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Assignments for 01/18/2021

Assignments due for the week of January 18th, 2021

PSAT/SAT/ACT Test Prep

Great game review today on all the basics and strategies of the PSAT, SAT, and ACT tests. We also discussed the “must-do’s” to prepare for the actual day of the tests. I will let you know if you are still missing any work, and we will do a final review next week in class.

Quick Looks at Great Books

Read Acts IV and V in Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. We discussed the first three acts and worked on the study guide together, identifying the Grand Gestures in each act and also each attack on Cyrano’s nose in Act I. Be prepared for the second quiz on the final acts of the play.

Watch the following scenes from your reading:

U.S. Government

Your responses to the same questions we did on the first day of class did not disappoint!! I think you really have the basics down!! What a close competition!! Review for our final exam next week by studying your past quizzes and tests. We will do another game review for the exam before we take it class next week.

Adventures in American Literature

On page 73 in your notebook, choose three of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s aphorisms and explain their meaning and application. Read his famous essay, “Self-Reliance”, on page 75 and answer the corresponding questions on page 76. On page 77, do the same thing for Henry David Thoreau. Choose three of the “lessons” he learned from his stay on Walden Pond. Explain what he meant by them below each statement.

Read “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Answer the questions on page 85.

Watch this video on Henry David Thoreau.

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