Middle School Humanities

To grow together in love of Christ and empathy for one another. To be disciplined and confident students, working always as if for the Lord. To love discovery through learning.

About the Teacher

Mrs. Tietjen

Favorite Bible Verse:
Psalm 121

Fun Fact:
CCS Girl's Basketball Coach, Swim instructor extraordinaire

Cornerstone Christian School

Curriculum

Language Art

Introduction in Latin
Weekly spelling tests
Daily grammar review
Creative writing journals (weekly)

Reading novels as a class:

6th Grade Reading

A Wrinkle in Time
Where the Red Fern Grows
Aesop's Fables
The Bronze Bow

7th Grade Reading

The Giver
A Christmas Carol
The Little Prince
I, Juan de Pareja
The Hiding Place

8th Grade Reading

The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Crucible
Classic American Short Stories
The Screwtape Letters

History

6th Grade:

Ancient Civilizations:
Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Abeka Supplemental

7th Grade:

Fall of Rome to Middle Ages
Renaissance/Reformation
Age of Exploration
Age of Enlightenment

8th Grade:

U.S History (1st and 2nd Quarter)
WA State History (3rd and 4th Quarter)

Special Activities:

National Novel Writing Month (Nano Wrimo)
Annual 6th Grade Roman Chariot Race
8th Grade trip to WA DC
The 40 Book Challenge