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Assignments for 02/03/2020

Assignments due for the week of February 3rd, 2020

Debate

In your Debate notebook, read Susan B. Anthony’s speech on pages 16 and 17. Then answer the questions on page 17 and be ready to discuss them in class. Look at “The 35 Greatest Speeches in History” and choose one speech from the list, print it out, and bring it to class next week. We will use these in a listening activity.

Explorations in British Literature

Read Samuel Tayler Coleridge’s poem “Kubla Khan” on pages 113 and 114. (Be prepared for a “weird” trip to Xanadu as he recounts his dream, full of the supernatural and imagination!) Answer the questions on page 114. Read the excerpt from Mary Shelley’s Gothic novel Frankenstein and answer the three questions. Check out the picture on page 118 along with Percy Shelley’s poem “Ozymandias” and answer the brief questions. Lastly, read John Keats’s “Ode to a Nightengale” on pages 120 and 121. Skip to pages 123 and 124 to answer the questions about his “ode”.

Listen to this lyrical poem by Robert Burns that has been set to music:

No-Spin Economics

Great job today discussing The Law and the Crash Course Economics video! Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? Complete the worksheets you were given in class with all the main points in the chapters. Also watch Crash Course Economics # 2 (Specialization and Trade) below and fill out the study guide you received.

Quick Looks at Great Books

Begin reading The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and answer questions 1-18 in your new study guide.

Abridged version–Chapters 1-12
Unabridged version–Chapters 1-15

Be prepared to begin an intriguing adventure of exciting plot twists and captivating characters!!

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