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Assignments for 01/20/2020

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Assignments due for the week of January 20th, 2020

PSAT/SAT/ACT Test Prep

winter Last day of class and review of test procedures, strategies, and subject matter. Hope to see all of you next week as we begin a semester of Debate!

 

 

Explorations in British Literature

Quiz next week on the Elizabethan Age. Study the terms from your Twelfth Night test as well as the terms and other material we reviewed in class.

Read Jonathan Swift’s satirical story, “A Modest Proposal”.

List examples of the devices used in the story on page 95.

Read the excerpt by Samuel Johnson about the life of Alexander Pope on pages 96 and 97 and answer the questions on page 98.

Read Daniel Defoe’s journalistic fiction about the 1665 plague and answer the questions on page 101.

US Government

Fantastic final review of all you have studied this semester in U.S. Government!! I think you will really be proud of all you know from this final exam!! See you in Economics next week as we begin a new semester that will continue our studies of this important subject for future adults!

Quick Looks at Great Books

Finish the story of Cyrano by reading Acts IV and V. We will complete your study guide together in class and finish the discussion of the play after the quiz. Bring any questions you have about the events in Acts IV and V.

Watch the balcony scene from Act III where Cyrano aids Christian in his pursuing Roxanne.

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