This is the lesson from 8 November 2018. This covers about the fall of the Soviet Union and the U.S. History.

Lesson

Lesson of Thursday, November 8, 2018
Second Week, Day Six

English

Sentences

Sentences are built like this:

Sentence

Subject	Predicate
Noun	Verb
Adjectives	Adverbs

Parts of Speech

Nouns

Nouns are things. Nouns can be classified as: Noun, Proper Noun, Pronoun.

Nouns are just name a thing like desk, door, floor. Proper Nouns name a specific person or thing. Examples of Proper Nouns: Tom, Jane, Lynn-They are proper nouns because they list a specific person.

Adjectives describe nouns.
Verbs are action words.
Adverbs describe verbs.

Prepositions

Prepositions link nouns to other words. Examples of prepositions are: to, or, in, with.

Conjunctions

Conjunctions are words that link words, phrases, and clauses. They are also used sometimes to link two sentences together to make one sentence. Examples of conjunctions are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

Interjections

Interjections are words that are not necessary to the meaning of a sentence, but express the emotion of the writer. They can stand alone or be part of a sentence. Examples of interjections are: Ouch! Okay. Hey. Oh.

Handwriting

Practice handwriting so you can get faster.

Math

Fractions

A fraction is one number over the other like this:

Number	Numerator and Denominator	Result
4	is the numerator	Smaller than 1.
9	is the denominator	Smaller than 1.

1	is the numerator	Smaller than 1.
8	is the denominator	Smaller than 1.

Notice that if the numerator is larger the fraction is greater than (>) 1. Some fractions may be reduced as the one above has been.

New Mathematical Symbols

< means less than as in 2 < 4
> means greater than as in 4 > 2
sometimes used to indicate multiplication instead of x
/ division
÷ division
() grouping symbols
[] grouping symbols
{} indicating a set of numbers or things
π pi equals approximately 3.14159265… which is an unending number and is the circumference of a circle of 1 unit
∞ infinity
≠ not equal to
≤ less than or equal to
≥ greater than or equal to
square root
) ¯¯¯ long division sign

Multiplication Tables

Study the multiplication tables and addition tables on the dining room table.

Reading Comprehension

Read the following story. Identify nouns, pronouns, proper nouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, interjections, prepositions and conjunctions. Then guess the theme of the story.

The Crow and The Necklace

Once a crow and his wife built their nest atop a huge banyan tree beside a river. They were very happy there. But when the female crow laid her eggs, they were in for an unpleasant shock. A huge snake who lived in a hole at the bottom of the tree came up and ate all their beautiful eggs.

The crows were helpless with anger and pain. “You can’t let this wicked snake eat our children anymore,” cried the female crow bitterly. “You have to find a way to save them from him,’ she said.

“Let us go to our friend the jackal. He is very clever. He will surely be able to help us with a solution,” said the male crow.

They both flew to the cave in the forest where their friend the jackal lived. The jackal saw them coming. “Hello my friends. Why do you look so sad and worried? Can I help you in any way? “he asked.

“Every time my wife lays eggs in our nest, a wicked snake living at the foot of the tree eats them up,” explained the crow. “We want to get rid of him and save our children. Please tell us what we can do.”

The jackal thought for some time. “I know what you should do,” said the jackal and he told the plan to the crows. It was a habit of the queen to come with her maids for a bath to the river. When they did so, they removed all their clothes and jewels and placed them on the river bank. On the following day the queen and her maids as usual entered the river. “You know what to do right?” asked the crow to his wife. “Yes,” she answered.

Both of them flew over the pile of clothes and jewels. The female crow swiftly picked up a precious pearl necklace in her beak. At the same time the male crow began to caw loudly to gain the attention of the queen and her maids.

“Oh, those crows have taken my pearl necklace.” cried the queen. “Guards!” she cried. “Get that necklace back from those pesky crows.” Her guards chased the crows shouting loudly.

The crows flew straight to the banyan tree with the guards close behind. Hearing all the noise, the snake came out of his hole at the foot of the tree. Immediately, the female crow dropped the necklace right where the snake was. “Look out! There is a huge snake near the necklace,” alerted one guard. Before the snake could realize what was happening, the guards attacked him with sharp spears and killed him. The guards then picked up the necklace and took it back to their queen.

Social Studies

History

World Bank and the Fall of the Soviet Union

By the 1990s the Soviet Union had collapsed, and the world had firmly entered an age of globalization, defined as the movement toward a more integrated and interdependent world economy. Under the direction of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), two organizations set up after World War II to help prevent economic crisis, multinational corporations rose to dominate economic activity. Multinational corporations are companies that operate in more than two countries.

U.S. History

By 1878, the Standard Oil Company, owned by John D. Rockefeller, had bought out most of its business rivals and controlled 90% of the petroleum refineries in the United States. Which of the following was a likely effect of Standard Oil’s business practices?
1. The company set limits on its prices
2. The company increase oil prices
3. Competition in the oil market flourished
4. Standard Oil increased its efforts to attract new customers
5. The federal government offered a subsidy to make the company more competitive abroad
In which time zone in the United States would the coming of the New Year first be celebrated?
1. Eastern Time
2. Central Time
3. Mountain Time
4. Pacific Time
5. Alaska-Hawaii Time

Credits

This lesson was originally made with LibreOffice Writer by John M. Harpster.
Formatted with Notepad++ for space removal.
This was made and published to PDF with LibreOffice Writer and Microsoft Word by John T. Harpster.

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