Friday Medieval History and Lit

Vocabulary:  There are no new vocabulary words this week. Keep reviewing your cards.

Literature:  Please make sure that you have a copy of the History of the Magna Carta by James
                    Wheaton.
                    Write you character analysis for Beowulf. If should be 350-400 words in length and in
                    5 paragraph essay format. No citations are necessary, however do name the title and editor
                    in your text.

History: Test on Chapters 1-8.  Complete your study sheets for review.

Study session at 2 p.m.,  Monday at Common Ground. Kate let us know if you need help with transportation.

Monday/ Thursday American History and Lit

Vocabulary: Continue to review cards. We will add more on Monday.

History:  Test on Chapters 1 and 2 of BJU US History.
               Review your notes, questions, and terms from the chapter reviews.

Literature: Complete final draft of your character analysis.
                  You may email your paper for one more edit.

                  Read Chapters 31-35 of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Tori, we missed you in class today.

Tuesday p.m. Medieval Literature

Vocabulary: There will be no quiz next week, but please continue to review your cards.

Literature: Write your character analysis using the "recipe" we discussed in class. It should be
                   350-400 words. This will be a rough draft to be edited in class.

                 Please make sure that you have a copy of The History of the Magna Carta by James K
                 Wheaton.

                Watch the You tube video called Beowulf (99 Luftballoons) by Nena

Wednesday a.m. American LIt

Vocabulary: There is no vocabulary quiz next week. Please, however, review your cards daily.

Literature: Read Chapters 22-26 of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
                  Consider the following questions:
                  1. How do Eva and Henrique differ in their treatment of slaves?
                  2. How does Stowe use Dodo in the story the show the character of others?
                  3. Why does the book call Eva a little evangelist?
                  4. How does Eva's death influence the other characters?

                 Write your character analysis. It should be between 350-400 words.
Please use the five paragraph "recipe" that we discussed in class.
This will be a rough draft. I will read them in class and return them to go home for correction.

Please make sure that you have a copy of Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane.
             

Tuesday Medieval Lit

Hello,
Thank you for your understanding about no class today. I will miss you all.
Here are your assignments:

Vocabulary:
Quiz on the current assignment. Keep reviewing!

Literature: Write a rough draft character analysis of your chosen character. Use the following guidelines:

The paper should be 350-400 words. Please keep it limited!
You may type or handwrite the paper.
It should be in five paragraph essay form.
You should state a clear thesis about your intent for your paper.
Paragraph one----Introduce your character and state a clear thesis
Para. 2-------------Present your first quality for your character. Explain this quality and give examples
Para. 3-------------Present your second quality with the same criteria.
Para. 4-------------Present your third quality with same criteria
Paragraph 5-------Wrap up your comments and restate your intent.

I will be looking for a clear thesis, organization and good transitions between paragraphs.
You do not have to site the book, but do give title and author in the text of your paper.

Please email me at srfowler79@gmail.com if you have any concerns. I will see you next week.

Monday/ Thursday American History and Lit

Vocabulary: Continue review of Greek and Latin roots with derivations.

History: Complete Chapter Review for Chapter 2. Finish what we started in class.
              Test will be next Monday.

Literature: Write the rough draft of your character analysis.
                    Use your notes and the informations from class.
                    It should be 350-400 words.
                    Please follow the five paragraph essay format.
                    First paragraph- introduce your character and his/her importance in the book (thesis)
                    Second paragraph- first character quality with examples from the book
                    Third paragraph- second quality with specific examples
                    Fourth paragraph- third quality
                    Fifth paragraph- explanation and wrap up

I will be watching for a clear thesis, organized thoughts, good transitions between paragraphs and a strong conclusion.
This may be typed or hand written.

Read Chapters 28-30 of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Friday Medieval History and LIt

Vocabulary: Quiz on all 11 Greek and 10 Latin roots with their meanings.
                      You will also need to know 2 derivations for each.
                      These are posted on a separate blog entry marked Vocabulary for the week of 9/18-21.


Lit: Finish the epic of Beowulf.
       Choose your character and make notes using the 10 characterization elements on my Tuesday
       blog.


History:  Complete study sheet for Chapters 1 and 2 of SWB.
                Read Chapters 6-8 and write narrations for each.
             
 

Monday/ Thursday Medieval Lit and Latin

Vocabulary: Review  on all 11 Greek and 10 Latin roots and meanings plus two derivations for each.
                      You will find these on the separate blog entry for this week's vocab.


Literature: Read Chapters 18-21 in Uncle Tom's Cabin. 
                  Choose your character for your sketch. Make notes using the 10 characterization
                  elements on my Tuesday blog.

History: Read the remainder of Chapter 2 and answer all section review questions.
              We will not begin the chapter review until next week.

Wed. p.m. Medieval Literature

Vocabulary: Please refer to the list on the entry marked vocabulary for the week of September 18-21.
                      You should enter the derivations on your cards as noted. Please be ready for a quiz on
                      All 10 Latin roots and the derivations.



Literature: Finish reading Beowulf.
                   Choose your character for your sketch.
                   Use the ten elements on the Tuesday blog for notes about your character.

Wednesday a.m. American Literature

Vocabulary: Please review all 11 Greek roots and the 10 Latin we have studied so far. You will need
                      to be able to define each and give two derivations for each work. They are listed on the
                      blog entry marked vocabulary for this week.


Literature:  Read Chapters 18-21 in Uncle Tom's Cabin.
                  Use the ten character analysis questions to make notes for your character sketch.
                  They are listed on my Tuesday blog.

Vocabulary for the week of Sept. 18-21

Greek Roots:

1. photos- light:  photosynthesis, photograph
2. graph-  to write or draw: photograph, graphite
3. tele- far away, television, telescope
4. metron- measure; meter, geometry
5. tropos- turning; tropics, heliotrope
6. philia- love, friendship; philosopher, Philadelphia
7. phobos- fear; phobia, claustrophobia
8. syn- with, together; synagogue, synchronize
9. thesis- put, place, position; theme, synthetic
10. kinesis- movement; kinetic, cinema
11. phone- sound; telephone, megaphone, phonograph


Latin roots:

1. verbum- word; verbal, proverb
2. nomen nominis- name; nominate, denomination
3. pro- for, before, forward, in place of; prologue, proceed
4. prae- before, in front of; predict, preamble
5. ad- to toward, near, next to; adhere, admire
6. jacio jacturn- throw; eject, reject
7. pono positum- pose, impose
8. cum- with, together; community, collaborate
9. figo fixum- fix, fasten, attach; fixture, suffix, prefix
10. jungo junctum- join, unite, connect; join, junction

Tuesday Medieval Literature

Vocabulary: Please be ready for the quiz. It will include the 11 Greek roots, 10 Latin and two derivations for each root. Please refer to the entry marked Vocabulary for the Week of 
September 18-21. 

Literature: Finish reading Beowulf.
                   Choose your character for your character analysis.

Remember the following:

How to Write a Character Analysis in 10 Easy Steps:

1. Pay attention to the character's ethics
2. Decide if the character's actions are wise or unwise
3. What is the character's motivation?
4. Consider the effects of the character's behavior on other characters
5. Look for repeatedly use words to describe the character
6. Beware of items associated with the character
7. Read between the lines
8. Is the character flat or round?
9. Consider the historical time period of the selection
10. What does the author think? 

Taken from Writing Creatively by Allen

Monday/ Thursday American LIt

Vocabulary: Quiz on the 11 Greek roots and the new 10 Latin.

History: Read Pages 19-27 of Chapter 2. Please complete the section review on page 27 for your notebook.

Literature: Read Chapters 18,19, and 20 of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Friday Medieval History and Lit

Vocabulary: Complete red trimmed cards for the ten new Latin roots. You will be quizzed next week on all 21. We will review all derivations and meanings.

Literature: Read pages 70-121 of Beowulf.
                 Complete the Beowulf character analysis handout.
                  Note alliteration, personification and kennings.

History: Read Chapters 3-5 in Medieval History. Narratives for each chapter should go into your  notebook. I will complete study sheets for the materials and have them in class. Please come ready to discuss!!
You will have a notebook check, so please catch up if you do not have all of the narratives.

Monday/ Thursday Medieval History and Lit

Vocabulary: Complete cards with Latin roots and meanings. All derivations will be covered in class.
                      Quiz will be next Thursday.  It will cover first 11 Greek roots and the next ten Latin.
Literature: Read Chapters 10-17 of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
                   Please pay special attention to the point of view i.e. third person omniscient and
                   Stowe's switch to second person.

History: Enter all of the terms and define on page 17 of BJU History.. These will be useful at test time.
              Make sure that your section reviews are complete.

Wednesday p.m. Medieval Literature

Vocabulary: Please review daily for the quiz next week. It will include the 11 Greek and the 10 new
                      Latin roots. They are found on the separate blog entry for Vocabulary from Sept. 11-14.


Literature:  Read pages 70-121 in Beowulf.  Continue to note kennings, cantos and alliteration.
                   Complete the Beowulf Character Analysis handout.

Wednesday a.m. American LIt

Most of you did a nice job on your vocabulary for today. Please continue to review daily.

Vocabulary: You will be quizzed next week on the 11 Greek and the 10  Latin words from this
                      week.
                      These are listed on the entry marked Vocab. for the Week September 11-14.

Literature: Define vocabulary words from the reading. Please keep these in your notebooks.
                 
                   Read Chapters 8-17 of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
                   Consider the following  from the reading.
                   1. Where did Hayley intend to take Tom?
                   2. How does Tom win Hayley's confidence?
                  3. What does Eva ask her father to do concerning Tom?
                  4. What circumstances lead to Tom's purchase?
                  5. Who is Ophelia? What role does she play in the book?
                  6. How would one compare Mrs. St. Claire and Mrs. Shelby?

Please keep in mind that you will write a character sketch soon. Carefully consider a character who can be described easily with examples.

Tuesday Medieval Literature

I certainly missed class this morning. Thank you for your prayers.
I told Ilene that you may not want me to return, but I mean to disappoint you and be back next week.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Your assignments are as follows:

Vocabulary: You will be quizzed on the eleven Greek roots from last week and the ten new Latin.
                      We will review pronunciation in class.

Literature: Continue reading in Beowulf to page 121. Please continue to make note of the cantos, kennings and alliteration. Compete the character analysis handout. You may choose any character. Please use specific lines from the text. These may be from last week's reading or the new assignment.

Please let me know if you have any questions. srfowler79@gmail.com
                 

Vocabulary for week of September 11-14

Latin Roots 1-10      September 11-14


1. verbum- word
2. nomen nominis- name
3. pro- for, before, forward, in place of
4. prae- before, in front of
5. ad- to toward; near, next to
6. jacio jactum- throw
7. pono positum-lay, put, place
8. cum-with, together
9. figo fixum- fix, fasten, attach
10. jungo junstum-join, unite, connect

Monday/ Thursday American HIstory and LIt

Hello everyone.
Did you have fun this morning? I hope that Alyse was alive when she left. I am sure that you guys were kind to her.
I am fine and will see you on Thursday.

Literature: Read Chapters 8-10 of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
                   We will continue Stowe's characterization.
                   Begin thinking of attributes of the characters that you have met in the book.


Vocabulary: Quiz on the 11 Greek roots.

History: I realize that the first part of John Adams is a little slow, but I think that it is a good pic of    what the country was experiencing at the time.
              Please finish reading Chapter 1 in BJU and answer the questions on page 16.
              We will review together.

Friday Medieval History and Lit

I am so glad that you all have decided to take this class. We are going to have an exciting year.
I will be praying for you as you work hard to do well. Your assignments are as follows:

Vocabulary: You will be quizzed on the first 11 Greek roots. Please use your cards and be ready.
                      The Greek roots can be found at the blog entry named Vocabulary for the week of
                      September 4-7.


Literature: Please read Pages 3-69 of Beowulf.  Please note any alliteration, kennings and try to
                   mark the Cantos or divisions in the text.  We will discuss it at length in class.
                   If you personally need a character list, please make one.


  History:  Read Chapters 1-2 in SWB's Medieval History. Begin your notebook for history with
                 two brief narratives for each chapter.

Monday/ Thursday American History and Lit

Please remember that we will meet on Monday at 9. I know that we will get used to the times in a few weeks.
It was nice to see you all again. Jake it was good to have you in class.
Your assignments are the following:


Vocabulary: Next Thursday you will be quizzed on the first 11 Greek roots.
                     They are listed on the blog entry marked Vocabulary for the Week of 9/4-7.
                     Please be diligent with your cards.
                     We will add more every week to the list.



Literature:   Read Chapters 1-7 for Monday in Uncle Tom's Cabin.
                     Answer the discussion questions as a guide for discussion. We will perfect these at a later
                     date.
                     Circle or make note of any word you do not recognize.


History:      Read pages 3-9 and answer the questions on page 9. Please keep these in you notebook for
                   future use.



God bless,
Mrs. F

Wednesday p.m. Medieval Literature/ writing

Good afternoon,

It was nice to see all of you today. I hope that you will contact me if you have any questions. Your assignments are the following:

Vocabulary: You will be quizzed on the first 11 Greek roots on your list. The list can be found on the
                     the blog entry labelled Vocabulary for the week of September 4-7.
                     Please use your cards this week!!

Literature: Read page 3-69 in Beowulf. Watch for kennings, alliteration and the cantos.
                   We will discuss at length in class.

Please go on You Tube and watch and listen to the video named Prologue of Beowulf in Old English.

Wednesday A.M. American Lit/ writing

Hello,

I hope that you have found the blog with no problem. It was wonderful to get started today. Your assignments are the following:

Vocabulary:  Be ready for a quiz on the first 11 Greek roots. You will find them on the entry labelled
                       Vocabulary for the week of September 4-7.
                       Please use your cards this week.

Literature:  Read Chapters 1-7 in Uncle Tom's Cabin.  If you need a character list, make one for one
                    for your own use.

Tuesday Boy's Class

Hello,
It was great to see all of you today, and we welcome Andrew into the mix.
You will find the Greek roots and meanings in the blog entry labeled Vocabulary for the week of Sept. 4-7.

Vocabulary: Quiz on the first 22 entires and meanings.
Literature: Read pages 3-69 in Beowulf. Please note the Cantos or divisions in the text.
                  Mark any kennings you find and make note of the use of alliteration.
                  Please find the You Tube video named Beowulf Prologue in Old English.
                  Follow along with the text.

Please contact me if you have any questions. I am looking forward to our year.
God bless.

Vocabulary for the week of September 4-7, 2012

Greek Root Words

1. photos- light
2. graph- to write or draw
3. tele- far away, distant
4. metron-measure
5. tropos- turning
6. philia- love, friendship
7. phobos- fear
8. syn- with, together
9. thesis- put. place, position
10. kinesis- movement
11. phone- sound