Nov. 21-25
Unit 23
U.S. History 1
U.S. History box…
Wyatt has been focusing on the history of the Alamo, the Panic of 1837, and the Amistad this unit. He made a bulleted list of key ideas on an index card to include in his Key Word Oral Narration. It was on the topic of President Andrew Jackson refusing to sign Clay’s bill to recharter the Second Bank of the United States…
History Activities box…
Wyatt has been enjoying watching his American Testimony DVD each week. This week, he watched a segment about Jacksonian Democracy, and more specifically, about why the U.S. Government chose to recognize TX as a new republic rather than just admitting it as a state to the Union. Taking notes while listening to/watching a DVD is excellent prep for college courses soon to come for Wyatt, especially in this day and age of online college courses…
Living Library…
Daniel Webster has proven to be an intriguing and inspirational book to read for living library. Not only was he a strong Christian man, he was an outstanding speaker who swayed the nation’s opinion on difficult topics with his expertise with words. The double-entry journal format helps Wyatt first find quotable passages to copy, and then encourages him to respond with his reflections and opinions about those quotations. I like to hear his thoughts on the quotes, and often there are Christian connections he makes. I LOVE this! It is a direct result of all of the assignments through the years that HOD has made to encourage connections to the Bible, to our faith, to our Lord and Savior, and to ways to live out our lives as Christians by applying what we’ve learned!
Government…
In Government, Wyatt has been studying the Bill of Rights. He took a quiz on it this week, and he remembered it well. He has been talking about the amendments as we discuss the issues of this current presidential election. It is exciting to see how well-versed he is in this subject!
Foreign Language…
In Spanish, Wyatt took Self Test 3. He took a break from Spanish and is a little behind in this area, but he is slowly catching up…
Constitutional Literacy/Devotional Bible Study rotating subjects…
In Constitutional Literacy, Wyatt has been learning about racial profiling, which in essence his suspicion of a person because of their race. His response shows he has thought deeply about this topic, and with today’s current tension among races, it is an excellent topic to consider…
Bible…
Wyatt has been studying Romans and Acts for his Bible study, and so much of these books of the Bible is full of quotable landmark verses. Riley is also studying Romans, and the two of them meet to help each other memorize their Bible verses. They just did this on their own, but I love it!
American Literature…
“The Purloined Letter” has a main character named Dupin, who is the detective in the mystery. The now well-known detective Sherlock Holmes is based on the character Dupin from “The Purloined Letter.” Wyatt thought this was so interesting, as this character was the beginning of the genre ‘mystery’ taking off and being widely read by a larger audience…
Algebra II…
Wyatt has been studying Products and Quotients of Rational Expressions, and I actually remember this and enjoy it still! I have always enjoyed math. Anyway, we typically work through a few problems together after he’s read through the chapter, and then I just spot check it with him as he works. He has the answer key and the flash drive to utilize for help as well…
In Christ,
Julie