Middle Ages Week 13
/Thursday Cohorts
Grammarians
PreK-4th graders
History: Memorize “King John Lackland, King Richard's younger brother, lost his French land to King Phillip II, so angry English nobles made him sign the Magna Carta in 1215 to limit power of the monarchy; a law that lasts until this very day. This law inspired the US Constitution. Oh John Lackland, Oh John Lackland we thank you so.”
Learn about John Lackland.
Read The Story of the World, Vol. 2, Chapters 19 and do the activities in the Activity Guide.
Geography: Draw Europe and label these countries of Western Europe:
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Republic of Ireland
Isle of Man
United Kingdom
Faroe Islands
Practice memorizing the countries with this game!
Science: Memorize "Drive systems transfer motion from one shaft to another. They include belts, chains and gears.”
Math: Memorize “The side lengths of a 45°-45°-90° triangle are x, x & x√2”
Greek: Memorize some new vocabulary and complete lesson 13 in your workbook.
ἐγώ I
σύ you
ἀμήν verily, truly, amen
μόνος alone, only
ὁ χρόνος the time
English: Preposition song to Yankee Doodle:
above, acro-oss, after, at, around, before, behi-ind, below, beside, betwe-en,
by-y, down, during, for, from, i-in, inside, onto, of, o-off, o-on, out,
through, to-o, under, up, and with and that's the preposition song"
Investigate prepositions on Grammar Revolution.
Presentation: Prepare a presentation on one of these activities or another topic you’ve been learning and share with the class next week!
Writing Club (3-4th)
“Medieval History-Based Writing Lessons”: Complete Lesson 13 Charlemagne, Part II.
Diagram Week 13 sentences.
Lower Dialecticians (5-6h grades)
Writing: Write a summary of the Magna Carta. Pick 6-8 interesting articles, write a key word outline and one paragraph summary. Be sure to include dress ups: “ly,” strong verb, quality adjective, who/which clause, when/while/where class and vocabulary. Underline them and label them in the margin.
Presentation: Research and prepare a notecard keyword outline for your presentation this week. Don’t write it out word for word, and do bring a note card of your key word outline - you’ll forget what you learned! Here are some of the topics you picked in class:
Phoebe - Science - Su Sung's Great Astronomical Clock and a picture! Listen to this great audio piece about it.
Jocelyn & Catalina - History - The Magna Carta and more about the Magna Carta and one more. Learn about King John Lackland.
Gino, Cooper, Henry - Art - Beasts, more beasts, even more beasts, quite even more beasts!
Sabine - Math - Ibn al-Haytham. Another article about this fascinating man.
History: Memorize “King John Lackland, King Richard's younger brother, lost his French land to King Phillip II, so angry English nobles made him sign the Magna Carta in 1215 to limit power of the monarchy; a law that lasts until this very day. This law inspired the US Constitution. Oh John Lackland, Oh John Lackland we thank you so.”
Read The Story of the World, Vol. 2, Chapters 19 and do the activities in the Activity Guide.
Geography: Draw Europe and label these countries of Western Europe:
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Republic of Ireland
Isle of Man
United Kingdom
Faroe Islands
Practice memorizing the countries with this game!
Science: Memorize "Drive systems transfer motion from one shaft to another. They include belts, chains and gears.”
Math: Memorize “The side lengths of a 45°-45°-90° triangle are x, x & x√2”
Greek: Memorize some new vocabulary and complete lesson 13 in your workbook.
ἐγώ I
σύ you
ἀμήν verily, truly, amen
μόνος alone, only
ὁ χρόνος the time
English: Preposition song to Yankee Doodle:
above, acro-oss, after, at, around, before, behi-ind, below, beside, betwe-en,
by-y, down, during, for, from, i-in, inside, onto, of, o-off, o-on, out,
through, to-o, under, up, and with and that's the preposition song"
Investigate prepositions on Grammar Revolution.
Presentation: Prepare a presentation on one of these activities or another topic you’ve been learning and share with the class next week!
Practice memorizing the countries with this game!
Diagramming: Choose sentences 1-10 or 11-12 challenge sentences below. Complete question confirmation & label each word in the sentence, state structure, purpose & patterns for each and diagram Week 13 sentences:
Was Attila the Hun just, or was he tyrannical?
Was Clovis tyrannical, and was he French?
Were the Mayans American, and did they found Chichen Itza?
Who built Hagia Sophia, and was it elaborate?
Who unifies China, and was it successful?
Who was Muhammed, and where did he travel?
King John Lackland was young, and he signed which law?
Are drive systems efficient?
What are the side lengths of isosceles right triangles?
Which countries are French, and which countries are Spanish?
What are the prepositions?
King John Lackland, King Richard's younger brother, lost his French land to King Phillip II, so angry English nobles made him sign the Magna Carta in 1215 to limit power of the monarchy?
Drive systems, which include belts, chains and gears, transfer motion from one shaft to another?
Upper Dialecticians 7th-9th Graders
From our session Thursday 11/30/17 - Please read this, watch the videos and choose one topic for your presentation and one for your writing assignment. BEFORE next 12/4/17 Monday:
Science - Su Sung's Great Astronomical Clock and a picture! Listen to this great audio piece about it.
History - The Magna Carta and more about the Magna Carta. Video! Learn about King John Lackland.
Art - Beasts, more beasts, even more beasts, quite even more beasts! Video!
Math - Ibn al-Haytham. Another article about this fascinating man.
Writing: Choose any one of these topics. Write a really great essay about it. Pick two specific ideas about your topic to write about. Explain why you picked those two and how they relate to one another. Email or text me the moment you read this: right now.
Review these topics:
History: Memorize “King John Lackland, King Richard's younger brother, lost his French land to King Phillip II, so angry English nobles made him sign the Magna Carta in 1215 to limit power of the monarchy; a law that lasts until this very day. This law inspired the US Constitution. Oh John Lackland, Oh John Lackland we thank you so.”
Read The Story of the World, Vol. 2, Chapters 19 and do the activities in the Activity Guide.
Geography: Draw Europe and label these countries of Western Europe:
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Republic of Ireland
Isle of Man
United Kingdom
Faroe Islands
Practice memorizing the countries with this game!
Science: Memorize "Drive systems transfer motion from one shaft to another. They include belts, chains and gears.”
Math: Memorize “The side lengths of a 45°-45°-90° triangle are x, x & x√2”
Greek: Memorize some new vocabulary and complete lesson 13 in your workbook.
ἐγώ I
σύ you
ἀμήν verily, truly, amen
μόνος alone, only
ὁ χρόνος the time
English: Preposition song to Yankee Doodle:
above, acro-oss, after, at, around, before, behi-ind, below, beside, betwe-en,
by-y, down, during, for, from, i-in, inside, onto, of, o-off, o-on, out,
through, to-o, under, up, and with and that's the preposition song"
Investigate prepositions on Grammar Revolution.
Presentation: Prepare a presentation on one of these activities or another topic you’ve been learning and share with the class next week!
Practice memorizing the countries with this game!
Diagramming: Choose sentences 1-10 or 11-12 challenge sentences below. Complete question confirmation & label each word in the sentence, state structure, purpose & patterns for each and diagram Week 13 sentences:
Was Attila the Hun just, or was he tyrannical?
Was Clovis tyrannical, and was he French?
Were the Mayans American, and did they found Chichen Itza?
Who built Hagia Sophia, and was it elaborate?
Who unifies China, and was it successful?
Who was Muhammed, and where did he travel?
King John Lackland was young, and he signed which law?
Are drive systems efficient?
What are the side lengths of isosceles right triangles?
Which countries are French, and which countries are Spanish?
What are the prepositions?
King John Lackland, King Richard's younger brother, lost his French land to King Phillip II, so angry English nobles made him sign the Magna Carta in 1215 to limit power of the monarchy?
Drive systems, which include belts, chains and gears, transfer motion from one shaft to another?
Tuesday classes
Book Club: Read at least 20 pages in your Medieval library book, annotate on sticky notes as you read, then make notes in your Book Club journal (title, author, copyright date, main characters, plot summary & new vocabulary) and be ready to present on what you’ve read so far. Tell us how one of the characters in your book is similar to a character in White Stag or Beowulf or One Thousand One Arabian Nights or Robin Hood.
MAKE: History: We’ll read Story of the World chapter 19 in class and make books based on mythical beasts.
Drawing out Arithmetic: In class we’ll construct Muslim tessellations.
Greek: Complete & study lesson 13 for our quiz! We’ll start Greek Workbook Lesson 14.
Wednesday classes
Make Science: In class we’ll learn more about Su Song and make a clock.
Math Club: Learn about Ibn al-Haytham, trigonometry and 45-45-90 triangles
Art Appreciation: Create a multimedia image of phoenix.
Writing Club:
Upper Dialecticians (7-9) and Lower Dialecticians (5-6)
IEW Medieval History-Based Writing Lessons:
Complete Lesson 14, “Vikings”. Read “The Assignment” on page 97. Do your Keyword Outline after reading the source text on page 98. Use the checklist on pate 100 to be sure you have included appropriate structure and all of the elements of style for this week. Try to include some vocabulary words in your essay!
Fix it! Grammar:
Complete Week 13 in your book and copy the corrected paragraph into your notebook. Review the Grammar Cards in the back of your notebook. They really help! Suggestion: use two different colored pencils to correct the punctuation and parts of speech. Review in preparation for next week!
Upper Grammarians (3-4):
IEW Medieval History-Based Writing Lessons:
Complete Lesson 13 Charlemagne, Part II. Read “The Assignment” on page 91.
Remember to us the topic-clincher rule and use the checklist on page 93 for the “Rough Draft” to be sure you have all the elements of style you need for this week. Next, read page 94 to learn how to “Put it All Together” using “The Introductory Statement" and “The Final Clincher” to create your FINAL DRAFT. Practice vocabulary from Lessons 1-13 and try to include some vocabulary in your essay! There will be a quiz next week!
Fix it! Grammar:
Complete Week 13 in your book. Copy the corrected paragraph into your notebook. Review the Grammar Cards in the back of your notebook. They really help! Suggestion: use two different colored pencils to correct the punctuation and parts of speech. Review in preparation for next week!
