Week 12

Bible (OT): Parts of Ezra; Neh 1; Neh 8; Ps 126 ("The Return of the Exiles")
Bible (NT): John 11:47-57 ("Coming Back to Jerusalem to Die")

Pick one verse to memorize for the week 



Monday 

Saxon 120

Age of Fable ch 28 The Fall of Troy spend 2 weeks as needed Written Narration

This Country of Ours ch 98. Wilson - Troubles With Mexico  Oral Narration

Physics Lab in A Housewares Store: Density p. 79 Oral Narration

Spanish Review

Latin: 10 minutes a day TIMED. 

Reading

1. Read summaries of chapter 11 and 12.  Chapter 11   The author’s dangerous voyage.  He arrives at New Holland, hoping to settle there.  Is wounded with an arrow by one of the natives.  Is seized and carried by force into a Portuguese ship.  The great civilities of the captain.  The author arrives at England. Chapter 12  The author’s veracity.  His design in publishing this work.  His censure of those travellers who swerve from the truth.  The author clears himself from any sinister ends in writing.  An objection answered.  The method of planting colonies.  His native country commended.  The right of the crown to those countries described by the author is justified.  The difficulty of conquering them.  The author takes his last leave of the reader; proposes his manner of living for the future; gives good advice, and concludes.
2. Read chapters 11 and 12.
3. Writing
   
   1. Make a poster about one of your themes you took notes on as you read.
   2. Include on your poster three examples from Gulliver’s Travels.
   3. Include any biographical information on the author that would incline him to write about that theme.
   4. Include a title for the poster and explanation of the theme you are doing.
   5. Present your poster. (It should be neat, organized, appealing, easy to read by your audience.)
   6. An alternative is to prepare a power point presentation including the same things.
   7. Today you just have to plan it out. Gather the quotes/examples from the book, research the author. The deadline is Next Monday

Tuesday 

Carry a Big Stick (Teddy Roosevelt) pgs 173-187 Oral Narration

Christian Liberty Nature Reader 5: ch. 32, Hygeine Oral Narration

Spanish Review  

Latin: 10 minutes a day TIMED. 

Reading

1. Do this main idea worksheet (Do the first five. — you can read online)
2. Compare your answers with these answers. Where did you go wrong? Why?
3. This week you need to finish your day yesterday's assignment in order to present on day Next Monday.

Wednesday 

The Story of the World vol 4 by Susan Wise Bauer ch 19, 20 Oral Narration

Madam and Lady Why Ch 12 Homeward Bound from "There was a clergyman named Henslow" to "Why we are crossing him again!" (pg 285-289)Oral Narration

Spanish Review 

Latin 10 minutes (SET A TIMER)

Reading

1. Take this main idea quiz.

Writing

1. Write a one or two sentence summary of Gulliver’s Travels.
2. You can use this at the beginning of your presentation.

Thursday 

Hillyer's Childs Geography of the World ch 67, 68 Written Narration (Notebook) 

1.      Locate and label Timbuktu, Sudan, the Niger River, the Gulf of Guinea, Liberia, Monrovia, the Congo River, Lake Tanganyika, Victoria Falls, the Zambezi River.

2.      Locate and label South Africa, Johannesburg, Kimberley, Cape Town, Pretoria, Mauritius, Zanzibar.  Rhodesia is no longer called Rhodesia – can you find its modern name?  Auntie Anita has been there.

3.      But you’re not done yet!  Africa is quite big, and your book doesn’t tell about all of it.  Let’s locate and label all of the countries of Africa.

Reading

1. Do this main idea worksheet (Do the last five. — you can read online)
2. Compare your answers with these answers. Where did you go wrong? Why?

Vocabulary

1. Do this vocab matching game.

Spanish Ch 4 Section 10 (Review)

Latin 10 minutes (SET A TIMER)

Friday 

1. Do this main idea activity.
2. Finish your presentation! Do your best!

Trial and Triumph ch 44. J. Gresham Machen Valiant for Truth (1881-1937) pg. 271

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