Week 32
Latin Translation 2: Study for your final, which will cover translation pp. 29-31 (just where we stopped Wednesday)
Wheelock's Latin B: Study ch. 20-22 Grammar and ch. 17-22 Vocabulary for your test.
Rhetoric: Finish your papers and practice for your speech. Remember that the speeches should be 8+ minutes. Email me before Monday if you would like input.
Classical Studies 7: Prepare a dramatic presentation of your Helen Recitation. For those of you who are memorizing the whole Salamis recitation, you may work on that instead.
Week 31: 05/05-05/08
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Latin Translation 2: Prepare your whole recitation for an oral quiz
Wheelock's Latin B
On 05/09, you will have a quiz over chapter 22 vocabulary.
On 05/10, you will have a quiz over the 5th declension.
Complete the vocabulary study log that in this link. Remember that the required times per day are a minimum. You should spend more minutes as needed. Also, do not combine the minutes into fewer days. You will turn in your log next Thursday.
Rhetoric
Make a first draft of your final paper. It should be 6-7 pages, double spaced, 12pt font.
Classical Studies 7
Finish answering the comprehension questions we started in class
Finish reading chapter 22
Week 30: 04/27-05/01
Latin Translation 2:
Seniors, you will have a recitation quiz Wednesday over the passage from the beginning up to 'armentum occepit'
Juniors, you will have a recitation quiz Wednesday over the passage from the beginning up to 'convertit'
Wheelock's Latin B
On 04/02, you will have another quiz over chapter 20 and 21 vocabulary.
Study your recitation. On 05/04, you will have an oral quiz over the whole passage.
Complete the vocabulary study log that in this link. Remember that the required times per day are a minimum. You should spend more minutes as needed. Also, do not combine the minutes into fewer days. You will turn in your log next Thursday.
Rhetoric
Research your topic and finalize your thesis. Then create an outline for your final paper/speech.
Classical Studies 7
Read pp. 361-373 of your book and make detailed notes. I will check your notes on Tuesday
Week 29: 04/21-04/24
Latin Translation 2:
Prepare for a recitation quiz over the portions listed in last week's assignment.
Wheelock's Latin B
Study your recitation. On 04/25, you will have an oral quiz that will go up to 'nulla bella.'
Finish learning chapter 20 and 21 vocabulary. On 04/26, you will have a quiz.
Complete the vocabulary study log that in this link. Remember that the required times per day are a minimum. You should spend more minutes as needed. Also, do not combine the minutes into fewer days. You will turn in your log next Thursday.
Rhetoric
Come up with 3-4 topic ideas for a final speech/paper. It should be something you are interested in or care about, but it need not be something about which you already know a lot.
Classical Studies 7
Review your Salamis recitation. I will ask you to say it individually next week.
Bring a bag of skittles to class on Tuesday!
Week 28: 04/13-04/19
Latin Translation 2:
Bryce and Duncan, please master all p. 5 vocabulary and add up to 'armentum occepit' in recitation.
Manning and Jenna, please work on memorizing the recitation for 20 minutes on on Friday.
Wheelock's Latin B
For a quiz Tuesday, be able to conjugate rego, capio, or audio in all 6 tenses, active and passive.
For a quiz Thursday, be able to decline any 4th declension vocabulary word. Also, there will be one word to decline from the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd declension, so please review those endings.
Study your recitation. On 04/25, you will have an oral quiz that will go up to 'nulla bella.'
Finish learning chapter 20 and 21 vocabulary. On 04/26, you will have a quiz.
Complete the vocabulary study log that in this link. Remember that the required times per day are a minimum. You should spend more minutes as needed. Also, do not combine the minutes into fewer days. You will turn in your log next Thursday.
Rhetoric
As discussed in class, type and label a sentence that demonstrates each of the following: parallelism, antithesis, anastrophe, parenthesis, apposition, ellipsis, asyndeton, alliteration, assonance, anaphora, epistrophe, epanalepsis, anadiplosis, climax, antimetabole, chiasm, and polyptoton. The sentences could create a whole story, but you could also make them separate ideas. Turn this assignment in on Tuesday.
Classical Studies 7
Study for a quiz over pp. 60-63 of your workbook.
Week 26: 03/23-03/29
Latin Translation 2
For an oral quiz on Tuesday, study your recitation from 'ibi cum' to 'speluncam traxit.'
For a Translation test on Thursday, Study the translation and grammar from p. 26-p. 28 line 5.
Wheelock's Latin B
For a quiz Tuesday, review chapter 13 and 14 vocabulary.
For an oral quiz Wednesday, memorize your recitation from the beginning to 'tris pacem dederunt.'
Make flashcards for chapter 21 vocabulary, and begin to learn them.
Complete the vocabulary study log that in this link. Remember that the required times per day are a minimum. You should spend more minutes as needed. Also, do not combine the minutes into fewer days. You will turn in your log next Thursday.
Rhetoric
Read pp. 377-389
For a quiz on Wednesday, be able to identify parallelism, antithesis, anastrophe, parenthesis, apposition, ellipsis, asyndeton, alliteration, assonance, personification, and coinage.
Choose another poems by Hopkins. Read it several times and bring it to class.
Classical Studies 7
Study for your quiz over pp. 50 and 51 of your workbook.
Finish reading chapter 19, and take notes of the important things as you go.
Memorize the vocabulary on p. 52.
For those who are working on memorizing the whole Salamis recitation, you should aim to memorize 4-5 more lines by Tuesday.
Extra Credit Opportunity: With an adult's help, research the last battle of the Peloponnesian War: The Battle of Aegospotami. Then, in your own words, write one paragraph (at least 7 sentences) about the battle. Due on Wednesday.
Week 25: 03/16-03/22
Latin Translation 2
Tuesday: study logs due, Vocabulary quiz over p. 5 1st column and half of the second column.
Wednesday: Translation Quiz over p. 26 and the first three lines of 27
Thursday: TBD
Wheelock's Latin B
Prepare for your test on Thursday. Consult the study guide we made in class if you are unsure what to study. For the translation section, I recommend reviewing the exercitationes from chapters 17-19 and the two translation quizzes we have done.
Complete the vocabulary study log that in this link. Remember that the required times per day are a minimum. You should spend more minutes as needed. Also, do not combine the minutes into fewer days. You will turn in your log next Thursday.
Rhetoric
Read pp. 341-354 and take notes.
Review Alliteration and Asyndeton on pp. 388-390
Print and study at least two poems by Hopkins. Circle each instance of alliteration and underline each instance of assonance.
Classical Studies 7
Study for your quiz over pp. 46-49 of your workbook. This is more material than usual, so please be sure to make time to study thoroughly.
For those who are working on memorizing the whole Salamis recitation, you should aim to memorize 4-5 more lines by Tuesday.
Week 24: 03/09-03/15
Latin Translation 2
Tuesday: study logs due, recitation quiz up to 'eam praedem vellet..."
Wednesday: Review what we read in class and complete your vocabulary study.
Thursday: Vocabulary Quiz over the whole first column of p. 5 vocabulary
Wheelock's Latin B
Prepare for a quiz on Tuesday where you will translate short sentences using the interrogative pronoun from Latin to English.
Complete this practice NLE Test.
Complete the vocabulary study log that in this link. Remember that the required times per day are a minimum. You should spend more minutes as needed. Also, do not combine the minutes into fewer days. You will turn in your log next Thursday.
Rhetoric
Finish your essay/speech edits. Be sure that you have followed the requirements we discussed last weeks.
Prepare to present your speech without simply reading it. We will do this on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Sit somewhere—anywhere really—and notice what is around you. Using the essays we read in class this week as a model, write down some reflections about the things you see. You might even reflect on just one thing...a pencil or something. You will share these thoughts in class.
Classical Studies 7
Read chapter 18
Answer the comprehension questions on pp. 47 and 49 of your workbook. Use pencil in case you need to change something.
Read through the facts to know on pp. 46 and 48
Week 23: 03/02-03/08
Latin Translation 2
Tuesday: study logs due, Quiz over the use of the six conditionals
Wednesday: Vocabulary Quiz over p. 4 and the first half of the first column of p. 5
Thursday: Recitation quiz up to 'eam praedem vellet..."
Wheelock's Latin B
Study chapter 19 vocabulary and review chapter 18 for a quiz on Tuesday
Study the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect passive conjugations, and review all six tenses of the active and the present system passive. We will have a quiz on Wednesday which will look like the worksheet we did together in class.
Translate Exercitationes #1-5 (p. 157). We will check them on Tuesday.
Complete the vocabulary study log that in this link. Remember that the required times per day are a minimum. You should spend more minutes as needed. Also, do not combine the minutes into fewer days. You will turn in your log next Thursday.
Rhetoric- Write a strong draft of your five paragraph essay as discussed in class.
Classical Studies 7- Read the whole play (p. 244-271) in preparation to act it out.
Week 22: 02/23-03/01
Latin Translation 2
Tuesday: study logs due, Gerundives of obligation quiz using vocabulary from all of p. 4
Wednesday: recitation quiz
Wheelock's Latin B
Study chapter 18 vocabulary for a quiz on Tuesday
Study the present, imperfect, and future passive conjugations, and review all six tenses of the active. We will have a quiz on Wednesday which will look like the worksheet we did together in class.
Read p. 148 about the Ablative of Personal Agent
Translate Exercitationes #1-5 (p. 150). We will check them on Tuesday.
Complete the vocabulary study log that in this link. Remember that the required times per day are a minimum. You should spend more minutes as needed. Also, do not combine the minutes into fewer days. You will turn in your log next Thursday.
Rhetoric
Review "The Weight of Glory," and begin to plan your speech about it. I want you to come to class on Tuesday with a Topic, thesis, and main arguments outlined. This does not need to be typed. If you are struggling to think of something, you are responsible to reach out for help. Feel free to consult your classmates as well.
Classical Studies 7
Prepare for your vocabulary test, which includes all vocabulary Lessons 1-14. There will be fill-in-the-blank, use in a sentence, and short answer questions.
Using pencil, answer the comprehension questions on p. 45 of your workbook.
Week 21: 02/16-02/22
Latin Translation 2
Tuesday: study logs due, vocabulary quiz p. 4, first column and 2nd column up to 'insignis'
Wednesday: quiz over vocabulary and usage of impersonal verbs on p. 46 of the NLE guide
Wheelock's Latin B
Review Ch. 16 and 17 vocabulary and the declension of 'qui, quae, quod' (p. 139) We will have a quiz over this on Tuesday.
complete #4-6 of the exercise on p. 140 that we began in class. We will have a quiz on Thursday following the pattern of this exercise.
Translate Exercitationes #5, 7, 11 on lined paper (p. 142)
Translate #1 and #7 of Sententiae Antiquae on lined paper (p. 143)
Complete the vocabulary study log that in this link. Remember that the required times per day are a minimum. You should spend more minutes as needed. Also, do not combine the minutes into fewer days. You will turn in your log next Thursday.
Rhetoric
Read pp. 283-292 on Peroratio.
Print, read, and annotate "The Weight of Glory"
In the next couple of weeks, you will be developing a speech about this sermon. For this weekend, your goal is to understand and begin to think about what you might say about it. Take some notes on the sermon. Do you have any questions about it? Do you disagree with Lewis on any point? Do you have an example of one of his points? Another point that you think should be made?
Classical Studies 7
Finish reading ch. 15 and take notes. I will collect your notes on Tuesday.
Study for a quiz over pp. 40-41 of your workbook.
Review vocabulary from all lessons we've done so far. We will have a longer vocabulary quiz soon.
Week 20: 02/10-02/19
Latin Translation 2
Tuesday: Study Log and complete the 2021 NLE test I handed out in class
Wednesday: Vocabulary Quiz p. 4, the whole first column.
Wheelock's Latin B
Review Ch. 9 and 10 vocabulary. We will have a quiz over this on Tuesday.
Review the declensions and conjugations on pp. 36-39 in the NLE study guide. We will have a quiz over them on Wednesday.
Carefully read pp. 70-81 in your NLE study guide, stopping to do the 'sample questions.' Do not write in the book.
Complete the vocabulary study log that in this link. Remember that the required times per day are a minimum. You should spend more minutes as needed. Also, do not combine the minutes into fewer days. You will turn in your log next Thursday.
Rhetoric
Study for your quiz over the five parts of a speech (Latin and English) and the five types of introductions.
Read and outline pp. 170-178 (about the narratio and confirmatio). I will collect your outlines Tuesday.
Classical Studies 7
Carefully read and take notes on chapter 14 of your text. I will collect your notes on Tuesday.
Study for a quiz over pp. 38-39 of your workbook.
Week 19: 02/03-02/09
Latin Translation 2
Tuesday: quiz over p. 4, the first 22 words
Wednesday: quiz over p. 1-3 words. Also, your study log which you started today will be due.
Wheelock's Latin B
We will have a declension quiz on Tuesday. In it, I may ask you to decline any adjectives from your ch. 16 words.
Review chapter 11 vocabulary and continue to review ch. 16 words. We will have a quiz over this on Wednesday.
Finish the exercise we began in class today. Bring your answers to class on Tuesday.
Complete the vocabulary study log that I gave you in class. Remember that the required times per day are a minimum. You should spend more minutes as needed. Also, do not combine the minutes into fewer days. You will turn in your log next Thursday.
Rhetoric
Read pp. 256-270, and take notes (about 2 pages handwritten) about arrangement and particularly about introductions.
Classical Studies 7
Carefully read ch. 13, and make an outline of the events detailed in the chapter. I will collect the outline on Tuesday.
Prepare to recite the first 11 lines of our new recitation. The recitation quiz will be on Thursday.
Snow Day 01/31
Latin Translation 2- Study your vocabulary for 15 minutes and remember to log your time on your sheet. You should start on the extra log sheet I gave out last week.
Wheelock's Latin B- Study your chapter 16 vocabulary for 15 minutes and remember to log your time on your sheet.
Rhetoric- Reread Pericles' Funeral Oration out loud to someone.
Classical Studies 7- Keep studying for your test as needed.
Week 18: 01/27-02/02
Latin Translation 2
Tuesday:
For each answer you missed on the 2012 practice NLE, figure out why you missed it and why the real answer is correct. If you have trouble, email me so that I can help you.
Review the p. 3 core vocabulary words. Tuesday's quiz will be over p. 3, and Wednesday's will be over pp. 1-3.
Complete your vocabulary study log. Make sure that your parent signs the log once you have finished your time on Monday.
Wednesday-Thursday: TBD
Wheelock's Latin B
Tuesday:
Learn the chapter 16 vocabulary. We will have a quiz over this on Tuesday.
Learn the declensions on p. 132 (all three types of 3rd declension adjectives).
Review chapter 12 vocabulary. We will have a quiz over this on Wednesday.
Complete the vocabulary study log that I gave you in class. Remember that the required times per day are a minimum. You should spend more minutes as needed. Also, do not combine the minutes into fewer days. You will turn in your log next Thursday.
Rhetoric
Read Pericles' funeral oration, which I distributed in class.
Write and prepare to give the eulogy we planned in class. Some reminders:
Your speech should be 3-4 minutes.
You will turn in the text of your speech on Tuesday. It should be typed.
You should employ at least three of the special topics found under "special topics for Ceremonial Discourse" on pp. 126-130.
Although you will invent many details, please include a significant amount of real information about your person.
You may wear special apparel, but only during Rhetoric class.
Classical Studies 7
Study for your test over chapter 12.
pp. 28-31- all vocabulary, facts to know, and comprehension questions.
Outline of the battles. This should be in your notes.
bonus: one or more of the quotes from p. 28 and 30.
Week 17: 01/20-01/27
Latin Translation 2
Tuesday: Vocabulary Quiz p. 2
Wednesday: Vocabulary Quiz p. 1 and 2
Thursday: tbd
Wheelock's Latin B
Study for your Test on Thursday over chapters 14-15 grammar/translation and chapter 13-15 Vocabulary as discussed in class. Please get notes from another student if you need them.
Rhetoric
Finish reading "Letter from Birmingham Jail" (pp. 302-314)
Prepare for a recitation quiz on Thursday
Classical Studies 7
Memorize at least 6 lines of your new recitation. I will ask you to individually recite it in class.
Week 16: 01/13-01/19
Latin Translation 2
Tuesday: Vocabulary Quiz over core vocabulary labeled 1-11
Wednesday: Translation and Grammar quiz over p. 24 line 3-p.25 line 6
Thursday: tbd
Wheelock's Latin B
Tuesday: Vocabulary Quiz over ch. 1-15. The majority of questions will be from ch. 14 and 15.
Wednesday: Grammar/Translation Quiz over ch. 14 and 15 grammar (3rd declension i-stem nouns and ablative case uses, partitive genitive)
Thursday: tbd
Rhetoric
Read pp. 121-130
Watch and or read the speech linked here.
Classical Studies 7
Finish answering question 5 p. 29 of your workbook.
Study for a quiz over pp. 28-29 of your workbook.
Week 15: 01/06-01/12
Latin Translation 2
Tuesday: Vocabulary Quiz over core vocabulary labeled 1-10
Wednesday: Translation and Grammar quiz over p. 25 line 4-p. 26 line 4
Thursday: tbd
Wheelock's Latin B
Tuesday: Vocabulary Quiz over ch. 1-14. The majority of questions will be from ch. 14
Wednesday: Grammar/Translation Quiz over ch. 14 grammar (3rd declension i-stem nouns and ablative case uses)
Thursday: tbd
Rhetoric
Read pp. 114-121
After watching some testimonial style commercials, create your own testimonial commercial. You might advertise a real or made-up product/medicine. Your video should be 30 seconds-2 minutes. Due Tuesday.
Classical Studies 7
Study for your quiz over pp. 26-27 of your workbook (except question 6)
Finish reading chapter 11. Please remember that completing your reading assignments counts for points!
Week 14: 12/16, 01/02
All Classes: Spend at least 2 hrs outside doing something you don't normally do and don't have to do. Tell me about it when we return. Merry Christmas!
Week 13: 12/09-12/15
Latin Translation 2: Study for your final
Wheelock's Latin B: Study for your final, which will cover
-Vocabulary ch. 1-12
-Grammar concepts ch. 11-13. (Use the examples we did in class and the last quiz for reference)
*I sent out a practice test by email. Let me know if you don't find it.
Rhetoric: Create your video speech, which will count for your final grade. The video is due on Thursday morning 12/15. If you did not confirm an idea with me, please do so by tomorrow night. Check your email for further instructions/details.
Classical Studies 7: Read ch. 10
Week 12: 12/02-12/08
Latin Translation 2: Study for a quiz over core vocabulary 1-9
Wheelock's Latin B:
Tuesday: Grammar quiz over the reflexive and personal pronouns and the perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect conjugations. Consult your notes and class practice for the type of questions that will be featured.
Wednesday and Thursday: TBD
Rhetoric: Review and finish reading the excerpt of Socrates' Apology on pp. 195-204. Then type 1 page double spaced of your thoughts about what you found persuasive or unpersuasive in the speech.
Classical Studies 7: Finish the comprehension questions on p. 21
Read Chapter 9
Week 11: 11/18, 11/28
Latin Translation 2: Study for a quiz over core vocabulary 1-8
Wheelock's Latin B: Study for a quiz over chapters 1-12 vocabulary
Rhetoric: Read pages 84-92
Classical Studies 7: Finish memorizing your recitation passage
Week 10: 11/11-11/17
Latin Translation 2
Tuesday 11/15: Translation Quiz over p. 20 line 10-p. 21 line 7
Wednesday 11/16: Vocabulary Quiz core words labeled 1-8
Thursday 11/17: Review reading from the week
Wheelock's Latin B:
Tuesday 11/15: Grammar quiz over the use of meus, tuus, noster, and vester. Use notes from class to study.
Wednesday 11/16: Vocabulary quiz over any chapter 1-11 vocabulary
Thursday 11/17: start learning chapter 12 vocabulary
Rhetoric:
Prepare a 3 minute speech arguing for or against decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving. Be sure to make an excellent ethical and emotional appeal.
Classical Studies 7: Study for a quiz over pp. 18-19 of your workbook.
Week 9: 11/04-11/10
Latin Translation 2
Tuesday 11/08: Quiz over the conjugation of possum, posse, potui
Wednesday 11/09: Quiz over translation p. 19 line 10-12 (up to dedit)
Thursday 11/19: Review reading from the week
Wheelock's Latin B:
Tuesday 11/08: Grammar quiz over chapter 11 and notes from class and translate exercitationes #3-10 on p. 92
Wednesday 11/09: Vocabulary quiz over just lesson 11 vocabulary
Thursday 11/10: TBD
Rhetoric:
Read pp. 71-84
Extra Credit: attend the Mars Hill forum on Saturday, and prepare 2 minutes of observations/comments about one of the speakers' presentations. I will send the flyer by email.
Classical Studies 7: Read Chapter 7 of your book and take careful notes as you read. You will be turning your notes in, so do not forget to bring them to class.
Week 7: 10/21-10/27
Latin Translation 2:
Tuesday 10/25: Vocabulary Quiz over core words labeled 1-7
Wednesday 10/26: Review for Test 2
Thursday 10/27: Review for Test 2
Wheelock's Latin B:
Tuesday 10/25: Study the declensions of ille, hic, iste, and "THE nine" adjectives for a quiz
Rhetoric:
Watch the performances of our recitation that I will send out via email
Compose three valid categorical syllogisms. Make them interesting! Then turn them into enthymemes by rewording and removing one of the premises. If you have any questions, please email me.
Classical Studies 7: Memorize the third paragraph of our recitation. I will ask a few people to recite the third paragraph solo in class. Also, memorize the events of the Olympic games as we learned them in class.
Week 6: 10/14-10/20
Latin Translation 2:
Tuesday 10/18: Vocabulary Quiz over core words labeled 1-6
Wednesday 10/19: Review reading from Tuesday
Thursday 10/20: Review reading from Wednesday
*Extra Credit Opportunity: due Tuesday, 10/18, write a 1-page summary (in English) of the text we have translated this year (pp. 13-17). I cannot not accept late submissions.
Wheelock's Latin B:
Tuesday 10/18: Vocabulary quiz over chapter 9-10 vocabulary. Remember that I may add a couple of ch. 1-8 vocab.
Wednesday 10/19: Study notes from class and vocabulary ch. 1-10
Thursday 10/20: Study notes from class and vocabulary ch. 1-10
*Extra Credit Opportunity: due Tuesday 10/18, hand copy all the vocabulary ch. 1-10 three times, making sure to be accurate. I cannot accept late submissions.
Rhetoric:
Following the three steps covered in class, assess the validity of enthymemes 6-15 on pp. 59-60.
*Extra Credit Opportunity: due Tuesday 10/18, following the instructions above, assess enthymemes 16-20 on p. 60. I cannot accept late submissions.
Classical Studies 7: Quiz over p. 15 of your workbook
Week 5: 10/07-10/13
Latin Translation 2:
Tuesday 10/11: Vocabulary Quiz over core vocabulary 1-5
Wednesday 10/12: Carefully read the Latin the text and the notes for p. 18 line 1-5 in preparation for class.
Thursday 10/13: Carefully read the Latin text and the notes for p. 19 lines 5-9 in preparation for class.
Wheelock's Latin B:
Tuesday 10/11: Grammar quiz over notes from Chapter 7 grammar
Wednesday 10/12: Vocabulary quiz over chapter 7-8 vocabulary. Remember that I may add a couple of ch. 1-6 vocab.
Thursday 10/13: Handwrite the vocabulary for chapter 9 and highlight the stem of each noun and verb.
Rhetoric:
Abbreviate the arguments and assess the validity of arguments 10-19 on p. 52 of Corbett and Connors. Be sure to tell which rule is broken if the argument is invalid.
Quiz on Thursday over the six validity rules (p. 46) of syllogisms
Classical Studies 7: Quiz over "Facts to Know" and vocabulary on p. 14 of your workbook
Week 4: 09/30-10/06
Latin Translation 2: Study for your test on Thursday
Wheelock's Latin B: Study for your test on Tuesday
Rhetoric:
Study for a quiz 0n definitions
Read pp. 38-51 of Corbett and Connors
Classical Studies 7: Study for a quiz over lesson 3 of your workbook.
Week 4: 09/23-09/29
Latin Translation 2:
Due on Tuesday 09/27- Quiz over Translation p. 15 line 1-10
Due on Wednesday 09/28- Quiz over core vocabulary labeled '1'-'4'
Due on Thursday 09/29- Review Tuesday and Wednesday's reading and grammar
Wheelock's Latin B:
Due on Tuesday 09/27- Quiz over your grammar notes from class
Due 0n Wednesday 09/28- Quiz over chapters 1-6 vocabulary
Due on Thursday 09/29- Study for your test over chapters 1-6 (next Tuesday)
Rhetoric: Due on Tuesday 09/27
Read pp. 27-31, 33-top of 38
Compose 5 different theses about the topic of social media's harms and benefits. Each should be an appropriately narrow thesis for an imaginary 5 page paper. You may make them ridiculous or contradictory as long as they are narrow enough to be manageable for a 5 page paper.
Classical Studies 7: Study for your test on Tuesday over lessons 1-2.
Week 3: 09/16-09/22
Latin Translation 2:
Due on Tuesday 09/20- Quiz over Translation p. 13 line 11-end of p.14
Due on Wednesday 09/21- Quiz over core vocabulary labeled '1'-'3'
Due on Thursday 09/22- Review Tuesday and Wednesday's reading and grammar
Wheelock's Latin B:
Due on Tuesday 09/20- Quiz over your grammar notes from class
Due 0n Wednesday 09/21- Quiz over chapters 1-4 vocabulary
Due on Thursday 09/22- Review notes from Tuesday and Wednesday's classes
Rhetoric: Due on Tuesday 09/20
Quiz on Tuesday over Latin and English names of the five canons
Prepare a 2-3 minute speech arguing whether Hector or Achilles is a better character. For this first speech, I do not have a strict rubric, but please articulate a thesis, give 2-3 main arguments/reasons, and make sure that your conclusion restates the main points. You may have notes or flashcards for this presentation.
Classical Studies 7: Due on Tuesday 09/20
Quiz over all the material on pp. 6-7 of your workbook (except comprehension question 5)
Answer comprehension question 5 in your workbook. We will check our answers together in class.
Remember that if the whole class recites the first stanza of our poem perfectly on Tuesday, I will bring cookies on Wednesday.
Week 2: 09/09-09/15
Latin Translation 2:
Due on Tuesday 09/13- Quiz over Translation p. 13 line 5-ostendit on 11 *except caedem...auctorem)
Due on Wednesday 09/14- Quiz over core vocabulary labeled '1'-'2' and the first 10 labeled '3'
Due on Thursday 09/15- Review Tuesday and Wednesday's reading and grammar
Wheelock's Latin B:
Due on Tuesday 09/13- Quiz over your grammar notes from class
Due 0n Wednesday 09/14- Quiz over chapters 1-3 vocabulary
Due on Thursday 09/15- Review notes from Tuesday and Wednesday's classes
Rhetoric: Due on Tuesday 09/13
Quiz over your notes from class
Read pp. 9-23 in your Corbett and Connors book. Remember not to write in the books since they are ridiculously expensive.
Classical Studies 7: Due on Tuesday 09/13
Quiz over all the material on pp. 4-5 of your workbook (except comprehension question 5)
Answer comprehension question 5 in your workbook. We will check our answers together in class.
Week 1: 08/30-09/05
Latin Translation 2: Prepare for a vocabulary quiz covering all Livy core vocabulary labeled 1 and 2. This quiz will be on Thursday 09/08.
Wheelock's Latin B: Review the vocabulary from chapters 1 and 2 of your Wheelock's textbook. There will be a short vocabulary quiz on Thursday 09/08.
Rhetoric: Read the article I sent out and answer the questions detailed in the letter I handed out at orientation. Please write your answers on a lined sheet of paper and bring it to the first day of class.
Classical Studies 7: Read chapters 1 and 2 of your textbook.