Friday, December 12, 2008

Assignment for 12/17 and 12/20

Hello students!

Your assignment for Wednesday, December 17:

Bring a two to three minute speech detailing your job and what you are asked to do.

If we have time, the Proverb of the week will be:

"An excellent wife is the crown of her husband,
but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones."

Your assignment for Saturday, December 20:

Read the following passages: (Page numbers are from the book: Beautiful English: Words that Moved a Nation)

Mayflower Compact (p. 2)
Declaration of Independence (p. 12)
The Constitution of the United States of America - Read the Preamble and the first 10 Ammendments
First Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln (p. 39)
Gettysburg Address (p. 44)
For a Declaration of War against Japan (p. 58)

Remember to practice!

Graham

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Assignment for 12/10

Hello students!

This week we will review the "th", "r" and "l" sounds. We will discuss the "ch" and "j" sounds.

The Proverb of the Week:

"A wise son makes a glad father,
but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother."

Remember to practice as much as you can!

Graham