Assignments for the Week of January 17-20

Assignments for Week of January17 – 20, 2012

Tuesday, January 17            RCG:

Read “Poor but Feeding the Rich” by Wayne Drash at http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/08/us/income-gap-profile/index.html?hpt=hp_c

                                                Answer the following questions:

1.     Describe how the Bryants moved from middle class to poor?

2.     Why doesn’t Bryant joint the Occupy Atlant movement?

3.     What recently happened to make the family’s financial situation even more unstable?

4.     What city in the U. S. has the largest income gap between the rich and the poor?

5.     What is the national poverty line for a family of four?

6.     What financial advice does Andono offer?

Grammar:

Diagram sentences 1-10 on page 4 of your grammar book. (Participles and Participial Phrases)

Wednesday, January 18       Grammar:

Diagram sentences 1-10 on page 6 of your grammar book. (Gerund and Gerund Phrases)

Thursday, January 19          Grammar:

Diagram sentences 1-10 on page 8 of your grammar book. (Infinitive and Infinitive Phrases Used as Nouns)

Friday, January 20                RCG: 

Presentations on your gender research.  Include PSA.

Literature:

Review of Shakespeare movie

Grammar:

Diagram sentences 1-10 on page 10 in your grammar book.  (Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases Used as Modifiers)

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