Thursday p.m. US History and Lit (Bluffton)

Vocabulary: Quiz on all thirty roots with definitions and one derivative.

Literature: Read "The Gold Bug" by Edgar A. Poe.

History: Read pages 63-73 in Chapter 4 of BJU's US History.
              Answer all section review questions.

Thursday a.m. Ancient History and Literature

Vocabulary: Quiz on all thirty roots with definitions and one derivative.

Literature: Read Books 1 and 2 of The Iliad.

History: Test on Chapters 1-12 of SWB's Ancient History.

Tuesday p.m. American Literature

Vocabulary: Quiz on the thirty roots and one derivative for each.

Literature: Read The Gold Bug by Edgar A. Poe
                   Watch for SC references.
                   Decide for yourself if Poe is a characterization expert or a story teller.

                   Final drafts on your Scarlet Letter are due next week.

Tuesday a.m. Ancient History and Literature (Beaufort)

Vocabulary: Quiz next week on the thirty roots and one derivative for each.

Literature: Read Books 1 and 2 of The Iliad.
                  
History: Test on Chapters 1-12 of SWB's Ancient History.

Matthew has volunteered for snacks.

Biology Lab

Some of you did not finish your assignment of Ex.1.1 for class.
Please make sure that you add these to your binder.

Thank you for bringing your pond water.
Please be ready for Ex. 3.1 on October 4.

God bless.

Friday a.m. American History

You will have a test on Chapters 1-3 on Friday.
Please use the test that I handed to you as a study sheet.

Class was a lot of fun.
God bless, Mrs. F

Thursday p.m. American History and Lit (Bluffton)

 Vocabulary:  There will be no quiz in class. Please review all 30 roots, meanings and derivatives.

History: Test on Chapters 1-3. Please review all terms!!!!

 Literature: Write a 700-800 word essay on one of the following: ( MLA)
  The Purdue Website OWL is very helpful with formatting.
   Choose from one of the following:

   a. What was harder in the book, public or private guilt? Give specific examples.

   b. Compare the present view of adultery to that of a Puritan society. How is it exhibited in The Scarlet Letter?  

   c. What was the significance of the "scarlet letter"? What did it mean to Hester? What did it mean to the community? Give specific examples from the text.

Thursday a.m. Ancient History and Lit (Bluffton)

Vocabulary: There will be no vocabulary quiz next week. Instead we will review the 30 roots, meanings and derivatives. Please be ready.

Literature:  Correct your Egyptian papers.
                    Please bring your copy of The Iliad to class.

History: Read Chapter 12 of SWB's Ancient History.
              Review your study sheets.

Socratic Seminar in class.

Tuesday p.m. American Literature ( Beaufort)

Vocabulary: Review the words and derivatives daily. Be ready for a review in class.

Literature:

Write a 700-800 word essay on one of the following: (MLA format)
Purdue OWL is an excellent website for formatting.

1. What was harder in the book, the public or private guilt? Give specific examples.

2. Compare the present view of adultery to that of a Puritan society.  How is this exhibited in The Scarlet Letter? 

3. What was the significance of "the scarlet letter"? What did it mean to Hester and the community? Give specific examples from the text.

Tuesday a.m. Ancient Literature and History ( Beaufort)

Vocabulary: Please review the vocab. study sheet for class.
                     We will test on the derivatives in a couple of weeks. Please work hard to review them
                     daily.


Literature: Make corrections to your paper.
                   Final draft is due on Tuesday.
                   Please bring The Iliad to class.


History: Read Chapter 12 of SWB's Ancient History.
              Review study sheet. Test on October 1.

Turner is bringing snacks!!!

Friday Biology Lab

Homework:

Complete the lab sheet for Experiment 1.1 at home.
Collect your pond sample for lab next week.
Thank you for your patience in lab today.
I hope that we will have more microscopes next time.

Bring your binders to class for a notebook check.

God bless!!!

Friday a.m. US History

Hello ladies,

Please read Chapter 3 in BJU's US History and answer all the section review questions.
You should also read the additional material between chapters 1 and 2.
We will finish the terms from chapters 2 and 3 in class.
Your first test will be September 27.

Thursday p.m. American Literature and History (Bluffton)

Vocabulary: Quiz on the new ten Greek and Latin roots. Please be careful with the lists. The first
                      word is peri.


Literature:  Finish reading The Scarlet Letter.
                    Please spend some time thinking about our class discussion about symbols.
                    Please consider your opinion about public and private guilt.


History: Read Chapter 3 of BJU's US History.
              Answer the section review questions in Chapter 3.
              We will finish the terms from Chapter 2 and 3 in class.
               The first test will be September 26.

Thursday a.m. Ancient History and Lit ( Bluffton)

Vocabulary: Quiz on our new Greek and Latin roots. Be careful with the lists. The first word is peri.
                      Please use your cards.

History: Read Chapters 9-11 in SWB's Ancient History.
              Prepare 10 "stump the class" questions from all of the reading.


Literature: Write a 700-800 word essay on one of the following:
                   ( The rough draft is due on Thursday)


a. Using your knowledge of the reading and your own research, explain the influence the Egyptian myths had over the day-to-day lives of the people and their belief system.

b. Using your knowledge of the reading and your own research, explain the Egyptian people's obsession with the afterlife and their burial practices.

In your essay, please state your thesis and give supporting facts with examples.
We will review each essay in class.

Tuesday p.m. Ancient Literature

Vocabulary: Quiz on the new 10 Greek and Latin roots. They are listed on the separate entry.

Literature: Finish reading The Scarlet Letter.
                  Pay special attention to the symbolism surrounding "the letter" and Pearl.
                  Why do you think that Hawthorne used a more formal tone in the text. Was this common
                  of 1850"s.

Tuesday a.m. Ancient History and Literature (Beaufort)

Literature:

 Write a 700-800 word essay using one of the following:
a. Using your knowledge of the reading and your own research, explain the influence the myths and their characters had over the Egyptian people. How did the myths affect the everyday lives of the  people and their belief system?

b. Based on your reading and research, explain the Egyptian's obsession with the afterlife. How did this affect their daily living and their burial practices?

The rough draft will be due next week.

History: Read Chapters 10-11 in SWB's Ancient History.
               Prepare 10 questions from Chapters 1-11 to stump your classmates.
               These questions must make sense!!


Vocabulary: Quiz on the new Greek and Latin roots. They are listed on the separate blog entry.
                       The quiz will just include the new ten.

Vocabulary roots for the week of Sept. 10-13, 2013

Greek:

1. peri: around
2. theos: god
3. anthropos: man, mankind, humankind
4. pais paidos: child


Latin:

5. deus: god
6. divinus: god-like
7. homo hominis: man, human being
8. vir: man, manly, masculine
9. femina: woman
10. infans infantis: inability to speak

Friday a.m. US History

Homework:

Please read Chapters 2 in BJU's US History. We will do the terms in class again.
Please make sure your notes for Chapter 1 are complete.

We will work with maps in class, so please bring colored pencils.

Bluffton Thursday p.m. American History and Literature

Vocabulary: You will have a quiz on the new Greek and Latin roots plus the ten from last week.
                      There will be 20 in all.


Literature: Read Chapters 7-15 in The Scarlet Letter.

History: Read Chapter 2 in BJU's US History. 
              Make sure that your terms are complete from Chapter 1.

Bluffton Thursday a.m. Ancient History and Literature

Vocabulary: Add the ten new Greek and Latin roots to your study list this week. We will quiz on all
                     20.

Literature: Spend 15-30 minutes researching the Egyptian's obsession with the afterlife.
                   Read the new myths and write a short reaction for both.
                   " The Greek Princess" and " The Prince and the Sphinx"

History: Read Chapters 5-9 in SWB's Ancient History. Write 5-10 bullets for each chapter.
              Please make sure your study sheet is complete( This is the one that I gave you in class).

God bless!

Tuesday p.m. American Literature

Vocabulary: Quiz on the Latin and Greek roots from both weeks. They are listed on vocabulary posts.

Literature: Read Chapters 7-15 in the Scarlet Letter. Pay special attention to the language and the
                   change in Chillingworth.

Tuesday a.m. Ancient Literature and History

Vocabulary: Quiz on both list of Greek and Latin roots. They are listed on the vocabulary post.

 Literature: Read " The Greek Princess" and " The Prince and the Sphinx".
                   Write a short reaction to each. These need to stay in your notebook for reference.
                   Spend at least 15-30 minutes researching the Egyptian's obsession with the afterlife.
                   Come to class prepared to discuss it.


History: Read Chapters 5-9 in SWB's Ancient History. Record at least 5 facts for each chapter.
              Complete the study sheet from class. This should be in your notebook.


I enjoyed you all today.
God bless!!

Vocabulary for the week of September 3-5, 2013

Latin:

1. omnis: each, every, all
2. ambi: on both sides, around, surround
3. malus: bad, ugly, evil, ill
4. e-  ex: out of, beyond, from, former
5. arcus: bow, arc
6. circum: around, about


Greek:
7. amphi: both
8. eu: well, good, pleasant
9. archos: chief, principal
10. kyklos: ring, circle, wheel

You will be tested on this list and the list from last week.