29 February 2012 Wednesday. Day # 3

 Don't forget Bible memory verse tomorrow and Grammar quiz.
Rough copy of speech is due on Friday. 
Extra help morning and after school. I have noon duty this week - Feb.27 - March 02.
Rough copies for speeches are due this Friday, March 02.
Bible memory verse is due this Thursday, March 01.
Period #1: Grammar 8 - Grammar quiz on Thursday, March 01, dealing with pages 88 to 104.
Chapel this morning during this period.

We went over verb tenses on page 102 and 103.

List # 14 - 1. alleviate, 2. misconstrue, 3. acclimatize, 4. coagulate, 5. prognosticate, 6. proximal,   7. distal, 8. recollect, 9. vulnerable, 10. disassociate, 11. ghetto, 12. gigabyte, 13.refract, 14. deluge, 15. postulate, 16. soliloquy, 17. analogue, 18. regurgitate, 19. discern, 20.promulgate.  

Home Work - Grammar: we did work on Verb Conjugation.

Period #3 History 7 and 8 - 
Test on Chapter 6 probably on Monday, February 27. My test.
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Chapter Seven History Questions

1.       Draw a map of The Mediterranean and Europe. Include: Italy, Greece, France (Gaul), Germany, Spain, Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia, Carthage, Asia Minor, The Alps, The Apennine Mountains, The Rhine River, The Danube River, The Po River, the Tiber River, ----- MORE TO BE ADDED.

2.       How was the Roman Empire seen as “ the best of the borrowers”?

3.       Name the four “Indo-Europeans” living in Italy in the fifth century BC. Indicate on you map, where each of these were located in Italy.

4.       What was Magna Graecia and how did the name come about?

5.       How did the Etruscans influence Rome?

6.       List four reasons why Rome was a good site for a city.

7.       What are your feelings on the story of Remus and Romulus?

8.       Explain the quotation “Rome was built on a foundation of force and violence”.

9.       What was the Roman Pantheon?

10.   Give a brief description of the Early Roman Republic.

11.   Find a definition for the term republic.

12.   Outline the class structure of Roman citizens.

13.   Explain the make-up of the Roman early system of government.

   

 Home work.- Answer question #1 from Chapter 7 questions above. Just do the grids for now.

Period #4 English Literature 7
 We started a new play called "Flatline", which I sent to you and is also available on Dramatix on line.
 

Flatline - Questions

1. What does the title of the play Flatline have to do with the actual story?
2. Three part Question:

                  What character traits should a good doctor have?

                  What are some character traits that are typically given to a doctor?

                  What were some character traits given to Dr. Able?

3. Television dramas, movies, etc., are usually meant to entertain but they also often try to influence you with ideas. What can this play lead you to believe about a) spirits, b) angels, c) the devil, d) the state of being unconscious, and e) doctors and nurses?
4. There is an expression that goes: “The devil can quote scripture for his own purposes”. What do you think is meant by this?
5. Does this play go along with your idea of spirits and the devil? What are some similarities and differences? (You may use the first person in this answer)
6. What is the significance of the angel touching Judy on the shoulder at the end of the play?
7. How does a play differ from a short story in how character is revealed?

Home Work: Read the play Flatline. 

Period #5 English Grammar 7 -
 Grammar quiz on Thursday, March 01, dealing with pages 76 to 86.
Continued on Verbs. Worked on a handout on verbals.

  
List #13 - 1. obtuse, 2. sustainability, 3. superfluous, 4. patriotism, 5. aghast, 6. phlegm, 7. continuity, 8. promiscuous, 9. existentialism, 10. mantra, 11. agnostic, 12. ogle, 13. Toil, 14. leisure, 15. entrenched, 16. coup, 17. ruthless, 18.Boycott, 19. AWOL, 20. Subservient, 21. Decimated, 22. Squander, 23. Indulge, 24. Confiscate, 25. Propagate,     

List # 14 - 1. alleviate, 2. misconstrue, 3. acclimatize, 4. coagulate, 5. prognosticate, 6. proximal,   7. distal, 8. recollect, 9. vulnerable, 10. disassociate, 11. ghetto, 12. gigabyte, 13.refract, 14. deluge, 15. postulate, 16. soliloquy, 17. analogue, 18. regurgitate, 19. discern, 20.promulgate.   

Home Work -Spelling words 1 - 5 on list #13. 

Period # 6 - Phys. Ed..

Period # 7 English Literature 8 - Life |Skills today.
We started the play. Looked at the differences between a play and a short story/novel.
Home Work: You do not have to do this but if you want to - try to find a free play on-line that we could do in class. I am currently looking through a site called Dranatix which has a lot of Christian plays. I have read quite a few but I have not found anything yet.