Fortis Academy: Week 1, January 12-16, 2026

11th Week 11/12/20261/13/20261/14/20261/15/20261/16/2026Co-Teacher Notes
Dual Credit American & Modern LitSemester 1 ReviewGreat Gatsby, Chapter 1Gatsby QuizGatsby, Chapter 2Gatsby

HW: Gatsby 3 & 4
American & Modern LitDiscuss the Semester; watch "Totalitarian Novels" by Larry Arn, Lesson 1 1984: Pain; DiscussRead Study Guide for Lesson 1; Read Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, Ch 1-3Watch "Totalitarian Novels" by Larry Arn, Lesson 2 1984: History and Language; discussRead Study Guide for Lesson 2; read Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, Ch 4-6Watch "Totalitarian Novels" by Larry Arn, Lesson 3 Brave New World: Pleasure; Discuss
Pre-CalculusProbability Trees and Counting Principals (#3) see 727Lesson 14-2: 1,
Lesson 14-3: 1-17 odd		Permutations vs Combinations
Lesson 14-4: 1-17 EOO
Lesson 14-5: 13-29 EOO		Properties of ProbabilityLesson 14-6 1-13 odd
Intro to PhiloRead Kreeft "Introduction"Read The Philosophy of Tolkien, by Peter Kreeft, pp. 9-29Continue reading Kreeft "Introduction"; discussRead The Philosophy of Tolkien, by Peter Kreeft, pp. 9-29Begin watching video, "The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring"
Biblical GreekIntroduce Q2 project: Greek exegetical paper. Go over instructions together, questions, etc...Work on ch. 16 translation exercises for 25 minutes. Study all vocabulary for 10 minutes.Review ch. 16 translations in class.Read ch. 17, make ch. 17 vocabulary cards.ch. 17 exercises in class
Christian ThoughtSession 1: Overview, rulership and dominion; what is the nature of a worldview?; what are the historical events which form the backbone of the Old Testament?; What is the main theme of the Bible?Read Koukl, The Bible Fast Forward, pp. 1-14What is stewardship?; what is the nature of authority?; How do the ideas of stewardship guide our thinking about the relationship between God's sovereignty and man's free willRead Live Like a Narnian, Rigney - IntroDiscuss Koukl; discuss Live Like a Narnian, Rigney - Intro
Physicsread chapter 7 and work on homework-see slide 2 of chapter 8 slidesread chp 7 pp176-184chapter 7 pp 180-184read chapter 7 pp 185-188chapter 7 pp 185-188review slides on experiment on Archimedes principle
American & Modern HistoryRead and discuss "The New Colossus" in class.See the attached google doc for instructions. Link can be found here. Follow the instructions on the link and be prepared for group work tomorrow.Work with assigned group to identify key info on assigned historical figure. Present findings to the class.Read ch. 12, pgs. 205-224Discuss ch. 12 in class.
French IIChapter 7; sports, imperfect tense, negativesWB p. 83-85 A, B, D, & F. Conjugate prendre and finir in the imparfait. Due next Monday, Jan. 19.Ch. 7, si, oui, or non, mettre, dontWB p. 85-88, exercise G, H, J, K, M- Due Monday Jan. 19 with Tuesday's homework. Weekend listening to French baseball coverage.:Choose any broadcast. https://www.youtube.com/@baseballtvfrance5872no class
Art
DebateChapter 1Complete GCR assignmentChapter 2Complete GCR assignmentNo Class