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Assignments for 03/04/2024

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Assignments due for the week of March 4th, 2024

Quick Looks at Great Books

We discussed the section the students read today and went over the study guide questions. Make sure you are completely caught up with your reading for next week since this is definitely a shorter assignment. The assignment for next week is as follows:

—Abridged version Chapters 54-63
—Unabridged version Chapters 82–103
—Questions in Study Guide 84-93

Public Forum Debate

We finished our last “Candy Bar” debate and began our one-on-one debates. We had lots of questions, most likely because they were topics about which most of the students had a definite view! We will hopefully finish these next week. You have already been divided into two teams for the JFK debate. The teams are as follows:

Option #1— Huck, Wyatt, Eda, Erica, Scott,
Ian, Zachary, Alura, Keely, and Rocky

Option #2 — Cody, Austin, Ben, Autumn, Yuna, Ellie, Zeke, Paul, and Adam

Option #1—Watch clips of Oliver Stone’s 1991”s JFK, specifically Donald Sutherland’s park bench scene, the “magic bullet courtroom scene, and Jim Garrison’s closing argument scene.

Option #2 — Do online research using any of the following phrases: JFK assassination, grassy knoll theory, Oswald patsy, lone gunman, and single bullet theory.

I will give you time in class to meet with your team and share your research. Also, decide on four speaking roles as given on page 33 in your notebook. The rest of the team will be responsible for research, ideas during the debate, and subbing for any sick team members. g the actual debate.

American History

We finished our Presidents’ reports today and went over everything for the Presidents’ test next week. (Presidents 1-24) We also began our game review for Chapters 18-20, which we will finish next week. Continue studying for the test on these chapters. We will have both tests in class next Monday.

Watch this video of our first 24 Presidents.

No-Spin Economics

We had fun today examining all our coins and the one dollar bill. We divided into small groups and saw examples of reeded and clad coins. DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR MAGNIFYING GLASS AGAIN NEXT WEEK!

Watch Crash CourseVideo #5 on Macroeconomics and complete the worksheet you were given today.

Explorations in British Literature

We finished going over all of our study guide questions in class. We also were introduced to Noah Claypole, Charlotte, and the Sowerberrys on our BBC DVD. We then were able to take the first quiz and will take our second one at the beginning of our next class. Be sure to ask questions about anything that you didn’t understand in your reading. We will also take Quiz #3 and discuss these chapters. We left Oliver wounded in a ditch and as yet have no idea of his condition. We will answer questions, discuss the study guide, and watch more of our DVD. Read Chapters 28-40 and answer the corresponding questions.

Watch this clip of Oliver’s encounter with the Artful Dodger and his journey to Fagin’s lodging.

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Assignments for 02/26/2024

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Assignments due for the week of February 26th, 2024

Quick Looks at Great Books

We took questions before the quiz and then discussed the chapters. We will finish the questions next week and take questions again before our quiz. We also went over pages 11 and 12 in your study guides.

—Abridged version Chapters 42-53
—Unabridged version Chapters 63-81
—Questions in Study Guide 78-83

Public Forum Debate

Great job on the Sylvia Snidely commercials! We will pass back grades next week. We were able to finish one of our “Candy Bar” debates. I will let you know the results of that next week as well. On Monday, we will finish with the last “Candy Bar” debate—Snickers vs. Nestle’s Crunch. Then we will begin our one-on-one debates and do as many as possible next week. Great job choosing a subject and finding someone to take the opposing view!! We will practice a real debate after that with only two teams. For our regular debates, we will have four teams of five (one with four). We will have new judges each time. For the one-on-one debates, we will have 4 minutes for each side with a 3-minute Crossfire. (between the two individuals)

American History

We will finish our Presidents’ reports next week. We will do Brady and Jessica, who were sick today. Then we will finish with Dan and Zach. I will give you everything you need to know about the first 24 Presidents, and then all you will need to do is study your notes. The test will be Monday, March 4.

For next week, study the terms you circled for Chapters 18-20. We will do a game review before we take the test on these chapters next Monday.

No-Spin Economics

Next week we will have a short quiz on Crash Course Economics #4—Supply and Demand. You also read about this basic Economic principle in Chapter 3 of your Penny Candy book. Then we will spend the rest of our time examining in depth our dollar bill and all our coins.

DON’T FORGET TO BRING A MAGNIFYING GLASS TO CLASS WITH YOU NEXT MONDAY. We also played a game to illustrate the benefits of free trade. Watch the following video about the holiday celebrated in the U.S. (today—3rd Monday in February)

Explorations in British Literature

We watched a few scenes from the BBC version of Oliver Twist today in class. We also answered many of the questions you did in your study guides. We will finish the few left and then take the first quiz at the beginning of our next period. After this first quiz, we will take questions, if you have any, and then take the next quiz before we discuss all the questions and watch the video. The quizzes are just a way to keep each student accountable and up-to-date with his/her reading. I think you can already see how Dickens is a master at developing our sympathy for his characters. For next week, read Chapters 15-27 and answer the study guide questions from those chapters.

Watch this short rendition of a scene you read for today.

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Assignments for 02/19/2024

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Assignments due for the week of February 19th, 2024

Quick Looks at Great Books

We discussed and explained all of your reading thus far. Continue your reading in this exciting book.

—Abridged version Chapters 28-41
—Unabridged version Chapters 36-62
—Questions in Study Guide 52-77

Watch this video about the Carnival celebration today.

Public Forum Debate

We discussed Inductive Reasoning today and how detectives use this means of gathering evidence to solve crimes. Remember, next week your Sylvia Snidely commercial is due. Plan to set up your video if you taped it or plan to present it to us live.

Also for next week, research the candy bar your group chose as well as your opponent’s choice. One person will present all the arguments for each group. We will decide who is the most passionate and persuasive.

American History

Remember next week begins the rest of our “first half” Presidents’ reports. Here is the order in which we will go.

Andrew Johnson—Brady
Ulysses Grant—Wyatt
Rutherford Hayes—Elizabeth
James Garfield—Jessica
Chester Arthur—Lainey

Feb. 26

Grover Cleveland—Zach
Benjamin Harrison—Daniel

We went over Chapter 19—The Gilded Age. There are lots of inventors and people mentioned in this chapter. I was glad to see that our text spent a good amount of time on the moral character of our Presidents during this time. I went over what you will need to know for your test on chapters 18-20. (Chapter Review People and Terms) For next week, read Chapter 20. (1865-1902) This will be the last chapter included in our next test. Watch the video about Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.

No-Spin Economics

We went over in depth your assignment for the day—Chapters 3 and 4 in Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? and Crash Course Economics #3. I filled in the blanks for you for Chapter 4, so study that for the quiz next week on Penny Candy Chapters 3 and 4. Also, continue with Crash Course Economics #4 on Supply and Demand. (A basic economic principle you read about in Chapter 3.)

Crash Course Economics #4—Supply and Demand

Explorations in British Literature

We had an introduction today to the life of Charles Dickens and the Victorian Age. We also went over some of the literary terms you will see in the book before we took our quiz. For next week, we will actually start reading Dickens’s famous book and watch parts in class next week from the BBC version on film. I love that much of the dialogue comes straight from the book! Read Chapters 1-14 and answer the corresponding questions in your study guide. Don’t get bogged down with the vocabulary of Charles Dickens—just enjoy the story and his memorable characters.

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Assignments for 02/12/2024

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Assignments due for the week of February 12th, 2024

Quick Looks at Great Books

We will continue in our new book, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. Here is the assignment:

—Abridged version Chapters 13-27
—Unabridged version Chapters 16-35
—Questions in Study Guide 19-51

Watch this brief video about the current day Chateau d’If.

Public Forum Debate

We did one last Deductive Reasoning exercise, and the students seemed to do well. They needed to use one other method they had not used before. We also went over and analyzed Susan B. Anthony’s persuasive speech on women’s right to vote. We went over the Logical Fallacies on page 24 in your text. Then each student was given sheets of fallacies with specific examples of each. For next week, you have two things due. First, create a bumper sticker with a phrase that demonstrates one of the logical fallacies. Your bumper sticker must be illustrated!

Then, find an example of a logical fallacy used in an advertisement on television. If all else fails, you can describe an example of the Bandwagon fallacy (Ad populum) That is certainly an easy one to find. Indicate what the commercial was for and how the fallacy was used.

Two weeks from today, you will design a commercial to promote Sylvia Snidely’s run for U.S. Senate. She has enlisted your help to help her defeat her opponent. (See instruction sheet you were given.) You were divided into five groups today who will perform for the class or video and bring in to show to the class this commercial. All students must participate. Be creative and use your imagination! You will have 30 minutes next week to do final preparations since most of you cannot meet during the week. Hopefully, you have decided on what scenario you will use. One person can write the script, or each person could write his/her own lines. You were assigned a logical fallacy to use in your presentation. (Don’t tell the other groups since they will try to guess yours.) You may also use other fallacies if you want, but you HAVE to use the one you were assigned.

American History

Students received their tests back from last week, and almost all of the students did well. On February 19th and 26th, we will have reports on the Presidents before we have our test over the first 24. (March 4) It will be an objective test (Don’t leave any blanks!) with a few facts about each of our Presidents. After we finish our reports, I will review what you need to know for each President. We also discussed the American Age of Industry, and students were given what they need to know from the Chapter Review. (We also learned two pieces of trivia about Abraham Lincoln.) For next week, read Chapter 19 on The Gilded Age. (Make sure you know who “coined” this phrase.)

Watch this video about the history of our famous icon in New York City.

No-Spin Economics

We finished our coverage of last week’s handouts with some great proposals from our groups! Then we finished with today’s sheets. Next week, we will have our first test on The Law (summary video), Penny Candy Chapters 1 and 2, and Crash Course Economics #1. Just study the worksheets you were given on each of the three assignments. They have all the important facts!

Also for next week, read Chapters 3 and 4 in Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? and watch the Crash Course Economics video #3. Fill out the sheets you were given for each.

Watch the following video about what you learned today.

Crash Course Economics #3

Explorations in British Literature

We covered all the pages in our text that the students had done. For next week, we will have a quiz on the first seven pages of your study guide for Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. We will talk about the life of Dickens and why he wrote this novel in the first place!! Also, read the “Victorian Voices of Protest”on pages 130-132. Finally, read an excerpt from one of Dickens’s novels (Hard Times) on pages 140-142. (“School Daze, School Daze) Answer the questions on pages 144-145.

Watch the following brief video to gain more information we recently read about the Plague of 1665.

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Assignments for 02/05/2024

Valentine Day hearts

Assignments due for the week of February 5th, 2024

Quick Looks at Great Books

We will begin our next book for this week. Here is the assignment:

—Abridged version Chapters 1-12
—Unabridged version Chapters 1-15
—Questions in Study Guide 1-18

Since I forgot to pass out the study guides, only three or four of you have them! If you did not get it, I will give it to you next week.

Watch this brief bio of the author you will be reading.

Public Forum Debate

We continued in our deductive reasoning skills and finished pages in our text. (pp. 5-6) We also practiced listening skills and debate exercises. For next week, read the speech by Susan B. Anthony on pp. 16-17 and answer the three questions on page 17. Also, complete the two worksheets you were given on Deductive Reasoning.

American History

We played a competitive game to review for our test over Chapters 10-17. We took the test, and I think everyone did well. For next week, read Chapter 18—The Age of Industry. We will discuss the innovations and progress that took place during this time. We will discuss the Presidents and inventors that dominated these years.

Watch the 60-second videos on these Presidents:

James Garfield

Chester Arthur

Grover Cleveland

No-Spin Economics

We watched some introductory videos and discussed how timely Bastiat’s book was for our U.S. economy. After covering the worksheets you did for today, we will finish with a report from our groups on the Extra Credit questions from Crash Course Economics #1 next week. For next week, watch Crash Course Economics #2 on Specialization and Trade and begin our book on Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? (Chapters 1 and 2). You will see a bit of overlap in the two sources. Complete the worksheets you were given for both of these.

Crash Course Economics #2—Specialization and Trade

Explorations in British Literature

We went over all the poems you had read and saw the transition to Romanticism. We went over the transitional elegy poem and Robbie Burns and why he was such a hero to the Scottish people. Read the excerpt from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein on pages 115-117a and answer the questions on your reading. Read John Keats’s “Ode to a Nightingale” on pages 120 and 121. Answer the questions on pages 123 and 124. Finally, read the excerpts from Jane Austen’s novels on pages 125-129 and underline details that reveal something of early 19th century life.

Listen to the following poem/song written by Robert Burns and see if you recognize it!

Note the English translation with the Scottish lyrics.

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Assignments for 01/29/2024

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Assignments due for the week of January 29th, 2024

Quick Looks at Great Books

We had a great review for the play, Cyrano de Bergerac, today, and finished our final test. Don’t forget to secure a copy of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas by next week. If you would like to borrow my copy of the unabridged version, just let me know. If you want to start reading the book, you can start now. Most of you good readers will not have trouble keeping up with the unabridged reading. However, all quizzes and tests will be based on the abridged version. Those of you reading the unabridged will have to fill the others in on what they missed!

Since you have no assigned reading this week, complete the following lessons in your Literary Terms notebook. Don’t forget to bring that notebook to class next week as we will be going over the terms, and I need to check that you have completed all that has been assigned thus far.

—Lesson 30—Moral & Theme (pages 77-78)
—Lesson 34—Pun (pages 86-88)
—Lesson 35—Rhetorical Question (pages 87-91)
—Lesson 36—Satire, Parody, & Farce (pages 92-93)
—Lesson 37—Story Within a Story (pages 94-95)

Public Forum Debate

Welcome to Debate class! We’re going to have a fun semester with lots of creative ideas. For next week, turn in a sheet of paper with your name and a syllogism that you have written. (See Deductive Reasoning on page 8 in your text. Make sure it is valid and sound.) Also research one of the three words from page 7 that you were assigned for its origin and meaning over the years in debate.

Watch this brief video from Monty Python and tell me what is wrong with the deductive reasoning.

American History

We took our quiz on the Presidents today (James Polk-Franklin Pierce) and went over the events of the Civil War Next week, we will have a review game on Chapters 10-17 and the take the test on those chapters. That will be our last grade for first semester. Students should study only the circled terms (in the Chapter Review) of these chapters. Listen carefully on the review to see if you are aware of all you should remember.

Watch his 60-second video of Rutherford B. Hayes.

No-Spin Economics

We finished our review of first semester and took the final exam. We also took a quiz to find our the “Economic IQ” of each student. This is not for a grade, but only to look over at the end of the semester to see how much they know then! For next week, watch the following videos and fill out the notes on them that you were given today in class.

Summary of Bastiat’s The Law

Crash Course Economics #1

Explorations in British Literature

We finished up our first semester pages, and I gave the students the second half of our text. We will begin Oliver Twist in around three weeks, so be sure to secure a copy by then if you do not already have it.

For next week, continue with the following pages in your text. Since you now know the difference between Neoclassicism and Romanticism, we will now read some poetry which are illustrations of Romanticism.

Read “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” and see how commoners are honored! (pages 104-106) Answer the questions to the right of the stanzas. Then read and answer the questions about “A Red, Red Rose” (page 87) and “Afton Water” (page 108) by Robert Burns. Read and answer the questions on the poems “The Lamb” and “The Tyger” (pages 109-110) by William Blake. Finally, read the poem and answer the questions about the “Lines Composed a Few Miles from Tintern Abbey by William Wordsworth (pages 112-112). We will define some of the goals and plans of the Romantic writers.

Listen to these two poems read for you.

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Assignments for 01/22/2024

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Assignments due for the week of January 22nd, 2024

Please read assignments for each class you have so that you know what to do for next week even though we didn’t have class this week.

Quick Looks at Great Books

We will still have our game review before our final test on Cyrano de Bergerac next week. I will check your Literary Terms books to make sure you are up-to-date with all of the assignments so far. Since you will have no new reading to do, complete the following pages in your Literary Terms notebook:

  • Lesson 1—Denotation and Connotation (pp. 1-3)
  • Lesson 6—Oxymoron & Paradox (pp, 13-15)
  • Lesson 10—Assonance & Consonance (pp. 25-27)
  • Lesson 26—Genre (pp. 66-68)
  • Lesson 29 Mood & Tone (pp. 74-76)
  • Lesson 32—Plot (pp. 81-82).

We will go over many of these terms the next week in class.

Public Forum Debate

Please bring to class any work to make up for last semester even though we will be beginning our debate class next week. Most of the same group will be staying with me, and we will also add a number of new students! All you will need is a three-ring binder to hold the pages I give you for the new semester. This will be a fun, highly interactive class!

American History

We will thoroughly go over Chapter 16 next week, including circling those terms in the Chapter Review that you will need to know. Continue your reading with Chapter 17 on The Reconstruction of the South. We will also go over the terms in the Chapter Review for Chapter 17 and begin to prepare for our big test on Chapters 10-17. Next week, we will have a short quiz on the Presidents you have been studying—James Polk-Franklin Pierce. There will be ten multiple choice questions with facts about these Presidents. We will also review before we take the quiz.

Watch these short videos about the two Presidents in our reading.

U.S. Government

We will still play the review game and have our final exam next week. Then we will begin the new semester with our No-Spin Economics. All you will need is a three-ring binder to hold the pages I will give you. By the third week of class, you will need the book, Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? by Richard Maybury. We will see how this book reinforces the principles we will cover. New students who join our Economics class will play the game with us!

Explorations in British Literature

We will continue with our study of British literature. This next week, I will give you the second half of our text which covers to our present day. We will finish our study of the Great Fire of London and our study of satire in the 1700’s. Finish your reading by completing pages 96-98 on Alexander Pope. We will do page 99 together in class. Read Daniel Defoe’s Journalistic Fiction on pages 101-102. We will begin our study of Neoclassical vs. Romantic movements in Great Britain with the second half of our text.

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Assignments for 01/15/2024

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Assignments due for the week of January 15th, 2024

Quick Looks at Great Books

We finished our study guide for Cyrano de Bergerac together in class today. Then, we started going over the terms we did in our Literary Terms notebook. Next week, we will take the second Cyrano quiz (Acts IV and V) and then take our final test. Before, this we will play a review game to go over the events of the entire play. Since you have no reading for next week, complete the following terms in your Literary Terms notebook: Lesson 20 on Characters and Characterization (pages 52-53), Lesson 21 on Conflict (pages 54-56), and Lesson 23 on Dialogue (pages 60-61).

Watch this final scene from the play we read.

PSAT/SAT/ACT Test Prep

We went over things to remember on an actual test day, and they each have a list for their notebooks. We then played a Jeopardy game to review the information we have covered this semester. We will finish the review next week and finish other instructions to register for the free test in April. If you need to turn in your complete writing plan, please bring it to class next week. Let me know if you have any questions at all. If you had any notes on your vocabulary list, please give that back to me as well.

American History

We spent today’s class period reviewing the states and the capitals and special facts about each of our past Presidents. Even though we do not have these tests for a few weeks, each time we review, you will remember a few that you did not know before! Sooner or later, it will come naturally to you.

For next week, read Chapter 16 in your text on The Civil War. We will finish Chapter 17 next week on The Reconstruction of the South. Then, we’ll be ready of our test over Chapters 10-17. Students will be given a list in the Chapter Review of what you need to study from these two chapters. You need only study those terms I have given you for each of these chapters for the test. We will have a quiz on Chapters 16 and 17 in two weeks, which will prepare us for the upcoming test. The Civil War is a pivotal point in American History, and we will begin our study of a more modern nation after that.

Watch this brief video about the start of the Civil War.

U.S. Government

Today we played the same game we did on our first day of class. It was amazing how much the students knew that they did not know on that day at the beginning of this semester! This was also a great review for our final exam next week. We will do a game review over the entire semester of U.S. Government before we take the 100 question final exam for the semester. We will begin with No-Spin Economics the following week, which will tie in directly with what’s going on in today’s government issues.

Watch this video to review how our government was set up by the Constitution.

Explorations in British Literature

We finished up what the students had already read in their texts and then did some of the pages together. (through page 89) For next week, read the following examples of satire: pages 91-93 and answer the questions after each entry.

Then read the following excerpt on “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift.

Complete page 95 after you have read the proposal. We will complete page 94 together in class.

Watch this 60 second description of satire.

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Assignments for 12/18/2023

Assignments due for the week of December 18th, 2023

Merry Christmas and Tree

Quick Looks at Great Books

We took our final test on Silas Marner today and then went through our study guide on Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. We discussed Cyrano’s Grand Gestures in Acts I and II. Next week, we will take our quiz on Acts I-III. Also, read Acts IV and V for next week. We will celebrate a Victorian Christmas since Charles Dickens and George Eliot both wrote in that period.

Watch this scene from Act I in the play.

PSAT/SAT/ACT Test Prep

We took the last ACT test today—the Science Test. We then went over all the writing pointers for the ACT writing test, which will also apply for the SAT test as well. We looked at actual submissions for the prompt that was given in the opening. For next week, turn in a sample of two personal experiences that could be used in a variety of illustrations. Also, give two examples of illustrations that could be used in any writing prompt. The two can be both historical incidents or two literary references or one of each. I will give these back to you to add to your notebook. This will be in your writing “plan” for these tests.

American History

Super job again on your Presidents’ reports in class today! They were each thorough with lots of important information! We will review these again before our test on the first 24 Presidents.

Watch the following 60-second video of the life of President Abraham Lincoln.

For next week, read Chapter 15 on Slavery and Secession. We will talk about the new Republican party and how Abraham Lincoln was elected. The Civil War is up next! Also, next week, we will take a short quiz on Chapters 10-12 that was supposed to be last week. Since we ran out of time, we postponed the quiz. Lastly, we will see how the Americans celebrated Christmas in the 1800’s.

U.S. Government

Everyone did a super job on the second test over five lessons in your text. We went over those and answered any questions. Then we went through the lessons on City Government and the Post Office. The students were given the few terms that will be on the final exam for Lessons 18-21. Here are the crossword answers for Lesson 22—Navy, Lesson 23—Marine Corps, and Lesson 24—Air Force. Then complete these last three lessons in our texts before Christmas break.

Listen to this medley of the theme songs for each branch of the military.

Here is the newest addition—the Space Force

British Literature

Review the following summary of Macbeth for our quiz next week.

For next week, do the following reading in your text:

Carpe Diem: Seize the Day (Cavaliers’ poetry and questions on pages 71 and 72), John Donne’s Metaphysical Writing (poetry and questions on pages 75-77), and the excerpt from Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan & questions on page 78. We will finish anything we missed from last week’s assignment. We will also find out how the Elizabethans celebrated Christmas!

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Assignments for 12/11/2023

Assignments due for the week of December 11th, 2023

Christmas downtown

Quick Looks at Great Books

The students had a great review today with our Jeopardy game of two rounds. We went over the Chronolog that they completed for homework as well. We ran out of time after our comprehensive review, so they will take the test at the beginning of our next class.

They received the study guide for our new book Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand. It’s a play, so it will be quick reading. For next week, read Acts I-III, and we will work on the study guide together. Before you begin your reading, read the instructions on page 5 and then complete the drawing on page 6 to illustrate the set-up for the play that was being presented in Act I. I know some of you are talented artists, but no worries if you’re not! Just draw stick men to illustrate what the various guests are doing. Let me know if you have any questions at all.

PSAT/SAT/ACT Test Prep

We did some practice tests to prepare for the last section of the ACT test—Science. The students did a fantastic job on these, and many got all of the answers right! It doesn’t matter how many science classes you have had. The information for the questions is all contained in the charts, graphs, or experiments given. We will take the ACT Science test next week and go over the writing portion.

American History

Super job on your Presidents’ reports in class today! They were each thorough with lots of important information! The Ukrainian students (Vlad and Maks) did an especially thorough job and read it all to us in English. Fantastic accomplishment! We all admitted that we could never do that in the Russian or Ukrainian language!

Next week, I will give you the list of things to know from Chapter 13, and we will go over Chapter 14. Read that new chapter (14) this week, and we will continue with new political and Presidential facts about what was going on during the advances in transportation and technology.

Watch the following 60-second videos of the lives of the Presidents that we will be hearing about next week.

Zachary Taylor

Millard Fillmore

Franklin Pierce

James Buchanan

Don’t forget if you have a report next week:

  • Zachary Taylor—Lainey
  • Millard Fillmore—Elizabeth
  • Franklin Pierce—Erica
  • James Buchanan—Annaleigh

Let me know if you have any questions at all.

U.S. Government

Great job as we reviewed for this second test! The score was so close that we will have to have a rematch soon on our next review! We then took the test itself, and I think everyone did well! For next week, complete the next two lessons. Here are the Crossword answers for Lesson 19—City Government and Lesson 20—The Post Office. We are almost done with our notebook and just have the four branches of the military left!

Watch the following video about how our mail is processed and delivered.

British Literature

We went over the terms in our study guide, finished pages there, and did a review game on the entire play. I think the students will do really well on the test they took after that. We will go over what you did in your text on Dr. Faustus, as well as the assignments for next week. I will give you on this website a summary of the tragedy Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Watch the summary, and we will work together on the pages in your text.

In your text, complete the following pages: page 60 (Royal Fans—Answer questions about Shakespeare’s Globe Theater.), pages 65-66 on The Sonnet: A “Little Song”of Thoughts, page 67 “How to Read an Essay”, pages 68-69 on Bacon’s Essay, and page 70 Poetry and Meaning Take Shape. (Answer the two questions.)

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