美國維理達基督教古典式學校：第七、八年級人文學科教學規劃與課程列表 Veritas Classical School, Humanities Curricula Grade 7 & 8

本文專注美國維理達基督教教育的第七、八年級的人文學科課程列表。

在这里向大家推薦基督教古典式學校（Christian Classical School）的教學課程。學校的教學規劃（curriculum）與使用教材有一定的參考價值。希望對美國教育、在家教育、課外讀物感興趣的家長有所幫助！

我對唯理達基督教古典式學校（Veritas Classical School）的介紹和教學反思可閱讀之前的發文。

學年主題

第七、八年級（Grade 7 & 8）的教學以美國歷史為主。需要注意的是，我們學校合併兩個年級教學，七年級和八年級的學生一起上課。為避免教學內容的重複，課程分Year A、Year B兩年教學。與第五、六年級不同的是，第七、八年級會專注在美國的歷史上。

文學與詩歌 Literature & Poetry

七、八年級的閱讀難度已經有很大提升。英文小說長度由六萬字到十八萬字不等，包括經典的英國文學、莎士比亞的作品、個人傳記等等。每學年要讀七本書。這兩個年級已經要求學生有完全自主閱讀的能力。

英文閱讀 Year A

• The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan, A Retelling by Gary D. Schmidt
• Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
• Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
• Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt
• Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

英文閱讀 Year B

• Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling
• Call of the Wild by Jack London
• Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
• The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
• Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot
• The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

拼讀與詞彙 Phonics, Spelling & Vocabulary

• EPS, Vocabulary from Classical Roots B (Year A)
• EPS, Vocabulary from Classical Roots C (Year B)

寫作與語法 Composition & Grammar

• IEW, U.S. History-Based Writng Lessons
• Easy Grammar Plus
• Our Mother Tongue: A Guide to English Grammar Paperback by Nancy Wilson

歷史與地理 History & Geography

• A History of Us by Joy Hakim, Volume 1-6 (Year A)
• A History of Us by Joy Hakim, Volume 7-10 (Year B)
• Map of the Month: North America, Thirteen Colonies (Year A)
• American History Maps (Year B)

聖經 Bible

• Greenleaf Guide to the Old Testament (Year A)
• Memoria Press, Christian Studies III (Year B)

拉丁文 Latin

• Henle Latin

背誦 Recitation

• Books of the Bible

詩篇背誦 Year A

• Old Testament verses/passages
• Passage from Romeo and Juliet
• The War Inevitable by Patrick Henry
• The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
• Preamble to Declaration and Constitution
• Dover Thrift Editions, 101 American Poems

詩篇背誦 Year B

• New Testament verses/passages
• If by Rudyard Kipling
• Dover Thrift Editions, 100 Best-Loved Poems

批判性思維 Critical Thinking Skills

• Fallacy Detective (Year A)
• Introductory Logic (Year B)