HISTORY INFO for students and MOMS

Hi Everyone,

I miss you all and am excited for class next week. A few notes for your MOMS/DADS:

-The second half of tuition is due. Please bring your tuition checks to class next week.

-We will be having a field trip this month to wrap up the second quarter! It will be on Wednesday, January 14th. We'll be meeting at my house at 9:00am. I live 5 minutes from the Makas.
Address: 8001 Cloverwood Ct Gaithersburg, MD 20879

-I would love to hear from you all as to if you have any thoughts on how the class is giong. I would appreciate any feedback, criticism, concerns, thoughts. I want to hear from you!

-We have a few books to purchase for Unit 3 - I will be getting you that list as soon as I have it myself :D

-Keep your eyes open for an email from Ally and I about classes for next year. It's never too soon to start planning! :D

--
GIRLS:
Make sure you read your homework and take good notes! Love you all!

~Lauren

Literature: homework due 1/9

Hey girls. I had SUCH a blast with you all yesterday!! I've been humming Les Mis ever since (Christopher's been making fun of me!).

Oookay, so your reading for Christmas break:

The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne (I have ISBN 0-553-21009-2)
Chapters 1 - 8 (stop at Ch. 9)
And a bio on the author

Have a super happy Christmas break!!

xo
Ally

History Homework Correction

Hey girlies,

One of the girls told me that the page number assignement for Antebellum America was missing a number: The reading is supposed to be from 189-243.

Also, it would be would good to take a few notes on the 3 presidents you read about this week in addition to notes on Antebellum America. Like the major things: their political party, the dates they were president, and any significant events of their presidency.

See you on WEdnesday!!

EVERYONE: Christmas Party/Movie + Lit Homework!!

Hey Girls! This is for everyone -- lit and history!

Next Friday, the 19th, we are all meeting at the Makas' at 10 am then carpooling (actually, all prob in my van) to the Keelers' to watch Les Miserables, the musical (hooooooray!). All are invited! We are all wearing sweats/pjs and bringing breakfast food to share. We will probably not end until around 1:00 pm. Please let me know if this is a problem or if you need to leave early.

Can you all (especially lit girls!) leave a comment here for what you can bring? Ideas are:
- donuts
- OJ
- bagels & cream cheese
- muffins
- chocolate milk
- fruit

And HOMEWORK:
1. Guess what??! YOU'RE DOING A CHARACTER PAPER!!!!
Pick a character of your choice and do a five paragraph essay exploring who this character was: what motivated them, what were their personality traits, thoughts, desires, etc. Use quotes! Double-space typed, to turn in.

2. Finish your reading of Les Mis.

3. Finish your vocab (including definitions) to turn in.

Love you all!
Ally

History Homework

Read:
-Antebellum America: p.189-24
-Presidents books on: Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler

**Take notes and come ready for our discussion. I am going to grade your notes for this week.

-We are going to have 1-1.5 hours of class time and then we’re gonna have our Christmas Party! Bring $ for lunch at the Rio and get ready for a Scavenger Hunt! We’ll be back at 2:00pm at the Maka’s house.

-Please double check with your moms that this is okay. If there is a major carpool problem, I can take you home.

-Bring $ for lunch and your white elefant gift!

One More thing..

Don't forget to bring a "prop" or something that characterizes your topic!

History REMINDER

I will be collecting a detailed outline of what you prepared to talk about at our tea. Please have your name on the paper and it must be typed. You will be graded on the outline (the content and detail of what you covered) as well as your “conversation” during the tea.
-bring a tea cup, finger food, and come ready to dress up. You can dress up at the Makas.... :D

History -Tea Party and Info....

Victorian Tea

-You are cordially invited to a Victorian tea party!

-Please come dressed (or change when you get to the Maka’s) up in Victorian attire (or anything that comes close!)

Bring:

· a tea cup and saucer (if you have a little tea pot, bring it!)

· your favorite tea

· a dainty tea snack (finger food)

-Be ready to talk about your topic for at least 5 minutes (about the length of a mini-report). You may have an outline in front of you. Think of how you could creatively talk about/explain your topic in real conversation. For instance, you might rehearse some questions that you will ask that will lead into your topic… You will be asked questions about your topic from each person in the class.

-I will collect a detailed outline of what you prepared to talk about at our tea. Please have your name on the paper and it must be typed. You will be graded on the outline (the content and detail of what you covered) as well as your “conversation” during the tea.

-After the tea, we will be watching Queen Victoria and Albert!

Also: in order to do your "tea-time conversation", you will need to finish reading your Victorian England book. Please finish it for homework and to help you on your assignment. I missed you all this past week!

Love,
Lauren

History - Victoria book....

I think I had written this down on your assignement, but just in case: in order to do your "tea-time conversation", you will need to finish reading your Victorian England book. Please finish it for homework and to help you on your assignment. I missed you all this past week!

Love,
Lauren

Literature: Homework due 12/12

Hey girlies,

Your reading assignment is page 413 - 528.

Your question to be answered is:
"Cosette and Eponine are character foils. Typically, the minor character is a foil whose traits and choices makes the worth or excellence of the major character stand out favorably by contrast. However, many people have felt that in Les Misérables it is actually the less central character, Eponine, who seems more favorable by contrast to Cosette. Do you agree with this idea? Why or why not?"
Remember to type this up, double-spaced. It should be minimally one good paragraph (6-7 sentences) long. It could, however, be a page or more if you wish. Answer as if this was an essay question. Personal references ("I think" or "It is my opinion") are acceptable.

Miss you already. Have a very happy weekend!

Ally

Literature: Important Book Announcement

Hey girls,

Most of your parents have replied back to me to let me know that it is okay with them if we read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. We will start the book on February 6th. This post is just to let you know the version of the book I will be using, in case your parents are starting their shopping soon...

ISBN: 978-0192824417
Click here for the direct Amazon link.

See you girls next week!
Ally

Literature: homework due 12/5

Girls,

Your homework for next time we're together: pages 335 - 412 from the book called "St. Denis".

Have a great holiday!!
Love,
Ally

P.S. Don't forget we're doing a big birthday bash when we come back!

History Homework

Read: Life in Victorian England, chapters 1-4
Do: You are a journalist for a newspaper in London. For next week, you are each going to read aloud a newspaper article that you write! Before writing your article, strategize on what are the main things you want to cover. Make this fun, but informative too. Be sure to include lots of facts!
Ellie B: Queen Victoria’s family background (Why was SHE made queen, who was her father/mother/etc)
Abby: Queen Victoria’s marriage (what’s the love story here? J)
Kayla: Queen Victoria’s children (what did she think about children, pregnancy, who were they, who would they become)
Nicki: Queen Victoria’s husband, Albert (tell me about him, his likes/dislikes, what he is known for…)
Hannah: The class system in Victorian England (what was the class system? What were the classes called? What kinds of things identified differences between these classes?)
Ellie W: Victoria’s role as Queen (like what she did, what she accomplished…)

***Begin thinking about:
On December 10, we are going to have a Victorian day. We are going to have tea time, so come dressed up in your Victorian attire! Start looking if you don’t have something to wear. While we have tea, each one of you is going to do a brief “show and tell” and fill us in on the latest tea time topics of the day. You are, in a very proper and knowledgeable way, be an expert on one of the following areas (yours is listed below). Because you are such an expert, you are going to bring at least one item that you will use to demonstrate or explain your topic (“show and tell” idea). As you begin your reading on Victorian England this week, you might want to start taking notes on how you are going to do your show and tell and tea time conversation. You can use any type of prop, but you must use it to then go into detail about your particular topic. J
-The Ideal Victorian Family: Abby
-Changes in science: Ellie W.
-Literature: Hannah
-The Great Exhibit: Kayla
-The Image of the Monarchy: Nicki Jackson
-Technological advances: Ellie B.

Literature: Homework due 11/21

Girls,

For your convenience, I'm going to try to post the homework here every week by Monday. Hope this serves you!

For Friday, you have a paper due on the love displayed between Jean Valjean and Cosette. It's a five-par essay and don't forget to add lots of quotes!

Also, you must finish reading through the book called "Marius."

Can't wait to see you all Friday!
xo
Ally

$$$

Bring a couple bucks, we're going out for class! :D

History Homework

Read:
-The Revolutionary Era, p. 211-234
-Antebellum America p. 170-188
Do:
In a paper at least two pages but as many as it takes for you to answer this question: Was Jackson a successful President?
This is a persuasive paper. You are trying to convince me of what you believe by giving me your opinion backed up by facts.
-First, define for me what you think success is in your intro. I suggest you look at what the Bible says about success J.
- I suggest you choose one or two reasons you believe he was or was not successful and you must give plenty of detail about the reasons. If you choose one, make sure you have lots of examples and facts to back up your choice and really convince me. I
There really is not a RIGHT or WRONG answer to this question because I think there are good points on both sides. For instance, his leadership (gives examples), or his policies towards Native Americans, or keeping the Union together with the nullification crisis, etc.
-Then in your conclusion, wrap up for me why you think he either was or was not successful as a President.
NOTE: I want to hear YOUR thoughts. I want hard facts to prove what you have to say, but I want informed, researched, thoughtful opinions as to why or why not he was.

Literature: Grades

Hey girls! I emailed you all your grades. If it's possible, please print them and bring them to class tomorrow with your parents' signature.

Thanks!
Ally

Literature: Free books?!

Hey lovely girls,

Just wanted to let you know that I was not able to get free copies of Les Mis like I hoped on Friday. I'll keep my eyes open, but I recommend you getting your own so that we're all on the same page!

Love, Ally

History Homework

Read:
Antebellum America p. 149-169
Presidents book on Jackson

Do:
Write a biography of Andrew Jackson.
Try to find out stuff about his character, not just facts. 2-3 pages

Literature: homework due 11/7

Girlies,

I missed you girls SO, SO, SOOOO much yesterday!!! I missed the treats and the Venn diagrams and the laughing and the movie and just can't wait to be with you all again on Friday!

BUT in the meantime there is homework to be done! :) Guess what!? We're starting Les Miserables this week!!! (Pronounced "lay miz-er-ahb".) Please do the following for class on Friday:

1. Read the first section in Les Mis, entitled "Fantine". This is seven chapters, my pages 1 - 134.
This is A LOT. I wouldn't wait -- get going on it as soon as you can!

2. Please answer the following questions, to discuss in class. (The answers do not need to be typed.)
Whenever we want to understand an author’s attitude towards the gospel, we have to find out at least three things: what he believes about God’s holiness and righteous wrath, what he believes about man’s sin, and what he believes about Christ’s role in salvation. How do you think Hugo would answer each of these questions?
- How are people’s souls saved in Les Miserables? Is Christ the Savior? Who declares them righteous?
- How well do these beliefs about God, man, and Christ match the testimony of Scripture?
- Do you think that Valjean has experienced salvation in the biblical sense of the word?

Love you all so much! Let me know if you have any questions!
Ally

History

Homework reminder:

Read:
The Early American Republic p. 143-147
Antebellum America 127-147
Presidents Book on Monroe

Do:
Take brief notes on these two readings.
Start looking at your notes for our Unit Exam coming up. We will be reviewing in class on wednesday but I want to know if there are things you don't understand, etc.

Loves!!

Literature: MOVIE!

Hey dears!

For Friday, definitely plan on bringing food and drinks! We'll have a great time watching the movie and analyzing its differences with the book. ...Already looking forward to being with you!

Love, Ally

History

BIRTHDAY Reminder! It's Ellie's bday this week so for those of you who said you could help by bringing something, please do!! :D

History

Homework reminder:
Read:
The Revolutionary Era p. 173-190
The Early American Republic chapter 4

Do:
Take brief notes on these two readings.
-For those of you who went to Monticello, write a ½-1page response on what you learned, or enjoyed, something that interested you, or heard for the first time. It should be typed, 12 pt, double spaced. (Kayla, you can write a 1/2 pg-1pg about your Civil War time instead, and since I didn't tell you that last class, it doesn't have to be due this week but next).

History Class.

Hi Moms,
Tomorrow Iplan on watching 1/2 of Amazing Grace, the movie about William Wilberfoce. The only issue I see is that the future Mrs. Wilberforce wears a few dresses that reveal some cleavage - and he has a dream where is in a theater that I will fast forward because I think there are a few immodest women on stage. Otherwise, there is nothing inappropriate. If I do not hear from you I will assume this is fine for your daughter to see in class! My number is 301.536.2259 if you have any questions. Thanks!
Lauren

Literature: One more thing!

Girls,

Hannah reminded me -- don't forget about your one-page bio on this week's poet of your choice!

Love, ally

Literature: Homework due 10/10

Hi girls! Thanks for your patience as you've waited for this homework to be posted. To be perfectly honest, I completely forgot about posting it!! ...Oops! :)

1. Poems to read from Shorter Works Anthology:
William Wordsworth
- Expostulation and Reply
- The Tables Turned
- Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, Sept 3 1802
- My Heart Leaps Up
- I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
- London, 1802
- Mutability
- Surprised by Joy
Samuel Tyler Coleridge
- Frost at Midnight
- Epitaph
George Gordon, Lord Byron
- They sy that hope is happiness
- She walks in beauty
Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Mutability
- Stanzas Written in Dejection - Dec 1818, Near Naples
John Keats
- On Sitting Down to Read King Lear Once Again

2. Practice scansion on "I wandered lonely as a cloud" by Wordsworth.

3. Identify examples of imagery in Byron's "She walks in beauty" and write a few sentences on how the image(s) affect(s) you as the reader.

Post a comment if you have any questions!!

Love,
Ally

History Homework Reminder!

Hi Girlies,
I had a great time with you girls at Panera last week! Just wanting to remind you of your homework:

READ:
-The Early American Republic p. 34-37 (section on Jefferson and the Courts), p. 40-43 (stop at "Towards War"), and p. 141-143 (start at "commerce and the law" and stop at "Bad Feelings")
-A Journey Through the Life of William Wilberforce - finish the book

DO:
-A ven diagram comparing/contrasting Jefferson and Wilberforce
-After you do your ven diagram, see what categories you can find to talk about in your paper.
*ie. Same/different childhoods? Religion? View of politics? Friends? Worldview? Marriage? etc.

**Take brief notes (just a sentence about the main point) of the sections you read in The Early American Republic.
**Notes and filling out your ven diagram is part of your homework grade and I will be looking to see if you did it.

Love you girls.

Literature: Week 5 Homework

Hi dears,

Here's the homework I was talking about in class today:

READING

Shorter Works Anthology:
- Robert Burns: Auld Lang Syne, Flow Gently, Sweet Afton
- Sir Walter Scott: Lochinvar
- William Blake:
o Songs of Innocence:
• Introduction
• The Chimney Sweeper
• Laughing Song
• Spring
• Holy Thursday
• Infant Joy
o Songs of Experience
• Introduction
• Holy Thursday
• The Tyger
• Infant Sorrow

QUESTION
"Is Blake the kind of person you would want for a friend, or as a hero or role model?" You many need to do some research to back up your answer, but don't spend too long on this. You can answer with pen or pencil in a sentence or two.

RECITATION
You are all going to memorize one stanza from Blake's poem, "The Tyger."
Ellie: Stanza 1
Hannah: Stanza 2
Rachel: Stanza 3
Kayla: Stanza 4
Nicki: Stanza 6

Don't forget: you must purchase the Shorter Works Anthology from Tapestry of Grace for this reading assignment. However if you find that you have another work which contains all the poems above, that's perfectly fine. Just be aware that I will continue to assign homework from Shorter Works. I believe in the end it will be worth purchasing.

Love, Ally

History Homework

Homework for Week 5

Read:
- William Wilberforce, chapters 1-4
-the chapter about Jefferson in your Presidents book
-The Early American Republic, pages 31-34, 37-39 (start at “Louisiana”)
-Antebellum America, pages 88-98
On a separate piece of paper, jot down some notes about the following:
1. What did you admire in Jefferson as you read about him this week?
2. Were there aspects of Jefferson’s character that gave you pause?

*Don’t forget to take brief notes (just take them on the Early American Republic book) and be ready to come to class with thoughts and questions about the other readings!
-remember, we're gonna go to Panera Bread for part of our class next week so bring $$ if you want anything.

*Also, as you read about William Wilberforce and Thomas Jefferson, keep in mind that in 2 weeks you will be writing a compare contrast paper on them (don't worry, I'll teach you how to write it) so you might want to at least hightlight/jot down notes about ways that they are different/similar, etc. No worries, but thought I'd give you a heads up.

*Nicki and Kayla, because you were not in class today, you will need to bring your boards and be ready to present them in class next week. You might want to catch up with one of the girls and copy their notes from class. I would also like to talk to you both about some things you missed, so please stay a few minutes after class so we can talk. One thing, to know for this week is that you don't need to worry about taking tons of notes. I really want you to not spend alot of time on taking notes - just for the Early American REpublic and they should be shorthand, really simple and brief. I will talk more about how you can cut down on time you spend on reading ,etc. OK? Missed you alot today.

History and Lit

Hey everyone! Elsabeth Maka asked me to let you guys know:
"The neighbor across the street from us is not happy with people pulling intoher driveway. It just got repaved and it is getting tire marks on it. We are emailing those who frequent our home to ask you to please not go intoher driveway. I am sending this to you out of love for her.
Thanks for your understanding,Matt & Elsabeth"
So ladies, please have your moms read this and not pull into the neighbors driveway. We want to be be above reproach and seek to serve this neighbor!

History Correction

Hey girlies,

So sorry about this, but I realized that I gave you some wrong page numbers for your book The Revolutionary Era. Well, not wrong, but there is more information than I gaev you that will help you to prepare for your minireports. So I had you stopping at page 148, but there is more information on topics like the middle class, life of a worker, cities, family life, etc. So, here's what you should do: Don't read it all, just look for what will help you in your min-report ok?? So pretty much scan the entire chapter to see what will help you. And don't wory about reading pages 162-165. IF you already did, no prob. If not, don't worry about it.
Sorry for the confusion. EMail me: lauren.rohwer@gmail.com if you have any other questions.
Love,
Lauren

Literature: P&P, the movie - AGAIN :D

Hey dears,

Mrs. Waring is graciously opening her home again next Sunday, the 28th, at 2:00 for Pride & Prej. You know the deal -- ask your parents, leave a comment, yadda yadda. :)

You all BETTER be there! ;)

Ally

Literature: P&P, the movie!!

Hey girls!

Would you all be available to watch the movie with us at the Warings' on Sunday afternoon, the 21st, after the second service (around 2)?

Ask your parents and leave a comment!

If the majority of you can't make it, don't worry - we'll try to reschedule. :)

Ally

History

Hi Girls,
Looking forward to Wednesday!
A couple notes:
-bring your Revolutionary Era book to class.
-Also bring your Early Ameircan Republic one as well...
-Don't forget your 1/2-1 page response on your readings
-Bring your notes

~Lauren

Literature: Week 3 writing assignment

Hey class!

So I know I left everyone in somewhat of a tizzy at the end of class today! :) Sorry about any confusion. Let me spell out my expectations here and then you can post a comment, email or call with any questions.

Short Response Essay, due Friday, 9/19
Typed, 12 pt, double-spaced

• Write a response to one of the following P & P themes we identified in class
  
• Love
• Marriage & Women
• Class & Reputation
• Virtue & Morality
  
• This response can be as many paragraphs as you'd like, but try to make the first paragraph an intro and the last a conclusion. In the intro, tell me briefly what you're about to write about. In the conclusion, summarize what you wrote about to pull it all together. (What point were you trying to make? Did it come across clearly?)
• Use quotes from the book. Take time to look through the chapters you've already used, and use examples directly from Pride & Prejudice to support your points.
• This is a suggestion, not a "command," but I'd encourage you to organize your points/thoughts systematically. For example, you might pick three characters who display your theme of choice. Another option is to organize your work chronologically: you can show how "virtue" is present in the beginning of the story, middle of the story, and end of the story (in other words, how it moves the plot along). Any other creative ways of organizing are welcome!
• You shouldn't need to worry too much about citing sources apart from your book, but if you do, just reference the website or book at the end of your paper, like we talked about in class today. If you use a direct quote from the book, it should look like this:
• "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife," writes Jane Austen. (Pride and Prejudice, 4). Indicate the page number by only the number itself; no "pg" or anything like that. For future quotes, you can leave out the book title because your reader will assume several consecutive quotes are from the same book.
• OR On page 4 of Pride and Prejudice, Austen writes, "It is a truth universally acknowledged..." (No parentheses or citations necessary since you included it in your work.)
• Don't panic about this assignment!! I mostly just want you to get your feet wet in analyzing a work using quotes from the book. Do your best, ask questions, and no fretting allowed!

Let me know how I can help!

I'm so grateful for each of you. I had a blast in class today!!

Love, Ally

Literature: Reading Assignment

Hey dears!

For those who don't have my edition of P & P, this week's reading is chapters 19 - 36. Also don't forget about the homework I assigned! :)

Can't WAIT for our next class!

Ally

History - Reading information

Hi Girls! I just wanted to say how happy I was after our class. You all are awesome! I can already tell we are going to have a great year. Thanks for jumping right on in!

A few thoughts for you: As I mentioned at class, I want to reassure you that I am going to teach you how to read these history books. I want you to know that we are going to spend class time talking about how to read history books, how to get the main point from alot of words, how to set a good pace, etc.
You all are at a special time in your education. You are experiencing a "learning curve" that is critical to the rest of your highschool years. Up to this point, you have been probably been learning mainly facts and dates and doing alot of reading. Now, you are starting to read harder books and to learn how to make connections and analyze material and dicussion. So, I want you to be encouraged that over hte next few weeks, I'll be helping you with this.
A few things I would like you to practice before coming to class:
* when you do your reading this week this is what I want you to do: in addition to what we talked about as far as having several sittings to get through the reading and scribbling, circling, underlining, and hightlighting this is what I want you to do.... The authors are very good about dividing their main ieas into sections which are marked off usually by a header or a phrase that introduces the topic: ie. p. 6 in your Early American Republic book says, "George Washington's 'Republican Court'". After each topic Iwant you to ask yourself, "What was the main point of what I just read in this section? Then, write that down in yoru notes. And bring those notes to class. Summarzing the main point of each section will help you more than you know. Please please please do this ok?
We are going to have a great class next week! Learning about hte early history of our nation is awesome!
~Lauren

Field Trip: Plan Ahead!

Hi everyone,

I am SO excited about this. I would like to have us girls go to Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello for a field trip! We are going to be studying him for two weeks and I thought it would be awesome to see this man's home and grounds for ourselves! This is a very special place for me - it is where Paul asked me to marry him! He knew how much I loved history and picked a beautiful spot! I have only been that one time so to go back again is super exciting for me.

Here's the specifics:
-This is the website with some info http://www.monticello.org/index.html
-I am trying to get us a group/student rate which would cut down the cost from $15 to only $8 for the tickets to take a tour of his house and the amazing grounds.
-The trip would be Saturday, October 11th.
-We would leave pretty early, probably around 8am since it is about 2.5-3 hours away.
-This would be an all-day thing because I would love to take you to a really sweet place in Charlotsville that has litle resturaunts and shops and is so cute.
-We woul ask that everyone pitch in a few bucks for the gasoline.
-Ally and I will be going together and any of you Literature girls who are not taking history are more than welcome to join us. If we can find a van big enough, I would love for us to all travel in the same car. If not, both Ally and I have reliable vehicles that can tote us all in two cars.
-DADS/MOMS, please let me know ASAP whether your students will be able to join us on this trip.
Looking forward to this!!!
~Lauren

Tuition

Dear Parents,

The first half of tuition will be due on the first day of class(es), September 3rd and 5th. The second half will be due before Christmas break, December 10th and 12th. If you have made your $50 deposit, that means that we are accepting two $150 payments. We will gladly accept the full tuition on the first day of class if anyone is able to make one lump payment. We completely understand if not, however.

Also, please be aware that once you attend the first week of class we must ask you to be financially committed for the whole year. If necessary (we hope not! :)), your student may need to leave class for an extended period or for the duration of the year; we understand this. However for accountability and planning purposes, we need to ask that you be ready to pay the full year's tuition regardless of class attendance. Again, feel free to call or email if you have any questions about this.

All of the above information will be in your students' syllabuses on the first day(s) of class.

We thank our God in every remembrance of you all!! What a joyfilled and exciting time as we prepare to get to know each of you better!

God bless you,
Lauren and Ally
301.536.2259 (Lauren)
240.447.3573 (Ally)

History: Week 1 Assignment

Only a few weeks left till the start of our class! I am so excited!

-For our first class, please bring your copy of More than Dates and Dead People and The Revolutionary Era. Also, bring a notebook for taking notes.

-Please have read the More than Dates and Dead People and be ready to share about your view of learnings about history - Think about these questions: What do you think about learning history? Are you excited? Bored? Do you see it as important to life? Why or why not. You don't have to write these answers down, just have them in mind.

-Also, please read Chapter 1 in The Revolutionary Era.
*I want warn you ahead of time. This is probably one of our "hardest" books in the sense that it has ALOT of detailed information. I want you to do your best in reading through this chapter by writing in the margins any questions, confusion, etc that you have for me. If you find it difficult, don't be discouraged. One of the main things we are going to be talking about at our first class is how to read through history and how our classtime is going to be used. And like I said, this is one of our harder books so the others won't be as much! Here is one piece of advice: Don't read it all at one sitting. I can't even do that, so don't try! :D

-Our history class is going to rock. Be ready for a lively discussion and be prepared to talk because we are not going to be quiet clas! :) Love you all already!

Literature: Week 1 Assignment

School's right around the corner, and we're going to need to dive right in to get the most out of our first book. Pride and Prejudice is packed full of fun and interesting stuff, so we need to come to the table ready to dig in.

For week one, please read chapters 1 - 18. Lampstand Press sells the Oxford World's Classic edition. I also highly recommend the Norton Critical Edition. This one includes papers written by Austen's family and friends, as well as letters written by Austen herself. (I will be using Norton since I already have it.) Either one you pick is fine with me. I will be giving assignments by chapter, not page number.

Check back soon for information on an assignment from the Loom.

For my records, can everyone please email me or leave a comment here with your name and your child's name, address, phone number and email address? Thank you so much!

Let me know if you have any questions!

4 Weeks and Counting!

Hey everyone!

We're getting excited about lots of things these days - back-to-school shopping, getting to know our new girlies, and even making lesson plans. But we've just added this blog to the list of things to get excited about! Here we will be posting assignments, announcements and updates - your one-stop-shop for our classes this year. Please check here first for any information you need. If we haven't posted it, feel free to email or call.

We will be designating which class a post applies to by titling each either "Literature: ____" or "History: _____." If the post title is non-specific, you can assume it contains general information for everyone.

Feel free to use the comments section to ask questions or give feedback.

We are SO grateful for each of you, parents and students. We can't wait for school to start! :)

Ally & Lauren