Homework for T, January 21 to F, January 31, 2014

T, 1/21 – Beginning of a New Term

·        Go over the 7 periods of Roman History found on p. 52 of packet. Break up into 7 groups. Each group will write a poster about each period of Roman History. Hang up on walls with blue tape.

·         Stress the importance of bringing their packet to class every class period. We will be reading out of the packet almost every day this term.

·         Review the homework for the week.

·         Make sure students remember about the Class Blog site. Parent letter is also posted there if they lose their letter.

Homework: Write five ways Roman civilization has affected your life in a paragraph. Due W, 1/22.

Vocabulary List #1B. Due, TH, 1/23

Vocabulary List #1B

Decorous

Hiatus

Recrimination

Tirade

Oppressive

Vicissitudes

Blatant

Taboo

Jeer

Inarticulate

Qualities

Reverberate

Rogue

Have parent sign the Third Term Letter and return it by TH, 1/23 for 5 points extra credit. 

W, 1/22 – Before Rome

 
 Homework:  Read Livy, The Birth of Romulus and Remus, p. 205 and Livy, The Founding of the City, p. 206.

 

TH, 1/23 – Beginning of Rome

Homework: Read, Livy, The Rape of the Sabine Women, p. 207-209.

F, 1/24 –(B) What is the appropriate role of women in society? How does society view women who do not fit their prescribed role? Discussion is to be led by Sophie and Erica.

 M, 1/27 – Early Monarchy

Homework: Vocabulary Words #2B, Due TH, 1/30

Vocabulary List #2B

Mutinously

Clamor

Crestfallen

Impervious

Rebuke

Fervor

Sauntered

Compelled

Luminous

Resistance

Rudimentary

Metamorphosis

Read Livy, The Battle of Champions, pp. 209-211, The Rape of Lucretia, p. 212, and Horatius at the Bridge, p. 214.

 T, 1/28 – Etruscan Rome

Homework: Write a paragraph answering the question: Are people basically bad or good? And Why? Share an experience that helped you to come to your conclusion. Due, W, 1/29.

Finish Aeneid, Fall of Troy, pp. 183-189.

 W, 1/29 – The overthrow of Tyranny

·         Quiz on Aeneid, Fall of Troy

Homework: Make sure you have a book chosen for your book report. Due, TH 1/30

 TH, 1/30 – Founding of the Republic

·         Vocabulary Test #2B

Homework: Finish reading Aeneid to pp. 200. Due,  M, 2/3 (Quiz)

 F, 1/31 – (A)Jocelyn and Clara 1/2  and Alyssa and Emma in 3/4 - What is the appropriate role of women in society? How does society view women who do not fit their prescribed role?

 

Third Term Term Paper

Third Quarter Term Paper

This writing assignment will be a compare and contrast paper. You will compare and contrast one aspect of American culture with one aspect of Roman culture. Some ideas are:

·         The Roman Republic versus the American Republic

·         Roman clothes versus American clothes

·         Roman social structure versus American social structure

·         The way Roman men treated women versus the way women are treated in the USA today

·         Roman politics versus American politics

·         The Roman military versus the American military

There should be some research done on Roman culture. You should cite at least TWO SOURCES and use in-text citations as needed.  This should be in MLA format with a Works Cited page.

The final draft of this paper should be AT LEAST three pages typed-written pages (12 pt. font) and double spaced. You will also present your paper with a short presentation in class. All you need to do is talk about it.

Pick a subject by:  TH, February 7^th.

Draft by: TH, March 7^th.

FINAL PAPER due W, March 20^th. 

Civilzation Book Report

Civilization Book Report

 

Pick one book—Fiction or Non-fiction—about one of the civilizations we are studying this year. The civilizations are: Mesopotamia, Babylon, Assyria, Phoenicia, Greece, Israel, Persia, Rome, China, Mid-East, Medieval Europe. **There are some books in the school library which can be used for this report! The book must be cleared with me first and cannot be too easy. Here are some suggestions:

 

Beast by Donna Jo Napoli

Aladdin and other tales from the Arabian Nights by N. J. Darwood

Cleopatra’s Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter

Pandora of Athens, 399 BC by Barry Denenberg

The Story of the Golden Fleece by Padraic Colum

Science in Ancient Rome by Jacqueline L. Harris

The Ancient Romans by Allison Lassieur

The Ancient Mesopotamia by Virginia Schomp

Science in Ancient China by George W. Beshore

Confucius: The Golden Rule by Russell Freedman

The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Payne

Oracle Bones, Stars and Wheelbarrows by Frank Ross

Pyramids of Egypt by D. Nardo

Saudi Arabia by Ann Heinrichs

Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley

Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi

The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman

 

Pick a Book by TH, January 30.

 

You will do a project for the book and present it to the class. Project ideas can include:

1.      Writing a book report which will include a short synopsis of the book and THREE things you learned about your civilization by reading this book. This paper should be typed and 2-3 pages long.

2.      Making a video about a part of the book. You must also write a type-written paragraph discussing one thing you learned about your civilization by reading this book.

3.      Drawing illustrations for your book. You must describe the characters you are illustrating in a short type-written paragraph.

You will present your project to the class.

 

Book Report Due, T, February 11

 

 

 

STUDENT NAME:__________________________________________________

 

 

BOOK TITLE AND AUTHOR:___________________________________________

Return by TH, January 30.

Third Quarter Parent Letter 2014

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 9^th 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

9^th Grade Socratic Teacher

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Parent Signature                                                              Student Name (Please Print)

Homework from 11/25/2013 to Christmas break

M, 11/25: Study material in our packet.

“The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in a good education.” Plutarch

Homework: Reading #18 of Homer, pp. 352 - 365.

T, 11/26: Study material in our packet. Homer Quiz.

“The wildest colts make the best horses.” Plutarch

Homework: Reading #19 of Homer, pp. 378 – 388, 423 - 436.

Work on Greek Project which is DUE, Wednesday, 12/11.

11/27, 11/28, 11/29 - NO SCHOOL

M, 12/2: Plato, Allegory of the Cave.

“Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.” Plutarch

Homework: Reading #20 of Homer pp. 437 - 465. Finish Homer!

Vocabulary List 13A, Due TH, 12/5 (Last one!)

Vocabulary List #13A

Martial

Tangential

Thespian

Turmoil

Turgid

Twilight

Ubiquitous

Umbrage

Utterance

Vacuous

Vestige

T, 12/3: Finish Homer. Final Quiz.

“To be ignorant of the lives of the most celebrated men of antiquity is to continue in a state of childhood all your days.” Plutarch

Homework:  Work on Greek PowerPoint Presentations.

*Write a paragraph on how the Greek world affects your life today. What is your personal favorite thing about the Greeks? Due TH, 12/5.

W, 12/4: Alexander, the Great.

“To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.” Plutarch

Homework:  Study for Test on T, 12/10.

TH, 12/5:  The Hellenization of the World. #13A Vocabulary Due.

“To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.” Plutarch

Homework:  Work on Greek Powerpoint Presentations, Due, W 12/11.

F, 12/6 (B): Socratic Discussion: Is democracy the best form of government?

M, 12/9: Study for Test.

“We ought not to treat living creatures like shoes or household belongings, which when worn with use we throw away.” Plutarch

Homework: Study for TEST.

T, 12/10: TEST.

“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.” Plutarch

Homework: Finish Greek PowerPoint Presentations.

W, 12/11: Presentation of PowerPoints.

“When the strong box contains no more, both friends and flatterers shun the door.” Plutarch

Homework: Bring Greek treats for Extra Credit on M, 12/16.   

TH, 12/12: Presentation of PowerPoints. Hand-out Study Guides and discuss final.

“A true friend is one soul in two bodies.” Aristotle

Homework: Study for Final.

F, 12/13 (A): Socratic Discussion: Are ancient writing of dead people still relevant for us today?

M, 12/16: Review Study Guide for Literature.

T, 12/17: Review Study Guide for History.

Finals on 12/18, 12/19, 12/20

Homework and Lecture Schedule 11/11 to 11/26

M, 11/11: Go over study guide

“Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech.” Plutarch

Homework: Study for the Test Due T, 11/12.

Vocabulary List #11 A. Due TH, 11/15.

Reverberate

Rogue

Rudimentary

Metamorphosis

Misanthropic

Monolithic

Nebulous

Negligence

Nepotism

Notorious

Noxious

T, 11/12: TEST

“Nothing is harder to direct than a man in prosperity; nothing more easily managed than one in adversity.” Plutarch

Homework: Reading #11 of Homer. (pp. 241 - 254)

W, 11/13: Early Sparta and Early Athens. Mr. Simmons Lecture.

“Perseverance is more prevailing than violence; and many things which cannot be overcome when they are together, yield themselves up when taken little by little.” Plutarch

Homework: Reading #12 of Homer (pp. 269 - 284),

TH, 11/14: Vocabulary Quiz,  Sophocles Oedipus.

“Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks.” Plutarch

Homework: Reading #13 of Homer (pp. 284 - 293).  Due: M, 11/19.

Greek Project assigned: Do a power point presentation and a short page report on some aspect of Classical Greece. Due: T, 12/10.

 F, 11/15 (B): Socratic Discussion:  Why are we so enamored with super heroes? First Draft Due.

M, 11/18: Persian War I and II and rise of Classic Greece. Descriptive writing. 

“Adversity is the only balance to weigh friends.” Plutarch

Homework: Reading #14 of Homer (pp. 298 - 314). 

*Write a descriptive paragraph describing a picture. Bring in the picture and the paragraph T, 11/19.

Vocabulary List 12 A, Due, TH, 11/21.

Obscure

Obsequious

Labyrinth

Lampoon

Lax

Loquacious

Lucid

Machination

Malleable

Maliciousness

Marred

T, 11/19: Peloponnessian Wars. Review descriptive paragraphs.

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.” Plutarch

Homework: Reading #15 of Homer (pp. 314 - 331).

Work on second term writing assignment. Due 11/21,

W, 11/20: Democracy in Athens. Sophocles, Antigone

“The omission of good is no less reprehensible than the commission of evil.” Plutarch

Homework: Reading #16 of Homer (pp. 332 - 341). Finish First Term Writing Assignment. 

TH, 11/21: Sophocles, Antigone & Greek Myth Final Paper DUE!.

“The real destroyer of liberty of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations, and benefits.” Plutarch

Homework: Reading #17 of Homer (pp. 341 - 351).

F, 11/22 (A): Is a democracy always better than a dictatorship? Read some of the myths.

M, 11/25: Plato, The Allegory of the Cave. Why did Athens fall?

Present Greek Project.

Greek Term Project: Present one aspect of Greek life using a PowerPoint or Prezi. Due T, 12/10.

“The very spring and root of honesty and virtue lie in a good education.” Plutarch

Homework: Reading #18 of Homer (pp. 352 - 365).

T, 11/26: The Rise of Macedonia. Watch The Odyssey Movie.

“The wildest colts make the best horses.” Plutarch

***Please work on your GREEK TERM PROJECT during Thanksgiving break!!!

Homework: Reading #19 of Homer (pp. 378 – 388, 423 - 436).
 

11/27, 11/28, 11/29 - NO SCHOOL

Homework and Lecture Schedule 10/21 - 11/7

Homework and Lecture Schedule 10/21 - 11/7

M, 10/21: Why Homer? Why Greece? Why heroes?

“And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared.” -Homer

Homework: Read Homer Reading #1

Vocabulary List 8A, Due TH, 10/24.

Vocabulary List #8A

tempo

toxin

tranquility

tumult

tundra

unanimous

undulate

vacillate

vertebrate

virtuoso

voracious

T, 10/22: First Greek Gods – Talk about each one. Break up into groups. Color a picture of each god and put them up.

“Be still my heart; thou hast known worse than this.” Homer

Homework: Review second term writing assignment. Pick a Greek myth to retell. Read some versions of Greek myths on the internet. Pick a myth by Friday (A) 10/25 or Friday (B) 11/1. First Draft Due, Friday 11/8 (A) or Friday, 11/15 (B).

*Write a paragraph about your favorite Super Hero and why he is the best. Remember to have another person read your paragraph and sign it. Due: W, 10/23.

Read Homer Reading #2.

W, 10/23: Super Heroes: Why were these men all larger than life? Go over names. Write a list and study them. Reading #2 discuss and quiz.

“Even where sleep is concerned, too much is a bad thing.” Homer

Homework:  Due: TH, 10/24 Write a paragraph about your favorite Super Hero and why he is the best. Due TH, 10/24.

TH, 10/24: Read paragraphs, vocab quiz and Minoan Krete

“In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare!” Homer

Homework: Reading # 3 of Homer. Pick your Greek Myth.

F, 10/25 (B): Socratic Discussion: What causes you to be afraid? Discuss Greek Myths they have chosen.

 M, 10/28: Do map in class. Major Regions of Greece. Mycenean Greece and Early Archaic Greece

“Light is the task where many share the toil.” Homer

Homework: Reading #4 of Homer. Due: T, 10/29. Food for Greek/Near East Celebration. Due TH 10/31.

Vocabulary List, 9A, Due TH, 10/31.

Vocabulary List #9A

Indiscreet

Indolence

Inherent

Innocuous

Inveterate

Jeopardy

Sacrosanct

Secular

Sensory

Sloth

Solicitous

Squander

T, 10/29: Quiz on Major Regions of Greece. Quiz on Homer.

“The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.” Homer

Homework: Reading #5 of Homer.

Write a scary Halloween story. We will read these at our Halloween Party. Due, TH, 10/31.

W, 10/30: Greek and Roman Holidays and food festival.

“The difficulty is not so great to die for a friend, as to find a friend worth dying for.” Homer

Homework: Read #6 of Homer. Bring in Food for Celebration. Due TH 10/31

TH, 10/31: Halloween Party. Food party. Colonization of Greeks and Introduction to Sophocles

“I feel like a human piñata. The disappointing thing is, no candy is going to spill out.” Katie Couric

Homework: Reading #7 of Homer, Due M, 11/4.

 F, 11/1 (B): Socratic Discussion: What makes you afraid?  Review second term writing assignment. Discuss Greek Myth.

M, 11/4: Greek Society, Art, and Architecture & Sophocles, Oedipus Rex. QUIZ #5 for the Iliad

“Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.” Homer

Homework: Reading #8 of Homer pp. 188-195 .

*Start Lyric Poetry Assignment. Due: W, 11/6. Write a poem that uses metaphor and simile about love, war, death, or friendship.

Vocabulary List #10A. Due TH, 11/7.

Vocabulary List #10A

Stratum

Substantive

Supercilious

Taciturn

Prudent

Qualitative

Quantitative

Recondite

Reiterate

Relegate

Reparation

 

T, 11/5: Lyric Poetry and Sophocles, Oedipus Rex

“Yet, taught by time, my heart has learned to glow for other’s good, and melt at other’s woe.” Homer

Homework: Finish Poetry Assignment, Due: W, 11/6. Read #9 of Homer pp. 205-221.

W, 11/6: Read Poetry. Early Sparta. Oedipus Rex.

“Without a sign, his sword the brave man draws, and asks no omen, but his country’s cause.” Homer

Homework: Reading #10 of Homer pp. 230-240. Finish The Iliad! Due TH, 11/7                 

TH, 11/7: Archaic Athens and Comparing Governments. Finish Sophocles, Oedipus Rex

“To have a great man for an intimate friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it; those who have, fear it.” Homer

Homework: Fill out Study Guide on The Iliad and Ancient Greek History. Due M, 11/11.  Test will be on Tuesday, 11/12. There will be a Test Study Session on Monday after school from 3:30 to 4:15 PM.                                         

F, 11/8 (A): Socratic Discussion: Why do people in our society have a fascination with Super Heroes?  Review second term writing assignment. First Draft Due.