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Assignments for 03/10/2025

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Assignments for March 10th, 2025

Quick Looks at Great Books

Here is the reading for The Count of Monte Cristo this week.

  • Chapters 42-53 (abridged version)
  • Chapters 63-81 (unabridged version)

Answer the questions in your study guide 67-82.

Watch this video about Carnival in Europe.

American History

We had several Presidential reports today. Then we had an extensive review for our Presidential test next week on Presidents 1-24. (Washington-Cleveland) I gave them everything they needed to know for this test. There will be 51 multiple choice questions and a list of the Presidents in order that they served. I will give you the first name, and you will give the last name. This will be an easy grade for most of the students. Just study what I gave you in class today. Also, for next week, read Chapter 22 in your text. We will go over 21 and 22, and I will give you the terms to know from the Chapter Reviews. Chapter 22 is on World War I. We will also cover the sinking of the Titanic. How appropriate!

Watch these short Presidential summaries.

Benjamin Harrison

Grover Cleveland

No-Spin Economics

We had two quizzes today on Crash Course Economics #4 on Supply and Demand and on Penny Candy Chapters 3 and 4. Next week, we will have a quiz on Crash Course Economics #3 and #5. We went over the worksheet on #5 today and then reviewed #3. Just study these two worksheets for the quiz. Also, watch Crash Course Economics #6 on Productivity and Growth and complete the worksheet you were given.

Productivity and Growth

Practical Public Speaking

Great variety today on the second and last Memorization speech. Your toasts also included birthday celebrations, grandparent tributes as well as traditional wedding celebrations! After the speeches, we started our coverage of phonation and vocalization.

For next week, prepare the Manuscript speech you chose form the list in class. Don’t forget to email me if you choose to select one of your own instead of the ones I suggested. Once you have found what you want, I will free that one up on the list.

Please locate the speech online as soon as possible and let me know if you have any problems at all. Research the background for your selected speech and deliver it with the passion that the original author intended! Please mark your “script” as we discussed in class today to help you with your delivery. (Refer to page 36 in your notebook to help in preparing your speech.) Concentrate particularly on inflection, eye contact, and articulation. If you had chosen a longer speech, condense it so that it is around 5-8 minutes.

Adventures in American Literature

We took any questions students had and then took our quiz on Chapters 11-18. We then discussed the study guide questions and other questions that might lead to a better understanding of the story line. Then we watched a few minutes of the video to see this tale in action.

For next week, read Chapters 19-29 and answer questions 48-68 in your study guide, Bring any questions you have about what was going on in the story or study guide questions you don’t know how to answer. We will answer those before we take the quiz.

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