English Ten Period 6

If necessary, re-read the Op-Ed piece and the short feature article on IPads. After re-reading, write a page response in which you identify and discuss differences between the two types of newspaper pieces. How is the Op-Ed piece different in subject and tone? WHy do you think the piece on ipads was so short? What similarities if any did you notice in the two types of writing? 2. Be sure to finish your crossword on Frederick Douglass 3. You thought I forgot about SOAPS but I didn't! It is due on Monday! NO exceptions! Have a great weekend!

English Ten Periods 5

Read Chapter 8 of The Narrative of Frederick Douglass. Then answer the study questions below on your own paper. Do not write them in your journal. Why was Frederick forced to return to the plantation after the death of his master? How was the value of the master’s property determined? How were the slaves valued? Why was the division of property between Mistress Lucretia and Master Andrew so horrifying to the slaves? What happened to Frederick’s grandmother after the deaths of Lucretia and Andrew? How does this anecdote help explain the value of slaves? How are slaves valued when compared to livestock? [The ironic comparison of slaves to livestock is a continuous theme of the narrative.] Who owns Frederick by the end of chapter eight? Why is Frederick forced to leave Baltimore? Then select two quotes from Chapter 8 and respond to them in your journal. Do not forget to include a vocabulary word and a level 1 question and an On My Own Question. Finally, continue to think and work on your newspaper. If you have an idea for a cartoon or drawing or commentary, begin working on it, and bring on Monday for group conferences.

AP English Literature Periods 1, 2

1. Complete Invective Assignment based on guidelines distributed in class! 2. Read Act III through scene 4. Read and re-read. We will be analyzing plot and character and themes next week. 3. Begin to think of sets of lines that interest you. Be sure to have a back up in mind as line selection is first come, first served!

English Ten Period 2

1. Be sure to work on your final Expository Presentations. We will begin presentations on Monday, June 3rd. If needed on Monday, Please bring a snack as we may need to stay into nutrition. 2. Over the weekend, please construct no fewer than 10-12 thought provoking questions to ask your mother; an aunt, older sister, or another woman who works (or has worked) outside of the home. You may want to include questions about how working impacted her self-confidence, or simply why she chose to work. Be sure to have a clean neatly hand-written or typed set of your interview questions, and DON'T forget to record a portion of your interview on your cell phone or ipad or something. 3. Don't forget to finish your SOAPS and an summary/reaction paragraph to Judy Brady's "I Want A Wife" article. 4. Finally, read as much of When I Was Puerto Rican as you can.

Honors English Ten Period

1. Reminder, Annotated Bibliographies and typed reflections are due on Thursday. 2. On Thursday, you will be writing an in-class essay on the following topic: Analyze a significant speech act made by a character in The Tragedy of Julius Caesar for the speaker's use of persuasive language techniques, including fallacies, appeals to certain emotions and other devices. Tonight, you may want to simply identify your speech and read it several times. Then thin: what effect does the speaker's use of language have on his or her audience? 3. We will also read/hear Act IV 5. Finally, I have decided to allow your line recitals to be your final exam. This will give us time to fully read Act IV and V. Watch the speeches; complete our in-class essay. On your final exam date, you will give your lines (to be safe, I will ask approximately 6-10 students to go on Monday, June 3rd). On that date, we will have our potluck as well.

English Ten Period 2

1. Be sure to finish your annotated bibliographies. If you did not return to get your bibliographies, you still must submit them on Tuesday, May 28th. 2. Question for Reflection: What impact does a mother working outside of the home have on her family? Discuss the change in family dynamics when a mother takes a job outside of the home. How might it both positively and negatively impact a fa3mily? 3. Read the chapter, "Mami Gets A Job." Why did Mami find it necessary to work? Where did she work? List five ways her working impacted her family. 4. I-Search papers are due next week!

AP English Literature Periods 1 and 3 The Fall of Rome Reading

Read The Fall of Rome Chapters 7-11; page 149 Please respond to the following study questions: 1. Why do you think Mr. Washington, an African-American himself who no doubtedly was stereotyped, continues to perpetrate stereotypes by only encouraging Rashid in running? 2. Why is it significant that Ms. Hansen is white? What purposes might the author have had to introduce a white compassionate character? What statement or theme is being made about mentorship and race? 3. Mr. Washing, in chapter 8, comes to make several realizations about Rashid--namely, that he was ignoring Rashid?He also gives his rationale for "not giving him a quarter". Do you agree with his rationale outlined at the bottom of page 90-91? 4. Discuss the irony in Mr. Washington being the poster child of diversity at the Chelsea campus, and his participation in diversity recruitment. 5. Explain the significance of Washington's run-in with Derrick Harper. Why is it significant? 6. Which demons, if any does Ms. Hansen grapple with as a result of being female, in a male dominated, elitist boarding school? 7. Why is Mr. Washington so stubborn? That is, why can't he help Rashid for Rashid's sake, and not because he has feelings for Jana? How will his intentions to help Rashid fail? 8. Even though he feels awkward when he picks up the chicken with his fingers, while Gerald's family uses their forks, Rashid's weekend with Gerald's family still proves to be eye-opening, important, and useful. Why? In spite of the differences between them, how do Gerald and Rashid continue to bond and really, become friends, despite their differences. 9. Come to class with a section, part, passage or aspect of the reading from Chapters 7-11 that you would like to discuss.

Honors English Ten period 5

1. Do not forget your translation of Act 2, scene 1 Brutus soliloquy. 2. Do not forget your summary of Brutus soliloquy. What does he argue about Caesar? Point out three flaws in his soliloquy. 3. Finally, read the rest of the act and respond: Why does Brutus not want to take an oath? And to not kill Mark Antony? How is Brutus' character distinguished from words in such a way that makes him different from Cassius? 4. How does Portia use language effectively to persuade Brutus to reveal his secret to her? 5. Summarize Decius speech to persuades Caesar to go to the Capitol. Be sure to read the text, and provide examples. Do not consult other sources.

English 10 Period 2

1. Read the Chapter, "The American Invasion of Macun." What irony did you find in this chapter? What culture clashes did the Puerto Rican people have with those from the United States? 2. Keep drafting your "I-Search" Paper. Create no fewer than 10 strong questions to ask a potential interviewer about some aspect of your topic.

AP English Lit. Periods 1 and 3

Tomorrow, we will have the chance to share the puzzles you created. Think deeply about the diversity, the fragments if you will in your race and ethnicity and how you experience them. Period 1: Don't forget your one page reflection about an awkward interaction that revealed social class differences between you and another person of your ethnic group, or an awkward situation regarding race or ethnicity or class in which your identity might have been mistaken or you might have mistaken the identity of someone else. Also, do not forget the circle exercise, and that reflection as well (period 3 has already done this). All periods: Read Chapter 3. Why does Ms. Hansen have to be more open, kind, and compassionate than Mr. Washington? What conflicts does her character create for Mr. Washington and Rashid? What potential opportunities?

AP English Literature Periods 1 and 3

The Fall of Rome -- Read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 completely. Be sure to have created a puzzle that expresses the multitude of diversity or even "fragments" within your own ethnicity or race. Identify no less than to categories in your puzzle. You may color and be creative! Respond: 1. Why is it significant that the first chapter of the novel is told uniquely in the first person? 2. What impression do you get of Mr. Washington? Write a paragraph and be sure to include specific references to the text. 3. Why is Chapter 2 (Rashid's) story told from an omniscient point of view? How might the switch between narrators impact the types of communication between Rashid and Mr. Washington? 4. What happens in Chapter 2, and unfortunately, why is this tragic happening all to common among many youth who reside in inner cities?

English Ten period 2

I-Search Work As you prepare for your I-Search Paper, do the following: 1. What topic are you interested in? Write out in the following way: I am interested in.... 2. Why are you interested in this topic? Discuss the reasons in a paragraph. 3. What do you know about the topic? Next, read the sample I-Search paper hyperlinked to the right. Clink on the Title How Memories Are Made. Read the "I-Search paper, "How Memories Are Made. It is written by a student, Michiko Yamato. then respond to the following questions: 1. What special object inspired Michiko to do his I search paper? 2. What does the first paragraph of the paper do? What is its purpose? 3. What kinds of evidence does Michiko use in the "I Search" paper? 4. Who does Michiko interview? 5. How is the paper organized? that is what does the second section do? What about the third and fourth? If you can, write out the order the paper follows. Be prepared to discuss on Tuesday. Also, bring one article on Tuesday, so we may start Annotated Bibliographies in class.

AP English Literature Period 1 and Three

Those who were in clas today, please do the following: Make the following categories based on the Prompt for Question 2 (202 AP English Literature) Diction; Syntax; Imagery; Figurative Langauge. Please write at least five examples of each from the prompt. Then write an introductory paragraph based on your chart. 1. Review letters in King Lear. 2. REview TOne Words 3. Remember Style= Author's Word Choice and the connotations it has, tone, use of imagery; use of figurative language, and syntax. 4. REview the three to four texts you wanna go with for Q3 Read over your stuff! Get some rest! Be in bed by 8:45! Good Luck

When I Was Puerto Rican Study Questions

Be sure that your responses are thorough and complete, and are in your own words! Do not restate answers from the text! 1. Re-read page 30 in which NEgi makes a list of cultural expectations. Create your own list of ten to twelves rules taught to you by your parents, family memebers, culture, gender, and age. Be ready to share. 2. Esmeralda learned about dignidad. Explain what the concept represents. (p. 30) 3. The chapter was titled "Fighting Naked." Who was fighting naked? And why? 4. Why did Mami decide to move to Santource? What were some of the improvements there? 5. Who were putas? How were these mysterious women different from Mami and the other "longsuffering wives? Be sure you have the article "But What Do You Mean?" by Deborah Tannen. If not completed, finish your SOAPS and reflection. Be also sure to work weekly on your Project. Projects are due on May 22nd!

AP English Literature Periods 1 and 3

1. First and foremost: GET SOME REST! Take a walk! GO to Yogurtland! Have some juice! The next thing is to review your novels throughly. Think of new ways to think about your stories for example---what picture of siblings is communicated by their treatment in King Lear; or Oedipus or even Things Fall Apart or your own independently read novels? 2. What about women? Are women agents of their own independence, or do they act only to been seen by men? 3. What about minorities and people of color? How are they represented in your independent novels? There were some handouts given out in perod 1-- a handout on Things Fall Apart, and in Period 3--The Myth of Sisphysus.

AP English Literature Students Both Classes

Did you miss a class session because you visited a college or were ill? Are you worried about your grade? If so, then you may be able to make up one assignment--up to 25 points for attending an AP Exam Review. In order to make up the points, you must attend the entire worksession--be on time, and not leave until dismissed. YOu must particpate and turn in any type of review assignment, essay, or practice exam. I will conduct two reviews: One on Thursday, May 2nd, afterschool and one on Friday at lunch on May 3rd; and finally one on Monday, May 6th afterschool. You may attend more than one, but you may not attend more than two to make up a missed class assignment--only 15 points will be given for a lunch session since the time available to us is considerably less. You may bring snacks and food if you like. Please come prepared with your notebook, novels, etc. Also, if possible, how many students could possibly attend a Saturday review session from 8-10:30? If this is something you are interested in, please let me know as soon as possible.

AP English Literature Periods 1 and 3

Period 1: Reflect on the essay written today in class on a free response question. How did you do considering you could not use your notes? What detial do you wish you could have remembered? Were you able to get going on the question? On Thursday and Friday, again bring your portfolio. Be prepared to write an essay on one of your two independent reading novels. Homework: On an index cards, write out five meaningful quotes from King Lear; from Things Fall Apart and two of your Independent REading Novels. On Friday, you will work in teams.

Honors English Ten Period 5

1. What four examples does Cassius provide in an attempt to show that Caesar is like any man? Which one do you find particularly effective and why? 2. What does Cassius mean when he says to Brutus, "The fault Dear Brutus is not in our stars that we are underlings...'" What does he mean when he says "stars"? 3. When Caesar tells Antony, "let me have men about me that are fat....yond Cassius has a mean and hungry look." He uses a metaphor. What essentially does he say? 4. What falling sickness does Caesar have? In a play on words, Cassius says that he, Brutus and Casca have the falling sickness. What does Cassius mean? 5. Precis of Cassius words to Brutus. Wwhat does Cassius say (summarize)? What is his aim?

When I Was Puerto Rican English Period 2

Record responses for the following assignment in your journal. I will stamp on Tuesday. 1. Write out the proverb/dicho for "Fighting Naked". What does it mean? How might it impact the chapter? Study Questions for the "Fighting Naked" Chapter 2. Esmeralda suggested that Papi was lying about the real purpose of a trip out of town (p. 21 - 23). How can the readers infer that Papi was lying? Find the actual sentences in the text to show how Papi was being evasive and dishonest about the trip. 3. After Mami and Papi had a big argument, Mami threw out all of Papi's clothes: "The next morning Papi's clothes were scattered in the front yard. They were damp, stained with the muddy tracks of toads and iguanas. As she waited for the coffee water to boil, Mami picked them up and took them to the tub under the avocado tree. That afternoon, when Papi came home, they'd all been washed." (p. 25) How did this selection reflect male and female roles in our society? 4. Refer to the family tree that you have created in the "jibara" chapter. Add Provi and Margie to the tree. What is an appropriate way to include these names? 5. Judging by Margie's age, and the ages of the children in the Santiago family, how can you characterize the relationship of Papi, Provi and Mami? 6. Esmeralda had very naive notions of having a half-sister. What was her thinking? Why do you think Mami kept taking Papi back after fights? 7. Esmeralda started attending school in Macun and she had great pride in going to school. Describe what her school life was like. (p. 30 - 32) 8. Esmeralda learned about dignidad. Explain what the concept represents. (p. 30) 9. The chapter was titled "Fighting Naked." Who was fighting naked? And why?

AP English Literature Periods 1 and 3 "Mirror"

On Friday, we read the poem "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath in class. Please answer the following questions. If you need a copy of the poem, I have hyperlinked it. 1. Who is the speaker? What kind of person is the speaker? Describe them with four adjectives. 2. Is there an identifiable audience for the speaker? 3. What is the occasion? 4. What is purpose of the poem? 5. State the theme of the poem in one sentence (it can be a long sentence, but in one). 6. What kinds of imagery are used? 7. What is the tone of the poem and how is it acheived?

Close Reading Questions- Things Fall Apart

Tomorrow, April 23, 2013 we will have a grand coversation on all things Things Fall Apart. PLease be prepared by having answers to these twn questions answered in brief. We will all engage in discussion. No late questions are excepted. Essay topics are also distributed. 1. Why is it significant that the novel begins with a comparison between Okonkwo and his father? HOw is Okonkwo's death similar to that of his father's legacy? 2. What is the relationship betwen Okonkwo and his son Nwoye? Restate the epiphany Okonkwo has when gazing into the fire. How could this converse relationship be applied to other parent children relationships? 3. Why are the first converts to Christianity the outcast, the doubters, and the relatively poor and downtrodden? Why is this significant. 4. There is an important proverb that can be applied to Things Fall Apart and any other society in decline-- a strong fire often starts with weak sticks. Explain how this proverb is appropriate? 5.How is Okonkwo ironically like his father? 6. Does Okonkwo fight for his way of life? 7. Is it a sin to be stubborn? 8. Is Okonkwo a hero for rejecting white religion and colonization or a coward for killing himself? 9. Is compromise the same as "selling out"? 10. Why does the village not really notice when Okonkwo returns?

AP English Literature All Classes

By now, all classes periods 1 and 3 must be finished with their respective novels (Things Fall Apart for period 1, and The Stranger for period 3). Re-read sections and quotes. Today, you will receive a major data works sheet for each novel. Under no circumstances should you use the internet for any sections other than historical information about the period.

The Stranger

How is the Mersault whose mother dies in Chapter 1 of Part 1 different from Mersault who shoots the Arabs in part 2.Describe his transformation.

AP English Literature Period 1

Things Fall Apart. Be sure you have read all of part 2. Define the following: efulefu; Evil Forest; Mr. Kiaga; osu. Respond: Why, with the white man's government in place are prisons and excutions necessary to maintain order, whereas with tribal governance, no prisons or executions necessary????? (Ironic, huh)

When I Was Puerto Rican English Ten Per. 2

1. In the Prologue of When I was Puerto Rican, Esmerdelda remebers her last guava on the day she left Puerto Rico. She remembered its smell tastes and several varieties of guava she had as a child. Think about one of your favorite foods. It can be a teenage snack, a food of cultural tradition, or one of your favorite foods. Describe it, modelled after Santiago. Your description should include its color, taste, smell and how to eat! Have fun with this! Your description should be at least two full paragraphs. 2. Why does Negi want to eat the guava? What does this predict she knew? 3. Why do you think the guavas in New YOrk cost $1.59? What is the significance of them being under "harsh florescent lights" in an "exotic fruit display"?

AP English Literature Homework The Stranger per. 3

Read Chapters 3,4,5,and 6 of The Stranger. The novel really picks up! Dont believe me, just read! Please answer the following: 1. How does Meursault’s employer treat him when he returns to work on Monday? 2. Who is Emmanuel? 3. How does Celeste react when he sees Meursault? 4. How long has old Salamano had his dog and why does he abuse him? 5. Who is Raymond Sintes? 6. Why does Raymond want to get revenge on his girlfriend and what does Raymond ask Meursault to do for him? 7. Does Meursault want to be Raymond’s friend? 8. What does Raymond say about Meursault’s mother? 9. What does Meursault do after he leaves Raymond’s room? Chapter 5 1. Where does Raymond want to go on Sunday with Meursault and Marie? 2. What does Meursault’s employer suggest during their ¬meeting? 3. How does Meursault feel about Paris? 4. What does Marie ask Meursault? 5. Does Meursault want to marry Marie? 6. With whom does Meursault eat at Celeste’s? 7. What does Meursault notice about the “robot” woman? 8. What was Salamano’s occupation? Chapter 6: Just read the chapter. Know what happens in it! There will be a reading Quiz on Monday

English Ten Period 2 Homework

English Ten Period 2 Homework Identifying Metaphors Directions: For each sentence below, identify the ideas or concepts being compared. Hint: each sentence may have more more than two ideas being compared. Example: Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life." --John 6:35 [ In this example, Jesus is being compared to bread. 1. Thus a mind that is free from passion is a very citadel. --Marcus Aurelius 2. The mind is but a barren soil; a soil which is soon exhausted and will produce no crop, or only one, unless it be continually fertilized and enriched with foreign matter. --Joshua Reynolds 3. The fountain of knowledge will dry up unless it is continuously replenished by streams of new learning. 4. This first beam of hope that had ever darted into his mind rekindled youth in his cheeks and doubled the lustre of his eyes. --Samuel Johnson 5. I wonder when motor mouth is going to run out of gas. 6. His smile shines brightly each day. 7. The furnace of affliction had softened his heart and purified his soul.

Honors English Ten Questions

Questions—“Mirror” by Sylvia Plath 1. How does the title assist in reading comprehension? 2. Why is personification an apt device for a mirror? 3. Why is a mirror indeed akin to “the eye of a little god”? 4. What might candles or the moon symbolize in the second stanza of the poem? Why? 5. What does the woman do each morning? 6. Why is a mirror indeed similar to a lake? Why is this similarity important to the second stanza? 7. What is an extended metaphor, and explain the extended metaphor of the second stanza. Additional Questions: Compose a level 3 question for the poem "Mirror". Find an object in your room or other part of your house. Examine it, and write a draft of a poem in which you personify it.

AP English Literature Period 1

1. Read Chapters 9-13 of Things Fall apart. Be sure to read/annotate using post-it notes. Select one quote per chapter (a total of 5 quotes) and respond to the quote you selected (this means you wrote it at the top of the page of your TFA journal). Then you responded...for example, what does the quote reveal? why did you choose this quote?, etc. responses should be no less than one half of your folded journal page. Study Questions: Chapter 9: At this time, the Igbo people used the concept of obange to describe what? As Ezinma and Ekwefi are cooking yams, they discuss the fact that large quantities of vegetables cook down to smaller quantities by telling the story of the snake-lizard. Why did the snake-lizard kill his mother and himself? Chapter 10: Who are the egwugwu? That is their role in Igbo (Ibo) society at this time of the novel? Chapter 11: Re-read the story of tortoise. Why don't the birds want tortoise to accompany them? How does he change their minds? How does tortoise get away? What is tortoise' ultimate fate (what happens to him?)? Chapter 12:1. How do the people of Umuike develop their market? 2. The story of the man and the goat shows that the Umuike market is often filled with thieves. What happens in this story? 3. What do Okonkwo’s first and third wives contribute to the betrothal feast? 4. Why does Ekwefi join the betrothal feast later? 5. The members of Obierika’s extended family sit in a half-moon. When his in-laws arrive, they complete the circle. What is the significance of the seating arrangement? Chapter 13: What happens to Ezeudu? What major accident happens at Ezeudu's funeral? What happens to Okonkwo? Can you belive it? Oh my! Be ready to fiscuss questions you have about your reading as well. I will ask all of yiou to write doewn a question from chapter 9-13 as part of your ADMIT slip.

AP English Period 3

1. To the right, is an essay linked entitled "Crime and Punishment AP Essay". Download and print this essay, which is a response to the 2012 Free or Open Response Question. After reading the prompt, and reading and annotating the esssy, score it using your AP English Literature Rubric. Justify your score. then bring the essay to class tomorrow. We will compare and contrast essays, and begin revising your essay. 2. Please re-read chapters 1 and 2 of the Stranger. There will be a reading quiz on these chapters. Also, please bring the novel and be ready to discuss.

AP ENGLISH LITERATRUE SPRING BREAK ASSIGNMENTS

1. Complete the AP English Literature Practice Multiple Choice Assignment. Be sure to time yourself and record the time. 2. Complete the ENTIRE Major Data Works Sheet for YOUR INDEPENDENT READING NOVEL. You must have at least ten quotes in the quotes section, seven characters in the characters section; 5 symbols in the symbols section. 3. Finally, in the section labelled possible themes, write out both themes and the years of 5 Free REsponse Questions that you could use for your your independent reading novel. I have linked those questions to the link list to the left. 4. Finally, for each open ended/free response question selected, write an introduction paragraph that gets straight to the point using your independent reading novel. You may even begin with one of the quotes you used in a journal entry.

English 10 Period 2-Spring Break Assignment

Spring Break Assignments-- For Spring Break, you will engge in the types of assignments in which your normally engage. You will read an article of the Week, and complete the SOAPS sheet and complete a practice CST Exam. All Assignments are due on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. 1. Read the Article, "Neat People versus Sloppy People" by Suzanne Britt. It is listed in the link to the right. 2. Complete a SOAPS Sheet for the article. Also, complete your academic summary paragraph + your reflection to the article. 3. Finally, read and annotate and take the practice CST exam.

Honors English Ten & English 10 Homework (p. 2&5)

I attached a link so that you may read the article, "Too Much Pressure" online. Follow the link to page three of the article and respond to the following questions: Questions on Meaning: 2 Questions on Writing Strategy: 1,2,3. Questions on Language #1 and #5 although this was discussed in period 5 already.

AP English Literature Period 3

Read The Stranger Chapters 1-3 paying careful attention to Mersualt. PLease answer the following questions: 1. From what point of view is the story told, and why might that be important? 2. Describe Mersualt's reaction to his mother's death; his job, his bosses reaction. HOw can we tell that the type of work Mersualt does is menial (not that important; routine)?What happens to Meursault on the bus to the nursing home? How does Meursault feel when he talks to the warden? What do Meursault and the doorkeeper do during the all-night vigil? Who is Thomas Perez? What seems to bother Mersault the most in Chapter 1? Who is MArie Cardona? 2.Be sure to also have three journals in your Indpendent Reading JOurnals. 3. Be sure to have completed your literature circle role sheet.

AP English Literature Homework period 1

1. Finish analyzing the tone, level of diction and 4 tone wods for passages c,d,e. Be sure to answer on a seperate sheet of paper. 2. Do NOT FORGET your Journals for Independent Reading. Three journals are due tomorrow, as well as your Literature Circle Role Sheet. 3. Finally, please answer the following study questions for Things Fall Apart in your Things Fall Apart Reading Journals: 1. Compare and Contrast Obierika. Why is it important in the novel to have a character who has titles but still be a foil to Okonkwo? 2. What does Okonkwo do to demonstrate his love in Chapter 8 for his daughter Enzinma? 3. What is the procedure for marratige in this culture at this particular time? That is, what happens and what type of ceremonies are included? You may want to include the following in your response: brideprice; dowery. 4. Why does Okonkwo assist in the killing of Ikemefuna? HOw does his death affect Okonkwo?

Things Fall Apart Chapters 6-9

Because I am late in posting this, I will not give you study questions. YET- you still will have a quiz on chapters 1-5 tomorrow! Do read Chapters 6-9. Do respond to one (1) quote that you select from each of the chapters, 7-9, for a total of 3 responses. Do complete the handout regarding the role point of view/narration plays in telling a story.

AP Lit Period 1 Things Fall Apart Reading Question

Bring a Picture of Either your Mother or Your Father to Class tomorrow. If you can not bring a picture write down details to describe either Mom or Dad in temperament, and physically. Be sure you have downloaded and completed your literature circle role sheet for tomorrow. BE sure to have three journals. If you did not recieve your journal, write on your own folded paper. Remember, you may bring snacks for your groups meeting tomorrow, and there will be a reading quiz on TFA tomorrow. Things Fall Apart Chapters 1-5 Reading Questions 1. Why does Okonkwo disdain his father and strive to succeed?. 2. Discuss the significance of the three proverbs introduced in Chapter One. Thoroughly explain each proverb and define its meaning in the context of the chapter. 3. Chart Okonkwo's rise in the novel, beginning with his defeat of Amalinze, the Cat, in the wrestling match. Be sure to have at least four events/occurences on your list/chart 4. Name the members of Okonkwo's household. 5. How does Okonkwo come to acquire the young boy, Ike-me-fun-a? What impact does Ikemefuna have on Okonkwo's household? 6. Although Okonkwo demands respect and obedience in his household, he breaks two important customs--The Week of Peace, and the Festial of the New Yam. What does Okonkwo do to profane these two traditions? What punsihment does Okoknwo receieve? 7. Explain the irony is Okonkwo's favorite child.

Things Fall Apart Chapter 1

Please read the short, accessible first Chapter to Things Fall Apart. Check back tomorrow (Tuesdat) for the Close Reading Questions due on Thursday. Additionally, please note that we will be reading this novel briskly. In fact, we will read approximately seven to eight chapters per week in order to be finished by Spring Break. Finally, do not forget that your literature cirlce role sheets and your journals are due on Thursday.

AP English Literature Literature Circles

click on the link to the right entitled A,B,C Literature Circles. Download, print and complete the literature cirlce sheet for your group and have completed. Additionally, you should me making entries in your journal for your independent reading novel. Expect a reading quiz on Friday after your first meeting in your groups.

Literature Circle Role Sheets

Honors English Ten per. 5

1. Look on my blog to your right, and click on the link for the story, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Print out the first five chapters. 2. Repond to the following: What is the perfect age to be? Think about the question carefully, then write at least a one page response in which you identify a speficic age to be and why you think that age is the perfect age to be. 3. In the story "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", there are several allusions to the Bible, mythology and culture which if we do not know, reduce our understanding of the story. Look up the following allusions and jot down their definitions/associations: Methuselah; Benjamin; seventy years of age; the wandering Jew (chapter 4); Hildegarde Moncrief; John Wilkes Booth; Midas. 4. begin studying literary terms for upcoming exam.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Close Reading Questions—“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” Please answer questions 1,2,3,4,5,6,9. Also construct a timeline of events that you hope to accomplish in your life. Timeline should be a mix of general: (want to have kids; want to get married; to specific—want to go to UCLA) 1. Make a chart/list in which you identify as many conflicts, protagonists and antagonists in the story. Consider each chapter. Be sure to consider chapter 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 2. Look up the story’s extensive use of allusions—Methuselah; Benjamin; seventy years of age; the wandering Jew (chapter 4); Hildegarde Moncrief; John Wilkes Booth; St. Midas; The Boy Scouts in Bimini; the VWCA. 3. How is the allusion to Midas critical to understanding the story?” 4. Why are there soooo many allusions in the story? Look up the definition of allusion, preferably in your Metaphor packet from first semester. 5. Concerning Benjamin and Hildegarde: What statement about age (both old and young) does Fitzgerald seem to make upon Benjamin’s discontent with his wife? Hint…we discussed some of it in class. 6. How did Benjamin gain his revenge on Yale College? Remember what happened to Benjamin in chapter 4? Re-read it and then answer. 7. Explain the irony of the following quotes: “Old fellows like me can’t learn new tricks,” “It’s you youngsters with energy and vitality that have the great future before you.”; “He must be the wandering Jew”; “He seems to grow younger with every year” 8. Explain the irony of Hilda’s adoration of older men; and Benjamin’s attraction to her as a younger woman. 9. Explain the significance of names—even of the minor characters—the doctor, Dr. Keene; the registrar at Harvard, Mr. Hart; Chief Justice Fossile; and even the name “Button” itself. Consider the functions of a button. How is the name significant? Symbolic even? 10. Explain the irony of Benjamin’s life of getting younger with age. 11. Remember the prompt: If you were born curiously like Benjamin Button, at what age would you be born? What would lie ahead of you? What would lie behind you? Construct a narrative in which you write your own Curious story. Please begin drafting in your writers notebook. Finally, be prepared to discuss this and additional questions on Thursday regarding “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”. Also have your books on Thursday for Independent Reading.

AP English Literature Period 3

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Finish any close reading questions not finished after reading the remainder of Chapter 1 in class. For homework due Friday, look to your right under websites of interest, and click on the link to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button e-text. You will be directed to an online source for the short story. Download and print Chapters 2 and 3 of the story (you may download and print the entire story minus chapter 1 which has been provided to you.) Read and re-read. Answr the questions that will be posted by tomorrow four p.m.

Honors English Ten Period 5. "The Possibility of Evil"

The Possibility of Evil Finish reading the story. Answer the following Close Reading Questions which are only based on a part of the short story. 1. Why is it important that Miss Strangworth is a "Miss" rather than a "Mrs." Waht other detail makes this odd, and may foreshadow her behavior. 2. Instead of giving roses for important events, Ms. Strangeworth often gave gladioli and picked her roses and left them in her home. Why is this of note? 3. Who is Ethan Allen? Why is this allusion important or significant (based on reading the entire story). 4. How do you feel about Miss. Strangeworth by the end of the first full apge of reading? 5. REview each of the interactions Miss Strangeworth had on page 1 of the story. How do these contribute to a sense of character. 6. When could you tell that something was wrong with Miss Strangeworth?

AP English Literature Periods 1 and 3

1. Finish your DIDLS for the excerpt from Under the Feet of Jesus. Create a precis paragraph. (period 3 you need two paragraphs) 2. Select one of the following questions and respond in a FULL PAGE: In the last two short stories weve read, adults of considerable age often act in a childish manner. Why do you thin this happens. Do you think adults who live unfulfilled lives are more likely to engage in childish behavior or do you think this behavior could potentially happen to ALL adults in later age? What might this reveal about our inward nature? Option 2--"A Wolf in Sheeps CLothing," and "Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover" are colloquial reminders of the the importance of not stereotyping or judging someone on outward appearance. Why do we still do it anyway? What does this reveal about out inward nature? Be prepared to discuss your writing selection above, as well as submit your DIDLS and paragraphs.

English 10 Per. 2

Reflect on the Close Reading Questions Assigned for Homework Last week for the Story, "A Good Man is hard to Find" and the Handout on Setting, Point of View and characterization. How has your understanding of the story been explanded as result of being asked those questions?

Engligh 10 Period 5 and American Lit Period 6

Period 5: Please be sure to Read Greenleaf up to page 502. Period 5 and 6, be sure to finish your Article of the Week and Article of the Week Questions. If you do not have the article, I have uploaded it as a Google document. Look to the Right at the Link List. There you will find both the Article, and the Questions as well.

AP English Literature

Continue to write your draft of your Flannery O'Connor Essay. First typed draft is due Tuesday, January 29th. No fewer than three typed pages, double spaced, Times New Roman Font.

Honors English Ten

Read Greenleaf up to page 494. Define each of the following words: contempt, condescending, disdain, entitlement. Then for each word, give of exmple of the occurence of that word in "Greenleaf" For example, when does a character show contempt to another character?

AP English Literature Period 1 Homework

Finish reading "Greenleaf" by Flannery O'Connor. Respond to the following: Why is the story's ending a befitting one? A perfectly befitting one? Why is this story gothic? Finally, how is "Greenleaf" connected thematically to "A Good Man is Hard to Find"? 2. Finish writing a full draft of your paper. Have it typed and printed for Tuesday, January 29th.

AP Lit and English 10 period 5

Writing Prompts for "Greenleaf" Select one of the following prompts and respond in your writers notebook: 1. Write about the word superiority. What comes to mind when you hear the word? Write about a time when you felt superior over others or you felt the converse, inferior. How did either case effect a relationship dynamic of yours (can be between friends, family members, etc.) 2. What is effort and why does it mater anyways? 3. Would you rather be smart or dilligent? Why? 4. What happens when there is a discepancy (gap) between who you are and how others perceive you? AP English Lit only: Then read "Greenleaf" by Flannery O'Connor up to page 489. "Greenleaf" vocabulary: Define each of the following words and identify (WRITE OUT) an example/detail from the short story "Greenleaf" up to page 489: Contempt; Condescend (ing); Arrogrant; disdain; discrepancy; reputation; entitelement.

AP ENGLISH LIT HOMEWORK

1.Keep working on a draft of your essay in which you analyze an aspect of "A Good Man is hard To Find." Your draft of at least two to three handwritten pages should have a definite thesis (something that YOU'VE REALIZED) and should show how youve dedicated at least twenty minutes of sustained writing on Tuesday and 20 minutes of sustained writing on Wednesdsy. Do not consult any sources other than the story itself.m

The Transition to College Writing: Chapter 4 How Good Writing Gets Written

You should have had a chance to read the entire packet, "How Good Writing Gets Written" Respond to the following questions. Be prepared to reflect in writing, and discuss orally. Also be prepared to continue writing your essay, as well as to learn about Tone, and finally to begin reading the next short story. 1. Explain the disconnect between teachers perception of student writng and the actual scores that student writing recieves. 3. What is grade inflation? 4. What are the major concerns that teachers have with student writing? (hint...see list on page 56 and put in your own words). 5. What excuses do students have for not dedicating and investing enough time into their writing? How does the author/speaker refute this? How is investing short amounts of time regularly into writing a better payoff than a one shot three hour deal? (Be sure to re-read the Cost/Benefit section). 6. When the question is asked, " If further thought and revision can significantly improve your writing and your grades on written work, why yould you choose to ignore this potential advantage?, what do students say al lthe time? 7. What alternatives to the one draft method does the speaker provide? See pages 74-8. Identify three easy ones that that you can do right away. 9. Be prepared to discuss: What parts of the essay moved you as a student writer? With which parts could you understand, agree with?

AP English Literature

Finish our first short story, "A Good Man is hard to Find." Once you finish (be sure you actually read), write down responses to the following: 1. What was the initial reaction that you had to the story? Its ending? Now, think back to those details foreshadowed in the beginning of the story. How did all of those ends (details) tie up or fit into the fabric of the story? When did you begin to feel that something would go wrong? Why? What other details (identify at least five were significant before reading page 461.