Fortis Academy: Week 10, March 23-27, 2026

11th Week 103/23/20263/24/20263/25/20263/26/20263/27/2026Co-Teacher Notes
Dual Credit American & Modern LitBrave New WorldBrave New World Revisited:
- Propaganda In a Democratic Society
- Propaganda Under a Dictatorship		BNWBrave New World Revisited:
- The Art of Selling
- Brainwashing
- Subconscious Persuasion		BNW

HW: Everything in the P.S. section at the end of the text:
- Aldus Huxley: A life of the Mind
- Too Far Ahead of Its Time?
- Prophecies Fulfilled: The Contemporary Response
- A Letter to George Orwell

Prep for Postmodern quiz on Monday
American & Modern LitWatch the "Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain" Lesson 1 The Study of Literature; DiscussRead Twain "The Story of the Bad Little Boy"; Read Twain "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"Watch the "Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain" Lesson 2 Truth-Telling and Democracy; discussRead Twain Tom SawyerWatch the movie "Tom Sawyer"; Discuss
Pre-CalculusDESMOS Building Conic Sections ActivitySection 10.2: 1-35 EOO
TEST CORRECTIONS		Parametric Equations for Conic SectionsSection 10.3: 1-19 oddSection 10.4: 1-9 odd, 13Chapter 10 Test 4/15
Intro to PhiloDiscuss Kreeft, Aesthetics; Read/Discuss Awakening Wonder: A Classical Guide to Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, Stephen Turley, IntroductionRead Awakening Wonder: A Classical Guide to Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, Stephen Turley, Ch 1Discuss Awakening Wonder: A Classical Guide to Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, Stephen Turley, Ch 1Read Awakening Wonder: A Classical Guide to Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, Stephen Turley, Ch 2Begin watching video "The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King"
Biblical GreekHand back graded word studies. Continue working on ch. 21 translations.Read ch. 22. Make ch. 22 vocabulary cards.ch. 22 video, questions. Work on translations for ch. 22.Re-read ch. 22. Study vocab for ch. 21-22Work on ch. 22 translations.
Christian ThoughtIntro to the quarter; read Romans, Bickel and Jantz - Ch 1 (Rom 1:1-17); Discuss Intro and Theme; Discuss Live Like a Narnian,Rigney - Ch 1Read Romans, Bickel and Jantz - Ch 2 (Rom 1:18-2:16); Read Live Like a Narnian, Rigney - Ch 1,2Discuss Romans, Bickel and Jantz - Ch 2 (Rom 1:18-2:16); Discuss Live Like a Narnian, Rigney - Ch 1, 2Read Live Like a Narnian, Rigney - Ch 3,4Discuss Live Like a Narnian, Rigney - Ch 3
Physicspp 248-255 DC circuits slides 58-73read pages 256-266pp 256-266 slides74-84review slides 85-93finish chapter 11- DC circuitsreview experiment on DC circuits
American & Modern HistoryWW2: Watch WW2 In Color: The Gathering StormRead ch. 18, pgs. 316-329WW2Ch. 18 workbook questions #2, 5-10, 13-14, 18, 21, 26-27, 29-30Turn in homework. Continue discussing WW2
French IIChapter 11 continued. Homework due from Thursday of week 9A Vous la Parole p. 170. Prepare for discussion (and written) # 1, 2, and 3. for Wednesday.Discussion of A Vous la Parole and continuation of La Derniere Classe.Complete the questions on page 174 about La Derniere Classe. Due Monday.no class
Art
DebateChapter 16Complete GCR assignmentChapter 17Complete GCR assignmentNo Class

  Fortis Academy: Week 9, March 9-13

11th Week 93/9/20263/10/20263/11/20263/12/20263/13/2026Co-Teacher Notes
Dual Credit American & Modern LitBNWBNW 13, 14, 15BNWBNW 16, 17, 18BNW
American & Modern LitWatch movie "Ender's Game"; DiscussThink about the ideas of the movieWatch movie "Ender's Game"; DiscussThink about the ideas of the movieWatch movie "Ender's Game"; discuss
Pre-CalculusReal-World Triangle Problems (con't)Section 9.7: 13-23 oddChapter 9 ReviewStudy for Chapter 9 TestChapter 9 Test
Intro to PhiloDiscuss essayWork on essayDiscuss essayWork on essayEssay 3.1 due; discuss essays
Biblical GreekIn class work day on class project.Work on word study summary, due this Friday.Work on ch. 21 translations in class.Work on Word study summary, due tomorrow!Turn in word study summaries, typed. Share what you're learning with your classmates. Work on ch. 21 translations.
Christian ThoughtReview quarter; discuss essay; Essay 3.1 How do faith and reason relate to covenants and to Jesus? Why does man have difficulty with his role of stewardship? What is freedom? How does freedom relate to stewardship? Discuss the nature of man’s soul. How does the nature of truth relate to the soul? What is the effect of sin on the soul? How does salvation remove the barriers between God and man? Why is growth in the soul of a Christian so important? How do we grow as Christians? How do we relate to reality?Prepare for essay; Read Live Like a Narnian, Rigney - Ch 8Discuss essay; discuss Live Like a Narnian, Rigney - Ch 7,8Prepare for essayWrite essay 3.1 in class
Physicschapter 11 pp 246-253read chapter 11 pp 253-266chapter 11 pp 253-266finish reading chapter 11 work on homeworkwork on homework go over experiment for DC circuitsno homework
American & Modern HistoryDiscuss supply side economics in groups first, then as a whole.Read Keynesian Economics packet. Highlight & make notes. Come to class prepared to discuss tomorrow.Discuss Keynesian Economics first as groups, then as a whole.Write a 1 paged, handwritten compare and contrast on supply side vs. Keynesian economics. How does this relate to the Great Depression?Discuss what you learned this week, differences & similarities between the two systems. Game day.Have a wonderful Spring Break! :)
French IIDevoir du. Vocabulaire, Le Monde Militaire, chapitre 11. Discussion de la lecture sur la Révolution Haïtienne Les phrases complexes, chapitre 11.Conjugation practice in the pluperfect (Remember the ones that use être!) Do exercises E, F, and G in the WB. Due Wednesday.Examining time frames in complex sentencesComplete WB pages in Chapter 11. Study the verses from Psalm 23.pas de classe
Art
DebateChapter 15Complete GCR assignmentChapter 15Complete GCR assignmentNo Class

  Fortis Academy, week 8: March 2-6, 2026

11th Week 83/2/20263/3/20263/4/20263/5/20263/6/2026Co-Teacher Notes
Dual Credit American & Modern LitBrave New WorldBrave New World, Chapters 7-8Brave New WorldBrave New World, Chapters 9-10Brave New World
HW: Chapters 11-12
American & Modern LitIntroduce Essay 3.2; DiscussPrepare for Essay 3.2Discussion Essay 3.2Prepare for Essay 3.2Write Essay 3.2 in class
Pre-CalculusVector AdditionSection 9.6: 1-7 odd, 8Vector Addition with BearingsSection 9.6: 9-21 oddReal-World Triangle Problems
Section 9.7: 1-11 odd		Chapter 9 Test 3/13
Intro to PhiloDiscuss Kreeft, Philosophy of HistoryRead The Philosophy of Tolkien, by Peter Kreeft pp. 130-146Discuss Kreeft, Philosophy of HistoryRead The Philosophy of Tolkien, by Peter Kreeft pp. 130-146Continue watching video "The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers"; Essay 3.1 Develop an essay based on the ideas explored so far (due 3/13, 7+ pages)
Biblical GreekVideos: Bill Mounce explains Future Active Indicative and Roots & Stems. Discuss questionsStudy your passage and work on word study summary, due next Friday, 3/13. Only work for 30ish minutes.Project work day in class: work on word study summary.Read ch. 21, make ch. 21 vocabulary cardsDiscuss ch. 21 in class. Mounce video?? Begin on ch. 21 exercises.**Word study summary due next Friday, 3/13!
Christian ThoughtSession 8: The final sacrifice and the birth of a new order; Why did God become a man? How does the cross of Christ remove all the barriers between God and man?Read Koukl, pp. 125-144How does Jesus fulfill the three major covenants? Discuss Koukl; discuss quizRead Live Like a Narnian, Rigney - Ch 7; prepare for quizTake Quiz 3.4 in class
Physicstest on Chapter 10read pp232-234 chapter 11 DC circuitschapter 10 DC circuits pp 232-234read pp 235-237 chapter 10 DC circuitschapter 10 DC circuits pp 235-237read chapter 10 238-245
American & Modern HistoryComplete test corrections in class. Bring notes and textbook!! Please bring work to class to do once your corrections are complete.Read ch. 17: The New Deal, pgs. 297-315Discuss ch. 17: The New DealCh. 17 workbook questions. I will give you the question numbers in class on Wednesday.Discuss ch. 17: The New Deal
French II
Art
DebateChapter 14Complete GCR assignmentChapter 14Complete GCR assignmentNo Class

 Fortis Academy: Week 7, February 23-27, 2026

11th Week 72/23/20262/24/20262/25/20262/26/20262/27/2026Co-Teacher Notes
Dual Credit American & Modern Lit
American & Modern LitWatch “An Introduction to C.S. Lewis: Writings and Significance” Lesson 7 Lewis’s Literary Criticism: Medieval Cosmology; DiscussRead Study Guide for Lesson 7; Read The Abolition of Man, by C.S. Lewis, Ch 3Watch “An Introduction to C.S. Lewis: Writings and Significance” Lesson 8 ‘The Way’; discussRead Study Guide for Lesson 8,9; Read The Abolition of Man, by C.S. Lewis, Ch 3Watch "An Introduction to C.S. Lewis: Writings and Significance" Lesson 9 'The Abolition of Man''; Discuss
Pre-CalculusArea of a non-right TriangleSection 9.3: 1-13 oddThe Law of SinesSection 9.4: 1-11 oddThe Ambiguous Case
Section 9.5: 1-13 odd		Chapter 9 Test 3/13
Intro to PhiloDiscuss Kreeft, EpistemologyRead The Philosophy of Tolkien, by Peter Kreeft pp. 119-129Discuss Kreeft, EpistemologyRead The Philosophy of Tolkien, by Peter Kreeft pp. 119-129Continue watching video "The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers"
Biblical GreekWork on Review #4 in class. Go over Friday's test.Study for test. Study vocabulary.Review #4 in class and/or study for test.Study for test. Review vocabulary.Greek test: ch. 16-20!
Christian ThoughtSession 7: The Gospels, the advent of Messiah and the promise of freedom; What were the expectations of the first century Jews related to the coming messiah-king?Read Koukl, pp. 104-124Discuss Jesus' God/man nature; discuss KouklRead Live Like a Narnian, Rigney - Ch 6Discuss Koukl; discuss Live Like a Narnian, Rigney - Ch 5,6
Physics
American & Modern HistoryGroup work: Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert HooverRead ch. 16 document in Workbook: Calvin Coolidge's speech on the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Be prepared to discuss on class on Wednesday!Class discussion on Calvin Coolidge speechStudy for history test, ch. 12-16.History Test, ch. 12-16
French IIConjugaisons dues. Revision du chapitre 10: le conditionnel,, il fautFaites l'exercice no. 2 dans la section "A Vous la Parole" sur la page 159. Ecrivez ce qu'il faut ou qu'il ne faut pas faire au nouvel etudiant. Faites un minimum de dix phrases. A rendre mercredi 25/2.Discussion d'Alex de Toqueville, p. 159. Revision du chapitre 10.Revisez De la Democratie en Amerique par Alexis de Tocquesville. Repondez aux questions sur la page 160. Donnez les phrases dans le texte qui y repondent. A rendre lundi prochain, le 2 mars.no class
Art
DebateChapter 12Complete GCR assignmentChapter 13Complete GCR assignmentNo Class


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