Do Now – 12/11

“I do not like to write–I like to have written.”

                                            - Gloria Steinem

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Do Now – 12/10

“I write to discover what I think.”  
 
                               – Joan Didion 
                               American novelist 

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Do Now – 12/9

Writer's Block

“Every writer I know has trouble writing.”  
 
- Joseph Heller 
American novelist 
 
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Do Now – 12/8

“The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean.”

- Robert Stevenson, Scottish writer

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Do Now – 12/5

Victorian Fashions

What is the most interesting thing you have learned about Great Britain this week? Why is that interesting?

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Do Now – 12/4

What is the difference between a colony and a country?

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Do Now – 12/3

Imagine that Humphreys County was involved in a war with Leflore County. What are some of the changes that you think would occur in Humphreys County due to the war?

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Classwork/Homework – 12/2

Complete this reading about the Victorian Era in Great Britain. Imagine that you are living in the Great Britain during this time. Write a two-paragraph letter to a family member in the United States describing life during the Victorian Era.

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Do Now – 12/2

What is the worst thing about being a young person today? Why is this the worst?

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Do Now – 12/1

Seven Years War - Battle of the Plains of Abraham

Why do you think the U.S. is fighting the war in Iraq? Explain.

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