A Beka Homeschool English 7: Of People, Third Edition (3 Books)
A Beka Homeschool English 7: Of People, Third Edition (3 Books)
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VERY GOOD : The Teacher’s Key is spiral bound. The Literature Tests and Student Literature books are softcover. All are in very good condition showing little wear.
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Of People Literature - Student Readings This book is comprised of 9 units of readings grouped by similar topics or ideals as shown below. Each reading is enhanced by a sidebar paragraph about the author and definitions of words that might be new to the student. Each reading is followed by three areas of work for the student: Think It Through; Know These Words; and Write About It. Think It Through provides several questions for discussion about the reading. Know These Words lists several words from the reading which might be new to the student. Write About It challenges the student to write an essay which ties into what they have just read.
Units and readings include:
Unit 1 — Families and Friends
- House and Home by Victor Hugo
- Mama and the Graduation Present (from Mama's Bank Account) by Katheryn Forbes
- The Courage That My Mother Had by Edna St. Vincent Millay
- I meet the Sheriff (from Little Britches) by Ralph Moody
- Somebody's Mother by Mary Dow Brine
- Pierce Arrow (from Cheaper By the Dozen) by Frank Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
- The Secret Heart by Robert P. Tristam Coffin
- Alas! Poor Annabelle! (from Caddie Woodlawn) by Carol Ryrie Brink
- Father by Frances Frost
- Dr. Johnson and His Father by James Baldwin
- Keeping House (from Farmer Boy) by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Prayer for Home and Family by Robert Lewis Stevenson
- from The Boy from Northfield by Harry J. Albus
- Stolen Day by Sherwood Anderson
- A Time to Talk by Robert Frost
- After Twenty Years by O Henry
- A Smile as Small as Mine by Emily Dickinson
Unit 2 — People and Animals
- Be Like the Bird by Victor Hugo
- Psalm 104 from The Bible
- Lead Not Forth, O Little Shepard by Eric P. Kelly
- Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (from The Jungle Book) by Rudyard Kipling
- A Narrow Fellow in the Grass by Emily Dickinson
- No Place for a Hawk by Jesse Stewart
- The Tracks by Elizabeth Coatsworth
- from Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
- Traveling with a Beaver by Enos Mills
- A Secret for Two by Quenton Reynolds
- Motto for a Dog House by Arthur Guiterman
- The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt
Unit 3 — Pilgrims
- To Be a Pilgrim by John Bunyan
- Christian's Journey to the Cross (from Pilgrim's Progress) by John Bunyan, retold by Mary Godolphin
- Shepherd's Song by John Bunyan
- The Word of God to Leyden Came by J. E. Rankin
- The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers by Felicia Hemans
- From My Years Young in Days of Youth by William Bradford
- from Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford
- Atlantic Charter, A.D. 1620—1942 by Francis Brett Young
- God Makes a Path by Roger Williams
- The Kansas Emigrants by John Greeleaf Whittier
- Song of the Sojourner by Paul Gerhardt
Unit 4 — Patriots
- For Country's Sake by Thomas Moore
- Thanksgiving Day by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- The Athenian Boy's Oath by Unknown
- The Legend of William Tell by Olive Beaupré Miller
- William the Silent by Dorothy Heiderstadt
- Paul Revere and the Minute Men by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- Fires at Valley Forge by Barrett H. Clark
- Molly Pitcher by Kate Brownlee Sherwood
- The Boy Patriot by Robert D. Henry and James M. Lynch Jr.
- Barbara Frietchie by John Greenwood Whitter
- Clara Barton by Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benét
- Honest Abe by Harry J. Albus
- Dear Land of All My Love by Sidney Lanier
- God Save Our President by Francis Dehaes Janvier
- Three Things by Unknown
Unit 5 — Time Out for Christmas
- The Holy Thing by George MacDonald
- All My Heart This Night Rejoices by Paul Gerhardt
- In the Bleak Winter by Christina Rossetti
- A Bed in My Heart by Martin Luther
- A Merry Christmas by Louisa May Alcott, adapted by Walter Hackett
- The Barn by Elizabeth Coatsworth
- adapted from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- Carol by Kenneth Grahame
Unit 6 — Faith by George Santayana
- Columbus by Joaquin Miller
- from Look What You Did, Christopher! by Ogden Nash
- Lewis and Clark by Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benét
- from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
- The Pioneer by William B. Ruggles
- Daniel Boone by Arthur Guiterman
- Jed Smith—Man of Quiet Courage by Dorothy Heiderstadt
- Pioneers by Badger Clark
- The Buffalo Dance by Cornelia Meigs
- Antelope! (from The Long Winter) by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Jinkyswoitmaya by C. H. Claudy
- Dr. Will and Dr. Charlie by Edward M. Brecher
- Through Gates of Splendor by Abe C. Van Der Pay
- Prayer for a Pilot by Cecil Roberts
- John Glen and His Day in Space by Time Magazine
- High Flight by John Magee
Unit 7 — Men and Women of Genius
- Bright Is the Ring of Words by Robert Lewis Stevenson
- Psalm 98 by The Bible
- Precious Words by Emily Dickinson
- The Legend of Dürer's "Praying Hands" by Unknown
- Shelter From the Storm by Judy O'Bryan
- A Song in the Heart by Charles and Ruby Treadway
- A Mighty Fortress by Martin Luther
- The Master-Player by Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Isaac Watts: The Father of English Hymnology by Ed Jon Wolfe
- The Shepherd by George Herbert
- A Truth Seeker by Sarah K. Bolton
- Florence Nightingale—the World's Greatest Nurse by Basil Miller
- Incandescent Genius by C. B. Wall
- The Scientist by Emily P. Black
- A Boy Who Was Traded for a Horse by James Saxon Childerss
- The Thinker by Berton Bradley
- Marian Anderson—Concert Singer by Katherine L. Bakeless
- And the Night Shall Be Filled With Music by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Unit 8 — Sportsmen
- Alumnus Football by Grantland Rice
- Peewee Half by John Gartner
- Run, Boy, Run! by William Herman
- Off the Track by B. J. Chute
- The Record by Grantland Rice
- The Duster by Franklin M. Reck
- Casey at the Bat by Ernest Laurence Thayer
- The Surprise of His Life by E. C. Janes
Unit 9 — Legendary Heroes
- A Song of Greatness by Mary Austin
- Ulysses and the Cyclops by Charles Lamb
- The Passing of Arthur by Howard Pyle
- A Song of Sherwood by Alfred Noyes
- Don Quixote and the Lion by Miguel De Cervantes
- The Adventure of the Norwood Builder by Arthur Conan Doyle, adapted by Jeff Placek
- Johnny Appleseed by Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benet
- Davy Crockett, the Yaller Blossom O' the Forest by Irwin Shapiro
- Casey Jones by Unknown
End Matter
- Glossary
- Glossary of Literary Terms
- Index of Authors and Titles
- Pronunciation Key
Of People Literature — Teacher Guide — This book contains helpful suggestions and questions as to how to approach discussion with the student regarding each Student reading.
Of People Literature Tests with Speed/Comprehension Materials — Teacher Key — This book provides for testing of the student on their reading and speed/comprehension.
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