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Assignments for 02/06/2023

Assignments due for the week of February 6th, 2023

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Quick Looks at Great Books

We talked about the life of Alexandre Dumas today and how his life influenced his writing. We went over the history of France during this time and how that affected the events of the story. (particularly the time frame of 1815) We took our quiz on today’s reading and went over the study guide questions. Those reading the unabridged version will help us fill in details of some of the characters. (They also get extra credit!) They’re all great readers, and I’m looking forward to going through this book with them. For next week, read the following chapters:

  • Chapters 13-27 (Abridged version)
  • Chapters 16-35 (Unabridged version)

Answer study guide questions 19-51. The suspense and excitement is building!! Note the change of setting in this section.

Watch this brief video of a current view of the Chateau d’If.

Practical Public Speaking

We discussed today two of the types of communication—intrapersonal and interpersonal. We completed all the pages in the workbook about these two areas. Then we began to prepare for our first set of public interviews. Each student will be either the one asking the questions or the one answering the questions.

We will reverse these roles once we are finished with the first biographical interviews. As questioner, asks the questions listed on page 11 in your notebooks. Add five other questions (or follow-up questions to those already asked). We will complete these next week after a few minutes for the paired groups. Let me know if you have any questions at all.

American History

We reviewed Chapters 10-17 with a game today, and the students did a fantastic job. I’m expecting their best grades ever, even on this comprehensive test. We reviewed EVERYTHING today that will be on the test. Continue to study these chapters for our test next week and read Chapter 18 (next chapter) in your text.

Review the life of President Abraham Lincoln.

Review the life of President Andrew Johnson here.

Review the life of U.S. Grant at this site

No-Spin Economics

We went over the homework sheet for the summary of Bastiat’s The Law. It’s amazing how a book written in 1850 could be so applicable today! We see his ideas being used and misused today! We also covered the Crash Course Economics #1 and made sure the students knew the answers to the questions so that they could study these sheets to study for a test later. We also worked in teams to answer the Discussion Prompts together. For next week, watch the Crash Course Economics #2 on Specialization and Trade. We’ll play a game to see just why “free trade” works. Also, bring your Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? book to class.

Crash Course Economics #2

Adventures in American Literature

We had great reports on two of Hawthorne’s famous stories—“Young Goodman Brown” and “Rappacini’s Daughter”. Audrey and Finley did a super job telling us these stories! We then covered all of the homework poems the students had read—William Cullen Bryant and all the Fireside Poets, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Emily Dickinson. For next week, read the poetry of Walt Whitman on pages 105-111. Then read the excerpt of Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe on the handout you were given and answer the questions on the last page. This novel played such an important part in the history of the Civil War. Be sure to secure a copy (from the library if necessary) in two weeks of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. I know you’ll love the adventures and the history portrayed!

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