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Pre-reading Activity #1Pre-reading Activity #1

• Answer the following question in journal format on your own piece of paper:

• How much money and how many possessions would it take to make you completely happy?

• Answer in a well-developed 5 to 7 sentence paragraph.

• You have 10 minutes

Pre-reading Activity #2 - Farmer Pre-reading Activity #2 - Farmer Role playRole play

• You are a farmer who wants more land but you are short of cash.  A stranger comes to you and says, "I have an enormous amount of top-quality land.  I'll sell you as much of it as you can walk around in a day, starting at sunrise and returning to the same spot before the sun sets.  The cost to you is flat $1000."

• Option A You are a farmer that accepts this deal. Your task is to plan your day walking (on paper) in order to take the best advantage of the deal.  

• Option B You are a farmer that turns down the deal.Your task is to write all the reasons that you can think of for not accepting the stranger's offer.  

Pre-reading Activity #3 - Venn Diagram Pre-reading Activity #3 - Venn Diagram Comparison/Use of a Graphic Comparison/Use of a Graphic

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Compare and Contrast the similarities and differences between people who live in a town/city/urban center with those who live in the country, on a farm in a rural area.  Consider stereotypes as you complete this activity.  

-You must use a Venn Diagram

Pre-reading Activity #4 Pre-reading Activity #4 Facts about RussiaFacts about Russia

• It covers one-sixth of the earth's land area. • It is more than twice as big as the USA or China. • It is 5000 km north-south and 9500 km east-

west. • Its population is less than one-third of China's. • Approximately 150 different nationalities live

there.   • It has extremes of climate from the Arctic cold to

desert heat. • The steppes are a vast, treeless, grassy area

with very fertile soil.