Nov. 6, 2008

TOG Year 3, Week 8 ~ South America in Transition

Grammar This week's literature, Ox Cart Man, provided an opportunity for discussions about life on a 19th century farm and economy. We completed page 7 of a free Progeny Press study guide we found on the internet; basically students need to list which activities are done in which month(s). We watched the Schoolhouse Rock video on interjections and we can't stop singing it. Ethan's Facts to Know: *Jose de San Martin was a general from Argentina who fought for independence from Spain. Bolivia was named for Simon Bolivar. The Andes Mountains are on the west side of South America. Gauchos are the cowboys of South America. *Copywork available by clinking on link above. Rhetoric For literature this week we read not only Goethe's version of the tale of Faust, but a few short stories including The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving. Washington Irving is scheduled for week 9 rhetoric reading and perhaps you'd like to read it then. We also watched The Devil and Daniel Webster available from Netflix. In addition, on November 22 we will go to our local movie theater to view La Damnation de Faust live in HD. It may be playing near you, check it out! Thank you Janice in NJ for mentioning it.

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Posted by Anonymous

Interjections is my favorite!! :-) I love the part where the little nerdy guy who says, "Hooray, I'm for the other team!" :-) Mindy

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