Today in 6A & 6B

ENGLISH: In order to have enough time to play a little Scrabble today, we needed to complete a few exercises in our Vocabulary work. After flash cards, we began working on our Vocabulary in Context, Passage-based Reading, and Sentence correction, and we were able to make some Scrabble happen.

LITERATURE: In our read, the great Raccoon Hunt Tournament Thingy is in full effect. Billy enters Little Ann into the grooming pageant and wins a silver cup! He and his dogs hunt on the fourth evening and advance to the final hunt. It's all very exciting for a young boy and his dogs.

RELIGION: In today's class we built on our understanding of people's differences and how that makes us ready to answer God's call for our lives. We are all called to serve in different ways and we are asked to share our abilities with those around us.

SOCIAL STUDIES: As we move forward in our China unit we witness the rise of the Qin ("Chin") dynasty. After the period of the warring states, the Qin conquered and united China. Through a Legalist approach they applied harsh punishments for everyday offenses with hopes that this would promote peace and order within the kingdom. With "thought control" practices like censorship and political arrests, Shi Huangdi managed to maintain a grip-like control over his people. However, after his death, this all fell apart as people rebelled and rebellion grew. Homework for this is on page 326 #1-5.

MATH (8:00 class) Accelerated Math  (9:00 class) Pg 291 1-16