Monday/Thursday American History and Lit

I am so sorry that this entry is so different. I still do not have internet. Lit: Finish your paper on "Our Town". Vocabulary: Quiz on your 20 words. They are listed on a separate blog entry.

Wedesday p.m. Medieval Lit

I am so sorry that the blog entry is late. I have not had Internet for more than a day. Vocabulary: Quiz on 20 roots. They are listed on the separate blog entry. Literature: Write an original work of fiction of no more than 2,500 words. Your story should stick to a specific time period and be original. You need a copy of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

Wednesday a.m. American Lit.

I am so sorry that the blog entry is late. I have not had internet for more than a day. Vocabulary: Add the 5 new roots for your quiz. I will try to list the words in a day or so. This will be a total of 15 words. Literature: Write a five paragraph essay choosing one of the following: 1. Did Henry Fleming reach manhood in The Red Badge of Courage? 2. Compare the characters of Henry and Wilson or Henry and Jim. 3. This should be 500-1000 words. State a clear thesis and use examples from the book.

Tuesday a.m. Medieval Literature

Vocabulary: Quiz on the 20 Greek and Latin roots listed on the separate blog entry. Please make cards if you need to.

Literature: You will need a copy of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.  The Tolkien edition is best.
                  Write an original piece of fiction of no more than 2,500 words. It must be set in a historical
                   time period and possess developed characters and a reasonable plot.

Vocabulary for the week of Nov.26-30

Latin:

1. luna- moon
2. trans- across
3. terra- land
4. dormio dormitum- sleep
5. annus- year
6. ignis- fire
7. Vulcanus- Vulcan, god of fire
8. aqua- water
9. bonus- good
10. sol- sun

Greek
1. pyro- fire
2.skopeo- look at, inspect, consider
3. logos- word, study
4. hydros- water
5. helios- sun
6. dia- across, through, between, apart
7. geo- earth
8. hypnos- sleep
9. lithos- stone
10. petros- stone, rock

Monday/ Thursday American History and Lit

Literature: Quiz next Monday on the twenty Greek and Latin roots from this week's list.
                   They can be found on the separate blog entry.

History:  Finish reading Chapter 6 of BJU US History. Answer the questions for each section review.

Literature: Five paragraph essay due on Monday. Choose one.
                  The topics are the following: 
                  1. Is Thornton Wilder's view of small town life positive or negative in Our Town?
                  2. Discuss the character of the Stage Manager. How does he fit into the world of the
                      play?

Friday Medieval History and Lit

Literature: Finish reading The Song of Roland.
History: Read and write narrations for Chapters 18-20.