Easter Egg in the Playlist! ;-)

Hey, Guys!

I ran across this video a couple of weeks back and just realized it's for this week.  There's a video in Week 6's Playlist that has Pachelbel's Cannon in D hidden within it.  If you're up for the challenge, send me back an email letting me know which video it's in! ;-)  Have a good weekend!

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Rebekah McNary

Master List Week 6 Playlist

Hello, Guys!

I'm still waiting for homework from several of you, but I'm going to go ahead and let you get started with what we have...but first, my YouTube warning of the week! ;-)  Because we are studying da Vinci and Michelangelo this week, EVERY video related to either of them or referencing "Renaissance Men" has artistic nudity in it!!! They made LOTS of nude statues, paintings, etc. It's just how our art history goes...if your family is sensitive to that, I'd suggest you previewing everything.  Any who...here is Week 6's playlist...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CWzkk6-sdI&list=PLHttkiQ-s4U94EY33Ob64SQ04GhqEDVCe&index=1

In addition, there's an AMAZING BBC documentary called "The Divine Michelangelo" part 1 and part 2 uploaded to YouTube that's just fascinating! It's partly documentary, partly live action.  It's probably only for the older set, but you need to preview it! The themes in the show are probably PG-13.

If you haven't already gotten your submissions in to me for the week, please do it as soon as you can.  Thanks! :-D

Rebekah McNary

Master List Week 6

Hey, guys!

Today's class was FANTASTIC! :-D Thank you so much for your cooperation as we changed things up a little. Remember that I sent home 2 pages for you and your parents to look over this week, and please complete your Science Experiment Journal page. Also, please remind your parents that there's NO CLASS next week! :-D Woo Hoo!

When you return on week 7, your presentation is as follows:

Famous Speech (2-3 min)

Recite a famous speech that your historical character (from last week)

gave. You may dress up and even speak like your character if you wish.

Skill to work on - Expression: Make your voice interesting by varying your tone and volume and using pauses to enhance your presentation.

If your speech is rather short, please remember to elaborate on who is giving the speech to whom, and where, and why, and who is the audience, etc. Bring props, pictures, dress up, WHATEVER! Try to have some fun with it and make it interesting for the class.

Your YouTube assignments are as follows:

Claire - OFF!

Lily - Geography

Liliana - English

Kaitlyn - Math

Savannah - Latin

Emily - Science

Please have these turned in by bedtime Wednesday of THIS WEEK! You'll be off next week, but I'd like you to have these videos to study with while you are on vacation.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thanks! :-D

Rebekah McNary

Master List Week 5 Playlist

Hi, folks!

 

You did a GREAT job with your video assignments this week! :-D Please be aware that in a couple of our Geography videos there is artistic nudity (there are naked statues). I hope you enjoy watching the videos your classmates have selected! :-D

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CWzkk6-sdI&list=PLHttkiQ-s4U9lw_hOt6-i4r6dCzw6r7Uh

Master List Week 6 Presentations...

Hello, Girls!

I had SO much fun playing games today! :-D

I forgot to collect "homework" pages today, so this is your reminder to please work on your science experiment pages and art at home, then RETURN the work to me.  If I don't remember to ask for it, just remind me.

Your YouTube research assignments should be turned in tomorrow before bedtime.  If you need extra time, please have your parent send me an email explaining. The assignments are as follows:

Emily - FREE

Claire - Geography

Lily - English

Liliana - Math

Kaitlyn - Latin

Savannah - Science

Also, here's your presentation assignment:

Biography of a Famous Person (2-3 Minutes - 2-Week Presentation)

Choose a famous speech.  In week 7, you will recite this famous speech, so start practicing now.  For week 6, give a 2-3 minute biography of the famous person who gave the speech.

Our focus will be POISE - Calmly and confidently continue even if something goes wrong.

The new YouTube playlist should be out by Thursday. Please let me know if you need anything!

Hi, Guys!

This week's class was TONS of fun, but we're going to need to concentrate on not talking during New Grammar time! :-D Also, please remember to work on any unfinished Science Experiment Logs and Art Challenges so they'll be ready to turn in on Tuesday.

I forgot to give you the presentation assignment! :-0 This week is:

Humorous Interpretation (1-2 mins)

Prepare a joke or funny story to present to the class.  A narrative is better than a "knock-knock" joke or riddle.  Be sure your joke is appropriate.  Use pauses to make your joke telling more effective.  Memorize your joke completely, no notes or cue cards.  REMEMBER: We use humor and funny stories to delight our audience.  An offended audience will NOT be delighted.

We will be working on ARTICULATION: Speak clearly so that your audience can understand you.

I LOVED receiving all your videos for the playlist! I'm still waiting for a couple of things, but I've compiled the rest of the videos and come up with a playlist for Week 4!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CWzkk6-sdI&list=PLHttkiQ-s4U-1hWlzYdqoS0m-ik0giIQo Once I receive the rest of the videos, I'll just add them into the playlist.  The address won't change, so they'll just appear later. ;-)

This video did not make it onto the playlist (and you'll see why...), but it's terribly important for us not to lose our senses of humor as homeschooling families.  So I'm including it here for your enjoyment. Thank you, Talazacs! :-D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52CzD31SqaM 

Enjoy! :-D

Hello, Parents!

I hope you have enjoyed the YouTube Playlists I sent out! I was hoping you and your girls would have the opportunity to view each of them several times so you would be aware of various types of educational videos that can be found on YouTube.

Starting today, I would like to put the girls in charge of finding material for the weekly playlist. In order to introduce the girls to a limited amount of internet research, I ask that you take time to search these subjects WITH your child to model what you feel is or is not appropriate.

Each week I will assign 1 subject to each student.  Here's the assignments for this week (Week 4):

Savannah - none (a reward for doing her presentation first this week)

Emily - Geography

Claire - English

Lily - Latin

Lilianna - Math 

Kaitlyn - Science 

Since we are learning Week 4 this week, they will be researching information for Week 4.  That means that Claire (who has English) will be looking for a video (or two) about the Nominative Pronouns.  She might find a song that lists them, a short teaching video that explains how they are used, or something else completely!

Please be aware that the videos should be appropriate for all ages since many of us are using the videos for our whole families and some of the children are very young. If it's possible, please submit a few videos of your subject. I will then have several choices in case there's a content issue with any of them. Occasionally, I will include several videos on the same subject just because they present the information differently.

Once your student finds a video, in the address bar at the top of the window, right click the address and then click on "copy."  Pull up an email, address it to me, then right click in the body of the email and click "paste." Once all the links have been added, just send the email to me.

I would ideally like to receive the videos by bedtime on Wednesday night. I'm hoping this gives you enough time. Please let me know if this is too restrictive for your family! I believe this kind of search should take less than 30 minutes, and I'm betting most people don't do school after CC on Tuesday.  Tuesday evening would be the perfect time to look up the info and send it in, but if it's just too much, sometime on Wednesday might work.

I want to have enough time to collect the links from each girl, preview them, compile the list, email the list out, and be able to watch the videos for a couple of days before we start the process all over again ;-)

Lastly, if your student has put forth a commendable effort, but there are no applicable videos to be found, please send me an email stating that. I understand.  Geography seems to be a fairly tough subject...and shortly, so will Latin...

Please let me know RIGHT AWAY if you have any questions, concerns, etc. You may call, text or email me anytime :-D

I look forward to hearing from you soon! :-D

Playlist Week 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CWzkk6-sdI&list=PLHttkiQ-s4U80siJDuq7SaD5R0NB_SFIC

Playlist Week 2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CWzkk6-sdI&list=PLHttkiQ-s4U9op1ipj_JYCq4r1BmJ73Kp

Playlist Week 3:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CWzkk6-sdI&list=PLHttkiQ-s4U8v9XS8vjZhp1oYsMfJpWQb