Friday, October 26, 2018

Friday, October 26, 2018
Read chapters 11-12 in Beowulf.  Answer comprehension questions in the green workbook (all for chapter 11, only the first two for chapters 12-13).

During fifth period, in Google Classroom, write an informational paper on "Why Did Christianity Take Hold in the Ancient World?" Write an introduction (including background information), two reasons (with supporting evidence from the documents), and a conclusion--FOUR paragraphs total.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Thursday, October 25, 2018
Today we will go to the library to learn about how to make our searches on Google more efficient. While at the library, students who have read at least 100,000 words this year will place leaves on the reading trees.

Document F.  Answer question 1 with one complete sentence.  Answer question 2 with two complete sentences (there are two questions).  Skip questions 3 and 4.  Answer question 5 with one complete sentence (but answer both questions).  Answer question 6 with two complete sentences.

Document G:  Write these definitions between the documents and the questions:
Document G--
unrest (noun)--a situation in which people protest or behave violently
sacrificial items (noun)--gifts offered to the gods
inflexible (adjective)--unwilling to make any changes

obstinacy (noun)--stubbornness
Answer questions 1-4 with one complete sentence each.   Answer question 5 with two complete sentences.
Talk at your tables about why Christianity spread during ancient times.  
1) Come up with at least three reasons (based on Documents A through G). 
2) Then, identify which documents support each reason.
3) Finally, underline the parts in the document that support the reason.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Wednesday, October 24 , 2018
Read chapters 9-10 in Beowulf and answer comprehension questions in your green workbook. Left side activity:
Find quotations that show what Unferth is like on the outside (chapter 3) and on the inside (chapters 3 and 5).  
Document E in the DBQ "Why did Christianity Take Hold in the Ancient World?" 
Write these definitions between the document and the questions:
Document E--
ideology (noun)--a belief system

crucial (adjective)--necessary
Answer questions 1-4 in one complete sentence.  Answer question 5 in two complete sentences.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Review definitions and parts of speech for Beowulf vocabulary, part 2.

Name__________________
Number_________________
Vocabulary for Week 2 Beowulf
Due Wednesday Look up definitions at ldoceonline.com Due Thursday: Finish the Show Me You Know Sentences on the back or another piece of paper.
1 = I have never heard of it.  2 = I kind of know what it means.  3 = I know it. 4 = I could teach it to the class.


Before
After  
Part of speech and definition  (Due Tuesday)                                              
malignant



sparse



hullabaloo


#2
havoc



incensed



simplicity



loathsome



insinuate



fiend



clench


#2
turret



putrid



Quizlet link:https://quizlet.com/_3wk248
Write 10 sentences for the vocabulary.  If you don't finish in class, this is homework. Possible frame sentences:
_______________ went to the doctor to find out if the tumor was malignant.
The amount of ______________ he had was sparse, so he __________.
The cheering crowd created a hullabaloo at _____________________.
_____________wreaked havoc in the _______________.
My dad was incensed when _____________________.
I enjoy the simplicity of _______________.
_______________ is loathsome because __________________.
The boy insinuated that I was _____________.
________ is a fiend because he ______________.
He clenched his fist when ______________.
The ____________ smelled putrid in the _______________.
Read chapter 8 in Beowulf.  Answer the comprehension questions in the green workbook. If you don't finish in class, this is homework. 

Read Document C again.  Then, answer questions 1 and 2 in one complete sentences.  Answer question 3 in two complete sentences.

Write these definitions between Document D and the questions:
hierarchical (adjective)--a system where people are divided into levels of
importance
pinnacle (noun)--the top
divine (adjective)--coming from the gods
disadvantages (noun)--something that makes someone less likely to be
successful
Answer question 1 with a picture or diagram with labels.  Answer questions 2 and 3 in a complete sentence.  Answer question 4 in two complete sentences.

Monday, October 22, 2018

Monday, October 22, 2018
Look up Beowulf, part 2 vocabulary at ldoceonline.com
Name__________________
Number_________________
Vocabulary for Week 2 Beowulf
Due Wednesday Look up definitions at ldoceonline.com Due Thursday: Finish the Show Me You Know Sentences on the back or another piece of paper.
1 = I have never heard of it.  2 = I kind of know what it means.  3 = I know it. 4 = I could teach it to the class.


Before
After  
Part of speech and definition  (Due Tuesday)                                              
malignant



sparse



hullabaloo


#2
havoc



incensed



simplicity



loathsome



insinuate



fiend



clench


#2
turret



putrid



Quizlet link:https://quizlet.com/_3wk248
Read chapters 6-7 in Beowulf.  Answer comprehension questions in the green workbook.
On Document C, write the definitions for these terms between the document and the questions:
Document C--
movement (noun)--a group of people who share the same beliefs and ideas
and who work together


barbarian (noun)--someone from a different tribe or land
Read the document twice. 

Friday, October 19, 2018

Friday, October 19, 2018
Today is the Tough Two!
Second Quarter Points (from 10/11/18--12/19/18)
(due December 19, 2018)

Points earned in Reading Counts
Grade
27-30
A
24-26
B
21-23
C
18-20
D
17 or fewer
F

Wednesday, October 17, 2018


Thursday, October 18, 2018
I am out today. I expect a good report from the guest teacher. Anything that is not completed in class will be homework.
During fourth period, please read chapter 5 in Beowulf and answer the comprehension questions in the green workbook. If there is time, you will be finishing a left-side activity for chapter 4.
During fifth period, you will be working on Document B.
First, write these definitions between Document B and the questions:
liberation (noun)--freedom from something terrible
poverty (noun)--the situation of being poor

Read the document and the note twice. After you have read them twice, answer the four questions.  The first three questions should be answered in one complete sentence each. The last question should be answered in two complete sentences. When you are done, raise your hand so that the guest teacher can check your work.