Social Studies Assignment: Buddhism

Social Studies Assignment: Summarize the key events in Siddartha's quest for wisdom once he has had the Four Encounters. (Due Tuesday, 12/23)

• Leaves home/family/palace
• Becomes wandering holy man / joins a group (sangha)
• Perfects the practices - asceticism
• Does this for six years
• Realizes he hadn't fulfilled his quest: end of suffering (enlightenment)
• Leaves the sangha; eats full meal
• Sits beneath tree (bodhi tree), meditates
• Achieves enlightenment: how to overcome suffering

Also, make a drawing of the Buddha sitting in meditation under the Bodhi tree.

Homework -- 12/22

Language Arts Assigned today: Due Tuesday, 12/23, write a well-developed, edited, paragraph on your independent reading book choice to read over break. Bring book to school. Previously assigned/still due: None Math Assigned today: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Previously Assigned/still due: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Note: When needed, you can always get grid paper for graphing from the internet. Social Studies Assigned today: Due Tuesday, 12/23, summarize (about 1 page) the key events in Siddhartha's quest for wisdom once he has had the Four Encounters. Also, make a drawing of the Buddha sitting in meditation under the Bodhi tree. Previously Assigned/still due: None Science Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Spanish Assigned today: 7th Grade: None 8th Grade: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Technology Assigned today: None. Previously Assigned/still due: None Music Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Atelier Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None Other Assigned today: None Previously Assigned/still due: None

School Cancelled

School was let out early on Thursday, 12/18, due to loss of electricity, and there was no homework assigned. Friday, 12/19, there was no school due to bad weather. The field trip to the Leverett Peace Pagoda will be reschedule.