Friday a.m. Medieval History and Lit

Please make sure that you take your vocab. quiz.
Finish reading Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Wednesday P.M. Medieval Lit

Literature: Finish Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
                  Please make sure that you have a copy of Ivanhoe.

See you on the 2nd!!!

Wednesday a.m. American Lit

Vocabulary: We will begin the new section of words on Wednesday.
Literature: Read as much of Virginia's General as possible.
                 It would be great if you could finish the book!!!
                 Make sure that you have a copy of Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington.

I hope that you all had a great holiday !!
               

Tuesday Medieval Lit

Merry Christmas.
Please make sure that you finish reading Sir Gawain an the Greek Knight.
God bless.

Tristin,
We missed you at class. Hope that you feel better.

Monday/ Thursday American History and Lit

Merry Christmas!
Please make sure that you have read the entire text for Old Man and the Sea and
update your terms for Chapter 7 of BJU US History.
We will meet again on Jan. 3.

God bless!!

Friday Medieval History and Lit

Merry Christmas!!

Please make sure to let me know if you are not going to be able to attend the class on Wednesday.
 If you are attending, remember your candy.
We meet at 1:15 in the youth center of CBC.

Vocabulary: Quiz on all 60 Greek and Latin roots. They are listed on the separate blog entry.
Literature: Finish reading Sir Gawain and the Green Knight during the break.

Monday/ Thursday American History and Lit

We will meet on Monday for our last class and little party.
Please read the entire chapter for history and answer all of the questions. We will watch a short film on Hemingway and complete all the terms for history.

Bring what ever treats you would like for class.

Wednesday p.m. Medieval Literature

Please remember that my Friday class is joining us next week.
Mrs. Cerillo will also be here with the gingerbread houses. She ask that everyone bring two
bags of candy to decorate and share.

Literature: Please read to stanza 80 in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
Vocabulary: Quiz on all 60 Greek and Latin roots. They are posted on the separate blog entry.

Wednesday a.m. American Literature

We will meet next week for one more class before the holiday. Dec. 19th.
Literature: Read Chapters 5-7 of Virginia's General.
Vocabulary: Quiz on the 20 derivatives on the separate blog entry. (Dec. 3)

You will return on January 3.

60 Greek and Latin roots with definitions

1. photos- light
2. graph- to write or draw
3. tele- far away. distant
4. metron- measure
5. tropos- turning
6. philia- friendship, love
7. phobos- fear
8. syn- with, together
9. thesis- put, place, position
10. kinesis- movement
11. phone- sound
12. skopeo- look at, inspect, consider, examine
13. logos- word, study
14. verbum- word
15. nomen nominis- name
16. pro- for, before, forward, in place of
17. prae- before, in front of
18. ad- to toward, near, next to
19. jacio  jactum- throw
20. pono positum- lay, put, position
21. cum- with, together
22. figo fixum- fix, fasten, attach
23. jungo junctum- join, unite, connect
24. digitus- finger, toe, inch
25. caput capitus- head
26. manus- hand
27. pes pedis- foot
28. bracchium- arm
29. dens dentis- tooth
30. corpus corporis- body
31. unus- one
32. duo- two
33. tres- three
34. quattuor- four
35. quinque- five
36. sex- six
37. septum- seven
38. octo- eight
39. novem- nine
40. decem- ten
41. centum- hundred
42. mille- thousand
43. pyro- fire
44. ignis- fire
45. Vulcanus- Vulcan, Roman god of fire
46. hydros- water
47. aqua- water
48. bonus- good
49. helios- sun
50. sol- sun
51. luna- moon
52. dia- through, between, across, apart
53. trans- across, over, beyond, through
54. geo- earth
55. terra- land
56. dormio dormitum- sleep
57. hypnos- sleep
58. annus- year
59. lithos- stone
60. petros- rock, stone

Tuesday Medieval Literature

 Vocabulary: Quiz on 60 definitions of Latin and Greek roots. List will follow.
Literature: Read to stanza 80 in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Next Tuesday will our last class before the new year.

Monday/ Thursday American History and Lit

Vocabulary: Quiz on derivatives for the 20 Greek and Latin roots listed on the blog entry.
 Literature: Finish reading The Old Man and the Sea.
History: Read to page 141 and answer the questions for the section.

History tests are due.
Don't forget the chickens!!

Friday Medieval History and Lit

Vocabulary: Quiz on 20 derivatives and meaning of the Greek and Latin roots on the separate blog
                     entry.

Literature: Read the fist 40 pages of Sir Gawain and the Greek Knight.

History: Read Chapters 23 and 24. Please write narratives.

Remember that you are invited to the 1:15 class on December 19.
Mrs. Cerillo is providing the gingerbread houses, but ask that we all bring two bags of candy to decorate.

Monday/ Thursday American Lit

Vocabulary: Quiz on Thursday. Derivatives.
Literature: Read to page    in The Old Man and the Sea.
 History: Complete test for Chapters 5 and 6.

Don't forget the chickens.

Wednesday p.m. Medieval Literature

Literature: Please read the first 40 pages of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
                   Watch for the description of the crowd, the description of Arthur, and the attitude of the
                    of the hearers. Does Arthur remind you of anyone?


Vocabulary: Quiz on the 20 Greek and Latin derivatives on the separate blog entry.
                 

Wednesday a.m. American Literature

Literature:  Read pages 1-91 of Virginia's General.

Vocabulary: Quiz on the following:

Latin:

1. luna- moon
2. trans- across, over, beyond, through
3. terra- land
4. dormio dormitum- sleep
5. annus- year
6. ignis- firs
7. Vulcanus- Roman god of fire
8. aqua- water
9. bonus- good
10. sol- sun

Greek:

1. pyro- fire
2. skopeo- look at, inspect, consider, examine
3. logos- word, study
4. hydros- water
5. helios-sun
6. dia- across, between, apart, through
7. geo- earth
8. hypnos- sleep
9. lithos- stone
10. petros- rock, stone

Don't forget the chickens!!!

Tuesday a.m. Medieval Literature

Vocabulary: Quiz on the meanings and derivations of the 10 Greek and Latin roots listed on the
                      separate blog entry.

Literature: Read the first 40 pages of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
                   What is the description of Arthur? Does he remind you of anyone?
                    How is the audience described?
                   Why do you think that the poet lists Arthur in the founders of ancient civilization?

Monday/ Thursday American History and Lit

Vocabulary- Quiz next Thursday on 10 Latin and Greek roots and derivatives.
                     They are separate blog entry.


Literature: Read pages 1-60 of The Old Man and the Sea.

History: Review all terms for Chapters 5 and 6. You will take a test home for the weekend.

Don't forget your paper if I have not seen it!!

Vocabulary and Derivatives for December

Vocabulary and derivatives.


1. ignis- ignite, ignition
2. Vulcanus- volcano, vulcanite
3. hydros- dehydration, hydroplane
4. aqua- aqueduct, aquarium
5. bonus- bounty, boon
6. helios- heliotrope, helium
7. sol- solar, parasol
8. luna- lunar, lunatic
9. dia-  diagonal, diabolical
10. trans-  transport, transcontinental
11. pyro- pyre, pyromaniac
12. skopeo- scope, telescope
13. logos-logic, zoology
14. dormio dormitum-dormant, dormitory
15. annus-annual, anniversary
16. terra- territory, terrace
17. geo- geography, geology
18. hypnos- hypnosis, hypnotherapy
19. lithos- lithograph, neolithic
20. petros- petrified, Peter

Friday Medieval History and Lit

Vocabulary: Quiz on the 20 Greek and Latin roots listed on the separate blog entry.
Literature: Create an original work of fiction. It should be no more that 2,500 words.
                   Please set it in a historical period and keep the integrity of the time.

History: Read Chapters 21 and 22. Write narrations for each.

Don't forget the Chickens!!!