Week 8 October 2-8

 

Week 8	Fri, Oct 2	Weekly Homework	Co-Teacher Notes
First Aid/CPR/ Nutrition
PE
Composition	Edit a journal entry to turn in today--directions given in class; In-class research for Essay #2; add research findings to essay #2; Sentence Variation practice	Final Draft of Essay #1: A Place You Wait is due next Friday. You may type it or write it by hand. Also due next week: Paragraph 3 on pgs. 25-26 for Essay #2: A Place You've Stayed
Senior Thesis
Intro to Business
Intro to Philosophy		Living the Good Life - Read Ch 5; Philosophy aims to help you live the good life. The good life is not about money, fame, or physical pleasure. These things are not bad in themselves, but they are neither necessary nor sufficient conditions for happiness. God is the good life. Understanding the good life requires a proper understanding of the origin, nature, and purpose of humanity. The good life is both holistic and social. Love of God and others is the essence of the good life.
STEM/Robotics Rhetoric	Beyond the planets. Lesser known destinations in our solar system
Theater	Discuss headshots and biographies. Due Oct. 16th. Review last week's activity. Costume ideas and brainstorming. Block pages 21-23 if time allows.	Review blocking for pgs. 1-20. Memorize lines for pgs. 23-28.
Art	No Art

Week 7 September 25-October 1

 

Week 7	Fri, Sep 25	Weekly Homework	Co-Teacher Notes
First Aid/CPR/ Nutrition
PE
Composition	Journal Entry; Sentence Variation Practice; Discuss Research Findings for your Essay, how to cite your research and where to include it in your essay; Complete Introductory Paragraph on p. 24 and paragraphs 4 and 5 on p. 27	complete the "What it contains" paragraph in your classical composition book on pgs. 25-26; finish any of the paragraphs you didn't finish in class	No class next Friday; Final Draft for Essay #1: A Familiar Place is due on Friday, October 9 (may be typed or hand-written)
Senior Thesis
Intro to Business
Intro to Philosophy	Discuss "Living the Good Life"	Living the Good Life - Read Ch 5; Philosophy aims to help you live the good life. The good life is not about money, fame, or physical pleasure. These things are not bad in themselves, but they are neither necessary nor sufficient conditions for happiness. God is the good life. Understanding the good life requires a proper understanding of the origin, nature, and purpose of humanity. The good life is both holistic and social. Love of God and others is the essence of the good life.
STEM/Robotics Rhetoric
Theater
Art

Week 6 Sept 18-24

 

Week 6	Fri, Sep 18	Weekly Homework	Co-Teacher Notes
First Aid/CPR/ Nutrition	The Brain/Brain accidents and injuries and Brain Food. Guacamole and toast for brunch skip your breakfast
PE	FINALLY ULTIMATE FRISBEE
Composition	Begin Essay #2--Description of a Place (A Place You've Stayed): Brainstorming, editing practice, sentence variation practice	Your rough draft for Essay #1 is due on Friday, September 18--"A Place You Wait"; I will look it over and then give it back to you on Friday, September 25, then you'll write the final draft for this essay, which I'll pick up on October 9 (we're off on October 2); Homework for Essay #2--due on September 25: complete p. 24, paragraph 2 "What Surrounds It" and complete the research assignment we discussed in class based on your topic	Please make sure your student has completed pgs. 20-23 in The Classical Composition/Description book and has transferred those sentences to a sheet of notebook paper as a rough draft
Senior Thesis
Intro to Business
Intro to Philosophy	Discuss "How to win an argument in the right way"	How to win an argument in the right way - Read Ch 4; b.) Logic, reason, and argumentation are the primary tools of philosophy. These tools must be practiced with love and respect for others. Winning an argument requires more than reason. You must have emotional intelligence (empathy) and virtue (character). It is important to ask good questions, define terms, and take the time to understand other positions and the reasons why people hold those positions. This is one way that we love others in the context of dialogue and debate.
STEM/Robotics Rhetoric
Theater
Art	Gemstone art project, value

Week 5 September 11-17

Week 5	Fri, Sep 11	Weekly Homework	Co-Teacher Notes
First Aid/CPR/ Nutrition	Drug addiction discussion and concussions pages 38-39 teacher book will send pages to read as pdfs
PE	Kickboxing lesson to Christian music and hopefully not too hot for more exercise! FRISBEE and water games We have a worksheet to fill out at home for the health portion of PE
Composition	add Figures of Description Elements to rough draft; editing tips for rough drafts	on a sheet of notebook paper, write your rough draft for Essay #1--A Place You Wait"
Senior Thesis	Complete Wkshp pg. 19 in class.	Read Ch. 2. Complete Wkshps pp. 13 and 16.
Intro to Business	learn what a non profit, not for profit really is...check out some foundations in our area. Do you volunteer?
Intro to Philosophy	Discuss "Questions that Matter"	Questions that Matter - Read Ch 3; Philosophy is about asking questions that matter. The question of God’s existence is the most important question dealt with in philosophy. The ontological, cosmological, and moral arguments are examples of arguments for God’s existence. The primary argument against God’s existence is the Problem of Evil. The question of knowledge (epistemology) is another question that matters. God made humans to know the world and equipped them with reason and experience as means to obtain knowledge. Philosophers tend to debate epistemology and divide into two main camps: those who believe that reason is the surest foundation for knowledge are called rationalists, and those who believe that experience is the surest foundation for knowledge are called empiricists. These divisions go all the way back to Plato (a rationalist) and Aristotle (an empiricist) and persist today. If God exists, then there are good answers to the Big Questions about human freedom and the meaning of life. If God does not exist, then it is difficult to avoid a loss of meaning (i.e., nihilism), knowledge (i.e. skepticism), morality (i.e., humanism), and just authority (i.e., anarchism or authoritarianism).
STEM/Robotics Rhetoric	Gravity and speed. Lego car lab.
Theater	Review Stage Directions and body positions. Block pages 1-9	memorize lines for pages 10-16
Art	The art element of Form. Lava lamp pastel art. If there's time leftover; catch up on portfolio projects.

Week 4 September 4-10

 

Week 4	Fri, Sep 4	Weekly Homework	Co-Teacher Notes
First Aid/CPR/ Nutrition	More about Protein and a few more terms expect an end of semester quiz! The "American Diet"; What's in your pantry? Bring in one of your favorite packaged snacks to learn what's inside of it
PE	Fortis 500 race (P.E Cancelled)
Composition	Complete Classical Composition/ Description p. 21-23; sentence variation practice if there's time	complete page 21-23 in the Classical Composition Book (topic--a place you wait);add the paragraphs we wrote in class to your rough draft that you started last week	students will be attending a school event during our class time
Senior Thesis	Complete pp. 3-5 in textbook. Lecture.	Brainstorm with friends about your topic.
Intro to Business	check email for your reading pages sentt, video watch on capatilism, pop quiz assignments for Fortis Fair Go Out Today!
Intro to Philosophy	Discuss "Questions that Matter"	Questions that Matter - Read Ch 3; Philosophy is about asking questions that matter. The question of God’s existence is the most important question dealt with in philosophy. The ontological, cosmological, and moral arguments are examples of arguments for God’s existence. The primary argument against God’s existence is the Problem of Evil. The question of knowledge (epistemology) is another question that matters. God made humans to know the world and equipped them with reason and experience as means to obtain knowledge. Philosophers tend to debate epistemology and divide into two main camps: those who believe that reason is the surest foundation for knowledge are called rationalists, and those who believe that experience is the surest foundation for knowledge are called empiricists. These divisions go all the way back to Plato (a rationalist) and Aristotle (an empiricist) and persist today. If God exists, then there are good answers to the Big Questions about human freedom and the meaning of life. If God does not exist, then it is difficult to avoid a loss of meaning (i.e., nihilism), knowledge (i.e. skepticism), morality (i.e., humanism), and just authority (i.e., anarchism or authoritarianism).
STEM/Robotics Rhetoric	Electrical theory continued. Snap Circuit Lab
Theater	Finish Table Read & Block pages 1-3	Memorize lines for pages 1-9
Art	The art element of Texture; slide show on different techniques of art texture, watch a video tutorial and then practice.

Week 3 Aug 28-Sept 3

 

Week 3	Fri, Aug 28	Weekly Homework	Co-Teacher Notes
First Aid/CPR/ Nutrition	Students Extend Nutrition Knowledge Learning Terms
PE	Hand Eye Coordination
Composition	Daily journal prompt-describe something you’ve grown up watching your mother, father, grandparent or aunts or uncles doing regularly.; editing practice; poem (Emily Dickinson I, Years Had Been from Home); Figures of Description activity (Periphrasis; Chronographia) complete Lesson 2 in "Description"--a place p. 21-23	a place--on a sheet of notebook paper, write everything you wrote on pgs. 20-23 (in pencil or pen and in paragraph form); this will become your rough draft; the final rough draft will have four paragraphs
Senior Thesis	SEE HANDOUT EMAILED.
Intro to Business	Local Business Owner Speaks To Students, Short Video On Ethics, Continue Terms
Intro to Philosophy	Discuss "Meet the Philosophers"	Loving God with all your mind and being wise is not just about you. These traits will bless others, help you succeed, and make a positive impact on your community. Philosophy as we know it starts around the sixth century BC and can be divided into four main eras: ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary. Philosophers in each of these eras dealt with similar issues and questions, but each era is unique. Ancient philosophers tended to focus on metaphysics and the nature of reality. Medieval philosophers were especially interested in the relationship between faith and reason in general and in regard to the reasonableness of Christianity in particular. Modern philosophy emphasized epistemology and tended to start from questioning what is real rather than reasoning about what is believed to be real. Contemporary philosophy has been marked by the professionalization and specialization of philosophy and an emphasis on language and detailed analysis
STEM/Robotics Rhetoric	Electricity: the shocking application of the atom. Snap circuit lab.
Theater
Art	The art element of lines. Begin line panel art

Week 2 Aug 21-27

 

Week 2	Fri, Aug 21	Weekly Homework	Co-Teacher Notes
First Aid/CPR/ Nutrition	Begin Handouts, Quizzes To Establish Where The Students Are In Their Nutrition Knowledge
PE	Hand Eye Coordination, Continue Line Dancing, Ping Pong, BoxBollen, Dribble Soccer Balls
Composition	Daily journal prompt--Is there a room in your house or a place outside of it like a porch or a tree house or some other place you enjoy the most? ; editing practice; poem (The Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats); Begin Lesson 2 in Classical Writing "Description"--A Familiar Place p. 20-21. The topic is "The Place You Wait"--(Write about a place where you often wait--to be picked up, your mom's workplace, your grandparent's den, in the cafeteria after school, etc)	none
Senior Thesis
Intro to Business	Entrepreneurship, Scales Of Ethics And Morality, Niches
Intro to Philosophy	Discuss "What is Philosophy?"	Read Unraveling Philosophy—Ch 1; Philosophy is a type of human exploration where the primary tools are logic and reason. It celebrates human freedom and the God-given ability to think. Humans are commanded to love God with all our mind, and Jesus embodies the unity of spirit and truth. Ideas have consequences and studying philosophy helps you avoid being taken captive by bad ideas (Col 2:8) and to advocate for truth (2 Cor 10:5). God designed you and commands you to think. The rewards of truth (such as wisdom and happiness) are worth the pursuit. The four main branches of philosophy (metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics) constitute a worldview. The Christian worldview understands the triune God of Scripture to be the source of goodness, truth, and beauty.
STEM/Robotics Rhetoric	The shocking history of electricity, Snap Circuits Lab
Theater	Auditions for "Murder at the Renaissance Faire"	Read "Murder at the Renaissance Faire"
Art	The art element of space

Week 1 Aug 14

 

Week 1	Fri, Aug 14	Weekly Homework	Co-Teacher Notes
First Aid/CPR/ Nutrition	Discuss Objectives, Participation, What Do You Already Know, Fallacies From Media And Truth
PE	Hand Eye Coordination Skills and Line Dancing
Composition	Daily journal prompt (Think back to a time you were in a large crowd—maybe at a sporting event, a craft fair, a theme park, the beach on a holiday weekend—describe what you see (look ahead, to the left, to the right, and behind you); editing practice; read a poem about a place-I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud--Wordsworth; describe a place (Sunday afternoon on the island of la grande Jatte by Georges Seurat-painting); figures of speech practice; begin sentence variation exercises	Sentence Variation Exercise	Please purchase one folder and one composition notebook for your student; students should always have notebook paper and a pen for class in addition to their classical writing textbook
Senior Thesis
Intro to Business	Class Objectives, Beginning Terms, Marketing Game, Shark Tank
Intro to Philosophy	Introduce the class; Discuss "What is Philosophy?"	Read Unraveling Philosophy—Ch 1; Philosophy is a type of human exploration where the primary tools are logic and reason. It celebrates human freedom and the God-given ability to think. Humans are commanded to love God with all our mind, and Jesus embodies the unity of spirit and truth. Ideas have consequences and studying philosophy helps you avoid being taken captive by bad ideas (Col 2:8) and to advocate for truth (2 Cor 10:5). God designed you and commands you to think. The rewards of truth (such as wisdom and happiness) are worth the pursuit. The four main branches of philosophy (metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and aesthetics) constitute a worldview. The Christian worldview understands the triune God of Scripture to be the source of goodness, truth, and beauty.
STEM/Robotics Rhetoric	The history of science: rope, masons, and wizards
Theater	Discuss this year's production and expectations. Start Audition process.	Complete the Audition Packet.
Art	Creating art portfolios