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Sophomores
Read "Diary of Samuel Pepys" and "Essay on Man" and answer the following questions:
  • CC and #2-4 on p532
  • #1-3 on p535
  • CC and #2 and 4 on p538
Seniors
Read the first three chapters of Little Brother and be prepared to discuss in class. You should be beginning a character journal to keep track of details and page numbers, and you should be annotating your text as you read.

The study questions and vocabulary are linked above. Please complete the vocabulary by the end of the week. You will need to first select copy/paste the list into a new file. Name it "lastname-vocabulary" and share with me. Keep up with the study questions to help prepare you for discussion and quizzes. The first quiz will be on Thursday.

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