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“How Much Land Does a Man Need?”

“How Much Land Does a Man Need?”. BY Leo Tolstoy. Pre-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.

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“How Much Land Does a Man Need?”

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  1. “How Much Land Does a Man Need?” BY Leo Tolstoy

  2. Pre-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

  3. Pre-reading Activity #2 - Farmer Role 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.  

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

  5. Pre-reading Activity #4 Facts 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.

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