Wok for February 3 2015

Odyssey:  You must be finished with Books 9 and 10.  We will have our test this week sometime.


Geography:  I am sure you enjoyed Oka as much as I did!  She is a fountain of wisdom and knowledge.

Work for 30 January 2015

World Literature:  Complete Books 6-7-8 and note pages where you find the answers.  You will have a test on Books 1-10 when we finish 9 and 10.  That most probably be Friday Feb 6th.  I will check your student guide then to make sure you are up to date on the Odyssey units.  If not, you will not be allowed to take the test and will fail the test.


World Geography:  In your book, take notes from your student guide on Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland.  Mark the maps, please.

World Geography and Literature: Work for 27 January 2015

World Geography:  I gave you 3 articles.  Write a summary of each adding info to the following pages: 

• Estonia write on pg. 68 - use Tass Moscow article about Estonia - Russian Border; 
• Latvia write on pg. 69 -  use Dark Past: Latvia...; 
• Lithuania write on page pg.70 - use Grybauskaite and her Baltic and Polish...

Literature: Work for 27 January 2015: World Literature:  The Odyssey.  Read and complete Book 3 started in class and Books 4 and 5.  We will discuss these on Tuesday.  Do not get...

Work for 27 January 2015

World Literature:  The Odyssey.  Read and complete Book 3 started in class and Books 4 and 5.  We will discuss these on Tuesday.  Do not get behind.  Anyone who has not received a literature grade, Please hand in The Aeneid Workbook asap.

Tuesday 18 January 2015

The majority of you will be pleased to know that I received a vote from our absent class member via email.  We will begin to study the Odyssey next.  Please have your text and workbook for Tuesday.  If you only have one of the books bring it and order the other on line as soon as you read this.  A.K. please finish the Aeneid as soon as you can.  You must have a report card to prove you earned high school credit for this quarter.  I will get that to you when you finish the workbook so your parents will have it when they apply for credit for you. 


Geography:  I hope you all passed the test and submitted two articles on any 2 Scandinavian countries. Will have those Grades ready for Tuesday the 18th. 


Now for Today:  Please read about and do the map pages for Russia and the Baltic States so named because they are on the Baltic Sea:  Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.  Since you don't have other home work from me except to bring the books, you can do this.   

Work Due 16 January 2015

Geography:  Do Iceland.  Do summaries on sheet I gave you of any two Scandinavian Countries' articles.  Prepare for Scandinavian Map and capitols test.  Extra credit for placing the capitol on the correct place on map.  A.K.  You owe me an article on Stockholm.






World Literature:  Finish the questions to Book XII of the Aeneid.  Hand in your Aeneid work book on Friday the 16th.

Work for Tuesday 13 January 2014

Aeneid: Read  and answer Questions for Book XI "Drances and Camilla".  Book XII the last one is due Friday the last day of this quarter.  I will collect your student guide on Fri. the 16th so I can grade it for this quarter.  If it is not complete, you will not receive any grade until it is.  Make sure your parents know this, so they don't request a report card from me if you do not tell them this fact.


Book XI

1. 238
2. 238
3. 240
4. 241
5. 243
6. 244
7. 255-6
8. 246-7
9. 243
10. 251
11. 252-3
12. 253-4
13. 255
14. 260
15. 262-3

World Geography: Read the student text and fill in p.61 Denmark and Finland p.63. Bring in one
article for one of these two countries. 

Work for 9 January 2015

Happy New Year.  The Christmas Season ended yesterday with the Epiphany or the Coming of the Wise Men or Three Kings.  They followed the Star to Bethlehem and thus began the invitation to all on earth to follow Christ.


World Geography: Do the map and reading for Norway and Sweden.  We will discuss this in class.  Please bring in one article for the class to read and discuss.  Norway NW-B - clogs history and origin, Norse Mythology;  EM - a brief  history of the Vikings; Sweden JK - Sweden in the news;  AK - Stockholm general info about the city.






World Literature-The Aeneid-Books IX  and X
Book IX
location of  answers.

1. 187
2. 186
3. 189
4. 189-90
5. 190-1
6. 192-3
7. 195
8. 196
9. 197
10. 196
11. 199
12. 199
13. 200-1
14. 201
15. 205
16. 206
17. 206
18. 210 

Book X

1. 211
2. 211-2
3. 213-4
4. 214
5. 217-8
6. 222
7. 227
8. 225-6
9. 226
10. 229
11. 229-30
12. 234
13. 234-5
14. 235-6
15. 237