Western Civilization
Mr. Donnelly
Grade 10

Syllabus

Every quarter you will have two books to read: a textbook and a classic work of literature written during the time period we’re studying. You are expected to do this assigned reading every week.

Every week you will be required to complete worksheets (https://mrdonnelly.tripod.com/wcworksheets.html) on the readings in the textbook, and every two weeks you will be required to turn in answers to questions (https://mrdonnelly.tripod.com/clquestions.html) on the supplemental reading for the previous two weeks.

On every Monday, you will have a quiz on selected questions from the textbook worksheets.


FIRST QUARTER: GREECE

TEXTBOOK (for classroom discussion, worksheet questions, and weekly exams): Thomas Martin, Ancient Greece
CLASSIC WORK OF LITERATURE (for answering the list of questions; will not be discussed in class): Homer, The Iliad

Week One: Martin, chs. 1-2;Iliad I-III
Week Two: Martin, chs. 3-4, Iliad IV-VI
Week Three: Martin, ch. 5; Iliad VII-IX
Week Four: Martin, ch. 6; Iliad X-XII
Week Five: Martin, ch. 7; Iliad XIII-XV
Week Six: Martin, ch. 8; Iliad XVI-XVIII
Week Seven: Martin, ch. 9; Iliad XIX-XXI
Week Eight: Martin, ch. 10; Iliad XXII-XXIV

SECOND QUARTER: ROME

TEXTBOOK (for classroom discussion, worksheet questions, and weekly exams): Moses Hadas, A History of Rome
CLASSIC WORK OF LITERATURE (for answering the list of questions; will not be discussed in class): Vergil, The Aeneid

Week One: Hadas, chs. 1-2; Aeneid, Book I
Week Two: Hadas, ch. 3, Aeneid, Book II
Week Three: Hadas, ch. 4; Aeneid, Book III
Week Four: Hadas, ch. 5; Aeneid, Book IV
Week Five: Hadas, ch. 6; Aeneid, Books V-VI
Week Six: Hadas, chs. 7; Aeneid, Book VII
Week Seven: Hadas, ch. 8; Aeneid, Book XI
Week Eight: Hadas, ch. 9; Aeneid, Book XII

THIRD QUARTER: DARK AGES

TEXTBOOK (for classroom discussion, worksheet questions, and weekly exams): Daniel-Rops, The Church in the Dark Ages
CLASSIC WORK OF LITERATURE (for answering the list of questions; will not be discussed in class): St. Augustine, Confessions

Week One: Daniel-Rops, ch. 1; St. Augustine, Confessions, chs. 1-2
Week Two: Daniel-Rops, ch. 2; St. Augustine, Confessions, chs. 3-4
Week Three: Daniel-Rops, ch. 3; St. Augustine, Confessions, chs. 5-6
Week Four: Daniel-Rops, ch. 4; St. Augustine, Confessions, ch. 7
Week Five: Daniel-Rops, ch. 5; St. Augustine, Confessions, ch. 8
Week Six: Daniel-Rops, ch. 6; St. Augustine, Confessions, ch. 9
Week Seven: Daniel-Rops, ch. 7; St. Augustine, Confessions, ch 10.
Week Eight: Daniel-Rops, ch. 8; St. Augustine, Confessions, ch. 11
Week Nine: Daniel-Rops, ch. 9; St. Augustine, Confessions, ch. 12
Week Ten: Daniel-Rops, ch. 10; St. Augustine, Confessions, ch. 13

FOURTH QUARTER: MIDDLE AGES

TEXTBOOK (for classroom discussion, worksheet questions, and weekly exams): Holmes, Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe
CLASSIC WORK OF LITERATURE (for answering the list of questions; will not be discussed in class): Dante, The Divine Comedy