Grade 112  Period 1 and 2                                                      Week 8 May 25-29/2020

English 112

READING

Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)  -  Using material of your choice, read silently for approximately 20 minutes per day (Feel free to reading longer if you so desire).  You can read a novel, essay, magazine, news article, etc.  These can be either in print or e-copy.  After completing the reading you can fill in a reflection on the sheet attached to this post or on loose-leaf. 

WRITING

Essay Writing Unit.  Persuasive Essay -  A persuasive essay is full of all the convincing techniques a writer can employ. It presents a situation, and takes a stand – either in its favor, or against it – to prove to readers whether it is beneficial or harmful for them.  

Your mission this week is to select a topic and write a persuasive essay on it!

History 112

View the following videos over the course of this week.  We are currently in the World War One Unit.

.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUuHRbtz6dE

Answer the questions below:

   How was peace achieved?

A.    What were Wilson’s Fourteen Points and why were they important?

B.    What did the British, French, and Russians want from the peace?

C.    What were the actual terms of the Treaty of Versailles?

D.    What was German reaction to the peace treaty?