Middle Ages Week 8

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Thursday Cohorts

Grammarians
PreK-4th graders

History: Memorize “During Charlemagne's rule Norsemen from Scandinavia began "i viking," raiding and conquering. The first Anglo-Saxon king, Alfred the Great, repelled them in 878. King Godwinson lost to William the Conqueror's Normans at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.”

Learn about Vikings!

Practice writing in Viking Runes!

Read The Story of the World, Vol. 2, Chapter 14 and do the activities in the Activity Guide.

Geography: Draw Africa and label the Eastern African countries:

Malawi
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Seychelles
Comoros
Mayotte
Madagascar
Reunion
Mauritius

Practice memorizing the countries with this game!

Science: Memorize "Alchemists believed that all metals are unique combinations of Mercury and Sulfur."

Math: Memorize The order of Operations: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication & Division, Addition & Subtraction

Investigate the Order of Operations on Math is Fun!

Greek: Memorize some new vocabulary:

ἡ ἀδελφή the sister
ἡ θύρα the door
ἡ πέτρα the rock
ὁ στραυρός the cross
ἡ τιμή the honor

English: A noun names a person, place, thing or idea.

Investigate nouns 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 9 , Unit 3.
Diagram Week 8 sentences.

 

Lower Dialecticians (5-6h grades)

Writing: Do a key word outline (we did this in class), first draft, edits & final draft 3 paragraph creative story about Thor which explains something in nature.
I. Setting & Characters
II. Conflict
III. Climax & Resolution

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 the topics you picked in class:

Sabine - science - Jabir and Alchemy. Also check with Daniel for a book on Alchemy.
Catalina - art - Runestones
Jocelyn - history - Vikings and the Viking Museum
Henry - history - Viking trade video and the excavation of a viking ship in the 1930s.
Cooper - math - Muhammad al-Kwarizmi. Be sure to check out the links under Additional Material in MacTutor at the bottom of the article.
Gino - art  Viking art
Phoebe - science  alchemy video
Let me know if I got your topics mixed up!

History: Memorize “During Charlemagne's rule Norsemen from Scandinavia began "i viking," raiding and conquering. The first Anglo-Saxon king, Alfred the Great, repelled them in 878. King Godwinson lost to William the Conqueror's Normans at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.”

Read The Story of the World, Vol. 2, Chapter 14 and do the activities in the Activity Guide.

Learn about Vikings!

Geography: Draw Africa and label the North & Western African countries from memory.

Northern Africa: Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco,

Western Africa: Western Sahara, Cape Verde, Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger,

Central Africa: Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola

Southern Africa: Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana

Eastern Africa: Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius

Practice memorizing the countries with this game!
***Geography quiz in two weeks!***

Math: Memorize the Order of Operations: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication & Division, Addition & Subtraction. Do the worksheet on variables.  Do grade level math on Khan Academy or in your own curriculum.

Investigate the Order of Operations on Math is Fun!

English: Choose all 11 simple sentences or 2 challenge sentences below. Complete question confirmation & label each word in the sentence, state structure, purpose & patterns for each and diagram Week 8 sentences:

1. Herodotus was the first historian, for he wrote The Histories.
2. Socrates was Plato's teacher.
3. Aristotle tutors Alexander the Great!
4. Alexander the Great is the ruler of Persia, and he is also the ruler of Egypt.
5. Chandragupta Maurya was a king in ancient India.
6. Euclid is the author of The Elements, but it is not a chemistry textbook.
7. Alfred the Great was the king of the Anglo-Saxons, but William the Conqueror was a Norseman.
8. Metals are unique combinations of mercury and sulfur.
9. The order of Operations are Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition and Subtraction.
10. Malawi is an East African country, but Reunion is an East African island.
11. A noun is a person, place, thing or idea.

***Challenge***
1. Since Norsemen from Scandinavia began raiding and conquering, the first Anglo-Saxon king, Alfred the Great, repelled them in 878, but then King Godwinson lost to William the Conquerer's Normans at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
2. While a thin line of light energy is called a light beam, light rays always travel in straight lines, and shadows form when an object blocks a light beam.

Greek: Memorize some new vocabulary and complete lesson 7 in your workbook.

ἡ ἀδελφή the sister
ἡ θύρα the door
ἡ πέτρα the rock
ὁ στραυρός the cross
ἡ τιμή the honor
 

Upper Dialecticians 7th-9th Graders

From our session Thursday 10/26/17 - Please read this and know what to work on BEFORE Monday.

 

Your assignments this week: One essay, one outline:

Literature: Write a fan-fic story about Thor. Use the two texts we read, Thrymskvitha and Story of the World. Create something funny, something thrilling, something wonderful!

Math: Write a summary presentation of the life and work of Muhammad al-Kwarizmi. Your presentation must have one example of al-jabr and another of al-muqabala.

Buy and install Algebra Touch. Use it. You’ll be good at it in no time.

 

Links for your learning pleasure.

Science - Jabir and Alchemy. Also check with Daniel for a book on Alchemy.  Here’s a video.

Art - Runestones

History - Vikings and the Viking Museum. Viking trade video and the excavation of a viking ship in the 1930s.

Math - Muhammad al-Kwarizmi. Be sure to check out the links under Additional Material in MacTutor at the bottom of the article.

 

Geography: Draw and label the countries of North, West & Central Africa:

Northern Africa: Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco,

Western Africa: Western Sahara, Cape Verde, Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger

Central Africa: Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola

Southern Africa: Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana

Eastern Africa: Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Seychelles, Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar, Reunion, Mauritius

Practice memorizing the countries with this game!
***Geography quiz in two weeks!***

Upper Dialecticians (7th-9th grades)

Khan Academy, master the Arithmetic subject, THEN start mastering Pre-Algebra OR Geometry, your choice!

Greek: Memorize some new vocabulary and complete lesson 7 in your workbook.

ἡ ἀδελφή the sister
ἡ θύρα the door
ἡ πέτρα the rock
ὁ στραυρός the cross
ἡ τιμή the honor

Diagramming: Choose all 11 simple sentences or 2 challenge sentences below. Complete question confirmation & label each word in the sentence, state structure, purpose & patterns for each and diagram Week 8 sentences:
1. Herodotus was the first historian, for he wrote The Histories.
2. Socrates was Plato's teacher.
3. Aristotle tutors Alexander the Great!
4. Alexander the Great is the ruler of Persia, and he is also the ruler of Egypt.
5. Chandragupta Maurya was a king in ancient India.
6. Euclid is the author of The Elements, but it is not a chemistry textbook.
7. Alfred the Great was the king of the Anglo-Saxons, but William the Conqueror was a Norseman.
8. Metals are unique combinations of mercury and sulfur.
9. The order of Operations are Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition and Subtraction.
10. Malawi is an East African country, but Reunion is an East African island.
11. A noun is a person, place, thing or idea.

***Challenge***
1. Since Norsemen from Scandinavia began raiding and conquering, the first Anglo-Saxon king, Alfred the Great, repelled them in 878, but then King Godwinson lost to William the Conqueror's Normans at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
2. While a thin line of light energy is called a light beam, light rays always travel in straight lines, and shadows form when an object blocks a light beam.
 

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.

MAKE: History: We’ll read Story of the World chapter 14 in class and make Viking locks.

Drawing out Arithmetic: In class we’ll construct Euclid’s Elements Proposition 4.7 & 4.8

Greek: Complete & study lesson 8 for our quiz!  We’ll start Greek Workbook Lesson 9.

 

Wednesday classes

Make Science: In class we’ll experiment with camphor and sublimation and learn more about Jabir ibn Hayyan, alchemist.

Math Club: Investigate Algebra and the Order of Operations. Learn about Al-Khwarizmi, the Father or Algebra.

Art Appreciation: Make Byzantine abstract art.

Writing Club:
Upper Dialecticians (7-9) and Lower Dialecticians (5-6)

IEW Medieval History-Based Writing Lessons: Complete Lesson 9 Unit 3. Read “The Introduction”. Familiarize yourself with the contents of the book.  Read page 59 and learn about “alliteration”. Read “The Assignment” on page 65. Write your first draft from your Story Sequence Chart on page 68 and use pages 69- 71 to brainstorm.  For your FINAL draft use Modified MLA format (see Appendix 1).

Use the checklist on page 72 to be sure you have included every element required this week. There are 3 elements of style per paragraph this week, banned words, and a decoration! Practice vocabulary from Lessons 1-9 and try to  include some vocabulary words in your paragraph! There will be a vocabulary quiz next week

Fix it! Grammar: Complete Week 8 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 9 , Unit 3  Read “The Assignment on page 53. Read page 59 and learn about Alliterations and Banned Verbs (go/went, say/said) Complete page 62 for practice with Banned Verbs (go/went, say/said) and Alliterations. Write a Keyword Outline for Sections I and II from “The Story Sequence Chart” on page . Use pages 69 and 70 to brainstorm.  Next week, we will do the KWO for Section III!

Practice vocabulary from Lessons 1-9  Try to include some vocabulary in your paper for extra points!  There will be a vocabulary quiz next week!

Fix it! Grammar:  Complete Week 8 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!