More Exam Results, Term 1, 2013/2014 School Year, Day #4

Contemplated just combining Day #4 and #5 but then decided against it. Here's their work from today. Oh, and the second complaint so far: "there's so much writing!" {The first 'complaint' was that is was so hard to choose which to do each day- oh gee, that's so terrible...}

Y8

Literature

2. Everyman was a popular morality play in the olden days. It was about a man, Everyman, who was visited by Death. Death says let's go. Everyman didn't want to go though. Death told him he did need [not] to go alone; he could take some friends Everyman went to one of his friends Riches. (Not the name used but that is what he represents.) Riches refuses to go with him. Everyman talked to more friends all who refused to go. He went to an almost forgotten friend, Good Deeds. She was weak but still went with him. Everyman reached the gate to death. Good Deeds stayed with him. The two went through. Morale: When we die God only judges our Good Deeds. (And the fact if we are saved or not.)

World History

5. One of the major conflicts for Galileo was when he said the Earth revolved around the sun. Not only did other scientists get mad at him, the church did as well! They thought that the Earth was at the center of the world and the sun and other planets revolved around it. The Church even accused Galileo of blasphemy. They made him promise not to mention this for two years. Perhaps they thought it would make him forget about it. He didn't mention a word about it for two years. As soon as the years were up, though, he immediately started talking about it again.

Chemistry/Nature Study

6. This term we did an experiment where we tested various material to see if they were an acid or a base. To do this we made an indicator using purple cabbage juice. We used a jar for each test item, labeling each of them. We tested lemon juice, vinegar, soap, tea, sour milk, baking soda, and baking powder. All but the baking soda and baking powder were acids. The acids turned pink or red and the bases turned blue. The soap turned blue first then after a while it turned red. 

7. Thursday 24th 2013 October

It snowed for the first time this season. It snowed quite a bit, may have reached an inch in some spots. I saw a bird in the bird feeder. Mom says they need more from the feeder this time of year because food is hard to come by.

Citizenship

6. Sir Francis Bacon's essay on Revenge was short but very interesting. In it he calls Revenge a "perverted type of justice." To get revenge is not a good thing, especially if you bring harm to another individual. We should try to bring the wrongdoer to justice, but not necessarily issue the punishment. We should obey the court's decisions. The wish to get revenge is one of the first feeling we feel if someone wrongs us. We shouldn't let it get ahold of us and to want what is right instead. 

Music

3. My favorite composer this term was Tchaichovsky. I liked his name ever since I learned it and was looking forward to studying about him. I was bummed to find the only well known work was his Nutcracker. We didn't listen to those because they are not something we haven't heard. We did listen to this 1812 Overture, which I liked. He was Russian and lived during the "Romantic Period." 

Y10

English Grammar/Editing

1. The copyeditor's chief responsibility is to edit a manuscript so that it is clear to the readers. The readers are why you edit- you don't edit for yourself or the author. Another responsibility is to get it done by the deadline. Going with the 'reader is king' thought, you have to check all cross-references to make sure they are accurate, make sure all facts are accurate and consistent throughout. You also have to watch out for quotes from other's works and make sure permission has been obtained.

Chemistry/Nature Study/Health

2. The ancient metals were gold, silver, copper, iron, mercury (?) and lead (?). Gold seems to have been known practically forever, along with silver and copper. Copper and iron were used for tools, while gold and silver were used for decoration (much as it is today). People eventually learned to refine metals in the fire, and then learned to make copper and iron stronger by combining them and making bronze. 

6. We performed an acid test, where we used a liquid indicator to test various substances to see if they were acids or bases. We tested vinegar (acid), lemon juice (acid), baking soda (base), baking powder (base), sour milk (acid), tea (neutral), and dish soap (unknown). The dish soap first turned blue (indicating a base), then later turned light purple (indicating an acid). That was a bit curious. 

Citizenship/Government/Worldview

4. There are many basic principles that make up a good market system.Voluntary exchange is probably the biggest thing- two parties agree to exchange items and money, and each (probably) go home happier and better off than before. Producers know that the consumer is king, so they make what they want, and however much they want. That's how there is almost always everything we need available. Voluntary exchange applies to employing people also- one party agrees to exchange their work in return for money. 

6. Statists believe government is wonderful, and would like more. They tend to believe people can't do anything without a higher power guiding (more like controlling) them. One statist viewpoint is that child labor laws are very good. The other side is that children who want or even need to work -can't. The apprentice system is no longer around, so kids have almost no experience by time they are old enough to work. (There are internships, though, that are similar to apprenticeships, but even those are for young adults rather than children.)

Geography

6. Feiler was visiting Jerusalem and some of the other ancient cities that still thrive today. There is a lot of tension between Jews and the other tribes. Everybody argues and fights over who rightfully owns the land. The Israelites claim the land is theirs, because God gave it to them; the other tribes claim it because they lived there first. Jews living there are often attacked. Driving is dangerous, walking would be suicide, because stones and rocks are thrown at them. It's a really dangerous area, yet Jews continue to move there, swelling the population.

Latin

Finished section 28 in Lesson X of First Year Latin.

Composition/Literature/Poetry

6. 

It falls

With a steady drip, drip, drip.

Rings dance

On the glass-like puddles as

Rain falls.

It pounds

With an incessant drum, drum, drum.

Wind whips

Harassed victims left outside as

Rain pounds.

It falters

With an undecided drip, drum, drip.

Clouds break

To show sky, then form dark again as

Rain falters. 

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And that's our school day.