The Bible & The Persecutor

English Grade 9 2/22/2023 Review Lesson 50 Writing assignment: Write 500 words on this topic: “Has any piece of literature affected you in a major way? If so, explain how. If not, explain why not.” I would say that there are two books that have affected me in a major way thus far in my

Andrew Jackson

History Review Lesson: 50 Corrie.S.P. Writing Assignment: Write a two-to-three-page paper on one of the following topics: Summarize the life and career of one of the presidents discussed this week: 1. James Monroe2. John Quincy Adams3. Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was born in 1767 to immigrant Scots-Irish farming parents. His father died shortly after he was

Washington D.C.

History Review Lesson: 45 2/14/2023 Writing Assignment: Write a two-to-three-page paper on one of the following topics: Summarize the history of one of the following topics discussed this week: 1. History of Washington D.C.2. James Madison3. The War of 1812 Washington D.C. has not always been the capital of America. Before the capital was established, two

Release from “Prison”: Hellen Keller

English Review Lesson: 45 2/13/2023 Corrie.S.P. Writing assignment: 500 words on this theme: “Which were the key incidents that led her out of her ‘prison.’” Helen Keller was an extraordinary woman. She could not see or hear. But she learned to read, to speak, to communicate and she even went to collage and graduated with

The French Revolution

History Lesson: 40 Review 2/1/2023 Corrie.S.P. Writing Assignment: Write a two to three page paper on one of the following topics:  Summarize the history of one of the major topics discussed this week: 1. The French Revolution 2. The Life of Napoleon 3. The Louisiana Purchase/Lewis and Clark The first monarchy was first established in

Week 7 Review

History Lesson: 35 Review Corrie.S.P. 1/30/2023 Writing Assignment: Write a two-to-three-page paper on the following topic: Choose two or three of the cultural updates discussed this week and summarize them. The first topic we studied this week was the life and Presidential terms of George Washington. However, I am not going to talk much about him.

The Constitution

History Lesson: 30 Review 1/24/2023 Corrie.S.P. Writing Assignment: Write a two-to-three-page paper on one of the following topics: Choose one of the four documents studied this week and summarize the purpose, content, and influence of the document. We studied The Declaration of Independence, The Articles of Confederation, The Constitution, and Amendments to The Constitution. I am

The Revolutionary War

History Lesson: 25 12/15/2022 Corrie.S.P. Writing Assignment: Write a two-to-three-page paper on the following topic: Summarize the history of the American War for Independence. The continental congress was called and they sent a list of changes they wanted done to the British parliament and king George. They started training soldiers at this time and parliament

Kourdakov’s Writing

Corrie.S.P. 2/1/2023 Lesson: 40 Review English Grade 9 Writing assignment: 500 words on this topic: Which is most important in writing dialogue from memory: accuracy, succinctness, or liveliness? Why? In his book, The Persecutor, Sergei Kourdakov uses strong writing to pull you in to his book. From the first words of the 1st chapter, he

Contrasts

English Grade 9 Lesson 35: Review. 1/27/2023 Corrie.S.P. Write 500 words on this topic. “Describe Kourdakov’s use of contrasts to strengthen his narrative.” Examples: Sunday afternoon’s activities, or the meetings — public and private — where he got his award, or the leaders of the USSR vs. the leaders of the victims. Do you think