English 11 American Literature (Period Per. 1) Assignments

Read chapters 7-8 in Gatsby

Vocabulary quiz on Tuesday

Vocabulary homework: sequel-solitaire

Vocabulary test on Thursday: portable-seniority

Test on Thursday: chapters 4-9 The Great Gatsby

 

Vocabulary homework: portable-seniority

Read chapters 4-5 in The Great Gatsby

Read chapter three in The Great Gatsby. There will be a quiz on chapters 1-3 on Wednesday.

Vocabulary quiz on Monday: omnipotent-replenish

Read chapters 1-3 in The Great Gatsby

Vocabulary quiz on Monday: omnipotent-replenish

Vocabulary homework: omnipotent-replenish

We will finish reading Act I in The Crucible and there will be a quiz on Act I on Wednesday

Vocabulary Test on Monday: magnanimous-mortality rate

Vocabulary homework: magnanimous-mortality rate

Vocabulary test on Friday: generation-elucidate

Vocabulary homework: generation-elucidate

Vocabulary quiz Wed:  suicide-fortitude

Finish Huck Finn

Quiz chapters 38-the last on Wed

Read and annotate chapters 38-41 in Huck Finn

Vocab homework: suicide-fortitude

Finish journal entries

Read chapters 36-37

Quiz chapters 30-37 Huck Finn (quiz is on Thursday)

Vocabulary quiz on Tuesday: amorous-procession

Read chapters 30-35 in Huck Finn

Finish journal entry

Finish journal entry

Study for vocabulary quiz (quiz is on Friday)

Finish take home quiz on Huck Finn chapters 22-29

Vocabulary homework: amorous-procession

Read chapters 22-24 Huck Finn

Finish journal entry

Finish journal #3

Read chapter 21 in Huck Finn

Quiz Friday chapters 16-21  Huck Finn

Vocab homework: antagonist-hypercritical

Read chapters 16-20 in Huck Finn

Vocabulary quiz on Monday: semiquaver-polymorphous

Read chapters 10-15 in Huck Finn

Vocabulary homework: semiquaver-polymorphous

Read chapters 1-9 in Huck Finn if you have not done so already. There will be a quiz on chapters 1-9 on Thursday

Vocabulary homework: exit-superannuated

Read chapters 3-4 in Huck Finn

Read Thoreau's Civil Disobedience and answer the questions on page 413 in your literature book. Questions are due on Friday.

Vocabulary test Friday: interstate-extrovery

Bring your copies of Huck Finn to class on Friday.

Journal #11: Do you believe Thoreau's statement: "That government is best which governs least."?

Bring copies of your literature book to class on Wed.

Research Transcendentalism

Vocabulary homework: interstate-extrovert

Journal #10:"Where there is no free thought there can only be blind acceptance." What does this mean to you?

Scarlet Letter essay rough drafts due on Thursday (must be typed)

Vocabulary homework: interstate-extrovert

Bring scarlet letters to class for our courtroom scene

Study for vocabulary test: contradict-segregate

Study for vocabulary test: contradict-segregate (test is on Mon.)

Journal #8: does Pearl have a right to know who her father is? Why or why not? What can Hester do to make things right for Pearl, Dimmesdale and herself? (1page, 25 points)

Be sure to bring your scarlet letters to class on Monday

Vocabulary homework: contradict-segregate (due on Thurs.)

Make scarlet letters and wear them on Thurs.

Read chapters 17-20 in The Scarlet letter (quiz on ch. 17-20 Thurs.)

Journal #8: If you were living in Salem and the town knew about your shortcomings or mistakes, what letter would they brand you with? What would the letter stand for? Would you feel that you deserved the letter?

Read chapters 9-16 in The Scarlet Letter

There will be a quiz on Friday on chapters 8-16

Vocabulary homework:contradict-segregate

Read chapters 8-11 in The Scarlet Letter

There will be a quiz on chapters 8-11 on Wed.

Complete journal #5: For Pearl's sake do you think Hester should leave Salem? (20 points, 3/4 of a page)

Study for vocabulary test: benefit- mal de mer

Read and annotate chapters 5-7 in The Scarlet Letter

Quiz on Monday chapters 1-7 The Scarlet Letter

Make sure you have journal #4 finished: What do you think of the relationship between Hester and her husband? Why do you think he wants to destroy her? Do you think he ever loved her? (20 points, 3/4 of a page)

Complete vocabulary homework: benefit- mal de mer (due Thurs.)

Read through chapter 4 in The Scarlet Letter

Finish Journal #2: If you were forced to wear a scarlet "A" everyday, would you move somewhere else and start over or would you stay in the community and not worry about what others thought?

Finish reading "Introductory-The Custom House" in The Scarlet Letter

There may be a quiz on Friday on the introduction, so be sure to read it.

Study for vocabulary quiz: ante meridian-postwar (quiz is on Wednesday)

Complete journal writing #1: Can sinfulness lead to personal growth, sympathy, and the understanding of others? (worth 20 points)

 

 

 

Vocabulary homework due Monday: ante meridian-postwar

Read and annotate A Good Man is Hard to Find

 

Study for vocabulary quiz: trilogy-multimillionaire (quiz is on Tues.)

Vocabulary homework: trilogy-multimillionaire (Due Fri.)

Literary Terms test on Friday

Read and annotate Hawthorne's My Kinsman, Major Molineux

Study literary terms. There will be a literary terms test on Friday.

Finish reading and annotate Flannery O'Connor's Good Country People

There will be a test next class (Wed) on Young Goodman Brown and Good Country People.

Study for vocabulary quiz #1: unicellular-ambiguous (quiz is on Monday)

Finish reading and annotate Nathaniel Hawthorne's Young Goodman Brown

Complete vocabulary homework: Latin prefixes uni-ambi

Words: unicellular-ambiguous

Look up word and write out definitions for all 15 words. Due Thursday 10/16/14