As a general rule, I try not to give a student the weekly quiz if he or she has been out more than a couple days in the week. This is especially true if said student has been out towards the end of the week and cannot make up all the information and practice with tutoring. So, what happens when the teacher is out for three days with pink eye and comes back on the day of the quiz and no one has had a chance to go over the exercises he assigned and OH MY GOSH, I DON’T KNOW HOW TO DO THIS!
Solution: Scrub the quiz for this week and have a 20 point quiz next week. This is true for all sections of Latin as well as Geography/World Religions.
For Thursday…
Latin 1—In preparation for the seminar on Friday, read the attached news stories. Think about the relationships between money, identity, science and any other symbioses you might brainstorm. Please review your vocabulary.
Latin 2—Read the handouts for the Latin 1s, why not? You might find something interesting in there (but I won’t require it… Unless I’m really mean and make up some extra credit questions. Just sayin’). If you have not finished reading chapter 1 of Cicero, do so. We will discuss the preface, introduction and first chapter Friday.
Latin 3—Read through 1.4 and be prepared to discuss O’Connell’s theses (note the plural ladies and gentlemen). Also, begin thinking about what the Romans valued and idealized. Remember back to that scene in Gladiator when Commodus talks about virtue to his father, Marcus Aurelius?
Geography—I will take a look at your timelines (you finished those, right?) and I would like you to read the attached news articles. What impact do you think geography has on money?
If any of you would like a head start on these articles (and the pretty pretty pictures in full color), the first one is here and the second one is here.
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