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British Literature

British Literature. February 29, 2008 Ms. Smith “It’s a Leap Year Friday, and because it’s Friday you know what that means…”. “It’s great to be alive !”. Agenda. Turn in Homework Keytrain followup “Civil Peace” / ACT Reading strategies and questions Part One. Keytrain Followup

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British Literature

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  1. British Literature February 29, 2008 Ms. Smith “It’s a Leap Year Friday, and because it’s Friday you know what that means…”

  2. “It’s great to be alive!”

  3. Agenda • Turn in Homework • Keytrain followup • “Civil Peace” / ACT Reading strategies and questions Part One

  4. Keytrain Followup The settlement of California was greatly influenced by the influx of fortune seekers during the gold rush of 1849. As it is used above, the word influx most nearly means:

  5. The settlement of California was greatly influenced by the influx of fortune seekers during the gold rush of 1849. As it is used above, the word influx most nearly means A. a flowing substance. B. a mouth of a river. C. poverty. D. incursion of individuals.

  6. Climbers on Mt. Fuji found the slopes to be precipitous, not like the gradual slope of Mt. Everest. As it is used above, the word precipitous most nearly means

  7. Climbers on Mt. Fuji found the slopes to be precipitous, not like the gradual slope of Mt. Everest. As it is used above, the word precipitous most nearly means A. moving rapidly B. impulsive C. occurring suddenly D. smooth and gentle

  8. The big city overwhelmed him; he was from a southern tanker town. As it is used above, the phrase tanker town most nearly means

  9. The big city overwhelmed him; he was from a southern tanker town. As it is used above, the phrase tanker town most nearly means A. a small or unimportant town B. where trains refill their boilers C. a gas supply depot D. a thriving metropolis

  10. “Civil Peace” Use the ACT Reading strategy of prioritizing the questions into Easy, Medium, and Hard questions. Identify keywords in the questions. Answer the questions, finding the supporting information from the text.

  11. “Civil Peace” One the themes of the story is that of the contradiction of civil war and civil peace. Peace should be civil. How is civil peace a contradiction in the story?

  12. “Civil Peace” Homework For homework, discover and explain 10 contradictions that are readily apparent in today’s society. Example: How is it that the business of a career academy is to create careers yet many students do not participate in school-to-work programs? How is it that we are a career academy yet the school is specifically evaluated on how we perform on college preparatory exams and not on work programs?

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