Hello my budding grammarians and writers! You have made it through your Shurley English studies; it is the end of an era! You will continue to hone and use your skills for the rest of your life. I am very proud of all of you! Your last lesson is Lesson 13, “The Sick Lion,” of your Classical Composition. Be as creative and descriptive as you can, and don’t forget to label your FOD’s. I have enjoyed having each of you in class this year. I look forward to hearing about your future accomplishments over the coming years! God’s blessings, Mrs. Leckie
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First Form Latin, Year 2 for May 15th
First Form Latin, Oral Recitation (Complete) Salvete, Discipuli Latinae! You have made it to the end of First Form Latin, yet for most of you this is just a springboard to further Latin studies. I am very proud of you, and I encourage you to glance at your Latin every once in a while over the summer, so you don’t lose the progress you have worked so hard to achieve all year. Your assignment this week is to completely review the attached (at the top of this post) First Form Latin Oral Recitation Review 3 times. If you can keep this knowledge fresh in your mind over the summer,…
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Shurley English 6 for May 8th
Hello! You, my students, are doing wonderfully on your compositions. I am so proud of each of you, and I know you will excel in the next phase of your writing education. Please, never take for granted the communication skills you are acquiring through classical composition! This week please complete Classical Composition, Fable Stage, Lesson 12 “The Mountain in Labor.” This is a very short fable I found somewhat amusing. I can’t wait to see how you rethink and compose it. Please turn in the final draft on Friday. Have a great week!
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First Form Latin, Year 2 for May 8th
Salvete! This week we continue with our year-end review. We will take part 3 (the LAST part) of the final exam this week. We will start Lesson XXXIV, the LAST Lesson, this week. This is a review of Units. I, II & V. Your assignment is to complete worksheet pages 1, 2, and 4 (pages 176, 177, & 179). Your TEST will be from Lesson XXXIV and Lesson XIX. I will test you on all 6 tenses of the irregular verb “sum.” Also, you will need to know the vocabulary from Lesson XIX, ordinal and cardinal numbers. Again, I will give the English, and you will give the Latin in…
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Shurley English 6 for May 1st
Welcome to May!!! This week your assignment is Classical Composition, Fable Stage – Lesson #9 “The Thirsty Pigeon.” Complete the lesson and email or text me a copy of your final draft by Friday. I chose this lesson so that we could get practice using a few more FODs. They are topographia, mimesis, and topothesia. Remember, you do not have to keep the same characters in your story or even the same plot, but your story should illustrate the commonplace or moral of the story. And just a reminder, your composition teacher for next year will continue to use the Fable stage book along with new books, so don’t throw this…
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First Form Latin, Year 2 for May 1st
Salvete! This week we are continuing with our year-end review. We will take part 2 of the final exam this week. We will be completing Lesson XXXIII this week. This is a review of Unit V. Your assignment is to finish the workbook pages of Lesson XXXIII. For the next two weeks you will be taking parts of your FINAL EXAM. Your TEST will be from Lesson XXXIV and some of Lessons XVI & XVIII. I will test you on all 6 tenses of the 2nd conjugation verb “moneo.” Also, the test will cover the 2nd column of verbs from page 85, narro – vulnero. I will give you the…
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Shurley English 6 for April 24th
This week finds us at Chapter 28 in Shurley English 6. The only thing I require from this Chapter is the vocabulary. I will send out a Vocabulary #1 worksheet on Monday. For composition, I would like you to start and finish Lesson 6, “The Flies and the Honey-Pot.” There are three new FODs in this lesson, pragmatographia, prosopopoeia, and sermocinatio. Be sure to include these in your re-telling. If you have any questions please give me a call or text. Audrey Leckie (662) 397-3234
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First Form Latin, Year 2 for April 24th
Salvete! I don’t know if you have realized it or not yet, but there is no new material for the remainder of the year, only review!!! I know I don’t need to remind you, though, that review is critically important in Latin studies. We will be starting Lesson XXXIII this week. This is a review of Unit V. Your assignment is to complete the first 3 workbook pages of Lesson XXXIII. For the next three weeks you will be taking parts of your FINAL EXAM. Your TEST will be from Lesson XXXIV and some of Lessons XIV & XV. I will test you on all 6 tenses of the 1st…
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Shurley English 6 for April 17th
This week we tackle Chapter 27. Use References 77-79 to learn your way around a library. This is unfortunate timing since we can’t go to a library, but I will try to find an online video that can be helpful and send you the link.. I’ll also be sending your Vocabulary #1 worksheet later today. There is a Test B this week, but I do not require it. For composition this week, I would like you, with your parents’ permission, to send a friendly letter to two people- maybe a grandparent, elderly church member, Sunday school teacher, pastor, shut-in member, first responder, or friend. When you are finished have a…
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First Form Latin, Year 2 for April 17th
This week we will finish Lesson XXXII. Complete the workbook pages and continue reviewing the chart for the perfect system – 2nd conjugation. I will send a video via Facebook Live on Tuesday basically working through Drills B & C on pages 167 & 168. Your quiz will be to give the principal parts to the irregular verbs from Lessons XXXI & XXXII . For example you will see: timeo – you will need to give the other pp. Your answer should be: timere, timui, — . Or another example is: you will see: sedeo – you will need to give he other pp. Your answer should be: sedere, sedi, sessus. Also,…