Veritas Classical Schools
Germantown Humanities
High School Assignment Sheet #8
Shelby -- Due Tuesday, 10/19/10
Mr. Hess, Instructor
matthewdhess@yahoo.com
o Literature: Read chapters 1-3 in Up From Slavery and answer the following
questions:
Chapter 1
a. What was one of Washington’s great fears when sent on errands to the
mill?
b. What was his greatest desire? How might this influence the rest of his
life?
c. What evidence suggests he saw the plight of the slaves in an Old
Testament context?
d. Why did he wait so long to reveal the coded language of the black
songs?
Chapter 2
e. What factors worked against him, his family, and his neighbors in
achieving an education?
f. How did attending Sunday School influence his theories as a future
educator?
g. Why did he value his own experience over other published stories?
h. With the selection of a name, what larger quest was he attempting to
fulfill, and how did having a name relate to his more universal quest?
i. What hard lesson did he learn about the relative nature of rewards and
work?
j. What was his goal in telling his story? In what ways was he trying to
influence the reader?
Chapter 3
k. What values did Washington learn while performing work for Mrs.
Ruffner? Comment on them.
l. What hardships of travel did he attribute to race and poverty, and why
had he never before considered the effects of skin color?
m. What valuable lesson did he learn from his experience of earning
money long the way to Hampton Institute?
n. What qualities of character enabled him to pass the test to be admitted
to the Institute even though he had no money?
o. What evidence did he give of continuing to value his own life
experience as a basis on which to develop his ideas?
p. How did his future life control what he revealed of his past?
q. How does this chapter foreshadow future events?
Research Project: This project is due in two weeks (G-town, Tuesday, November 2nd;
Fayette, Thursday, November 4th) and will count as two grades. You will use one of
the options below for your IEW assignment, as well:
1. Research the history of the Ku Klux Klan. Use the introduction in your book by
Ishmael Reed as a starting point. Write a 3-4 page paper (formal, typed, doublespaced) from your research. You MUST include a Works Cited page!
2. Research five people who have made the world a better place. You may use
subjects from Biblical times, ancient times, colonial American times and current
times. Write a 3-4 page paper (formal, typed, double-spaced) from your research.
You MUST include a Works Cited page.
o History: Read chapter 7 in United States History thoroughly. Complete Chapter
7, Activities 1 and 3. Answer the Application Questions on page 151 in complete
sentences/paragraphs. After our class discussion, these will be graded.
o Grammar: Read Lesson 5.1-5.4 in Grammar for Writing and complete Exercises
1-8. We will go over the exercises in class so bring your answers with you.
o Vocabulary: Study for a quiz over Lesson 4 in Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary
Workshop G text.
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Bible:
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Read chapter seven in “Encountering the Old Testament”
thoroughly. It might be wise to break it down into days and take a
few notes to help you remember what you read for our discussion
in class.
Answer the Study Questions on page 125 to aid with in-class
discussion.
I have reviewed my student’s work, and all assignments are complete as outlined on this
assignment sheet.
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Grades 9-12
IEW Writing & Composition
Unit I: Writing Key Word Outline
Assignment Week 8
Source text: For this assignment, you will use the literature research project options
which are:
1. Research the history of the Ku Klux Klan, or…
2. Research five people who have made the world a better place.
Writing Assignment:
1. Using three different information sources, construct a key word outline on a
single subject, as shown in class.
2. Review your quality adjective and strong verb lists.
3. Using your keyword outline, write a three-point paragraph, including as much
pertinent information as possible. Each point should receive at least one sentence.
Be sure to avoid using those banned adjectives and verbs. Use at least three
quality adjectives and strong verbs in your paragraph. If you are up to the
challenge, try using a few well-placed adverbs. Remember: If YOU think your
paragraph is boring, others probably will agree, so make your writing as
interesting as possible by using good word choices.
4. Bring your key word outline and paragraph to class next week.