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COMPOSITIONS 2019
Due May 28 - Write a one- to two-paragraph summary and a brief evaluation of The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.
Due May 24 - Write a five-paragraph essay for assignment 2, p. 159. (Vaughan Payne, The Lively Art of Writing)
Due May 22 - Describe how the Kuomintang and Communist parties competed for power in China in the 1920s and 1930s. (Beers, World History p. 666). Please submit it with an outline that follows the format described on p. 553 ("Writing About History: Preparing a Preliminary Outline").
Due May 17 - Chapter 11: Finish five-paragraph essay for assignment 1 OR assignment 2, p. 143. Chapter 12: Do assignments 5 - 6 p. 154 - 156. (Vaughan Payne, The Lively Art of Writing)
Due May 15 - Write a one- to two-paragraph biography of Lawrence of Arabia.
Due May 13 - Write a one- to two-paragraph summary and a brief evaluation of The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Due May 10 - Chapter 10: Do assignments 1 - 10, p. 125 - 126 and assignments 1 - 4, p. 130 - 132. Chapter 11: Begin writing five-paragraph essay for assignment 1 OR assignment 2, p. 143. Do assignments 3 - 6, p. 143 - 144. (Vaughan Payne, The Lively Art of Writing)
Due May 8 - Write a one- to two-paragraph biography of Thomas Edison.
Due May 6 - Write a one- to two-paragraph summary and a brief evaluation of Geraldine McCaughrean's retelling of Melville's Moby Dick.
Due May 3 - Chapter 8: Finish essay for assignment 5, p. 102. Chapter 9: Do assignments 1 - 10, p. 121 - 122. (Vaughan Payne, The Lively Art of Writing)
Due May 1 - Write one to two paragraphs on the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
Due Apr. 26 - Chapter 7: Write paragraphs for assignment 3, p. 92. Chapter 8: Write paragraphs for assignments 3 - 4, p. 102. Begin writing five-paragraph essay for assignment 5, p. 102. (Vaughan Payne, The Lively Art of Writing)
Due Apr. 22 - Write a one- to two-paragraph summary and a brief evaluation of Stevenson's Treasure Island.
Due Apr. 19 - Chapter 6: Write paragraphs for assignments 1 - 5, p. 79. (Vaughan Payne, The Lively Art of Writing)
Due Apr. 17 - Why were other European powers drawn into the crisis over Archduke Ferdinand's assassination? (Beers, World History p. 644)
Due Apr 12 - Chapter 4: Write a five-paragraph essay for assignment 6, p. 58. General topic: cats. (Vaughan Payne, The Lively Art of Writing)
Due Apr 10 - Describe the economic ties between Latin America and Europe after the nations of Latin America won independence. Why did most Latin American nations have little control over their own economies? (Beers, World History p. 616)
Due Apr 5 - Chapter 4: Write a five-paragraph essay for assignment 5, p. 58. Thesis: Today's schools tend to promote conformism. (Vaughan Payne, The Lively Art of Writing)
Due Mar 27 - Chapter 3: Write a five-paragraph essay for assignment 2, p. 40. Thesis: Competition for grades is an unhealthy influence on students. (Vaughan Payne, The Lively Art of Writing)
Due Mar 21 - Chapter 2: Write a paragraph for assignment 7, p. 32. (Vaughan Payne, The Lively Art of Writing)
Due Feb 8 - Five-paragraph biography of Edgar Allan Poe (IEW SWI SICC-B Lesson 12)
Due Feb 6 - Five-paragraph biography of Clara Barton (IEW SWI SICC-B Lesson 11)
Due Jan 30 - How did Muhammad Ali strengthen Egypt? Why did his policies eventually result in greater European influence in Egypt? (Beers, World History p. 578)
Due Jan 21 - Summarize "The Ottoman Empire and the Balkans" and "A New International Order" (Beers, World History p. 550 - 551)
Due Jan 15 - Describe the problems Russia faced in the 1800s. How did the various tsars respond to these problems? (Beers, World History p. 544). Please submit your outline by Jan 9, using the "Writing About History: Preparing a Preliminary Outline" format p. 553.
Due Jan 4 - Describe Garibaldi's role in the unification of Italy.