Turkey and casserole and pie, oh my!

Welcome back friends! I hope that your break was filled with all the mashed potatoes and cranberries and turkey, but more importantly, that you were able to take some well-deserved time with the people you love...and that crazy uncle that always shows up for Thanksgiving.

Wake up from your carbohydrate comas, because it's back to the grind! Tomorrow we have our Classical Test. And yes, I said test, as in a massively important chunk of your grade that I know you are planning to study for tonight. Right? Got it. Today in class, after our last SAQ, we answered some of your questions from the Google Doc and important terms you didn't understand. In case you missed, here are some of the study guide terms confusing people:

• city-kingdom
• monasticism
• Upanishads
• shamanism
• Classical ideal
• Sassanid
• Achaemenid
• latifundia
• Zarathustra

If you still have any questions that didn't get answered today in class, stop by tutorials before school tomorrow at 8:15 in the big Humanities room (2035/6). Come with questions...or we'll just stare at you while we sip on our coffee. And that's awkward.

Just a tip as you study, make sure that you know all of the terms on your study guide, but can you use them to explain some of the bigger concepts? A good way to study is to come up with your own test questions. Grab some friends (who you can actually study with) and see if you can answer each other's questions. Or try explaining concepts to a little sibling or pet that will sit and listen to you...although that's not likely. What five year old wants to hear what a latifundia is? Unless they're just cool like that.

My book for the week, in case you are already making your Winter Break reading list (maybe that's just me), is Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore. I'm a sucker for a book about books, but really this book has gotten rave reviews for its story of a mysterious bookstore that holds more within its walls than appearances show. It's super whimsical and endearing so far...read along with me?

HAPPY STUDYING FRIENDS! You got this.
-Virdin