Assignments due for the week of April 17th, 2023

Field of tulips

Quick Looks at Great Books

We went over the historical material in your study guide as well as the life of Harper Lee, the author. Then we took a quiz on that material. We then went over all the literary terms that you did between our last two books.

For next week, finish your reading of the book. (Chapters 15-31) Then, check your reading by answering the study guide questions 35-72. Let me know next week if you have trouble with any of them or have any other questions about your reading. We will take our second quiz, and then go through all the study guide materials for the rest of the book before our review and test the on April 24.

Watch the following scenes from your previous reading.

Practical Public Speaking

If you have any speeches to make up, make sure you have them done by next week. Also, next Monday, turn in your outline for your informative speech. Follow the format on page 48 in your notebook. As you prepare your speech, remember to include at least one of the strategies given on pages 53 and 60 for your introduction and conclusion. The outline will help you as you plan and organize your speech. We then did our impromptu speeches, which were interesting and gave us even more insight into each of you! Nice job on all of them.

American History

Great job on our test on the first half of the U.S. Presidents. We will have reports on the next four on April 17. We reviewed for our test next week on Chapters 21-24 in your text. We again reviewed what you needed to know in the first three chapters and then covered the Great Depression in Chapter 24. We discussed Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, and Franklin Roosevelt in the chapters today. These will be our next four to study in depth! After studying for our test, don’t forget to read Chapter 25 on World War II.

Warren Harding

Calvin Coolidge

Herbert Hoover

Franklin Roosevelt

No-Spin Economics

If you have any work to make up, please do so in the next two weeks. (by April 24) We watched Crash Course Economics video #9 today in class and completed the worksheet on that video. You should now know the definitions of deficit, debt, and default. We also applied much of what we learned to what is going on in our economy today. Next week, we will have a quiz on Penny Candy Chapters 7-9 and Crash Course #7. Also, read Penny Candy Chapters 10-12 and watch and complete the worksheet you were given for Crash Course Economics #10. (Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve)

Here are two videos—#9 that we watched in class today and #10 to watch so that you can fill our the worksheet you were given today. We also discussed economist Henry Hazlitt’s view on the truth about automation.

Crash Course Economics #9

Crash Course Economics #10

Here is the National Debt Clock online. The National Debt is now over $30 trillion.

Adventures in American Literature

We had two reports on stories today on local color in the West in the late 1800’s. Then we read and discussed together the short story “After Twenty Years” by O. Henry.

We saw how he used what he is famous for—situational irony. His stories are for the common people and always have a surprise ending! Next week, we will have four reports on stories by O. Henry—Lydia, Matt, Paige, and Elizabeth. For next week, read the famous short story by Jack London, “To Build a Fire”.

Next, complete pages 145 and 146 with an excerpt from Willa Cather’s “The Sculptor’s Funeral”.

If you think you need the entire story (which is short), you can read “The Sculptor’s Funeral” online.

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Assignments for 04/17/2023