Saturday, September 4, 2010

Day 13

Day 13

Religion optional

Latin

Boot Camp
Vocabulary Quizzes

Grammar

Make sure he has done the exercises
They are on types of sentences and finding simple subjects/predicates

History

He is supposed to read Kingfisher, and check out one of a choice of sites....
There is a quiz on early history

Study Skills
Listening to lectures
-- Focus on actual substance, not on "accidents" like clothes, etc
-- Don't make snap judgments -- give a fair hearing
--Quote from Aristotle

Science
(case study)
  • What's the agreed-upon definition of evolution?
  • What does science mostly concern itself with?
  • How does God ordinarily carry out his plan in nature?
Geometry

Polygons (definitions)
There is a quiz

Literature

Book III of the Iliad

Book 3

One feature of Homer's genius is how he manages to include events before and after the war through allusion and symbolism. Throughout this book and the next one Homer alludes to the background and causes of the war, without going into much detail. Look for specific techniques he uses to do so.

The two sides are massed for a mighty conflict, but the poet turns to a single duel between Menelaus and Paris. Why hasn't this duel occurred before? What function does it have in the story?

145 Helen appears. What is she like? Why can't King Priam, after 9 years, identify the Greek warriors? Note how Homer develops the Trojan character. Are the Trojans presented sympathetically?

428 Why does Aphrodite save Paris? What is he like? Study carefully his interaction with Helen, and consider the way she talks about herself

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