Perspective 9 th Grade April 26, 2010

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1 9 th Grade Latin III: We continue to translate The First Invasion of Britain from de Bello Gallico. Monday s homework is to translate through line 37 0n p There will be no vocabulary quiz this week. Humanities I, History: We are continuing our study of the circumstances of Jesus trial and crucifixion. On Thursday we ll have a discussion centered on the timeline From Gethsemane to Golgotha and the reading from NT Wright. Humanities I, Literature: We are continuing to read excerpts from literature of the Renaissance period, including Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes and Marlowe s Doctor Faustus. The first draft of the thesis is due Friday, including the full outline and 60 or more notecards. Theology I: We continue to survey the great men and women of church history as we move into the modern age, looking at the lives of Matthew Ricci, Jacob Arminius, John Smyth, Brother Lawrence, Richard Baxter, Blaise Pascal, and William Law. Rhetoric I: We will dedicate class time to working on your thesis. You must come prepared to work! Your first draft, another 20 note cards and a new outline are due this Friday. Please bring one copy of the outline and paper for me, and one copy of both for Mrs. Mitchell. You may give your note cards only to Mrs. Mitchell. Geometry: Biology: This week we will complete our study of genetics with a test on Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday we will have a lab on Marshmallow Meiosis which uses marshmallow figures called Reebops to learn genetic principles. Friday we will be a study on the 4 major molecules of life.

2 10 th Grade Latin Vergil: We are translating selections from The Æneid, Books 10 and 12 this week and will finish all translation by the end of next week. The content test Friday is over Books The vocabulary quiz, which is optional, is over 104B. Students are encouraged to begin serious vocabulary review in preparation for the AP Exam which is on May 14 th. Algebra II: Humanities II, Literature: We are continuing to read excerpts from literature of the Renaissance period, including Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes and Marlowe s Doctor Faustus. The first draft of the thesis is due Friday, including the full outline and 80 or more note cards. Humanities II, History: We are continuing our study of the circumstances of Jesus trial and crucifixion. On Thursday we ll have a discussion centered on the timeline From Gethsemane to Golgotha and the reading from NT Wright. Theology II: We continue to survey the great men and women of church history as we move into the modern age, looking at the lives of Matthew Ricci, Jacob Arminius, John Smyth, Brother Lawrence, Richard Baxter, Blaise Pascal, and William Law. Chemistry: This week we will continue practicing drawing Lewis structures and 3D models of molecules in preparation for a test covering the material learned in chapter 12 on Thursday. Friday we will do a short lab after the regular memory quiz. Rhetoric II: We will dedicate class time to working on your thesis. You must come prepared to work! Your first draft, another 40 note cards and a new outline are due this Friday. Please bring one copy of the outline and paper for me, and one copy of both for Mrs. Mitchell. You may give your note cards only to Mrs. Mitchell. Come out and support our Drama Team!!

3 11 th Grade April 26 th through April 30 th, 2010 Humanities III, American History: We have finished our survey of the Battle of Gettysburg and are now reading chapter 3 from A Theological Interpretation of American History. You should finish reading from page 67 to 71 and be prepared for a quiz on that material on Wednesday. Humanities III: Literature: It s been so enjoyable the past week not only discussing Dickens A Tale of Two Cities, but also sitting around as a class simply reading. Some of us have even been lulled by his sweet style into a narcoleptic sleep on occasion. We will continue with A Tale of Two Cities (T2C) through Book 2, chapter 23 this week. Precalculus: We are finishing our study of vectors this week. There is a test on Chapter 6 on Thursday. Greek I: This week you will recall that we have a test on Tuesday covering the Subjunctive, Genitive Absolute and Periphrastic construction. Please also note that you need to have all of I John 2 transcribed by Thursday. Physics: This week we are starting into Electric Currents. You will note that the deadlines for your second semester lab paper are as follows: Rough Draft due Friday May 7 th. Final Report to Wednesday May 12 th. Obviously that is a quick turnaround, but if your Rough Draft represents a good effort, you should only have an hour or two of editing to bring it up to par. Note also that this Wednesday we will go to the computer lab to research for your introduction. You must come to class Wednesday with your lab selection in hand. You may choose any lab from the 1 st or 2 nd semester. Theology III: From Thomas Aquinas Summa, we will discuss two issues: the will of God, and the love of God. The next chapter in Chesterton s biography of Thomas is due by the end of the week. Rhetoric III: This week we ll continue working on our theses. The rough draft is due next Thursday, May 6 th.

4 12 th Grade Calculus: We will spend this week preparing for the AP exam. You have a memory quiz scheduled for Tuesday, but at this point, you should be comfortable with everything on that review sheet. Wednesday and Thursday we will practice the multiple choice sections of the AP exam. Humanities IV, Government: We will be discussing the upcoming Lynchburg City Council elections this week. We are also beginning a unit on the Bill of Rights. Humanities IV, Literature: We will finish reading Ray Bradbury s Fahrenheit 451. There will be a quiz on Wednesday covering Part III. Senior Thesis: The final archive copy is due Tuesday, May 4 th. See below for Theology IV: We will finish our discussion of the spiritual discipline of guidance, and then return to the discipline of study. Greek II: AP Biology: This week Monday there will be a test over sensory organs and the skeletal and muscular system. This will mark the end of regular tests for the AP Biology students. The AP biology students will have a focused review from this point on in preparation for the AP exam on May 10 th. The Advanced Biology class will begin a study of the digestive and circulatory systems. I will be ordering cats for dissection for the Advanced Biology class and those interested from the AP class.

5 Senior Thesis Defense Schedule Spring 2010 Wednesday, May 12 4:00-5:15 Spencer Pelfrey: Issues of Equity Concerning Student Athletes 5:30-6:45 Laura Sharrett: What a Shame!: The Culture of Honor and Shame in Islam Thursday, May 13 4:00-5:15 Hillary Kline: The Good Life: An Exploration of Love and Joy 5:30-6:45 Laura Halfinger: The Ethics of Embryonic Stem Cell Research Monday, May 17 4:00-5:15 Matthew Shaughnessy: In Spirit and Truth: The Elements of Christian Worship 5:30-6:45 Michael Whitlock: From Burke to Kirk: A Survey of Authentic Conservatism Tuesday, May 18 4:00-5:15 Rachael Robertson: Gestalt Graphology: Handwriting Analysis 5:30-6:45 Ashleigh Bartell: A Deafening Silence: Adolescence and Youth Ministry Today Wednesday, May 19 4:00-5:15 Alyssa Hartman: Darwinian Influences in Modern America 5:30-6:45 Abigail Simmons: Victory of the Invisible God: Eucatastrophe in the Book of Esther Thursday, May 20 3:30-4:45 John Davy: Morals and Medicine: Distributive Injustice in Health Care Reform 4:45-5:00 Intermission 5:00-6:15 Tabitha Hindman: Twilight: A Twisted Interpretation of Wuthering Heights 6:15-6:30 Intermission 6:30-8:00 Jonathon Vignali: The Just War on Terror