L.P.H. Resource Center

On-Line Courses for 2009-2010

RELIGION: COMPLINE

This course teaches how Compline, the official liturgical Night Prayers of the Church, are said or sung.

It is best to do this course after having completed the Latin course here! Compline is in Latin. All the prayers are fully explained and translated, so it is possible to do this course without completing the Latin course first. However, there will be parts that may not be clear without some knowledge of the Latin language.

Compline here is according to the 1962 rubrics for the Roman Rite. But there is also some mention of the Benedictine form of Compline, which is somewhat different in parts.

Lessons in this course :

1	What is Compline	5	Psalms - Thursday,Friday,Saturday	9	Marian Anthems
2	The Beginning Prayers	6	Hymn	10	Variants
3	Psalms - Sunday	7	Gospel Canticle
4	Psalms - Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday	8	Marian Anthems

LOGIC All dogs are animals. All cats are animals. Therefore, all dogs are cats. This is not true, of course! But why is it wrong? Where is the logical error in this argument and what is its name? This is a simple course on the Logic of Aristotle, which was also used by St. Thomas Aquinas. The first half of the year will be on formal logic, and the second half of the year on informal logic. Logic is a very difficult subject, but this course will be simple enough for young people. There will be Latin words and phrases, but no knowledge of Latin is needed because they will all be explained. There will be a good amount of humor in the course, as well as examples of how people can arrive at wrong ideas in religion (such as superstitions) because of bad logic.

Lessons in this course:

1	What is logic?	12	obversion	23	Non Sequitur (doesn't follow): Ignoratio Elenchi
2	the syllogism	13	contraposition	24	Non Sequitur (doesn't follow): Straw Man
3	all+all	14	paradox	25	ad misericordiam (to mercy)
4	all+none	15	definitions	26	ad ignorantiam (to ignorance)
5	some+all	16	computer logic	27	Circulus in demonstrando (circular)
6	some+none	17	informal (material) fallacies	28	Dicto simpliciter (said simply)
7	invalid	18	ad Hominem (to the man)	29	ad antiquitatem (to antiquity)
8	the undistributed middle	19	ad Verecundiam (to respect)	30	Non Causa Pro Causa (not cause for cause)
9	square of opposition	20	post hoc propter hoc (after this because of this)	31	ad Speculum (to an image)
10	subjects & predicates	21	ad accentum (to the accent)	32	ad logicam (to logic)
11	conversion	22	ad numerum/ad Populum (to the people)

This is a 10-week course, like the 2 alphabet courses. These are art projects that were done at the LPH Resource Center when it was in Pottstown, PA in 1992-93. Most of the projects require nothing more than paper, pencil, eraser, ruler, and pen. The other materials that will be needed for some projects are: ribbon, toothpicks, scissors, gumdrops, glue, and heavy cardboard or thin pieces of wood about the size of index cards. When these extra materials are needed, they will be listed in the previous week's lesson so you will have an extra week to get them. There won't be any grade average available for this course since there will not be any quizzes. (The first week's lesson requires a pen, paper, pencil, and eraser.)

Lessons in this course:

1	Snowflake Curve	5	Patterns 2	9	Jacob's Ladder
2	Labyrinth	6	Celtic Knots	10	Towers
3	Mazes	7	Tangrams
4	Patterns	8	Magic Trick

MEDIEVAL HISTORY This course covers the Middle Ages, which is considered, for this class, to be from the time of Pope Gregory the Great until the Hundred Years' War and the Black Death (very roughly, the 6th through 14th century). The course will cover both religious and secular aspects of this period. The emphasis will be on the history of the Church in this period. The class is mostly in chronological order, except when there are events that cover a long period of time (such as the Spanish Reconquista, the Crusades, Feudalism). A map would be helpful, to locate some of the places discussed in the course. But no materials are required for this course.

Lessons in this course :

1	Before the Middle Ages	12	Norman Conquest of England	23	Inquisition
2	Pope St. Gregory the Great	13	Pope Gregory VII	24	Great Interregnum
3	Islam	14	Crusades	25	Marco Polo & China
4	Pelayo and the Reconquista	15	Feudalism	26	St.Thomas Aquinas
5	Carolingians	16	Medieval Sciences	27	Council of Lyon
6	Charlemagne	17	Medieval Art	28	Avignon Papacy
7	Vikings	18	Medieval Music	29	Great Schism
8	Cluniac Reform	19	St. Bernard	30	Hundred Years' War
9	Otto & the Holy Roman Empire	20	King Henry II	31	Black Death
10	Conversion of the Barbarians	21	St. Francis and St. Dominic	32	After the Middle Ages
11	Greek Schism	22	King St. Louis IX

RELIGION: THE MASS ( Missal of 1962 )

This is a course on the Mass according to the Missal of 1962 (i.e. Tridentine Mass, Latin Mass, Indult Mass). It goes through each individual part of the Mass, describing and explaining what is going on along with a little history of most parts.

This course would be most useful to those who attend an indult Mass or a Mass at an FSSP parish.
It may also be interesting to kids who go to the Novus Ordo Mass but would be interested in learning the history of the Mass; some parts would be applicable to the Novus Ordo, but not many.

It is not necessary to know any Latin before studying this course, but it may be helpful. A 1962 (or earlier) missal is recommended but is not necessary.

Lessons in this course:

1	Vesting Prayers	12	Chants between the Readings: Tract & Sequence	23	Breaking of the Bread
2	Some prayers before Mass	13	Gospel	24	Angus Dei
3	Prayers at the Foot of the Altar	14	Creed	25	Prayers before Communion
4	Confiteor	15	Offertory, Lavabo	26	Communion
5	Psalm 42	16	'Pray, Brethren' & Secret	27	Prayers of the Purifications
6	Introit	17	Preface	28	Communion & Post-Communion verses
7	Kyrie	18	Sanctus	29	'Ite Missa Est' & Final Blessing
8	Gloria	19	Canon up to the Consecration	30	Last Gospel
9	'The Lord be with you', Collect, & Amen	20	Canon to the Memorial of the Dead	31	Leonine prayers
10	Lessons (Epistle)	21	rest of the Canon	32	Some prayers after Mass
11	Chants between the Readings: Gradual & Alleluia	22	Our Father

MATH: FRACTIONS

Since this is only one aspect of math, families may want to use this to supplement another math course or along with other math lessons being done at the same time.
Some cardboard is recommended for the first lesson, otherwise no other materials are needed for this course.

Lessons in this course:

1	Visual Fractions	12	Prime Factoring	23	Adding with Different Denominators
2	Adding with the Same Denominator	13	Lowest Terms by Prime Factors	24	Subtracting with Different Denominators
3	Subtracting with the Same Denominator	14	Converting Mixed Numbers to Improper Fractions	25	Comparison
4	Remaining Fractions	15	Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers	26	Decimals and Tenths
5	Multiplying Fractions	16	Multiplying Mixed Numbers	27	Decimals to Hundredths and Thousandths
6	Cancelling	17	Dividing Mixed Numbers	28	Changing Other Fractions to Decimals
7	Dividing Fractions	18	Adding Mixed Numbers	29	Changing Decimals to Fractions
8	Equivalent Fractions	19	Adding Mixed Numbers with Carry	30	Basic Decimal Equivalents
9	Lowest Terms by Division	20	Subtracting Mixed Numbers	31	Changing Fractions to Percents
10	Lowest Terms by Greatest Common Factor	21	Subtracting Mixed Numbers with Borrow	32	Using Percents
11	Prime Numbers	22	Lowest Common Multiple

GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA AND THE PACIFIC

A world map is needed for this course. Maps are shown in the lessons of the countries, but you need a world map for a good understanding of the exact location of each country in Africa and the Pacific. It should be a recent world map (no more than a few years old).

Lessons in this course:

1	Egypt, Libya	12	Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya	23	Kiribati, Palmyra Atoll, Howland Island, Baker Island
2	Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco	13	Tanzania, Burundi	24	Tuvalu, Tokelau, Wallis and Futuna Islands
3	Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso	14	Mozambique, Malawi	25	Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Niue
4	Senegal, Gambia, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau	15	Madagascar, Comoros	26	Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Kermadec Island
5	Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia	16	Seychelles, Mauritius, Reunion, Mayotte	27	Fiji, French Polynesia, Cook Islands, Pitcairn Island
6	Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin	17	Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana	28	Western Australia
7	Niger, Nigeria	18	Angola, Cabinda, Namibia	29	Central Australia
8	Camaroon, Chad, Sudan	19	South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland	30	Eastern Australia, Tasmania
9	Somali, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti	20	Northern Mariana Islands, Wake Island, Guam, Marshall Islands	31	New Zealand-North Island
10	Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Principe, Gabon	21	Palau, Micronesia, Nauru	32	New Zealand-South Island, Chatham Island
11	Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo	22	Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands

ANCIENT HISTORY

They are all presented from a Catholic perspective, with frequent Biblical references to events and civilizations which have had an impact on Salvation History.

There are maps and examples of the writings of ancient peoples. Ancient cultures, literature, art, religions and myths, and environments are considered.

There are also enjoyable activities included to enhance the learning of ancient civilizations.

A current world map is required for this course, as well as a Bible.

Lessons in this course:

1	Prehistoric Man	12	China: Han Dynasty	23	Macedonia
2	Mesopotamia	13	Phoenicia & Carthage	24	Greek Myths
3	Sumer & Akkad	14	Hebrews	25	Celts
4	Early Egypt	15	North of Mesopotamia	26	Etruscans
5	Egypt: The New Kingdom	16	Lydia & Phrygia	27	Roman Monarchy & Republic
6	Late Egypt	17	Assyria	28	Roman Myths & Literature
7	Egyptian Mythology	18	Babylonia	29	Punic Wars
8	Minoan & Mycenaean Civilizations	19	Persia	30	Roman Empire
9	India	20	Early Greece	31	Augustus
10	China: Shang Dynasty	21	Athens
11	China: Jou & Chin Dynasties	22	Sparta

BIBLE HISTORY

Protestants often have a more thorough knowledge of the Bible than Catholics do. It should not be that way.

The Bible is considered in this course to be just as accurate (if not more accurate) as any historical records which has ever been written. The course takes a very traditional view of the Bible, such as the accuracy of the story of Creation and the writing of all of St. Paul's Epistles by St. Paul himself.

The goal is to have some knowledge of the books of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.

This course requires a Catholic Bible. The course uses the chapter and verse numbering according to the Douay-Rheims or Confraternity version of the Bible.

The lessons usually use the newer (Hebrew-based) spellings of names, since they are closer to the original names and easier to pronounce, but alternate spellings are often included for students using older Bibles.

Lessons in this course:

1	Creation	12	King David	23	Birth of Jesus
2	Noah	13	King Solomon and the Temple	24	Childhood of Jesus
3	Abraham	14	Division of Israel & Judah	25	Life of Jesus
4	Isaac & Jacob	15	Elijah & Elisha	26	Crucifixion & Resurrection
5	Joseph in Egypt	16	Destruction of Israel	27	The Gospels
6	Moses & the Exodus	17	Minor Prophets	28	Acts of the Apostles
7	10 Commandments	18	Kings of Judah, & Isaiah	29	The Early Church
8	Joshua & the Fall of Jericho	19	Fall of Judah, & Jeremiah	30	St. Paul
9	Judges, & Ruth	20	Ezekiel & Daniel	31	Letters of St. Paul
10	Samuel & King Saul	21	Return to Judah & Maccabees
11	David & Goliath	22	Roman Rule in Christ's Time

U.S. HISTORY

The course teaches the history of the American government, the history of the Catholic Church in America, and other important events in American history, up to the end of the 20^th century.
It takes a strictly Catholic point of view: e.g. The true heroes of American history are the American saints rather than Freemasons even if they were important Founding Fathers of the U.S., and what is good for the Catholic Church is good for the country and what is harmful to the Catholic Church is harmful to the country.

No other materials are required, though a map of the United States would be very helpful for seeing where various events took place.

Lessons in this course:

1	American Indians	12	Constitution	23	Causes of World War I
2	Pre-Columbian visits to America	13	The Amendments	24	World War I
3	Christopher Columbus	14	Diocese of Baltimore	25	Boom & Depression
4	Spanish Explorers, Settlers, & Missionaries	15	Louisiana Purchase	26	Franklin Roosevelt
5	French in America	16	War of 1812	27	Hitler
6	New England	17	Between the War of 1812 & the Civil War	28	World War II
7	William Penn	18	The Coming of the Civil War	29	Cold War
8	Other English Colonies	19	Civil War	30	The 1960's
9	Founding Fathers	20	After Lincoln	31	The 1970's & 80's
10	Reasons for the American Revolution	21	19th Century	32	The 1980's & 90's
11	Revolutionary War	22	Beginning of the 20th Century

SCIENCE HISTORY

The course will begin with the pre-Socratic Greek philosophers' attempts to understand the physical world, and will continue through the work of the Alchemists, the beginnings of modern Science, and some current scientific theories. It ends at the end of the 20^th century.

Lessons in this course:

1	Before the Greeks	12	The Crime of Galileo	23	More 1800's
2	Early Greeks	13	Middle 1600's	24	Darwin's Theory of Evolution
3	Aristotle & Late Greece	14	Later 1600's in Germany & Holland	25	Later 1800's
4	After the scihient Greeks	15	Later 1600's in England	26	Later 1800's Controversial
5	After Rome	16	Isaac Newton	27	Early 1900's: Geology & Physics
6	Alchemy	17	Into the 1700's	28	Albert Einstein
7	Middle Ages to Renaissscihe	18	Nollet & Franklin	29	Atom Bomb
8	Beginning of the Renaissscihe	19	Chemistry	30	Cold War
9	Rest of the 16th Century	20	Biology in the 1700's	31	Home Computers
10	Magnetism & Electricity	21	Physics in the 1700's	32	Cold Fusion
11	Galileo & Kepler	22	The 1800's

SCIENCE PROJECTS

Each lesson takes 2 weeks. The first week is the informational part of the lesson, along with a quiz like the other LPH classes. The second week is the activity or project for that lesson. They may involve acting something out or constructing something out of cardboard, toothpicks, Styrofoam balls, or other materials.

The first week, all the materials that will be needed for the following project will be listed, giving at least one full week to get the supplies if they can't already be found around the house. Common materials will be needed, such as cardboard, mirrors, magnifying glass, protractor, flashlight, string, toothpicks, clay, Styrofoam balls, screwdrivers, etc. -- no special scientific equipment is necessary.

Lessons in this course:

1	Light	12	VCR	23	Molecules
2	Light	13	Remote Control	24	Molecules
3	Mirrors	14	Remote Control	25	Power Sources
4	Mirrors	15	Gravity & Balscipe	26	Power Sources
5	Sound	16	Gravity & Balscipe	27	Plate Tectonics
6	Sound	17	Rotation of the Earth & Seasons	28	Plate Tectonics
7	Frequency & Echoes	18	Rotation of the Earth & Seasons	29	Mountains & Earthquakes
8	Frequency & Echoes	19	Solar System & The Sky	30	Mountains & Earthquakes
9	Television	20	Solar System & The Sky	31	Glaciers & Erosion
10	Television	21	Atoms & Elements	32	Glaciers & Erosion
11	VCR	22	Atoms & Elements

EUROPEAN/ASIAN GEOGRAPHY

A world map is needed for this course. Maps are shown in the lessons of the countries, but you need a world map for a good understanding of the exact location of each country in Europe or Asia. It must be a fairly recent world map (i.e. no earlier than the mid-1990's).

Lessons in this course:

1	Iceland	12	Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg	23	Arabian Peninsula
2	Ireland	13	Denmark, Sweden, Norway	24	Lebanon, Jordan, & Syria
3	England	14	Finland & Lapland	25	Iran & Iraq
4	Scotland & Wales	15	Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia	26	India & Indic Countries
5	Portugal	16	8 Western Slavic Countries	27	Southwest Asia
6	Spain	17	3 Eastern Slavic Countries	28	Mongolia & China
7	Frgeoe, Monaco, Andorra	18	Hungary & Transylvania	29	Eastern Asia (Japan & N.&S.Korea)
8	Italy	19	Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria, Albania	30	Indochina Peninsula
9	Vatican City, Malta, San Marino	20	Greece	31	Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei
10	Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria	21	Turkey & Cyprus	32	Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines
11	Germany	22	Israel & Palestine

NORTH/CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY

A map of North and South America is required.

Lessons in this course:

1	Canada, Eastern Canada	12	Turks & Caicos Islands	23	Honduras
2	Central Canada	13	Jamaica	24	Costa Rica & Panama
3	Western Canada	14	Puerto Rico	25	Colombia & Venezuela
4	Northern Canada	15	Virgin Islands	26	Guyana, Suriname, & French Guiana
5	United States: Northeast	16	Around St. Martin	27	Ecuador & Peru
6	United States: South	17	St.Kitts&Nevis, Antigua&Barbuda, Montserrat	28	Brazil
7	United States: Middle	18	Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St.Lucia	29	Bolivia
8	United States: West	19	Barbados,St.Vincent&The Grenadines,Grenada	30	Paraguay & Uruguay
9	Mexico	20	Trinidad & Tobago	31	Argentina
10	Cuba	21	S. Netherland Antilles, Aruba, & Bermuda	32	Chile
11	The Bahamas	22	Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador

CHURCH LATIN

This course may be used by children and parents who have no previous knowledge of any foreign language.

Emphasis is given to the Latin Mass, the Vulgate, and Latin prayers. By the end of the year, the child should be able to follow many of the prayers of the Latin Mass.

Each lesson includes a translation exercise, with authentic examples of Church Latin: traditional Catholic prayers, excerpts from the Vulgate and from the Tridentine Mass, and other Catholic samples.

The course is also useful for improving vocabulary and grammar.

A notebook is required, where new vocabulary words can be written each week for review and study throughout the course. (A good deal of study is required for this course.)
Index cards to use as flashcards to help in studying the vocabulary words is also a very good idea.

There are also pages which may be printed out, or copied down into the notebook.

Lessons in this course:

1	Pronunciation	12	Present Tense Singular Verbs	23	Dative Case Singular
2	Gender	13	Present Tense Plural Verbs	24	Dative Case Plural
3	Word Order	14	Irregular verbs: velle & nolle	25	Dative case pronouns
4	Agreement	15	Adverbs	26	Future tense
5	Plurals	16	Imperatives	27	Ablative Case Singular
6	Number Agreement	17	Accusative Case	28	Ablative Case Plural & Vocative Case
7	Singular Pronouns & esse	18	Accusative case plural	29	Ablative case prepositions
8	Plural Pronouns & esse	19	Acc., Gen., Reflexive, Intensive pronouns	30	Prefixes & Suffixes
9	Genitive Case	20	Accusative case prepositions	31	Passive Voice
10	Genitive Plural	21	Past tense singular	32	Subjunctive Mood
11	Numbers	22	Past tense plural

HEBREW & GREEK ALPHABETS

GREEK GRAMMAR

The alphabet courses teach how to make and pronounce the letters, and teach many words in those languages.

It is very strongly recommended that a student interested in the Greek grammar course take the Greek alphabet course first.

Lessons in the Greek Alphabet course:

1	alpha, beta, gamma	5	xi, omicron, pi	9	phi, chi
2	delta, epsilon, zeta, eta	6	rho, sigma	10	psi, omega
3	theta, iota	7	tau, upsilon	10	names
4	kappa, lambda, mu, nu

Lessons in the Hebrew Alphabet course:

1	aleph, beth	5	yodh, lamedh, kaph, mem	9	qoph, resh
2	gimel, daleth	6	nun, samekh, ayin	10	sin, shin, tau
3	he, waw, zayin	7	tsadhe, pe	10	names
4	heth, teth

Regarding the Greek Grammar course:
Grammatical forms are slowly introduced. Simple sentences are also introduced. There will also be vocabulary lists to study each week. There are audio files giving the proper pronunciations in each lesson.
The Greek grammar class is a bit more difficult than most of the other LPH courses.

The goal will be, by the end of the year, to be able to read and fully understand some selected verses from the Bible.

A notebook is required for the lessons.

Lessons in the Greek Grammar course:

1	Gender	12	Genitive Case Plural	23	Imperative
2	Plurals (oi)	13	Genitive Case & Prepositions	24	Participles
3	Plurals (ai)	14	Dative Case Singular	25	Passive Voice
4	Plurals (a)	15	Dative Case Plural	26	Comparisons
5	Plurals (es)	16	Vocative Case	27	Subjunctive
6	Singular Verbs	17	Numbers	28	Optative
7	Plural Verbs	18	To Be	29	Perfect Tense
8	Accusative Case Singular	19	MI Verbs	30	John 6
9	Accusative Case Plural	20	Second Aorist	31	Our Father
10	First Aorist Tense	21	Relatives & Demonstratives	32	Verses
11	Genitive Case Singular	22	Imperfect & Future Tense

MUSIC

It is recommended (but not required) that the student be able to play, by reading notes, some instrument which can play individual notes and chords (such as a piano), to be able to try out what is being learned in the lessons. If a person can play the notes in the picture above, that is all the musical skill that would be necessary.

Students taking the class should already know what letters the lines and spaces of the staff are (Every Good Boy Does Fine).

This is not an easy class. It requires quite a bit of study.

Lessons in this course:

1	Music Terms	12	Note Values	23	Minor Scales
2	Scales	13	Major Chords #2	24	Minor Keys
3	major keys	14	Major Chords #3	25	Minor Key Chords
4	Time Signatures	15	Minor Chords	26	Minor Key Chords #2
5	Intervals	16	Minor Chords #2	27	More About Regular Rhythm
6	Major & Perfect Intervals	17	Diminished Chords	28	Irregular Meters
7	Minor Intervals	18	Augmented Chords	29	Other Scales
8	Augmented Intervals	19	Cadence	30	Modes
9	Diminished Intervals	20	Inversion	31	Chant Notation
10	Review	21	7th Chords
11	Major Chords	22	7th Chord Inversions

Some of the lessons include composing music.
You can listen to the Musical Compositions that have been written as part of this music class here.

CREATIVE WRITING

This class is very different from all the other classes.

There are no quizzes, and usually no extensions are given (all assignments must be completed within the time allowed: a week). No final grade is given (since there are no quiz grades to average).

The course is in 3 parts:

• For the first week, there will be a creative writing assignment. The students may take up to 1 week to complete it. There will be a web page through which the assignment is submitted.
• For the second week, the original story is returned with corrections/suggestions. It is then re-submitted, with any corrections made.
• For the third week, the students' work is posted on the Web, and other classmates taking the course can make comments on it. The comments are collected and sent to each student by e-mail.

I recommend that parents (or an older brother or sister) should go over the spelling and grammar before each assignment is sent!

No student may join the class after the first week's assignment has ended.

The writing lessons are structured: if more than a few assignments are missed during the year, it may become impossible to catch up, and the rest of the writing assignments will not be able to be done.

(For people who took this class last year: The structure of the course will be the same as it before, but the topic will be different.)

You can read the Stories here that were written and completed by the kids who took the first Creative Writing class, during the 1999-2000 school year. Topic: "An Unknown Country"

You can read the Stories here from the 2000-2001 school year. Topic: "Once upon a Time"

You can read the Stories here from the 2001-2002 school year. Topic: "Strange Creatures"

You can read the Stories here from the 2003-2004 school year. Topic: "Invention"

You can read the Stories here from the 2004-2005 school year. Topic: "Ability"

You can read the Stories here from the 2005-2006 school year. Topic: "A Unique Pet"

You can read the Stories here from the 2006-2007 school year. Topic: "Home Sweet Home"

You can read the Stories here from the 2007-2008 school year. Topic: "A Special Book"

You can read the Stories here from the 2007-2008 school year. Topic: "An Important Map"

This year's topic (for 2009-2010) is "The Odd Neighbor". You will be able to read those stories here after the course is over!

Next year's topic (2010-2011) will be "Long Journey"

Enrollment is limited for this class.

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