Chapter 3 Study Guide

Chapter 3 Study Guide: The Fertile Crescent

Chapter 3 Section 4 Notes "Phoenicians"

Chapter 3 Section 4 Notes "Phoenicians" 

Chapter 3 Section 3 Notes "Assyrians & Persians"

Chapter 3 Section 3 Notes "Assyrians & Persians" 

This Week in Room 103: December 16 - 20

Core
Monday: Homophones, Chapter 3 Section 3 Review, Chapter 4 Section 4 Notes
Tuesday: Homophones, Chapter 3 Section 4 Notes
Wednesday: Homophones, Chapter 3 Section 4 Notes
Thursday: Homophone quiz, Chapter 3 Study Guide
Friday: Chapter 3 Test

Reading 6
Tuesday: Seminar Prep
Thursday: Seminar (see related post HERE)

Reading 8
Monday: Comparing Articles part one
Wednesday: Comparing Articles part two
Friday: Reading Circuit

Wildcat Pride
Monday - Thursday: incentive prep
Friday: BB

Chapter 3 Section 2 Notes

Chapter 3 Section 1 Notes

Homophones Part One

You need your writing notebook > Resources Section > Homophones

Go HERE, take notes

This Week in Room 103: December 9 - 13

Core
Monday: WW#9, Essay Publishing, Chapter 3 Section 1 Notes
Tuesday: Essay Due & Present, Chapter 3 Section 1 Map
Wednesday: Chapter 3 Section 1 Map Due, Chapter 3 Section 2 notes
Thursday: Chapter 3 Section 2 notes and activity
Friday: WW#9 Test, Chapter 3 Section 3 notes
**Chapter 3 test will take place at the end of next week (Thursday or Friday)

Reading 6
Monday: Ugly Duckling Test
Wednesday: UD Seminar Prep
Friday: UD Seminar

Reading 8
Tuesday: Flamingo Reading
Thursday: Flamingo Reading part 2

Wildcat Pride
Monday: Leadership Project work time
Tuesday & Wednesday: Leadership Project presentations
Thursday & Friday: Mini incentive prep

Reading 6: Seminar Prep

Ugly Duckling Seminar 

Seminar date: December 13, 2013
Seminar prep period: December 11, 2013


Here are the questions you will need: 

1. Do you think Great-Aunt Malkin’s gift to Camilla was a good idea? Why or why not?  How might Camilla’s life have been different if her beauty had not been hidden?

2. How would the world be changed if everyone looked exactly the same? 

3.  What attitudes are presented in this play about outer beauty?  About inner beauty?  How are the attitudes of the chancellor, the king and queen, Great-Aunt Malkin, the princess herself and Prince Simon similar and different?

Things to keep in mind:

• Speak so that all can hear you
• Listen closely
• Speak without raising hands
• Refer to the text
• Talk to each other and the middle of the circle, not just the leader
• Ask others for clarification. Don’t stay confused
• Invite and allow others to speak
• Consider all viewpoints and ideas
• Know that you are responsible for the quality of the seminar

How will the seminar be graded?

1. Student notes will be collected and checked for completeness but will not be graded

2. Students will be graded using the following rubric: 

Seminar grading rubric

This Week in Room 103: Dec. 2-6

Core
Monday: Essay Rough Draft (due Wednesday), WW#8, Chapter 3 Section 1
Tuesday: Essay Rough Draft, Chapter 3 Section 1
Wednesday: Essay Revision and Editing, Chapter 3 Section 1
Thursday: Publish essay, Chapter 3 Section 1
Friday: WW#8 Due and TEST, Publish Essay

6th grade Reading
Tuesday: large group reading Ugly Duckling
Thursday: finish large group read, study guide (test on Monday, December 9)

8th grade Reading
Monday: Legacies due and correct, poetry analysis
Wednesday: Finish poetry analysis
Friday: Reading circuit

Wildcat Pride
Monday: Intro Inquiry Project
Tuesday- Friday: Library for project work

Upcoming Deadlines:
CORE: Monday, December 9: Awesome Essay due and PRESENT
RDG6: Monday, December 9: Ugly Duckling Test

Awesome Essay (6th grade core)

After viewing (please note assignment deadlines):
 

This Week in Room 103: November 25-29

6th Grade Core
Monday: Intro the "Awesome Essay"
Tuesday: Top 20 List and Figurative Language, Current Events
Wednesday: Top 20 List and Figurative Language Due, Reading Response Due

6th grade Reading
Monday: Ugly Duckling small group work
Wednesday: Ugly Duckling large group

8th grade Reading
Tuesday: Poetry Analysis

Wildcat Pride
Monday: Yearbook and Com101 deadlines
Tuesday: Leadership traits: notes
Wednesday: BB

Personal Narrative Paragraph #3

One last paragraph assignment before we start our narrative essay next week.

Guidelines:

1. Write a paragraph about something that happened to you --It must be true
2. Pick one of the following topics, or choose your own

• time you learned a lesson
• time you were afraid
• embarrassing moment
• proudest moment
• scariest moment
• memorable day with a relative
• time you conquered a fear

3. Topic should be meaningful, and have some significance to you

Tuesday: Pre-write
Wednesday: Draft
Thursday: Revise
Friday: Publish

This Week in Room 103: November 18-22

Language Arts
Monday: WW#7
Tuesday: NP#3 Prewrite
Wednesday: NP#3 Draft
Thursday: NP#3 Revise and edit
Friday: WW#7 Due and Test, NP#3 Final draft (library to type)

Social Studies
Monday: Chapter 2 Section 2 Notes
Tuesday: Chapter 2 Section 2 Notes
Wednesday: Chapter 2 Section 2 Review
Thursday: Chapter 2 Section 2 Quiz
Friday: Current Event Activity

Reading 6
Tuesday:
Wednesday:

Reading 8
Monday: Legacies
Wednesday: Poem analysis
Friday: Reading Circuit

Wildcat Pride
Monday: Yearbook Advertising
Tuesday: Community 101 mission statement
Wednesday: Com 101 Research
Thursday: Com 101 Research
Friday: BB

Social Studies Quiz: Moved

Heads up! Our Civilization Quiz will now be on Thursday, November 21st.

Mysteries of Catalhoyuk Webquest

Please use THIS link to complete the "Mysteries of Catalhoyuk" webquest

Chapter 2 Notes

This Week in Room 103: November 12 - 15

Language Arts
Tuesday: AP Pre-write, Spelling packet "Tall Tale Heroes"
Wednesday: AP Draft
Thursday: AP Revision and Editing
Friday: Library to type AP, due at the end of the day, Spelling Test

Social Studies
Tuesday: Chapter 2 Notes
Wednesday: Catlhoyuk Webquest
Thursday: 8 Features of Civilization
Friday: Civilization Quiz

Reading 6
Wednesday & Friday: American Slurp

Reading 8
Tuesday & Thursday: Hour with Abuelo (quiz Thursday)

Wildcat Pride
Tuesday & Wednesday: Theme Presentations
Thursday: Theme vote and decision, cover design
Friday: Boundary Breaking

Chapter 1 Test: Essay Prep

Here are the essay questions that will be on the test on Thursday. You will need to answer one:

Which method that scientists use to date fossils and artifacts do you think would be the most accurate? Explain your answer. 
                                   
Why do you think that having a spoken language and the ability to pass knowledge and skills to their children was an important ability for Homo sapiens? 

Modern archaeologists make use of both hand tools and advanced scientific equipment. Why do you think both types of technology are necessary? 

What technology helped people adapt to the last Ice Age? What other skills and tools would have helped Ice Age people survive?

Wildcat Pride: Theme Project

Chapter 1 Notes

This Week in Room 103

Core
Monday: WW#6 (due Friday), narrative paragraph (WS page 94), Ch1Sect3 outline
Tuesday: NP draft (due Wednesday), Ch1Sect3 activity
Wednesday: NP revision and editing, Chapter 1 Review
Thursday: NP final draft, Chapter 1 (Early People) TEST
Friday: NP due and share, WW#6 due and Test

Reading 6
Monday: Reading for details packet (due Wednesday)
Wednesday: Reading for details due (correct and collect), close reading #2
Friday: Close reading #2 finish and assess

Reading 8
Tuesday: Close Reading #4
Thursday: Finish and assess Close Reading #4, warm up packet DUE

Wildcat Pride
Monday: Theme brainstorming and development
Tuesday: Community 101 Volunteer Hours for October Due
Tuesday - Friday: Theme presentation work time (due Monday)
Friday: Community 101 mission statement due

Current Events Assignment: Core

Good Morning,

Please finish typing and then turn in your "How To Paragraph"
When you are done, complete the current events assignment

For this assignment you need to:

1. Watch the CNN Student News from October 29, 2013 (use headphones)

2. Answer the questions on your handout as you watch

3. Choose one of the stories from the news that you would like to work more with, click the link of the story below that you are interested in. Use the story to complete the rest of your current events handout

Story #1: Epic Weather in Europe  OR St. Jude Day Storm
Story #2: Hurricane Sandy Anniversary 
Story #3: 2014 Winter Olympics

4. finished? turn in your CE assignment to Miss Bryant AND THEN: Watch today's CNN Student News (use headphones), work on WW#5, read quietly or practice keyboarding

Looking to practice your keyboarding skills?

Try these sites:

1. Learning Games for Kids
2. Keybr
3. Fingerjig

This Week in Room 103

Core
Monday: WW#5, edit "How to" paragraph, Chapter 1 Section 1 notes
Tuesday: Type "How to" paragraph, Chapter 1 Section 1 quiz, Chapter 1 Section 2 notes
Wednesday: Finish paragraphs (Due!!!), Chapter 1 Section 2 notes
Thursday: Chapter 1 Section 2 quiz, Chapter 1 Section 3 notes, adjective review
Friday: WW#5 due, WW#5 test, Chapter 1 Section 3 notes

Reading 6
Tuesday and Thursday: informational text

Reading 8
Monday and Wednesday: African Elephants
Friday: Reading Circuit

WCP
Monday: MVPG meet with WCP
Tuesday - Thursday: Committee Work
Friday: BB

Culture Graphic: Due Monday, October 28

What is an infographic?

I am admittedly, a little obsessed with data visualization. Making information visually appealing, making it BEAUTIFUL. According to Wikipedia, "Today information graphics surround us in the media, in published works both pedestrian and scientific, in road signs and manuals. They illustrate information that would be unwieldy in text form, and act as a visual shorthand for everyday concepts such as stop and go."

You may find yourself saying "huh?!" But what this means is that we can learn, and study information and data in a fun and visual way. We can make our information diagrams into works of art. We can create projects, presentations and ways that show that we have learned that are amazingly complex, detailed and actually beautiful.  We can take information that might otherwise be overwhelming and in some cases difficult to understand and make it easy to read, understand and learn from.

What does this have to do with my Culture Quiz-ito?!
Well...we created a very, very basic information graphic in class on Tuesday when we made our Culture Web. For the quiz-ito you can recreate that web from memory, or choose to show that you know that information by showcasing it in another way. To get started, you may want to look at thePeriodic Table of Visualization (just mouse over the "elements" to see some of the many ways people visualize data). Remember...you can choose any visualization method that you want but there are some that are better suited for this job than others for example: cluster/web, tree, treemap, cone tree, data-flow, mind map...and more! Need more ideas? Click Here 

Ok, I can do this. BUT, I lost/can't find/would like to see the original Culture Web again?
Here it is(remember, some social scientists agree to 4 elements, some to 6 and others 8, also the branches overlap and may include things not listed below):

Elements of culture web

please click/enlarge view all of the elements clearly

How to Paragraph

How to Paragraph FINAL draft is due WEDNESDAY, October 30th How to Packet

Having trouble with the first 3 pages of the How to Packet?

This video (please ignore the dates in the video), can provide you with a little help.

This Week in Room 103

Core
Goals due Tuesday
Culture Infographic due Monday, October 28th

6th grade Reading
Dragon Dragon

8th grade Reading
Medicine Bag 

WCP
Boo Ball & Pink Signs due Wednesday

Reading 8: Plot Structure Notes

Quiz on Wednesday

Deadlines October 14-18

Core
Monday: Create a Country due, Adjective Packet due
Thursday: Adjectives Quiz
Friday: WW #4 packet due and test

6th grade Reading
Thursday: Ta-Na-E-Ka Test

8th grade Reading
no tests this week

Wildcat Pride
Wednesday: Mini Incentive supplies due
Thursday: Mini Incentive dry run
Friday: MINI INCENTIVE

Retake Deadlines
October 16: WW #3
October 16: Landforms
October 18: Ped Spelling
October 18: Ped Vocab

Deadline extended!

Please note that the deadline for the Create a Country project has been extended to Monday, October 14th

This Week in Room 103

6th grade Core: Create a Country due Thursday, spelling and vocab test on Thursday (man/manu)
 
6th Reading: Ta-Na-E-Ka (assessment will be Tuesday, October 15)

8th Reading: Close reading activities 

Wildcat Pride: Incentive Prep

Spelling & Vocab Test this THURSDAY

 

• emancipate  v. - To set free, the way Abe Lincoln emancipated the slaves during the Civil War, he took them out of the hands of their masters.
• manacles n. - Well, we say handcuffs, but I like manacles better as a way of describing that gilhickie that holds a thief's hands together.
• manager n. - This is the person who has the running of the store, the shop, the city in his or her hands; when I like what an employee does, I tell his or her manager.
• mandate n. - This is an imperative or a rule put into your hands that you must follow and enforce; a law, or an order that must be obeyed.
• maneuver n., v. - To skillfully or handily avoid an obstacle, go around something adroitly. (Oops! Droit is a French root. We'll get to that later.
• manicure n., v. - This is a pedicure for your hands. Didn't think this weeks words had any connection to last weeks words, didja?
• manipulate v. - To modify skillfully by hand;
• manual n., adj. - A handbook of instructions or guidelines for a process or piece of equipment; to be operated by hand, as in manual transmission; manually, adv. - done by hand.
• manufacture v. - to make by hand or produce with machines; to convert raw material into a product.
• manuscript n. - a book, article, or paper that is not yet published; it can be either typed or handwritten.

Core: Thursday to-do list

Responding to Literature

Due Thursday when you come through the door:

*Use Write Source book if you get stuck

1. Create a cluster of important events from the story (at least 5), use page 285 if needed

2. Choose one of the events and write a response paragraph (must have topic sentence, body and a closing), use page 286 if needed

6th grade Core: Spelling Week 1

Our root this week: ped = foot

This week's vocab and spelling words: 

1. biped: a creature with two feet
2. centipede: a creature with 100 feet
3. impediment: something that stands in one's way; an obstacle
4. millipede: a creature with 1000 feet 
5. pedal: a lever that is moved with one's feet
6. peddler: a person who goes from door to door on foot trying to sell a product
7. pedestrian: a person who walks across the street on foot
8. pedicure: a foot treatment that could include soaking feet and polishing the toenails
9. quadruped: a four-footed  creature
10. tripod: a three-footed stand often used to balance a camera 

Test on FRIDAY, October 4th (student's will need to know the definition AND how to spell each word, as well as the root and what it means)

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Source: words and handouts for vocabulary are from the Learning Works publication: Greek and Latin Roots: Teaching Vocabulary to Improve Reading Comprehension by Trisha Callela

Applicable Standards:

 L.6.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

L.6.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

Applicable Targets:

I know the parts of a word

I can choose and use an appropriate resource when acquiring new vocabulary

I can describe the relationship between particular words

I can spell the word correctly

This Week in Room 103

Core
Due Wednesday: Detective, Create a Country Planning sheet, SSR Book

6th grade Reading
Due Friday: "Eleven" name/sentence assessment

8th grade Reading
Due Thursday: Close reading of "6 dangerous bites"

8th Grade SRI

Click HERE for the SRI test.

This week in Room 103

Core:
Landform Quiz on Thursday
Wordly Wise #3 Test on Friday

8th grade Reading:
SRI on Thursday

6th grade Reading:
"Eleven"

WCP:
Photography and Design Skills

Landform Quiz: Thursday September 26th

If you missed the landform notes.  Here is the presentation we used in class.  Each student should be able to identify these landform definitions, names, and pictures.  There will be a landform and mapping quiz on THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 26.  Landform notes will be collected before the test.
Landforms

Landform Research

Assignment:

1. Choose a lanndform from your notes.
2. Complete the "Required Landform #1" box on research sheet using the links below
3. Using the Wikipedia landform list choose a landform that is not on our required list.
4. Complete the "Required Landform #2 and #3" box on the research sheet
5. Done? Turn your assignment in to Miss Bryant
6. Challenge yourself with the landform game.

Landform Resources:

Wikipedia Landform List

Enchanted Learning: Landform Glossary

Landform Picture Gallery from about.com 

Challenge yourself: Landform Game

Done with the game? Practice your keyboarding skills:

1. Learning Games for Kids
2. Keybr
3. Fingerjig

Retake Policy and Deadlines

Students that score below a 70% on assessments are now required to complete an assessment retake within 2 weeks of initial assessment return.

What does this look like in room 103?
Students scoring below 70% will receive an"Assessment Retake Plan" from Miss Bryant upon return of initial assessment. Students are to complete the required items on the plan BEFORE they can retake the assessment. When the assessment retake plan has been completed, students must come after school to retake the test.

When can I retake an assessment?
Assessment retakes will be given Monday - Thursday after school, or by appointment before school. On days that Miss Bryant has other commitments, students will retake their assessment in Mrs. Raz's classroom.

What if I can't or don't retake the assessment within 2 weeks?
Students who fail to complete the test retake plan and retake within the allotted time period will receive an MDF

Assessment deadlines can be found to the right of this post -------------->

Setting

Due Thursday

1.What book are you reading? Who wrote it?

2. Where and when does the story take place? How do you know?

3. Place your GREEN flag on the page that best describes the setting of the novel. Record a brief quote from the book describing the setting, include page number.

4. Could the setting the author developed be a “real” place, existing in our times? Why or why not?

Quiz-ito on Wednesday!

Wednesday, September 18th there will be a quiz-ito covering latitude and longitude. Looking for a great way to study? Try THIS game.

This Week in Room 103: September 16-20

Core
Monday: Wordly Wise #2, Nouns, Latitude & Longitude
Tuesday: Map Review, Setting, Nouns
Wednesday: Map Quiz, Nouns
Thursday: Landform Notes, Nouns
Friday: Wordly Wise #2 due, WW#2 Test, Nouns

6th grade Reading
Tuesday: Intro to Reading
Thursday: Eleven

8th Grade Reading
Monday & Wednesday: Finish Moon
Friday: Moon Test

Wildcat Pride
Monday: Spirit Sign work time
Tuesday: Spirit Sign due, gallery
Wednesday: Spirit Day sign #2
Thursday: Signs due & display
Friday: Boundary Breaking

SRI Testing Link

Click HERE for the SRI test.

Mapping Vocabulary

Click to enlarge

Core: September 12

1. Finish revising and editing your letter to Miss B

2. Log in to the computer using username "MV" and password "123"

3. Go to your student gmail account HERE

4. Log in using the information on your yellow card

5. If your yellow card does not work, TRY AGAIN (3 times), then silently walk to Miss Bryant's table with your card

6. Type your letter into a blank google doc (using the steps Miss B showed you in class)

7. Done? Read quietly or work on your Wordly Wise (due tomorrow)

Letter to Miss B (6th grade core)

Letter to teacher assignment

Directions:  Write a letter to Miss Bryant and address the following items:

- Who are you?  (age, likes, dislikes, hobbies, passions, fears, etc.)

- Describe your family in detail (include pets).

- What is your favorite subject in school?  Please explain.

- Is there anything Miss Bryant should know to help you be successful in sixth grade?

- What was your favorite part of fifth grade?

Final draft will be emailed to Miss Bryant on Thursday, September 12, 2013

This Week in Room 103

All students:
Monday: Magazine Drive kick-off, Fire Drill
Tuesday: New Homework Coupons (in Core class) 
Thursday: Bus Evac Drill (in Science class)

Core
Monday: Wordly Wise #1, Maps & Globes, Edit letters to Miss B
Tuesday: Library for checkout, Map Skills, Magical Phrases
Wednesday: Email final letters to Miss B, Setting, Map Skills
Thursday: Finish emails, Map Skills
Friday: Wordly Wise #1 Due and assess, Map Skills, SRI

6th grade Reading
Starts next week

8th Grade Reading
Tuesday & Thursday: Literature book "Moon"

Wildcat Pride
Monday: Finalize spirit days
Tuesday & Wednesday: prepare sales pitch
Thursday: pitch ideas to Mr. Murphy
Friday: Boundary Breaking

Deadlines, Deadlines, Deadlines...

Core Deadlines

Due May 23rd
Machu Picchu Ad
Chapter 12, Section 3 Notes
General Info Country Research Form

Due May 24th at the END of the period
Research Form #1
Research Form # 2

Due May 28th
Research Form #3
Postcard Rough Draft #1

Due May 29th
Postcard Rough Draft #2 and #3

Due May 30th
Speech Guidelines handout

Due May 31st
Speech Outline

Due June 4th at the END of the period
Final Draft Postcards

June 5th, 6th and 10th
Speeches

Reading Deadlines

May 23rd
Shakesbook Rough Draft (at beginning of class)
Midsummer Night's Dream Character Quiz (in class)

May 30th
Shakesbook Final Draft

Wildcat Pride Deadlines

May 24th
Dreamboard 

May 28th
Dreamboard Essay or Speech

May 31st
Field Day Plan

June 5th
8th grade Slideshow

June 5th
Yearbook Sales Contest Ends

Cultural Exploration Deadlines

June 5th
Leadership Inquiry Project Essay/Presentation Due

June 6th, 10th, 11th
Leadership Inquiry Presentations

Click HERE for the MesoAmerican Ballgame assignment

Mayan Discussion

Seminar Questions
Please prepare notes for each question and be prepared to discuss your answers on TUESDAY MAY 14th DURING OUR MAYAN DISCUSSION. Participation in the discussion is required, these questions will guide you through the exercise. 

1.  The Maya built thousands of pyramids and the Egyptians less than one hundred.  Why are the   Egyptian pyramids so much more famous than the Mayan pyramids?  Why are pyramids associated with Egypt and not Central America?

2.  Pyramids played an important role in Mayan culture and life.  What was the significance of these pyramids?  how were they the center of Mayan beliefs?

3.  Pakal the Great was a Mayan king in the 7th century, and builder of one of the greatest  pyramids.  Why did Pakal build his great pyramid?  What was he preparing for with this pyramid?

4.  What is Chichen Itza?  Where is it located?  Why is this place so important to Mayan beliefs and   culture?

5.  To try to solve the mysteries of the Maya scientists and explorers go cave diving.  What are the  dangers of cave diving?  What precautions must divers take to ensure their safety?  Why is cave diving so dangerous?

6.  Many keys to the secrets of the Mayan world are in the Popul Vuh.  What are the Popul Vuh?

 7.  There are no temples or pyramids in Candelaria.  Why do scientists go to Candelaria to solve the mystery of the passage to the Maya underworld?

Helpful Links: 

(from http://www.whiteriver.k12.sd.us/FamilyResearch.htm)
The Palenque Project:  http://www.mesoweb.com/palenque/current_dig.html

Omniglot:  A Guide to Written Language: http://www.omniglot.com/writing/mayan.htm

The Popul Vuh:  http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/pvuheng.htm

Palenque:  http://www.utexas.edu/cofa/a_ah/dir/precol/maya_palenque.html

Seminar Tips

• Speak so that all can hear you
• Listen closely
• Speak without raising hands
• Refer to the text
• Talk to each other and the middle of the circle, not just the leader
• Ask others for clarification. Don’t stay confused
• Invite and allow others to speak
• Consider all viewpoints and ideas
• Know that you are responsible for the quality of the seminar

Seminar Grade

 1. Student notes will be collected and checked for completeness but will not be graded

2. Students will be graded using the following rubric: 

Seminar grading rubric

Finally.

This Week in Room 101: April 15-19

Core
SS Due Friday: Latin America Map Packet
LA Due Wednesday: Narrative paragraph rough draft
LA Due Thursday: Narrative paragraph with revision and editing
LA Due Friday: Narrative paragraph final draft, typed or in pen, ready to share

WCP
Monday & Friday: Community 101 Speakers
Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday: yearbook edits
2:30pm Tuesday: Doernbecher dance committee 
2:30pm Wednesday: Publicity committee
WEDNESDAY after school: yearbook work party

CX
Finish art presentations (see schedule in previous post)

Reading
Due Wednesday: Early Modern English