Week 8

Bible (OT): 2 Kings 20:1-11, 21; parts of 2 Kings 22-23 and 2 Chron 34 ("King Josiah and the Finding of the Book of the Law")
Bible (NT): Matt. 25:14-30 ("Talents Lent us by God")
Pick one verse to memorize for the week 



Monday 

Saxon 95/96

Age of Fable ch 27 The Iliad spend 3 weeks as needed Written Narration

This Country of Ours ch 94. Hayes - Garfield - Arthur  Oral Narration

Physics Lab in A Housewares Store: Pots and Pans p. 72 Oral Narration

Spanish Ch 4 Section 5

Reading

1. Read this summary of chapter 1 of part 2: A great storm described; the long boat sent to fetch water; the author goes with it to discover the country.  He is left on shore, is seized by one of the natives, and carried to a farmer’s house.  His reception, with several accidents that happened there.  A description of the inhabitants.
2. Read chapter 1 of part 2. (Remember there is an audio version if you want to listen along.)
3. Remember to take notes. Include page numbers when you take notes about the themes.

Grammar

1. Dialog lesson read over and answer the questions. You’ll be writing a dialog tomorrow.
2. Write an example of dialog that uses each a speech tag, a descriptive tag and an action tag.

Tuesday 

Saxon 97/98

Carry a Big Stick (Teddy Roosevelt) pgs 113-128 Oral Narration

Christian Liberty Nature Reader 5: ch. 28, How Man is Superior to the Animals Oral Narration

Spanish Ch 4 Section 6 

Latin: 10 minutes a day TIMED. 

Reading

1. Read this summary of chapter 2: A description of the farmer’s daughter.  The author carried to a market-town, and then to the metropolis.  The particulars of his journey
2. Read this summary of chapter 3: The author sent for to court.  The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king.  He disputes with his majesty’s great scholars.  An apartment at court provided for the author.  He is in high favour with the queen.  He stands up for the honor of his own country.  His quarrels with the queen’s dwarf.
3. Read chapters 2 and 3.

Writing

1. Choose any character from the book so far and write a dialog between you and the character. Use your paper from yesterday to remember your grammar rules for writing dialog.

Wednesday 

Saxon 99/100

The Story of the World vol 4 by Susan Wise Bauer ch 12, 13  Oral Narration

Madam and Lady Why Ch 12 Homeward Bound from "And what is that in the air? A bridge?" to "from Bristol right into the Somersetshire flats." (pg 271-275)Oral Narration

Spanish Ch 4 Section 7 assignment 1

Latin 10 minutes (SET A TIMER)

Reading

1. Read the summaries of chapters 4 and 5.Chapter 4
   The country described.  A proposal for correcting modern maps.  The king’s palace; and some account of the metropolis.  The author’s way of travelling.  The chief temple described.Chapter 5
   Several adventures that happened to the author.  The execution of a criminal.  The author shows his skill in navigation.
2. Read chapters 4 and 5 of Gulliver’s Travels.

Vocabulary

1. Copy a sentence with a word in it you don’t understand.
2. Look up the definition and rewrite the sentence adding in the meaning. For instance, “I am flabbergastedat what just happened, completely shocked.” The end of the sentence explains flabbergasted.

Thursday 

Saxon 101/102

 Hillyer's Childs Geography of the World ch 59, 60 Written Narration (Notebook) 

Ch. 59-61: China, Siberia (14) (Asia map)

Locate and label China, Beijing.
Locate and label Canton, the Pearl River (does it have a different name now?), Shanghai, the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, the Grand Canal and the Great Wall. Let’s read our book about the Great Wall and find some pictures of China.

Locate and label Siberia, Vladivostok, the Trans-Siberian Railway, Irkutsk, the Bering Strait.

Let’s eat Chinese food – can you use chopsticks?

Reading

1. Read summaries of 6 and 7. Chapter 6 Several contrivances of the author to please the king and queen.  He shows his skill in music.  The king inquires into the state of England, which the author relates to him.  The king’s observations thereon. Chapter 7 The author’s love of his country.  He makes a proposal of much advantage to the king, which is rejected.  The king’s great ignorance in politics.  The learning of that country very imperfect and confined.  The laws, and military affairs, and parties in the state.
2. Read chapters 6 and 7 of Gulliver’s Travels.

Writing

1. In your opinion, which episode so far has been the most entertaining. Why? (Explain thoroughly. For instance, if you say because it is funny, then give three examples of funny things that happened.)

Spanish Ch 4 Section 7 Assignment 2 and 3

Latin 10 minutes (SET A TIMER)

Friday 

Spanish Ch 4 Section 7 Assignment 4

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