-Students will be leading rhetoric discussions. I will email out ahead of time when you child will lead so they can prepare **THIS WILL START IN WEEK 5
***CALEB WILL LEAD DISCUSSION IN WEEK 11
-Students will begin to track their own points (with your supervision). They will need to keep a detailed "log" and turn that in to me at the end of the year (wk 14) for the awards.
-Students will also "teach" LTW cannons as we begin review
Here's the recap (PLEASE SEE THE GUIDE FOR HOMEWORK DUE FOR SPRING SEMINAR - WEEK 11 )
Logic/Math
Just another few math terms today.
Each week we will continue to review previous week's concepts through dialectic discussion with the problems the students bring in. In each problem we work we will ask the same questions (based on the common topics) - see previous blog for detail on questions. The students are beginning to lead the discussions.
Again, we focused on "showing our work" - talking about "math sentences" and each individual step in solving/evaluating a problem. We are also learning how to "show our work".
I previewed concepts of literal equations & formulas w/ substitution.
We played the N2K game individually & in teams. We'll play this each week.
POINTS: Bring in a math problem from their homework to explain to the class - 5 points.
Be sure the students bring in the completed lessons you assign to class (even if they are not doing Saxon).
**Students should bring in a problem from their math lesson to share (can be one they struggled with; one they think will stump the class or anything they found interesting & would like to share & explain) This will help them be rhetorical!!
Grammar/Latin
More on verbs today learning a new tense - the future Indicative Active Tense. This tense expresses action going on in the future (I will study Latin vocabulary tonight.) We reviewed grammar rule #164 which models the endings for our new tense. In a nutshell, we have our 1st conjugation "a" + our imperfect tense sign "bi" + our personal ending that gets added to our stem (i.e. laudabit - 3rd person singular future indicative tense). We modeled how to complete our homework exercises (120-125) & reviewed new vocabulary - EXCEPTIONS to the 1st person singular & 3rd person plural.
New grammar rule (blue book) #164 - write flashcard. Flashcards for new vocab & decline in spiral notebook. PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO "NOTE" on p. 112.
We played racing games to review verb endings & noun declension endings as well as charades to review vocab!
POINTS: Translate next "section" of The Giving Tree - 5 pts
****It is important that the students parse/label each sentence so that they can clearly identify the parts of speech in order to translate it properly. I will be awarding candy for those who do!!! :)
Suggestions for parents @ home: Make sure you and your student preview the next week's lesson as stated in the guide so that they are prepared to discuss it in class. Drill student on vocabulary & grammar rules. Check daily assignments (or have students check). Continue to have students focus on memorizing endings for the declensions - sing the songs & work those charts, as well as memorize vocab & rules. It's a good idea to write the endings out - like copying mastery charts in Essentials.
Research
Today was our quiz on the skin. I'll return those next week. We drew the skeleton from memory, traded w/ a neighbor & graded. I introduced the digestive system, we went over the definitions and labeled our drawing together in class. I modeled & gave suggestions on how to draw the system. THEY NEED TO DRAW IT LARGE ENOUGH TO SEE ALL THE DETAIL. We referred back to our Foundations art - OILS in breaking down the drawing into circles, straight lines, dotes, angles & curved lines.
At home, students will need to define the new terms, and draw, draw, draw. They need to be drawing the system every day - more than once a day and labeling it. After the first few days of drawing, they need to "test" by drawing & labeling it from memory. I showed them samples of what their "test" in 2 weeks should look like. In addition to drawing the digestive, students will need to continue to draw the skeleton in preparation for the quiz next week. Try drawing from memory only as if testing to see what's missing. Quiz on skeleton will be next week.
STUDENTS SHOULD BRING IN THEIR DRAWINGS TO CLASS.
POINT REWARD: Integration between 3 subjects - 5 points
What is Pica, Chron's disease & diverticulosis? - 5 points
Suggestions for parents @ home: Check students drawings daily. "Test" by having them draw from memory several times, ensuring they have all elements & it is correctly labeled.
At home, students will need to define the new terms, and draw, draw, draw. They need to be drawing the system every day - more than once a day and labeling it. After the first few days of drawing, they need to "test" by drawing & labeling it from memory. I showed them samples of what their "test" in 2 weeks should look like. In addition to drawing the digestive, students will need to continue to draw the skeleton in preparation for the quiz next week. Try drawing from memory only as if testing to see what's missing. Quiz on skeleton will be next week.
STUDENTS SHOULD BRING IN THEIR DRAWINGS TO CLASS.
POINT REWARD: Integration between 3 subjects - 5 points
What is Pica, Chron's disease & diverticulosis? - 5 points
Suggestions for parents @ home: Check students drawings daily. "Test" by having them draw from memory several times, ensuring they have all elements & it is correctly labeled.
Expo/Comp
We were able to have 6 students read their papers on "Gathering of Days" today. The rest will read next week.
In class, we brainstormed characters from "Crispin" & their actions. We developed a class issue (Whether Bear should have taken in Crispin) & reviewed our definition worksheet. Using "Bear" as our term, we worked through the definition worksheet. We reviewed the "formula" for writing the definition for our term - choose the term, the group & the difference (Bear is a human that is brave). See LTOW: Cannon of Invention - Definition tips document (emailed in 1st semester).
At home, students will brainstorm characters & actions then develop an issue. They will work through all invention worksheets (see guide) and create an ANI w/ 30 items per column. We discussed today picking a character & action that is somewhat significant - meaning that they will be able to find enough information to support the thesis.
In class, we brainstormed characters from "Crispin" & their actions. We developed a class issue (Whether Bear should have taken in Crispin) & reviewed our definition worksheet. Using "Bear" as our term, we worked through the definition worksheet. We reviewed the "formula" for writing the definition for our term - choose the term, the group & the difference (Bear is a human that is brave). See LTOW: Cannon of Invention - Definition tips document (emailed in 1st semester).
At home, students will brainstorm characters & actions then develop an issue. They will work through all invention worksheets (see guide) and create an ANI w/ 30 items per column. We discussed today picking a character & action that is somewhat significant - meaning that they will be able to find enough information to support the thesis.
Suggestions for parents @ home: Assist/review brainstorming characters, actions & issue. Review all worksheets and ANI. Check ANI for duplicate "reasons".
Debate/Geography
I introduced the last section of Africa & the students drew the continent & areas/features for this week as well as previous learned areas. Quiz on Africa will be next week.
We played a game to review previous countries & capitals.
Students should bring in maps that they've drawn. They'll show the class their best map.
We played a game to review previous countries & capitals.
Students should bring in maps that they've drawn. They'll show the class their best map.
DRAW FOR POINTS!!! Students will earn 5 points for each map drawn each week (after they draw 8 which would be 2 per day for 4 days) *****20 Points for each world map with everything they've learned so far labeled on the map (it doesn't have to all be from memory)
****Remember that at the end of the year we will be drawing the world - states, countries features - everything from memory. Students need to continue to draw areas they've been tested on. (They can draw on the large laminated maps I gave them at the beginning of the year). The more they draw the better they'll get - the more they will be able to remember.
Suggestions for parents @ home: Drill student on provinces & capitals as well as geography terms. Check daily drawings for accuracy & labeling. Be sure students continue to draw previous geographic areas - adding them to new areas. Continue to drill previous states & capitals and/or countries & capitals (it is suggested that they make flashcards for review).
Rhetoric
Daniel lead our Rhetoric discussion this week. We read through the DCYB chapters & he came up with creative ways to answer questions from the chapters. He had a great catechism review game that we played.
DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE APOLOGETICS PAPER that will be due in week 15. It would be a good time to check out topics & pick one.
DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE APOLOGETICS PAPER that will be due in week 15. It would be a good time to check out topics & pick one.
Suggestions for parents @ home: Discuss chapter 33 & 35 in DCYB. Check that student is answering questions for DCYB. Drill all catechism questions (remember they must be able to state word for word).
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