Hello!! I am now in 9th
grade! And this is the first blog of the year! Exciting, isn't it?
This is my fifth week of school now. I
have to say, high school is MUCH harder than middle school. It's a
lot more time-consuming and more intense as well. But I suppose that
is to be expected. It's still hard for me to believe that I'm in high
school already. Wow, time just slips away!
Some of the subjects I have now include
Classical Literature, Ancients History and Geography, and Reading
Comprehension. I didn't have these last year. I also have science,
math, handwriting, and theology.
In classical literature, I am just
finishing up a segment in which I was to read “The Magician's
Nephew”, the first book of the Narnia series. Then I had to answer
in-depth questions on it. Here are some examples, WARNING: MAY
CONTAIN SPOILERS.
Question
16: In Chapter 3, Digory and Polly realize that the
Wood between the
World is like the tunnel in
the attic between their houses. Explain the similarities (write a
paragraph).
Answer 16: Digory and Polly realize that the Wood
between Worlds is much like the attic between their houses. It has
nothing going on in it, no one really goes there, but once there, one
can reach any of the houses. The Wood never has anything going on in
it, but one can reach all the other worlds by it.
Question 28: What did Aslan
command them to do?
Answer 28: “Love. Think. Speak. Be walking trees. Be
talking beasts. Be divine waters. Question 32: In Chapter 11, Aslan chooses the Cabby as the first king of Narnia. The Cabby has shown some character traits that are the opposite of the Seven Deadly Sins listed in your text. Use your imagination: What good character traits did the Cabby have?
Answer 32: Selflessness, charity, and obedience.
This is what I've been working on for the past two
weeks. I'm actually finishing it today!
In the Ancients, right now I'm working on a lot of
different things. I have one 'program' which is called “the
Greenleaf Guide to Ancient Literature.” First I was studying the
first four books of Daniel. Now I'm working on Genesis.
I've only just started that today. I also have a book called
Understanding Scriptures in which I'm also studying Genesis as of
right now. Then I also have writing assignments for it and questions
to answer.
In Reading Comprehension, I have a new passage to read
every day. Then I have to answer questions on it to see that I
understand what I've been reading. After that is vocabulary from the
text that I must match words to their meanings, and finally I have to
write 1-3 paragraphs. And this is only for one subject! One of my
shorter subjects, none-the-less!
See what I mean? High school is intense! Well, at least
it gives me something to write about. And I have interesting subjects
for the most part, so that's good. Ah, I think I shall end the blog
here, but don't worry I'll have more for me to write about and you to
read next time! Bye!
1st Day of School
Grade 9 (me) & PK (baby)
