Foundations in Literature and History
A Journey's Start
Calendar Summary, 2024–2025
From September 6 to May 23, students will be assigned homework to complete for Friday's lesson. The detailed assignment will be indicated on the weekly page, posted above right. There will be no classes on November 29 (Thanksgiving week), December 20 and 27, and April 18, and no assignments will be given for those dates. The tentative Speech Day for the younger classes is Friday, March 21 at our regular meeting place. The exact time TBD.
Assignments
The activated dates listed below are hyperlinks that will take you to the assignments. Please remember that the dates of the hyperlinks indicate when the assignment is given, not when it is due.
Materials Needed
Course Objectives, Curriculum and Study Material
Course Objectives
Specific assignments will be posted week to week on the assignment page. The list of course objectives details the material that will be taught during the year.
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The textbooks may be ordered from the curriculum page.
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Please print out this blank sheet for all handwritten assignments.
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​Sample Lesson
Lesson 1 of Foundations Reading
Lesson 1 of Foundations Study Guide
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John Eliot's Bay Psalm Book
Book Reports and Projects
Books and Book Reports

A format sheet for fiction and non-fiction book reports. You may choose your own book with my approval or find something on this book list for Foundations students. Students may choose a book of their own with the teacher's approval or choose one from this list.
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Toward the beginning of the year when we read about the Peloponnesian War, we will be doing the Parthenon Project, which students will be directed to download.
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Here is a list of book marks for the Grand Prize. Collect 25 bookmarks and receive a grand prize at the end of the year—or collect all of the ones marked green! The winner will be announced the first week in May. The last day the winner will turn in the bookmarks for a prize! ​