Curriculum Framework This curriculum guide should be viewed as a beginning guide only. It is not a hard and fast program but is a work in constant process and is subject to revision during the school year at the discretion of the faculty and with the approval of the headmaster. Particular themes, events, or pedagogical needs or opportunities present in a particular class are among the reasons a change might be made. There may be some adaptations in the books used. While much of the literature is period-based, some non-period-based literature will also be explored in a typical year. The curriculum of Donahue Catholic draws on the philosophy and design animating the Core Curriculum at Ave Maria University. Grammar Grades “What/That” Knowledge Direct Instruction Amassing Facts 1-4 Logic Grades “How” Understanding Supervised Practice Using Facts to Reason Clearly -Dialectic 5-8 Rhetoric Grades “Why” Wisdom Socratic Dialogue Communication and Eloquence 9-12 Kindergarten Language Arts: • Saxon Kindergarten Phonics, Spelling and Handwriting • Florida Treasures Reading Program • Berquist, Harp and Laurel Wreath: Poetry and Dictation for the Classical Curriculum (1999) • Writing Our Catholic Faith Literature: Daily read aloud of classic and popular children literature including: • Lang Andrew, The Fairy Books • Mother Goose • McClosky, Robert Make Way for Ducklings • Burton, Virginia Lee Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel • Potter, Beatrix The Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit • Brown, Margaret Wise The Runaway Bunny • Keats, Ezra Jack The Snowy Day • Williams, Margery The Velveteen Rabbit • Watson, Richard Jesse Tom Thumb • Petersham Maud and Miska The Rooster Crows History/Geography: Read aloud material presented through literature including: • Flack and Wiese, The Story about Ping • Cherry, Lynne The Great Kapok Tree • Polacco, Patricia Rechenka’s Eggs • Leaf, Munro The Story of Ferdinand • Bemelmens, Ludwig Madeline • Baylor, Byrd When Clay Sings • Fox, Mem Possum Magic • Aardema,Verna Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain Religion: • Image of God Series (Kindergarten level: Who Am I?) • Lives of the Saints Math: Saxon Math using kindergarten and first grade materials Science: Plants and Animals, The Earth and Astronomy through stories and hands on experiences Latin: Sign of the Cross; Ave Maria (Hail Mary); Gloria GRAMMAR Developing Knowledge Asking “What” Cognitive Taxonomy Knowledge Comprehension Description Recalling or remembering something without Understanding something that has been communicated necessarily understanding, using or changing without necessarily relating it to anything else. it. Skills Define, describe, identify, label, list, match, Alter, account for, annotate, calculate, change, convert, memorize, observe, point to, read, recite, dictate, group, explain, generalize, give examples, recall, re-tell select, state. illustrate, infer, interpret, paraphrase, review, summarize, and translate. Grades 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Assessments Iowa Tests Iowa Tests Iowa Tests History (2-3 times per week) Ancient History Medieval-Early Late Renaissance-Early Modern History (5000 BC-400 AD) Renaissance Modern History (1600-1850; (1850-Present) History (400 AD- emphasis on United States) 1600) The Story of the The Story of the World: History for the The Story of the World: History World: History for the Classical Child, The Story of the for the Classical Child, Volume 3: Classical Child, Volume 1: The World: History for the The Renaissance( Wise) Volume 4: The Ancients ( Wise) Classical Child, American Geopraphy - Modern Era( Wise) The Gods and Volume 2: The memorizing states and capitals, Map Skills E Goddesses of Middle Ages( Wise) labeling maps (Continental Press) Olympus (Aliki) Egyptian Gods and Goddesses (Barker) Book of Greek Myths Junior Great Books: The Adventures of Sherlock Heidi (Spyri) Literature (Daily ) (D’Aulaire) Series 2 (The Great Holmes (Conan Doyle) Little House Series includes adaptations of The Trojan Horse, Books Foundation) The Adventures of Pinocchio (Wilder) classic works to the (Hutton) Magic Tree House (Collodi/Philpot) Sarah Plain and Tall appropriate grade level -list The Odyssey & Greek Research Guide to Hunchback of Notre Dame and (MacLachlan) is illustrative, not definitive Myths (McCaughrean) Knights and Castles Les Miserables (Hugo) Strawberry Girl or complete, some non- Thesus and the (Osborne) Oliver Twist (Dickens) (Lenski) period literature as well. Minotaur (Fisher) The Knight at Dawn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Wind in the Willows The Adventures of (Osborne) (Twain/Kulling/Christopher) (Grahame) Every grade will memorize Spider (McDermott) Robin Hood 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Swiss Family select poems from Pandora (Burleigh) (Osborne) (Verne) Robinson (Wyss) Berquist’s T he Harp and the The Aesop For Knights of the Round Ivanhoe (Scott) Laurel Wreath Children (Winter) Table (adapted, Harp and Laurel Twelve Labors of Stepping Stone) Wreath: Poetry and Hercules (Rioradan) Dictation for the Classical Curriculum (Berquist) Some Original Texts Some Adaptations Language Arts Saxon Phonics, Saxon Phonics and Voyages in English 3 (Loyola) Voyages in English 4 (Daily) Handwriting and Spelling Writing Our Catholic Faith - (Loyola) Spelling Writing Our Catholic Grade 3 (Wasylyk) Writing Our Catholic Little Angel Readers Faith Wordly Wise 3000 Book 3 Faith - Grade 4 Scott Forsman Florida Treasures Units of Study Primary Writing, (Wasylyk) Leveled Readers Reading Program Calkins Wordly Wise 3000 Florida Treasures Harp and Laurel Book 4 Reading Program Wreath: Poetry and Dictation for the Harp and Laurel Classical Curriculum Wreath: Poetry and (Berquist) Dictation for the Classical Curriculum (Berquist) Religion (Daily) Image of God Image of God Series- Image of God Series-- Grade 3: Faith & Life Text and (includes stories of Saints Series Grade 1 (Casa - Grade 2: Who Am Who is Our Example? (Casa Activity Books Gr.4 Bible Readings, Prayers, Maria) I? (Casa Maria) Maria) (Casa Maria) and Songs) Mathematics (Daily) Saxon Math 1 Saxon Math 2 Saxon Math 3 Saxon Math Intermediate 4 Science (2-3x a week) Emphasis on Biology Emphasis on Earth Emphasis on Biology Emphasis on Harcourt Science Big Science Harcourt Science 3 Physics and Book Harcourt Science 2 Chemistry Harcourt Science 2 Harcourt Science 4 Latin (Occasional) Prayer: Hail Mary, Prayers: Our Father Prayers: Mass Parts Into Prayers: Mass Parts Glory Be Mastered Art and Chorus 1x a Various Art Projects Various Art Projects Various Art Projects Various Art Projects week/Physical Education 2x a week LOGIC Developing Understanding Asking “How” Cognitive Taxonomy Application Analysis Description Using a general concept to solve problems Breaking something down into its parts; may focus on in a particular Situation; using learned identification of parts or analysis of relationships material in new and concrete situations. between parts, or recognition of organizational principles. Skills Apply, adopt, collect, construct, Analyze, compare, contrast, diagram, differentiate, demonstrate, discover, illustrate, dissect, distinguish, identify, illustrate, infer, outline, infer, outline, point out, select, separate, paraphrase, point out, review, select, separate, sort, sort, and subdivide. and subdivide. Grades 5th 6th 7th 8th Assessments Iowa Tests Iowa Tests Iowa Tests Iowa Tests Evaluation Tools Student Portfolios Student Portfolios Student Portfolios Student Portfolios History (Daily) and Ancient History Medieval-Early Late Renaissance-Early Modern History (1850- Geography (5000BC-400AD) Renaissance Modern History (1600- Present) History and Literature (below) History (400AD- 1850) are taught in one block class. 1600) Christ and the Americas All Ye Lands (Ignatius (Carroll) Press) From Sea to Shining Sea Christ the King Lord of Famous Men of Rome All Ye Lands (Ignatius Press) History (Carroll) (Memoria Press) (Ignatius Press) Christ and the Americas The Story of the Famous Men of (Carroll) Humanities Reader World - Book I On the Rome (Memoria Humanities Reader The Western Heritage, Vol. Shores of the Great Press) 2 (Kagan et al.) Sea (Synge) Literature (Daily) Tales of Ancient The Bronze Bow Johnny Tremain (Forbes) Shadows of Blue and Gray Shorter Poetry by each Egypt (Green) (Speare) Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Bierce) period’s major poets to be Tale of Troy (Green) Beowulf a New (Irving) Our Town (Wilder) included with the following Greek Myths Telling (Nye) Tales from Shakespeare Animal Farm(Orwell) longer works: Key poems to (Coolige) King Arthur and his (Lamb) The Red Badge of be memorized. The Aeneid For Boys Knights (Green) I, Juan de Pareja (de Tervino) Courage(Crane) and Girls (Church) If All the Swords in Witch of Blackbird Pond(Speare) Cyrano de Bergerac Some literature adapted to Gilgamesh England (Willard) Canterbury Tales (Chaucer) (Rostand) grade level, some in the (McCaughrean) Aladdin and Other Tom Sawyer (Twain) Forget Not Love (Frossard) translated original- list is Adara (Growley) Tales from the Narrative of the Life of illustrative, not definitive or The Odyssey (retold Arabian Nights Frederick Douglass compete; some non-period by Lister) (retold by Dawood) (Douglass) literature as well. Aesop’s Fables (retold The Story of Rolf The Pearl (Steinbeck) by McGovern) and the Viking Bow Stories of (French) Karol(Svidercoschi) The Red Keep Les Miserables (Hugo) (French) The Song at the Scaffold The Trumpeter of (Von le Fort) Krakow (Kelly) Death Comes For the Son of Archbishop (Cather) Charlemagne (Willard) The Children's Plutarch (Gould)