Religions in Europe during the Period 1200-1450 AD.
Lesson Outline
Religions in Europe during the Period 1200-1450 AD. Religious conflicts and changes in Europe after 1200 AD. Western Europe Christianity (Roman) vs Eastern Orthodox (Byzantine). Causes and effects of the fall of the Byzantine Empire and takeover by Ottoman Islamic Turks.
Assignment
Additional MCQ questions AP classroom Unit 1 1.6
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
During today's session, Kaitlin was very attentive and demonstrated strong comprehension of the
religious conflicts in Europe after 1200 A. D. and the Fall of the Byzantine (Eastern Orthodox) Empire.
We continued to practice our reading comprehension techniques. After reading a passage, we practiced summarizing the passage and answering questions as well as reviewing vocabulary. We are improving our reading comprehension.
Grammar Spelling Wordly Wise "Book of the Dead" "The Great Gatsby"
Lesson Outline
Kaitlin began a study of the book "The Great Gatsby," by F. Scott Fitzgerald. She explored vocabulary words and their definitions for chapter 1. She has to read and answer questions over Chapter 1 by Tuesday, September 16th. We delved into the short story "The Book of the Dead" by Edwidge Danticat, a Haitian author. This is a very thought-provoking story which has immense impact on the characters.
We will continue our study of quadrilaterals with the properties of a rhombus. We will use the properties to solve problems, Examples will be done in class and an assignment will be given.
Assignment
Sent by email.
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
5
Lesson Comments
We only connected for 5 minutes today, but we used the time to set the plans for next week.
Review of Buddhis and Islam Quiz, Discussion of Causes and Effects of 911 attacks.
Lesson Outline
Review of Buddhism and Islam Quiz, Relationship between Byzantine Emperors and Western Catholic Church in Rome. Discussion of Causes and Effects of 911 attacks.
Assignment
Complete the AP Unit 1.6 videos.
Session Minutes
30
Minutes Student Attended
30
Lesson Comments
Today was the first session of the abbreviated Study Skills class (now 30 minutes long). Kaitlyn was very well focused and we reviewed her successful Quiz on Buddhism and Islam and then discussed causes and effects of the 911 terrorist attacks.
Grammar Spelling Wordly Wise Literature Language Arts Reading Comprehension
Lesson Outline
We explored the Table of Contents for her Language Arts book, looking at the different topics we will cover this year. The first unit deals with a very relevant topic-Conflict and Connection. It asks the question: How can we bridge the divide when we disagree with someone? She has a spelling test tomorrow.
We will begin with a review of trapezoids and parallelograms. We will use the properties of these figures to solve problems. We will then study the rhombus and identify the properties of a rhombus and compare them to the properties of a parallelogram. I have prepared a notes sheet on the properties of quadrilaterals that we will be using for the next several classes. It was sent by email and should be printed for additional notes to be added.
