This is the lesson from 2 November 2018. This lesson covers about the Roaring Twenties, stocks and the great depression in the global economy section. The text source of Four Friends in reading comprehension segment is unknown since my dad copied off from the internet.
Lesson
- Lesson of Friday, November 2, 2018
- First Week, Day Two
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 |
| 5 | is the numerator | Smaller than 1. |
| 7 | is the denominator | |
| 2 | is the numerator | Smaller than 1. |
| 9 | is the denominator | |
Notice that if the numerator is larger the fraction is greater than (>) 1. Some fractions may be reduced as the one above has been.
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.
Four Friends
Once upon a time in a small village lived four Brahmans named Santayana, Vivekananda, Armand and Sivan. They had grown up together to become good friends. Santayana, Vivekananda and Armand were very knowledgeable. But Sivan spent most of his time eating and sleeping. He was considered foolish by everyone.
Once famine struck the village. All the crops failed. Rivers and lakes started to dry up. The people of the villages started moving to other villages to save their lives.
“We also need to move to another place soon or else we will also die like many others,” said Santayana. They all agreed with him. “But what about Sivan?” Asked Santayana. “Do we need him with us? He has no skills or learning. We cannot take him with us,” replied Armand. “He will be a burden on us.”
“How can we leave him behind? He grew up with us,” said Vivekananda. “We will share what ever we earn equally among the four of us.” They all agreed to take Sivan along with them. They packed all necessary things and set out for a nearby town. On the way, they had to cross a forest. As they were walking through the forest, they came across the bones of an animal. They became curious and stopped to take a closer look at the bones.
“Those are the bones of a lion,” said Vivekananda. The others agreed.
“This is a great opportunity to test our learning,” said Santayana.
“I can put the bones together.” So, saying, he brought the bones together to form the skeleton of a lion.
“Armand said, “I can put muscles and tissue on it.” Soon a lifeless lion lay before them.
“I can breathe life into that body.” said Vivekananda.
But before he could continue, Sivan jumped up to stop him. “No. Don’t! If you put life into that lion, it will kill us all,” he cried. “Oh, you coward! You can’t stop me from testing my skills and learning,” shouted an angry Vivekananda. “You are here with us only because I requested the others to let you come along.”
“Then please let me climb that tree first,’ said a frightened Sivan running towards the nearest tree. Just as Sivan pulled himself on to the tallest branch of the tree Vivekananda brought life into the lion. Getting up with a deafening roar, the lion attacked and killed the three learned Brahmans.
Social Studies
Economics
The Global Economy
As a result of the Dawes plan, a period of economic prosperity followed in Europe and the United States. This period was known as the Roaring Twenties. It was a time of excess when the US stock market boomed. Americans invested heavily in stocks, or shares in companies issued to raise capital, on the promise of quick riches. Buyers engaged in speculation, or betting that the market would continue to rise. Many investors bought stocks on margin, making only small down payments, with as much as 90% of the stock bought on credit.
Some people, including President Herbert Hoover (1874-1964), believed that the period of postwar prosperity would never end. Then in 1929, the US stock market crashed. As stock prices plummeted, panicked investors tried to sell their stocks before they dropped too far, which drove the market even lower. After the crash, banks and companies closed, unemployment soared, and the world found itself in the midst of the Great Depression.
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 Microsoft Word by John T. Harpster.