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Finish reading The Hiding Place. Choose one of these four topics and come ready to write your essay. You may bring your notes.

1. How does Corrie honor Betsie's request, that they must tell people what we have learned here?
2. Betsie has three visions while in Ravensbruck. What are they and how do all three visions eventually become reality?
3. The German Lieutenant Rhams, who interrogates Corrie for seven days while she is in Scheveningen federal penitentiary, tells Corrie "I am in a prison... a prison stronger than this one." Explain what he means.
4. Discuss how Corrie's faith sustains her. Give three detailed examples.

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Finish reading Till We Have Faces. You will have a final exam next week including an essay in class.

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Assignment: Read chapters 6-10 in  The Hiding Place. 

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Assignment: Reach chapters 10-16 in Till We Have Faces. Write a reaction summary for the reading. It should be 200 words.

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Assignment: Read chapters 1-5 in The Hiding Place. 

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Assignment: Read chapters 1-9 in Till We Have Faces. 

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Please finish reading Mornings on Horseback. 
We will discuss the ending in class.

We will also begin The Hiding Place.

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It was so nice to be with you all today. You have finished The Aeneid!! 
Congratulations.
Please bring your copy of Till We Have Faces next week to class.

Write a 500-600 word Personal Narrative.
It should be first person and relay an event from the last year.
This will be your final draft.

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No more vocabulary.

Assignment: Read chapters 9-12 in Mornings on Horseback. 

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Vocabulary: Quiz on these words next week

1. equus: horse
2. collum: neck
3. fidus: faithful fides
4. humus: soil, earth
5. labaro: work
6. abrogate: revoke formally
7. hubris: overbearing pride
8. jejune: lacking interest
9. tectonic: pertaining to the earth's crust
10. winnow: the act of separating grain from chaff

Assignment: Finish The Aeneid. 

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Vocabulary: Quiz on these words next week.

1. sustain: support
2. pious: highly moral or religious manner
3. disdain: lack of respect
4. entrails: internal organs
5. impetuous: impulsive, made suddenly without thought
6. augment: enlarge or increase
7. daunt: discourage or intimidate
8. discord: conflict
9. dissent: disagreement
10. emulate: imitate (copy)

Assignment: Read chapters 6-9 of The Aeneid.

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Assignment: Read chapters 6-9 of Mornings on Horseback. Exam on Greek and Latin roots next week.

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Assignment: Make corrections to your paper and read books 3-5 of The Aeneid.

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Vocabulary: Study Greek and Latin roots. There's an exam on April 18.

Assignment: Read chapters 3-5.

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Assignment: Read books 1-2 in The Aeneid. If your're reading the book online, look for authors Allen Mandelbaum or David West.

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Vocabulary: Study Greek and Latin roots. There is an exam on April 18. 

Assignment: Read chapters 1-2 of Mornings on Horseback. 

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Assignments: Research papers are due next week. Please make sure you have a copy of the Aeneid. 

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Assignment: Create an Eric Liddell game following these instructions:

Needs to have a natural order of Eric's life and ministry. (15-20 facts)
Must involve at least two players with some visuals.
Have at least three direct quotes.

Please remember to order Mornings on Horseback about Teddy Roosevelt and to study Greek and Latin roots.

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Assignment: Finish reading the Pure Gold book. Begin reviewing your Greek and Latin roots.

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Assignment: Research and work on your paper. A representative from the public library will be with us in class.

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Assignment: Read chapters 11-15 in Eric Liddell. Please bring your vocabulary cards to class.

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Assignments: Be ready for an Odyssey review. Have a thesis and hook ready for review and research your first topic and record sources.

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Vocabulary: Study these words for next week:

Greek
1. heteros: other, different (heterogeneous)
2. naus: ship, boat (nautical)

Latin
3. navis: ship, boat (navy)
4. porta: door, gate, entry (portal)
5. durus: hard to touch (durable)
6 ordo, ordinis: row, array, command (order)
7. saeculum: age, century (secular)
8. novus: new (novice)
9. cardo, cardinis: hinge (cardinal)
10. porto, portatum: to carry (portable)

Assignment: Read chapters 6-10 in Eric Liddell.

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Assignment: Finish reading The Odyssey. You will answer a comprehension question in class.
Research a topic for your paper in the time period of The Iliad and The Odyssey. Your paper needs to be 1,800-2,000 words, have 5-6 sources, and be in MLA format.

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Vocabulary: Quiz on these roots next week.

Greek
1. heteros: other, different
2. navis :ship, boat

Latin
3. cardo, cardinis: hinge
4. porta: gate, doorway, entry
5. porta, portatum: to carry
6. novus: new
7. ordo, ordinis: row, array, command
8. saeculum: age, century
9. navis: ship, boat
10. durus: hard to the touch

Assignment: Read chapters 1-5 in Eric Liddell by David McCasland.

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No vocabulary this week.

Assignment: Begin to think of a research topic. Reach chapters 15-19 of The Odyssey. 

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No vocabulary this week, but continue studying Greek and Latin roots.

Assignment: Bring Eric Liddell biography to class. Boys need to be ready for memorization!

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Vocabulary: Quiz on these words next week.

1. xenophobic: fear of what is foreign
2. wry: humorously sarcastic or mocking
3. odium: hate coupled with disgust
4. impervious: unable to be affected
5. chide: correct severely
6. vigil: period of sleeplessness
7. loiter: wait for no reason
8. hector: to be bossy
9. tether: restraint consisting of a rope
10. plunder: to steal goods

Assignment: Read books 11-14 of The Odyssey. 

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Assignments: Poetry notebooks are due!
 Make corrections to your papers.
Memorization for Hayden, Claire, Ruthie, Lizzie, Audrey, and Kayla.

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Vocabulary: Quiz on these eight words next week.

1. mentor: special teacher or leader
2. nector and ambrosia: food and drink of the gods
3. nymph: beautiful, immortal maiden
4. cudgel: short, heavy club
5. hind: farm assistant; female of the red deer
6. lacrimation: excessive crying
7. cajole: persuade with flattery
8. gaffer: old man: employer or overseer

Assignment: Read to book 10 of the Odyssey. Make corrections to your papers.

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No vocabulary this week.

Details on the poetry book:
1.  Select a theme for your book. (ex. seasons, romance, adventure, peace)
2.  Find 10 poems by well-known poets (ex. Frost) which reflect the theme.
3.  Paraphrase one of the poems selected including use of figures of speech, rhyme scheme, etc.
4. Write short biography on one of your poets.
5.  Write two original poems which reflect your theme.
6.  Create a cover and bind all of your works together.
7.  Prepare an oral presentation of two poems: one original and one published.

• Poems should be a minimum of eight lines each.

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No vocabulary this week.

Assignment: Read books 1-4 of The Odyssey.

Specifications on King Arthur essay

Write a 600-700 word essay on one of the following prompts. Your rough draft is due on 1/31/2017.
Please try to include at least 3 quotes form the text. It should be in MLA format.

a. Identify 3 characteristics of one of the characters in the book. Discuss these characteristics and give examples that support the lessons they learned or did not learn.

b. A hero/heroine is not without flaws. Compare and contrast the attitude of one characters in the book that make him/her a hero and those attitudes that make him/ her flawed.


The next book will be Eric Liddell: Pure Gold by David McCullough.
We will begin in two weeks after a brief poetry unit.

Specifications for The Iliad essay.

Write a 700-800 word essay on one of the following prompts. The rough draft is due 1/31/2017.
Your essay should be in MLA format and have at least one other source other than the text.
This means you will need a works cited page.

 a. Identify the theme of The Iliad. Use characters and their experiences to explain the lessons they learned.


b. A hero is not without flaws. Compare and contrast the attitudes of Achilles that make him a hero and those attitudes that make him flawed.

You need a copy of The Odyssey.

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Vocabulary:

Greek
1. dokein: to think, have an opinion (doxology)
2. orthos: straight, correct (orthodontist)
3. barbaros: foreign (barbarian)
4. ergon: work (energy)
5. monos: alone, solitary (monologue)
6. hyper: beyond, overly (hyperactive)
7. hypo: under, below (hypordermic)

Latin
8. bellum: war (antebellum)
9. laboro, laboratum: work ( labor)
10. rideo, risum: laugh, make fun of (ridicule)
11. solus: alone (solo)
12. fides: faith, trust (fidelity)
13. felix, files: happy (felicity)
14. loquor, locutus: speak (eloquent)
15. vox, vocis: voice (voice)
16. specto, spectatum: to look at, see (spectacles)
17. pax, pacis: peace (peace)
18. rumpo, ruptum: break (rupture)
19. sub: under, beneath, below (submarine)
20. super: on top, above (supervise)

Assignment: Finish reading the book.

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Vocabulary: Quiz  on these words next week:

1. dirge: slow, sad song or poem
2. herald: official messenger
3. omen: sign of impending doom
4. theomachy: battle of the gods
5. ichor: ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods
6. diegn: to do something below ones dignity
7. marauding: plundering or pillaging
8. heed: pay close attention
9. wield: to use
10. endow: to give something of value


Assignment: Finish reading the Iliad.

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Vocabulary: Quiz on these 10 words next week.

Latin
1. felix, felicis: happy
2. loquor, locutus: speak
3. vox, vocis: voice
4. specto, spectactum: to look at, see
5. pax, pacis: peace
6. rumpo, rumptum: break, burst, split
7. sub: under, beneath
8. super: on top, above, over

Greek
9. hypo: under, below
10. hyper: above, beyond, overly

Assignment: Reach chapters 7-8 of Book 2 and 1-3 of Book 3. 

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No Vocabulary this week!

Assignment: Read chapters 12-16 of the Iliad. 

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Vocabulary: Quiz on these roots next week.

Latin
1. bellum: war, combat

2. laboro: work

3. rideo risum: laugh

4. solus: alone

5. fides: faith, trust

Greek

6. dokeim: think, have an opinon

7. orthos: straight, correct

8. barbaros: foreign 

9. ergon: work

10. monos: alone, solitary

Assignment: Read chapters 4-6 in King Arthur. 

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Vocabulary: Quiz on these 10 words next week.

1. rouse: to bring out of a stage of sleep
2. hordes: a large group
3. thwart: to oppose successfully
4. wallow: to live self-indulgently
5. seething: to surge or foam as if boiling
6. couple: to fasten or link together
7. tempered: to strengthen through experience
8. reparations: compensation in money
9. burnished: a smooth glossy finish
10. brazen: like brass, as in sound, color, and strength

Assignment: Read books 8-11 of The Iliad. 

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Happy New Year. Our class will resume on Tuesday, January 3. I am anxious to see all of you.
Please read Chapters 6 and 7  of King Arthur.
See you soon!

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Happy New Year. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 3.
I am looking forward to seeing all of you. I have grade reports ready for your progress reports.

Please read Books 6 and 7 of The Iliad. We will talk about our progress in class.