Friday, August 30, 2013

Week Three

Week Three Extension / Week Two IEW Plus

IEW - Lesson 2 The Byzantine Empire and Justinian the Great

Background Information here 
Skills: Strong Verbs and -ly words
Checklist on p. 19 or 20.  Copy and submit with completed paragraph.

Our Mother Tongue - Lessons 3 and 4 Adjectives and Adverbs pp. 24-31

Bookclub - Continue reading The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman

Study Guide for book  here  
There are 20 chapter in this book, so read 5 per week to have it finished 
in time for the next book club on Sept 25.
Choose at least one of the enrichment activities from the study guide here 
and be prepared to present it to the group.

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Presentations - Artist - Michelangelo; Geo Area - UK

Hymn - To God Be the Glory 

GeoSong - Former USSR #3 

Poet - Christina Rossetti here  

Composers:  Leonin and Perotin here 

Leonin - Viderunt Omnes

Perotin -  Viderunt Omnes, example of organum




FD - Lesson 5

VL - Lesson 3

History - SOTW Vol 2, Chapters 5 and 6

Science topic - Mammals

Artist - Michelangelo here 
Movie - The Agony and the Ecstacy 

World View - Lesson 2A

Prescripts - Lesson 3

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Week Two

August 28 - Week 2 of Extension / Week 1 of IEW PLUS

IEW - Lesson 1 An Overview of the Middle Ages  

Skills: Key Words Outlines and Quality Adjectives
Checklist for paragraph on p. 10.  Copy and submit with completed paragraph.

Our Mother Tongue - Lessons 1 and 2 - Nouns and Verbs pp. 15-23

Book Club - Discuss The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Begin Reading The Whipping Boy by by Sid Fleischman

Study Guide for book  here  
There are 20 chapter in this book, so read 5 per week to have it finished 
in time for the next book club on Sept 25.
Choose at least one of the enrichment activities from the study guide here 
and be prepared to present it to the group.
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Presentations - Science topic - Biome; World View discussion- 

Hymn - Doxology

GeoSong - Western Europe #2

Poet - Robert Louis Stevenson here   

Composer: Hildegard of Bingen here and here
Listen to part of Ordo Virtutum

More Medieval Music Info here

FD - Lesson 3 and 4

VL - Lesson 2

History - SOTW Vol 2, Chapters 3 and 4

Science topic - Biomes

Artist - Michelangelo here  

World View - Lesson 1B

Pre-scripts - Lesson 2



Week One



Week One - August 21

Presentations - Timeline/History; Poet - Robert Louis Stevenson 

Hymn - Doxology 

GeoSong - British Isles #1

Poet - Robert Louis Stevenson here  

Composer - Hermannus Contractus here 
Listen to Salve Regina - an example of Chant by Hemannus Contractus 



FD - Lesson 1 and 2 

VL -  Lesson 1

History - SOTW Vol 2, chapters 1 and 2

Science topic - Biomes

Artist - Michelangelo here  and here

World View - Lesson 1A

Pre-scripts - Lesson 1


Pre-Week One


Pre-week 1


Poet - Robert Louis Stevenson here

Timeline/History topic  - Beginning of Middle Ages - here 

Review Middle Ages section of timeline

Overview video here


Book Club Prep

Read - Tale of Peter Rabbit - here