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The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving
Please click on the following link to read the story:
Download File
Be sure to answer your guided questions on a Google Doc and share with me! :)
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Connections to The Scarlet Letter
Click on the following document. MAKE A COPY OF THIS IN GOOGLE DOCS AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. PLEASE USE A COLOR BESIDES BLACK SO THAT I CAN EASILY GRADE IT. HOWEVER, PLEASE USE COLORS THAT ARE EASY TO SEE. THANKS! :)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q_wA_FRr8uz2d6uVeHrED_zYI0gIc310AEUBjeroCkQ/edit?usp=sharing
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John Steinbeck's Lost Short Story
John Steinbeck wrote a short story that was not published, but rather read on the air of an Orson Wells show. It was rediscovered in 2014 and printed in the Strand magazine. Today, you will learn about the amazing men who this short story was about. As you follow the instructions below, answer the questions on the Google Doc provided. Please make a copy and put your answers in another ink color (red, purple, green). Share with me. :)
>>Questions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b3kJeA4goeRoMSse1kLHKi_89Q68Bpmyt8_QXX5KFJc/edit?usp=sharing
:>>Begin your search here http://enroll.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/ww2-history/at-a-glance/tuskegee-airmen.html
>> Click on this video link from the History Channel: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/tuskegee-airmen
>>Click on the link to quickly learn about the lost short story: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lost-john-steinbeck-short-story-was-rediscovered-published-180953283/?no-ist
>> Read the story here: http://www.spectator.co.uk/2015/08/with-your-wings/
>> Finally, watch Steinbeck's bio here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3irviknt-fg
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JUNIOR RESEARCH PREZI LINK:
http://prezi.com/brpsec9cfivl/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
ProCon.org is a helpful resource for coming up with an argumentative topic.
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Please click on the following link to read the story:
Download File
Be sure to answer your guided questions on a Google Doc and share with me! :)
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Connections to The Scarlet Letter
Click on the following document. MAKE A COPY OF THIS IN GOOGLE DOCS AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS. PLEASE USE A COLOR BESIDES BLACK SO THAT I CAN EASILY GRADE IT. HOWEVER, PLEASE USE COLORS THAT ARE EASY TO SEE. THANKS! :)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q_wA_FRr8uz2d6uVeHrED_zYI0gIc310AEUBjeroCkQ/edit?usp=sharing
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John Steinbeck's Lost Short Story
John Steinbeck wrote a short story that was not published, but rather read on the air of an Orson Wells show. It was rediscovered in 2014 and printed in the Strand magazine. Today, you will learn about the amazing men who this short story was about. As you follow the instructions below, answer the questions on the Google Doc provided. Please make a copy and put your answers in another ink color (red, purple, green). Share with me. :)
>>Questions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b3kJeA4goeRoMSse1kLHKi_89Q68Bpmyt8_QXX5KFJc/edit?usp=sharing
:>>Begin your search here http://enroll.nationalww2museum.org/learn/education/for-students/ww2-history/at-a-glance/tuskegee-airmen.html
>> Click on this video link from the History Channel: http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/tuskegee-airmen
>>Click on the link to quickly learn about the lost short story: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lost-john-steinbeck-short-story-was-rediscovered-published-180953283/?no-ist
>> Read the story here: http://www.spectator.co.uk/2015/08/with-your-wings/
>> Finally, watch Steinbeck's bio here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3irviknt-fg
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JUNIOR RESEARCH PREZI LINK:
http://prezi.com/brpsec9cfivl/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share
ProCon.org is a helpful resource for coming up with an argumentative topic.
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"Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe
As we learned in Poe's biography, he is considered the first great detective writer. This story is his claim to fame in that line. Please click on the link below to view the story. It is broken down into 6 small parts. Read all parts and answer the guide questions that are linked below. Please turn these in via Google Docs when you are finished.
STORY: http://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/the_murders_in_the_rue_morgue.pdf
GUIDE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18nLYaW5nC0OL8CInC__cchk9XoUo8FmLZl4Euxk1__k/edit?usp=sharing
"The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe
Hi guys and gals. I am super sorry to be out again today. I am SO sick. Sinus infection AND bronchitis. Anyway, the assignments that you have had over the past couple of days and today are assignments I had planned already. I don't want you to feel like I have just thrown some busy work on you. Thank you so much for your patience and I hope you have a fantastic spring break! :)
Please read the story and answer the questions just like yesterday in a Google Doc. We will discuss all of these when we get back. Please keep in mind that these stories will be part of your next unit test.
STORY: https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/the_fall_of_the_house_of_usher.pdf
GUIDE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LHEqn26eEkyKxWF2mx76oS146rwhhpzOFIftM07Pu9w/edit?usp=sharing
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Web Quest: Follow the directions in the document
Puritans
https://docs.google.com/a/johnston.k12.nc.us/document/d/1NEkkE_5_OydTZCgnWC3cEfZYwb0-ac1Fh9NmwoTeZf8/edit?usp=docslist_api
Slavery
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eRSqJfJ6quGPtktKGzrNvgIFADbqedlzHxVxIUl3ZXA/edit
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The American Dream
Be sure to read these instructions carefully, otherwise, you will be doing more work than required. Be sure to answer your questions thoroughly in order to receive full credit. Remember, this is an honors level class...you should turn in honors level work.
In this assignment, you will click on the link below and complete the packet by answering the questions in a Google Doc. Please be sure to share this document with me. You will complete lessons 1-6. You may google any information you need for clarification during this assignment as a whole.
This assignment is designed to review the course of the American Dream throughout the literary history of America. It has been a running theme in our readings and will wrap up our semester!
Here is the link: http://www.mensaforkids.org/MFK2/assets/File/Teach/LessonPlans/Lesson_Utopia.pdf