Dec 22 2008

1. Both of you:
-- articles on the news and on science
-- in the science CD on mom's computer, carefully view the next topic.
-- writing and math practice books (have mom look over your math practice books)
-- Big Math books (by my computer)
-- CHINESE

ZEB: FInd the Lewis and Clark book for Dan-dan!!!!!

2. Dan-dan
in the American History book on the table, find the War of 1812. After the Americans fought the Revolutionary War, we had to fight Britain again 30 years later.

Read this introduction to the War of 1812. Write me an email explaining (1) why the Americans were angry at the British and (2) what they hoped to get from the war

Activity: Look up the word IMPRESSMENT on the internet. Then read about the Chesapeake and the Leopard.

3. Zeb: Read Article 3 of the Constitution
Answer the questions and email them to me
(1) What is this article concerned with?
(2) According to the Constitution, who has authority over the Courts?
(3) Read about the case Marbury vs. Madison. Then read the Wiki page on it. What important principle was decided in that case?

MONDAY POEM (call me at 1:45 on Skype!!!)

Shakespeare was also famous for his poetry, in addition to his plays. Here is a Sonnet, a special kind of poem, that Shakespeare wrote. He wrote many sonnets.

1. My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
2. Coral is far more red, than her lips red:
3. If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
4. If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
5. I have seen roses damasked, red and white,
6. But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
7. And in some perfumes is there more delight
8. Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
9. I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
10. That music hath a far more pleasing sound:
11. I grant I never saw a goddess go,
12. My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
13. And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare,
14. As any she belied with false compare.

After you have finished reading the poem, look up the words DUN, DAMASKED, REEKS, in the dictionary and find out what they mean.

Shakespeare is making fun of something in this poem. What is it?