Classical Conversations Challenge I book list

Grades 8–9

The Math Map Binomials

Trivium Tables Math

Trivium Tables Whiteboard

CC recommends Saxon Algebra 1 and The Math Map Binomials; any math program may be used at home.

Research

Physical Science

A full year of Apologia's Exploring Creation with Physical Science, covering motion, energy, weather, and the water cycle with hands-on labs and formal lab-report practice throughout.

Exploring Creation with Physical Science

Grades 8–9

The Student Lab Report Handbook

Science Lab Journal

Reasoning

Formal Logic & Drama

Students take up formal, deductive logic with Memoria Press's Traditional Logic I and give a close reading to Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.

Traditional Logic I

Trivium Tables Logic

Grade 8

The Taming of the Shrew

Tales from Shakespeare

Debate

American Documents & Economics

Students study America's founding documents and speeches in the first semester, then turn to economics with the Uncle Eric books and a stock-market simulation in the second.

Words Aptly Spoken: American Documents

Tour Guide: Introduction to Debate

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?

A Bluestocking Guide: Economics

The Money Mystery

Trivium Table: Debate

Grammar

Latin (Henle First Year, Units 1–14)

Students continue Henle First Year Latin into the second half of the book, working through Units 1–14 to deepen vocabulary, grammar, and translation.

Henle Latin First Year

Henle Latin Grammar

Henle Latin First Year Answer Key

Cassell's Latin Dictionary

Trivium Tables Latin

Grades 8–10