Welcome to ​Old Fashioned Education's FREE online curriculum.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement. 

Directions: 

1. Gather materials using the Booklist (below) for what to teach.
2. Print the 40-Week Schedule PDF for when to teach it.
3. Order the Grade 10 Teacher Manual (optional, when available) with lesson plans, worksheets, tests, and answer key for how to teach it or plan your own lessons using the FREE Student Weekly Assignment Booklet PDF.

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Tenth Grade
Age 16+
Colonial History from 1500 to 1800

King James Bible 

• The King James Version of the Bible

Bible Study

• The Practice of the Presence of God the Best Rule of a Holy Life by Lawrence*
• Why Won’t They Listen?*  &  Study Guide*
• In Six Days*
• Pilgrim’s Progress*

Devotions. Choose 1

• Our Daily Bread* [1] 
• Daily Strength for Daily Needs*
• Streams in the Desert*
• My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers*

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Arithmetic. Choose 1

• CIMT, MEP, Secondary Year 11* or
• Ray’s New Geometry and Trigonometry* or
• Geometry, Teaching Textbooks, must be purchased separately
• Math program of your choice, purchased separately

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Science

• Enjoying Science Together or Astronomy of choice

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​Language Arts

• McGuffey High School Reader*, Do 2 lessons per week
• Composition-Rhetoric*

Grammar. Choose 1.

• Harvey's Grammar Series*
• Building Christian English Series, Grade 10 ❶ [2]
• Grammar curriculum of your choice

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Latin & Foreign Language

• Latin for Beginners * or another Latin text of your choice
• Latin II: Linney's Latin Class * (Lessons 37 to 73)
• Add other foreign language of your choice

Literature

• The Count of Monte Cristo*
• The Three Musketeers*
• The Scarlet Letter*
• The Last of the Mohicans*
• The Scarlet Pimpernel*
• A Tale of Two Cities*
• Paradise Lost*
• Paradise Regained*
• Rob Roy*
• Moby Dick*

Femenine Alternatives

• Pride & Prejudice*
• Sense and Sensibility*

Extra reading as desired

• FREE Robinson Book List - Level 9*
• Andrew Lang's Fairy Books*

History

• Beacon Lights of History, Volume 06*  Renaissance and Reformation. Chapters: Michaelangelo, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Galileo.
• Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08*  Great Rulers. Chapters: Queen Elisabeth, Gustavus Adolphus, Oliver Cromwell, Louis XIV, Louis XV, Peter the Great, Frederic the Great.
• Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11*  American Founders: All 7 chapters.
• Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13*  Great Writers. Chapter: Shakespeare, John Milton

   
Historical Documents

• The Declaration of Independence*
• Bill of Rights*
• The Constitution of the United States of America*
• The Federalist Papers*
• Articles of Confederation*

Biography

• The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne*
• The True George Washington*
• Life of Luther*
• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin*
• The Life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France*

Social Studies
Economics

• An Introduction to Christian Economics*
• Honest Money: Biblical Principles of Money and Banking*

Civics

• The Origin And Growth Of English Colonies And Of Their System Of Government*
• Chalcedon Foundation Articles*  Choose 20 that are most relevant to your family and political beliefs

Tenth Grade Syllabus​

Have Tenth Grade questions or comments?  See FAQ's

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Notes
[1] Our Daily Bread includes a Bible reading plan.
[2] Rod & Staff English Series includes writing and composition. Be sure your choice includes this.
^Consumable books less than 10%