Week 13 — December 3, 2026

Readings

• Math: Finish Ch. X. Exercises VIII: 6–10.
• Theology: Jeremiah 26, 29–32, 36, 38–39 — the temple sermon, the letter to the exiles, the new covenant, the field at Anathoth, the burned scroll, and the fall of Jerusalem.
• Literature: Odyssey, Books 7–9 (~51 pp.)
• Western Civilization: Spielvogel, Ch. 9: The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages (pp. 246–274)

Thesis & assignments

• Assignment: Paragraph Defense (Paragraph #3) — one paragraph taking a position on a whether question at the Spielvogel–Theology interface, defended aloud as thesis-defense practice; the full description is in the Writing Assignments part of this guide

Upcoming

• Week 14 (Dec 10): Paragraph #4 (Odyssey V)
• Week 15 (Dec 17): ◆ Write-up #1 due (abbreviated)