Challenge A - Week 9

I can hardly believe that we are in Week 9! The semester is flying by...

Here are the assignments that the children will need to do this week.

Math - Follow the guide
---Because of our photo session today, we did not get to discuss Lesson 40. We were able to discuss and work on the other lessons.


Latin - Exercise 15 odd #'s
                Exercise 16 even #'s
                Exercise 17 odd #'s
---We will check these in class, so please be sure your child packs their work in their bag.
---Most of the class is ready to move on, so I will be picking up the pace, so as to catch up with the guide.


Rhetoric - Follow the guide
---We had a great discussion today about "E"volution vs. "e"volution. Keep up the good work!


Geography - Europe
---Suggested week-by-week study: (this differs a bit from what I said in class,)
    Week 9 - Week10   Trace Europe and identify countries and capitals
    Week 10 - Week 11   Trace Europe and identify countries, capitals, and features
    Week 11 - Week 12   (ditto previous week)
    Week 12 - Week 13   Draw Europe and identify countries and capitals
    Week 13 - Week 14   Draw Europe and identify countries, capitals, and features
    Week 14 - Week 15   (ditto previous week)
---This is only a suggestion of how to conquer Europe over the next several weeks. You may have done it differently in the past, so work on the maps as you see fit.
---Whether your child is tested on the features or not, they should still draw and label the features. It is great work to learn to use an atlas. If they cannot find it in the atlas, I suggest they use the internet to locate the feature.

Literature and Composition
---The Magician's Nephew persuasive essay due Week 10. In this essay, they should include
    parallelism, comparison, exordium, and strong verbs.
---As directed in the guide, complete Student Workbook Lesson Three Elocution, "Basic Editing:  Verbs." You may adapt this work according to your goals for your student. LTW want them to have a good understanding and be able to identify the "3 Common Verb Errors," which are passive, cliché, and vague. The exercises on these pages will have them do just that.
---I suggested that they find their Strong Verb lists from IEW and use some of those. Those who took IEW are already familiar with using strong verbs, but LTW uses different grammar, so we will need to learn and understand that language.
---Read Number the Stars.
             The question is "Should Uncle Henry have helped the Jews?" What is the issue? As you     read, you can work on your ANI chart.

Science
---Follow the guide
---It was great to hear all the students present their information.

A special thank you to Maren Shaw for those yummy homemade cream puffs, which is a common pastry in France. I love the geography treats!

We had a great day...
Blessings,
Debbie