Thursday, February 28, 2013

Wednesday p.m. Medieval Literature

Vocabulary:Please be ready for a detailed review of the first 40 Greek and Latin roots. They are listed on two separate entries on the blog. Literature: Complete and log 5 more hours of research for your paper. Work on your outline and bring your rough draft to class. Read Chapters 1 and 2 of The Two Lives of Charlemagne. Time line for your paper: Mar. 6. Rough draft of outline Mar.13. Final draft of outline Mar. 20 Rough draft of paper Mar. 27 Final draft due

Wednesday a.m. American Lit

Vocabulary: Review the 40 Greek and Latin roots for a review in class. Literature: Finish your poetry notebook. You should add your original poem to the other selections. Mrs. Fitzgerald will collect them. Remember that you will be writing from memory Ps. 27:1-6 on Mar.13. Please bring Little Men by Louisa M. Alcott. Read Chapters 1-3 for March 13.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Second set of Greek and Latin roots

Latin:

1. jacio jactum: throw; eject, interject
2. pono positum: lay, put, place; pose, position
3. cum: with, together; collect, community
4. figo fixum: fix, fasten, attach; fix, suffix
5. jungo junctum: join, unite, connect; join, junction
6. digitus: finger, toe, inch; digit, digital
7. caput capitis: head; capital, cabbage
8. manus: hand; manifest, manufacture
9. pes pedis: foot; pedestal, pedal
10. bracchium: arm; embrace, bracelet
11. dens dentis: tooth; dental, dentist
12. corpus corporis: body; corps, corpse
13. unus: one; unit, union
14. duo: two; duet, dual
15. tres: three; trio, tripod
16. quattuor: four; quatrain, quadrilateral
17. quinque: five; quinquagenarian, quinquesyllable
18. sex: six; sexdigital, sexennial
19. septum: seven; September, septangle
20. octo: eight; October, octopus



Tuesday Medieval Literature

Please remember that your class will meet at 1:30 next week.
Please watch for Alyse because she will be looking for all of you.

Vocabulary: Please continue to review 40 Greek and Latin roots.
                     They are listed on two separate blog entries.

Literature: Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Two  Lives of Charlemagne.
                    Complete and document 5 more hours of research.
                    Take two class a working outline for your paper.
                   

The timeline for your paper is as follows:

March 5- Rough draft of your outline.
March 12- final outline
March 19 Rough draft of paper
March 26 Final draft due

Thank you for coming to class when the weather was so terrible. I pray that you are all safe.


Monday/ Thursday American History and Lt

Vocabulary: Continue to study the first 20 Greek and Latin roots.

Literature: Read Chapters 6 and 7 of Gatsby. 

History: Make sure that you have read pages 261-268 of US History.
               Answer all section review questions.

We missed you Tucker.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Friday medieval Literature and History

Vocabulary: No quiz, but review the first 20 Greek and Latin roots. They are listed on a separate blog.
Literature: Read the introduction the The Two Lives of Charlemagne.
                   Choose your paper topic and complete 5 hours of research.
                   Please document on a research log.

History: Finish you test and try to read Chapters 36-37.

God bless!!

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Monday/ Thursday American History and Lit

Vocabulary: No quiz, but review the first 20 roots. They are on a separate blog entry.
                      We will do review exercises in class.


Literature: Read Chapters 3-5 of The Great Gatsby.

History: Complete test for Chapters 11 and 12. Read pages 269-269. Answer all section review questions.