Week 1

Philosophy

• You can peek ahead if you want to, but you don’t have any official philosophy work this week.

Chemistry

• Watch Lecture 1: Introduction to Chemistry

• Set up your chemistry textbook. (You’ll be adding pages to it every week.)

History

• Watch Lecture 1: U.S. History 1776-1900

• Make timeline cards for week 1. (Choose at least 10 major events.)

Literature

• Read and annotate “I heard a fly buzz” in your literature reader

• Watch Lecture 1: Emily Dickinson: A Quick Introduction

• HONORS Write and edit a one-paragraph response to one of the discussion questions

Latin

• Take the Year I review quiz

• Watch Lecture 1: Year 1 Review

• Review Year I vocabulary (Use this Ch. 1-6 vocabulary review Kahoot if you want.)

Government

• Write your first current event summary

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  Writing your current events summary

  • You must locate a current news story (not older than 1 month) from a legitimate news source that has some kind of global impact.

  • Your article must demonstrate journalism — in general, avoid editorials, opinion pieces, and minimally reported pieces. Strong journalism is typically well-rounded, including several sides of an issue and quotes from three or more different sources.

  • Try to focus on stories with a political theme (anything relating to government or economics is usually a good bet)

  • Stick to reputable sources — you may get inspired by something you see on The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, or other TV source, but you need to track down a real journalistic investigation of the story that inspired you to count it as a current event for this project. (Bonus points if you find the story in two different places and note the differences in reporting.)

  • Read the article and get a feel for the story or issue it is talking about.

  • Complete the write-up of your article using the assigned format

Additional Resources

• Amy’s 3-Part Note-Taking Method (if you have a method that works for you already, that is the one to use!)

Week 2

Philosophy

• Watch the video for Arrested Development’s “Revolution”

• Watch Lecture 2

Chemistry

• Watch The Man in the White Suit

History

• Watch Lecture 2

• Make timeline cards for week 2. (Choose at least 10 major events.)

Literature

• Watch Lecture 2

• Read and annotate “I like to see it lap the miles”

• HONORS Use your analysis of the poem to write a 1-page analysis essay

Latin

• Make vocabulary cards for new Ch. 7 vocabulary

• Complete the Ch. 7 translation (Check your translation: part 1 and part 2)

Government

• Watch Lecture 2

• Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution

• Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution

• Reading: “One Document Under Siege”

• Write your current event summary for this week

• Write your free response answer

Week 3

Philosophy

• Watch Lecture 3

• Read and annotate the selection from Nature in your philosophy guide

Chemistry

• Watch Lecture 3.1 and 3.2

• (You can watch the Lab Safety Violations video in 3.1. here.)

• Complete the Silver Tree Lab (in your student guide)

• Read your textbook assignment for this week

• Use the lecture and your reading to make this week’s textbook pages

History

• Watch Lecture 3

• Read your textbook for week 3 (here’s a pdf)

• Read and annotate the primary sources for week 3 in your guide

Literature

• Read the poems for week 3

• Write a 1-paragraph analysis of one poem using the guidelines in your student guide

Latin

• Take your chapter 7 vocabulary quiz

• Watch the Week 3 grammar lectures

• Work through the Week 3 grammar exercises

Government

• Watch Lecture 3.1 and 3.2.

• Write your current event summary for this week

• Read and annotate the primary sources for week 3 in your guide

Week 4

Philosophy

• Reread the selection from Nature in your philosophy guide

• Think through the discussion questions for this week

Chemistry

• Watch Lecture 4

• Read your textbook assignment for this week

• Use the lecture and your reading to make this week’s textbook pages

History

• Watch Lecture 4

(The Declaration of Independence and Break-Up Letter)

• Read your textbook for week 4 (here’s a pdf)

• Read and annotate the primary sources for week 4 in your guide

Literature

• Complete your poetry project following the guidelines in your literature guide

Latin

• Do as much of the recommended Ch.7 grammar review as is useful

  (Answers: p. 19, p. 20, p. 21, p. 22, p.23)

• Take the Ch. 7 quiz

• HONORS Translate Versciculi 2 on p. 89 of Ecce Romani

Government

• Watch Lecture 4

• Write your current event summary for this week

• Read and annotate the primary sources for week 3 in your guide

Week 5

Philosophy

• Watch the India Arie video in this week’s online materials

Chemistry

• Watch Lecture 5

• Complete the Mixture Separation Lab

• Read your textbook assignment for this week

• Use the lecture and your reading to make this week’s textbook pages

History

• Watch Lecture 5

• Read your textbook for week 5 (here’s the PDF)

• Read and annotate the primary sources for week 5 in your guide

• HONORS Answer the connection question for Week 5

Literature

• Watch Lecture 5

• Read Chapters 1-13 of The Awakening

Latin

• Make vocabulary cards for new Ch. 8 vocabulary

• Complete the Ch. 8 translation

Government

• Write your free response answer

• Write your current event summary for this week

Week 6

Philosophy 

• Read the selection from “Self-Reliance” in your philosophy guide 

• Think through the discussion questions for this week

Chemistry

• Watch Lecture 6

• Complete the Periodic Table Lab

• Read your textbook assignment for this week

• Use the lecture and your reading to make this week’s textbook pages

History

• Use this week to catch up on history you’re feeling behind on

• Give yourself a timeline grade

Literature 

• Read Chapters 14-26 of The Awakening

• HONORS Write and edit a one-paragraph response to one of the reading themes 

Latin

• Watch the Week 6 grammar lectures

• Work through the Week 6 grammar exercises 

Government

• Write your current event summary for this week

Week 7

Midterms, get your midterms!

Download your:

• Philosophy midterm

• Chemistry midterm

• History midterm

• Latin midterm

• Government midterm

Week 8

Philosophy

• Watch Lecture 8

• Read the selection from Walden in your philosophy guide

Chemistry

• Watch Lecture 8

• Read your textbook assignment for this week (here’s the pdf)

• Use the lecture and your reading to make this week’s textbook pages

History

• Watch Lecture 8

• Read your textbook for week 8 (here’s the pdf)

• Read and annotate the primary sources for week 8 in your guide

• HONORS Answer the connection question for Week 8

Literature 

Complete your final project for The Awakening

Latin

• Watch the Week 8 grammar lectures

• Work through the Week 8 grammar exercises

Government

• Watch Lectures 8.1 and 8.2

• Write your current event summary for this week

Week 9

Philosophy

• Reread the selection from Walden in your philosophy guide

• Think through the discussion questions for this week

Chemistry

• Watch Lecture 9

• Read your textbook assignment for this week

• Use the lecture and your reading to make this week’s textbook pages

History

• Listen to Lecture 9 (no video this week!)

• Read your textbook for week 9 (here’s the pdf)

• Read and annotate the primary sources for week 9 in your guide

• HONORS Answer the connection question for Week 9

Literature

• Take your literature midterm

Latin

• Do the Latin comic book project in your Latin guide

Government

• Write your free response answer

• Write your current event summary for this week

Week 10

Philosophy

• Read “The Snowstorm” in your philosophy guide

• Do the poetry activity in your philosophy guide (here are the modern transcendental poems)

• Think through the discussion questions for this week

Chemistry

• Watch Lecture 9

• Read your textbook assignment for this week

• Build marshmallow molecules following the instruction in your chemistry guide Use the lecture and your reading to make this week’s textbook pages

History

• Watch Lecture 10

• Read your textbook for week 10 (here’s the PDF)

• Read and annotate the primary sources for week 10 in your guide

• HONORS Answer the connection question for Week 10

Literature

• Read and annotate “The Cask of Amontillado”

• Watch Lecture 10

Latin

• Do as much of the recommended Ch.8 grammar review as is useful

• Take the Ch. 8 quiz

• HONORS Translate Versciculi 3 on p. 90 of Ecce Romani

Government

• Watch Lectures 10.1 and 10.2

• Write your current event summary for this week

Week 11

Philosophy

• Watch Lecture 11

• Read the selection from Women in the 19th Century in your philosophy guide

• Think through the discussion questions for this week

Chemistry

• Watch Lecture 11

• Read your textbook assignment for this week

• Use the lecture and your reading to make this week’s textbook pages

History

• Watch Lecture 11

• Read your textbook for week 11 (here’s the pdf)

• Read and annotate the primary sources for week 11 in your guide

• HONORS Answer the connection question for Week 11

Literature

• Read and annotate “The Yellow Wallpaper”

• Watch Lecture 11

Latin

• Make vocabulary cards for new Ch. 9 vocabulary

• Complete the Ch. 9 translation

Government

• Watch Lecture 11

• Do the Gender Gap project, using the directions in your student guide

• Write your current event summary for this week

Week 12

Philosophy

• Start your transcendentalism final project

Chemistry

• Watch Black Panther

History

• Watch Lecture 12

• Read your textbook for week 12 (get the pdf here)

• Read and annotate the primary sources for week 12 in your guide

• HONORS Answer the connection question for Week 12

Literature

• Read and annotate “The Lottery”

• Watch Lecture 12

Latin

• Make vocabulary cards for new Ch. 9 vocabulary

• Complete the Ch. 9 translation

Government

• Read the article linked in this week’s online materials

• Write your current event summary for this week

Week 13

Philosophy

• Finish your transcendentalism final project

Chemistry

• Use this week to catch up on chemistry you’re feeling behind on

History

• Use this week to catch up on history you’re feeling behind on

Literature

• Read and annotate “A Good Man Is Hard to Find”

• Watch Lecture 13

• HONORS Write an edited 1-paragraph response to this week’s analysis prompt

Latin

• Watch the Week 13 grammar lectures

• Work through the Week 13 grammar exercises

Government

• Watch Lectures 13.1 and 13.2

• Write your free response answer

• Write your current event summary for this week

Week 14

It’s finals week! You’ve got this: Get plenty of rest, and take your time. Remember, finals aren’t about torturing you — they’re your opportunity to show off what you’ve learned this semester.

Week 15

Philosophy

• Watch Lecture 15

Chemistry

• Watch Apollo 13

History

• Watch Lecture 15

• Make timeline cards for week 1. (Choose at least 10 major events.)

Literature

• Read and annotate “Between Walls”

• Watch Lecture 15

• HONORS Write and edit a one-paragraph response to one of the discussion questions

Latin

Make vocabulary cards for new Ch. 10 vocabulary

• Complete the Ch. 10 translation

U.S. Government

• Write your current event summary for this week

Week 16

Philosophy

• Watch Lecture 16

Chemistry

• Watch Lecture 16

• Read your textbook assignment for this week

• Work through the practice problems in your chemistry guide

• Use the lecture and your reading to make this week’s textbook pages

History

• Watch Lecture 16

• Make timeline cards for week 1. (Choose at least 10 major events.)

Literature

• Read and annotate this week’s poems in your literature reader

• Write a 1-paragraph response to one of the poems

Latin

• Watch the Week 16 grammar lectures

• Work through the Week 16 grammar exercises

Government

• Watch the Week 16 lectures

• Write your current event summary for this week

Week 17

Philosophy

• Watch Lecture 17: Cultural Relativism

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Chemistry

• Watch Lecture 17: Balancing Chemical Equations

• Read your textbook assignment for this week

• Work through the practice problems in your chemistry guide

• Use the lecture and your reading to make this week’s textbook pages

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History

• Watch Lecture 17: Mabel Walker Willdebrandt and Prohibition

• Read your textbook for week 17

• Read and annotate the primary sources for week 17 in your guide

• HONORS Answer the connection question for Week 17

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Literature

• Read and annotate “The Red Wheelbarrow”

• HONORS Write and edit a one-paragraph response to one of the discussion questions

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Latin

• Do as much of the recommended Ch. 10 grammar review as is useful

• Take the Ch. 10 quiz

• HONORS Translate Versciculi 4 on p. 90 of Ecce Romani

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Government

• Watch the Week 17 lecture: How a Bill Becomes a Law

• Write your current event summary for this week

Week 18

Philosophy

• Watch Lecture 18: Divine Command Theory. Jot down any information you want to remember in your notebook. (If you want to read the Plato we talked about this week, you can read it here.)

• Define the terms in your guide.

• Answer the discussion questions in your guide.

Chemistry

• Watch Lecture 18: Introduction to Chemical Reactions. Use the guided notes in this section to help you jot down notes as you go to create your textbook pages for this week and reinforce important concepts and ideas.

• Read section XV, XVI, and XVII of Chemistry for People Who Would Rather Be Reading. Annotate and take notes as you read. (Information from these chapters will appear in future lessons and exams.)

• Do the Chemistry in a Bag lab.

• Watch the video for “Lucky Accidents.”

History

• Watch Lecture 18.

• Read this week’s section in The Queer, Colorful, Immigrant Lives that Shaped U.S. History. (Here’s the PDF.)

• Read and annotate primary sources for this week.

• Make your timeline entries for the events in this week’s discussion. (Use the guidelines on page 15 to create your timeline.)

Literature

• Read and annotate “Democracy” in your literature reader.

• Read and annotate the speech given by Langston Hughes at the Public Session of the Third American Writers’ Congress in New York City in June, 1939 (in your guide).

• Answer the discussion question for this week.

Latin

• Work on the Latin passage translation in your workbook. (You have two weeks to finish it.)

Government

• Answer the free response question.

Week 19

Philosophy

• Watch Lecture 19: Ethical Systems

• Think through the discussion questions for this week

Chemistry

• Watch The Absent-Minded Professor

History

• Watch Lecture 19: Civil Rights

• Read your textbook for week 19 (get the pdf here)

• Read and annotate the primary sources for week 19 (here they are)

• HONORS Answer the connection question for Week 19

Literature

• Watch Lecture 19: The Harlem Renaissance

• Read and annotate the selections for this week’s reading

• HONORS Write and edit a one-paragraph response to one of the discussion questions

Latin

• Finish the special translation in your Latin guide

Government

• Watch Lecture 19: The President

• Write your free response answer

• Write your current event summary for this week

Week 20

Philosophy

• Watch Lecture 20

• Read the selection from Nicomachean Ethics in your philosophy guide

• Think through the discussion questions for this week

Chemistry

• Watch Lecture 20

• Complete the Acid, Meet Base Lab

• Read your textbook assignment for this week

• Use the lecture and your reading to make this week’s textbook pages

History

• Use this week to catch up on history you’re feeling behind on

Literature

• Watch Lecture 20

• Read and annotate the selections for this week’s reading

• HONORS Write and edit a one-paragraph response to one of the discussion questions

Latin

• Take your Latin midterm

Government

• Watch Lecture 20

• Work through the Budget Puzzle project

• Write your current event summary for this week