Tragic theater, fall of democracy, Alexander the Great: Becoming Ancient Greeks
Picking up the broken pottery, he tried to decipher the word. While in character as Ancient Greeks, we said it wasn’t important and moved him on.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: classical rhetoric level
Presenting The Odyssey Recitations, Journey, and Feast
Presenting Andromache from The Iliad, and Odysseus and Penelope from The Odyssey. Our costumes are based on research on the Ancient Greek Mycenaean culture.
Shipwrecked with Odysseus: IEW Rescues the Arguable Thesis
Although most writing curriculum say to write astrong arguable thesis, I’ve only found IEW to define and clearly explain how to do it.
Alleluia Adonai, Hebrew Feasts, and God-fearing Egyptians
Moses recorded in Exodus 12:38 “Many other people went up with them…” which inspired the story of God-fearing Egyptians.
Discoveries in lenses, remodels, and sewing threads
For the objective to make a slide with threads, he chose two spools from my sewing kit, red and purple.
Wow! So that’s what they look like up close!
Fading away: The Manse, Walden Pond, and Transcendentalism
Too late in the day for our hoped for tours of The Manse and Walden Pond, we discoursed on the fading away of the esoteric transcendalism over dinner.
Meeting Nathaniel Hawthorne, Concord Author
As we approached the Wayside House, we saw a man in 19th century attire slowly strolling outside while reading a book. I soon learned he’s a bit elusive.
Speechlessly Meeting Astronaut Charlie Duke in Person
Several years ago, astronaut Charlie Duke autographed his book for me.
What do you ask a man who has walked on the moon for Apollo 16?
Rhetoric literature success despite vision issues
Her reading speed is not fast but she understood much of what she read.
To help her get through the literature books, I finally subscribed to Audible.
Warning: Dissections Galore Ahead for Biology I
Since my sister-in-law is a veternarian who works with dogs and cats, she was a terrific guide to help my kids with theirBiology I dissections.
