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High School Civics Lesson Plans by Book

High School Government: Civics Lesson Plans by Book

These lists provide a recommended reading schedule for the Civics resources used in the American Government and Economics I-IV courses, to make it easier to assign them in other ways.

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plutarch

Use any translation of your choice, but we recommend the translation by Bernadotte Perrin [online version]

Cicero – Level 5 Year 1

  • 1-5
  • 6-9
  • 10-14
  • 15-19
  • 20-24
  • 25-28
  • 29-32
  • 33-37
  • 38-41
  • 42-45
  • 46-49

Alexander – Level 5 Year 1

  • 1-8
  • 9-16
  • 17-24.3
  • 24.4-28
  • 29-33
  • 34-38
  • 39-43
  • 44-48
  • 49-55
  • 56-61
  • 62-65
  • 66-71
  • 72-77

Caesar – Level 5 Year 1

  • 1-8
  • 9-16
  • 17-23
  • 24-31
  • 32-40
  • 41-48
  • 49-57
  • 58-65
  • 66-69

Marcus Cato the Censor – Level 5 Year 2

  • 1-2
  • 3-4
  • 5-7
  • 8-9
  • 10-12
  • 13-15
  • 16-17
  • 18-19
  • 20-21
  • 22-24
  • 25-27

Philopoemen – Level 5 Year 2

  • 1-2
  • 3-5
  • 6-7
  • 8-9
  • 10-12
  • 13-14
  • 15
  • 16-17
  • 18
  • 19-20
  • 21

Titus Flamininus – Level 5 Year 2

  • 1-2
  • 3
  • 4-5
  • 6-8
  • 9
  • 10-11
  • 12
  • 13-15
  • 16-18
  • 19-20
  • 21

Pyrrhus – Level 6 Year 1

  • 1-4
  • 5-7
  • 8-11
  • 12-14
  • 15-18
  • 19-21
  • 22-24
  • 25-26
  • 27-29
  • 30-31
  • 32-34

Nicias – Level 6 Year 1

  • 1-3
  • 4-6
  • 7-8
  • 9-11
  • 12-14
  • 15-17
  • 18-19
  • 20-22
  • 23-26
  • 27-30

Crassus – Level 6 Year 1

  • 1-3
  • 4-6
  • 7-10
  • 11-13
  • 14-16
  • 17-19
  • 20-21
  • 22-25
  • 26-28
  • 29-31
  • 32-33

Demetrius – Level 6 Year 2

  • 1-5
  • 6-10
  • 11-15
  • 16-18
  • 19-22
  • 23-27
  • 38-31
  • 32-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-44
  • 45-48
  • 49-53

Agis – Level 6 Year 2

  • 1-8
  • 9-11
  • 12-15
  • 16-18
  • 19-21

Cleomenes – Level 6 Year 2

  • 1-6
  • 7-12
  • 13-18
  • 19-24
  • 25-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-39

Timoleon – Level 6 Year 2

  • 1-4
  • 5-7
  • 8-12
  • 13-16
  • 17-20
  • 21-24
  • 25-29
  • 30-32
  • 33-35
  • 36-38

charlotte mason

Ourselves, Charlotte Mason [Amaz][LVP][online at Ambleside Online] – Note: Ourselves is made up of two books published in a single volume. Be aware that the page numbering begins again at 1 for the second book. Ourselves pp. 1-135 are assigned within the Health plans. A student would not need to read these pages twice.

Ourselves is scheduled over all four years – Level 5 Year 1, Level 5 Year 2, Level 6 Year 1, Level 6 Year 2

Year 1

  • Introduction
  • Book 1 Introductory Ch. 1 The Country of Mansoul pp. 1-4
  • Book 1 Introductory Ch. 2 The Perils of Mansoul pp. 5-8
  • Book 1 Introductory Ch. 3 The Government of  Mansoul pp. 9-10
  • Book 1 Part 1 The House of the Body Ch. 1 The Esquires of the Body: Hunger pp. 11-14
  • Book 1 Part 1 Ch. 2 The Esquires of the Body: Thirst pp. 15-17
  • Book 1 Part 1 Ch. 3 The Esquires of the Body: Restlessness and Rest pp. 18-20
  • Book 1 Part 1 Ch. 4 The Esquires of the Body: Chastity pp. 21-23
  • Book 1 Part 1 Ch. 5 The Pages of the Body: The Five Senses pp. 24-26
  • Book 1 Part 1 Ch. 5 The Pages of the Body: The Five Senses pp. 27-30 “songs you can distinguish”
  • Book 1 Part 1 Ch. 5 The Pages of the Body: The Five Senses pp. 30-32 “The more we listen..”
  • Book 1 Part II The House of Mind Ch. 1 Ourselves pp. 33-34
  • Book 1 Part II Ch. 2 My Lord Intellect pp. 35-38 “real and alive to us.”
  • Book 1 Part II Ch. 2 Mathematics – “only by this test.” pp. 38-41 
  • Book 1 Part II Ch. 2 Our Beauty Sense – end of page pp. 41-44 
  • Book 1 Part II Ch. 3 The Daemons of the Intellect pp. 45-47
  • Book 1 Part II Ch. 4 My Lord Chief Explorer, Imagination pp. 48-51 “to be kind meantime!”
  • Book 1 Part II Ch. 4 My Lord Chief Explorer, Imagination “How to Exorcise the Daemon” – end, pp. 51-53
  • Book 1 Part II Ch. 5 The Beauty Sense pp. 54-55
  • Book 1 Part II Ch. 6 My Lord Chief Attorney-General pp. 56-58 (end of page)
  • Book 1 Part II Ch. 6 to “…most terror-striking crimes” pp. 59-62
  • Book 1 Part II Ch. 6 pp. 62 Reason in Mathematics -65 end of page
  • Book 1 Part II Ch. 7 The Lords of the Exchequer, The Desires (Part 1) pp. 66-68 “food it needs.”
  • Book 1 Part II Ch. 7 pp. 68 Prizes and Places – 72
  • Book 1 Part II Ch. 7 The Lords of the Exchequer, The Desires (Part 2) pp. 73-75
  • Book 1 Part II Ch. 7 The Lords of the Exchequer, The Desires (Part 2) pp. 75 Dangers..-78 “ourselves!”
  • Book 1 Part II Ch. 7 The Lords of the Exchequer, The Desires (Part 2) pp. 78 Emulation– 80
  • Book 1 Part III- The House of Heart Ch. 1 The Ways of Love pp. 81-83
  • Book 1 Part III Ch. 1 The Ways of Love pp. 84-86
  • Book 1 Part III Ch. 2 Love’s Lords in Waiting: Pity pp. 87-90
  • Book 1 Part III Ch. 3 Love’s Lords in Waiting: Benevolence pp. 91-94
  • Book 1 Part III Ch. 4 Love’s Lords in Waiting: Sympathy pp. 95-96 “thinking and living.”
  • Book 1 Part III Ch. 4 Love’s Lords in Waiting: Sympathy pp. 97-98 from Virtue goes out of Us to end of chapter.

Year 2

  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XII Justice, Universal pp. 136-139
  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XIII Justice to the Persons of Others pp. 140-144
  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XIII Justice to the Persons of Others pp. 144-149
  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XIV Truth: Justice in Word pp. 150-153
  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XIV Truth: Justice in Word pp. 153-155
  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XV Spoken Truth pp. 156-159
  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XVI Some Causes of Lying pp. 159-162
  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XVI Some Causes of Lying pp. 163-165
  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XVII Integrity: Justice in Action pp. 165-166
  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XVII Integrity: Justice in Action pp. 167-172
  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XVIII Opinions: Justice in Thought pp. 173-178
  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XVIII Opinions: Justice in Thought pp. 179-182
  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XIX Principles: Justice in Motive pp. 187-190
  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XX Justice to Ourselves: Self-Ordering pp. 191-195
  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice ` Chapter XXI Justice to Ourselves: Self-Ordering pp. 195-198
  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XX Justice to Ourselves: Self-Ordering pp. 198-201
  • Part III The House of the Heart. Lords of the Heart: II. Justice Chapter XX Justice to Ourselves: Self-Ordering pp. 201-203
  • Part IV Vocation pp. 204-207
  • Part IV Vocation pp. 207-210

Year 3

  • Book II. Self-Direction Introductory pp. 1-4
  • Part I Conscience. Section I. Chapter I. The Court of Appeal pp. 5-8
  • Part I Conscience. Chapter II. The Instruction of Conscience pp. 9-11
  • Part I Conscience. Chapter III. The Rulings of Conscience in the House of Body: Temperance pp. 12-20
  • Part I Conscience. Chapter IV. The Rulings of Conscience in the House of Body: Chastity pp. 21-28
  • Part I Conscience. Chapter V. The Rulings of Conscience in the House of Body: Chastity (Part II) pp. 29-32
  • Part I Conscience. Chapter VI. The Rulings of Conscience in the House of Body: Chastity, The Final Unchastity pp. 33-40
  • Part I Conscience. Chapter VII. The Rulings of Conscience in the House of Body: Fortitude pp. 40-48
  • Part I Conscience. Chapter VIII. The Rulings of Conscience in the House of Body: Prudence pp. 49-55
  • Part I Conscience. Section II. Chapter IX. Opinions ‘In the Air’ pp. 56-59
  • Part I Conscience. Chapter X. The Uninstructed Conscience pp. 60-67
  • Part I Conscience. Chapter XI. The Uninstructed Conscience pp. 68-70
  • Part I Conscience. Chapter XII. Some Instructors of Conscience: Poetry, Novels, Essays pp. 71-73
  • Part I Conscience. Chapter XIII. Some Instructors of Conscience: History and Philosophy pp. 74-78
  • Part I Conscience. Chapter XIV. Some Instructors of Conscience: Theology pp. 79-89 (stop before Sentimental Humility)
  • Part I Conscience. Chapter XIV. Some Instructors of Conscience: Theology pp. 89-96 (begin at Sentimental Humility)

Year 4

  • Part I Conscience. Chapter XV. Some Instructors of Conscience: Nature, Science, Art pp. 97-103
  • Part I Conscience. Chapter XVI. Some Instructors of Conscience: Sociology, Self-Knowledge pp. 104-108
  • Part I Conscience. Section III. Chapter XVII. The Function of Conscience pp. 109-114
  • Part I Conscience. Chapter XVIII. Temptation pp. 115-120
  • Part I Conscience. Chapter XIX. Duty and Law pp. 121-125
  • Part II The Will. Chapter I. The Will-Less Life pp. 126-128
  • Part II The Will. Chapter II. Will and Wilfulness pp. 129-136
  • Part II The Will. Chapter III. Will Not Moral or Immoral pp. 137-140
  • Part II The Will. Chapter IV. The Will and Its Peers pp. 141-142
  • Part II The Will. Chapter V. The Function of Will pp. 143-146
  • Part II The Will. Chapter VI. The Scope of Will pp. 147-151
  • Part II The Will. Chapter VII. Self-Control–Self-Restraint–Self-Command–Self-Denial pp. 152-155
  • Part II The Will. Chapter VIII. The Effort of Decision pp. 156-159
  • Part II The Will. Chapter IX. Intention-Purpose-Resolution pp., 160-164
  • Part II The Will. Chapter X. A Way of the Will pp. 165-169
  • Part II The Will. Chapter XI. Freewill pp. 170-173
  • Part III The Soul. Chapter I. The Capacities of the Soul pp. 174-176
  • Part III The Soul. Chapter II. The Disabilities of the Soul pp. 177-181
  • Part III The Soul. Chapter III. The Knowledge of God pp. 182-187
  • Part III The Soul. Chapter IV. Prayer pp. 188-190
  • Part III The Soul. Chapter V. Thanksgiving pp. 191-193
  • Part III The Soul. Chapter VI. Praise pp. 194-196
  • Part III The Soul. Chapter VII. Faith in God pp. 197-202

Conflict management

The Art of Conflict Management: Achieving Solutions for Life, Work, and Beyond, Dues (Great Courses audio lecture series) [Amaz] – Level 5 Year 2, Level 6 Year 1

Year 1

  • Lecture 1: Why Conflict Management Matters
  • Lecture 2: The Adversary System
  • Lecture 3: Morton Deutsch and the Concept of Win-Win
  • Lecture 4: Perception, Perspective, and Punctuation
  • Lecture 5: Managing Multiple and Conflicting Emotions
  • Lecture 6: Multiple, Complex, and Changing Goals
  • Lecture 7: Power–How Much We Need and How to Use It
  • Lecture 8: Conflict Styles

Year 2

  • Lecture 9: Dysfunctional Conflict Strategies
  • Lecture 10: Principled Negotiation
  • Lecture 11: Preparing and Arranging to Negotiate
  • Lecture 12: Negotiating Conflict Resolutions
  • Lecture 13: Listening in Conflict
  • Lecture 14: Dynamic Patterns in Close Relationships
  • Lecture 15: Disruptions in Close Relationships
  • Lecture 16: How Management Theories Affect Conflict
  • Lecture 17: The Manager’s Role in Dealing with Conflict
  • Lecture 18: Getting Professional Help with Conflict
  • Lecture 19: Helping Others Manage Conflict
  • Lecture 20: Moral and Cultural Conflicts
  • Lecture 21: Managing Moral Conflicts–Success Stories
  • Lecture 22: Managing Conflict’s Aftermath
  • Lecture 23: Teaching Our Children about Conflict
  • Lecture 24: Conflict Management–A Success in Progress

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