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Assignments for 01/13/2025

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Assignments for January 13th, 2025

Quick Looks at Great Books

We did the first few pages in their study guides. We will work on the questions in this study guide together in class. For next week, complete pages 5 and 6 to better understand Act I of our new book/play. Also, read Acts 1-3 in Cyrano de Bergerac. We will have a quiz after we have discussed the reading.

American History

We talked about the First Ladies of the Presidents we have studied so far. Then we played history games and rotated after fifteen minutes. For next week, please read Chapter 16 in your text on The Civil War. We played games based on the Civil War and its battles. We will have a test over Chapters 10-17 on January 27. You can begin studying any time. We will have a review game the day of the test.

Watch this short video about the first battle of the Civil War.

U.S. Government

We played a game today that we played on the first day of class. The students knew so much more than they did then!! Next week, we will have our final exam for Government. Students should study past tests and quizzes as well as review the circled terms in the last seven lessons. There will be 100 questions, and most are objective. (Multiple choice, True/False, and Matching) The game today was also a great review of what we have studied.

PSAT/SAT/ACT Test Prep

This week, we played an ACT game to review principles of Math, English, Vocabulary, and Science. Next week as your final assignment, you should turn in a writing plan for when you have writing on a standardized test. Firstly, choose ten vocabulary words and definitions that are very general and easy to use in any situation or writing plan. (You did this today when you had the Vocabulary cards. I also added the SAT Vocabulary cards we have practiced with.) Secondly, you should list two personal experiences you could incorporate into your writing. (Lessons you have learned) Thirdly, list two historical or literary situations you could use to teach a lesson as you write. (You may choose two literary, two historical, or one of each if you’d like) You may try some of them out in your writing class if you are taking one!

Adventures in American Literature

In class today, we learned about the sad life of Edgar Allan Poe. We did a page together on the brief biography they had read. Then we watched a movie of an actor telling Poe’s story of “The Tell-Tale Heart”. We then had a glimpse of the man who had so much tragedy in his life. We studied some of Poe’s poems, which we will listen to later.

For next week, read “The Black Cat” by Poe and answer the questions on page 70 on the text you were given. We will do some of the pages together in class. Ralph Waldo Emerson was the founder of Transcendentalism in America and was a mentor for Henry David Thoreau. Pick three of his sayings on page 73 and 74 and be ready to tell us what he is saying in your own words. Read an excerpt from his famous essay “Self-Reliance” on page 75. Answer the questions on page 76 about this essay. Pick three quotes by Thoreau on page 77 and give them to us in your own words and tell us if you agree or disagree.

Watch this video about Thoreau’s book Walden, written as he chose to live simply with no help from others!

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