How to Read a Book One-Year Schedule for Form 3
AO for Groups:
Overview
History Cycle
Sample Roster
Page Counts
Exams
Form 1 (grades 1, 2, 3):
1A Booklist
1A Schedule
1B Booklist
1B Schedule
1C Booklist
1C Schedule
Form 2 (grades 4, 5, 6):
2A Booklist
2A Schedule
2B Booklist
2B Schedule
2C Booklist
2C Schedule
Form 3 (grades 7, 8, 9):
3A Booklist
3A Schedule
3B Booklist
3B Schedule
3C Booklist
3C Schedule
Part 1
The five chapters in Part 1, "The Dimensions of Reading," should be spaced out across the year. In this section, Adler describes three types of reading: "structural", "interpretative", and "critical." He also describes the first two levels of reading "Elementary" and "Inspectional" reading. Many Year 7 students (and even parents) find this terminology somewhat bewildering. However, if one keeps Adler's basic purposes in mind (figuring out what kind of a book you are looking at, and then paying attention to what the author is saying) over the first four chapters, he will then be rewarded with Chapter Five, "How to Be a Demanding Reader," which we think would have pleased Charlotte Mason very much.
week 1 ch 1 The Activity and Art of Reading pg 1-6 Active Reading
week 2 ch 1 The Activity and Art of Reading pg 7-11 Goals of Reading
week 3 ch 1 The Activity and Art of Reading pg 11-15 Reading as Learning; Present and Absent Teachers
week 4 ch 2 The Levels of Reading pg 16-20 (all)
week 5 ch 3 Elementary Reading pg 21-28 Stages of Learning to Read, Stages and Levels
week 6 ch 3 Elementary Reading 28-30 Higher Levels, Democratic Ideal of Education
week 7 ch 4 Inspectional Reading pg 31-38 Skimming or Pre-reading, Superficial Reading
week 8 ch 4 Inspectional Reading pg 38-41 On Reading Speeds, Fixationd and Regressions
week 9 ch 4 Inspectional Reading pg 41-44 Problem of Comprehension, Summary
week 10 ch 5 How to Be a Demanding Reader pg 45-48 Four Basic Questions
week 11 ch 5 How to Be a Demanding Reader pg 48-52 Make a Book Your Own, Three Kinds of Note-making
week 12 ch 5 How to Be a Demanding Reader pg 52-56 Forming the Habit of Reading, From Many Rules to One Habit
Part 2
Part 2's readings focus on "The Third Level of Reading: Analytical Reading," which teaches students how to "pigeonhole" and then "x-ray" a book. The readings for this year can be thought of as the "rules of grammar" for getting the most out of a single book. One of the most interesting and challenging parts of this year's work is Chapter 10, "Criticizing a Book Fairly." The last chapter in this year's work, "Aids to Reading," discusses resources such as encyclopedias, which will of course need to be brought into the present day (but which can be an interesting history lesson!)
week 13 ch 6 Pigeonholing a Book pg 59-65 Importance of Classifying; What You Can Learn from the Title
week 14 ch 6 Pigeonholing a Book pg 65-70 Practical vs Theoretical
week 15 ch 6 Pigeonholing a Book pg 70-74 Kinds of Theoretical Books
week 16 ch 7 X-Raying a Book pg 75-78
week 17 ch 7 X-Raying a Book pg 78-83 Stating the Unity of a Book
week 18 ch 7 X-Raying a Book pg 83-90 The Art of Outlining a Book
week 19 ch 7 X-Raying a Book pg 90-95 Reciprocal Arts of Reading and Writing; Discovering the Author's Intention, First Stage
week 20 ch 8 Coming to Terms With an Author pg 96-100 Words vs Terms
week 21 ch 8 Coming to Terms With an Author pg 100-103 Finding the Key Words
week 22 ch 8 Coming to Terms With an Author pg 103-106 Technical Words and Special Vocabularies
week 23 ch 8 Coming to Terms With an Author pg 106-113 Finding the Meanings
week 24 ch 9 Determining an Author's Meaning pg 114-120 Sentences vs Prepositions
week 25 ch 9 Determining an Author's Meaning pg 121-128 Finding the Key Sentences; Finding the Prepositions
week 26 ch 9 Determining an Author's Meaning pg 128-136 Finding the Arguments; Finding the Solutions
week 27 ch 10 Criticizing a Book Fairly pg 137-140 Teachability as a Virtue
week 28 ch 10 Criticizing a Book Fairly pg 140-145 Role of Rhetoric, Importance of Suspending Judgment
week 29 ch 10 Criticizing a Book Fairly pg 145-147 Avoiding Contentiousness
week 30 ch 10 Criticizing a Book Fairly pg 147-151 Resolution of Disagreements
week 31 ch 11 Agreeing or Disagreeing With an Author pg 152-160 Prejudice and Judgment; Judging the Author's Soundness
week 32 ch 11 Agreeing or Disagreeing With an Author pg 160-167 Judging the Author's Completeness; Third Stage of Analytical Reading
week 33 ch 12 Aids to Reading pg 168-172 Role of Relevant Experience
week 34 ch 12 Aids to Reading pg 172-176 Other Books as Extrinsic Aids, How to Use Commentaries and Abstracts
week 35 ch 12 Aids to Reading pg 176-182 Reference Books and How to Use a Dictionary
week 36 ch 12 Aids to Reading pg 182-188 How to Use an Encyclopedia