Sunday, November 13, 2011

Dr. Phillips's Classes - 11/14/11 to 11/18/11

Lesson Plans for Phillips

Apologetics & Worldviews for 11-14-11 to 11-18-11

Unit:

Ethics & Law

Main Ideas:

· Defining the purpose of law

· Relationship of Church & State

· Specific issues – homosexual rights, can morality be legislated?, etc.

Antiquities for 11-14-11 to 11-18-11

Unit:

The Hebrews & The Greeks

Main Ideas:

· Overview of the Hebrew civilization

· Early Greek civilization, Mycenaean Age

Reading Assignments:

· Tuesday – Herodotus, sections 100-105 & 184-194

· Thursday – Herodotus, sections 201-239

Modernity for 11-14-11 to 11-18-11

Unit:

French Revolution

Main Ideas:

· French Revolution - major figures, events, & ideas

Reading Assignments:

· Monday – Tale of Two Cities, book 3, chap. 1-3

· Wednesday – Tale of Two Cities, book 3, chap. 4-7

Christendom for 11-14-11 to 11-18-11

Unit:

The Norsemen

Europe in the Middle Ages

Main Ideas:

· The First Kings in England

· Alfred the Great

Reading Assignments:

· Tuesday – History of the Kings of Britain, part 6

· Thursday – History of the Kings of Britain, pgs. 212-233

U.S. History for 11-14-11 to 11-18-11

Unit:

The War for Independence

Main Ideas:

· Revolutionary War – timeline of major events & people

· Establishing a New Government

Reading Assignments:

· Tuesday – Patriot’s Handbook, pgs. 152-153, 156-157 & Common Sense, pgs. 1-8

· Thursday – Common Sense, pgs. 8-30