Monday, February 4, 2013

Canadianized AO - Year 3




Most of the year will be based on AO's Year 3

Booklist Change Summary:

  • Remove - This Country of Ours. 
  • Add - A Child's History of the United States by Charles Morris
  • Add - Story of Canada - by E. L. Marsh
  • Add - Canadian Minutes from Historica (these are the "Canadian Minute" ads from TV - we watch them online)
  • Remove - American Folk Tales
  • Add - The Spirit of Canada 
  • Add - The Secret World of Og - Pierre Burton -> added as a Free Read
  • Remove - Squanto
  • Add - Madeleine Takes Command
  • We don't do Trial and Triumph
  • (Add - Young Folk's History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints by Nephi Anderson) 
Note - I generally tried not to add something without removing something, so as not to overburden the year. For History, This Country of Ours is removed because we don't need that amount of US History (and I don't like the Anti-Mormon chapter) - and is replaced by A Child's History of the United States to allow for a shorter overview of American History, and Story of Canada to add in Canadian History. 

Note that the Marco Polo selection we picked - The Adventures of Marco Polo by George Towle has 18 chapters.  I have scheduled it on Even Weeks, and Canadian/US History on Odd Weeks.


Weekly Changes 
(I haven't noted the readings by week that you don't read from the AO schedule for the books that were removed.)

Week 1
  • Story of Canada 1.1 - Finding the New World - Christopher Columbus
  • Young Folk's History... - Chapter 10
Week 2
  • Spirit of Canada - Ti-Jean Brings Home the Moon
Week 3
  • Story of Canada 1.2 - Finding the New World - John Cabot
  • Canadian Minute - John Cabot
Week 4
  • Young Folk's History - Chapter 11
  • Spirit of Canada - Paul Bunyan Digs the St. Lawrence River
Week 5
  • Child's History of the US - Ch 1 - Columbus, the Great Sailor
Week 7
  • Child's History of the US - Ch 2 - Three Great Discoverers
Week 8
  • Young Folk's History - Chapter 12
  • Spirit of Canada - Johnny Chinook
Week 9
  • Story of Canada 2.1 - The First Explorer in Canada - Jacques Cartier
  • Canadian Minute - Jacques Cartier
Week 11
  • Story of Canada 2.2 - The First Explorer in Canada - The Mound-Builders and the Indians
Week 13
  • Child's History of the US - Ch 3 - Three Heroes of Enterprise
  • Spirit of Canada - A Fish Story
Week 14
  • Young Folk's History... - Chapter 13
Week 15
  • Child's History of the US - Ch 4 - How the Dutch and Quakers Came to America
Week 16
  • Spirit of Canada - Windigo Spirit
Week 17
  • Young Folk's History... - Chapter 14
  • Story of Canada 3.1 - Colonizers and Missionaries - The Father of New France
  • Canadian Minute - Jean Nicollet
Week 19
  • Story of Canada 3.2 - Colonizers and Missionaries - Breboeuf and His Helpers
Week 20
  • Spirit of Canada - The Giant Bear
Week 21
  • Young Folk's History... - Chapter 15
  • Child's History of the US - Ch 5 - Cavalier Colonies of the South
Week 23
  • Child's History of the US - Ch 6 - The Red Men, how they Lived and were Treated
  • Canadian Minute - Peacemaker
Week 25
  • Young Folk's History... - Chapter 16
  • Story of Canada 4.1 - The Young Colony - The Heroes of the Long Sault
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 1
  • Spirit of Canada - Big Joe Mufferaw
Week 26
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 2
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 3

Week 27
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 4
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 5
  • Story of Canada 4.2 - The Young Colony - Laval and Talon
Week 28
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 6
Week 29
  • Young Folk's History... - Chapter 17
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 7
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 8
  • Story of Canada 4.3 - The Young Colony - La Salle
Week 30
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 9
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 10
  • Spirit of Canada - The Cremation of Sam McGee
Week 31
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 11
  • Child's History of the US - Ch 7 - Royal Governors and Loyal Captains
Week 32 
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 12
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 13
Week 33 
  • Young Folk's History... - Chapter 18
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 14
  • Story of Canada 5.1 - Frontenac and His Times - Frontenac
  • Canadian Minute - Governor Frontenac
Week 34
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 15
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 16
Week 35
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 17
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 18
  • Story of Canada 5.2 - Frontenac and His Times - The Story of Castle Dangerous
  • Canadian Minute - Syrup
Week 36
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 19
  • Madeleine takes Command - Chapter 20

4 comments:

  1. I love seeing how you adapt for your country! So neat!

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    1. Thanks. It is a bit of a process, but I think I'm getting the hang of it.

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  2. It is neat to see! I do very similarly to Russianize AO. I even have lists just like what you have here, and then I merge that with the AO list.

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    1. Thanks! I actually make the list in the middle of the AO list (so I can see how many readings, or can swap out an AO US book for a Canadian one. I then take it out to make my list here....

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