Second Semester - Week 5

"Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together." Vincent van Gogh

It's been a crazy week due to my illness and so many others being ill as well.  Bear with me, we'll get through this and get caught up...even if we have to do a make up day at my house for certain subjects like we did last semester. I will do all I can to make up the time so that we will not have to extend our school year.  Thanks again for your prayers and heart felt love.

Although some pressed ahead with most of the subjects, including the Math and Logic, many didn't or couldn't due to the virus affecting your families.  So we'll proceed with the assignments for Week 6 according to the Guide.
Math:
Algebra ½ Students: We covered Lessons 81 - 84 today. Don't forget to complete the exercises and stay on top of your weekly tests.


Logic:
It's really great to hear that many of you are enjoying this semester's Logic and that you understand it a bit better!  Keep up the good work.  We covered lessons 10 and 11 today, please complete the corresponding exercises. 

Literature:
Please look at the Guide to see where you need to be regarding your short story.  If you've missed any assignments it's up to you to catch up.  Your actual story is due by week 10 which for us will be March 22nd.  The goal is not a long, drawn out story, but a short story with a moral; a defined objective; an obstacle that the main character has to overcome; and an outcome of the story.  Some ideas discussed don't seem to have any real substance as of yet, so more work needs to be done.  Think about it along the lines of the stories we've read and are reading.  This week please read "The Celestial Railroad" by Hawthorne and be prepared to discuss it.

Defeating Darwinism
Read and outline Chapter 5 this week.  I'd like to see a bit more participation from the group overall during this subject.  Some don't seem to take it as serious as they should and aren't taking notes or doing the outlines either.  With that in mind, I want to see your outlines up to this point to make sure that you're going to be prepared for the Final Exam, so please bring them in next week.


Mock Trial:
Things are really shaping up with the trial.  Don't forget to bring in your papers next week and read over the information on the Battered Women Syndrome in the book.  I participated in a webinar about the trial tonight with directors from all over the country and am looking forward to sharing with you some of the things we discussed. 



Latin:
See Mrs. Richardson's separate email regarding your assignments.

Enjoy the week and weekend. 


Blessings and Love,

Ms. Sharon