Today at the School Room table we: Reviewed the answers to all of the history questions from Chapters 17 and 18 in SotW. Went over the adjective clause homework sheet. Wrote a few adjective clause sentences to sum up the history chapters 17 and 18. Answered the questions from WtMMtM Describe the dragon that Minli untied.  He was brilliant red, emerald green whiskers, horns and a dull stone-colored ball like the moon on his forehead. (p. 46) Who joined Minli on her journey to Never Ending Mountain?  The red dragon joined her. (p. 48) What happened when the dragon’s eyes were dotted?  The dragon could see, he felt strong, became alive and escaped by crashing through the wall. (p. 57) Why do the Monkeys not want to let anyone through?  They are “Greedy Things” and do not want to share the peaches. What did the old man do to change the goldfish man's fortune?  He changed the 19 to 99 in the book of fortune. (p.66) Describe how Minli tricked the monkeys so they...

 1. Read Story of the World chapters 17-18. 2. Answer the following questions for the chapters. Chapter 17 Peter the Great In medieval times, did Russia seem more Eastern or Western? What kind of power didi the kings, or czars of Russia have? When Peter I was a young man who tried to take his country away from him? Who helped Peter become the Czar of Russia? Did many Europeans live in Russia? Why did Peter want to have a fleet of merchant ships? What was the problem with Archangel, the shipping port that Russia already had? How long were the days in Archangel during the winter? Why couldn't Peter's army capture the port of Azov? What did Peter have his army build in order to stop the Turkish ships from helping the pole of Azov? Once Peter had his port, why did he need the help of other countries in the West? Name two placed Peter visited in his great expedition to the countries of the West.  When Peter returned to Russia, what did he tell his noblemen to do so that they would ...

 Today, at the school room table, we: 1. Filled in the SotW maps for chapters 15 and 16. McLean's responses:  While reading Chapter 15 of Story of the World , I saw that the boy who tried to warn the English about the Wampanoag army against them, was ignored and killed. This made me think about how he probably felt so conflicted about which side he was on, and because of this, he might have felt that he didn't truly belong in either of the settlements. While reading Chapter 16, I noticed that Newton began to realize the laws of motion of gravity. This made me wonder how his ideas weren't instantly rejected. Were his ideas convincing enough to get everyone on board with him or was there something else going on? 2. Went over the chapter questions for 15 and 16. 3. Read this website about Newton's laws and took the website's quiz. McLean then wrote a response paragraph with an illustration to what she read. 4. Discussed appositives and chose objects for which to writ...

 1. Read chapters 15 and 16 of Story of the World . 2. There are a lot of questions this week! Please print this question sheet , cut it to fit, and glue it into your notebook. You can answer the questions with short phrases/words where you can! Chapter 15 A New World in Conflict As the Massachusetts colony grew larger, it spread into the lands of which Native American tribe? Who was the king of the Wampanoag tribe? Why did Metacom become unhappy with the English? What did John Sassamon try to warn the governor of Plymouth about? Did the governor, Josiah Winslow, believe John Sassamon's warning? What did the English do to the three warriors who were supposed to have killed John Sassamon? What did Metacom and his warriors do in return? During he war between the Native Americans and the English, what did the Native Americans do with the colonists they captured? At what kind of place did the English colonists attack Metacom's warriors and the Naragansetts? What was this battle cal...

 At the school room table today, we: 1. Reviewed the chapter 13 and 14 homework questions from The Story of the World . 2. Reviewed complex sentences and compound sentences. After watching two short videos about Versaille, McLean wrote a complex sentence about what she learned. After watching a short video about how the lands and flags of Germany have changed over time, McLean wrote a compound sentence about those changes. 3. Introduction to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon : We talked about Chinese characters and learned how to write mountain and moon.   We also talked about symbolism and "homonyms" in Chinese culture, and McLean wrote them in her notebook to prepare for reading the book: 9--forever 4--death fish and pearls--good fortune red--happiness blue--immortality and gods/goddesses  McLean wrote complex and compound sentences about Chinese culture.

**I updated our syllabus to show us beginning Where the Mountain Meets the Moon next week.  1. Read chapters 13 and 14 from The Story of the World . 2. Answer the following questions: Chapter 13 The Sun King of France Who was Louis XIV's father? How old was Louis XIV when he became the king of France? When the French called their king a "visible divinity," what did they mean? What did the king's minister, Cardinal Mazarin, continually remind him of? When Cardinal Mazarin died, what surprising announcement did the young king make? What did Louis choose as his emblem to represent his power? What was the name of the enormous palace that Louis ordered to be built? List two details about the palace of Versailles. Why did Luis XIV bring his noblemen to Versailles? How did Louis XIV treat the noblemen who joined his court at Versailles? List one of the catastrophes that Louis faced, late in his life. What problems did Louis XIV leave behind him? Chapter 14 The Rise of Prus...

At the school table today, we:  1. Reviewed chapter 11 and 12 questions. We read the rest of chapter 12 and talked about the plague and fire of the 1660s.  2. Reviewed the two picture books given for reading. "Lon Po Po" to take a peak at Chinese culture and "Wabi Sabi" for a peak at Japanese culture. We wrote a response haiku to "Wabi Sabi:" the soft cat spirals quickly nipping at its tail the tail can't be caught 3.  Reviewed IO/Dos, PA/PNs, compound sentences, and complex sentences. Write a sentence with a Direct Object (use a transitive verb like give, take, follow, etc). She wrote: The lightning strikes the plane, sending it into the sea. Write a sentence with a predicate nominative (use a linking verb like is/seems/feels and make sure the word after the linking verb is a noun renaming the subject.) She wrote: The geologist is Emma. Write a sentence with a predicate adjective  (use a linking verb like is/seems/feels and make sure the word after th...

 1. Read chapters 11 and 12 of Story of the World . 2. Answer the following questions:  Aurangzeb's Three Decisions How many years did Aurangzeb rule? Many of India's people followed the Hindu religion. Which religion did Aurangzeb follow? Other Moghul emperors had been Muslims. How had they behaved towards their Hindu subjects? What kind of law did Aurangzeb try to apply to all of his subjects? How did Aurangzeb treat the Hindus in his country? Give at least two examples. What part of India did Aurangzeb spend so much time trying to conquer? What is the name of the southern part of India? What was the Deccan like? Who helped the kingdoms of the Deccan fight against Aurangzeb? What is the name for the bands of soldiers who fight in sneak attacks rather than an organized army? While Auragzeb was fighting in the Deccan, what was going on in the rest of his empire? Who built a new city and factory in Bengal, on the eastern coast of India? What was the name o the new city that the...