Assignments due for the week of September 27th, 2021
PSAT/SAT/ACT Test Prep
Great job today practicing reading for comprehension! These were good examples of what to expect on the actual reading test and how to comprehend a passage. Complete the last sample passage on pages 19-22 in your notebook. Read the passage and answer the questions. We will go over the correct answers next week in class. Hopefully, this will help you know what they expect as you read for comprehension. Then we will take an actual timed reading test for the rest of the period. Let me know if you have any other questions at all.
Explorations in British Literature
The students were given a list of literary terms as we went over the epic poem, Beowulf, Britain’s first literary work. We will continue to review the story and characters as they prepare for a quiz over this work and the Anglo-Saxon period. We went through the pages in their notebooks together in class. They also know what terms will be in a matching section on the quiz.
Also, in their notebooks, they should read pages 16 and 17 and answer the questions about the poem. (Cynddylan’s Hall) Read about life in a great lord’s hall on page 17 and answer the questions about it.
Watch the following reading of the opening lines of Beowulf. Is this really English?!
Review the plot of Beowulf for our quiz with the following video:
U.S. Government
We went over Lessons One and Two in our notebooks, so they can use their answers there to study for a quiz later. For next week, complete Lesson Three on the Constitution (pages 10, 11, and 12 in the government notebooks). I will continue to give the students extra information about the events leading up to this document. Remember that last Friday, September 17 was Constitution Day–234 years since the day it was signed by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention!
Watch this brief video to learn more about the historical background of the Constitutional Convention.
Lastly, students should remember to ask a parent about “who was the most famous founding father that no one has ever heard of”?! Hopefully, your student can tell you.
Quick Looks at Great Books
We went through all our reports that the students did on their topics for the French Revolution. Then we went through the notes on the history in their purple folders, along with listening to the French national anthem and another revolutionary song — “La Carmagnole.” Since we then ran out of time, we will take the quiz over the material next week at the beginning of our class.
For homework, begin your reading of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Read Book 1 (Recalled to Life)–Chapters 1-6. Answer questions 1-14 on pages 40 and 41 in your study guide. If you have any questions about what is happening, have them ready as we begin our discussion next week.