LOGIC A (LOG-A)

COURSE OVERVIEW

  • 18-week Course Plan studying Traditional Logic 1 and Socrates Meets Jesus by Peter Kreeft.

ORDERING INFORMATION

Basic information about the books and materials for this course follows; see your Academic Packet or STAA Study Guide for full ordering details and commentary about each resource.

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Semester 2: Greek Studies IIB Study Guide

  • Author: St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
  • Publisher/Copyright: St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, . Softcover coil-bound workbook.
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  • Supplier: St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
Student study guides and course plans for the second semester of the Greek Studies, B Track cycle. Designed to work in conjunction with STAA advisor support, our live classes, or the "Independent Study with Online Support" option, the STAA Study Guides include weekly reading plans, assignment directions, reflection topics, and gradebooks for the semester and help prepare students for the weekly, graded online quizzes. This guide includes multiple subjects. To further personalize your student's plan, single-subject study guides are available at www.shop.staahomeschool.com.

Traditional Logic I Basic Set, 3rd Edition

  • Author: Martin Cothran
  • Publisher/Copyright: Memoria Press, . Print.
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  • Supplier: Rainbow Resource
The necessary parts of this package are the THIRD EDITION versions of the Student Text, the Teacher Key, and the Student Workbook. The Quizzes & Tests booklet is not used. Each student will need his own workbook (RR# 020319).

Socrates Meets Jesus: History's Greatest Questioner Confronts the Claims of Christ

  • Author: Peter Kreeft
  • Publisher/Copyright: IVP Books, 2002. Print.
  • ISBN: 0830823387        978-0830823383
  • Supplier: Retail or Amazon.com
182 Pages

Jensen’s Grammar (Textbook, Tests and Answers)

  • Author: Frode Jensen
  • Publisher/Copyright: Master Books, 2017. Print Workbook.
  • ISBN: 0890519935        978-0890519936
  • Supplier: Rainbow Resource
352 pages; 75 lessons; worksheet format; 5 student charts. Entire workbook completed over the course of six semesters.

Jensen's Punctuation: A Complete Guide to All Your Punctuation Needs

  • Author: Frode Jensen
  • Publisher/Copyright: Master Books, 2016. Print Workbook.
  • ISBN: 1886061262        9781886061262
  • Supplier: Rainbow Resource
234 pages; worksheets, spiral reviews and final exams; answer key included in text; Grades 6-12. The page numbers, not the content, changed between the 2000 and 2016 editions of "Jensen's Punctuation." The 2000 edition page numbers are listed in the STAA Study Guide followed by brackets with the 2016 edition page numbers.

General Punctuation Rules Reference (GPR)

  • Author: St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
  • Publisher/Copyright: St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, 2022. PDF.
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  • Supplier: St. Thomas Aquinas Academy Student Zone
Print and keep handy the "General Punctuation Rules Reference (GPR)." This reference is based on the punctuation rules from "Jensen's Punctuation" that we study and memorize throughout high school. This resource is available in the APPENDIX OF FORMS and is linked to at the top of every Language Arts course page on the STAA Student Zone.

Self-Instruction in Handwriting [or other formal, daily cursive penmanship practice]

  • Author: Zaner-Bloser
  • Publisher/Copyright: Zaner-Bloser, Inc., 1996. Print.
  • ISBN: 0880853794        978-0880853798
  • Supplier: Rainbow Resource
112 pages. The book is consumable, but keep it in your school room every year of high school as the core reference book for the cursive penmanship practice associated with the Academy's English Mechanics courses.

STAA Student Zone

  • Author: St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
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  • ISBN: n/a        
  • Supplier: St. Thomas Aquinas Academy Student Zone
There are online resources such as weekly reading quizzes, special downloads, advisor support through the Q & A forum, occasional slide shows or videos, and more for this course. To activate your student's online access, 1) submit the Course Registration form after your annual planning appointment, 2) register for the live class, or 3) register for the "Independent Study with Online Support Option." After completing one of the registration options, students (and teaching-parents) may use their usernames and passwords to sign into the member site. The STAA Student Zone is available each school year from August 1 to July 15.

OPTIONAL RESOURCE

Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition

  • ISBN: 0764571257        978-0764571251
  • Supplier: Retail or Amazon.com
This is only one option; any full-size collegiate level dictionary is fine. It is a good idea to have an exhaustive desktop dictionary and a condensed, pocket-sized dictionary readily available.

OPTIONAL RESOURCE

Spring Live Class: Logic

  • Author: St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
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  • Supplier: St. Thomas Aquinas Academy
Small-group, advisor-led live online class for students in Grades 9 through 12 that meets every academic week of the second semester. Advisor grading of writing assignments and English Mechanics exercises included for all students for students registered for this live class.



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