9/3/10
Assignments will be a little different this week. I think it will even out your workload for the two weeks we spend on Lesson II.
For this week, read Aristotle and answer all questions as listed in textbook from pages 5 – top of page 9. (End at Question 28.) This will include the “boxes” – Figures of Speech, Reading Exercise 2-1, and Traditional Logic Review Exercise 2-1. (The book he is talking about in the Traditional Logic Review is Traditional Logic by Martin Cothran. If you do not have this book and/or have not taken logic, just skip this. We will discuss in class.)
For the Figure of Speech box, you can use the worksheet in Appendix A or Mrs. Culp’s Figure of speech worksheet (When I looked at the preview “Figure of speech worksheet” did not appear in blue. It is linked, so just click on it! It is in Rich Text Format .rtf so I hope everyone can open.) Here is the sheet I worked up for the first lesson. Figures of Speech
Next week we will finish Lesson 2 including writing assignment 2.1 for a grade!
Happy Labor Day!
Mrs. Culp
8/29/10
We had a good first meeting. This class relies heavily on class discussion so everyone needs to be prepared. We missed a few of you, but you can catch up next Friday.
For this week: Work the boxes of lesson one.
Translation:
- Analyze the figures of Speech using the worksheet in Appendix A. (Good idea – go online to find more examples.)
- Do the traditional logic box using Appendix D as a guide.
- Answer the Latin box for those of you who have had Latin. (Remember – I am Latin challenged, so I am counting on you!)
- Reading Exercise 1.1
In class we will go over these exercises as well as explore the dialectic a bit more.
See you Friday!
Mrs. Culp
8/21/10
Welcome to Classical Rhetoric. This will be the place to check each week for our class. I hope you have read the syllabus I sent home. I am looking forward to seeing you all and meeting some of you for the first time.
Your assignment for the week is to read Aristotle’s Rhetoric, sections 1354a – 1355b. Answer the numbered questions for days 1-4 (questions 1-17.) The questions set aside in the boxes are not for this week.
During class I will give you an overview of what to expect from this class.
See you Friday!
9/24/09
Through the Sacred Oath of all that is Holy we the undersigned do swear to uphold the laws to be stated presently.
We the inhabitants of Cla-Sroom in the time of fir-perod will
Refrain from negative comments about the amount of homework and unreasonable deadlines,
Respect and Honor each other’s opinions vocalized in class,
Support the Gracious and Honorable Mrs. Culp with the fervor of dogs campaigning for free world bacon, and
Be available at any time of the week, day or night, for our Fellow Students who might need emotional, technical, or moral help with anything regarding Civics.
We promise all reasonable submission and obedience to Governor Lori Culp, who will reside over this collaboration, with parental authority superseding her own. The responsibilities of Governor Culp include, but are not limited to assigning, reviewing, and grading class work in a manner that is merciful.
Furthermore, it is our duty as students to complete work on time, study the
Civics material, and pay attention during class.
At this time we will also establish a penal code for the discipline of unlawful behavior.
If one fails to present himself to class on time he will be required to perch himself upon a chair and enlighten us with his own rendition of “I’m a Little Teapot.”
If the Governor decides that a song would not be conducive to the time allotted then she may force him to sit while wearing any sort of embarrassing apparel on his head.
In addition, if one interrupts the class he will stand in the corner with a
dunce cap for a period of time determined by the Governor.
In effect, if one directly violates the Sacred Oath, he will be obliged to settle in the East corner of the West Jackson Cla-sroom while wearing a dunce (or nincompoop) hat, and shall remain there until so allowed by the gracious Governor to be seated.
In witness of this compact, we who are of agreement sign our names, at West Jackson Street Baptist Church, September 25, 2009.
8/30/09
Second Week of Class:
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa! I am so sorry that I did not have this published by Saturday. I hope this does not throw off your whole week. 
Remember that everyone is going to draft a copy of a class compact. It does not have to be long. We will take all of the drafts and work out a final class compact in class next week. Include a title for our compact. I told you to remember that you will remain under my authority in the class, but I am really just a governor. Your parents are the final authorities. You may want to include government (teacher) and citizen (student) responsibilities. You will also want to include a law code and a penal code.
Also for this week: read Chapter 3. Both the Section Reviews and the Chapter Review should be answered with the intention of turning them in for a grade during the class meeting on Friday. You do not need to write the questions (only the answers) as long as you clearly identify the sections you are answering. Typed papers are preferred but not required. Also answer the Chapter 3 questions in your Student Activity Manual. You may write those answers directly in the manual if you like. We will discuss the answers in class rather than turning them in for a grade.
I know this seems like a lot of work, but this book and course were designed with an upper classman in mind. You are all doing very well. We are all learning more about our US government together!
First week of class:
Greetings! I am looking forward to our study of American Government, aka Civics. Please look over your syllabus. Remember to check here for anything new. One change in the syllabus is I planned to post by Sunday, but there has been a request to have all posts by Saturday evening, so that will be my goal. I will also give the assignments in class each Friday. I hope this class challenges you and that you will gain a better understanding of our government from its founding until today.
Just a reminder:
For the First week of class: Chapters 1 and 2 should be read. Both the Section Reviews and the Chapter Reviews of each chapter should be answered with the intention of turning them in for a grade during the class meeting on Friday, August 28. You do not need to write the questions (only the answers) as long as you clearly identify the sections you are answering. Typed papers are preferred but not required.
See you Friday!
