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A delightfully straightforward and lyrical retelling of the ancient Indian epic of loyalty, betrayal, redemption, and insight into the true nature of life — one of history’s most sacred ethical works, rendered with completeness and sterling accuracy for the modern reader.

Here is one of the world’s most hallowed works of sacred literature, the grand, sweeping epic of the divine bowman and warrior Rama and his struggles with evil, power, duplicity, and avarice. The Ramayana is one of the foundations of world literature and one of humanity’s most ancient and treasured ethical and spiritual works.

Includes an introduction by scholar Michael Sternfeld.

 

Companion Resources:

Beautiful Feet Books Ancient History: Senior High Pack 

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Early American Grades 7 – 9 Package https://classic.powertactics.com/product/early-american-grades-7-9-package/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/early-american-grades-7-9-package/#respond Mon, 05 Sep 2022 20:48:34 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=52006 From the Publisher:  Founded upon the idea that men could join together to shape a "more perfect union," and determine how they were to be governed, the United States occupies a unique place in the history of the entire world.

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In this course, your homeschool student will be introduced to the key principles and concepts that shaped the nation. Beginning with the establishment of the Iroquois League of Peace nearly 1000 years ago and moving forward through the Age of Discovery, the colonial period, the Revolutionary War, and into the nineteenth century, the stories of the men and women who shaped our nation demonstrate the power of ideas.

Your home schooling student will read award-winning books that tell the story of our country from a rich array of voices, develop critical reasoning skills, and hone their ability to look at history from multiple perspectives. Genevieve Foster’s “World” titles provide essential background information and can be used to expand this course to include world history using the included reference charts.

Titles by Joseph Bruchac, Olaudah Equiano, Avi, James Daugherty, Andrea L. Rogers, Patricia C. McKissack and others tell the stories of courage, determination, sacrifice and character that shaped our national conscience and propel us to continue to pursue “a more perfect union.”

The included curriculum teacher guide, designed for 7-9th grade homeschoolers, features assignments, research and creative writing projects, discussion and narration prompts to encourage critical thinking, curated reading lists for digging deeper, character connections, activities and handicraft, and more. This guide allows you, in the words of Charlotte Mason, to “spread a feast” for your child to delight in the accounts of great men and women and to learn from the triumphs and mistakes of the past.

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Early American History: Grades 7 Through 9 – Teacher Guide https://classic.powertactics.com/product/early-american-history-grades-7-through-9-teacher-guide/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/early-american-history-grades-7-through-9-teacher-guide/#respond Mon, 05 Sep 2022 18:08:19 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=51972 From the Publisher: This teacher guide, designed for 7-9th grade homeschoolers, features assignments, research and creative writing projects, discussion and narration prompts to encourage critical thinking, curated reading lists for digging deeper, character connections, activities and handicraft, and more. This teacher's guide allows you, in the words of Charlotte Mason, to "spread a feast" for [...]

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Founded upon the idea that men could join together to shape a “more perfect union,” and determine how they were to be governed, the United States occupies a unique place in the history of the entire world. In this course, your student will be introduced to the key principles and concepts that shaped our nation. Beginning with the establishment of the Iroquois League of Peace nearly 1000 years ago and moving forward through the Age of Discovery, the colonial period, the Revolutionary War, and into the nineteenth century, the stories of the men and women who shaped our nation demonstrate the power of ideas.

Your homeschooling student will read award-winning books that tell the story of our country from a rich array of voices, develop critical reasoning skills, and hone their ability to look at history from multiple perspectives. Genevieve Foster’s “World” titles provide essential background information and can be used to expand this course to include world history using the included reference charts.

Titles by Joseph Bruchac, Olaudah Equiano, Avi, James Daugherty, Andrea L. Rogers, Patricia C. McKissack and others tell the stories of courage, determination, sacrifice and character that shaped our national conscience and propel us to continue to pursue “a more perfect union.”

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The Divine Comedy Online Instructional Videos (Streaming) https://classic.powertactics.com/product/the-divine-comedy-online-instructional-videos-streaming/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/the-divine-comedy-online-instructional-videos-streaming/#respond Fri, 19 Aug 2022 19:55:20 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=51369 Upon the literary foundation of the West, laid by the hands of Homer and Virgil, sits a cathedral. That cathedral is Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. One of the crown jewels of both Western and Christian literature, the Comedy is an epic, allegorical poem accounting Dante’s spiritual journey of redemption that takes him through the pit of Hell (the Inferno) [...]

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U.S. Geography Through Literature Package (4-6) https://classic.powertactics.com/product/u-s-geography-through-literature-package-4-6/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/u-s-geography-through-literature-package-4-6/#respond Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:43:30 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=51056 *****PRE-ORDER***** This package is for pre-order and it will ship August 2022. All books ordered with this title will be held until this item is published and ready to ship. Whether it’s through beautifully filmed videos, muddy field trips, or hands-on experiments, your fourth to sixth grade student will cultivate a lifelong love of exploration, [...]

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This course connects the stories of Native American tribes, intrepid explorers, hopeful pioneers, and determined individuals with the lands they built their lives upon. These stories introduce their readers to the vast variety of landforms, biomes, and ecosystems that can be found in the United States.

Bridging story with scientific and geographic exploration, this course is designed for nature lovers and outdoor skeptics alike. The comprehensive teacher’s guide will reveal the incredible geography of the United States, introduce mapping, directions, landforms, the National Parks, and inspire outdoor adventures to apply your student’s newfound knowledge. Join your student to discover ecosystems, biomes, and ecological principles as you explore the mountain ranges, deserts, rivers, glaciers, plains, islands, sea-like lakes, rainforests, and various flora and fauna to be found in the United States.

Picture Packet 
Bible Verse Packet

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Seasons Afield Package https://classic.powertactics.com/product/seasons-afield-package/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/seasons-afield-package/#respond Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:27:43 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=51053 Comprising a one-year study, this course covers biology, chemistry, botany, ecology, zoology, earth science, field science, watercolour art, handcrafts, music, and art history!

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Seasons Afield is a Schullandheim approach to primary science and nature study for primary grade students. This German concept to natural science reflects all we hold dear, combining school, nature, and home. Your field guides will direct your studies of the natural world, using picture books to take you on a journey through the seasons.

Explore the outdoor world through observation, learning the science behind your discoveries. You will learn about decomposition and mushroom mycelium; become a tree detective and study the senescence of leaves; practice cyanotype printing to capture the structure of a snowflake; discover the life cycles and habitats of your favorite creatures.

You will encounter changes in flora and fauna through fieldwork experiments, guided watercolor lessons, literature, and scientific wonder, while you awaken a love of nature—first in you as a mentor, and in turn, your children.

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Seasons Afield – Teacher Guide https://classic.powertactics.com/product/seasons-afield-teacher-guide/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/seasons-afield-teacher-guide/#respond Mon, 08 Aug 2022 23:44:11 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=50934 The field guide will direct your studies of the natural world, using picture books to take you on a journey through the seasons.

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Seasons Afield is a Schullandheim approach to primary science and nature study for primary grade students. This German concept to natural science reflects all we hold dear, combining school, nature, and home.

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Lingua Mater – Language Lessons from Literature https://classic.powertactics.com/product/lingua-mater-language-lessons-from-literature/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/lingua-mater-language-lessons-from-literature/#respond Tue, 05 Jul 2022 17:57:51 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=49723 This is an integrated Catholic Language Arts program for 7th grade or to use over two years for 6th and 7th grade. Grammar and composition are taught within the context of real literature and art reproductions. The text provides daily student lessons for a 36 four-day weeks. Each week features a piece of literature or [...]

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A Catholic English book, combining the beauty of literature, art, and poetry with the study of grammar and composition. In this completely integrated program your student will study grammar concepts within the context of real literature and write compositions that encourage critical thinking.

The text provides daily student lessons for a 36 four-day weeks. Each week features a piece of literature or a painting, one grammar concept, and one student writing assignment. The student will learn and practice narrative, expository, and persuasive writing as well as try his hand at writing poetry. Integrated throughout the text are the thoughts of great Catholic thinkers making this a uniquely Catholic book – Catholic in perspective – focused on the beauty of our Faith.

Literature selections include pieces by St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Abraham Lincoln, Kenneth Grahame, and Robert Louis Stevenson. Poetry selections include authors such as Sir Walter Scott, Longfellow, John Henry Newman, and Father Abram Ryan.

Printed in full colour, the art selections include painters such as Auguste Renoir, William Liddall Armitage, Winslow Homer, and Carlo Dolci.

Table of Contents
Lingua Mater Complete answer key
Consumable Supplement

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Through the Looking-Glass https://classic.powertactics.com/product/through-the-looking-glass/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/through-the-looking-glass/#respond Mon, 06 Jun 2022 16:32:29 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=48593 This 1872 sequel to Lewis Carroll's beloved Alice's Adventures in Wonderland finds the inquisitive heroine in a fantastic land where everything is reversed. Looking-glass land, a topsy-turvy world lurking just behind the mirror over Alice's mantel, is a fantastic realm of live chessmen, madcap kings and queens, strange mythological creatures, talking flowers and puddings, and rude insects.

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The American Autobiography Trilogy with Manual (Parent or Teacher) https://classic.powertactics.com/product/the-american-autobiography-trilogy-with-manual-parent-or-teacher/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/the-american-autobiography-trilogy-with-manual-parent-or-teacher/#respond Mon, 23 May 2022 22:18:06 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=48226 This is the literature component for Level 7 of the MCT language arts curriculum. Please choose Parent or Teacher manual to complete the set.

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This set contains a manual and all three books in the American Autobiography Trilogy: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, The Narrative of Frederick Douglass, and Walden.

The American Autobiography Trilogy contains the classic books The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, The Narrative of Frederick Douglass, and Henry David Thoreau’s Walden. Each book is reproduced in its entirety and includes Michael’s “language illustrations”—close-ups of poetic techniques, four-level analyses of interesting grammar, and comments about writing strategies. Challenging vocabulary is defined at the bottom of each page.

The special features in these editions are designed to support the book in a reader’s way, making it needless to stop reading and look something up in a reference book. They are meant to flow unobtrusively with the story, available as quick, elective glances for the enjoyment of young readers. They also help to demonstrate how profoundly formal language study benefits reading. Children will treasure these books for a lifetime.

 

Companion Products:

MCT Level 7: Student Book Set
MCT Level 7: Complete Package 

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The American Autobiography Trilogy – Manual (Parent or Teacher) https://classic.powertactics.com/product/the-american-autobiography-trilogy-manual-parent-or-teacher/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/the-american-autobiography-trilogy-manual-parent-or-teacher/#respond Mon, 23 May 2022 22:08:35 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=48220 You may choose the Parent or Teacher manual to accompany the MCT Level 7 literature component, The American Autobiography Trilogy. 

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Teacher Sample

The American Autobiography Trilogy parent and teacher manuals includes a short essay by Michael about each book, vocabulary words to study in advance of the readings, language illustration questions, quotations for quote quizzes, discussion questions and activities, and suggestions for academic writing practice.

 

Companion Products:

Walden
The Narrative of Frederick Douglass
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 
The American Autobiography Trilogy Set 

MCT Level 7: Student Book Set
MCT Level 7: Complete Package 

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Poetry, Plato, and the Problem of Truth Set https://classic.powertactics.com/product/poetry-plato-and-the-problem-of-truth-set/ https://classic.powertactics.com/product/poetry-plato-and-the-problem-of-truth-set/#respond Mon, 23 May 2022 21:32:48 +0000 https://classic.powertactics.com/?post_type=product&p=48210 This is the student book and instructor manual for the poetics portion in Level 7 of the MCT language arts curriculum.

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Poetry, Plato, and the Problem of Truth continues the study of poetic techniques and poems and takes them to an even higher level. Using Plato’s Dialogues and Socratic questioning as a source of ideas and a way of thinking about the concept of truth, students are led to consider the difficult question that has absorbed philosophers, scientists, artists, and poets throughout time: What is the nature of truth?

Many poems deal with the concept of truth. Great poems that stand the test of time express, at their core, something that is true. This book looks at the truth of sound, meter, and stanza and at figures of speech that explore truth through comparison. The elements discussed include everything in the previous volumes of the poetics program, as well as the most advanced techniques that poets use when constructing their poems.

The truth can be slippery, and students who complete this book will come away with an advanced sense of how poets have explored the concept of truth through their poetry.

 

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