READING: Read a minimum of 20 minutes each night including weekends. You will need to spend this time to finish the required literature books and books of your choice for book reports. Animal Farm - double entry journals again. When you finish Animal Farm, have your parents sign a log and turn it in 10/12; October's general log is due 10/26.

VOCABULARY AND SPELLING: Unit 7 due Friday 10/12/00. There will be a test 10/12. Basic: communication, announcer, commentary, accent, colleague, apparent, allude, aggressive, immense, illusion, collaborate, appliance, collision, accessory, immaculate, accumulate, allegiance, aggravate, collapse, illuminate. Review: Commercial, acceptable, alliance, appropriate, illegal. Challenge: irrelevant, corroborate, commemorate, alliteration, commiserate. Do: 48-51 (on 51 do not do Write a News Bulletin), and 53.

Current events: Due ______________________________.

EXPOSITORY ESSAY: "What rights are you willing to give up for National Security?"

EXECUTIVE PACKET: The Executive packet is due with the test next week.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: See separate packet for instructions. Due in early January.

 I will accept homework assignments by e-mail on the due date. My e-mail address is: katherinsterling@hotmail.com

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