World Literature (Period 1) Assignments

You have a vocabulary test on Monday: dynamic-graffiti

Make sure you have a copy of Julius Caesar to bring to class on Monday

Bring your Julius Caesar books/plays to class on Tuesday

Vocabulary test Friday: aristocrat-dermatologist

Bring your literature books (the blue ones) to class on Friday so we can start reading Julius Caesar.

Kite projects due Monday 4/25

Vocabulary Homework: aristocrat-dermatologist

Research on Julius Caesar (two pages written) due Wednesday.

 

Vocabulary Homework: autograph-chronic

Read and annotate chapter 24 in The Kite Runner

You have a vocabulary test on Wed. misanthropy-astrology 

Read and annotate chapter 23 in The Kite Runner

Vocabulary homework: misanthropy-astrology

Read and annotate chapters 21-22 in The Kite Runner

Vocabulary test Friday: convert-volunteer

Test on Friday: The Kite Runner chapters 17-20

Read and chapters 19-20 in The Kite Runner

Vocabulary Homework: convert-volunteer

Read and annotate chapters 18-19 in The Kite Runner

You have a test on Monday on chapters 11-16 in The Kite Runner

Read and annotate chapters 16-17 in The Kite Runner

Read and annotate chapter 15 in The Kite Runner

You have a test on chapters 11-15 on Tuesday

You have a vocabulary test on Tuesday: terrier-portable

Vocabulary Homework: terrier-suburban (due Friday)

Read and annotate chapters 13-14 in The Kite Runner

Read and annotate chapters 11-12 in The Kite Runner

You have a vocabulary test on Monday: sequel-solitaire 

Read and annotate chapters 9-10 in The Kite Runner

You will have a test on chapters 1-10 on Thursday

Vocabulary homework: sequel-solitaire 

Read and annotate chapters 7-8 in The Kite Runner

Vocabulary test: portable-seniority

read and annotate chapters 4-6 in The Kite Runner

Read and annotate chapters 1-3 in The Kite Runner

Vocabulary test on Monday: portable-seniority 

Vocabulary homework: portable-seniority

Vocabulary test on Friday: omnipotent-replenish

Read and annotate chapters 7-9 in Night

You will have a test on chapters 5-9 on Friday

Vocabulary homework: omnipotent-replenish (vocab test is on Friday)

Read and annotate chapters 5-6 in Night

Read and annotate chapter 5 in Night

Read and annotate chapter four in Night

You have a test on chapters 1-4 on Monday

Your annotations on chapters 2-4 are due on Monday

You have a vocabulary test on Monday: magnanimous-mortality rate

Read and annotate chapters 2-3 in Night

Vocabulary homework: magnanimous-mortality rate

Read and annotate chapter one in Night

You have a vocabulary test on Monday: generation-elucidate

Vocabulary homework: generation-elucidate

Re-read Oedipus Rex and be prepared to take a test on the play on Tuesday.

Study for your vocabulary test on Friday: suicide-fortitude

Vocabulary Homework: suicide-fortitude

You have a vocabulary test on Friday

Re-read pages 1-42 in Oedipus Rex

Re-read chapters 1-30 in Oedipus Rex

Vocabulary test on Thursday: amorous-procession

Re-read the pages in Oedipus rex that we covered in class today.

Your mask projects are due Thursday.

You will have a test on chapters 20-25 in Things Fall Apart on Monday

Vocabulary Test Monday: antagonist-hypercritical

Egwugwu Mask Projects due 11/18 (start working on them now0

Vocabulary homework: antagonist-hypercritical

There will be a quiz Thursday on chapters 20-25 (Things Fall Apart)

Start thinking about your design for your egwugwu masks. You will get a complete guided assignment on the mask project on Thursday.

Read and annotate chapters 23-25 

Test on Tuesday chapters 14-19

 

On Friday you have two tests:

1. Things Fall Apart chapters 14-19

2. Vocabulary: semiquaver-polymorphous

Read and annotate chapters 20-22 ( I will check these annotations on Friday).

Vocabulary homework: semiquaver-polymorphous

Read and annotate chapters 17-19

There will be a quiz on Wednesday on chapters 14-19

Read and annotate chapters 14-16 in Things Fall Apart

Read and annotate chapters 11-13

I will check your annotations on chapters 7-13 on Thursday

You have  a vocabulary quiz on Thursday: exit-superannuated

You have a quiz on chapters 7-13 on Thursday

Vocabulary homework: exit-superannuated (due Tuesday)

Read and annotate chapters 9-10 in Things Fall Apart

You will have a quiz on Tuesday on chapters 7-10

Make sure that you have read and annotated chapters 7-8 in Things Fall Apart.

Read and annotate chapters 7-8 in Things Fall Apart

Vocabulary test Wednesday: interstate-extrovert

Have your research on The Igbu Culture and The British Colonization of Nigeria  ready to present and turn in on Monday.

You will have a test on chapters 1-6 in Things Fall Apart on Monday

Re-read and annotate chapters 1-6 in Things Fall Apart

Research and take notes on the Igbo culture

Study for your vocabulary test: contradict-segregate

Vocabulary homework: contradict-segregate

Make sure that you have read and annotated chapters 1-6 in Things Fall Apart

You should have annotations for each chapter

Your final drafts are due on Thursday 10/1. make sure you have them typed and printed out.

You have a vocabulary test on Tuesday

Read and annotate chapters 4-6 in Things Fall Apart

I will check your annotations for chapters 1-3 on Monday. Make sure that you have plenty of annotations for each chapter.

Study for Literary terms test on Friday

Vocabulary homework due Friday: benefit-mal de mer

Vocabulary test on Tuesday

Read and annotate chapters 1-3 in Things Fall Apart

Continue to work on your rough drafts and bring them to class on Friday to continue editing

Your essay rough drafts are due Wednesday 9/23 (bring them to class for peer editing)

Your vocabulary test will be on Monday

Be sure to bring your completed rough drafts to class on Wednesday.

There will be a test Friday on the following literary terms. Study the definitions from your handout. The literary terms that you need to know are:

1. Allusion

2.Character

3. Cliche

4. Dialogue

5. Drama

6. Figurative language

7. Figurative language

8.  Figure of speech

9. Flash-forward

10. Hubris

Study for vocabulary test on Thursday: ante meridian-postwar

Journal #8: "A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others."-Ayn Rand

How do you describe and discern the difference between the two motivations?

Vocabulary homework: ante meridian-postwar (due Tuesday)

Quiz on Tuesday ch. 16-27 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Finish reading The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Read chapters 21-27 in The Absolute Ture Diary of a Part-Time Indian

There will be a quiz on Friday on chapters 16-27.

Finish journal #6

Read chapters 16-20 in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Study for your vocabulary test on Wednesday

Literary terms test on Thursday

Read chapters 10-15 in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

There will be a quiz on Thursday covering chapters 7-15 in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Vocabulary homework due Thursday: trilogy-multimillionaire 

Read chapters 7-10 in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Study literary terms for your literary terms quiz on Thursday 9/3

Study for vocabulary test: unicellular-ambiguous

Read chapters 4-6 in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Quiz on chapters 1-6 on Friday

Vocabulary homework: unicellular-ambiguous

Vocabulary test on Friday

Read the first three chapters in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Be prepared to write an in class essay on Wednesday about one of the books you read for your summer reading.

Class contract due on Monday 8/24/15.