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All families are required to own a copy of The Mystery of History, Vol. 2 by Linda Hobar.
Parents are also strongly encouraged to purchase the Kingfisher History Encyclopedia or the Usborne Internet-linked Encyclopedia of World History as well as the History Through the Ages, Resurrection to Revolution timeline figures (avaliable at www.homeschoolinthewoods.com). Students ages 8 and up will be using these figures as part of a timeline notebook.
Excelsior will also hold a read-a-thon fundraiser in September in which students can win prizes and books. This would be an excellent way to get one of these books for free. Details will be announced at the orientation on the first day of school.
2008-2009 Required Reading List
All the following books are required reading unless otherwise noted. Please purchase or borrow these books before the school year begins. Class discussions will be centered on the books and poems read as assignments.
All the literature and history books can be purchased through one or more of the following sources:
-Rainbow Resource (this source has most of the books on the list)
-Veritas Press
-Sonlight
-Rod and Staff
-The Book Peddler
-Amazon
-The Happy Bookseller (20% discount to homeschoolers)
-Barnes and Noble (20% discount to homeschoolers)
-Books A Million (20 % discount to homeschoolers)
8-10 Year Olds
Favorite Medieval Tales, Mary Pope Osborne and Troy Hood
Viking Adventure, Clyde Robert Bulla
Door in the Wall, Marguerite de Angeli
Ink on His Fingers, Louis A. Vernon
Trial and Triumph, Richard Hanula
The Student Bible Atlas by Tim Downey (optional)
A Historical Atlas of the World by Rand McNally (optional)
Son of Charlemagne, Barbara Willard
History Through the Ages, Resurrection to Revolution timeline figures (optional)
11-13 Year Olds
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, Roger Lancelyn Green
Beowulf
Beorn the Proud, Madeleine Polland
If All the Swords in England, Barbara Willard
The Adventures of Robin Hood, Roger Lancelyn Green
Catherine Called Birdie, Karen Cushman
Beggar's Bible, Louis A. Vernon
Ink on His Fingers, Louis A. Vernon
Trial and Triumph, Richard Hanula
The Student Bible Atlas by Tim Downey (optional)
A Historical Atlas of the World by Rand McNally (optional)
Son of Charlemagne, Barbara Willard
History Through the Ages, Resurrection to Revolution timeline figures (optional)
14 and Up
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, Roger Lancelyn Green
Beowulf
The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow, Allen French
The Ramsey Scallop, Francis Temple
The Adventures of Robin Hood, Roger Lancelyn Green
Dante’s Inferno
Selections from The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer (provided)
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, Mark Twain (online – www.maidofheaven.com/joanofarc_mark_twain.asp)
Trial and Triumph, Richard Hanula
Son of Charlemagne, Barbara Willard
The Student Bible Atlas by Tim Downey
A Historical Atlas of the World by Rand McNally
Answer Atlas by Rand McNally
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EXCEL READING PROGRAM
The EXCEL Reading Program is designed to encourage students to read and explore in-depth the topics discussed in class as well as for students to develop a life-long habit of reading. Students receive a designated number of points for each book they read and for which they turn in an index card (described below). Students are awarded prizes through the year based on the number of points they earn both personally and as a class.
EXCEL RULES:
Non-fiction biographies and history books can also be approved by the History Teacher for points. Books that the History Teacher assigns will count for EXCEL as well.
Any age child can read any book on the EXCEL list or on the required reading list to receive the points. The points also count if the child is read to or listens to the book on tape or CD.
Important: The student must turn in an index card for each book to receive points. The card must include:
Student’s name
Name of book
Number of pages in the book
Three sentences describing the book
Number of points for the book
Students who reach 35 points by the end of the first semester will be eligible for a prize.
Students who reach 60 points by the end of the second semester will be eligible for a prize. The top three students with the most points will receive prizes. The class with the most average points will be awarded a pizza and petit-four party.
2008-2009 EXCEL Reading List
The Shakespeare Stealer, Gary Blackwood (6 PTS)
The Minstrel and the Tower, Gloria Skurzynski (4 PTS)
Art Fraud Detective, Anna Nilsen
Robin Hood, Neil Philip (5 PTS)
Beowulf the Warrior, Ian Serralier
Saladin, Diane Stanley (4 PTS)
The Sword in the Tree, Clyde Robert Bulla (3 PTS)
The Silk Route, John S. Major (3 PTS)
The King’s Swift Rider, Mollie Hunter (8 PTS)
A Parcel of Patterns, Jill Paton Walsh (6 PTS)
Genghis Khan and the Mongrel Hoard, Harold Lamb (5 PTS)
Morning Star of the Reformation, Andy Thomson (6 PTS)
In Freedom’s Cause, The Story of Wallace and Bruce, G.A. Henty (10 PTS)
The Vikings, Elizabeth Janeway (6 PTS)
The Hidden Treasure of Glaston, Eleanore M. Jewett (8 PTS)
The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien (8 PT)
ANY Shakespeare Play (10 Points)
Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures: Medieval Castle, Joanna Cole (3 PTS)
Fire, Bed & Bone, Henrietta Branford (5 PTS)
The Kitchen Knight, Margaret Hodges (5 PTS)
Shadow Spinner, Susan Fletcher (5 PTS)
War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy (20 PTS)
The King’s Shadow, Elizabeth (6 PTS)
Striped Ships, Eloise McGraw (6 PTS)
Paula the Waldensian, Eva Lecomte (4 PTS)
The Apple and the Arrow, Conrad Buff (5 PTS)
The Lion of St. Mark, G.A. Henty (10 PTS)
Adam of the Road, Elizabeth Jane Gray (9 PTS)
The King’s Road, Cecelia Holland (7 PTS)
Forbidden Forest: The Story of Little John and Robin Hood, Michael Cadnum (7 PTS)
In a Dark Wood, Michael Cadnum (7 PTS)
Robin Hood, Margaret Early (3 PTS)
The Princess and the Kiss, Jennie Bishop (3 PTS)
The Squire and the Scroll (3 PTS)
Big John’s Secret, Elanore M. Jewett (5 PTS)
Sword Song, Rosemary Sutcliff (5 PTS)
Purgatory, Dante (10 PTS)
Paradise, Dante (10 PTS)
The Great and Terrible Quest, Margaret Lovett (6 PTS)
Otto of the Silver Hand, Howard Pyle (6 PTS)
Hood, Stephen R. Lawhead (9 PTS)
Black Horses for the King, Ann McCaffrey (5 PTS)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Mark Twain (10 PTS)
Holy Grail, Alfred Tennyson (8 PTS)
The Lady of Shalott, Alfred Tennyson (6 PTS)
The Prince and the Pauper, Mark Twain (10 PTS)
The Treasury of Saints and Martyrs, Mulvihill (? PTS)
Augustine Came to Kent, Barbara Willard (5 PTS)
The King’s Shadow, Elizabeth Alder (8 PTS)
Leif the Lucky (3 PTS)
Good King Wencelas (3 PTS)
Rowan Hood: Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest, Nancy Springer (7 PTS)
Hood, Stephen Lawhead (8 PTS)
Scarlett, Stephen Lawhead (8 PTS)
Eragon, Christopher Paolini (9 PTS)
Eldest, Christopher Paolini (9 PTS)
Any book from the Redwall series by Brian Jacques (4 PTS)
This is not an exhaustive list nor is a student limited to selecting books from the age catagories listed here. Many students may enjoy reading books from all of the catagories. This list is intended for your guidance and convenience.
Please review books before allowing students to read. Some may contain mature themes that may not be appropriate for your family or for younger students.
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