28 October 2011: Friday
ORDER A CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT TODAY!!
All rough drafts of the persuasion paper were turned in today. I will get those back to you on Tuesday. I gave back to you your papers on "Druids." If you need to do more research on Druids, please do it before you write your paper. Some of you just wrote on Halloween when the directions said to research Druids and see how our notion of Halloween has beed effected by the Druids. Some of you did just that, but some of you just talked about Halloween. Also, please remember that I want you to answer all discussion questions in complete sentences. If you will do this it will make writing paragraphs and papers much easier. There is method to my madness! I showed you where to find the pronunciation of words in the dictionary as well as the part of speech of the words on the overhead today. This should have been an easy review for all of you. Show me how well you know how to find these in your homework! For classwork we read statring with Chapter 11 in St. Patrick Missionary to Ireland. You need to finish this book this weekend.
Have a great weekend and Halloween on Monday. Be safe!
Your assignments are:
Tuesday 1 November 2011
1. Write Final Copy (FC) on "Druids" paper. Remember to type it or use black ink. No mistakes, pleae.
2. Finish St. Patrick Missionary to Ireland.
3. Vocabulary Work: a. write pronunciation of each word.
b. write the part of speech for each word.
c. write the definitions of each word. Remember to number the different
definitions.
4. Discussion Q's: Page: 79: 1,3,4
87: 1,2,4,5,6
99: 2,5,6
108: 3,4,6
118: 2,3,5
127: 3,4
137: 2
143: 5,6
5. Order the next book: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. You MUST have it in class by Tuesday Nov. 8
Friday, October 28, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Class Assignment
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Everyone turned in their book reports on Augustine Farmer's Boy of Tagaste. We reviewed the chapters we had read of our new book St. Patrick Missionary to Ireland. Everyone seems to be enjoying the book. One thing we learned is how Patrick learned Gaelic, the language of the Celts.
Some of these names are really hard to pronounce. Therefore, we will just do our best!
We began the process of writing a persuasion paper. This is a very hard concept to acquire as well as a long process. You are not going to make A's when you are just learning how, so please, don't let your "grades" or the fact that I write all over your paper in a colored pen, keep you from doing your best. I promise that you will end up with a better grade than when we first began. I cannot promise you all an A because all of you will not do your very best, even though that is what I would love to see! Bear with me as we learn this hard concept. Try to enjoy yourself in this learning process. Ask questions, tell me what you don't understand, talk to me. Otherwise, I won't know what has you stumped. Teenagers are the world's best at persuasion when it is verbal and when the topic is something they really want to do!! Put those powers to work in class too, please!
We are taking a little time off from reading our book to get in the groove of persuasion. However, if youwant to read St. Patrick, please do! We will get back to it on Friday.
Your assignments are:
Tuesday and Wednesday 26-27 October 2011
1. Using the handout I gave you, write a rough draft of your persuasion paper. Remember, if you want to give your friend a name you may, but it is not required. Write your first draft as if you are really talking to someone your own age and someone you know well. I would prefer it NOT be a member of your family. Make it truly a friend.
Suggestion: write your draft on Wednesday, put it away. On Thursday, take it out and re-read it, making changes RIGHT on the paper as you want to and as you read it. Change those things you don't like, add things, check spelling and sentence structure, etc.
The reason I tell you to do this the next day is because you will be able to see your paper more clearly if you have not just finished writing it. Try it and see.
DON'T rewrite your paper. Keep it messy, that's ok. Remember, this is your first draft. Changes are good! Good Luck!
Everyone turned in their book reports on Augustine Farmer's Boy of Tagaste. We reviewed the chapters we had read of our new book St. Patrick Missionary to Ireland. Everyone seems to be enjoying the book. One thing we learned is how Patrick learned Gaelic, the language of the Celts.
Some of these names are really hard to pronounce. Therefore, we will just do our best!
We began the process of writing a persuasion paper. This is a very hard concept to acquire as well as a long process. You are not going to make A's when you are just learning how, so please, don't let your "grades" or the fact that I write all over your paper in a colored pen, keep you from doing your best. I promise that you will end up with a better grade than when we first began. I cannot promise you all an A because all of you will not do your very best, even though that is what I would love to see! Bear with me as we learn this hard concept. Try to enjoy yourself in this learning process. Ask questions, tell me what you don't understand, talk to me. Otherwise, I won't know what has you stumped. Teenagers are the world's best at persuasion when it is verbal and when the topic is something they really want to do!! Put those powers to work in class too, please!
We are taking a little time off from reading our book to get in the groove of persuasion. However, if youwant to read St. Patrick, please do! We will get back to it on Friday.
Your assignments are:
Tuesday and Wednesday 26-27 October 2011
1. Using the handout I gave you, write a rough draft of your persuasion paper. Remember, if you want to give your friend a name you may, but it is not required. Write your first draft as if you are really talking to someone your own age and someone you know well. I would prefer it NOT be a member of your family. Make it truly a friend.
Suggestion: write your draft on Wednesday, put it away. On Thursday, take it out and re-read it, making changes RIGHT on the paper as you want to and as you read it. Change those things you don't like, add things, check spelling and sentence structure, etc.
The reason I tell you to do this the next day is because you will be able to see your paper more clearly if you have not just finished writing it. Try it and see.
DON'T rewrite your paper. Keep it messy, that's ok. Remember, this is your first draft. Changes are good! Good Luck!
Friday, October 21, 2011
Class Assignment
Friday 21 October 2011
Today in class I took up the "How to Make Chocolate", "Salvation" as well as the "Nicene Creed vs, The Apostle's Creed" papers. I passed out corrected papers in both classes. Elijah and Luke read the "Introduction" and the "Foreward" at the beginning of St. Patrick Missionary to Ireland. We talked about who the author was, when this book was published, who the illustrators were as well as the publishing company. For those of you who did not have the book in class, you need to read what we read in class today as well as the assignment for Tuesday. I read to you from Trial and Triumph by Richard Hannula. I read the article on Monica and Augustine. One day next week I will read to you the article on St. Patrick.
Your assignments are:
Tuesday 25 October 2011
1. Read chapters 1-10: St. Patrick Missionary to Ireland.
2. Answer the questions found in your book on the following pages. Answer the questions in complete sentences.
Page 5-all the questions
10-4,6
19-1,2,4,6
27-1,5,6
35-2,4,5
44-1,3,4,6
49-2,4,5,6
57-1
64-3,6
71-1,4,5,6
3. Bring "The Beginnings of Hinduism" to class on Tuesday. Read over it again.
4. Book Report on Augustine due. Make sure you have the title and author stated somewhere in you
activity.
5. Any work that you are missing or have not turned in yet.
Today in class I took up the "How to Make Chocolate", "Salvation" as well as the "Nicene Creed vs, The Apostle's Creed" papers. I passed out corrected papers in both classes. Elijah and Luke read the "Introduction" and the "Foreward" at the beginning of St. Patrick Missionary to Ireland. We talked about who the author was, when this book was published, who the illustrators were as well as the publishing company. For those of you who did not have the book in class, you need to read what we read in class today as well as the assignment for Tuesday. I read to you from Trial and Triumph by Richard Hannula. I read the article on Monica and Augustine. One day next week I will read to you the article on St. Patrick.
Your assignments are:
Tuesday 25 October 2011
1. Read chapters 1-10: St. Patrick Missionary to Ireland.
2. Answer the questions found in your book on the following pages. Answer the questions in complete sentences.
Page 5-all the questions
10-4,6
19-1,2,4,6
27-1,5,6
35-2,4,5
44-1,3,4,6
49-2,4,5,6
57-1
64-3,6
71-1,4,5,6
3. Bring "The Beginnings of Hinduism" to class on Tuesday. Read over it again.
4. Book Report on Augustine due. Make sure you have the title and author stated somewhere in you
activity.
5. Any work that you are missing or have not turned in yet.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Class Assignments
Tuesday October 18, 2011
Today we discussed the last chapters of St. Augustine The Farmer's Boy of Tagaste. Everyone needs to have the next book: Saint Patrick The Missionary to Ireland in class by Friday Oct. 21. We got the first set of vocabulary words today from the first part of the book. Read each suggestion on the Book Report sheet before choosing one to complete. This is due a week from today, but if you wait until Monday of next week to try to complete it you will be sorry. You have a great deal which is due Tuesday already. You need to be working every day on all this work that you have put off until now to complete. Remember that I want all the copies of your writing papers turned in: the page that I write on as well as your final draft. You may staple these together. Put the latest draft on top, please.
The assignments are:
Wednesday 19 October 2011
1. Write the final copies to: "How To Make Chocolate"
Position paper on "Salvation" (see History book pg,57)
"The Apostle's Creed vs. The Nicene Creed"
2. Vocabulary work: Write the definition and a sentene with each word you copied off the board.
3.Book Report on Augustine. Choose one to complete from the sheet I passed out in class. Due
Tuesday 10/25/11.
Thursday 20 October 2011
1. Read "The Beginnings of Hinduism". Be prepared to discuss it on Friday.
2. Bring St. Patrick to class Friday.
Today we discussed the last chapters of St. Augustine The Farmer's Boy of Tagaste. Everyone needs to have the next book: Saint Patrick The Missionary to Ireland in class by Friday Oct. 21. We got the first set of vocabulary words today from the first part of the book. Read each suggestion on the Book Report sheet before choosing one to complete. This is due a week from today, but if you wait until Monday of next week to try to complete it you will be sorry. You have a great deal which is due Tuesday already. You need to be working every day on all this work that you have put off until now to complete. Remember that I want all the copies of your writing papers turned in: the page that I write on as well as your final draft. You may staple these together. Put the latest draft on top, please.
The assignments are:
Wednesday 19 October 2011
1. Write the final copies to: "How To Make Chocolate"
Position paper on "Salvation" (see History book pg,57)
"The Apostle's Creed vs. The Nicene Creed"
2. Vocabulary work: Write the definition and a sentene with each word you copied off the board.
3.Book Report on Augustine. Choose one to complete from the sheet I passed out in class. Due
Tuesday 10/25/11.
Thursday 20 October 2011
1. Read "The Beginnings of Hinduism". Be prepared to discuss it on Friday.
2. Bring St. Patrick to class Friday.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Class Assignment
Friday 14 October 2011
Today in class we got in to small groups to discuss what has happened in the book, Augustine The Farmer's Boy of Tagaste. Each person in the group had to answer 3 questions, then the group came together and discussed what the answers were and everyoe wrote the answers to all 9 questions. This book gives us further insight in to the person who is St. Augustine. We are learning that he wasn't a very good person before he accepted Jesus as his savior! Does that remind you of anyone? Praise God that we live in a nation where we are not persecuted for our beliefs and can accept and proclaim that Jesus is our savior!
The assignments are:
Tuesday 18 October 2011
1. Read Chapters 9-17: Augustine The Farmer's Boy of Tagaste
2. Answer the discussion questions for chapters 9-17.
3. Vocabulary Work: follow the directions on the paper. Please use a separate sheet of paper.
Today in class we got in to small groups to discuss what has happened in the book, Augustine The Farmer's Boy of Tagaste. Each person in the group had to answer 3 questions, then the group came together and discussed what the answers were and everyoe wrote the answers to all 9 questions. This book gives us further insight in to the person who is St. Augustine. We are learning that he wasn't a very good person before he accepted Jesus as his savior! Does that remind you of anyone? Praise God that we live in a nation where we are not persecuted for our beliefs and can accept and proclaim that Jesus is our savior!
The assignments are:
Tuesday 18 October 2011
1. Read Chapters 9-17: Augustine The Farmer's Boy of Tagaste
2. Answer the discussion questions for chapters 9-17.
3. Vocabulary Work: follow the directions on the paper. Please use a separate sheet of paper.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Class Assignments
10 October 2011
I loved all the plays today! I loved that you used humor in a lot of them! And the poems were great! your imaginations and creativity are awesome!!! Praise God!
Each one of you has the book St. Augustine The Farmer's Boy of Tagaste. I think you will all find it a very interesting read. Augustine was quite a character! He wasn't always saintly! As you read, underline your vocabulary words so you will know where they are in the text.
We studied the two creeds that have been introduced in our lessons: "The Apostle's Creed" and "The Nicene Creed". We talked about their similarities and differences.
Your assignments are:
Tuesday 11 October 2011
1. Read "Introduction"-page 50 in the book: St. Augustine.
2. Answer the discussion questions on the sheet. Remember to use COMPLETE sentences.
3. Do Vocabulary work. Follow directions on the little sheet. Use another sheet of paper.
4. Read "The Byzantine Empire"
5. Read the excerpt on "India".
Wednesday 12 October 2011
1. Write a Compare/Contrast paper on the similarities and differences between "The Apostle's Creed" and "The Nicene Creed". Use the notes we took in class and whatever you remember on our discussion in class.
2. Read "The Maya" handout. Complete the back: pg. 85.
Bring to class on Friday all the handouts you had to read, please.
I loved all the plays today! I loved that you used humor in a lot of them! And the poems were great! your imaginations and creativity are awesome!!! Praise God!
Each one of you has the book St. Augustine The Farmer's Boy of Tagaste. I think you will all find it a very interesting read. Augustine was quite a character! He wasn't always saintly! As you read, underline your vocabulary words so you will know where they are in the text.
We studied the two creeds that have been introduced in our lessons: "The Apostle's Creed" and "The Nicene Creed". We talked about their similarities and differences.
Your assignments are:
Tuesday 11 October 2011
1. Read "Introduction"-page 50 in the book: St. Augustine.
2. Answer the discussion questions on the sheet. Remember to use COMPLETE sentences.
3. Do Vocabulary work. Follow directions on the little sheet. Use another sheet of paper.
4. Read "The Byzantine Empire"
5. Read the excerpt on "India".
Wednesday 12 October 2011
1. Write a Compare/Contrast paper on the similarities and differences between "The Apostle's Creed" and "The Nicene Creed". Use the notes we took in class and whatever you remember on our discussion in class.
2. Read "The Maya" handout. Complete the back: pg. 85.
Bring to class on Friday all the handouts you had to read, please.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Class Information 2
7 October 2011
OK. Here is my first attempt to have last Tuesday's blog and today's be up at the same time. If it works, YAY! If it doesn't, BOO HOO!
Today we practiced our plays. Actually, what we did was to have the authors read their plays to the actors and then give them directions for when we present the plays on Tuesday. I had NO idea that everyone would choose to write a play! Great Job! i am looking forward to your performances. Remember the rules we talked about today! Then I read "Diocletian" to them to give them some background in what type ruler he was. Boy, did he ever hate Christians!
Here are the assignments for Tuesday:
Tuesday 11 October 2011
1. Bring Augustine book to class.
2. Read over your play, finish revising your play, be ready to present your play or poem to the class for a grade.
OK. Here is my first attempt to have last Tuesday's blog and today's be up at the same time. If it works, YAY! If it doesn't, BOO HOO!
Today we practiced our plays. Actually, what we did was to have the authors read their plays to the actors and then give them directions for when we present the plays on Tuesday. I had NO idea that everyone would choose to write a play! Great Job! i am looking forward to your performances. Remember the rules we talked about today! Then I read "Diocletian" to them to give them some background in what type ruler he was. Boy, did he ever hate Christians!
Here are the assignments for Tuesday:
Tuesday 11 October 2011
1. Bring Augustine book to class.
2. Read over your play, finish revising your play, be ready to present your play or poem to the class for a grade.
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