Middle Ages Week 9
/Thursday Cohorts
Grammarians
PreK-4th graders
History: Memorize “Banished from Iceland because of a fight turned wrong, Eric the Red sailed west to find a home, discovered Greenland. His boy, Leif Ericsson, travelled in 999, to Newfoundland. The antipodal East Indies' explorers sailed east with agriculture on their boats, a Peloponnesian feast.”
Learn about Viking Explorers
Read The Story of the World, Vol. 2, Chapters 10 & 14 and do the activities in the Activity Guide.
Geography: Draw Africa and label the physical features:
African Geographical Features:
Sahara Desert
Great Rift Valley
Lake Victoria
Nile River
Congo River
Niger River
Practice memorizing the countries with this game!
Science: Memorize "Four forces on a wing are weight, lift, thrust & drag.”
Math: Memorize “Amicable numbers are two different numbers so related that the sum of the proper divisors of each is equal to the other number.”
Watch a video on Amicable Numbers or check out amicable pairs here!
Greek: Memorize some new vocabulary and complete lesson 7 in your workbook.
ἐν in
σύν with
εἰς into
ὑπό under
ὑπέρ above
English: A conjunction joins two or more words, phrases or clauses.
Investigate conjunctions 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 Section III, Unit 3.
Diagram Week 9 sentences.
Lower Dialecticians (5-6h grades)
Writing: Do a keyword outline, first draft, edits & final draft 3 paragraph creative story based on the Polynesian story about Sisimataila’a. We did a keyword outline of the first two paragraphs in class. Feel free to outline & write an alternative ending.
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:
Phoebe - science: Abbas Ibn Firnas, a little radio program about him.
Henry - history: Viking Explorers
Sabine - art: Cyrillic Alphabet
Catalina - science: airplane four forces on a wing
Gino - history: agriculture boats - videos of old Polynesian navigators showing how they prepare and go
Cooper - science: center of gravity on aircraft
History: Memorize “Banished from Iceland because of a fight turned wrong, Eric the Red sailed west to find a home, discovered Greenland. His boy, Leif Ericsson, travelled in 999, to Newfoundland. The antipodal East Indies' explorers sailed east with agriculture on their boats, a Peloponnesian feast.”
Learn about Viking Explorers
Read The Story of the World, Vol. 2, Chapters 10 & 14 and do the activities in the Activity Guide.
Geography: Draw Africa and label the countries and physical features. Practice memorizing the countries with this game!
***Geography quiz next week!***
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
African Geographical Features:
Sahara Desert
Great Rift Valley
Lake Victoria
Nile River
Congo River
Niger River
Practice memorizing the countries with this game!
Science: Memorize "Four forces on a wing are weight, lift, thrust & drag.”
Math: Memorize “Amicable numbers are two different numbers so related that the sum of the proper divisors of each is equal to the other number.”
Watch a video on Amicable Numbers or check out amicable pairs here!
Greek: Memorize some new vocabulary:
ἐν in
σύν with
εἰς into
ὑπό under
ὑπέρ above
English: A conjunction joins two or more words, phrases or clauses.
Investigate conjunctions on Grammar Revolution.
Diagramming: Choose sentences 1-14 or 15-16 challenge sentences below. Complete question confirmation & label each word in the sentence, state structure, purpose & patterns for each and diagram Week 9 sentences:
1. Ashoka was the ruler of all of Egypt!
2. Carthage was Rome's enemy, so they fought three Punic Wars!
3. Archimedes of Syracuse was a great scientist, and he was a Greek citizen!
4. Shi Huangdi was the first Chinese Emperor!
5. The Roman Empire was a republic, but it conquered most of the known world!
6. Hipparchus of Nicaea catalogues the stars, so he is the "Father of Astronomy"!
7. The Roman Empire was a republic, but it conquered most of the known world.
8. Hipparchos of Nicaea catalogues the stars, so he is the "Father of Astronomy"!
9. Egyptian multiplication was doubles, so division was halves!
10. Eric the Red sailed west, and then he discovered Greenland!
11. Four forces on a wing are weight, lift, thrust, and drag.
12. Amicable numbers are two related numbers, and the sum of their divisors is equal to the other number.
13. The Sahara is a desert in Northern Africa, and Victoria is a lake in South Africa.
14. And is a coordinating conjunction, but because is a subordinating conjunction!
***Challenge***
15. Banished from Iceland, Eric the Red sailed west to find a home and discovered Greenland, and then his boy, Leif Ericsson, travelled in 999, to Newfoundland!
16. The antipodal East Indies' explorers sailed east with agriculture on their boats which became a Peloponnesian feast!
Upper Dialecticians 7th-9th Graders
From our session Thursday 11/2/17 - Please read this, watch the videos and choose one topic for your presentation and one for your writing assignment. BEFORE Monday:
Literature: A story about Sisimataila’a. Stories about Maui
Science: Abbas Ibn Firnas, a little radio program about him.
center of gravity on aircraft
four forces on a wing
History: Viking Explorers
videos of old Polynesian navigators showing how they prepare and go
Art: Cyrillic Alphabet
Math: Amicable Numbers
Thabit ibn Qurra
Review these topics:
History: Memorize “Banished from Iceland because of a fight turned wrong, Eric the Red sailed west to find a home, discovered Greenland. His boy, Leif Ericsson, travelled in 999, to Newfoundland. The antipodal East Indies' explorers sailed east with agriculture on their boats, a Peloponnesian feast.”
Learn about Viking Explorers
Read The Story of the World, Vol. 2, Chapters 10 & 14 and do the activities in the Activity Guide.
Geography: Draw Africa and label the countries and physical features. Practice memorizing the countries with this game!
***Geography quiz next week!***
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
African Geographical Features:
Sahara Desert
Great Rift Valley
Lake Victoria
Nile River
Congo River
Niger River
Practice memorizing the countries with this game!
Science: Memorize "Four forces on a wing are weight, lift, thrust & drag.”
Math: Memorize “Amicable numbers are two different numbers so related that the sum of the proper divisors of each is equal to the other number.”
Watch a video on Amicable Numbers or check out amicable pairs here!
Greek: Memorize some new vocabulary:
ἐν in
σύν with
εἰς into
ὑπό under
ὑπέρ above
English: A conjunction joins two or more words, phrases or clauses.
Investigate conjunctions on Grammar Revolution.
Diagramming: Choose sentences 1-14 or 15-16 challenge sentences below. Complete question confirmation & label each word in the sentence, state structure, purpose & patterns for each and diagram Week 9 sentences:
1. Ashoka was the ruler of all of Egypt!
2. Carthage was Rome's enemy, so they fought three Punic Wars!
3. Archimedes of Syracuse was a great scientist, and he was a Greek citizen!
4. Shi Huangdi was the first Chinese Emperor!
5. The Roman Empire was a republic, but it conquered most of the known world!
6. Hipparchus of Nicaea catalogues the stars, so he is the "Father of Astronomy"!
7. The Roman Empire was a republic, but it conquered most of the known world.
8. Hipparchos of Nicaea catalogues the stars, so he is the "Father of Astronomy"!
9. Egyptian multiplication was doubles, so division was halves!
10. Eric the Red sailed west, and then he discovered Greenland!
11. Four forces on a wing are weight, lift, thrust, and drag.
12. Amicable numbers are two related numbers, and the sum of their divisors is equal to the other number.
13. The Sahara is a desert in Northern Africa, and Victoria is a lake in South Africa.
14. And is a coordinating conjunction, but because is a subordinating conjunction!
***Challenge***
15. Banished from Iceland, Eric the Red sailed west to find a home and discovered Greenland, and then his boy, Leif Ericsson, travelled in 999, to Newfoundland!
16. The antipodal East Indies' explorers sailed east with agriculture on their boats which became a Peloponnesian feast!
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.
MAKE: History: We’ll read Story of the World chapters 10 & 14 in class and make portable agriculture systems.
Drawing out Arithmetic: In class we’ll construct Euclid’s Elements Proposition 4.9.
Greek: Complete & study lesson 9 for our quiz! We’ll start Greek Workbook Lesson 10.
Wednesday classes
Make Science: In class we’ll experiment with glass and learn more about Abbas Ibn Firnas.
Math Club: Learn about Thabit Ibn Qurra and investigate amicable numbers.
Art Appreciation: Compare Native American art to Viking art.
Writing Club:
Upper Dialecticians (7-9) and Lower Dialecticians (5-6)
IEW Medieval History-Based Writing Lessons: Complete Lesson 10. “Borrowing a Conflict” Unit 3. Familiarize yourself with the contents of the book. Read page 74 and learn about the “Because Clause". Read “The Assignment” on page 75.. Write your first draft from the Story Sequence Chart on page 76 and use page 74 to brainstorm. For your FINAL draft use Modified MLA format (see Appendix 1).Use the checklist on page 77 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!
Fix it! Grammar: Complete Week 9 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 Section III, Unit 3. Read “The Assignment" on page 65. 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, II, and III from “The Story Sequence Chart” on page . Use pages 69, 70, and 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 all the the elements of style in your paper. There are 3 this week, banned words, and a decoration! 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 9 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!
