Seton's Week 19

Winslow Homer, Prisoners from the Front

oil on canvas, 1866

61 by 96.5 cm

Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Week 19: February 1-5, Days 91-95

Day 91 (Monday)

Religion: Doctors: John Chrysostom, On the Transfiguration (II). Read all. Narrate.

English: PPD -- Everyman pp 91-97 (stop at line 462). Narrate.

SPELLING

History: WH -- Roberts: "Philosophy"; "The first historians." Narrate.

Economics: Penny Candy pp 71-74. Narrate.

Biology: Read Lesson 2. Read Invisible Watery World. Complete "It's a Plankton Eat Plankton World" activity using colored pencils instead of string. Narrate in your notebook about the food web. Include a drawing/diagram. Respond to the Special Study Prompt. 

Day 92 (Tuesday)

Religion: Bible -- Leviticus 11-12, Psalm52, John 10. Narrate.

English: Write for 20 minutes. Study spelling.

History: NH -- Churchill: Ch 15 pp 137-140 (stop before the fourth paragraph: "Historians of the English-speaking peoples..."). Narrate.

Geography: required

• History.com: Suez Canal (August 21, 2018)

• The Great Courses Daily: How Alexander Built Alexandria—The Myth and Legend (December 1, 2017)

• National Geographic History: Ancient Egypt gave rise to one of the world's oldest Christian faiths (April 19, 2019)

for additional information and interest

• Jewish Encyclopedia (1906): Edwin de Leon

• Archive.org: The Khedive’s Egypt by Edwin de Leon (published 1877)

• National Geographic: New clues to the lost tomb of Alexander the Great discovered in Egypt (February 28, 2019)

Ancient History Encyclopedia: Alexandria, Egypt (02 May 2018)

Day 93 (Wednesday)

Religion: Bible: Leviticus 13-14, Psalm 53. Narrate.

English: GM Dionysius. Spelling.

History: CH -- Vidmar: "Contributions of the Fathers"; "The Papacy." Narrate.

Government: Kreeft -- Pp 43-45. Narrate.

Physics: Read Lesson 2. Copy the vocabulary words and definitions into your notebook. Read pages 5-9 in Physics (stop after "This was not your grandfather's nucleus anymore."). Narrate in your notebook; include a drawing of the hydrogen isotopes. If you have enough time, watch the video What's the difference between accuracy and precision? about New Zealand’s weather and then tell someone the difference between accuracy and precision.

Day 94 (Thursday) -- Eye Doctor Appointments

Please plan your day accordingly.

Religion:  Bible -- Leviticus 15-16, Psalm 54. Narrate.

English: Write for 20 minutes, study spelling.

History: WH -- Roberts: "The Peloponnesian War." Narrate.

Geography: Halliburton, Chapter 6.

Day 95 (Friday)

Religion: Encyclical -- 21-23. Narrate.

English: Writing, with mom.

History: NH -- Churchill: Chapter 15, pp 140-143. Narrate.

Chemistry: You can do this today or tomorrow, depending on time. Read Lesson 2 in our CHEMISTRY Guide. Read and copy vocabulary into notebook. Read Wonders of Chemistry Chapter 1, pages 5-9 (stop before the section titled "How Air Supports Life"). Complete the notebook assignments. Read Elements, Helium, pp. 16-17. Notebook: Make a drawing of your favorite representation of Helium and write a short narration about it.
NOTE: I have ordered everything we need, but it won't be here until February 9th. This means you will complete the activity from lesson 2 next week, before you need it for Lesson three (which will also be next week).