Monday/ Thursday American history and Lit

NO vocabulary!!
Read the remainder of My Antonia. Watch for the idea of modernism.
 History: Finish Chapter 19 with section reviews answered.

Wednesday p.m. Medieval Liteature

Read Acts 2 and 3 in Hamlet.

Wednesday a.m. American LIterature

No vocabulary!!!
Read to Chapter 25 in Huck Finn.
You may need a character list at this point in the reading.

Tuesday Medieval Literature

Please read acts 2 and 3 of Hamlet.
I will see you on Tuesday.

Monday/ Thursday American History and Lit

Literature: Read Book 2 " Lena" in My Antonia.
History: Please make sure that you have read all of Chapter 18 and read Chapter 19 to page 459.
              Please make sure that you have completed all the section review questions.

Friday Medieval History and Lit

Vocabulary: Exam. Congrats to Ale' Grace who will not need to take the final.
Literature: Read Act I of Hamlet.
History: Read Chapters 57-60 in SWB's Medieval History.

Monday/ Thursday American History and Lit

Vocabulary: Exam on Monday!!!!
History: Complete the reading of Chapter 18 and answer all section review questions.
Literature: Read the entire Book 2 of My Antonia.
                   

Wednesday p.m. Medieval Literature

Vocabulary:  Exam!! Use your corrected practice exam as a study sheet.
Literature: Read Act I of Hamlet.
                 Please bring Thomas Aquinas to class.

Wednesday a.m. American Lit

Vocabulary: Exam!! Use you corrected practice exam as a study sheet.

Literature: Read Chaptes 5-15 in Huck Finn.

Tuesday a.m. Medieval Literature

Vocabulary: Exam on Tuesday.
Literature: Read Act I of Hamlet.

Josh and Paul,
I am emailing you the practice exam as a study sheet.

Monday/ Thursday American History and Lit

Vocabulary: Practice Exam on Tuesday!
Literature: Read Chapters 1-8 in Book Two, The Hired Girls of My Antonia.
History: Please make sure that you finished Chapter 17 and read the first section of Chapter 18 and answer the section review questions.

Friday Medieval History and Literature

Vocabulary:  Practice exam
Literature: Bring Hamlet to class.
                   Read the following essays in Selected Writings of Thomas Aquinas:
                   1. " The Principles of Nature"
                  2. "  On Being and Essence"

History: Read Chapters 51,52, 55, and 56 in SWB.

Monday/ Thursday American Lit and History

Vocabulary: Practice exam on Thursday.
Literature: Complete the first book in My Antonia.
History: Finish Chapter 17. Answer all questions in section reviews.

Wednesday p.m. Medieval Literature

Vocabulary: Practice exam next week. You must make 100% to exempt the final.
Literature: Read the following essays in the Selected Writings of Thomas Aquinas:
                   1. "On the Principles of Nature"
                   2. "On Being and Essence"

Please bring Hamlet to class!

Wednesday a.m. American LIt

Vocabulary: Practice exam next week. You must make 100% to exempt exam.
Literature: Read Chapters 1-4 of Huck Finn.

Tuesday Medieval Literature

Vocabulary: Practice exam. You need to make 100% to be exempt from the final.
Literature: Read the following essays in Selected Writings of Thomas Aquinas:
                   "On the Principles of Nature"
                    "On Being and Essence"

Bring Hamlet to class!!

Monday/ Thursday American History and Lit

Vocabulary: Review, review, review!!!
Literature:  Read the entire first "book" of My Antonia.
 History: Begin Chapter 17 and answer the questions on page 338.

Friday Medieval History and Lit

 Vocabulary: Review, review, review!!
History: Read Chapters 46-49.
 Literature: Read "Thomas in His Time" in the Selected Writings of Thomas Aquinas.

Monday/ Thursday American History and Lit

Vocabulary: Review, review, review!!
Lit: Read Chapters 1-9 in My Antonia.
History: Complete take home test.

Vocabulary practice exam will be April 18.

Wednesday p.m. Medieval LIterature

You are invited to my house for dinner on Sunday night at 6 p.m.
My address is 12 Gator Lane on Lady's Island.

Vocabulary: Review!! I am going to put the final words on the third blog entry.
                      Read the Introduction and a Time for Thomas in the Selected Writings of
                     Thomas Aquinas.
                     Please make sure that you have read the Charlemagne book.

Wednesday a.m. American Lit

Vocabulary: Review all words. I am going to add the new ones to the third blog entry.
Literature: Please make sure that you have an unabridged copy of Huckleberry Finn.
                   Finish reading Little Men.
                   Write a character sketch from a chosen character from Little Men.
                    It should be between 400-500 words.
                   Make sure that you define three qualities about your character.
                   Give examples from the book for each quality.
                   Defend the character's need or usefulness to the story.
                   Make sure that you stay in third person!

Tuesday a.m. Medieval Lterature

Vocabulary: Practice exam will be on April 16 and final on April 23.
                     Review, review, review!!!
You can find the rest of the words on the third vocabulary blog.
Literature: Read all introductory information in Selected Writings of Thomas Aquinas.
                   Please make sure that you have completed Charlemagne.

Friday Medieval History and Lit

Vocabulary: Review, review, review!!
History: We will resume in class.
Lit: Finish reading  the Charlemagne book.

Monday/ Thursday American History and Lit

Vocabulary: Review first 60 roots for exam in a few weeks. They are all on the blog.
Literature: Bring your poetry responses to class. Please make sure that you have a copy of My Antonia.
History: We will watch the second half of the Lincoln movie on Thursday, but please finish
               Chapter 16 with reviews.

Third Vocabulary post

Greek:

1. helios: sun;  helium, heliotrope
2. dia: through, between, across, apart; diagnosis, diagonal
3. geo: earth; geography, geology
4. hypnos: sleep; hypnosis, hypnotize
5. lithos: stone; lithograph, monolith
6. petros: rock, stone; petrified, Peter
7. astron: star; astronomer, astronaut
8. dendron: tree; rhododendron, dendrophile
9. chronos: time; chronology, chronic
10. para: beside, along, with; parable, parallel
11. techne: art, skill; technical, technique
12. bios: life; biology, biography
13. mikros: small; microphone, microfilm
14. megas: great, large, big; megaphone, mega
15. demos: the people, the citizens; democracy, democrat
16. polis: city; metropolis, political
17. pathos: feeling, suffering; pathos, pathetic
18. autos: self; autograph,automobile
19. thermos: heat; thermal, thermometer
20 zoon: animal: zoo, zoology
21. biblos: book; Bible, bibliography
22. sauros: lizard; dinosaur, tyrannosaurus

Latin:
1. sol: sun; solarium; parasol
2. luna: moon; lunar, lunatic
3. trans: across, over, beyond, through; transport, transfer
4. terra: land; terrace, territory
5. dormio dormitum: sleep; dormant, dormitory
6. annus: year: annual, anniversary
7. stella: star: stellar, constellation
8. arbor arboris: tree; Arbor Day, arboretum
9. tempus temporis: time; temporary, tempo
10. inter: between, among, amid; interject, intervene
11. ars artis: art, skill; art, artist
12. vivo victum: live; vivid, survive
13. magnus: big, large, great; magnify, magnitude
14. pater patris: father; patriarch, patriotism
15. mater matris: mother; matriarch, maternal
16. frater fratis: brother; fraternity, friar
17. populus: people: people, public
18. urbs urbis: city; urban, suburb
19. curro cursum: run; current, cursive
20. verto versum: turn: reverse, universe
21. facio factum: do make, factory, manufacture
22. scribo scriptum: write; scriptures, describe
23. plico plicatum: fold; duplicate, replica
24. dico dictum: speak, say; dictate, diction
25. liber libri: book; library, librarian
26. scio scitum: know; science, scientific
27. discipulus: student; disciple, discipline
28. amo amatum: love; amiable, amity