READING: Read a minimum of 20 minutes each night including weekends. Animal Farm - Double entry journal - again. Due 10/14/02. Take special note of the gradual changes in the government and the causes of the changes. Question: Were the animals better off before they got their own government or at the end of the book?

VOCABULARY AND SPELLING: Choose words from the book you are currently reading. Define them according to the context of your book, and copy the sentence in which it appears. Prepare for a spelling test Friday. For a grade of "C" the standard is 10 words written correctly; "B" is 13 words; "A" 15 words. Completed homework is half the grade.

Current events: Due ______________________________.

LEGISLATIVE PACKET: The Legislative packet is due with the test 10/2/02.

EXECUTIVE PACKET: Highlight right column. Answer the questions.

EXPOSITORY ESSAY: "What rights are you willing to give up to achieve national security?" This will require two drafts; the final copy is due next week.

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

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