Challenge I Resources

High School transcript help

Schedule:

This was my schedule for last year: Challenge 1 yearly plan
(For Latin we did our own thing)

Weekly work chart:

I print these out and keep them on a clipboard. I’m type A and plan out the entire semester, so I have many sheets printed. This helps us to set goals, see our progress, and stay on track. I write in each block what needs to be done each day for each strand. And of course I use a pencil so that we can adjust as needed.
You can download the work chart here.
I base each week off of my yearly schedule above and go into detail for each subject.

Timeline:

Here is a blank timeline you can print out and add events to. The last page is blank for adding in where needed.
This timeline can be used in other challenge classes as well.
Timeline

Latin:

This document has some notes and rules for Latin I. It is a helpful reference for doing Henle year 1 or Henle Prep.
Latin notes

Logic:

Logic notes

Challenge II Resources

Weekly work chart:

I print these charts out and keep them on a clipboard. This helps us to set goals, see our progress, and stay on track. I write in each block what needs to be done each day for each strand. And of course I use a pencil so that we can adjust as needed.
You can download the work chart here.

Art/Western Cultural History:

Here are some resources I have made for the art/western cultural history strand. I created these documents from my personal resources after many years of teaching college art history and art appreciation.
Timeline to give some history and background to what was going on when various art pieces were made. This goes along with Marvelous to Behold and How Should We Then Live. This is a work in progress. I plan to update it throughout the year. (last updated 8/13/21)
Art Elements and vocabulary - this document covers the elements of art and vocabulary to use for discussing and analyzing art.
Art comparison chart - this document gives ideas for comparing and contrasting paintings for the art essays.
Art Study with the Five Common Topics - this document will guide the students through question to analyze the artworks
Art Terminology and questions this is another list of questions to help guide students through analyzing art. They often don’t know where to start. This list of questions will get them thinking and help them to notice have various art elements were used.
Music Study with the Five Common Topics - this document will guide the students through question to analyze the musical compositions
Art vs Music - this document compares fine art with music during the Baroque, Classical, and Romantic eras

Art Grant - this document has a brief summary from an art grant I did years ago and ideas to help students brainstorm for their art grant project
Art Memory work - this is a list of the music and visual art for Bluebook
Lincoln-Douglas Debate - this document helps break down the concept and approach for Lincoln-Douglas debate
Debate: Form over content in art - this document is a brainstorm to help the students understand the ideas behind this debate

Brainstorms for the art essays:
Berlinghiero
Jan van Eyck
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Albrecht Dürer
Rembrandt van Rijn
Vermeer
Peale
Cole
Homer
Monet

Notes & Summaries - How Should We Then Live
How Should We Then Live - this document gives detailed chapter summaries of the book
How Should We Then Live episode notes - this document gives detailed summaries of episodes 1-10
State of the Arts - this document gives summaries of the introduction, chapter 1, & chapter 4
Timeline - This is a timeline that goes along with How Should We Then Live

We did not continue with Classical Conversations, so I do not have any resources for Challenge III or IV. We chose to slow down on schooling and go deeper, while also working on college classes.