Grammarians
PreK-4th graders

History: Babur the Tiger, Ottoman prince, did not inherit a kingdom, so in 1526 he conquered North India to begin Moghul rule then built Aram Bagh, Garden of Rest. Later his grandson Akbar expanded the empire, ruling Muslims & Hindus in harmony.

Learn more on Khan Academy
Read The Story of the World, Vol. 2, Chapter 30 and do the activities in the Activity Guide.

Geography: Memorize these countries of North America:
Canada
United States of America
Mexico
The Bahamas
Cuba
Jamaica
Haiti
Dominican Republic
St. Kitts and Nevis

Practice memorizing the countries with this game!

Science: Memorize The Copernican Principle asserts the Earth does not rest in a privileged or special physical position in the universe.

Learn more about health & medicine from Khan Academy.

Math: Every difference of squares expression can be factored as follows: a^2 – b^2 = (a + b)(a – b)

Learn more about the Difference of Squares on Khan Academy.

Greek: Memorize this Greek vocabulary
ὁ μαθητής the disciple
ὁ προθήτης the prophet
ὁ νεανίας the young man
νῦν now
οὔπω not yet

English:
Homophones: are/our, affect/effect, here/hear, than/then, to two too, their there they're, which/witch, you're/ your

Learn more about proper grammar on Homophones.com.

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: Complete Lesson 27: “The Determined Samurai”
Diagram Week 29 sentences.

Dialecticians (5-8th grades)

Writing: After reading Padmavati, write a 5 paragraph critique (much like you did in Writing Club recently).

Introduction: Author, when written, where published
Characters & Setting
Conflict
Climax & Resolution
Critique: Comment on stylistic techniques, imagery, metaphor/simile, synecdoche, hyperbole, etc.

Be sure to include all dress-ups (ly adverb, who-which clause, www.asia.b adverbial clause, quality adjective, strong verb), all openers (subject, preposition, www.asia.b, ly adverb, -ing participle, very short sentence), and one decoration (conversation, alliteration, simile, metaphor or 3 short staccato sentences) in each paragraph in your essay.

Capstone: You’ve already picked a person from the Middle Ages for your Capstone. Research him/her in an encyclopedia, wikipedia or text book and choose 3 interesting areas of his/her life or study to focus on. For example, da Vinci’s art, inventions & physiological study.

Geography quiz: We’ll retake our geography quizzes on Asia & Oceania until we have all the countries & geographical features memorized. Study Lizardpoint or test yourself on paper!

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:

**We're trying to get 100% participation this Thursday!***

History - Luca R., Nikyla - Babur the Tiger. Learn more on Khan Academy.
Geography - Cooper
Art - Sabine, Catalina, Luca F. - Gardens of the Mughul.
Science - Gino, Phoebe - Copernicus published Revolutions of the Spheres of Heaven. Read an excerpt!
Literature - Jocelyn - Padmavati was a beautiful princess who had a talking parrot (the story begins in earnest on page 37). She was a member of the Rajput, the warrior caste in India who resisted the Moghuls.
Math - Eva, Maisy - Micheal Stifel published a math text with the first + and - symbols. Here’s a quick reminder of how to work with the difference of squares.
Maggie & Henry, pick any topic from the list.

Learn more on Khan Academy
Read The Story of the World, Vol. 2, Chapter 30 and do the activities in the Activity Guide.

Geography: Memorize these countries of North America:
Canada
United States of America
Mexico
The Bahamas
Cuba
Jamaica
Haiti
Dominican Republic
St. Kitts and Nevis

Practice memorizing the countries with this game!

Science: Memorize The Copernican Principle asserts the Earth does not rest in a privileged or special physical position in the universe.

Learn more about health & medicine from Khan Academy.

Math: Every difference of squares expression can be factored as follows: a^2 – b^2 = (a + b)(a – b)

Learn more about the Difference of Squares on Khan Academy.

Greek: Memorize this Greek vocabulary
ὁ μαθητής the disciple
ὁ προθήτης the prophet
ὁ νεανίας the young man
νῦν now
οὔπω not yet

English:
Homophones: are/our, affect/effect, here/hear, than/then, to two too, their there they're, which/witch, you're/ your

Learn more about proper grammar on Homophones.com.

Diagramming: Choose sentences 1-8 or number 9 challenge sentence below. Complete question confirmation & label each word in the sentence, state structure, purpose & patterns for each and diagram Week 29 sentences:

1. Babur the Tiger succeeded in conquering North India, beginning Moghul rule and building Aram Bagh, Garden of Rest.
2. Monet preferred painting in the Impressionist style.
3. Emperor Meiji restored imperial rule in Japan by consolidating power.
4. Since Gauguin tried experimenting with color and style, art enthusiasts called him a post-impressionist.
5. Inventing the telephone drastically changed our way of communicating, and we can thank Alexander Graham Bell for it!
6. Edison is known for inventing the light bulb.
7. The Boxers' goal was exterminating foreigners and Christians, and they called Qing their prince.
8. Sounding alike is what homophones do best!
9. ***Challenge*** The Copernican Principle asserts the Earth does not rest in a privileged or special physical position in the universe.

Tuesday classes

Book Club: Keep reading your Medieval Book Club books at home, and be ready to present a critique in class. Pick a book that you’ve read this year in Book Club for your final book report. We will continue reading The Kite Rider and Crispin Cross of Lead in class.

MAKE: History: We’ll read The Story of the World, Vol. 2, Chapter 30 and do the activities in the Activity Guide.

Drawing out Arithmetic: In class we’ll continue Book 5 definitions!

Greek: Complete & study lesson 29 for our quiz! We’ll start Greek Workbook Lesson 30 (the last section of the book).

Wednesday classes

Make Science: In class we’ll learn more about Copernicus.

Math Club: Learn about Stifel and differences of squares.

Art Appreciation: Learn about the art of the Moghul Empire and create your own Babur’s Garden.

Writing Club Homework: Week 28 DUE ON MAY 9, 2018

Upper Dialecticians (7-9) and Lower Dialecticians (5-6)

IEW Medieval History-Based Writing Lessons:
Unit 8: Lesson 27: “The Determined Samurai” (Theme Analysis). Read “The Assignment” on page 187. Notice that there is a SAMPLE on page 186. Use this as a “recipe” or guide to help you in writing your Theme Analysis. Don’t forget the new #5 Sentence Opener: Use a www.asia.wub word to start a sentence. Try to add some vocabulary in your essay for extra points! FINAL VOCABULARY QUIZ NEXT WEEK!

Fix it! Grammar:
Complete Week 28 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!

Upper Grammarians (3-4):

IEW Medieval History-Based Writing Lessons:
Unit 8: Lesson 27: “The Determined Samurai” (Theme Analysis). Read “The Assignment” on page 187. Notice that there is a SAMPLE on page 186. Use this as a “recipe” or guide to help you in writing your Theme Analysis. Don’t forget the new #5 Sentence Opener: Use a www.asia.wub word to start a sentence. Try to add some vocabulary in your essay for extra points! FINAL VOCABULARY QUIZ NEXT WEEK!

Fix it! Grammar:
Complete Week 28 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!

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