Sunday, September 16, 2012

Dr. Phillips's Classes for 9/17/12 to 9/21/12



Rhetoric II
This week in Rhetoric II, we will continue:
- Presentations of student stories
- We will also continue our reading of The Best Things in Life by Peter Kreeft, examining his use of argument and proof.

Antiquities
In Antiquities, we will continue our discussion of the biblical foundations of history:
- Uniformitarianism vs. Catastrophism
- The Tower of Babel

Students will continue their assigned readings by the schedule below.
·         Tuesday – Odyssey, VII-VIII
·         Thursday – Odyssey, IX-XII

U.S. History
The U.S History class will continue discussing:
- King Philip’s War
- Mercantilism
- The Great Awakening

Students will continue their assigned readings by the schedule below.
•          Tuesday – Give Me Liberty, pgs. 27-40
•          Thursday – Give Me Liberty, pgs. 41-55
•          Exploration timeline due on September 27th!

Christendom
In Christendom, we will pick up with our discussion of:
- The early days of Britain
- Christianity reaches Britain

Students will continue their assigned readings by the schedule below.
•          Tuesday – Roland, 174-216
•          Thursday – Roland, 217-end
•          Early Medieval Timeline due on September 26th!

Latin II
We will begin chapter 4.  This week’s classes will include:
-          Grammar and vocabulary review for the chapter
-          Practice & Review, Sententiae Antiquae, and passage translations
-          Chapter 4 story translation