PNEU Curriculum, Year 12
PNEU Curriculum, Year 12, Age 17 (Form VI)
Bible (v. 3)
(for method) *How to read the Bible by R.G. Moulton
A commentary on the Holy Bible: complete in one volume, with general articles edited by John Roberts Dummelow (Introduction, p. i-clxiv). Topics covered:
General introduction to the
Bible; Hebrew history to the Exile; Introduction to the Pentateuch;
History, literature, and religious development of the Jews in the
period between the Testaments; the Creation story and science; Genesis
and Babylonian inscriptions; Laws of Hammurabi; Heathen religions
referred to in the Bible; Introduction to Hebrew prophecy; Messianic
hope; Life of Jesus Christ; Teaching of Jesus Christ; Synoptic problem;
Dynasty of the Herods; Life and work of St. Paul; Survey of the
epistles of St. Paul; Belief in God; Person of Jesus Christ; Trinity;
Miracle; Resurrection; Atonement; 4th term: Inspiration; Study of the
Bible; Elements of religion; Palestine; Bible antiquities; Hebrew
calendar, coins, weights, and measures; Bible chronology
term 1:
Job
(optional) Short studies on great subjects [first series]. The book of Job by James Anthony Froude, 1818-1894
term 2:
Proverbs
term 3:
Ecclesiastes
Apocrypha
4th term: Psalms
no room: Song of Solomon, Lamentations, Daniel
+ notes from A commentary on the Holy Bible: complete in one volume, with general articles edited by John Roberts Dummelow
The
modern reader's Bible: the books of the Bible with three books of the
Apocrypha, presented in modern literary form. Chapter IV: the Psalms
and lyrics of Israel edited by Richard Green Moulton, 1849-1924
The Saviour of the world, v. VI: The training of the disciples by Charlotte Mason (185 p.)
with Bible passages from index
+ notes from Dummelow commentary (above)
term 1:
Hebrews
term 2:
Romans
term 3:
Ephesians
4th term: Revelation
+ notes from Dummelow commentary (above)
(optional)
The legacy of the ancient world, chapter III by William George De Burgh, 1866-1943
The historical geography of the Holy Land by George Adam Smith, 1856-1942 (512 p.)
Israel before Christ: an account of social & religious development in the Old Testament by Alfred Walter Frank Blunt, 1879-1957 (143 p.)
Israel in world history by Alfred Walter Frank Blunt, 1879-1957 (127 p.)
The literature of the Old Testament by George Foot Moore, 1851-1931 (232 p.)
Every man's story of the Old Testament by Alexander Nairne, b. 1863 (316 p.)
The life and times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim, 1825-1889 (1109 p.)
The
life and teaching of Christ as contained in the Synoptic Gospels and
the narrative parts of St. John's Gospel: text of the Revised version by Ernest Alexander Gardiner, b. 1880 (200 p.)
Jesus of Nazareth by Charles Gore, 1853-1932 (183 p.)
*The faith of the New Testament by Alexander Nairne, b. 1863
Mirage and truth by Martin Cyril D'Arcy, 1888-1976 (204 p.) --apologetics--
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)
Studies in the teaching of Jesus: as recorded in the Synoptic Gospels by Joseph Houldsworth Oldham, 1874-1969 (211 p.)
A short history of our religion: from Moses to the present day by David Churchill Somervell, 1885-1965 (356 p.)
Lectures on the history of the Eastern church by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, 1815-1881 (396 p.)
The philosophy of the good life: being the Gifford lectures delivered in the University of St. Andrews, 1929-30 by Charles Gore, 1853-1932 (346 p.) --ethics--
The vision of God: the Christian doctrine of the summum bonum by Kenneth Escott Kirk, 1886-1954 (207 p.)
Science and religion: a symposium (175 p.) --12 talks broadcast by the B.B.C. in 1930--
term 2:
The high history of the Holy Grail translated from the Old French by Sebastian Evans (379 p.)
St. Francis of Assisi by Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 1874-1936 (161 p.)
term 3:
Purgatorio by Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321
The world of the New Testament by Terrot Reaveley Glover, 1869-1943 (191 p.)
also recommended:
Shaping the future: a study in world perspective by Basil Joseph Mathews, 1879-1951 (166 p.)
Christianity in thought and practice: three lectures delivered at Mandel Hall, University of Chicago by William Temple, 1881-1944 (112 p.)
Asking them questions edited by Ronald Selby Wright, b. 1908 --questions asked in the boys' club of St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh--
Reading (v. 3)
Daily practice in good reading aloud.
(optional) The art of reading and speaking by James Fleming, d. 1908 (250 p.)
Composition (v. 2)
Daily "reports" follow the daily reading.
Precis.
Summaries.
Verses.
Essays: "... the reading should result in well-written essays."
For a reading certificate, 5 essays should be written over 2 terms in 1 year on 5 of the following topics:
1. Some aspect of religious knowledge, giving evidence of Bible knowledge, and thought on spiritual matters.
2. A
special historical period, showing some acquaintance with its thinkers
and its leaders, or, its social and economic aspects.
3. The work of some particular writer, or, the literature of a period.
4. Some aspect of citizenship, ancient or modern.
5. Some aspect of modern science.
6. An
essay to be written in a modern [foreign] language on the literature of
a period or the work of a writer.
7. Some aspect of art or architecture, either the work of a special artist, or the work of a period.
8. The work of a musician, or a period of musical composition.
However, one should not write on #2 & 4, #7 & 8, #3 & 6.
(optional) For reading and reference:
Words and places by Taylor
The art of writing by R.L. Stevenson
The art of reading by Sir. A. Quiller Couch
or
Of reading books by J.L. Lowes
Convention and revolt in poetry by T.L. Lowes
Patriotism in literature by John Drinkwater
A dictionary of modern English usage by H.W. Fowler
Literature -- includes evening and holiday reading (v. 2)
1. Iphigenia in Aulis by Euripides
Ion by Euripides
The suppliants by Euripides
2. Antony and Cleopatra
Richard III
Troilus and Cressida
3. Testament of beauty by Robert Bridges
book I
book II
book III
4. Selected modern English essays
or
Modern essays from The Times
5. Golden book of modern English poetry
6. through 11th century:
Anglo-Saxon poetry
Consolations of philosophy by Boethius
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Greek studies by Walter Pater
Marius the Epicurean by Walter Pater
Hypatia by Charles Kingsley
Sigurd the Volsung by William Morris
Life of Mahomet by Washington Irving
Lady Precious Stream by S.I. Hsiung
1000-1272:
contemporary poetry from Oxford book of English verse
Robin Hood by Alfred Noyes
Mabinogion
Brut by Wace and Layamon
Histories of the kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth
Past and present by Carlyle
Little flowers of St. Francis
Gudrun
Count Robert of Paris by Scott
or
Harold by Lytton
or
Hereward the Wake by Kingsley
1272-1485:
contemporary poetry from Oxford book of English verse
Everyman
Canterbury tales: Prologue & Knight's tale by Chaucer
Travels of Sir John Mandeville, knight
Morte d'Arthur, v. II, by Malory
or
Idylls of the king by Tennyson
Quentin Durward by Scott
or
Anne of Geierstein by Scott
For reference:
A history of English literature by Emile Legouis and L. Cazamian
Dictionary of English literature
English mediaeval literature by W.P. Ker
Euripides and his age by Gilbert Murray
English history (v. 2)
1. History of England by Trevelyan
p. 1-85 (through 11th century)
p. 85-178 (1000-1272)
p. 178-266 (1272-1485)
2. through 11th century:
Ecclesiastical history by Bede
3. (optional)
Philip's historical atlas for students by Ramsay Muir
Everyday life in Saxon, Viking, and Norman times by M. & C. Quennell
History of everyday things in England, v. I, by M. & C. Quennell
or
Life and work of the people of England, v. II-III, by D. Hartley and M. Elliot
through 11th century:
Anglo-Saxon chronicle
Heimskringla: the Norse king sagas
Life of Alfred by Asser
Prehistoric Britain by Dr. R. Munro
1000-1272:
Anglo-Saxon chronicle
William the Conqueror by Hilaire Belloc
English wayfaring life in the Middle Ages by J.J. Jusserand
1272-1485:
England in the age of Wiclif by G.M. Trevelyan
The making of Ireland by Mrs. J.R. Green
Description of Wales by Giraldus Cambrensis
Pictures of old England by Pauli
Paston letters
English wayfaring life in the Middle Ages by J.J. Jusserand
World history (v. 3)
A history of Europe by H.A.L. (Herbert Albert Laurens) Fisher, 1865-1940
p. 107-400+ (to 1485)
A short history of France by Victor Duruy, 1811-1894
v. I, p. 1-438 (to 1485)
(optional)
through 11th century:
Harun al Rashid by Harry St. John Bridger Philby, 1885-1960 (159 p.) --Caliph Harun al-Rashid, ca. 763-809--
or
Confessions of St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, 354-430
Legends of Charlemagne by Thomas Bulfinch, 1796-1867 (160 p.) --Emperor Charlemagne, 742-814--
1000-1272:
Memoirs of the Crusades by Geoffroi de Villehardouin, d. 1212, & Jean de Joinville, 1224-1317 (340 p.)
Dante, and St. Anselm
by Richard William Church, 1815-1890 (253 p.) --Dante Alighieri,
1265-1321 & St. Anselm, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1033-1109--
Two saints, St. Bernard & St. Francis by George Gordon Coulton, 1858-1947 (129 p.) --St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1090-1153 & St. Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226--
1272-1485:
Chronicles by Jean Froissart, 1338-1410
or
Warwick, the king-maker by Rene Francis --Richard Neville, Earol of Warwick, 1428-1471--
The conquest of Granada by Washington Irving, 1783-1859
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. 1-282 (Mediterranean & Near East before Greece)
(optional)
all terms:
The legacy of the ancient world by William George De Burgh, 1866-1943 (607 p.)
The dawn of history by John Linton Myres, 1869-1954 (256 p.)
term 1:
Egypt by Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge, 1857-1934 (256 p.)
The old stone age: a study of paleolithic times by Miles Crawford Burkitt, b. 1890 (270 p.)
Anthropology by Robert Ranulph Marett, 1866-1943 (256 p.)
Prehistoric Britain by Robert Munro, 1835-1920 (256 p.)
term 2:
Egypt by Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge, 1857-1934 (256 p.)
Babylonian life and history by Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge, 1857-1934 (296 p.)
Schliemann of Troy: the story of a goldseeker by Emil Ludwig, 1881-1948 (336 p.)
Ur of the Chaldees: a record of seven years of excavation by Leonard Woolley, 1880-1960 (151 p.)
term 3:
The ancient world: a beginning by Terrot Reaveley Glover, 1869-1943 (350 p.)
The histories of Herodotus. b. 484 B.C.
Dead towns and living men: being pages from an antiquary's notebook by Leonard Woolley, 1880-1960 (308 p.)
Keep a Book of centuries, putting in illustrations from all the history studied--Bible, English, French, general, and ancient.
Extra terms' work:
Hellas, the forerunner. Vol. 2, The glory fades by Horace West Household, b. 1870 (181 p.)
The Byzantine empire by Norman H. Baynes (256 p.)
(optional)
Euripides and his age by Gilbert Murray, 1866-1957 (132 p.)
term 1:
Thucydides (ca. 460-395 B.C.)
term 2:
The march of the ten thousand: being a translation of the Anabasis by Xenophon
Citizenship (v. 3)
1. The education of the young in The Republic of Plato, translated by Bernard Bosanquet
p. 2-23, 49-105
Socratic dialogues: Euthyphro or Crito or Phaedo by Plato
2. Everybody's business by Hartley Withers, 1867-1950 --economics-- (447 p.)
3. The education of Cyrus by Xenophon, translated by Henry Graham Dakyns
The League, its successes and failures by Kathleen Gibberd, b. 1897 (256 p.)
Piers Plowman by William Langland, ca. 1130-1386
Geography (v. 3)
1. A new regional geography of the world by Marion Isabel Newbigin, 1869-1934
p. 155-346
(no room: p. 349-415)
2. Geology by Archibald Geikie, 1835-1924
p. 276-414
3. Practical geography by Frederick Mort --map drawing--
p. 52-88
4. Frequented
ways: a general survey of the land forms, climates and vegetation of
western Europe considered in their relation to the life of man by Marion Isabel Newbigin, 1869-1934
p. 1-312
Summarize readings by memory maps on blackboard.
5. (optional, in conjunction with regional geography)
Travels in Tartary and Thibet. A sojourn at Lhasa by Evariste Regis Huc, 1813-1860
The travels of Marco Polo, 1254-1323 (477 p.)
with
Across the Gobi Desert by Sven Anders Hedin, 1865-1952 (402 p.)
The voyage of Captain [Thomas] James, 1593-1635 (118 p.)
with
The men of the last frontier by Grey Owl, 1888-1938 (253 p.) --Canada--
(no room:
The
voyage of the Beagle: journal of researches into the natural history
and geology of the countries visited during the voyage of HMS Beagle
round the world by Charles Darwin, 1809-1882 (480 p.)
with
Travels in France during the years 1787, 1788, and 1789 by Arthur Young, 1741-1820 (494 p.)
The other side of the lantern: an account of a commonplace tour round the world by Frederick Treves, 1853-1923
p. 1-319
(no room: p. 320-424)
6. 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.
7. Some account of the geology of your neighborhood, drawing sections, and its physiography, with diagrams.
French (v. 3)
1. A history of European literature by Laurie Magnus, 1872-1933
p. 1-245
2. Oxford book of French verse
3.
through 11th century:
Fables by Jean de la Fontaine, 1621-1695
or
La legende des siecles by Victor Hugo, 1802-1885 --epic & prophetic treatment of history--
Le Cid by Pierre Corneille, 1606-1684
or
Chanson de Roland
Britannicus by Jean Racine, 1639-1699 --Roman history--
Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane by Alain Rene Le Sage, 1668-1747
1000-1272:
Le malade imaginaire by Moliere, 1622-1673
Le misanthrope by Moliere, 1622-1673
1626-1696--Lettres de Madame de Sevigne: images d'un siecle
and
Oraisons funebres by Jacques Benigne Bossuet, 1627-1704
or
Vie de s. Francois d'Assise by Paul Sabatier, 1858-1928 --St. Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226--
and
Histoire de saint Louis by Jean de Joinville, 1224-1317 --Louis IX, King of France, 1214-1270--
1272-1485:
Jeanne d'Arc by Jules Michelet, 1798-1874 --Joan of Arc, 1412-1431--
or
Le barbier de Seville, ou, La precaution inutile: comedie by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, 1732-1799
or
Les aventures du dernier Abencerage by Francois-Rene Chateaubriand, 1768-1848
Paul et Virginie by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, 1737-1814
Eugenie Grandet by Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850
De l'Allemagne by Madame de Stael, 1766-1817
4. For reference:
Histoire de la litterature francaise by Rene Doumic, 1860-1937
Landmarks in French literature by Lytton Strachey, 1880-1932
A short biographical dictionary of foreign literature by Robert Farquharson Sharp, 1864-1945
Latin (v. 3)
1. Livy, 59 B.C.-17 A.D.
book 1, chapters 18-40
(no room: book 21, chapters 16-38)
2. Aeneid by Virgil, 70-19 B.C.
book 8, lines 1-731
(no room: book 12, lines 1-952)
3. A book of Latin poetry, from Ennius to Hadrian chosen and annotated by Emile Victor Rieu, 1887-1972
4. A book of Latin letters chosen and annotated by Robert Graham Cochrane Levens
5. For reference:
An elementary Latin grammar by John Barrow Allen
German (v. 2)
1. through 11th century:
Nathan der Weise by Lessing
Das Lied von der Glocke by Schiller
Der Neffe als Onkel
or
Das Niebelungenlied, pts. I-II
1000-1272:
Wilhelm Tell by Schiller
Der Geisterseher by Schiller
Egmont by Goethe
Hermann und Dorothea by Goethe
1272-1485:
Jungfrau von Orleans by Schiller
or
Wallenstein's Tod by Schiller
Der Dreissigjohrige Krieg, book III, by Schiller
or
Dichtung und Wahrheit, books I-IV, by Goethe
Die Harzreise by Heine
2. Book of German verse by G.H. Fiedler
For reference:
Literature of Germany by J.G. Robertson
Biographical dictionary of foreign literature
Dictionary of the English and German languages by W. James
Life of Goethe by G.H. Lewis
or Italian
1. Work through Practical Italian grammar by J.L. Russo
2. For conversation practice, Brush up your Italian by G. Tassinari
3. Hundred best Italian poems
4. Read 9 cantos from Divina commedia by Dante.
Science (v. 2)
1. Biology for everyman by Sir J. Arthur Thomson
p. 3-349; 809-944; 966-1018
p. 350-526; 759-786
p. 1021-1251
2. Plant and animal geography by M.I. Newbigin
p. 3-96
p. 99-194
p. 197-288
3. Adam's ancestors by L.S. B. Leakey
p. 1-70
p. 70-126
p. 127-end
4. (optional)
Anthropology by R.R. Marrett
term 1:
Insect behaviour by E. Cheeseman
Ants, bees, and wasps by Sir John Lubbock
The seas by F.S. Russell C.M. Yonge
Evolution of plants by E.H.M. Cox
term 2:
Half-mile down by W. Beebe
Creatures of the sea by F.T. Bullen
Introduction to zoology through nature study by R. Lulham
Ancient plants by M.C. Stopes
term 3:
Ancient plants by M.C. Stopes
Romance of plant hunting by F. Kingdon Ward
5. The universe around us by Sir James Jeans
p. 1-119
p. 118-249
p. 249-370
or
Electricity by W.L. Bragge
p. 1-96 + Exploring the upper atmosphere by Dorothy Fisk
p. 97-192+ Exploring the stratosphere by Gerald Heard
p. 193-281
6. (optional)
Science in the making by Gerald Heard
p. 9-99
p. 103-217
p. 221-244
Physics by A.S. Eve
term 1:
Magic of the stars by M. Maeterlinck
term 2:
Nature of the physical world by Sir A. Eddington
World of sound by Sir William Bragge
term 3:
Road to modern science by H.A. Reason
Television by M.G. Scroggie
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
Music appreciation (v. 2)
Listen to music by 3 composers
Elgar
Purcell
Handel
(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
Music (v. 2)
Choose and learn suitable compositions by
Bach, Handel
Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven
Schubert, Chopin, Schumann
no room: Brahms, Franck, Tchaikovsky, Elgar
(optional)
The growth of music by H.C. Colles
book I
book II
book III
for reference:
Clarendon song books, books V-VI
Oxford book of carols
Art appreciation (v. 2)
1. Study reproductions of 6 pictures (each) by 3 painters
Chardin
de Hooch
Reynolds
2. Ideals of painting by J. Comyns Carr
p. 1-82
p. 87-159
p. 163-231 (Flanders, Germany)
no room: p. 369-442
3. Short critical history of architecture by H. Heathcote Statham
p. 1-132
p. 133-275 (Byzantine, Romanesque)
p. 275-362
no room: p. 336-447 (Gothic); p. 447-563
4. (optional)
term 2:
Lives of the painters by Vasari
St. Mark's rest by John Ruskin
term 3:
Albert Durer by Mrs. Heaton
Early Flemish artists by Sir Martin Conway
Discourses on art by Reynolds
no room:
The nature of Gothic by J. Ruskin
The stones of Venice, v. II
For reference:
Art through the ages by H. Gardner
Art in the life of mankind by A.W. Seaby
How to look at buildings by D. Braddell
Drawing and painting (v. 2)
for reference:
Drawing, design, and craftwork by F.J. Glass
The way to sketch by Vernon Blake
Animal drawing and anatomy by E. Noble
The basis of design by Walter Crane
Handcraft (v. 2)
for reference:
Drawing, design, and craftwork by F.J. Glass
Art in needlework by Lewis F. Day and M. Buckle
Pattern making and cutting out by Mrs. E. Griffiths
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