Grade 12: European Studies, A Track

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Typical course list for Grade 12. Appropriate for Grades 11 – 12.

RELIGION

Church Hist II [Semester 1]

The History of the Church: Student Text, Peter V. Armenio (The Didache Series)
A Shorter Summa: The Essential Philosophical Passages of Saint Thomas Aquinas' Summa Theologica, Peter Kreeft
(optional) The Quiet Light : A Novel About Thomas Aquinas, Louis De Wohl

Mrl Apologetics A [Semester 2]

Catholic Morality : Sin, Virtue, Conscience, Duties to God…, Fr. John Laux, MA
Introduction to the Devout Life, St. Francis De Sales
Imitation of Christ, The, Thomas a Kempis

GOVERNMENT/CIVICS

Govt & Natural Law A [Semester 2]

Declaration Statesmanship-An American Government High School Course, Richard Ferrier and Andrew Seeley
50 Questions on the Natural Law: What It Is and Why We Need It, Charles E. Rice
Catechism of the Catholic Church, Second Edition, U.S. Catholic Church
(optional) Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O’Connor

WORLD HISTORY

European History IA & IIA [Semester 1 & 2]

Christ the King: Lord of History, Anne Carroll
Rule of St. Benedict, The, tr. Anthony C. Meisel and M.L. del Mastro
Bulfinch's Mythology (Modern Library Classics), Thomas Bulfinch
Murder in the Cathedral, T. S. Eliot
Canterbury Tales, The, Geoffrey Chaucer, tr. Nevill Coghill
The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli, tr. George Bull
Don Quixote [ABRIDGED], Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, tr. Walter Starkie
Cliffs Notes: Don Quixote, Marianne Sturman
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization, Thomas E. Woods Jr

LITERATURE

Shakespeare [Semester 1]

Hamlet (Cliffs Complete), William Shakespeare, Terri Mategrano
William Shakespeare’s Hamlet (1996), Director: Kenneth Branagh
Select two of the following:

Macbeth (Progeny Press Study Guide) and Macbeth (The Pelican Shakespeare), William Shakespeare
The Taming of the Shrew (CliffsComplete), William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night s Dream (CliffsComplete), William Shakespeare
Merchant of Venice (Progeny Press Study Guide),
Romeo and Juliet (Progeny Press Study Guide),
The Tempest (CliffsComplete), William Shakespeare
Twelfth Night (CliffsComplete), William Shakespeare

Dante [Semester 2]

Portable Dante, The, Dante Alighieri, tr. Mark Musa
DANTE: The Divine Comedy (Literature Conferences), Professor David A. White

FINE ARTS

Art/Archit IIA [Semester 1]

The Story of Art: Pocket Edition (16th edition), E. H. Gombrich
Janson's History of Art: The Western Tradition, 7th Edition, Penelope J. E. Davies, Walter B. Denny, Frima Fox Hofrichter, Joseph Jacobs, Ann M. Roberts, David L. Simon

PHYS. SCIENCE

Chemistry IA & IIA [Semester 1 & 2]

Exploring Creation with Chemistry (2nd Edition), Textbook and Solutions-Test Book, Dr. Jay Wile

LANGUAGE ARTS

Research Papers [Semester 1]

Format Writing, Frode Jensen
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers,

Formal Gram III [Semester 1 & 2]

Jensen’s Grammar (Textbook, Tests and Answers), Frode Jensen
Jensen’s Grammar: Tests and Answers, Frode Jensen

Penmanship [Semester 1 & 2]

Writing Can Help Book 5PR : Proverbs, Marie Picard
Writing Can Help Book 5B : Scripture Handwriting,

Punctuation D [Semester 1 & 2]

Jensen’s Punctuation, Frode Jensen

LANGUAGES

Classical Latin III [Semester 1 & 2]

Wheelock’s Latin : 6th Edition, Revised, Frederic M. Wheelock; revised by Richard A. LaFleur
Wheelock’s Latin : Workbook for Wheelock’s Latin, 3rd Edition, Revised, Paul T. Comeau and Richard A. LaFleur

MATHEMATICS

Pre-Calculus [Semester 1 & 2]

Teaching Textbook Pre-Calculus Complete Set
(Or, Math U See Calculus if student just completed Math U See PreCalculus)
(Or, "Trigonometry and Pre-calculus" using Saxon Advanced Mathematics, 2nd Ed.)

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Physical Education [Semester 1]

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