Helpful Resources
Here is the permanent link to the essay homework. Each essay is due the Wednesday after the week it is worked on in class. For questions about this, please contact your student's teacher. The link is updated each Friday with the new essay topic and can be worked on over the weekend if you so choose.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrWiJA7HcnpkIat48GitUDvY5Dw8BGAQSdXaBdoeC3OCD20w/viewform
Here is the link to the typing homework for "Essay on a Medieval Historical Figure" due on Tuesday January 15, 2019
At this time, we are not accepting emailed or paper copies, so please ensure that your student turns it in through this portal.
Here is the link to the typing homework for "What caused Feudalism to end?" due on Wednesday, December 19th:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdrWiJA7HcnpkIat48GitUDvY5Dw8BGAQSdXaBdoeC3OCD20w/viewform?usp=sf_link
At this time, we are not accepting emailed or paper copies, so please ensure that your student turns it in through this portal.
Here is the link to the typing homework for "Why is water important?" due on Wednesday, December 12th:
At this time, we are not accepting emailed or paper copies, so please ensure that your student turns it in through this portal.
Here is the link to the typing homework for "How did the Magna Carta Come to Be?" due on Wednesday, December 5th:
At this time, we are not accepting emailed or paper copies, so please ensure that your student turns it in through this portal.
Here is the link to the typing homework for "How does electricity work?" due on Wednesday, November 28th:
At this time, we are not accepting emailed or paper copies, so please ensure that your student turns it in through this portal.
Dear Parents:
This is the link to the typing homework:
Please have your scholar type their essay and then copy and paste it into this google form. We appreciate you working with us to help teach your scholars how to type and write essays simultaneously!
Please also note that the format is as follows:
- They need to write their own introduction and conclusion paragraphs.
- They can insert their three summary paragraps into the body of the essay.
- These three summaries are in their summary journal which they are bringing home this weekend.
- This is due on Tuesday.
- Please contact us with any questions! It is new so there is so much grace these first two weeks as we work together to accomplish our goals.
Here is an example essay:
Sample Essay:
Answers the question: Who held power in 1154 A.D?
In 1154 AD, many held power in England. Henry II was king of England. Thomas Becket was the Archbishop of Canterbury. Eleanor of Aquitaine was the Queen of England. Henry II, Thomas Becket, and Eleanor of Aquitaine all held different kinds of power in 1154 AD.
Henry II was king of England. He was born in 1066, and he loved hunting with people. Henry II spoke Latin and French, and was the Great Grandson of William the Conqueror. Henry II became a king in the month of December 1154 AD. He died in 1087. Henry II was a glorious king.
Thomas Becket was the Archbishop of Canterbury. Thomas Becket was a very serious man. He was friends with Henry II, then got the job of chancellor, during which he threw parties for Henry II. Then, he became the Archbishop of Canterbury. Thomas Becket died holding on to his own power as Archbishop.
Eleanor of Aquitaine was queen of England. She was an intelligent woman who owned land. She married King Louis of France, but then saw Henry II who was handsome, so she got an annulment and married Henry. Eleanor tried to put her sons on the throne, and eventually she ran the kingdom. Eleanor was a good queen of England.
Henry II, Thomas Becket, and Eleanor of Aquitaine all held different types of power in 1154 A.D. Henry was the king of England. Thomas became the Archbishop. Eleanor was the queen of England, thus, all had power. Power is fragile in 1154, but Henry, Thomas, and Eleanor showed strength with the power given to them.
Please Note:
This blog only contains the information for 4th grade homeroom. If you would like to see Latin information, here is the link to their blog:
Hope this helps!
New Literature Homework
We are beginning a new and exciting course of study in our Literature Homework! As a parent, you may want some extra details of the purpose and directions.
1. In class, we will be modeling annotation. The first step of this is finding three key words per page that would allow us to easily remember what happened. In class, we will be telling the scholars which words those are. Later in the year, they will begin to find those themselves.
2. When they arrive home, the scholars will review the key words in their chapter and write them down on their HW sheet. As they do, it is always a good idea to have them tell you what is happening in the chapter as a summary retell.
3. Below the key word outline, you will see questions. There are four types of comprehension questions we will use: Multiple choice, fill in the blanks, true/false, and narrative. These four types will indirectly help prepare them for the state test by using our classical curriculum. Each book we do will prepare them in a different way. Last book, we studied how to form an argument using text. This book we will explore the idea of retell and comprehension.
4. As always, if the scholars take longer than one hour TOTAL on their homework, please sign and tell us. They will be given full credit with your signature. We appreciate you partnering with us in this great endeavor to teach your children, and we always want them to be able to remain children as long as possible, so please feel free to use this signature tool whenever you need.