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.