<p class="MsoNormal"><span>This week for homework, read <span style="text-decoration: underline">The Declaration of Independence </span>by Conrad Stein.<span> </span>By Friday, you should complete three tic-tac-toe activities in your homework notebook.<span> </span>At the top of each page, you should write the <strong>date </strong>and <strong>title</strong> of the story.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"><span>Write three facts that you learned about the   Declaration of Independence from reading this Expository Text.<span> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"><span>Ask three questions that you still have   about the Declaration of Independence.<span> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"><strong><span>Before   you read</span></strong><span>, preview three   pictures and captions.<span> </span>Please list the   pictures that you previewed.<span> </span>From previewing   the pictures, what do you predict this story to be about?<span> </span>After reading, please enhance your   prediction.<span> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"><span>Find the words: <em>hesitancy, considerably, endowed, philosophers, and laboriously </em>in   the story.<span> </span>Use each word in your own   sentence. If you do not know what the word means look up the word in the   glossary. Each sentence must have eight words.<span> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"><span>Complete the three <em>Focus Questions</em> on page 332.<span> </span>Answers should be written in complete sentences.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center"><span>Write a letter to Miss Wejman about this   expository text.<span> </span>Your letter must have   five sentences.<span> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Answer the <em>Within the Selection</em> questions found   on page 347.<span> </span>Please answer in complete   sentences.<span> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>On page 335,   there are three men featured in pictures.<span> </span>Which of these men do you think is the most important?<span> </span>Why do you think this?<span> </span>Please explain your answer.<span> </span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Answer the   bullet point found in the <em>Across   Selections</em> on page 347.<span> </span>You must   answer the bullet point in two sentences.<span> </span></span></p>
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