Week 32 Homework (5/19, 5/22)

HAPPY FINAL WEEK OF SCHOOL!

Government: Begin studying for your final exam. I'll attach a study guide Friday morning.

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Pick your prompt for your final writing assignment and work on it.

European History 1: We don't have class! Enjoy your reprieve from me.

Classical & Christian Studies 10: No CCS any more. Summer work (recommendation): Read The Great Divorce. It's probably my favorite of Lewis' works. It's short, it's well written, and you can probably find it for free online if you don't want to hunt down a book.

European History 2: Begin studying for your final exam. I'll attach a study guide Friday morning.

 Week 31 Homework (5/12, 5/15)

HAPPY FINALS, EVERYONE. We've made it to that time of year, another year ending. As I do for every finals, I've included a video of Nessun Dorma below, the greatest song in opera, opening with "None shall sleep! None shall sleep!" and ending with "Vinceró!" (victory!). As you prepare for your exams, study with diligence but without being consumed. (And actually get some sleep, don't obey the music).

Government: Read Lesson 28 of your textbook, over the religion clauses of the 1st Amendment. Please also do the Critical Thinking Exercise on page 206.

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Practice your recitation! We'll have a recitation quiz on Tuesday.

European History 1: I've attached a study guide for our final exam. Begin studying!

Classical & Christian Studies 10: I've attached a study guide for our final exam. Begin studying! Also, I want to see you worksheets over terraces 6 & & on Tuesday. I'll let you keep them, but I do want to check they're complete, and I'll give you a grade.

European History 2: Read the remainder of Animal Farm. I reserve the right to give you a quiz over the material that you won't be able to pass by reading summaries and the internet, (just read it, come on).

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 30 Homework (5/5, 5/8)

Government: Study for quiz over Legislative & Executive branches (First four lessons in Unit 4).

Classical & Christian Studies 11: I’ve attached the Pardoner’s Tale below. (I’ve saved the Summoner’s Tale—the one directed against the Friar—for class next week. I want us to finish off with a bang!) After reading answer these 3 questions:

1. 1. 1. What is the Pardoner admitting to doing in his prologue? How does he do it?

      2. Do you think the Pardoner’s story is a moral one? If not, why? If so, why does such an immoral man tell a story with a good moral?

      3. What happens at the end of the selection between the Pardoner and the Host?

European History 1: Study for short quiz over Unit 12 (English Civil War & Glorious Revolution).

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Read cantos 28-30. Write summary of Dante’s initial meeting with Beatrice (what happened, what did she say, Dante's reaction to her, etc.) AND then explain your reaction was to their meeting: What were you expecting and did this go how you expected?

European History 2: Read the rest of Chapter 17 section 86 over the end of WW1. I will give you a very very basic quiz over WW1 when we get back (alliances, technologies, effects/results). I’ll take up your worksheet you filled out as well. Then, read Chapters 1-5 of Animal Farm.

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 29 Homework (4/28, 5/1)

Government: Read the next lesson in Unit 4, the Role of the President (Lesson 23).

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Finish the Prologue of the Canterbury Tales, and finish your chart (Character's, person's description, clothing/physical features). I'll take that up next week.

European History 1: Read the section of your textbook over the English Civil War (section 19 I believe). Take some notes!

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Finish your worksheets over Avarice and Gluttony. Begin studying for a quiz over terraces 4-6 (Sloth, Avarice, Gluttony).

European History 2: Watch this Tom video about the causes of World War 1. Based on our class discussion and that video, complete the volcano assignment attached below. 

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 28 Homework (4/21, 4/24)

ALL CLASSES: Complete any unfinished work from this week's in-class assignments. I look forward to seeing you all again next week upon my return. If you have completed everything, you might send Mr. Freeman a lengthy email explaining why he should nominate me for "Kentucky Teacher of the Year" award—though this is assignment is totally optional.

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 27 Homework (4/14, 4/17)

Government: Study for a quiz over the Supreme Court. Things to study: Due Process, Judicial interpretation, and the case chart.

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Read through section 15 of Book 7 of the Confessions, and answer the questions I’ve included below about those sections.

European History 1: Study for a SHORT quiz over Spain & France in the Wars of Religion. I’ll give that on Wednesday! If you're confused by your notes, there are sections of your textbook over these two things as well. It's optional to look at them for extra help.

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Finish the back of your Wrath worksheets. Study for a quiz over the terraces of Pride, Envy, and Wrath. (I'm sorry I didn't get your envy worksheets back, but you still have your Pride and Wrath worksheets!).

European History 2: Write a reflection (3 paragraphs min) in which you describe how late 19thc & early 20thc Science (Darwin and/or Eistein), Philosophy (Nietzsche), and Psychology (Freud) undermined the assumptions of the Enlightenment picture of the world. 

Each should go something like this:

• • • Topic sentence: “_____________[Person] undermined the Enlightenment notion of/emphasis on ________________ by ________________________.”

    • Description of the new theory/idea

    • Description of how that challenged an enlightenment idea (so describe the enlightenment idea and then state how the new one undermines it). 

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Week 26 Homework (4/10)

HAPPY EASTER and a good Good Friday. This isn't an assignment, but I've attached some music to listen to on Good Friday. It's a contemporary composer's version of Stabat Mater, a piece about Jesus' crucifixion from the perspective of Mary, his mother. This isn't the beautiful, romantic kind of classical music, but something composed with the subject matter in mind. Imagining the lashes, beatings, nails driving, and horror of the crucifixion might help to make sense of the music's dissonant and jarring nature. All of that said, it is a beautiful piece, performed in the Sistine Chapel.

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Government: Use your textbook or do some searches to fill out the court-case chart I handed out in class. Use the filled out case—Texas v. Johnson—as an example of what to write (and how much, which is to say, not a ton!).

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Memorize your lines from Marcus Aurelius' Meditations.

European History 1: Prepare for a quiz over the Reformation. It will be a pretty general quiz since it's over so much material, so don't spend too much time looking at the minutae.

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Finish your worksheet on Terrace 2: Envy.

European History 2: Watch Tom Richey on the 2nd Industrial Revolution. Enjoy!

Week 25 Homework (3/24, 3/27)

Government: Read the rest of Lesson 35, over the Civil Rights movement. Answer the “Reviewing and Using the Lesson” questions on page 270.

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Read the rest of the Christian letters on grieving (Gregory and Ambrose). Write me a 2-3 paragraph reflection (quality paragraphs) in which you describe the similarities and differences between how the Christians describe grieving and death and how the Stoics do.

European History 1: In your textbook, read the sections of chapter 2 titled “The Reformation in England” and “The Consolidation of Protestantism.” Take some notes and come ready to talk about it next week!

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Read cantos 11-14 and annotate. Fill out the remainder of your Terrace 1 (pride) worksheet.

European History 2: Read SECTION 72 of your textbook and take notes. I’ll briefly cover some of that on Tuesday, but I want you to pay particular attention to the use of labor unions in England!

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 24 Homework (3/17, 3/20)

Government: Finish reading page 135. On that page, do the Boy Scouts of America critical thinking exercise. This will require you to look up the result of the case mentioned. You can find that case's syllabus here; in there you should see some language that reminds you of the scrutiny tests we talked about in class. And pay particular attention to question 4. I want to talk about that a bit in class, so spend some time really thinking about that conflict and how to address it (and write it down for #4).

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Read Meditations Book 4, sections 1-31 (I've attached it below; print it if you can, it's not as long as it looks if you print it 2-sided). As you read:

• • • Mark where you see uniquely stoic ideas

    • Mark where you see ideas you think align with Christianity

    • Mark where you disagree with something he says!

    • Circle the number of a paragraph you found particularly insightful to you (one you want to remember)

    • You’ll be expected to memorize at least 2 sentences of the Meditations (of your choice!), so look for the ones you’re willing to keep in your mind-palace forever

European History 1: Study for a short quiz trade & society (It’s very short, the front of a page only. Study the major things only, plus look at the charts!)

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Read Canto 9 and annotate. Then, study for a quiz over Cantos 1-9 on Wednesday.

European History 2: Study for a brief quiz over Marxism & Positivism (with the emphasis on Marx). IF YOU DIDN'T TURN IN YOUR ROMANTICISM PAPER, I NEED THAT ASAP.

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 23 Homework (3/10, 3/13)

Government: Do the "reviewing and using the lesson" sections of Lessons 17 and 18. Then, Study for a quiz over lessons 15 through 18 on Tuesday. There will be much more emphasis on Lessons 15 and 18, with little from 16 and 17.

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Read the rest of Book 1 and Book 2 of Meditations. As you read.

• • • Mark where you see uniquely stoic ideas

    • Mark where you see ideas you think align with Christianity

    • Mark where you disagree with something he says!

    • Circle the number of a paragraph you found particularly insightful to you (one you want to remember)

    • You’ll be expected to memorize at least 2 sentences of the Meditations (of your choice!), so look for the ones you’re willing to keep in your mind-palace forever

European History 1: Read pages 100 through 108 in your textbook about exploration & trade. I may ask you about something from it (not the minutiae) on Tuesday to ensure you read…

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Read Cantos 2 through 6 of Purgatorio and annotate! I’ll check your annotations on Tuesday.

European History 2: Read pages 523 through 530 in your textbook about Marxism and take notes.

WORTH WATCHING: At the intersection of Marxist socialism and Romanticism sits Rachmaninoff, who fled Russia when the socialists took over. Here is an absolutely wonderful little documentary on the life of one of the world's great composers.

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 22 Homework (3/3, 3/6)

Government: Please finish any work left undone from class on Thursday. Please answer the "reviewing and using the lesson" questions on page 118. Then, read the next lesson over the Civil War. Define the terms. When we get back on Tuesday, I'll have you answer questions 1-4 on page 124 and count it as a quiz grade. So prepare for that!

Classical & Christian Studies 11: If you didn't finish reading Aristotle, please do so and come ready to discuss any questions you have tuesday. Also, hand copy your recitation 3 times. Next week we'll have a quiz over the first half of your recitation. (And for those of you who love the music of Romanticism as much as I do, I've included my favorite piece below for the 10th graders, if you want to listen to it too and help me convince them to have good taste.)

European History 1: Please finish any work left undone from class on Thursday. Study for a quiz over the Renaissance. 

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Please finish any work left undone from class on Thursday. Study for a test over Inferno. Below I've included a document to help direct your studying.

European History 2: Take your outline from class today and turn it into a typed essay (should be a total of 4-5 paragraphs). I'm looking for two major things: First, do you understand key elements of Romanticism? Second, are you able to analyze a primary source and recognize those elements? You'll lose major points for getting Romantic features wrong, and you'll lost major points for not having good quotes and analysis of the document. I will grade this as an assessment. As you type it, listen to some Romantic music to get in the spirit (if possible). Here's my favorite, from the late-Romantic composer Rachmaninoff. The final 3 minutes of the piece are...sublime. If you want a little more power in your Romanticism, try Brahms (2nd movement in particular). And if you still think classical music is too soft, just listen to Orff (not a Romantic, but the inspiration is there!).

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 21 Homework (2/24, 2/27)

Government: Read the two lessons on the Federalists and Anti-federalists from your book (final 2 lessons of unit 2). You don't need to do any questions. We'll have a quiz over the Electoral college and Federalists/Anti-Federalist debate on Tuesday.

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Read chapters 8 & 9 of Book 2 of the Ethics and take notes. I want you to make a (hand-writen) copy of your chart from chapter 7, then for each of the virtues he mentions in chapter 8 circle the extreme which the mean lies closest to. We'll have a brief quiz over Aristotle Book 2 sometime next week.

European History 1: Read pages 56-64 of your textbook on the arts of the Italian Renaissance and take notes. Look up a piece of art mentioned in this section (painting, sculpture, sonnet, architecture, etc.) and write a few sentences describing how that piece of art reflects renaissance ideals. Don't just tell me your opinion of it, but analyze it: if, for example, you analyzed the statue of David—which you can't because I am doing it here!—you might talk about contrapposto as a recovery of Greek technique; that it's free standing rather than in a church; discuss what is "glorified" in the statue; etc. When we finish the Renaissance we'll have a quiz (likely Thursday).

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Read cantos 30-33 and annotate. Then, answer the questions I've attached below in complete sentences.

European History 2: Starting on the bottom of page 471, read the 2-3 paragraphs about Hegel and nationalism. Also please read "The Yellow Wallpaper."

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 20 Homework (2/17, 2/20)

Government: Read the FIRST TWO excerpts from EACH of the Federalist and Anti-Federalist papers (Anti-Fed 1 & 9; Fed 1 & 10). Annotate them (mark them up), and then for EACH of the documents (4 total) I'd like you to make a basic summary of the main arguments for or against the Constitution. Each of these summaries should be no more than an average-sized paragraph, but should include the major points. Please use complete sentences!

Classical & Christian Studies 11: I've included an essay* (not actually an essay) prompt below. Please write that and turn it in Tuesday.

European History 1: Study for a quiz over the 100 Years' War and the War of the Roses on Tuesday.

Classical & Christian Studies 10: You're going to read a stretch of my favorite cantos! For homework read 26-28 (we read 26 in class today). I've attached a 26-28 worksheet below: Fill out the summary section AND the poetic conventions section. Leave the allegorical section blank. We'll have a quiz over cantos 17-28 next Thursday, with most of the emphasis on cantos 26-28. Just know the sins and punishments of 18-25, along with who Jason, Ciaphus, Vanni Fucci, and the Evil Claws are.

European History 2: Finish read the textbook section we began in class over the 1848 Austrian Revolution, and fill out your chart for Austria. We'll have a quiz for the 1848 Revolutions on Tuesday.

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 19 Homework (2/10, 2/13)

Government: Complete your chart over the 3 branches based on Lesson 11. Then, read Lesson 12 and answer the questions in the yellow box at the end of the lesson. 

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Write your recitation by hand 3 times, and memorize the first 7 lines of the recitation. I'll ask you to demonstrate you have it memorized on Tuesday. We'll have an very brief quiz over Aristotle late next week. Studying your bullet point summaries we've been doing will suffice.

European History 1: THREE things: First, read the primary document I handed out in class over Joan of Arc and answer the 5 questions at the bottom. Second, skim Chapter 21 of your textbook (the Hundred Years' War). I have your workbook, so you only need to skim the chapter. Third, I want you to take something you learned from the 100 Years' War, and illustrate it using this online tapestry-maker. I've included instructions below. NOTICE: Don't spend an age on the tapestry. Have fun, but don't blow your weekend on it.

Classical & Christian Studies 10: I've included the instructions for your Circle 8 presentation. So prepare for that based on the instructions below. Please also skim cantos 18-24. No need to read closely and I won't check for annotations.

European History 2: Finish your chart over the 1848 Revolution in France. I'll take these and make copies of them (unless you did them on a separate sheet of paper) to grade, so fill it out knowing you'll turn it in. Then, watch this video over the events of 1848 in Germany, and this video about the events in Italy. We'll have a quiz over the revolutions of 1830 and 1848 late next week.

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 18 Homework (2/3, 2/6)

Government: Finish reading Lesson 10 (over the 3/5 Compromise). Fill out the chart I attached below over the New Jersey and Virginia Plans. We'll have a quiz over lessons 8-10 Tuesday or Wednesday.

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Read chapters 5 and 7 from Nichomachean Ethics. Write out the main points from each section in the way we've been doing for the previous chapters!

European History 1: Study for a quiz over France & England on Tuesday. Study your notes and textbook!

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Complete your 12-16 worksheet. Read canto 17 and draw a picture of the monster Geryon as described by Dante!

European History 2: Read section 58 of your textbook and take notes. I'd like you two write a 2 paragrph summary of the section to turn in next week! We're also now in the time period Les Miserables takes place in. So if you're a fan of that, give it a fresh watch!

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Snow Day Work (1/31)

All Classes: Read a fiction book today that's not for school for at least 15 minutes, with no technology in the room. Send me an email with... 

1. 1. 1. What book you read.

      2. A rating of 1-5 stars based on what you've read so far.

      3. A quote you enjoyed from that reading.

I look forward to hearing what you're reading. Enjoy your day out of school!

Week 17 Homework (1/27, 1/30)

Government: Finish reading Lesson 8 and finish your chart we started in class. Skim lesson 9, focusing mostly on the final section about the Virginia Plan.

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Handwrite your recitation 3 times on paper to turn in. Memorize the first THREE lines of the recitation.

European History 1: Read Lesson 20 in your textbook and fill out your workbook.

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Read cantos 12-16 of Inferno and annotate. I've attached your worksheet below, only do the summaries under the section "The Literal Story."

European History 2: Study for a quiz over British Reform and the Corn Laws using your notes.

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 16 Homework (1/20, 1/23)

Government: Read Lesson 7 in your textbook. Answer questions 1-3 on page 51, and questions 1-5 on page 56 in the "Reviewing and Using the Lesson" box. We will have a quiz over lessons 4,5 and 7 on Wednesday or Thursday.

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Finish reading Crito. Write me a reflection in which you engage Socrates' main arguments—his discussion with the Law—in back half. Is it okay to break the law? When? Where does Socrates get it right or wrong? We will have a quiz over Crito toward the end of next week, when we finish discussing the work.

European History 1: Make a copy (by hand) of your Crusades chart to turn in on Tuesday. Also finish the open response question you began writing in class: "What do you think of the Crusades?" We will have a quiz on the Crusades on Wednesday or Thursday.

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Finish your worksheet on cantos 7-8 to turn in. Read cantos 9 and 10 and annotate! (I may check the annotations). We'll have a quiz over cantos 6-10 late next week.

European History 2: Read chapter 1 of The Communist Manifesto and annotate it. We will talk about this document as a reaction to Industrial Capitalism on Tuesday, so as you read look for how he describes and interacts with it. We will also have a quiz over the Industrial Revolution on Tuesday.

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 15 Homework (1/13, 1/16)

Government: Finish reading Lesson 4 of your Government textbook. Define the terms (using the back of your book). On page 33 answer questions 1-5 for BOTH Habeas Corpus and Trial by Jury in the "Critical Thinking Exercise."

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Without using the internet (so only use your own minds, our reading, and your notes!), write me a reflection in which you attempt an answer at the Euthyphro dilemma: Does God will something because it's good, or is something good because God wills it? Explain why you answer the way you do (with some detail), using evidence/reasons/etc. We will have some form of assessment over Euthyphro next week before moving on to our next reading.

European History 1: Read the chapter of your textbook over the crusades and fill out your workbook for that chapter.

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Study for a quiz over Cantos 1-5 first thing on Tuesday. Finish your 4-6 worksheet.

European History 2: Read pages 449-460 of Volume 2 of our textbook and take some notes on the important developments (not the minutiae).

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 14 Homework (1/6, 1/9)

Government: Read Lesson 3 of your Government textbook. Define the terms (using the back of your book), answer the "What Do YOu Think?" questions on page 21 (purple box), and answer the ODD questions at the end of the lesson (page 26): 1, 3, 5, 7, 9. We will have a quiz over Lessons 1-3 of Unit 1 late next week.

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Make me an abbreviated ouline of the 1st and 3rd arguments offered by Euthyphro (I've listed the sections in the doc; don't do more than those!). I've included the outline of the 2nd argument below. Approximate the structure I used and copy mine onto your outline in the appropriate spot (so that your document has a comprehensive outline when you finish). PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS IN FULL. Email me with questions; stop if you hit 2 hours.

European History 1: Study for a short quiz over Church Life and Intellectual Life in the Middle Ages (on Wednesday). In addition, I'd like you to make a video this week. Pick one of the classes of people, or a particular person we studied this unit (the friars, clerk, Thomas Aquinas, Roger Bacon, knights, monks, feudal lords, serfs, etc.). Research their life and make a two-minute dramatic movie, (on your phone is fine) with costumes, that captures what life is like for that person (or kind of person). Email it to ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Read through canto 5 of Inferno. Complete the Books 1-3 worksheet as best you can. I'll pass out the Cantos 4-6 worksheet on Tuesday When we finish discussing canto 5 we will have a quiz (no sooner than Thursday).

European History 2: I've attached a document below called "The Maxims of Napoleon." Read them with a couple of highlighters in hand. With one highlighter mark which maxims you think profoundly helpful, true, or great. With another highlighter mark which maxims you find profoundly false, bad, or harmful. Many maxims are neither, so not all of them need marking. However, if barely anything is marked, I will suspect you of not having (attentively) read the document. We'll finish our unit over Napoleonic Europe next week, and we'll have a quiz over it when we finish (no sooner than Thursday).

Something worth watching: I watched this documentary the other day. It was good, so here it is for your enjoyment. You don't have to watch it, but if you do, enjoy the music and craftsmanship!

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 13 Homework – Christmas Break (12/16, 1/2)

Government: Read Lesson 1 of your Government textbook. Define the terms in blue and complete the 3 questions on page 10's "Critical Thinking Exercise."

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Watch some version of A Christmas Carol (I recommend the Muppets or Mr. Magoo).

European History 1: Finish reading Chapter 11 (knights, etc.), and complete your workbooks for Chapters 10 and 11.

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Finish your drawings! Instructions: Read the chapter from C. S. Lewis's The Discarded Image. Once you've finished the reading, draw a picture of the geocentric cosmos as Lewis describes it. In your drawing, include:

• • • • Earth at the center of the page.

      • Drawings of the spheres with the names of the spheres. Include where the ring of pure fire is.

      • On the side of your drawing, a description of the 4 elements (what makes up each of them) and their relative positions. Include in your actual drawing where fire ascends to, the pure fire (pg. 95).

      • The operations "influences" associated with each sphere: metals, effects on history, effects on people, etc.

      • On the side of your drawing, write what kinds of astrology the Church rejected, pg. 103-104

      • Draw where night/shadow ends (pg. 111-112)

      • After completing your drawing and reading, you've a final thing to do: As Lewis puts it, "You must go out on a starry night and walk about for half an hour trying to see the sky in terms of the old cosmology." As you watch "the heavens," try to see the night sky as the medieval's saw it: alive (having it's own kind of soul); "a world lighted, warmed, and resonant with music"; containing planets which are real intelligences and produce real effects; all parts being moved by the part above it, and the highest being moved by its own desire for God.

      • If you'd like some cosmos-themed music, here's a piece on the planets ("Mars" and "Jupiter" are the famous ones).

European History 2: Watch some version of A Christmas Carol (I recommend the Muppets or Mr. Magoo).

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Week 12 Homework (12/9, 12/12)

CONGRATULATIONS on finishing your final for my class! 

For homework, every class has the same assignment. You shouldn't spend your entire weekend studying. It's just bad for you. So take some time off from hitting the books. There are many activities worth doing to give yourself a break. So for this weekend's assignment I want you to either 

1. Bake me ONE chocolate chip cookie that you think is the greatest cookie you've ever made, and on Tuesday bring it to see if I agree. (This can be a GROUP PROJECT.)

AND/OR

2. Spend 30 minutes in a room with no technology reading a fiction book that has nothing to do with school. If you have nothing better to read, try this. And while you're at it, listen to "Nessun Dorma" by Bocelli. The title means "none shall sleep," and the song ends with "victory!" A fitting song for finals. 

TO BE CLEAR, this assignment is worth no points, has no impact on your grade, and nothing will happen if you don't do any of it. Have a good weekend!

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 11 Homework (12/2, 12/5)

Government: Study for your final on Thursday. I've attached a study guide. We will go over some of the study guide next week before the exam, but start looking through it now. (You do not have to fill anything out or turn anything in; this is a resource for you.)

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Read through line 371 in Book 12. Then start studying for your final, which will focus mostly on plot and characters. Study your quizzes, but below I've also attached some exercises to help study. We will go over some of the study guide next week before the exam. (You do not have to fill anything out or turn anything in; this is a resource for you.)

European History I: Study for your final exam using the exam guide below. We'll go over some of the study guide next week and do a recap of the material from earlier in the semester. NOTE: There will be some items from earlier in the semester, but the bulk of the exam will be over the Norse. Nothing from earlier in the semester will be asked that isn't included in the study guide. (You do not have to fill anything out or turn anything in; this is a resource for you.)

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Finish Book 11 and the worksheet, and read lines 1-752 of Book 12. Then start studying for your final. We will go over some of the study guide next week before the exam, but start looking through it now if you'd like. (You do not have to fill anything out or turn anything in; this is a resource for you.)

European History II: Study for your final exam over the French Revolution. Do that by reading your textbook, by looking through your notes, and you could watch a video or two from Tom. Here's one on the Reign of Terror. I'll hand out an interactive study guide on Tuesday, and we'll work on filling that out and reviewing Tuesday and Wednesday.

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 11 Homework (11/18, 11/29)

Government: Tuesday when we get back I'm going to give you a few questions on Rousseau's description of the state of nature, then I will ask you how it differs from Aristotle and Locke. Study for this using your notes.

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Read through line 609 in Book 10. Also complete the Book 10 translation.

European History I: Read the two primary sources attached. Reminder that we'll shoot trebuchets on the Thursday we get back! And remember, don't worry! 

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Finish Book 10 and the worksheet. Study for a quiz over Books 9-10 the week we get back.

European History II: Read the selection from Robespierre I handed out in class. Then watch this video about Marie Antoinnette, and this video about Charlotte Corday. I may ask you some questions about all of this when we get back. Be prepared!

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 10 Homework (11/11, 11/14)

Government: Finish reading chapter 9 and fill in your notes. Study for a quiz over John Locke using your notes (which will be after we discuss Chapter 9).

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Finish Book 9 and the worksheet.

European History I: Study for a quiz over Norse Mythology on Tuesday. Read the chapter of your textbook over the Norse and complete the workbook. IF you already did that but didn't complete your chapter over Charlemagne, do that. If you did both, you have no reading. 

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Finish Book 9 and the worksheet.

European History II: Read section 43 in your textbook, pages 385-389, and take notes. We'll begin covering the Terror next week. In addition, read through page 34 of Reflections on the Revolution in France. End at the paragraph which finishes "our hearths, our sepulchurs, and our altars." Look for descriptions of France and bad revolutions, and their contrast with what's good. 

HOMEWORK PLAYLIST: Enjoy the autumn weather.

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 9 Homework (11/4, 11/7)

Government: Answer the questions below on a separate sheet of paper. Each response should be 1-2 paragraphs long, using complete sentences and formal language.

1. Describe (define) the two kinds of freedom we’ve discussed, the difference in “positive liberty” and “negative liberty.”

2. Describe the relation of liberty to Aristotelian concepts like “telos,” “nature,” and “flourishing”/“happiness.”

3. What is the relation of limits (including external force) to positive liberty?

4. Is God free or unfree? Why? 

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Finish Book 8 and the worksheet. We will have a quiz over Books 7-8 next Wednesday.

European History I: I've attached the assignment sheet below, along with a PDF of the mythology book you'll read a section from. 

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Finish Book 8 and the worksheet. Study for a quiz over books 7-8 on Tuesday.

European History II: Study for a quiz over lesson 1 of the French Revolution (the material is covered in the section entitled "Reorganization of France" of your textbook, if you need study help beyond your notes). In addition, read through page 26 of Reflections on the Revolution in France. End at the paragraph which finishes "a pledge of the stability and perpetuity of all other members of our constitution." If you don't have a physical copy, read online here (reading stops on page 22). Annotate! And as you read, try and figure out a) what his problems with the French Revolution are; and b) what his beef is with the preacher/"divine" Dr. Price's description of England's Glorious Revolution. 

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 8 Homework (10/28, 10/31)

Government: Next week you'll be given an in-class writing assignment about the concept of freedom we've been discussing. Study our class notes and readings so that you are prepared to answer a couple of questions about it. 

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Finish reading Book 7 and annotate. I've attached a translation exercise for Book 7 that I'd like you to complete.

European History I: I've attached a paper prompt below. This will serves as your Unit 3 assessment. This has a page MAXIMUM, not minimum. Email me if you are having trouble, or if you spend more than 2 hours on this and are not finished.

Classical & Christian Studies 10: No work! Focus on your European History homework. You'll turn in your Book 7 worksheet on Tuesday.

European History II: Write a draft of your paper. I've included the prompt below if you weren't in class. Type and use MLA conventions.

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 7 Homework (10/21, 10/24)

Government: I've decided NOT to have you read the Isaiah Berlin piece. Instead, I'd like you to read the article linked below, where a contemporary thinker lays out the rival conceptions of liberty we discussed in class. Then, I'd like you to complete a short reflection (no more than a couple of paragraphs) on whether and where you see these vision freedom present in our society. Use cultural, political, or social examples! The more specific the better. 

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Finish reading Book 6 and annotate (I will check!). We will have a quiz over Books 5-6 when we finish discussing Book 6 (likely Wednesday).

European History I: Read chapter 6 of your textbook and fill out your workbook. Study for a quiz over the Holy Roman Empire & the Franks when we get back.

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Write your essay over Books 1-6 of The Aeneid. I've attached a doc below meant to help you write a thesis paper.

European History II: Finish reading the sections on the American Revolution and take notes (with particular attention on the shifts in ideas and the effects of these on Europe).

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 6 Homework (10/14, 10/15)

Government: Study your notes for a quiz over Aristotle. Answer the questions for Romans 12 (NOT 13).

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Finish reading Book 5 and annotate. Complete your reading questions.

European History I: Read the rest of your Bald poem. Memorize the italicized line! I've also included below a copy of The Song of Roland's first section (it's shorter than I told you in class). Read sections 1-52. Questions to think about (not write anything about): How does this poem demonstrate the values of Middle Ages chivalry and Christianity? What kind of people are Roland and Charlemagne portrayed as (their character)?

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Finish reading Book 6 and fill out your Book 6 worksheet. Write line numbers next to whatever questions we don't answer in class. We will have a short paper over the first half of the book rather than a quiz. I'll tell you about that next week.

European History II: Finish reading sections 31-32 in your book. Fill out the chart only. Don't worry about the question on the back. We'll discuss that in class.

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 5 Homework (10/7, 10/10)

Government: READ CAREFULLY! Your next writing assignment is listed below if you choose to do it. Complete that and bring it Tuesday. OR you can do this instead: This coming Tuesday at 7pm you can come to Lewis House to hear a talk about Friendship, which aligns perfectly with our discussion of Aristotle. If you attend, you can write a short reflection (400 words) in which you 1) briefly summarize her remarks' main points and 2) state how the remarks could relate to politics. If you choose to attend the talk but not write the reflection, you can still get some extra credit.

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Read the rest of Book 4, and answer the Reading Questions (not the discussion questions) from the handout. We should have a quiz over books 3-4 next week (likely Wednesday).

European History I: Read chapters 3-4 of your textbook and answer the workbook vocabulary and questions (don't do the activities on the lower-right hand side). When we finish covering Islam, we will have a quiz over it next week (Wednesday at the earliest).

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Finish reading Book 5 and fill out your Book 5 worksheet. Write line numbers next to whatever questions we don't answer in class.

European History II: Read the first 6 chapters of Candide. After reading it I want you to write a paragraph in which you describe where you think you see Enlightenment influence in the work. Also begin studying for a quiz over Enlightenment principles, the philosophes, and Enlightened Despotism. The textbook is a handy way to study!

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 4 Homework (9/30, 10/3)

Government: Complete the chart over Aristotle. Reread the bit by Smith that I handed out in class, then write what you think he's talking about on the back.

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Read lines 1-392. I've also attached your Book 3 translation below. Complete that and have it ready to turn in Tuesday.

European History I: Complete a draft of the DBQ for Tuesday (typed!). Write a 4-paragraph essay. The prompt asks for you discuss the relative importance of the causes of the decline of the Roman Empire. So your paper should go something like this:

• Introduction paragraph including a thesis in which you tell me the most important cause.

• Body paragraph 1: Outline the various causes (and give some context); reference documents where appropriate by just writing "(Document 1, 2, 4, etc.)" after a sentence which reference that document. There's no need to actually quote the documents!

• Body paragraph 2: Describe why you think one cause is most important; reference documents where appropriate by just writing "(Document 1, 2, 4, etc.)" after a sentence which reference that document. There's no need to actually quote the documents!

• Conclusion: sum up your points and restate your thesis.

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Finish reading Book 4 and fill out your Book 4 worksheet. Use your Book 3 map and the Book 4 worksheet to study for a quiz over Books 3-4 next week (likely Wednesday).

European History II: Read the section of your book, "The Westernizing of Russia." Write me a 2-paragraph summary of that section, focusing on how things changed before and after Peter the Great. We'll have a quiz next week over the 3 aging empires (Ottoman, HRE, Poland) and the New Empires (Prussia, Austria, Russia).

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 3 Homework (9/23, 9/26)

Government: I've attached a prompt and rubric below for your first writing assignment. Please complete it (typed) and bring it to turn in on Tuesday. NOTE: This writing assignment is only about our 2nd reading from Plato (his description of democracy). You don't need to engage the first reading.

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Study for a quiz over Books 1-2 on Tuesday. (Remember you'll turn in your Book 2 questions from last week on Tuesday as well.) I've also attached your Book 2 translation below. Complete that and have it ready to turn in Tuesday.

European History I: First, read the primary source from Julian the Apostate, and answer the questions that go along with it (which you'll turn in).  Second, start looking at the DBQ. a) Read the prompt, and read the documents. b) Make a note on each document how you think it relates to the prompt. c) Write down a provisional thesis on the first page beside the prompt. You DO NOT NEED TO WRITE THE PAPER this weekend.

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Finish reading Book 3 of The Aeneid and filling out your map/chart. I'll take that up on Tuesday.

European History II: We'll have a SHORT quiz over the items we covered this week (Reformation, Absolutism, Constitutionalism). Study for that. Then, in your textbooks, read chapter 5, section 23 — "Three Aging Empires". For each of the entities described (Holy Roman Empire, Poland, Ottoman Empire) write me an 10-15 sentence summary of their decline. In your summary focus on major turning points (events, dates, ideas) and major people involved.

REMEMBER: If you spend more than 2 hours on my homework, stop and email me! ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com

Week 2 Homework (9/16, 9/19)

Government: Study for a quiz over our first reading on Tuesday. Read the rest of the selection from Plato. As you read, answer these questions (which you'll turn in):

1. What is the fundamental value for democracy? How is this value described by Socrates (use some quotes)?

2. Briefly summarize how the democratic man is produced: What does he do/experience which makes him a slave to pleasure?

3. Write which concepts the democratic man redefines to justify his own lifestyle.

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Finish your Book 1 translation. Read through line 628 of Book 2. For each of the remaining plans (Belial, Mammon, Beelzebub) answer these questions, (which I will take up):

1. How does the narrator describe each demon before it speaks?

2. What is the criticism of the previous plan(s)? Be specific.

3. What is the proposed plan?

4. Why is this plan more "infernal" than the last?

European History I: Read chapters 1-2 of your Book of the Middle Ages. Fill out the corresponding workbook pages. Do NOT do the "Activities" portion of the workbook; only do the vocabulary and questions. 

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Read the rest of Book 2 of The Aeneid. Annotate it! Mark down what is improtant, interesting, confusing, great quotes, and things which relate to the poem's major themes (which we discussed yesterday in class). Fill out the worksheet for Book 2; only include line numbers for the final 2 questions. Expect a quiz on Wednesday over Books 1-2. 

European History II: Study for a quiz over maps on Tuesday. I will also take up the things we did in class this previous week (identifying the people and writing your 2-4 sentences about the 5 historical events), so make sure those are completed. Enjoy a lighter weekend! 

Week 1 Homework (9/9, 9/12)

Government: Read the middle section of the reading I gave (ending with Socrates' lines: "And so, after much tossing, we have reached land, and are fairly agreed that the same principles which exist in the State exist also in the individual, and that they are three in number.” (The bit after the discussion of thrist between the ellipsis... and the end of the section is most important. Don't get bogged down in those couple paragraphs about cold and hot drinks; just move on.) After you read, tell me (write it down the answers):

1. How is reason distinguished from appetite/desire? What example is used?

2. How is anger/passion/spirit distinguished from appetite/desire? What example is used?

3. How is anger/passion/spirit distinguished from reason? What example is used?

4. Does his account of the warring principles inside of the individual man align with your own experience of your inner life? Why or why not?

Classical & Christian Studies 11: Read the rest of Book 1 of Paradise Lost. Annotate it! Mark down what is improtant, interesting, confusing, great quotes, and things which relate to the poem's attempt to justify the ways of God. Without annotations class discussion will be much more difficult! You should also always expect that I may check for a grade whether you annotated.

European History I: Read Marcus Aurelius' Meditations Books 1-3: Write down 3 quotes that you found particularly thought-provoking, then jot down briefly (for each) what thoughts the quotes provoked. These need not be extended responses; this is not an essay assignment. Aim for 2-3 sentences per quote. There is no need to print the reading or bring it to class (just read it electornically), but if you would like a PDF of this version, please email me (ccarter@lexingtonlatinschool.com). 

Classical & Christian Studies 10: Read the rest of Book 1 of The Aeneid. Annotate it! Mark down what is improtant, interesting, confusing, great quotes, and things which relate to the poem's major themes (which we discussed yesterday in class). Without annotations class discussion will be much more difficult! You should also always expect that I may check for a grade whether you annotated. 

European History II: First, I want you to draw a political (not geographic, so no rivers/mountains) map of Europe completely from memory. You cannot look at a map or trace it. You cannot print a blank map of Europe. I want it ALL from memory (I expect these to be bad, so don't worry about it!). On it include every country you can remember. THEN, drawing on what you already know of European history, write a reflection in which you tell me what you think the major causes of change (people, movements, events, ideologies, etc.) were from the late Middle Ages into modernity. What caused so much change from ~1400-1650? Aim for 3-4 paragraphs of analysis and explanation of the causes and changes.