Rhetoric 1 Blog

Summer Reading Titles

Posted by Kaminer

Happy Summer, Students!!

Rising 7th Grade Required Summer Reading:

The Golden Goblet by Eloise McGraw

Rising 8th Grade Required Summer Reading:

The Sword and the Stone by T.H. White

(This title can also be found in Section One of

The Once and Future King by T. H. White)

Rising 9th and 10th Grade Required Summer Reading:

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Dover Thrift Edition

“The  Speckled Band”, “The Red-Headed League”,  “The Five Orange Pips”,

“The Copper Beeches”, “A Scandal in Bohemia”

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Rising 11th Grade Required Summer Reading:

A Man for All Seasons, the play by Robert Bolt

WE’VE HAD THE LOCAL BARNES & NOBLE STOCK EXTRA COPIES OF THE ABOVE TITLES FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE!  THEY CAN ALSO BE PURCHASED ON SITES SUCH AS AMAZON.COM.

Student Life Meetings

Posted by Casey Goff

Dear Logic and Rhetoric Parents,

In our Student Life meeting last Tuesday night, we found that many of you would like an opportunity to sit down with your child and an administrator in order to discuss Fine Arts, Athletics, clubs and other academic programs at Live Oak.  Mrs. Moffatt, Mrs. Still and Mr. Goff would like to schedule fifteen minute meetings with you and your student so that we may discuss possible options for next year. We will try to develop those programs that you want for your child in-line with the school vision.  On Friday, May 14th, we will be available from 9am-11:30am and 1pm-2pm for meetings. Beginning on Monday, May 17th and Wednesday 19th, we will offer times during the school day and early evening to meet with you. Please email office@liveoakclassical.com with convenient days and times to meet with an administrator.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you soon,

Alison Moffatt, Carolyn Still and Casey Goff

Pre-Calculus – Mrs. Bierwirth

Posted by mbierwirth

Exam – May 27th

Logic III – Mr. Pelser

Posted by apelser

Week of May 24-28

Our final will be on Tuesday from 10:15-11:45am. Please make sure to sleep well and eat a good breakfast before your exams this week!

Medieval History

Posted by Casey Goff

Week of May 17-21

On Monday we will go over a reading from the Medieval Sourcebook, which covers some of Ignatius Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises.  Class on Tuesday will involve a discussion about the Medieval period as a whole.  Everyone is expected to participate.  We will begin our exam review on Wednesday and this will continue through Friday.  We will examine old tests and quizzes as well as play exam Jeopardy.  Please make sure that you have your notebook each day.

Rhetoric College Notice

Posted by jwatters

Advanced Latin students may consider taking the SAT II Latin subject exam. Some universities offer credit by exam including the SAT II.  Baylor, for instance, will give credit for Latin I, II, III, and IV based on the score earned on the SAT II Latin exam.  The best time to take a SAT II exam is as soon as possible after the subject of interest is completed.  SAT II exam dates are posted on:   www.collegeboard.com/testing/.  Click on “calendar” to find the date that works for you and register.  To find out about other universities’ credits given by exam, visit their website or collegeboard.com.  

Visit http://sat.collegeboard.com/register/sat-dates to find the 2010/11 dates for testing.

Finally, MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR SUMMER BREAK!

Remember to READ from a variety of genres.  And read, read, read!  You may consider spending a designated time everyday preparing for the PSAT, SAT, or ACT.  The remuneration for such efforts could be outstanding.

When traveling this summer, why not visit a college campus or two?

Art – Highschool

Posted by admin

Painting:  Vincent van Gogh

“I tell you, the more I think, the more I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.” –van Gogh

This quarter we will study the life and work of Dutch Post-Impressionist painter, Vincent van Gogh.

Rhetoric Spanish

Posted by jwatters

 10-13 de may  2010        Remember our FOCUS this quarter is:  PRONUNCIACIÓN

La Casa: En mi dormitorio

lunes: pp 278-279 en Realidades:  making comparisons, verbs poder and dormir. Quiz (control):  vocabulario

martes:  pp 280-283; superlatives, fondo cultural, actividades 13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21; Quiz: comparisons; Use Gramactiva video to internalize comparisons and superlatives; workbook page 6

miércoles:  pp. 284-287; poder and dormir; Act. 23,24,25,26,27,28; Quiz: superlatives

jueves:  Track meet

viernes:  No School

NOTE:  THANK YOU for the kind notes of appreciation.  Please know that it is a pleasure to teach you Spanish and get to know each one of you.  I appreciate YOU!

Chemistry – Logic III and Rhetoric I

Posted by kpitts

Mrs. Pitts’ Chemistry Update Week of May 10-12

Dear Students,

This week we will test over acids and bases, and begin a look at reaction kinetics.  This is our last unit!

Monday- Exam:  Acids and Bases

Tuesday-  Thermochemistry notes/ demos

Wednesday- Thermochemistry notes/demos

Thursday- Track day

Friday- No School

Have a great week!

Latin IV: Ms. Trumble

Posted by atrumble

April 19-23

Tuesday: Quiz over lines 1-9 of “Pilate the Roman Governor…” and the Apostle’s Creed.  Remember that you need to be ready to work quickly to complete the quiz.  I will NOT include all 9 lines, but will pull some sentences from this section.  Make certain to study the word list for these lines and to go over your translation.  I will give you 5 minutes with your dictionary to look up some words, but if  you can’t recognize the stems of the words, the dictionary won’t help.  Memorize as much of the new vocabulary as possible, so that your 5 minutes will be double-checking rather than panicking.  Also on Tuesday, you need the word list and/or translation of the two brief passages on Paul, “Paul Appels to His Rights…” and “Paul Appeals to Caesar.”  When looking up words, remember to first look at the words glossed in the footnotes to save time.

Thursday: No school.

Rhetoric I: Ms. Trumble

Posted by atrumble

April 19-23

 

No current events this week.

Pigfest propositional statements due Friday.  Turn in to Mr. Goff.

On Monday, we will continue reviewing Book I of Aristotle’s Rhetoric.  On Wednesday and Friday, I will be visiting another school and will leave some simple activities to do with the sub.  You will likely have some time to study on those days as well.

Mathematics with Mr. Graham – Advanced III

Posted by Mr. Graham

Happy summer break!  Go outside and do something!

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Latin II: Mrs. Spain-Smith

Posted by cssmith