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Assignments for 02/01/2021

Assignments due for the week of February 1st, 2021

Practical Public Speaking

Great job going over the true meaning of communication and in defining and illustrating the uses of nonverbal language. We have no assigned homework for next week. We will continue working through your notebook pages. (Don’t forget to have the “text” that you were given with you next week.)

Quick Looks at Great Books

Great game review of Cyrano de Bergerac today!

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!!

No-Spin Economics

Hopefully, you will see your “Economic IQ” improve over this semester! 🙂 We will start our study by watching a summary of Frederick Bastiat’s The Law. Watch the following video and fill out the handout of notes you were given in class.

Also watch the following introductory video of Crash Course Economics and answer the questions on the handout you were given.

Come to class ready to discuss these videos and have your questions answered!

Adventures in American Literature

In your notebook, read the poems of the “Fireside Poets” on pages 92-96. Answer the corresponding questions on pages 96 and 97. Read the poem Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote for his thirtieth college reunion on page 97 and answer the questions on page 98. Lastly, on pages 100-104 read the excerpts from a play and works of Emily Dickinson, an unusual young lady from Amherst, Massachusetts.

Watch this information and background of the “Fireside Poets”:

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