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UJ Voices from the Past: Latin and Greek in Current English

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Salvete Omnes! /  καλώς ήρθατε ! The School of Athens , Raphael Sanzio, 1509-1511 Semester Grading Scale (Based on 5 quizzes every three weeks)  COURSE SCHEDULE (Subject to change) Course PowerPoint: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1OW3OY7mllzopskFZCFQ_PXPbkHJBPvoMMFS1QjXLmU4/edit?usp=sharing *Course Textbooks:  I. English Words from Latin and Greek Elements by Donald M. Ayers https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NGms44tLivc0_-E7_R5Tgw3YEzjGpSJ2/view?usp=sharing II.  Words and Ideas by William J. Dominik  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sMUGQvg8_3p-wzFevRtC_fiC1fFhHB51/view?usp=sharing *American Heritage Dictionary https://ahdictionary.com *Etymological Dictionary https://www.etymonline.com Ancillary Resources:              I. Greek and Latin in English Today (Richard Krill)  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UM4DjFT21LtCNezJ7cA-6h02Hp4PwVyh/view?usp=sharing       II . The Adventures of Aeneas ...

KE / UJ English HL 1 & 2 (Weeks 27, 28, 29, 30, & 31)

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  Welcome Back, Everyone! Happy Monday  Warm-up: Anger Management  Education  Article: Why are Finland's schools successful?  https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/why-are-finlands-schools-successful-49859555/ ________________________________________________________ Grammar / Vocab: Destination C1/C2 Unit 4 pp. 28-35 Exam Grammar / Vocab Units 1 -4 Destination  _____________________________________________________________________________________ Lesson: Collin's Word of the Year 2022 https://freeenglishlessonplans.com/2022/11/28/guest-post-c1-c2-collins-word-of-the-year-by-suzy-ratcliff/ _____________________________________________________________________________________ British vs. American Schools  Article:   http://tgacv.cz/aj/s_aj/AJpdf/aepdf/ae04.pdf Guest Speaker: Mr. Mike Tratkiewicz  Activity: Guidance Counseling.  1. You will choose one university and one major. 2. Research the major, entry requirements, outcomes, job pr...

Article for your perusal: Benefits of Learning a New FL

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KE / UJ English HL 1 & 2 (Weeks 24, 24 & 26)

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  Welcome Fellow Anglophiles!  Warm-up: Alphabet Game  Vocabulary:  __________________________________________ Advertisement Presentations:  _________________________________________________________________ Ted Talk: What if there was no advertising?  Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01PUSrLCvcM _______________________________________________________ Agatha Christie: The Affair at the Victory Ball  https://ia801202.us.archive.org/32/items/agathachristie/Agatha%20Christie/English/Agatha%20Christie%20-%20Poirot%27s%20Early%20Cases.pdf pp. 5- 54  Film Version:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8L-jZoUKUI Vocabulary: Academic Writing 1 & 2  Grammar / Vocab Review:  Destination C1/C2 Unit 3 pp. 22-27