You can read the list of speeches suggested for Year 11 from Ambleside's website HERE .
What did our speech study look like?
Each week that my boys had a speech, they would look up the material and either read it on line or listen to it on YouTube. The great thing about modern history is that they are able to hear the speaker in their own voice give the speech. For my auditory learner, this was much more meaningful than just reading the words.
After reading or listening to the speech, I would have my boys give a brief summary in their notebooks. These were rather informal narrations which included both a summary and many times a quote from the speech. These quotes often made their way into formal writing pieces. I loved the way it brought history and the people they were reading about in their other books alive for them.
Mr. A's list from his last term (Year 11 in Ambleside's Rotation):
JFK's Inaugural Speech
Edward Kennedy at Robert Kennedy's Funeral
Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Richard Nixon's Silent Majority speech
Richard Nixon's Resignation
Gerald Ford Pardoning of Nixon
Ronald Reagan D-Day Memorial
Ronald Reagan Brandenberg Gate speech (Berlin Wall)
Ronald Reagan Challenger Disaster
Ronald Reagan Evil Empire Speech
George Bush Announces War on Iraq
I love looking back at this list and remembering the narrations that came from these speeches. What a rich way to learn about history and how the media has played a part in shaping our world!
Don't skip the speeches or the narrations because you will be missing out on some great learning. They are part of a living history.
Barb-Harmony Art Mom
This post is part of the Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival with the theme of narration.
8 comments:
I am so glad you included this post, today. This is wonderful. I know I will remember this when my Children are older. I am going to head over to Ambleside and see what else I can find. Thank You.
Wonderful idea and one I probably would not have thought of. Thank you.
I absolutely love the way you have arranged your Highschool plans. Over the years we have used similar curriculum and always bits and pieces of Ambleside, including the speeches and recordings for my now University Junior..who by the way made the Dean's list 4.0!! I have one dd left at home entering 8th grade and was wondering what you used for that period of their education?
Bonnie,
Middle school was when we started using TOG with CM methods. I write a lot about that on my blog...look at the sidebar for a whole section of posts you might like.
So neat to see older kids using the CM narration and Ambleside Online!(Which is what we are using) Very encouraging for young CM method homeschoolers! Thanks~
I have to admit that I am really looking forward to having older students so we can cover all of these great speeches! We certainly didn't learn them when I was in school. *sigh* Another reason to be happily homeschooling!
I can't wait for those older years! Mostly because I want to "do" them myself. :-). Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the wonderful links. They will help us in our studies.
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