Homework 3-6-20

Period 1:  Define the following words and write a sentence. 1. success 2. thrilling 3.  ascending 4. heroic 5. defeat 6. uphill 7. entrance 8. exit 9. fearless 10. peak

Period 3: 1.  As the “other” Wes Moore prepares to spend the rest of his life in prison, Wes, the author, writes, ” Maybe it was because he’d never thought long term about his life at all. Early losses condition to believe that short term plans are always smarter. Now Wes’s mind wandered to the long trem for the first time.  Finally, he could see his future.”  do you think short term or long term goal are more important?  Why?  use examples from the book and your own personal experiences to defend your position.

2.  After being accepted to John Hopkins, wes writes, ‘ having an advocate on the inside , someone who has gotten to know me and understood my story on a personal level, had obviously helped.  It made me think deeply about the way priviledge and preference works in the world an dhow many kid who didn’t have luck have “luck’ like mine in this instance would find themselves forever outide the ring of power and prestige.”  Why?  Use examples from the book and your own personal expereinces to defend your position.

Period 5,6, and 7

Anne Frank Part 6

Define vocabulary column 1

Questions 1-3

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