETH CENTURY HISTORY +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>(<em>3x\/week; additional reading ad.lib.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s history study will focus on the twentieth century. See\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/history\/20th-century-history\/\">20th Century World History<\/a> lesson plans. The first term should be spent on a study of the student&#8217;s own country using one of the following books:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">US: * <strong>The Century for Young People<\/strong> by Peter Jennings [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/466dP7Z\">Amaz<\/a>]<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\">UK: * <strong>Young Oxford History of Britain and Ireland, Section 5: A Century of Change [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4kzlaTC\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><span style=\"color: #339966\">Australia: Either (1) choose six separate six-week studies; (2) study 20th century Britain or America; or (3) spend twelve weeks studying 20th century Australia.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>During the second and third terms four six-week studies are to be chosen from a range of topics including the First and Second World Wars, Russia, China and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>For booklists and details of these studies see our <a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/20th-century-history-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>history schedule<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on history lessons, see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/history\/\">History<\/a> overview.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>CURRENT AFFAIRS +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">Online:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Catholic World News<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicexchange.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catholic Exchange<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicculture.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catholic Culture<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CITIZENSHIP \/ CIVICS +<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(2x\/week)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students at Level 4 continue the study of citizenship begun in Level 3 through reading Plutarch\u2019s Lives. Students learn through example in these short biographies ideas of character, citizenship, duty, and civil service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read and narrate the lives of famous Greeks and Romans. Proper names can be written on the board or a paper to facilitate narration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lives from Plutarch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> by John McFarland, Pleasant Graves, and Audrey Graves [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4qAiCWy\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/lives-from-plutarch-audrey-graves\/fe88502e361fa88f?ean=9780979846977\">Publisher on Bookshop<\/a>]<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This accessible translation is perfect for middle and early high school readers.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 1: Lycurgus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 2: Alcibiades<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Term 3: Coriolanus<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may read through this book more quickly. Families have read as little as these three lives in Level 4 and as much as the entire book in Level 4.<\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>GEOGRAPHY AND EARTH STUDIES +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><b>(1) Exploration<\/b><\/p>\n<p>(2x\/week)<br \/>\n30-40 minutes, continued from Level 3.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/geography-2\/level-3-4-geography-exploration\/\">Lesson Plans for Level 3 &amp; 4 Geography: History of Exploration\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h5>KEY TEXTS<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3f8PBP8\"><b>A Book of Discovery<\/b><\/a> by M. B. Synge [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3OogpA6\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/book_discovery_0911_librivox\">Internet Archive<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/ebooks\/23107\">Project Gutenberg<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesterdaysclassics.com\/products\/a-book-of-discovery-by-m-b-synge\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><i>Note: The book has also been republished in an updated edition, though that one is harder to find. The plans below are based on the Yesterday\u2019s Classics edition, which is linked above.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The book is a challenge for most first year Level 3 students, but it is a challenge we have found worthwhile. In many ways, the earliest chapters are the most difficult. The lesson plans below move very slowly in the beginning to give the student time to adjust. By the end of the third year, students are usually reading and narrating it quite well, even at a much faster pace. Feel free to slow down even more or read it aloud if your student has trouble narrating it at first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended resource:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Mater-Amabilis-A-Book-of-Discovery-Study-Guide-2024.pdf\"><b>Mater Amabilis: A Study Guide for\u00a0<\/b><b><i>A Book of Discovery<\/i><\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 This study guide is designed to be printed double-sided as a consumable for the student.<\/p>\n<p>Mapping activities using the study guide precede reading assignments. Students will use an atlas, globe, or other resource to complete the mapping activity. Keep the map open while reading the assigned pages. The student may want to reference the map while narrating the reading. Narrations at this level may be oral or written.<\/p>\n<p><b>Endurance: Shackleton\u2019s Incredible Voyage<\/b> by Alfred Lansing (Level 4 only) [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZzvL7m\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><i>Note: If the student has already read\u00a0<\/i>Endurance<i>, these are excellent alternatives:<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Kon-Tiki: Across the Pacific in a Raft<\/b> by Thor Heyerdahl [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cqRdmw\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><b>The Brendan Voyage: Sailing to America in a Leather Boat to Prove the Legend of the Irish Sailor Saints<\/b> by Tim Severin [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tAewk6\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>(2) <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/geography-2\/level-4-geography-of-europe\/\">Geography of Europe <\/a><\/strong>(2x weekly)<\/p>\n<p>Students will study the maps of and read about the countries, boundaries, and geographical features of the European continent. See <a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/geography-2\/level-4-geography-of-europe\/\">Level 4 Geography of Europe<\/a> lesson plans.<\/p>\n<h5>KEY TEXTS<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/A-Living-Geography-Europe-2022-1.pdf\"><b>A Living Geography: Europe<\/b><\/a>\u00a0by Jill Papsdorf \u2013 a PDF provided free for\u00a0<i>Mater Amabilis<\/i> families, not to be sold or modified for sale. <em>A middle school geography course by Jill Papsdorf inspired by Geographical Readers for Middle Class and Elementary Schools Book IV for Standard V The Countries of Europe.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Maps from\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/d-maps.com\/\"><b>d-maps.com<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(free, linked in this document, printed by the parent or student)<\/p>\n<p><b>Atlas of your choice\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Globe of your choice<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Optional:\u00a0<\/b><b><i>National Geographic<\/i><\/b><b>\u00a0subscription<\/b>\u00a0(digital or print; see note)<\/p>\n<p><i>Note: In Level 4, students should begin to read more widely about the world. In the lesson plans, articles related to the mapwork are linked. Sometimes these are National Geographic articles, which require a subscription. In each instance, a non-subscription alternative is provided.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>If you prefer, the student may instead choose to read an article of his or her choice from the most recent print issue of National Geographic or from an older issue you have available.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> In addition, students should locate places mentioned in the week&#8217;s reading and places in the news.<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) Geology<\/strong> (2x\/week)<\/p>\n<p><b>Schedule of Lessons:<\/b><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/level-3\/level-3-4-geology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Level 3 &amp; 4 Geology<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two year integrated study begun in Level 3 Year 2.<\/p>\n<p><b>A Doorway of Amethyst<\/b> by Mary Daly [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hedgeschool.com\/Sub_Home_Pages\/06_Science\/Science_Geology.html#anchor_95\">Publisher<\/a>] <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; <em>Note: This text has become difficult to order as the only store is unresponsive. While the Catholic content of the book is excellent, you may simply omit these lessons and use only\u00a0<\/em>The Field Guide to Geology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3atk4Vk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The Field Guide to Geology<\/b><\/a> by David Lambert [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46I1DKL\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>Many of the narrations in these books lend themselves to written narrations of sketches or drawings and notes. Those would be acceptable as an alternative or supplement to an oral narration.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended reading:<\/p>\n<p>Level 3 Year 2:\u00a0<b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Rocks, Gems and Minerals (A Golden Guide)<\/b> by Paul Shaffer and Herbert Zim [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46FylMX\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><b>The Ghost Lake: The True Story of Louis Agassiz<\/b>, by John Hudson Tiner [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3OomGvE\">Amaz<\/a>] &#8211; This book was recently independently re-published and we have not verified the quality of the paperback. You may wish to purchase the Kindle version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>NATURE STUDY +<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(1)<\/strong>\u00a0Take at least one\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/nature-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nature walk\u00a0<\/a>each week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>(2)<\/strong>\u00a0Keep a\u00a0nature journal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nature Reading<\/strong> (<em>ad. lib.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Term 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A <\/strong><strong>Girl of the Limberlost<\/strong> by Gene Stratton Porter [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MtN5Yu\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/girloflimberloststra\/page\/n5\/mode\/2up\">Internet Archive<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/ebooks\/125\">Project Gutenberg<\/a>]\n<ul>\n<li>This book has been extensively reprinted recently. This edition that includes\u00a0<strong>Freckles<\/strong> may be a good option. [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4kBZ5Uo\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>OR <strong>My Side of the Mountain<\/strong> by Jean Craighead George [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3OGkDmI\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> <strong>My Family and Other Animals<\/strong> by Gerald Durrell [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4bU0QKs\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Term 3: All Creatures Great and Small<\/strong> by James Herriot [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4atEGMt\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>SCIENCE +<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>(3x\/<em>week<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>At this level students will continue the study of science begun in Level 3. Experiments, demonstrations and further reading are woven into the course to enable students to build an understanding of scientific principles. Themes studied include mechanics, electricity, waves, and weather.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/science\/level-3-4-science\/\">Schedule of Science Lessons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>WEATHER<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The Weather Book<\/b> by Eric Sloane [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4rhAJlr\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><b>Thames\/Kosmos Climate &amp; Weather Science Kit<\/b> [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4rgPJA4\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">If this weather kit is unavailable, we recommend you find similar activities online.<\/p>\n<p>WAVES and ELECTRICITY<\/p>\n<p><b>Waves: Principles of Light, Electricity and Magnetism<\/b> by Paul Fleisher [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tABVSj\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingbookpress.com\/product\/waves-secrets-of-the-universe\/?lbp=2828\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><b>TOPScience #32 Electricity<\/b> (Book or ebook and Starter Kit 32*) [<a href=\"https:\/\/topscience.org\/products\/32-electricity-grades-3-8\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">*Starter kits have all the supplies you need for the demonstrations and experiments and are highly recommended.<\/p>\n<p><b>DK Eyewitness Book: Electricity<\/b> by Steve Parker [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tySU7v\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>RELATIVITY and QUANTUM MECHANICS<\/p>\n<p><b>Relativity and Quantum Mechanics: Principles of Modern Physics<\/b> by Paul Fleisher [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4bTbOQe\">Amaz<\/a>][<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livingbookpress.com\/product\/relativity-and-quantum-mechanics-secrets-of-the-universe\/?lbp=2828\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><b>The Time and Space of Uncle Albert<\/b> by Russell Stannard [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4kzzj3a\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>ENGINEERING and FAITH AND REASON<\/p>\n<p><b>The Paper Airplane Book<\/b> (Simon) [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4aMIB8u\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><b>Great Catholic Scientists: Discoveries and Lives of Faith<\/b> Guy Consolmagno and Michelle Francl-Donnay [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3MHwVuD\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><b>Smarter Every Day<\/b>\u00a0[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@smartereveryday\">YouTube channel<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><b>TOPScience #33 Magnetism<\/b> (Book or ebook and Starter Kit 33) [<a href=\"https:\/\/topscience.org\/products\/33-magnetism-grades-3-8?_pos=1&amp;_sid=3907094df&amp;_ss=r\">Publisher<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>FOREIGN LANGUAGE<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>(<em>2-3x\/week<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 1: Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Spanish program of your choice<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em><strong>Recommended Resource:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Living Spanish<\/strong> by R.P. Littlewood provides additional grammar coverage. [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4aoZne1\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 2: French<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>French program of your choice.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong><em>Recommended Resource:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Living French<\/strong> by T.W. Knight (available from Amazon UK) provides additional grammar coverage. [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/463JuqE\">Amaz<\/a>]<br \/>\n<strong>Living German<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tuKe2d\">Amaz<\/a>] and <strong>Living Italian<\/strong> [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4642u8q\">Amaz<\/a>] are also available.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>LATIN<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>(<em>2x\/week<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 1: Intensive Approach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Henle Latin 1<\/strong> by Robert Henle: Units 11 to 14 [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4rINZ25\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Henle Latin 2<\/strong> by Robert Henle: Lessons 1 to 20 [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46AStje\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 2: Gentler Approach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Henle Latin 1<\/strong>: Progress at student&#8217;s own pace<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Additional Resources:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Henle Latin Grammar<\/strong> by Robert Henle [<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/405qt3B\">Amaz<\/a>]<br \/>\n<em>Used all 4 years of Henle Latin<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Lingua Angelica Christian Latin Reading Course<\/strong> by Cheryl Lowe &amp; Paul O&#8217;Brien [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.memoriapress.com\/curriculum\/latin\/lingua-angelica\/\">Publisher<\/a>][Amaz &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZwFETp\">songbook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZCIAOf\">workbook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tzt17J\">teacher key<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #0000ff\"><strong>UK Alternative<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Option 1: Intensive Approach<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">The Approach to Latin, Part 2<\/span><\/strong> by J.Paterson and E.Macnaughton &#8211; pp.1-88 [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Approach-Latin-Second-Part\/dp\/B000V97LG6\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1230862545&amp;sr=1-1\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em>Note: This is the schedule used by the Parents&#8217; Union Schools in the 1960s. O Level Latin was taken at the end of Approach to Latin Part 2. The standard achieved was roughly equivalent to the current A level standard. This option is recommended for academically oriented children requiring a challenge and will enable children to read Latin texts in the original. It requires a teacher familiar with Latin, or who is prepared to commit time and effort to master the material alongside the child.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Option 2: Gentler Approach<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>The Approach to Latin, First Part<\/strong> <\/span>by J.Paterson and E.Macnaughton (approx.15-20 pages each term) [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Approach-Latin-Pt-James-Paterson\/dp\/0050002929\">Amaz<\/a>] &#8211; old fashioned traditional text<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">or <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Really-Want-Learn-Latin-Book\/dp\/1902984013\/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1230862449&amp;sr=1-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">So You Really Want to Learn Latin: Book 2<\/span><\/a><\/strong> by N.R.R.Oulton [Amaz]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Beginners: <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">So You Really Want to Learn Latin: Book 1<\/span><\/strong> by N.R.R.Oulton [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Really-Want-Learn-Latin-Book\/dp\/1902984013\/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1230862449&amp;sr=1-3\">Amaz<\/a>]<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><em>Note: This series from Galore Park reaches GCSE level at the end of Book 3.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Recommended Additional Resource:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Lingua Angelica: Christian Latin Reading Course<\/span><\/strong> by Cheryl Lowe &amp; Paul O&#8217;Brien [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.memoriapress.com\/curriculum\/latin\/lingua-angelica\/\">Publisher<\/a>][Amaz &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZwFETp\">songbook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ZCIAOf\">workbook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4tzt17J\">teacher key<\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>PICTURE STUDY<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>(<em>weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>One 20th century artist to be studied each term:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Term 1:<\/strong> Henri Matisse<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Term 2:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pablopicasso.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pablo Picasso<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><strong>Term 3:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marcchagallart.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marc Chagall<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">See also:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/picture-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Notes on Picture Study<\/a><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>MUSIC APPRECIATION<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>(<em>weekly<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Select and listen to music by composers of the 20th century. See\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/music-appreciation\/\">Music Appreciation overview<\/a> page for more details and to see the composers and music assigned by level.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #c4a990\">TERM 1: 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century British Composers<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>SUGGESTED WORKS: <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Edward Elgar<\/strong> (1857-1934):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/edward-elgar\/\">Classics for Kids biography<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cello Concerto in E Minor,<\/li>\n<li>Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma),<\/li>\n<li>Serenade for Strings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ralph Vaughan-Williams <\/strong>(1872-1958):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Fantasia on Greensleeves,<\/li>\n<li>The Lark Ascending<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Samuel Coleridge-Taylor<\/strong> (1875-1912):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/composers\/samuel-coleridge-taylor\/\">About Samuel Coleridge-Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicfm.com\/composers\/coleridge-taylor-s\/samuel-all-time-best-works-greatest-pieces-music\/\">10 of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor&#8217;s best pieces of music<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>The Song of Hiawatha (Hiawatha&#8217;s Wedding Feast)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benjamin Britten<\/strong> (1913-1976):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/benjamin-britten\/\">Classics for Kids biography and episodes<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>War Requiem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>William Walton<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Belshazzar\u2019s Feast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #c4a990\">TERM 2: 20<sup>th<\/sup> Century European Composers<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>SUGGESTED WORKS: <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sergei Rachmaninoff<\/strong> (1873-1943):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/sergei-rachmaninoff\/\">Classics for Kids biography<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Piano Concerto No. 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Igor Stravinsky<\/strong> (1882-1971):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/igor-stravinsky\/\">Classics for Kids biography and episodes<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>The Rite of Spring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gustav Holst<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/gustav-holst\/\">Classics for Kids biography and episodes<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>The Planets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gustav Mahler<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/gustav-mahler\/\">Classics for Kids biography<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Symphony No.1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sergei Prokiev<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Classical Symphony<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Joaquin Rodrigo<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/joaquin-rodrigo\/\">Classics for Kids biography<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c4a990\"><strong>TERM 3: 20<\/strong><strong><sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><strong> Century American Composers<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>SUGGESTED WORKS: <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott Joplin<\/strong> (1867 \u2013 1917):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/scott-joplin\/\">Classics for Kids biography and episodes<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Historic Black Composers: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/shows\/shows.php?id=140\">Classics for Kids <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/shows\/shows.php?id=140\">&#8211; <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/shows\/shows.php?id=140\">Historic Black Composers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>George Gershwin<\/strong> (1898-1937):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/george-gershwin\/\">Classics for Kids biography and episodes<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Rhapsody in Blue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Florence Price <\/strong>(1887-1953)<\/p>\n<div class=\"o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Concerto in One Movement<\/li>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Dances in the Canebrakes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yhja_HLD1ec\">Dances in the Canebrakes (piano only)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1gIvym6kSBk\">Dances in the Canebrakes (Arr. W.G. Still for Orchestra) : No. 1, Nimble Feet<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"auto\">Mississippi River Suite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Aaron Copland<\/strong> (1900-1990):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/aaron-copland\/\">Classics for Kids biography and episodes<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Appalachian Spring<\/li>\n<li>Rodeo<\/li>\n<li>Fanfare for the Common Man<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Samuel Barber<\/strong> (1910-1981):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/samuel-barber\/\">Classics for Kids biography<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Adagio for Strings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Leonard Bernstein<\/strong> (1918-1990):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/leonard-bernstein\/\">Classics for Kids biography<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Chichester Psalms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>William Grant Still <\/strong>(1895-1978)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/william-grant-still\/\">Classics for Kids biography and episodes<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Symphony No. 1<\/li>\n<li>Symphony No. 5.<\/li>\n<li>Afro-American Symphony<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>George Walker <\/strong>(1922-2018):<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicsforkids.com\/composer\/george-walker\/\">Classics for Kids biography<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Address for Orchestra <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>ART<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>(<em>2x\/week<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Artistic Pursuits offers a variety of open and go art courses for all levels. If your student has been using the series before, you may choose to continue where you left off. Here are links to the Intermediate \/ Middle School level books and courses.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artisticpursuits.com\/classic-6-8th\">Classic book<\/a> &#8211; book and art supplies [Amaz &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4qyhLWw\">Book One<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3OcFv54\">Book Two<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artisticpursuits.com\/7-8th-middle-school\">Books and videos<\/a> &#8211; book, DVD, and art supplies<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artisticpursuits.mykajabi.com\/store\">Online \/ Streaming course<\/a> &#8211; Core 1 or any higher course and art supplies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may find the art supplies cheaper to gather yourself, but the kits are useful for the time-strapped parent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>MUSIC<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Continue instrumental study.<\/li>\n<li>Singing &#8211; hymns or songs of your choice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><\/p><\/div><div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">\n<h5><strong>PRACTICAL WORK<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Help in house and yard (garden).<\/li>\n<li>Work on learning a practical craft or skill of your choice.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"scbb-content-box scbb-rounded-corners\" style=\"background-color: #f8f6f0\">Sample 36 Week Chart (<a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Mater-Amabilis-Level-4-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>) (<a href=\"https:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/ma-level-4-update-2024\/\">doc<\/a>)<br \/>\n<em>Updated 2024<\/em>\n<p><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scroll to end of syllabus for 36 week chart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3410,"menu_order":62,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-54","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":66,"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6400,"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/6400"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}