PNEU Curriculum, Year 11
PNEU Curriculum, Year 11, Age 16 (Form VA)
Bible (v. 3)
term 1:
Jeremiah 29, 40-44, 50-52
Ezekiel 1-5, 14, 17-18, 33-37
term 2:
Isaiah 40-66
Haggai
term 3:
Zechariah
Obadiah
Malachi
Jonah
+ notes from A commentary on the Holy Bible: complete in one volume, with general articles edited by John Roberts Dummelow
The seventh and sixth century prophets by Ernest William Hamond (p. 55-149)
The Saviour of the world, v. V: The great controversy by Charlotte Mason (192 p.)
with Bible passages from index
+ notes from Dummelow commentary (above)
term 1:
I & II Peter
James
Philemon
term 2:
I-III John
Jude
term 3:
I & II Thessalonians
+ Dummelow commentary
(optional) A short religious history of Israel by Ernest William Hamond (158 p.)
Religion (optional) (v. 3)
Prayers, Hymns, etc.
Daily readings and notes (Series A): monthly schemes from the B.R.F. (Bible Reading Fellowship?)
Sunday reading (optional)
Through the lands of the Bible by Henry Vollam Morton, b. 1892 (452 p.)
Sinai and Palestine in connection with their history by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, 1815-1881 (p. 180-382)
Abraham: recent discoveries and Hebrew origins by Leonard Woolley, 1880-1960 (299 p.)
The prophets of Israel by Edith Hamilton, 1867-1963 (202 p.)
The adventure of Paul of Tarsus by Henry Falconar Barclay Mackay, 1864-1936 (279 p.)
or
In the steps of St. Paul by Henry Vollam Morton, b. 1892 (499 p.)
The religions of mankind by S.M.E. Trood (159 p.)
term 1:
The Christ of the Indian road by Eli Stanley Jones, 1884-1973 (213 p.)
Livingstone by David Churchill Somervell, 1885-1965 (141 p.) --David Livingstone, 1813-1873--
The Christian year: thoughts in verse for the Sunday and holydays throughout the year, together with additional poems by John Keble, 1792-1866 (220 p.)
Charles Kingsley [1819-1875]: his letters and memories of his life edited by his wife, Frances Eliza Grenfell Kingsley, 1814-1891 (502 p.)
poems by Alfred Tennyson, 1809-1892, especially, In memoriam A.H.H.
term 2:
China through a college window by William Gawan Sewell (183 p.)
God's adventurers by Marjorie Hand Hessell Tiltman (317 p.) --missionaries--
Madame Curie [1867-1934]: a biography by Eve Curie, b. 1904 (412 p.)
poems by Robert Browning, 1812-1889
The hound of heaven by Francis Thompson, 1859-1907
term 3:
The Moslem world in revolution by William Wilson Cash, b. 1880 (160 p.)
The clash of world forces: a study in nationalism, bolshevism, and Christianity by Basil Joseph Mathews, 1879-1951 (160 p.)
Craftsmen all: fellow workers in the younger churches by Edward Shillito, b. 1872 (142 p.)
Aggrey of Africa: a study in black and white by Edwin William Smith, 1876-1957 (292 p.) --James Emman Swegyir Aggrey, 1875-1927--
or
God's candlelights: an educational venture in Northern Rhodesia by Mabel Shaw (196 p.)
Edward Wilson, nature lover by George Seaver, b. 1890 (221 p.) --Edward Adrian Wilson, 1872-1912; Antarctica--
or
Christianity and science in the twentieth century by Albert Edward Baker, b. 1884 (120 p.)
Something of myself: for my friends, known and unknown by Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936 (220 p.)
or
The unknown God by Alfred Noyes, 1880-1958 (328 p.)
Reading (optional) (v. 3)
The technique of good speech by Kate Emil Behnke (256 p.)
The art of reading and speaking by James Fleming, d. 1908 (250 p.)
Composition (v. 2)
Daily "reports"
A good precis (see A senior English grammar, section IV by R.B. Morgan and H.A. Treble)
Essays on subjects suggested by the work in Literature, History, Science, or, on topics of the day (see Times leaders)
Occasionally write verses,
which must scan, in the meters of the poems read (see The nature of
English poetry by L.S. Harris and A senior English grammar, section VII
by R.B. Morgan and H.A. Treble)
For reference:
A dictionary of modern English usage by H.W. Fowler
Grammar (v. 2)
On the study of words by Trench
p. 9-44
p. 45-93
p. 94-136
Parse and analyze every week.
For reference and review (accidence, syntax, history of language, etc.):
A senior English grammar by R.B. Morgan and H.A. Treble
Literature -- includes evening and holiday reading (v. 2)
1. Seven against Thebes by AEschylus
Alcestis by Euripides
Trojan women by Euripides
2. Othello
The winter's tale
The taming of the shrew
3. 1815-1871:
Poems by Keats, especially, Eve of St. Agnes, Odes, and Lyrics
Essays in criticism, 2nd series: John Keats by Matthew Arnold
Poems by Tennyson
contemporary poetry from Oxford book of English verse or Book of English poetry
Praeterita, v. I, by Ruskin
or
Early life by De Quincey
Essays of Elia by Lamb
David Copperfield by Dickens
or
The Newcomes by Thackeray
or
Sybil by Disraeli
or
Mary Barton by Mrs. Gaskell
or
Shirley by Charlotte Bronte
Life of Charlotte Bronte by Mrs. Gaskell
or
Charlotte Bronte by E.F. Benson
Lavengro by Borrow
or
Eothen by Kinglake
1871-1901:
Poems, v. II, by Browning
Life of Browning by Edward Dowden
Poems by Matthew Arnold
contemporary poetry from Oxford book of English verse or Book of English poetry
An anthology of modern verse
A shepherd's life by W.H. Hudson
Greek studies: Demeter and Persephone by W. Pater
An inland voyage, etc., by Stevenson
Selected English essays
The man born to be king by William Morris
Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope
or
Adam Bede by George Eliot
or
The adventures of Harry Richmond by G. Meredith
Master and man by Tolstoy
1901-1931:
Poems by Robert Bridges
or
The torchbearers by Alfred Noyes
contemporary poetry from Oxford book of English verse or Book of English poetry
Modern poetry: an anthology, ed. by M. Wollman
or
The modern poet: an anthology
or
Albatross book of recent living verse
Abraham Lincoln by John Drinkwater + Mary Rose by J.M. Barrie
or
St. Joan by G.B. Shaw
Persian pictures by G. Bell
Farmer's glory by A.G. Street
The day's work by R. Kipling
New and old essays, 1820-1935, ed. by R.W. Jepson
or
Selected modern essays, 2nd series
choose 2:The history of Mr. Polly by H.G. Wells
Shepherd Easton's daughter by M. Skrine
The nigger of the Narcissus or Youth and Gasper Ruiz by J. Conrad
The old road from Spain by C. Holme
Joseph Vance by William de Morgan
The roadmender by Michael Fairless
Form VI work for 1901-1931:
("choose from the suggested list; other books may be offered instead")
Testament of beauty, book I, by Robert Bridges
Torchbearers by Alfred Noyes
contemporary poetry from Oxford book of
English verse and Modern poetry, 1922-1934 and Augustan books of
English poetry
The dynasts by T. Hardy
St. Joan by Bernard Shaw
Murder in the cathedral by T.S. Eliot
Mary Rose by J.M. Barrie
Riders to the sea by J.M. Synge
The little man by J. Galsworthy
Debits and credits by R. Kipling
A shepherd's life by W.H. Hudson
The Inn of Tranquillity by J. Galsworthy
The Times: an anthology
Stories, essays, and poems by G.K. Chesterton
Adventures of Harry Richmond, or, The egoist by G. Meredith
Lord Jim by J. Conrad
The woodlanders by T. Hardy
The man of property by J. Galsworthy
The purple land by W.H. Hudson
Joseph Vance by William de Morgan
Kim by R. Kipling
earlier: Testament of beauty, book I, by Robert Bridges
St. Joan by Bernard Shaw
Abraham Lincoln by John Drinkwater
Fallodon papers by Lord Grey
St. Francis of Assisi by G.K. Chesterton
The egoist by George Meredith
Shakespeare by Sir W. Raleigh
Oxford book of English verse
For reference:
A history of English literature by Emile Legouis and L. Cazamian
Shakespeare: the man and his stage by E.A.G. Lambourne and G.B. Harrison
terms 2-3: The overseas empire in faction (bibliography)
Activities
Be able to give some account of what you have read in each book, with sketches of the chief characters.
Keep a commonplace book for passages that strike you particularly.
Recitations
Learn 100 lines of poetry.
English history (v. 3)
Text, e.g., A history of England by Charles Carrington, b. 1897, and John Hampden Jackson, b. 1907
p. 612-769 (1815-1931)
1880-1931:
or, A brief history of our own times by Ramsay Muir, 1872-1941, p. 137-298
+ The British Empire, 1585-1928 by Basil Williams, 1867-1950 (252 p.)
(optional)
The naval side of British history by Geoffrey Arthur Romaine Callender, 1875-1940 (305 p.)
1815-1871:
Rural rides by William Cobbett, 1763-1835
Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey, 1880-1932 (541 p.)
1871-1901:
*Life of Gordon by W. Butler --Charles George Gordon, 1833-1885--
Disraeli: a picture of the Victorian age by Andre Maurois, 1885-1967 (369 p.) --Benjamin Disraeli, 1804-1881--
Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey, 1880-1932 (541 p.)
1901-1931:
Days to remember: the British Empire in the Great War by John Buchan, 1875-1940, and Henry John Newbolt, 1862-1938 (200 p.)
or
The king's grace, 1910-1935 by John Buchan, 1875-1940 (333 p.)
Gallipoli by John Masefield, 1878-1967 (183 p.)
The life and letters of Walter H. Page [1855-1918] by Burton Jesse Hendrick, 1870-1949 (437 p.)
(advanced (Form VI))
1901-1931:
Twenty-five years, 1892-1916 by Viscount Grey of Fallodon, 1862-1933
Episodes of the Great War by John Buchan, 1875-1940 (402 p.)
The good new days by Marjorie and Charles Henry Bourne Quennell, 1872-1935 (112 p.)
George V [1865-1936] by Arthur Bryant, b, 1899 (181 p.)
or
The reign of King George the Fifth [1865-1936]: an English chronicle by David Churchill Somervell, 1885-1965 (533 p.)
The life and letters of Walter H. Page [1855-1918] by Burton Jesse Hendrick, 1870-1949 (437 p.)
Subscribe to the Home and Classroom section of The Times
Read the daily news and keep a calendar of events
World history (v. 3)
Medieval
and modern times: an introduction to the history of western Europe from
the dissolution of the Roman Empire to the opening of the great war of
1914 by James Harvey Robinson, 1863-1936
p. 564-746
also used
Modern Europe: a school history by John Lord, 1810-1894
A short history of the world from the Renaissance to the League of Nations by Elizabeth Underwood
1880-1922 or 1901-1931:
or, A history of Europe by H.A.L. (Herbert Albert Laurens) Fisher, 1865-1940 (p. 1076-1222)
1815-1871:
Garibaldi and the Thousand by George Macaulay Trevelyan, 1876-1962
1871-1901:
Twenty-five years, 1892-1916 by Lord Grey of Fallodon, 1862-1933 (v. 1)
1901-1931:
Twenty-five years, 1892-1916 by Lord Grey of Fallodon, 1862-1933 (v. 2-3)
Ancient history (v. 3)
Ancient times: a history of the early world: an introduction to the study of ancient history and the career of early man by James Henry Breasted, 1865-1935
p. 607-741 (Rome from 264 B.C. to A.D. 180)
(no room: p. 743-794--the decline of Rome)
Everyday life in Roman Britain by Marjorie & Charles Henry Bourne Quennell, 1872-1935
Rome, republic and empire. Vol. 2, The empire by Horace West Household, b. 1870
Keep a Book of centuries, putting in illustrations from all the history studied--Bible, English, French, general, and ancient.
Citizenship (v. 3)
1. Ourselves by Charlotte Mason
book II, p. 104-202
2. The English-speaking nations: a study in the development of the commonwealth ideal by Guy Wilfrid Morris & Leonard Southerden Wood
p. 193-372
3. Essay on Burns by Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881
or
The dawn of world order: an introduction to the study of the League of Nations by Nowell Charles Smith, b. 1871 & James Clerk Maxwell Garnett, b. 1880 (102 p.)
The duties of man and other essays by Giuseppe Mazzini, 1805-1872, p. 1-122
or
Utopia by Thomas More, 1477-1535
New Atlantis by Francis Bacon, 1561-1626
Plutarch's Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans. Dedication to Queen Elizabeth by Thomas North, 1535-1601, & To the readers by James Amyot
4. (optional)
For current problems: The King-Hall newsletters, weekly
Geography (v. 3)
1. A new regional geography of the world by Marion Isabel Newbigin, 1869-1934
p. 3-152
2. Geology by Archibald Geikie, 1835-1924
p. 137-275
or
An introduction to geology by Arthur Elijah Trueman, 1894-1956
p. 111-258
3. Practical geography by Frederick Mort --map drawing--
p. 1-52
Summarize readings by memory maps on blackboard.
4. (optional, in conjunction with regional geography)
In search of England by Henry Vollam Morton, b. 1892 (275 p.)
with
In Scotland again by Henry Vollam Morton, b. 1892 (415 p.)
Travels in the north by Karel Capek, 1890-1938 (269 p.) --Scandinavia--
with
In the heart of Europe: life in Czechoslovakia by Gerald Druce, 1894-1950 (228 p.)
and
Roumanian journey by Sacheverell Sitwell, b. 1897 (120 p.)
and
The Wayfarer series: Hungary, Germany , Czechoslovakia
Desert and forest: the exploration of Abysinnian Danakil by Lewis Mariano Nesbitt, 1891-1935 (450 p.) --Ethiopia--
with
Desolate marches: travels in the Orinoco Llanos of Venezuela by Lewis Mariano Nesbitt, 1891-1935 (320 p.)
The last secrets: the final mysteries of exploration by John Buchan, 1875-1940 (303 p.)
5. Know, from atlas (gazetteer) and current Whitaker's Almanack, something about foreign regions coming most into note in the newspapers and in connection with history, etc., studied.
6. Some account of the geology of your neighborhood, drawing sections, and its physiography, with diagrams.
French (v. 3)
1. L'enseignement litteraire du francais by Jeanne Molmy
v. 1, lessons 42-82
2. Read poets contemporary with British history and learn 2 poems from
A book of French verse chosen and arranged for school use by Marc Ceppi, b. 1875
and
Modern French verse chosen and edited by Victor Cohen
3.
1815-1871:
Le voyage de Monsieur Perrichon: comedie en quatre actes by Eugene Labiche (1815-1888) & Edouard Martin, 1842-1928 (154 p.)
Colomba by Prosper Merimee, 1803-1870 (190 p.)
1871-1901:
Le gendre de M. Poirier: comedie en quatre actes en prose by Emile Augier (1820-1889) & Jules Sandau (130 p.)
Jettatura: conte by Theophile Gautier, 1811-1872 (160 p.)
1901-1931:
Le maitre du Moulin-Blanc by Mathilde Alanic, b. 1864 (248 p.)
Four contemporary one-act plays edited ... by Alexander Green Fite, b. 1892 (222 p.)
Form VI work for 1901-1931:
History of European literature by Laurie Magnus, 1872-1933, p. 249-307
Tartarin de Tarascon by Alphonse Daudet, 1840-1897
Maria Chapdelaine: recit du Canada francais by Louis Hemon, 1880-1913
Edouard VII et son temps by Andre Maurois, 1885-1967
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand, 1868-1918
4. Subscribe to a French paper.
5. For reference:
*Concise Oxford French dictionary
*Cour moyen et superieur by Macquet, Flot, and Roy
Extracts for translation into French, German, Spanish or Italian by Edgar Allison Peers, 1891-1952
Latin (v. 3)
1. Limen: a first Latin book by William Charles Flamstead Walters (d. 1927) & Robert Seymour Conway (1864-1933)
pt. I, p. 173-292
with corresponding exercises and narration of continuous passages.
2. De bello civili by Gaius Julius Caesar, ca. 100-44 B.C.
book I, sections 1-87
3. Aeneid by Virgil, 70-19 B.C.
book II, lines 1-452
4. (optional)
Dies Romani: short readings from Latin literature by W.F. Witton may be used for practice in translation
Latin prose composition by Michael Arthur North (b. 1865) & Albert Ernest Hillard (1865-1935)
German (v. 2)
1. Work through German Conversation-Grammar by Otto
2. Learn poems from Deutsche Lyrik
3. 1815-1871:
Soll und Haben by Freytag, p. 1-113
Die Journalisten by Freytag
1871-1901:
Soll und Haben by Freytag, p. 113-231
or
Hochzeit auf Capri by Paul Heyse
Erist nicht Eifersuchtig by A. Elz
1901-1931:
In St. Jurgen by T. Storm
Als Verlobte empfhelen sich-- by E. Wichert
or
Teja by Suderman
Form VI work for 1901-1931:
Die drei gerechten Kammacher by G. Keller
Soll und Haben by G. Freytag
Teja by H. Sudermann
Weh dem, der lugt
4. (optional) School certificate German composition by C.E. Stockton
For reference:
German dictionary by James
or Italian
1. Work through Practical Italian grammar by J.L. Russo
2. For conversation practice, Brush up your Italian by G. Tassinari
3. First book of Italian verse, selected by John Purves
4. Cuore by E. de Amicis
Science (v. 2)
1. Botany by D. Thoday
p. 278-334, 421-445
p. 14-87, 219-238
p. 180-218, 382-420
or
Fundamentals of biology by J.W. Stork & L. Renouf
p. 197-256
p. 294-361
p. 257-266, 280-293, 362-370, 386-408
(optional) Introduction to zoology by R. Lulham +
Life of plants by Sir Frederick Keeble
2. Science: a new ourline by J.W.N. Sullivan
p. 187-230
p. 231-285
...
or
How wireless came by J. Langeon-Davies
p. 173-217
p. 217-275
...
3. Worlds without end by H. Spencer Jones
p. 119-163
p. 164-200
p. 201-256
4. Keep a nature notebook, with flower and bird lists, notes on habitat, song, migration, and flight.
5. For suggestions for outdoor or practical work, use
Appendix A of Fundamentals of biology by J.W. Stork and L. Renouf +
An elementary practical biology by M.A. Shuttleworth
or
Botany by Dr. Caver - see questions at the end of chapters, e.g.,
ecology, roots, conifers
buds, trees, shrubs,
foliage, flowers and their work
Specimens must be found, if possible, for all botanical work, and experiments must be made.
6. Follow newspaper reports on astronomical subjects.
Make charts of the changes in position of the constellations and planets visible.
For reference:
Stars at a glance
or
Our stars month by month by Mary Proctor
Life by the seashore by M.I. Newbigin
Bird migration by A. Landsborough Thomson
How to know British birds by N.H. Joy
Pocket book of British butterflies and moths by C.A. Hall
Wild flowers of the wayside and woodland by T.H. Scott and W.J. Stokoe
Pocket book of British trees by E.H.B. Boulton
Physical education (v. 2)
Daily drill, dancing, or games
For reference:
Manual of free standing movements by H.D. Hassum
Syllabus of physical training for schools, supplement 12
The English country dance, graded series, v. I-VIII: music and instructions for 6 dances in each volume
Hockey by Marjorie Pollard
Lawn tennis by F.W. Burrows
Swimming by S.G. Hedges
Netball
Mathematics (v. 2)
1. Fundamental arithmetic, book VII, by Dr. Ballard
Teacher's book VII is also essential
p. 1-30, 91-93, 98-103
p. 30-61, 93-94, 103-108
p. 62-90, 95-97, 108-112
2. School trigonometry, pts. I-II, by B.A. Howard
ex. 352-373
ex. 374-400
ex. 401-420
3. Deductive geometry by R.W.M. Gibbs
p. 196-231
p. 232-259
p. 259-286
The school set of mathematical instruments
4. Second course in algebra by W.G. Borchardt
p. 261-300 + examples from p. 504-511
p. 301-337 + examples from p. 504-525
p. 337-362 + examples from p. 504-525
Music appreciation (v. 2)
Listen to music by 3 composers
Brahms
Dvorak
Haydn
(optional)
The enjoyment of music by A.W. Pollitt
Lives of the great composers, ed. by A.L. Bacharach
The musical companion, ed. by A.L. Bacharach
Singing (v. 2)
6 French songs
6 German or Italian songs
6 English songs
Learn songs by the composers studied in Music appreciation and Christmas carols when appropriate.
Clarendon song books, books V & VI
Oxford book of carols
Clarendon classical song books, book I
Clarendon aria books, book I
Practical sight-singer by A. Carse
Music (v. 2)
Choose and learn suitable compositions from the programme of music each term.
(optional)
The growth of music by H.C. Colles
Foundations of practical harmony and counterpoint by R.O. Morris -12 chapters; see preface
or
Practical harmony by Stewart Macpherson
Elements of music by F. Davenport
Art appreciation (v. 2)
1. Study reproductions of 6 pictures (each) by 3 painters
Murillo
Constable
Tintoretto
2. Schools of painting by M. Innes
p. 162-213
p. 214-224; 262-283; appendix A
p. 225-261
no room: p. 286-293; appendix A & B
3. The basis of design by Walter Crane
p. 222-258
p. 259-301
p. 302-373
4. The story of architecture by P.L. Waterhouse
p. 149-189 (French & English Renaissance)
p. 189-228
p. 228-261
or
The story of architecture in England by W.H. Godfrey
pt. II, p. 1-43
pt. II, p. 44-98
pt. II, p. 100-144
For reference:
Styles of architecture: introductory handbook, pt. I, by A. Stratton
How to look at buildings by D. Braddell
Drawing and painting (v. 2)
1. Memory drawings of
scenes, e.g., the fair, the market, etc.
groups of people at a fair, the ballet, a Punch & Judy show, etc.
20-minute studies of figures in action
2. Studies of
heads and figure drawing
winter (naked) tree forms, in pencil, pen, or chalk; light and shade
sketches of landscape studying water
reflections, tree forms, and composition - see Ruskin's Modern
painters, v. II: Water Trees
3. Designs for repeating patterns for textiles and wallpaper
Illustrations of historical events, with special study of costumes and heraldry
Illustrations involving the use of symbols
For reference:
Drawing, design, and craftwork by F.J. Glass
Sketching and painting by D.D. Sawer
The way to sketch by Vernon Blake
Handcraft (v. 2)
1. Do some definite house or garden work. Darn and mend each week.
Practical housecraft: Housewifery, Laundry, Cookery
2. Help the Save the Children Fund or a similar agency.
3. Design and work some embroidery
Art in needlework by Lewis F. Day and M. Buckle
4. Make a garment
Pattern making and cutting out by Mrs. E. Griffiths
or
Pattern making book by G. Mason
Vogue's Book of smart dressmaking
Constructive needlework for schools by O. Hacking
5. Hand puppets and string puppets by W.S. Lanchester
Simple weaving by G. Mochrie
Fine willow basketry by A.G. Knock
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