Anna Marie Leone
Holy Innocents Academy
7th Grade – 2008-2009
Anna Marie Leone
Holy Innocents Academy
7th Grade, Age 12
2008-2009
Religion
Seton Religion 6 + Confirmation Prep Guide
Bible History by Schuster
Baltimore Catechism No. 2
Math
Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra
Latin
Henle Latin 1 (Units I-II), using Memoria Press’s First Year Henle Latin guide
Language Arts
Poetry & Memorization
The Harp & Laurel Wreath
Various other poetry resources
Literature
Oral: Catholic National & American Cardinal Readers
For analysis & book reports (chosen from Kolbe Academy Junior High Literature program)
Treasure Island
The Ransom of Red Chief
The Last Leaf
The Gift of the Magi
The Story of the Other Wise Man
The Old Man and the Sea
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Red Headed League
The Devil and Daniel Webster
St. Maximillian Kolbe
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, by Samuel Clemens
Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Blessed Miguel Pro
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Grammar
A Beka Grammar and Composition 1
Spelling
Megawords 6
Composition
Writing Strands 6 & 7
Vocabulary
Vocabulary from Classical Roots – Book A
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Anna Marie Leone
Holy Innocents Academy
7th Grade – 2008-2009
Science
The Rainbow junior high science program, Beginnings Publishing
HFH Science Lab
Handbook of Nature –summer
Seton Health 6
History: Civil War through Present Day
Spine 1: From Sea to Shining Sea (first semester: Civil War through present day)
Spine 2: American History for Young Catholics (Seton)
Supplement: U.S. History Topics in What Your 5th Grader Needs to Know
Supplement: U.S. History Topics in What Your 6th Grader Needs to Know
We will select from the following additional titles for supplemental reading:
Commander-in-Chief: Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, Albert Marrin
Unconditional Surrender: U.S. Grant and the Civil War, Albert Marrin
Abe Lincoln: Log Cabin to White House, Sterling North (Landmark)
Gettysburg, MacKinlay Kantor (Landmark)
Stonewall, Jean Fritz
Lincoln: A Photobiography, Russell Freedman
Abraham Lincoln, Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire
Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross, Susan Sloate
Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy, Reit
Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Beecher Preachers, Jean Fritz
The Monitor and the Merrimac, Fletcher Pratt
Stonewall Jackson, Jonathan Daniels
The Story of the Civil War, Reeder
Across Five Aprils, Hunt
O Captain! My Captain!, Walt Whitman
Sheridan’s Ride, Thomas Buchannan Read
Civil War Music – See Reader’s Guide to American History
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Mother Cabrini, Keyes (Vision Book)
Father Damien and the Bells, Sheehan (Vision Book)
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The Yanks Are Coming: The United States in the First World War, Marrin
The Spanish-American War, Marrin
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The Story of Thomas Alva Edison, Cousins (Landmark)
The Wright Brothers: Pioneers of American Aviation, Reynolds (Landmark)
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Bully For You, Teddy Roosevelt, Fritz
Immigrant Kids, Freedman
The Story of My Life, Helen Keller
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The Panama Canal, Considine
The Doctors Who Conquered Yellow Fever, Hill
Dr. Jenner and the Speckled Monstor: The Search for the Smallpox Vaccine
The Early Days of Automobiles, Janeway
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Wyatt Earp: U.S. Marshal, Holbrook
The Alaska Gold Rush, McNeer
The Copper Kings of Montana, Place
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Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel, Shippen
The First Transatlantic Cable, Nathan
Mr. Justice Holmes, Judson
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The New Colossus, Lazarus
The Ballad of John Henry
WWI Songs (See Reader’s Guide to American History)
Victory Over the Pacific, Marrin
Overlord: D-Day and the Invasion of Europe, Marrin
Air Raid—Pearl Harbor!, Taylor
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Landmark
Battle for the Atlantic, Williams
The Story of the Paratroops, Landmark
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Anna Marie Leone
Holy Innocents Academy
7th Grade – 2008-2009
Combat Nurses of World War II, Blassingame
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler, Shirer
The Commandos of World War II, Carter
Midway: Battle for the Pacific, Landmark
Medical Corps Heroes of World War II
The Story of Atomic Energy, Laura Fermi
Carrie’s War, Bawden
WWII Music (See Reader’s Guide to American History)
The Rest of the Story, Harvey
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The War in Korea: 1950-53, Landmark
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Americans into Orbit: The Story of the Project Mercury, Gurney
Walk in Space: The Story of the Project Gemini, Landmark
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The U.S. Border Patrol, Hallyer
“I Have a Dream,” MLK
St. Katherine Drexel, by Ellen Tarry (Vision Book)
My Heart Lies South, by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
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The Grunt Padre, Mode
The Cross at Ground Zero, Groeschel
Geography/Cartography
First Semester: Our State, Our Story (Wisconsin state history & geography)
Second Semester: National Geographic geo materials
Penmanship & Keyboarding
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing CD-ROM
Seton Handwriting 6 (only if handwritten work is poor; otherwise we’ll focus on typing)
Thinking Skills
Independent Work:
Fallacy Detective
Thinking Toolbox
Think Analogies, Level B, Book 1
Mind Benders B2
(Memoria Press’s Traditional Logic for next year.)
Phy Ed
The Ultimate Homeschool Physical Education Game Book
HFH Gym class
Music
Introduce Your Child to Classical Music in 52 Easy Lessons
Music Masters, Classical Kids, Peter & the Wolf
Instrument flashcards, Books on the orchestra
Family harmony & rounds
(Do Gregorian Chant CD next year.)
Art
Primary: Artistic Pursuits, Junior High level, Book 1
Primary: HFH Art class
Primary: Seton Art 5 – Art Appreciation
Optional: Seton Art 6 – Artistic Expression
Optional: Drawing Basics with Thomas Kincade
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Anna Marie Leone
Holy Innocents Academy
7th Grade – 2008-2009
Home Ec
Little Women Catholic Home Economics program
Tea & Cake With the Saints: A Catholic Young Lady’s Guide to Hospitality & the Home Arts
St. Martha’s Apron Strings (http://wildflowersandmarbles.blogspot.com/search/label/St. Martha’s Apron
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* Recipes/Cooking Skills
* Home Keeping
* Gardening
* Hospitality - To include a course on etiquette
* Gift Ideas
* Projects
* Personal Accounts - Money management skills, Savings goals, Budgeting instruction
* Sewing, Knitting and Crocheting Projects and Skills
* Basic First Aid Skills
Virtues & Etiquette (at breakfast, with saints story)
Everyday Graces: Child’s Book of Good Manners
365 Manners
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