HS Week 18: Slavery and Emancipation, The Mayans, and Lord of the Flies

1. Math: Solving Equations (Lessons 8-10, Quiz 2)
2. Science: Chapter 10, Lesson 2, Blood Pressure and the Body

(Quizlet, Video, Project)

III. Spanish: Lesson 4, Regular -AR Verbs Present Tense

(Quizlet, Video, Game)

IV. Geography: Chapter 16, People and Empires in the Americas,

Unit 2: Maya Kings and Queens (Quizlet, Videos: Rise of the Maya,
Why did the Maya Collapse?)
Which modern countries and cities were included in the Mayan kingdom?

V. Writing: Great Writing Book 3 (Unit 4 pg 106-111, Quiz is Timed Writing pg. 113)

VI. History: A Young Person’s History Chapter 9, “Slavery and Emancipation”
(Handout + Quizlet + Videos: Atlantic Slave Trade, Slavery, Emancipation, the Civil War Part 1, )

VII. Reading:

1. “Oh Captain my Captain!” by Walt Whitman (Quizlet, Poem)

Who is the narrator of this poem? What is (his) mood in the first stanza?  

What evidence from the text supports your analysis and thinking?

2. “Lord of the Flies”

(Quizlet: Vocabulary Chapters 1-4, Read Chapters 1-2
Chapter 1 Review, Chapter 2 Review )

RESOURCES:

Oh Captain Lesson Plan