English 10 (Period 7) Assignments

Final Exam 

Much Ado About Nothing essay due 

No School- Memorial Day 

Much Ado About Nothing Exam 

Vocab 15 quiz 

Scene presentations 

vocab 15 due 

character mind map

CAASP Science Test

CAASPP Science Test

Read Act V in its entirety

Act IV quiz

Read Act IV scene ii

Vocab 14 quiz 

Outside Reading project DUE :) Last one of the year!!

Read Act IV scene i

Read Act III in its entirety- answer questions

SAT vocab 14

Read Act II scene ii&iii

answer questions

Act I and shakespeare quiz

Read Act II scene i

vocab 13 quiz 

Read Act I scene ii & iii

answer questions that apply

Read Act I Scene i of Much Ado About Nothing. 

Answer the questions that pertain to read scene. Be prepared to discuss in class. 

in class- we will work on vocabulary 13 

Cornell notes on Shakespeare background. 

HW: write 1 question for each section and summary with IVF topic sentence 

Lit. Circle book test-Friday. Bring your book! You will be writing 2 short essays.

Take notes on the following as they apply to your novel, and mark important pages with post-its. :

-summary of important major events

-trace how the protagonist changes through the course of the book

-how does the theme connect to the title?

-what is the message about friendship?

-is this novel appropriate for a sophomore English class? Why/why not?

1. Read assigned pages and complete role sheet for last Literature Circle (#5). 

2. Bring book on Friday for essay test.

1. Read assigned pages and complete role sheet for Literature Circle #4.

2. Naviance assignment.

1. Study 'memory check' handouts for vocab. review test, units 9-12. All multiple choice.

2. Read assigned pages and complete role sheet for Literature Circle #3.

Read assigned pages and complete role sheet for Literature Circle #3.

1. Read assigned pages and complete role sheet for Literature Circle #2.

1. After your literature circle today, continue reading your assigned pages and choose new role sheets. I HAVE ATTACHED THEM BELOW so you can print yours at home, or you can get it in class on Friday. 

2. Be prepared to present your vocabulary review PowerPoint on Friday.

1. Read assigned pages for your Literature Circle book and complete your role sheet. Role sheets will be chosen on Monday. Literature Circle #1 will be on Wednesday, 3/16. Role sheets must be completed. 

2. Bring Literature Circle book to class EVERY DAY.

3. Vocabulary review (PowerPoint project)-presentations Friday.

1. Finish Outside Reading Log, due Thursday.

2. Bring Night to return to library.

1. Study for Night test.

1. Finish Vocab. 12 worksheets and study for Vocab. 12 test.

1. Finish classwork: notes for Socratic Seminar preparation. 

 

1. Finish and review notes for Socratic Seminar.

1. Vocab. 12 handout.

2. Night Response Journals due.

Here are the journal prompts for Ch. 7, 8, and 9 if you need to catch up.

Date and Chapter Number: 7

Pre-Reading Prompt: Think about your familial or friend bonds. Who are you closest to? Do you think this strong bond can withstand any circumstances? Why or why not?

Active Reading Prompt: Reread p. 74 and retell, or summarize, what happens. 3 sentences

Personal Response: Look at your active reading response. What might this scene/incident reveal about human nature?

 

Reflection on Group Discussion: what did you hear/learn or what did you contribute?

Date and Chapter Number: 8

Pre-Reading Prompt: Reread p. 67. Summarize what happens to Rabbi Eliahou and his son.

 

Active Reading Prompt: Reread first half of p. 78. What “test” does Eli refer to here, and why? 

 

Personal Response: Do you think  Eli judges himself too harshly in that section? Why or why not?

 

Reflection on Group Discussion:

 

 

Date and Chapter Number: 9

 

Pre-reading prompt: Eli is liberated in Ch. 9.  How do you think he will feel after he leaves the camp? 

 

Active Reading Prompt: When Eli stares in the mirror, what does he say he sees staring back at him? What does this say about what has happened to his humanity; his soul? 

 

Personal Response: 1. How did you feel at the end of this book? 2. Write down at least 3 questions you have about what happened to Eli next.

 

1. Night: read ch. 8 and complete study guide questions #12, 13, 14, 30, 31, 35. Ch. 7-8 quiz on Monday.

1. Ch. 8 study guide.

2. Ch. 8 Pre-reading prompt in response journal: 

Pre-Reading Prompt: Reread p. 67. Summarize what happens to Rabbi Eliezer and his son.

2. Hard copy of 2 research project essays from this week. If you did NOT email it to me by Thursday at 3 p.m., it will be marked LATE (except period 7). 

1. Night: Read Ch. 7 and complete questions #2, 3, and 24-28 in the Ch. 7 study guide.

2. Bring earbuds/headphones all this week.

1. Complete Pre-Reading question for Ch. 6 in your journal (see below)

2. Read Ch. 6 and complete the following questions in your Ch.6 study guide: 1a, 1b, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8.

3. If you were absent, here are the Ch. 5 journal prompts:

Date and Chapter Number: 5 

 

Pre-Reading Prompt: Think of your religious beliefs, or other beliefs you hold dear (belief in the love/loyalty of family; belief in your own goodness as a person, etc.) Write them as a list. 

Active Reading Prompt: Elie’s feelings toward God and Judaism have clearly changed. Find 2 examples in the text that show this statement to be true. Include page numbers. 

 

Personal Response: Can you relate to this feeling of loss of belief? Why or why not?

Vocab:

1. Study for Vocab. 11 quiz-Friday.

 

 

Ch. 6 Pre-Reading Prompt: What is symbolism? Why do authors use it?

1. Complete Ch. 5 pre-reading prompt in your journal (see below). Then read Night Ch. 5 and complete Ch. 5 study guide.

Ch. 5 Pre-Reading Prompt: Think of your religious beliefs, or other beliefs you hold dear (belief in the love/loyalty of family; belief in your own goodness as a person, etc.) Write them as a list.

1. Study for Vocab. 10 quiz on Thursday.

Bring earbuds/headphones to class.

1. Night: Answer Pre-Reading Prompt for Ch. 4 in your Night response journal, then read Chapter 4 and complete the study guide. WE WILL FINISH THE READING JOURNAL FOR CHAPTER 4 IN CLASS. IT IS NOT HOMEWORK. 

Chapter Number: 4

Pre-Reading Prompt: In what ways have the Jewish prisoners been dehumanized?

2. Vocab. 10 handout (attached). Quiz Thursday.

1. Read Night, Ch. 3, and complete study guide for Ch. 3.

2. Complete journal entry for Ch. 3 (see below).

3. Study for vocabulary quiz #9-FRIDAY.

 

Chapter Number: 3

 

Pre-Reading Prompt: Look at your identity page. Now think about Eli Wiesel at age 12: what was important to him? What groups did he belong to? What are some things he cherishes? Using words or drawings, show/explain what mattered the most to Eli at age 12. No color needed.

Active Reading Prompt: Looking back at Eli’s identity page, analyze the very first sentence of Ch. 3. What was left behind in the rain? INFER. What does that sentence really mean?

Personal Response: How would you feel if everything on your identity page were stripped away from you? Losing ________ would affect me the most because _____________________________________________.

 

 

Pre-Reading Prompt: What is foreshadowing? Why do authors use it (what is its purpose?) Provide an example from a book you have read or a movie you have seen.

 

Active Reading Prompt: Reread the scenes with Mrs. Schacter. Compare and contrast: How is she treated? What does she have in common with Moshe the Beadle? 

 

Personal Response: Where does the author use foreshadowing in this chapter, and for what purpose? How does it make you, as the reader, feel?

1. Identity Page.

2. Study Introduction to the Holocaust PPT notes for quiz on Monday. (PPT and notes outline attached)

3. ORP #3

 

 

Outside Reading Project #2 due

Hard copy of Oedipus essay for peer editing. Bring 3 different colored highlighters to class.

Oedipus Exam and scene questions due

 

attached is the Lit. Chart packet and here is a link to the 1984 version of the film. 

Read scene 4 & 5 of Oedipus and answer Q's 

SAT #8 quiz

Answer Q's for scene 3 of Oedipus

Answer questions for scene 2 of Oedipus

Create your own riddle. 

SAT vocab 8

FD of essay due- need to have peer revised draft stapled to final

Greek theater Cornell Notes questions and summary

Sherman Alexie unit exam 

multiple choice, fill in the blank, matching, and short answer- refer to SG

Alexie Essay Rough Draft due

Make sure you come in with a printed copy for peer revision and feedback 

Review of themes and symbols

Study guide for exam on Friday

Outside Reading project due

Assigned 9/24

Notes on Synthesis Essay

Harkness discussion on Sherman Alexie and his writings. 

Topic:

1. How does Sherman Alexie depict Native Americans in his writings? Is this an accurate portrayal?

2. How does Alexie discuss identity- how is it formed and influenced by societal constructs? 

3. Discuss the role of alcoholism, tribalism, mental illness, and racism in his texts- what is his argument in relation to these topics? How do they influence Native American culture and identity? 

 

Use the following documents to support claims: 

-The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

-Bill Moyers interview http://billmoyers.com/segment/sherman-alexie-on-living-outside-borders/

-Indian Education

-What You Pawn I Will Redeem http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2003/04/21/what-you-pawn-i-will-redeem

-Alexie poetry packet

-webquest 

 

SAT #6 quiz

Read Ch. 27 & 28

Vocab #6 due

Read Ch. 25 & 26 and answer Q's 

Alexie webquest 

Vocab #5 quiz

Read Ch. 23 &24 and answer Q's

Read ch. 19-21 (pgs. 133-151) and answer q's 

Vocabulary 5

read ch. 17 & 18 and answer Q's

Vocab #4 quiz

Read Chapters 15  "Hunger Pains" & 16 "Rowdy Gives me Advice about Love" and answer questions. Pay special attention to the images within the chapters and how they serve to add depth or meaning to the concepts explored. 

SAT vocab #4

Read Ch. 13 & 14 "My Sister Sends Me an Email" & "Thanksgiving"

answer questions in packet

Sat Vocab #3 quiz 

Debate regarding the use of Native American names and depictions as team mascots

Read CH. 12 and answer Q's 

Read Ch. 10&11 and answer Q's 

Read  Ch. 9 "Grandmother Gives Me Some Advice" and answer reading questions 

SAT Vocabulary list #3

SAT Vocabulary Quiz #2