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Assignments for 03/17/2025

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Assignments for March 17th, 2025

Quick Looks at Great Books

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

  • Chapters 54-63 (abridged version)
  • Chapters 82-103 (unabridged version)

Answer the questions in your study guide 83-93.

American History

We had the last of the Presidents’ reports today—Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, and Grover Cleveland before we took our test. We did review the things we needed to know about these three Presidents. Then we took our test, and I think they did really well.

For next week, read Chapter 23, and we will discuss both 22 and 23 as well as give the terms you need to know in the Chapter Reviews.

Watch the short video about why the Americans finally entered World War I.

The Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmernan Note

Watch these two one minute videos about the first two of the second half of our Presidents.

William McKinley

Theodore Roosevelt

No-Spin Economics

We went over last week’s quizzes and reviewed both Crash Course Economics #3 and #5. Then, we took our quiz on these two worksheets. Crash Course #5 and #3 are both on Macroeconomics. Then we went over the entire sheet on Productivity and Growth. (#6)

Next week, we will have a competitive game review of Crash Course Economics 1-6. Just study the first six sheets you have from the Crash Course videos. After the review, we will take the test on these videos. A country’s GDP is directly related to Productivity and Growth.

Practical Public Speaking

We first went over the Extemporaneous speech for next week as a short version (3 min.) based on the speeches we will be doing the rest of the year. Here is the new assignment.

Choose a news article that you find interesting to you. You may choose from a newspaper (if you have one), WWMT.com (Channel 3 news) Fox News, CBS, NBC, etc. Choose the title of the article, and do a basic outline. (see page 39 in your notebook) You will tell it in your own words, using the main points of your outline.

Do not READ it to us or memorize it. You can just TELL it to us. You should be able to talk to us, and it may change slightly as you do it. You can adapt it to your audience. You may use index cards to write specifics you don’t want to forget. (3 x 5, 4 x 6, or 5 x 7 cards) If you have any questions at all, please email me.

Adventures in American Literature

We took any questions the students had before we took the quiz. (Chapters 19-29) Then we discussed all of your study guide questions and filled out the events on the illustrated sheet at the back of your study guide. We will finish answering the questions in your Chronolog when you have read the last chapters.

For next week, read the rest of the novel. (Chapters 30-43) Answer the remaining study guide questions and finish the Chronolog questions. We will watch the video and see the King and the Duke portraying the Wilks’ brothers. it’s very helpful in understanding the story.

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