Challenge B
Week 5
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RHETORIC : Logic
Then, we tackled Lessons 15-18 for this week. We are seeing the square of opposition come together completely this week. Please have them practice drawing and labeling it every day to help them memorize it. It WILL BE on the worksheet next week! They will have to draw and label it from memory. See page 112 for an example that clearly shows the relationships.
LOGIC : Pre-Algebra
Today we reviewed the following:
Common factors, GCF, expanding and reducing fractions, fractions to decimals, rounding repeaters, decimals to fractions and exponents. Each student went to the board and worked a given problem for the class after I had gone over the given topic.
Then we combined with the Challenge A class and played a fun game of N2K (National Number Knockout). Here is a link with more information on what N2K is and how CC uses it to promote literacy and proficiency. http://nationalnumberknockout.com/ It is much like the math game 'board slam' played in Essentials. I'm not sure which we will end up calling it for our class. We hope to continue to combine with Challenge A for some games.
GRAMMAR: Latin
Beginning next week, we will spend 3 weeks on the two lessons on adjectives. Adjectives layer on to our knowledge of nouns and is a place in the semester that we can solidify use of nouns and how to modify them with adjectives before we head into VERBS (which is a whole new animal!). Keep in mind that as we dig into adjectives, we inherently review noun usage and continue to work on memory recall of that information.
RESEARCH: History of Science
For next week, we study Carl Linnaeus' classification system. Students are to choose one plant and one animal and complete a classification chart for each. Refer to the information on Linnaeus in the guide on page 178. Here are a few links to various Challenge B student examples for this assignment. It can be as in-depth as you or your student would like. Students may know terms used, but they may need to look up a definition of a few of the specific classification terms in order to tell why their choice is classified as such.
EXPOSITION & COMPOSITION: Lost Tools of Writing
This week they are sorting their ANI charts and using Essay 4 outline template on SW page 42 to complete the outline.
DEBATE: Current Events
I hope the students are enjoying the CE discussions as much as I am! We listed Pros and Cons about federal healthcare articles they presented. It was interesting to talk about specific drugs,(i.e., Epipen), prescription drugs in general, and Obamacare.
For next week, the topic is on whether tablets should replace textbooks in the public classroom. Students are to find at least TWO articles - one affirmative and one negative on this issue. They are to form an amplification (LTW, TG p125) and bring it to class next week to use at the end of their presentation. Again, they need to have a notecard summarizing each article.