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Omnibus III Student Text (3rd Edition)
SKU
040005
ISBN
9781936648634
Grade 9
Classical
Christian/Religious
High Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
Other Materials Required
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Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
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Secular
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Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
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Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
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Additional Materials Required
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Everything you need is included.
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$85.00 
Description
Each Omnibus is divided into two semesters with primary (traditional Great Books) and secondary (other) book selections for each. These selections and the course built around them are rigorous; very rigorous. Some parents might be concerned about portions of the content. The editors are clear about several things. First, they assume that evil is to be conquered rather than evaded. Secondly, they assume that godly oversight and protection will accompany the student through this coursework. Thirdly, they see the Christian home as a boot camp where students are taught to handle their weapons - under godly, patient supervision. Lastly, since the Bible includes the same topics as these books there is no subject that this curriculum will raise in the minds of junior or senior high students that would not also be raised as he reads the Bible.
If you're beginning to feel overwhelmed, relax. These texts will instill confidence even as they make the job easier for you. In essence, they're comprised of stand-alone guides for reading, studying and understanding these Great Books and the Great Conversation of ideas they represent. Beginning with an introductory worldview essay, a session is outlined for each day a book is to be studied. The number of weeks in a study varies with the selection. Discussion is a major part of every book study. Some days the discussion is general with an eye on comprehension but more often the focus is textual, cultural, and biblical analysis. There are daily reading assignments and almost daily writing assignments plus a large selection of optional activities.
Publisher's Description of Omnibus III Student Text (3rd Edition)
Omnibus is the classical Christian educational answer to history, theology, and literature.
Omnibus is a Latin term meaning "all-encompassing." Completing Omnibus III will provide the student a full credit in Modern US and British History I, Doctrine and Theology III, and Modern US and British Literature I. Combining these disciplines will have students grow in their appreciation of the unity of all knowledge, and all the material is taught through a biblical worldview.
The student text covers the post-Reformation to the present, teaching with the emphasis on ideas, not simply information.
The text includes two separate but compatible courses, the Primary books course and the Secondary books course. Primary books tend to be closely tied to the time period and include more primary source materials. Secondary books are, at times, lighter reading. Primary is scheduled for five days per week, Secondary for three days per week.
This book includes a daily schedule and will make teaching and interacting with the greatest works of Western Civilization both enjoyable and profitable. Students will also apply and further develop their skills in composition, logic, and aesthetics. Students completing all six years of Omnibus will have carefully studied every book of the Bible, too.
The student text assigns the readings for the Primary and Secondary books each day. We have gathered these books into discounted kits. The Primary reading covers books that the student will interact with most. Papers, tests, field trips, etc. will generally be more geared to the Primary books. Secondary reading is not necessarily less important, but it is given less emphasis.
Category Description for Omnibus III: Reformation to the Present
First Semester Primary Books: Westminster Confession of Faith, The Pilgrim's Progress, Of Plymouth Plantation, The Social Contract, Foundational American Documents, Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers, A Tale of Two Cities.
First Semester Secondary Books: Foxe's Book of Martyrs, Frankenstein, Pride and Prejudice, Gulliver's Travels, Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Second Semester Primary Books: Reflections on the Revolution in France, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Lincoln's Speeches, Slave Narratives, The Communist Manifesto, The Treaty of Versailles, The Great Gatsby, Mein Kampf, Philemon, The Epistles of John, The Epistles of Peter and Jude, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Daniel.
Second Semester Secondary Books: Little Women, The Killer Angels, Christianity and Liberalism, The Old Man and the Sea, Animal Farm, Death of a Salesman, Postmodern Times, How Should We Then Live?
Details
| Product Format: | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Grade: | 9 |
| Brand: | Veritas Press |
| ISBN: | 9781936648634 |
| Length in Inches: | 10.75 |
| Width in Inches: | 8 |
| Height in Inches: | 1.625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 4.4 |
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Rated 4 out of 5
Oct 5, 2019
We really love this curriculum because it stretches our kids and pushes them to grow in their ability to evaluate literature biblically and defend their position well. It is a LOT of work. Not for the faint of heart. My only disappointment was discovering I didnt get the teachers CD with the book.
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This book says from Reformation to "present". Where does the "present" part end at (eg. end of World War 2, Cold War, War on Terror, 21st century etc...)?
The timeline at the back of the book has it going until the 90's which is the latest date of publication of the books/items covered (Postmodern Times, by Veith is the latest book published in 1994 and "The Confederation of Reformed Evangelical Churches Founded" is the latest entry, in 1998). However, the materials covered are QUITE spread out, so there is nothing between the 90's and the 70's, for example and there is Killer Angels in '74 and How Should We Then Live in '79, and then nothing again between those two and the 50's. Apart from the biblical texts, the earliest other material starts at 1456.
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Required book for Logos Online School for Integrated Humanities I.
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