AS YOU COME INTO CLASS

In your journals, answer the question in a paragraph form.

What is the purpose of education?

WARM UP FOR 8/26

• BELL (Latin meaning “war”) Bellona was the Roman goddess of war and her husband Mars was the god of war.

1.Antebellum: (noun) Period before a war (before + war)

2.Bellicose: (adj) Warlike, aggressive

3.Belligerence: (noun) Aggressiveness

4.Rebellion: (noun) Defiance and opposition

HAPPY WORD WEDNESDAY!

• PAC/PEAS (Latin related to “agree” and “peace”) The Pacific Ocean was named so because to Magellan is seemed to be peaceful.

1.Pacify: (verb) To sooth anger/aggression

2.Pacifist: (noun) A person opposed to violence or war

3.Pact: (noun) A treaty or agreement

4.Appease: (verb) To make peaceful and calm

HAPPY WORD WEDNESDAY!

1. The Senate Republicans, outraged by their treatment, were .

2. To the younger managers, the company will double their bonuses this year.

3. The cease-fire that had been reached with such effort was shattered by the news of the slaughter.

4. The world watched in amazement as the gentle Gandhi won India its independence

with almost no bloodshed. 5. Her soft lullabies could always the

unhappy infant.

HAPPY WORD WEDNESDAY!

MANDALA RUBRIC

The Mandala will be evaluated based on the following components:

Sun Sentence   5 points

Shadow Sentence   5 points

Analogies   15 points

Symbolism   15 points

Professionalism (aesthetics, color,

effort, neatness)

  5 points

Presentation (composed and

articulate)

5 points

TOTAL   50 points

MANDALA PRESENTATION

1.Read your sun sentence and your shadow sentence.

2.Read three of your sun analogies and three of your shadow analogies and show how they are symbolized in your mandala.

WHAT DOES “ANNOTATE” MEAN?

Take notes about how to annotate.

CLASSICAL EDUCATIONJigsaw Activity

We are going to collectively work together to analyze the various components of a classical education

through a jigsaw activity.

Your groups will be assigned a section of the article to read and annotate together. You will also have time to discuss. The groups are the following: • GROUP ONE: “Knowledge and Core Knowledge”• GROUP TWO: “Upholding Standards”• GROUP THREE: “Moral Virtue”• GROUP FOUR: “Civics and Citizenship” and “The

End in View”

JIGSAW ACTIVITY: HOME GROUPS

We are going to collectively work together to analyze the various components of a classical education

through a jigsaw activity.

After uniting with your home groups, you will move into a group with representatives from various topics. You will be responsible to lead your new group in a deep understanding of your topic.. • GROUP ONE: “Knowledge and Core Knowledge”• GROUP TWO: “Upholding Standards”• GROUP THREE: “Moral Virtue”• GROUP FOUR: “Civics and Citizenship” and “The

End in View”

JIGSAW ACTIVITY: AWAY GROUPS

WHAT IS CLASSICAL EDUCATION?

Learning about the “Trivium”

The ancient Greeks separated the arts into the practical arts, which prepared one for craftsmanship and trade, and the liberal arts,

which were focused on the intellectual and moral

development of individuals.   

CLASSICAL EDUCATION

 Liber comes from the Latin word for “free.” 

Hence, an education in the liberal arts was designed to prepare people to be free thinkers in contrast with a vocational

education which prepares individuals to be skilled workers in a particular, specialized trade.    Schools and families who pursue classical education today are working to

revive a clear understanding of these liberal arts.

CLASSICAL EDUCATION

Classical education is comprised of the seven liberal arts which are divided into the Trivium and the

Quadrivium.  The Trivium subjects are grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric

while the Quadrivium includes arithmetic, geometry, music, and

astronomy.

CLASSICAL EDUCATION

THE TRIVIUM

There are three stages comprising the Trivium: grammar, logic, and rhetoric. At SVA, our primary, elementary, and middle schools are focusing on the learning philosophies listed below in the Grammar and Logic stages through the use of the Core Knowledge sequence and related curriculum. In SVA's High School, you will see a clear focus in teaching philosophy in every subject and elective that is aimed at developing the Rhetoric stage. Rhetoric Stage: High School – students develop and refine the ability to think critically, solve problems creatively, and communicate clearly.