Thursday afternoon class

Vocabulary: Quiz on the last ten Greek and Latin root words. They are listed separately on the blog.
You must know definition, origin and derivatives.

Literature: Read Chapters 7-15 in Little Men by Louisa M. Alcott.
Your project is due on December 18. It is not too early to begin.

Please make sure you have the next book: Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington.

Thursday morning Medieval History and Literature

Grammar: Finish the first exercise on prepositions and complete the second exercise.

Vocabulary: Quiz on the last 10 Greek and Latin roots. You must know definition, origin and derivatives. They are listed on a separate blog entry.

Literature: Read The Pearl and Sir Orfeo.

History: Read Chapters 23 and 23 of SWB's Medieval History. ( I mean 23 and 24. My delete button in not working) Is not working!!!

Please do not forget to hand your grade report to your mom if you received one in class!!!

Have a good weekend.

Thanks to Jessica for the snacks.

Latin and Greek Root words (Test on November 4 and 6)

Latin:

1. discipulus: student, disciple
2. amo amatum: love; amateur
3. dico dictum: speak, say; dictation
4. scio scitum: know; science
5. liber libri: book; library


Greek:
1. biblos: book, Bible, bibliography
2. sauros: lizard; dinosaur
3. photos: light; photosynthesis
4. graph: to write, to draw; graphite
5. tele: far away, distant; television

For quiz you must know origin, definition and derivative.

Tuesday Classes

Grammar: Complete the last three sentences in Exercise 1 and Exercise 2 in the Preposition unit.
Be sure to diagram all prepositional phrases.

Vocabulary: Quiz on the following Greek and Latin roots: You must know definition, origin and derivative.
Latin:
1. dico dictum: speak, say; dictate
2. libr libri: book; library
3. scio scitum: know; science
4. discipulus: student; disciple
5. amo amatum: love; amateur

Greek:
1. biblos: book; Bible, bibliography
2. sauros: lizard; dinosaur
3. photos: light; photograph
4. graph: to write, to draw; lithograph
5. tele: distant, far away; television

Literature: Read The Pearl and Sir Orfeo.
Keep in mind Fretag's Triangle.

Medieval History: Read Chapters 23 and 24 in SWB's Medieval History. Complete the study sheet form class.
 History projects are due in NOv. 18.

US History: Read Chapter 6 in BJU's US History. History projects due on  Nov. 18.

Christmas chicken project is in action!!!

Thursday afternoon class

Vocabulary: Test on the new ten Greek and Latin roots.
They are listed on a separate blog entry.

Literature: Read Chapters 2-6 in Little Men by Louisa M. Alcott.
Correct your Rifles papers.

Literary projects due December 18.

Specs are as follows:
Choose an American writer or poet born between 1800 and 1950.
Do 3-5 hours of research on this person and his/her work.
Create one of the following and be ready to present it on December 18:
1. Timeline with 30 dates and graphics concerning the writer's life and work.
2. Power Point presentation with 20 slides and pictures depicting the life and work of your writer.
3. Artistic representation of something from or about your writer. This must be presented with a 400-500 word paper on the subject. (this may be a picture, song, etc)

Abigail Snyder has volunteered to bring snacks next week. Thanks!!!

Thursday morning class

Grammar: You will have a test featuring pronouns. You will be asked to find articles, nouns and adjectives also. Study the test in your book for reference.

Vocabulary: Quiz on the new ten Greek and Latin roots. They are listed separately on the blog.

Literature: Read Sir Gawain an the Green Knight.
Final drafts of your tales are due next week.

History: Read Chapters 18-22 in SWB's Medieval History.
Projects are due November 20!!!

Jessica has volunteered to bring snacks next week. Thanks!!!

Greek and Latin Roots Test on October 28 and 30

Latin:

1. dico dictum: speak
2. liber libri: book
3. scio scitum: know
4. discipulus: student
5. amo amatum: love



Greek:
1. biblos: book
2. sauros: lizard
3. photos: light
4. graph: to write, to draw
5. tele: far away, distant

Tuesday Classes

Grammar:  Hopefully everyone is a little more confident with pronouns. We will have the pronoun test next week. If you do not have a copy of the test, I will bring my version.

Vocabulary:  Quiz on the new ten Greek and Latin roots. You will just be responsible for the definitions.

 Latin:                                                     Greek:
1. dico dictum: speak                                1. photos: light
2. liber libri: book                                     2. graph: to write, to draw
3. scio scitum: know                                 3. tele: far away, distant
4. discipulus: student                                4. biblos: book
5. amo amatum: love                                5. sauros: lizard

Literature: Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Please keep our class discussion in mind.
If you did not finish your tale, please have it ready next week.

History: Project will be presented on November 18.
Read Chapters 18-22 in SWB's Medieval History.

Timothy has volunteered to bring snacks. Thanks!

Remind me to talk about the chicken project for Christmas!!

Thursday Afternoon

Vocabulary: No quiz this week. Begin to review for the big test on all 49 Greek and Latin root. Literature: Write your rough draft for your Rifles for Watie essay. You should have all three choices in your notes. I will try to post them in a few days. Read Chapter 1 of Little Men. Please remember to do your research question if your were assigned one. We will hear your answers in class. If you did not share your poem last week, please come prepared next week.

Thursday Morning Medieval History and Literature

Grammar: Complete the Pronoun test as a review exercise. I will search for more review help. Vocabulary: There will be no quiz next week. Please review all 40 Greek and Latin roots for the big test. Literature: Read "The Friar's Tale". Write the rough draft of your own tale. It should be 400-500 words. Please watch your MLA format. You should include a main character with a physical and occupational description, a moral, and some kind of journey. (The journey can be physical, spiritual or emotional). History: Test on Chapters 9-17. Use your study sheets. Please do not wait to work on your project. It is due Nov. 18.

Tuesday Classes

Thank you to Jessica and Nicole for the snack you provided. Everyone seemed to enjoy it.
Please make sure you are keeping up with the homework. It is going to get intense as the holidays creep up.

Grammar: Pronoun test. Please review the test in your book.

Vocabulary: There is no quiz, however, please review all 40 Greek and Latin roots. We will review in class.

Literature: Read the "Friar's Tale" from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
Write your own tale. It should be 800-900 words. It should have a moral and one main character. Please include a physical and vocational description. Tell the tale to your audience in first person.
Remember this is fiction.
Please have a copy of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The Tolkein edition is best.

Medieval History: Test on Chapters 9-17 in SWB's Medieval History. Use your study sheets.
Projects due for presentation on November 18. Please begin your research. Specs are on a separate blog entry.

US History: Test on Chapters 3-4 in BJU's US History. Projects due for presentation on November 18.
Please begin your research. Specs are listed on separate blog entry.

Thursday afternoon literature

Vocabulary: Quiz on the last 20 Greek and Latin roots. They are listed on the separate blog entry. You will be responsible for the definitions, origins and derivatives.

Literature: Make corrections on your Scarlet Pimpernel paper. The final draft is due on Oct. 16.
Read the remainder of Rifles for Watie.

Our next book is Little Men by Louisa M. Alcott.

Please find a favorite poem to share in class.

Go to You Tube and Listen to the Pied Piper of Hamelin Rats song.

Thursday morning Medieval Literature and History

Grammar: Complete Exercise 3 on Pronouns as well as the Skills Support.

Vocabulary: Quiz on the last 20 Greek and Latin roots. You will be responsible for origins, definitions and derivatives. They are listed on the separate blog entry.

Literature:  Read the Yeoman's Tale of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
Think about the following:
1. What is the moral of the story?
2. How would you change the ending of this tale?
3. How does it compare with the Nun's Priest Tale?
4. If you had to vote for a winner of the tales, what would be your vote?

History:  Read Chapters 15-17 in SWB's Medieval History. Complete the study sheet on these chapters. We will review chapters 8-17 in class.
Please be ready with the subject of your history project. The specs are on a separate blog entry.

Greek and Latin roots (second 20)

 Latin:

1. vivo victum: live; vivid, revive
2. magnus: big, great, large; magnify, magnitude
3. pater patris: father; patriarch, patron
4. mater matris: mother; maternal, maternity
5. frater fratis: brother; fraternity, friar
6. populus: people; population, popular
7. urbs urbis: city; urban, suburb
8. curro cursum: run; current, cursor
9. verto versum: turn; universe, vertigo
10. facio factum: do, make; factory, manufacture
11. scribo scriptum: write; scriptures, scribe
12. plico plicatum: fold; duplicate, replica

Greek:

1. mikros: small; microphone, microbe
2. megas: great, big, large; megaphone, mega
3. demos: the people, the citizens; democracy, democratic
4. polis: city; police, metropolis
5. pathos: feeling, suffering; pathetic, empathy
6. autos: self; autograph, autobiography
7. thermos: heat; thermal, thermostat
8. zoon: animal; zoo, zoology

Tuesday Classes

Grammar: Complete Exercise 3 on Pronouns and do the Skills Survey for the Pronoun unit.
We will read all paraphrases in class.

Vocabulary:  Quiz on all twenty of the following. You will be responsible for definitions, origins and derivatives:

Latin:
1. plico plicatum: fold;  replica, duplicate
2. scribe scrotum: write; scriptures, manuscript
3. facio factum: do, make; factory, manufacture
4. verto versum: turn; universe, vertigo
5. curro cursum: run; current, cursor
6. urbs urbis: city; urban, urbanites
7. populous: people; population, popular
8. frater fratis: brother; fraternity, friar
9. mater matris: mother; matriarch, maternal
10. pater patris: father; patriarch, patron
11. magnus: big, large, great; magnify, magnitude
12. vivo victum: live; vivid, vivacity

Greek:
1. mikros: small; microbe, microscope
2. megas: great, big, large; mega, megaphone
3. demos: the people, the citizens; democracy, democratic
4. polis: city; police, metropolis
5. pathos: feeling, suffering; pathetic, sympathy
6. autos: self: autograph, autobiography
7. thermos: heat; thermal, thermometer
8. zoon: animal; zoo, zoology

Medieval Literature:
Read "The Prologue to the Yeoman's Tale" and "The Yeoman's  Tale"
from The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer.
1. How does the "Yeoman's Tale" differ from the "Nun's Priest's Tale" read in class?
2. What is the moral of the tale?
3. How would you retell the story in modern words?
4. If you had to vote for one of the tales, which one would win your vote?

Medieval History: Read Chapters 15-17 of SWB's Medieval History and complete the study sheet.
Please some ready with your project topic. The specs are on another blog entry.

US History: Please be ready with your project topic. The specs are on a separate blog entry.
Make sure you have completed the study sheet for Chapter 4. We will review Chapters 3 and 4 in class.
Test on Oct. 21.

American History Project specifications

Your history project will be due and presented on Nov. 18. You should choose a person or event from Chapters 1-10 in BJU's US History book. Once you have chosen your topic, conduct 3-4 hours of research for your work. You should probably make one trip to the library. Then choose from one of the following:

1. Create a timeline using events and people from all 10 chapters. This should have at least 30 points and graphics.

2. Create a power point presentation on your topic. You should have at least 20 frames with explanation.

3. Create an original work of art ( song, picture, meal). Present it with a 500-600 word paper on your topic.

You will present projects on Nov. 20.
Please be ready to produce a list of your sources.

I want you to be ready with your choice of topics on Oct. 16.

God bless.

Medieval History Project Specs

Your project will be due and presented on November 18 and November 20. Please choose a person or event from Chapters 1-25 in Susan W. Bauer's Medieval History book. Once you have chosen your topic, conduct 3-4 hours of research for your project. Your should probably make one trip to the library.

For your presentation, choose from one of the following:

1. Create a timeline for all 25 chapters. This should be done with at least 50 events and graphics.
2. Make a power point  presentation for your subject. You should have at least 20 frames.
3. Create an original artistic representation on your subject (song, painting, meal). Present your 500-600 word paper that accompanies the piece.

** Please record and be ready to present your research sources.
Please choose your topic and be ready to reveal on Oct. 16.

Thursday afternoon Class

Vocabulary: Quiz on the ten new Greek and Latin roots. They are listed separately on the blog.
Review al of the cards several times a week.

World Literature: I will  return your Pimpernel papers next week for corrections.
Read Chapters 1-13 of Rifles for Watie. Record any and all settings. Also define any words you do not know.
Read Lady of Shallot on your own. You can find this on line.

Thursday Morning Class (Bluffton)

Grammar: Finish Exercise 1 and complete Exercise 2 on Pronouns. Please take your time. We will do Exercise 3 in class together.

Vocabulary: Quiz on the new ten Greek and Latin roots. They are listed separately on the log.

Medieval Literature: Make your corrections to your Beowulf papers. Read the remainder of The History of the Magna Carta. We will spend some time on it in class. Please come ready to discuss it.

Medieval History: Read Chapters 13 and 14. in SWB's History. Finish the study sheet. Please make sure your answers are complete.

I am going to post the specs for the history projects on a separate blog entry. Please choose your topic by next week.

Greek and Latin roots. Test on 10/7 and 10/9

Latin:

1. urbs urbis: city
2. curro cursum: run
3. verto versum: turn
4. facio factum: do, make
5. scribo sciptum: write
6. plico plicatum: fold

Greek:

1. pathos: feeling, suffering
2. autos: self
3. thermos: heat
4. zoon: animal

Tuesday Classes

Thank you to Mrs. Branch and all of you yesterday for helping me. My mom is stable and I am back in Beaufort. I appreciate your prayers and understanding.

Grammar: Finish Exercise 1 and complete Exercise 2 on Pronouns. We will finish the unit in class together. The quizzes come quickly, so please spend time on the lessons at home also.

Vocabulary: Quiz on the ten new Greek and  Latin roots. You will just be responsible for the definitions.

Latin:                                                              Greek: 
1. urbs urbis: city                                             1. pathos: feeling, suffering
2. curro cursum: run                                        2. autos: self
3. verto versum: turn                                       3. thermos: heat
4. facio factum: do, make                                4. zoon: animal
5. scribo scriptum: write
6. plico plicatum: fold


Medieval Literature: Make final corrections on your Beowulf paper. Read the remainder of The Magna Carta.

Medieval History: Read Chapters 13 and 14 in SWB's Medieval History. Please make sure your new study sheet in complete. We will review it in class.
Choose a topic for your project. I will post the specs this week.

US History: Read Chapter 4 of BJU's US History.
Choose your topic for your history project. I will post the specs this week.