Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Latin II students
Take one practice test off the internet for the National Latin Exam.
Go over your syllabus. Study those things which you don’t understand or don’t know. Be sure to review relative pronouns and indirect statements.
Complete Reading 39.

AP Latin students
Translate the first 61 lines from The Aeneid, Book VI (I have left my notes at school, but I think that’s the place where we next begin).
Memorize word lists T and U.
Take a practice NLE exam.
Remember that your review session is at 1:15 on Monday, March 8. You will take the NLE on Tuesday during your regular class hours.
English History and Literature Syllabus
Mar. 8/10
Google online: Lord Wellington, Wellington’s Peninsular Campaign, Waterloo
Google online: the Chartists, the British and Afganistan
K&Q, George IV and William IV
Prentice-Hall, pages 761--810
Mar. 15/17
Google online: The Crimean War, Opium Trade, Ishwalanda, Rourke’s Drift,
K&Q, Queen Victoria
Never Give In, Section I
P-H, 810-840

March 22/24
Google online: The Boer War, Suffragetes,
K&Q, Edward VII and George V
Never Give In, Section II
P-H, 855--867
March 29/31
Google online: the Battle of the Somme, Lawrence of Arabia
K&Q, Edward VIII and George VI
Test on March material
Never Give In, Section III
P--H, 911--936
April 3
Spring break
The Great Divorce
April 12/14
Google: Bright Young Things, Battle of Britain,
K&Q Queen Elizabeth I
The Great Divorce discussion
P--H, 1024--1054

April 19/21
Google: Kim Philby, Gandhi, Twiggy, Beatles
The Great Divorce paper
P-H, 1054--1074
3Rs Syllabus Spring 2010
March 10/11
Finish To Kill A Mockingbird. Be sure to bring this book to class.
Discussion in class of To Kill A Mockingbird.
Revised version of home school speech due.
Home school speeches delivered as assigned.
Journal 3X.
March 17/18
Begin 15 Year essay at home (750 words).
Poem memorization.
Home school speeches delivered as assigned.
Journal 3x.
March 24/25
Begin reading Till We Have Faces.
Home school speeches delivered as assigned.
Journal 3X.
March 31/April 1
Rough draft due of 15 Year Essay.
Till We Have Faces,
Vocabulary test.
Journal 3X
April 7/April 8
Spring break.
April 14/15
Finish Till We Have Faces.
Journal 3x.
April 21/22
15 year essay due.
Test on Till We Have Faces.
Journal 3x.
April 28/29
Journals due.
Assigned poem.
May 2/3
Poetry.
Vocabulary test.