Feb 18–19

US History: The Roaring Twenties (1920–1929)

📗 Wednesday — Feb 18

## Joel’s kids are sick - here’s the assignments for today:

Read about Jupiter:
Jupiter is smaller and flatter than we thought, Juno spacecraft reveals

Read about Langston Hughes:
How the Langston Hughes poem "I, Too" spotlights racial division

Practice your writing by responding to Langston Hughes's Poem "I, Too"
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Practice with Reflexive Pronouns on IXL:
IXL | Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns | 6th grade language arts

Warmup:

📘 Thursday — Feb 19

Warmup:

📚 Suggested Readings

Readings US History: The Roaring Twenties (1920–1929)

The Great Gatsby (The Final Page)

Langston Hughes: "I, Too"

Prohibition: "The Volstead Act"

📝 Homework

IXL Homework: Week 22

Reading: Classify figures of speech, Analyze passages from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Part 1

Vocabulary: Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Grammar/Language: Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns, Use reflexive pronouns