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Dec. 20, 2007
Tapestry of Grace: Year Two, Week One
Since we began week 1 after completing unit four of year one we didn’t have to do much in the way of review. I did have Ben and Zach read a summary of the Roman empire from Augustus to the fall of the West. (download here) A typical week one assignment is to discuss why we need to study history, we had already done that so instead we discussed what makes a hero. As inspiration for our discussion I read this poem:
The Hero
Sir Henry Taylor (1800–86)
WHAT makes a hero?—not success, not fame,
Inebriate merchants, and the loud acclaim
Of glutted Avarice,—caps toss’d up in air,
Or pen of journalist with flourish fair;
Bells peal’d, stars, ribbons, and a titular name—
These, though his rightful tribute, he can spare;
His rightful tribute, not his end or aim,
Or true reward; for never yet did these
Refresh the soul, or set the heart at ease.
What makes a hero?—An heroic mind,
Express’d in action, in endurance prov’d.
And if there be preeminence of right,
Deriv’d through pain well suffer’d, to the height
Of rank heroic, ’t is to bear unmov’d,
Not toil, not risk, not rage of sea or wind,
Not the brute fury of barbarians blind,
But worse—ingratitude and poisonous darts,
Launch’d by the country he had serv’d and lov’d:
This, with a free, unclouded spirit pure,
This, in the strength of silence to endure,
A dignity to noble deeds imparts
Beyond the gauds and trappings of renown;
This is the hero’s complement and crown;
This miss’d, one struggle had been wanting still,
One glorious triumph of the heroic will,
One self-approval in his heart of hearts.
Also completed this week:
Geography - This week’s assignment is huge, mapping the world and medieval Europe. We needed the help of the internet for a few of the locations.
Hands-on - No hands on this week
Literature - Zach enjoyed the week 1 assignment which is basically an overview of medieval literature. It whet his appetite for stories to come.
I am reading aloud to Ethan from Britannia: 100 Great Stories from
British History.
Memory Work/Copywork
Zach and Ben are memorizing The Lord’s Prayer in Greek.
Ethan’s copywork was:
Attila was the Scourge of God. Leo saved Rome from Attila.
Lord willing we will finish week one on Wednesday :-)
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