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Assignments for 02/07/2022

Assignments due for the week of February 7th, 2022

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Debate

We discussed the faulty logic in the Monty Python video. The video made many unrelated assumptions that were not even true! (sound) We continued to practice deductive reasoning by completing three worksheets and learning to solve the problems logically. With a plan in hand, we then completed pages 5 and 6 in your notebooks, following the logic-solving plan. Each problem was a bit more difficult and challenging, but they did a fantastic job! We then tackled the deductive thinking problems on pages 5 and 6 in the notebooks. We also practiced the debate exercises on pages 10-15 to improve each student’s oral clarity of expression. We then covered inductive reasoning on page 21 and applied it on page 23. We have some “great thinkers”, so I hope they will learn how to express themselves and persuade others throughout this semester.

For next week, complete the deductive reasoning problems on the sheet you were given in class. (“Men’s Quartet and “Letter Perfect”) Also, read Susan B. Anthony’s famous speech on pages 16 and 17 and answer the three questions. We will continue to discuss these principles and begin to learn about logical fallacies. These are often used in debates but are not effective ways of persuasion!

Explorations in British Literature

Great comments about Mary Shelley’s Gothic novel Frankenstein and what the elements of a horror story contain! Watch the following summary of the entire book so that you can better understand the excerpt you read.

We covered several Romantic poets–Blake, Wordsworth, and Coleridge. We will finish by covering “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley.

For next week, read “Ode to a Nightengale” by John Keats on pages 120 and 121 and answer the questions on pages 123 and 124. Read the excerpts from Jane Austen’s novels on pages 125-129. Write a brief paragraph on page 129 about life in the early 19th century as revealed in her writings.

Lastly, read Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shalott” on pages 133-137. Complete Parts B and C on page 137. (This poem may be reminiscent of Anne of Green Gables if you have read the book or watched the video! This was her favorite poem.)

No-Spin Economics

We went over the worksheets on The Law and Crash Course Economics #1. Please keep these sheets in your notebook to study for future quizzes and tests. Great ideas on some ways to stop people from littering! 🙂

For next week, read Chapters 1 and 2 in Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? and complete the worksheets you were given. Also, watch Crash Course Economics #2 below and answer the questions you received in class.

Quick Looks at Great Books

Continue reading this exciting novel with the following chapters and answer your study guide questions 19-51.

  • Abridged version: Chapters 13-27
  • Unabridged version: Chapters 16-35

If you missed it last week, watch this brief look at the Chateau d’If where Edmond Dantes was imprisoned. In many ways, it looks the same today as when Dumas wrote the novel.

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