Thursday, September 11, 2014

Thursday Bluffton Class

Vocabulary: Quiz on the second set of Greek and Latin roots. They are listed separately on the blog.

Grammar:  Paraphrase the Pledge of Allegiance.
( Ross and Matthew: paraphrase the selection from Wind and the Willows.)
Test on nouns, adjectives and articles will be September 25.


Literature:  Read Lines 1144-2081 in Beowulf.
Watch for examples of alliteration, kenning and references to God.

History: Review study sheets for Chapters 1-8.
We will have a review and test on September 25.

Dakota has volunteered to bring snacks next week.

Greek and Latin Roots for tests on 9/16 and 9/18

Latin:

1. stella: star
2. arbor arboris: tree
3. tempus temporis: time
4. inter: between, among, amid
5. ars artis: art, skill



Greek: 
1. dendron: tree
2. chronos: time
3. para: beside, along with
4. techne: art, skill
5. bios: life

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Tuesday Classes

Vocabulary: Quiz on the following:

Latin:
1. stella: star
2. arbor arboris: tree
3. tempus temporis
4. inter: between, among, amid
5. ars artis: art, skill

Greek: 
1. dendron: tree
2. chronos: time
3. para: beside, along with
4. techne: art, skill
5. bios: life

Grammar:
Paraphrase the Pledge of Allegiance.

Cold Writing: Hannah Wise is responsible for the prompt.

Medieval Literature: Read Lines 1144-2355 in Beowulf.

Medieval History: Review study sheets for Chapters 1-8 in SWB's Medieval History.
Test on September 23.

American History: Complete Content Questions at the end of Chapters 1 and 2 of BJU's US History.
Test on September 23.
Map test on the thirteen colonies.


Thursday, September 4, 2014

Thursday afternoon: World Literature

Please read the assignments carefully. You will want to pace yourself this week to finish the work.

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

Literature: Read Chapters 1-9 in The Scarlet Pimpernel. This is page 80 in my book.
Watch carefully for the parallel between Britain and France.
If you were given a history research question, please be ready with your information.

Writing: Write one paragraph describing your favorite person. Please do use any physical description.

Thursday a.m. Medieval Literature Bluffton

It was so nice to be back with you today. God is so good to me!

Assignments:

Grammar: Complete Exercises 1-3 in Analytical Grammar, Section 1.

Vocabulary: Quiz on the first 10 Greek and Latin roots. They are listed separately on the blog.

Literature: Read lines 1-1144 in Beowulf. Please watch for alliteration, kenning, and references to the one, true God. Be ready to talk about them.

History: Make sure you have completed the study sheet on Chapters 1-2 in SWB's Medieval History.
Read Chapters 3-8.

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Tuesday Classes

Assignments:

Grammar: Complete exercises 1-3 in Section 1. Nouns, articles and adjectives.

Vocabulary: Quiz on 10 Greek and Latin roots. They are listed on a separate blog entry.

Medieval Lit: Define the vocabulary words from Beowulf. Please keep these in your notebook.
Read Lines 1-1144. Watch for alliteration and keening. Please be able to share an example of each.

Medieval History: Read Chapters 3-8 in SWB's Medieval History.
Complete study sheet on chapter 1 and 2.

US History: Read Chapter 2 in BJU's US History.

I had a wonderful first day. I am praying for each of you as you work hard and learn.

Vocabulary Test on 9/9 and 9/11

Latin:
1. trans: across, over, beyond, through
2. terra: land
3. dormio dormitum: sleep
4. annus: year


Greek:
1. dia: through, between, across, apart
2. geo: earth
3. hypnos: sleep
4. lithos: stone
5. petros: rock, stone
6. astron: star