Great Books 1, Sample Units

UNIT 4 ~ The Chosen People—Exodus 1 - 7

Day 1

• Print the Activity Sheet (Preferably, this sheet would be filled out by hand with a pencil.
• Read the Exodus 1-7, as you listen to the Reading Audio
  
• Begin reading aloud Psalms 66-80 from the Bible (literature reading)
• Begin the "Literary Concept Guide" on the Activity Sheet

Day 2

• Finish reading Exodus 1–7
  
• Finish work on the "Reading Questions" on the Activity Sheet
• Continue reading aloud Psalms 66-80 from the Bible (literary reading)
• Continue work on the “Literary Analysis Guide” in the Activity Sheet

Day 3

• Watch the Video Lecture
• Take the Lecture Quiz, repeat for mastery
• Continue reading aloud Psalms 66–80 from the Bible (literary reading)
• Continue work on the “Literary Analysis Guide” in the Activity Sheet

Day 4

• Retake the Lecture Quiz, as necessary.
• Finish reading aloud Psalms 66–80 from the Bible (literary reading)
• Finish the “Literary Analysis Guide” on the Activity Sheet

Day 5

• Attend LIVE class or Co-op meeting. –or- Discuss the material with a parent or tutor
• Retake the Lecture Quiz, repeat for mastery
• Submit the "Reading Questions" on the Activity Sheet to be graded
  
• Submit the "Literary Concept" task on the Activity Sheet to be graded

Extras

UNIT 19 ~ The Clouds, Aristophanes—What is the Goal of Education?

Day 1 - 2

• Print the Activity Sheet (Preferably, this sheet would be filled out by hand with a pencil).
  
• Read Clouds by Aristophanes, as you listen to the Reading Audio
• Do the "Reading Questions" and begin the "Literary Concept" task on the Activity Sheet
• Read some of The Iliad, Books 17 & 18 (Literature Reading)

Day 3 - 4

• Watch the Video Lectures
  
• Take the Lecture Quizzes, repeat for mastery
  
• Finish the “Literary Concept” in the Activity Sheet
• Read some of The Iliad, Books 17 & 18 (Literature Reading)

Day 5

• Attend LIVE class or Co-op meeting. –or- Discuss the material with a parent or tutor
  
• Retake the Lecture Quiz, repeat for mastery
• Submit the "Reading Questions" and "Literary Concept" task for grading
• Finish The Iliad, Books 17 & 18 (Literature Reading)

UNIT 25 ~ De Agri Cultura, Cato—Men of the Land

Day 1 - 2

• Print the Activity Sheet (Preferably, this sheet would be filled out by hand with a pencil).
  
• Read The De Agri Cultura by Cato, as you listen to the Reading Audio
• Do the "Reading Questions" and begin the "Literary Concept" task on the Activity Sheet
• Begin the “Life of Cato the Elder” from Plutarch’s Lives (literature reading)

Day 3 - 4

• Watch the Video Lecture
  
• Take the Lecture Quiz, repeat for mastery
  
• Finish the “Literary Concept” in the Activity Sheet
  
• Work on the “Life of Cato the Elder,” from Plutarch’s Lives

Day 5

• Attend LIVE class or Co-op meeting. –or- Discuss the material with a parent or tutor
  
• Retake the Lecture Quiz, repeat for mastery
• Submit the "Reading Questions" and "Literary Concept" task for grading
• Finish the “Life of Cato the Elder” from Plutarch’s Lives