Shakespeare it is! We began Julius Caesar today and tomorrow will be acting out Act 1, Scene 1 of the play. We will also be discussing friendship and betrayal, along with love of country over love of man. Those parents in the military may want to explain "loyalty to country" in terms that your scholar would understand.
Math found us talking about encryption and cryptography as we began to delve into prime factorization today. Cell phones, computers, tablets, and many other devices use encryption, which is based in the smallest parts of any number, the primes. We will continue with primes, GCF and LCM tomorrow. Scholars have one page of homework this evening.
The Greek City States were on the agenda for History today and the scholars are plotting them on their maps. They will be responsible for this section of geography for the Ancient Greece and Rome Unit. Most color coded their maps and enjoyed the activity.
This afternoon we spent with the Odyssey and learning what a "wooer" is. Ask your scholar to explain. Sam Pope was a good sport and allowed the teacher to use him as an example. He was more than willing to show off his musculature in order to "woo" the teacher. Scholars met in their lit circles groups, chose their team names, captains, and secretaries today.
Science review was in the form of an extremely competitive game. Just as Jonah Tauraa how that works! We reviewed the scientific method, and our heat terms. Tomorrow we will conduct another experiment with heat.
Have a blessed evening and if you are at all interested in Summit Jr. High and High School you are welcome to attend the board meeting this evening at GFA at 6:30.
Below are photos of our impressions of The Odyssey this afternoon.....
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