“Mosaic: The technique of decorating walls, floors, etc., with designs formed by embedding small cubes (tesserae) of glass, ceramic, or marble in a fine cement. Though known by ancient artists, it was fully developed only in Byzantine and Roman art.”
Excerpted from: Diamond, David G. The Bulfinch Pocket Dictionary of Art Terms. Boston: Little Brown, 1992.
As below (and above) here is a lesson plan on Moses and Monotheism, the second in a unit of eleven global studies lessons.
I open this lesson with this context clues worksheet on the noun covenant, the inclusion of which in this lesson I assume is obvious. In the event this lesson goes into a second (I’m fairly certain I intended that it would), then here is another context clues worksheet on the verb assimilate, which is used both intransitively and transitively. Finally, here is the reading and comprehension questions on Moses and the origins of the Judaism.
If you find typos in these documents, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.
“The Magic Flute (German title: Die Zauberflote). An opera by Mozart (1756-91), with a libretto by Emanuel Shikaneder, first performed in 1791. In this mystical (and quasi-masonic) quest opera, the magic flute is bestowed on Tamino to protect him as he goes through various rites of passage, such as ordeal by fire and water. The story is based on one found in Christoph Wieland’s collection of oriental folk tales (1786).
‘The opera [The Magic Flute]…is the only one in existence that might conceivably have been composed by God.’”
Neville Cardus: in the Manchester Guardian, 1961
Excerpted from: Crofton, Ian, ed. Brewer’s Curious Titles. London: Cassell, 2002.
Alright, this post begins a series of eleven documents posts (twenty-two posts in all, in other words, with the usual interstitial quotes between documents posts) above it, that comprise an entire global studies unit from my days teaching in New York City. This unit reflects my best understanding, the year I wrote it, of what would appear on the New York State Global History and Geography Regents Examination. Therefore, you may find elsewhere on this blog one or more versions (I rewrote several of these almost every year) of each of the lessons in this unit. Also, please bear in mind that this lesson was written with building literacy in mind as well.
So, here is a lesson plan on polytheism and monotheism. I opened this lesson with this context clues worksheet on the noun sect, which fits nicely, I submit, with the topic under study. If the lesson continues into a second day (given the length of the worksheet, I feel confident I meant it to), then here is another context clues worksheet on the verb unite, (used both intransitively and transitively), which is what both the polytheistic and monotheistic religions do. Finally, here is the reading and comprehension questions at the center of this lesson.
If you find typos in these documents, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.
“Complement: A word or phrase (especially a noun or adjective) that completes the predicate. Subject complements complete linking verbs and rename or describe the subject: Martha is my neighbor. She seems shy. Object complements complete transitive verbs by describing or renaming the direct object: They found the play exciting. Robert considers Mary a wonderful wife.”
Excerpted from: Strunk, William Jr., and E.B. White. The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition. New York: Longman, 2000.
Posted in English Language Arts, Quotes, Reference
This week’s Text is a set of four context clues worksheets that familiarizes students with several words related to the noun account distributed across the parts of speech. First up is the noun account, then account as a verb, followed by the adjective accountable. Finally, here is the noun accountability. Obviously, one could add accountant and accounting to this mix. These are commonly used words in English. In any case, they offer an opportunity to take students on an excursion through the parts of speech.
It’s high summer here in Vermont. As I look out my window on this beautiful morning, the world looks like a David Hockney painting. I hope you’re enjoying your summer.
If you find typos in these documents, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.
“Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.”
Excerpted from: Winokur, Jon, ed. The Big Curmudgeon. New York: Black Dog & Leventhal, 2007.
Posted in English Language Arts, Quotes, Reference, Social Sciences
Tagged philosophy/religion
I prepared this reading on philosophical idealism and its accompanying vocabulary-building and comprehension worksheet for one student. I used it once (so did he, then moved on to philosophical materialism), then never thought about it again until I found it just now in the back reaches of my warehouse. I doubt readers of this blog will find further use for it either, but who knows? Since I have metaphorical acres (gigabytes, to the literal-minded) of storage space on this website, I put it out on offer.
If you find typos in these documents, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.
It’s Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day, so, accordingly, here is a context clues worksheet on the verb inculcate. N.B. that it is only used transitively. It’s clearly a word students and teachers ought to know; for some reason, I had some difficulty writing context clues for it. Anyway, as always, this document is in Microsoft Word, so you can alter it to suit the needs of your classroom.
If you find typos in this document, I would appreciate a notification. And, as always, if you find this material useful in your practice, I would be grateful to hear what you think of it. I seek your peer review.
“Watching his Round Table friends leaving the Algonquin one afternoon (while they were still young and relatively unsuccessful), Herman Mankiewicz (not yet a Hollywood producer) said to Murdock Pemberton, ‘There goes the greatest collection of unsaleable wit in America.’”
Excerpted from: Drennan, Robert E., ed. The Algonquin Wits. New York: Kensington, 1985.
Posted in English Language Arts, New York City, Quotes, Reference
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