Semester 2 Week 8 update

We have 7 weeks left!

The Debate is scheduled for Tuesday evening, April 14^th at Oak Dale Baptist from 6:30-8:30.

The students will complete their debate and then work on Notebooks and the Music Lecture Presentation.

Homework Review – complete before semester 2 week 8 class
Algebra 2	Lessons 88-91. Also, bring one math question from your own math book to put on the board.
Latin	Break
History/Music: Gift of Music Class. Music Essay	We will continue to add composers to our Timeline. GOM – Read Ch. 19 + 22 (Brahms + Dvorak) CMD – Read pages 187 -212 (Ch. 7 Strings + Ch. 8 Woodwinds) Essay – Circumstances (How Nationalism affected the music of Brahms & Dvorak)
Debate	Lincoln-Douglas Debate Research. Find Quotes, Definitions, Criteria and Observations.
British Lit. WAS Essay	Finish Morbid Taste for Bones. Words Aptly Spoken 129-133 (Sarah & Grace are picking questions) Essay - Compare Father Brown and Morbid Taste for Bones (Father Brown + Brother Caedfel)
Biology:	Finish Chapter 14. Read Exp. 14.1, 14.2 and 14.3
Drama	Crucible - Bring your book to class.

Algebra 2 – Week 7 we covered Direct and Inverse Ratios, Complex Conjugates, and Power and Product rules for variables. This week we covered Degrees of Equations and Solutions to Systems of Linear and Non-linear Equations.

 

 

Latin – Week 7 we reviewed “temporal” clauses showing “when” action occurs and this week we continued with “results” clauses showing “how” the actions proceeded. Both types are adverbial clauses. We finished covering the Revolt along the Seacoast this week. We’ll take a short Latin Break and then return to Chapter 25 and start translations for the Invasion of Britain.

 

 

History/Music – This week we lightly covered Mendelssohn, Schumann, and Wagner. We also discussed orchestra instruments used thus far in the eras we’ve covered (as well as some that are not as popular anymore like the Bassoon). Next, we study how Nationalism affected the work of composers like Johannes Brahms and Antonin Dvorak:

Johannes Brahms

Antonin Dvorak

THE MUSIC LECTURE PRESENTATION IN THE GUIDE WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE FINAL WEEK OF CLASS. On Week 6, I posted the student’s questions to think about when they start preparing their lecture, but they do not have to begin research until AFTER the Lincoln-Douglas Debate. The Debate will consume much of their study time over the next three weeks.

Debate – This will be our final debate of Challenge II. Due to all the snow delays, we plan to hold it Tuesday Night, April 14^th at Oak Dale Baptist from 6:30-8:30 (I will e-mail directions by Easter). The debate topic is “Rescuing great cultural and artistic achievements from theft or destruction is worth risking one’s life.” Pages 78, 114-119 in the guide give debate helps! This next debate will be a “values” debate as opposed to a “policy” debate. I sent home some handouts. Both teams worked on selecting their values and criteria. This week they work on gathering quotes, definitions, and supporting criteria. After week 9, the students working on constructions will complete them and bring them for week 10. Then the students working on cross-examinations and rebuttals will prepare their work over the Easter Break. Both classes get one more class period after Easter to polish up their argument before Debate night. I’ve e-mailed the students their white board discussions so that the material between campuses remains separate.

British Literature – We read about detective mysteries. We’ll hold discussion circles about “Morbid Taste for Bones” and plan on a few comparison papers this week.

A Morbid Taste for Bones – Sarah/Grace
Out of the Silent Planet – Hope/Jordan
The Hobbit – Bethany/Wayne
The Screwtape Letters – Seth/David

Drama – We killed off Harvey and started our background discussions about Crucible and the Salem Witch Trials. Here are your budding Thespians:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biology – We only have two dissections left – flowers and fruit! This week we wrapped up the last of our macroscopic animal dissections by observing sheep organs (brain, heart, and kidney). We discussed functions for mammal organs including human organs. Next week, bring leaves, leaves on pages, or mounted leaf journals to work on leaf identifications. Here are some of the Biology pictures from class for lab journal drawings: