January 21, 2014
RE: Third Quarter Tests and Projects
Dear Parents and Students,
This is the start of the Third Quarter and we will be
focusing our studies in 9th Grade Socratic on Rome and the Roman
Empire. We will be reading a lot of primary source documents in our packet (which
is our textbook) including two excerpts from Vergil’s Aeneid. We will also be
studying two Shakespeare plays this quarter, Antony and Cleopatra, and Julius
Caesar.
There are two major projects which will be assigned this
term. The first is a book report on a book of their choosing (which I need to
approve) which is about one of the civilizations we are studying this year. The
second is a compare and contrast report which will be written in MLA Format and
include at least two reliable and scholarly sources. Following is a list when
these projects are due:
·
Pick a Book (10 points) Due:
TH, January 30
·
Final Civilization Book Report (50 points) Due:
T, February 11
·
Pick a Subject for Compare/Contrast Report (10
points) Due: TH, February 6
·
First Draft (35 points) Due:
TH, February 27
·
Final Paper and Presentation (50 + 25 points) Due: T, March 11
The test dates for this quarter will be:
·
Test on Early Roman History TH, February 13
·
Test on Roman History T, March 18
Please be advised that weekly there is a vocabulary list
which the students must study and find the definitions. There is also a weekly
paragraph which they are to write on some question or subject applicable to
what we are studying. The classroom blog site is always up to date with the
latest homework assignments. It is: 9thgradesocratic.blogspot.com. Please help
your students stay on top of their assignments. If you have any questions,
please let me know.
Thank you for your support!
Marianna Richardson
9th Grade Socratic Teacher
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