Week 1
Let’s get started! It’s mostly introductions this week, so you’ve got space to ease into your routine — plus Amy’s super-nerdy three-step note-taking process for you to try or mock (or both!). Click to access all the links on one handy page.
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!)