Essays

Today we had to write 3 essays.  He gave us the essay topics ahead of time.  I picked topic C, topic D, and topic E.  Topic C asks " Compare the social hierarchy of Ancient Egypt with that of ancient Rome."  Topic D asks "Compare and contrast the government of ancient Rome with the government of the United States in the year 2015."  Topic E says "Give a thoughtful analysis of the following statement:  'The unexamined life is not worth living.'"  They each had to be at least three paragraphs.  It wasn't hard, but it wasn't easy either.  Topic E said you can relate it to your freshman year, so I did.  I hope I did okay on the essays.  Today was also the last day of class.  Now we have exams, then we're done for the school year!

Exam Review

Today we reviewed for the exam since tomorrow is our last class.  Mr. Schick also talked to us about the essay we're writing a little.  Then we went over the Rome test.  I only got 2 wrong, so I knew most of the answers already.  I'm scared about the essays tomorrow.

Rome test

Today we took our Rome test.  It was pretty easy, easier than I thought it would be.  There were forty questions, and they were all multiple choice.  I knew mostly everything.  There were some really funny questions on the test, or some funny answer choices.  Some of them were obvious, like who was in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government.  In the beginning of class, Mr. Schick told us that he made a mistake, so he gave us an answer.  If worse comes to worse and it wasn't as easy as I thought, at least I'll have that one question right!

I got a 95%.  I think that means I got 2 or 3 wrong.  Thankfully, it won't bring my grade down.  I'm happy with my grade.

no test!

In class we didn't have a test, which was originally planned.  Instead, we reviewed.  He talked about the essay for the exam, which we'll be doing on Thursday. He's giving us the questions beforehand. Then we reviewed for the Rome test.  I hope I do well. 

More Projects

Today we had 3 more projects.  First, Jayla went with her pottery.  I really liked her project.  It was really creative.  Then Alex and Arthur went.  They are so cool and funny.  Their project was really creative also.  It was about Roman architecture.  AND THE CAT.  MADE.  MY.  DAY.  Then Caitlyn and Trish went.  Their project was really creative.  They made a Roman diary, comparing the lives of a plebeian girl and patrician boy.  They wrote it all by themselves, and it was very good writing.

Projects

Today we started presenting our projects. My group was the very first to go.  We made a Roman Meal.  Megan made the appetizer, I made the entree, Zaire made the dessert, and Rosemary made the drink.  It was actually a big success.  Everyone liked the food, and we had a pretty good presentation.  Before the class, I had to heat up my food, and we finished just in time.  It was really fun.  Then Evan, Steven, and Adam (who showed up late) made a song parody of Iggy Azalea's Fancy.  I was so great!  Then David went with his PowerPoint of the Circus Maximus and the Colosseum.  It had a lot of information, which is good for a PowerPoint.

Class 5-15

In class we watched a video of BB King singing "Why I Sing the Blues."  Mr. Schick talked a little bit about him.  Afterward, we found out when we are presenting our project.  My group is presenting 1st on Tuesday.  I'm a little nervous that we're first out of everyone in our class, but I know we'll do great.  Our group finished the paper we have to write and I made a PowerPoint with all the ingredients, since we're cooking.