Honors English 10: World Literature (Period 4) Assignments

Day 2 of JC scene performances.

JC scene performances begin. 

Finish IRB and return to library.

 

 

Day 1 of Julius Caesar performances. 

JC Act III questions due: p. 879, #1-8.

Vocab 10 sentences due. Vocab 10 Pretest.

Vocab 9 quiz.

 

Research paper: final draft due. 1 hard copy with cover page, and submit to turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m.

COVER PAGE: original title, name, date, period, my name, and some kind of graphic or illustration. 

Bring classic book for style assignment #2. 

1/2 class period to work on research paper.

1/2 class period to work on research paper.

Vocab 9 sentences: Julius Caesar and/or your IRB.

Research paper first draft due. Hard copy.

Research paper source list due AT THE END OF CLASS TODAY. 3-5 credible sources in Works Cited MLA format.

 

Fill out style analysis chart #1 and bring IRB to class.

 

 

Research paper working outline due. Work day in class for research.

Vocab 8 sentences due. Topic: Julius Caesar and/or your classic book.

IRP reading/work day. Come prepared.

Bring classic book to class.

Vocabulary 7 quiz.

Julius Caesar Act I questions, p. 837, #1-6.

1. Vocabulary 7 sentences due. Theme: Spring Break and/or summer activities.

2. Vocabulary 7 pretest.

1. Read pp. 816-822 in your textbook as a preview to Julius Caesar.

Literature Circle Essay Test.

Literature Circle #5. 

Group assignment: LC recipe or ingredients list and paragraph due. Your paragraph should explain, in 5-7 sentences, how your cuisine relates to a specific section of your book OR the cultural backdrop of the book/characters. Please bring the dish to school to share with the class (this part is optional but fun and tasty). You will have 20 minutes in class on Thursday to plan and divide tasks.

Literature Circle #4

1. Submit LC analytical paragraph to turnitin.com by 10:00 a.m.

Submit to turnitin.com. Literature Circle Vocabulary List #1 due. 1 per group. Divide the following tasks.

A) 10 words with definitions

B) synonyms and antonyms (2 each)

C) 10 ORIGINAL sentences

D) 10 "fill-in-the-blank" sentences with an answer key.

Literature Circle #3

Come prepared to relax and enjoy the Shakespeare performance in the Little Theater today! Come to our classroom during brunch for a treat in honor of Pennies for Patients (both periods 4 and 6 are welcome!)

 

Read and complete role sheet for Literature Circle #2.

Read and complete role sheet for Literature Circle #1.

Work Day: bring your Literature Circle book and packet.

1. Night Vocab test.

2. Night essay due to turnitin.com by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday the 28th. 

3. Collect Night journals. 

Use this website to help you cite your sources in MLA format, both in your essay and in your Works Cited page:

Night essay thesis and outline due. Thesis statement must be clear and written in a complete sentence. Outline must include 2 or 3 body paragraphs, each with a complete topic sentence and bullet points for supporting evidence as well as analysis of that evidence. Restate your thesis in one sentence for the conclusion paragraph in your outline. 

Ideas generated from our seminars today: 

 

Synthesis: an argument essay that pulls from resources in class or other outside resources. Thesis is a claim (stated like a fact, but can be argued either way). 

_____ was/was not a genocide. 

The potential for evil exists in all humankind when given the “right” circumstances. p. 156

Being a bystander is just as evil as being a perpetrator.

p.92 “neutrality”

free speech/expression in the U.S. Should there be limits?

Analysis: an essay that analyzes literary or rhetorical devices/strategies an author uses to achieve her/his purpose.

What literary devices does Elie Wiesel use to describe his life in the camps? Why are they effective?

Forgetting vs. forgiving in “The Sunflower”

Religion: p. 25-26 and 48,63, and 67.

Losing faith/anger with God.

What rhetorical strategies does Wiesel use in the Bitburg speech to achieve his purpose? To what effect?

Poetry connections (supplementary readings) with Night: similar thematic threads. Symbolism?

p. 26,27-28. Significance/symbolism of night.

Explore idea of forgiveness/redemption and connect across time periods and events.

Research: purpose is to inform the reader. Factual.

“Atrocities were committed” vs. “genocide.” What is the difference and when is one more accurate than the other?

Resistance fighters

Neo-Nazis-where do they come from and why do they believe what they do?

Silent witnesses and potential harm.

When does our government claim the right to suspend individual liberties? e.g., Japanese internment camps.

 

 

1. Prepare for Night Socratic Seminar: answer the following questions and remember to include textual evidence to support your responses.

 

Also, read the following article and annotate or record your reactions, thoughts, and connections in your notebook, including questions for discussion.

 

Finally, choose AT LEAST 2 "Connected Readings" from the end of your copy of Night. Take notes and be prepared to integrate your responses from these readings into your seminar remarks. 

Questions:

1. On one level, this is a story of a young man's loss of faith. How does Wiesel illustrate that loss of faith throughout the book?

2. "The secret of redemption lies in remembrance." How does this Rabbinical saying relate to Night? 

3. What is the symbolism and significance of the title Night?

Article:

1. Read Night Ch. 8-9

2. Work on IRP.

1. Read Night ch. 6-7 and complete journal entries.

2. Come prepared for IRP Work Day.

1. Read Night Ch. 5 and complete journal entry.

2. Complete vocabulary ch. 4 and 5. You do not need to find the sentence in the book.

3. Read IRB.

1. Read Night Ch. 4 and complete journal entry.

2. Read IRB.

1. Read Night Ch. 3 and complete journal entry. NOTE: SKIP PRE-READING PROMPT FOR THIS CHAPTER!

2. Read IRB.

3. Night vocab. ch. 1-3 due. You do NOT NEED to copy the sentence from the book. Just write each definition and an original sentence.

 

1. Read Night Ch. 1-2 and complete pre-reading prompt and active reading prompt for Ch. 2. (see attached below)

2. Read IRB.

1. Read Night, Ch. 1.

2. Bring your IRB.

1. IRP due! Vocabulary Notebook and 4 Reading Responses: hard copies, stapled, with cover page. Your Reading Responses should have already been submitted to turnitin.com. Submit vocabulary notebook to turnitin.com by 8:00 a.m. today.

1. Come prepared for IRP Work Day: IRP Reading Response #4 and Vocabulary Notebook.

2. Submit RR #4 to turnitin.com by the end of the period, OR a paragraph summary of what you read (including page numbers) if you chose to use this day as a reading day.

1. Come prepared for IRP Work Day-RR #3 and Vocabulary Notebook.

2. CLASSWORK/WORK DAY: Submit RR #3 to turnitin.com by the end of class OR a short paragraph summary of what you read (including the number of pages) if you chose to use this day as a reading day.

Plans for class on the 15th: This is class work, NOT homework for Thursday, the 15th. I'm sorry I am out sick! Writing conferences will resume on Monday. 

 

1. Click on the link below to read the brief bio on Elie Wiesel.

 

2. Then read Mr. Wiesel's speech on pp. 687 and 688, and answer questions 1-6 on p. 688. ALSO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

A. LIST ONE EXAMPLE OF PARALLELISM YOU FOUND IN HIS SPEECH.

B. HOW DOES THIS CONNECT TO OUR READINGS ON THE JAPANESE INTERNMENT CAMPS?

C. IN ONE SENTENCE, WHAT IS MR. WIESEL'S PURPOSE IN WRITING/PRESENTING THIS SPEECH?

This assignment should be done on a google doc entitled Elie Wiesel Questions, pp. 687. Submit this to turnitin.com by the end of class. 

 

1. Vocab 5 quiz.

 

 

 

http://tvline.com/2016/12/13/barack-obama-donald-trump-muslim-registry-the-daily-show-interview-video/ (scroll down to the hulu video, and go to the 5:28 mark)

 

Research any unfamiliar terms you encounter  (ISIL, Dream Act Kids) and write a response to any/all of these texts, similar to your informal reading responses for your IRP.

1. Answer questions #1-5 on p. 309.

1. Vocab. 5 sentences due.

1. Antigone screenplay due.

We will be going to the library to choose our next IRB: nonfiction, informational text (not narrative/memoir).

2. Read pp. 298-299 in Lit. book.

 

IRP due!

1. Antigone screenplay project due on turnitin.com no later than 10:59 p.m OR take the extension and turn it in after break--the Thursday we get back!

Sorry for the confusion--I do not like being subbed out this much! Enjoy your break and Happy Thanksgiving!

1. Antigone project work day.

1. Antigone test.

2. Work on Antigone project.

1. Bring materials for IRP work day.

2. Finish Antigone packet: pp. 47, 48, and 52. Pages 41-42 should already be completed. Instructions for page 52: Write your answers on the back, considering and addressing each "qualifying aspect" to the basic situation. You should write 2-3 sentences for each.

Answer the following questions for Antigone, pp. 796-802.

1. The chorus points out a virtue and a flaw in Antigone. What are they? Who does the chorus blame for Antigone’s fate?

2. Reread lines 41-51. In what lines does Creon seem to be placing himself above the gods? Which details in his speech emphasize his role as a tragic character?

3. Reread lines 111-119. Remember, Creon’s tragic flaw is his pride. How does Creon’s statement reveal that he has begun to recognize his own tragic flaw?

Vocabulary 4 sentences. Pretest.

Read IRB. Work Day: Tuesday, November 8. Project due 11/18.

 

1. What character flaw does Creon reveal through his words to Haimon?
2. What character traits does Haimon point out that make Creon a tragic character?
3. Reread lines 99-111 and summarize Creon’s and Haimon’s arguments in your own words. Do you identify more with Creon or Haimon? Why?

1. Compare the sentry’s demeanor this time with earlier, when he came to report that someone had buried Polyneices.

2. To what does the sentry compare Antigone? To what effect?

3. What qualities does Antigone show in her speech (lines 65-84)?

4. Reread lines 91-109. What additional motive beyond upholding the law does Creon reveal here?

5. Reread Ode II. Find and copy 3 examples of imagery and/or figurative language. What is the effect of these devices on the overall passage?

 

1. Finish Prologue, Parados, and Episode (scene) 1 on p. 15 in your "Antigone" packet. 

2. Study for Vocabulary Test, Units #1-3. 

3. After reading pp. 776-781, answer the following questions in your notes section:

• A) How do Creon’s words on p. 778, lines 59-62, establish him as the antagonist of the play?
• B) What would the sentry’s motives have been for proving that someone else buried Polyneices?
• C) What does Creon’s speech (lines 135-144) reveal about his character?

1. Create either flashcards or a Quizlet for vocabulary words in units #1-3. Study for test.

2. Answer the following questions in complete sentences in your notes section, based on Antigone, pp. 773-775.

A) What conflict in the play is beginning to take shape?

B) Who is the protagonist? Who is the antagonist? How do you know?

C) Summarize Antigone's personality.

D) Why does Antigone want to bury her brother?

1. Read historical fiction book.

2. Study for pre-AP literary terms quiz.

3. Read pp. 768-769 in literature book and add to notes from class. 

Read historical fiction book for IRP. 

See attached for vocab lists #1-3.

True Diary project due. 

1. Vocab. #3 test.

1. Library for historical fiction book. Bring your chosen book to class next week.

2. Study for Vocab Quiz #3.

 

1. True Diary test.

 

1. Read Section 6, True Diary.

2. Read the article below. Included are several comments from students who have transferred from the res school to the "white" school. Answer the following question in your notes: What connections do you notice between these students and Junior? Be specific. What are their struggles and successes?

Set up your turnitin.com account!

go to turnitin.com and follow instructions for registration.

username: 13686475

password: jaroch

And attached below is GROUP 2'S HANDOUT FROM PERIOD 6.

1. Read Section 5, True Diary.

2. Vocab. #3 sentences due. Vocab #3 pretest.

3. Read the article below and answer the following questions in your notes section.

Read Section 4, True Diary.

INDEPENDENT READING PROJECT DUE. Add cover page with name, date, book title and author, and name of project. Don't forget to use MLA citations in your writing:

1. Read section 3: True Diary.

2. Read the article below and in 2-3 sentences (in your notes section), summarize the author's claims about Indian humor. 

Study for Vocabulary Quiz #2.

1. Read Section 2: True Diary.

 

 

1. Bring all materials for Work Day.

1. Read Section 1 in True Diary.

2. Vocab #2 sentences due. Vocab 2 quiz Monday, 9/19.

1. Read the following article about the history of Indian boarding schools, paying special attention to sections 3, 4, and 5. Then add to your notes/answer your own questions from the previous reading: What new information did you learn? Did any blanks get filled in? What other questions came up for you?

1. On PowerPoint, click on "What is Mr. P. talking about?" (or click on link below) and read the article about the history and current effects of Indian boarding schools. For each sub-heading, take notes on 3 facts you learned and 1 question you still have. 

 

 

1. Bring True Diary every day. 

2. Read IRB.

 

1. Poetry analysis paragraph (typed)- 1~2 literary devices

2. Read IRB+ work on project

1. Study for vocab test Unit#1

2. Read IRB+work on project

3. less than 15/20 on pretest- get it signed by parent

1. Study Vocab Unit #1 words. Pretest Monday.

2. Bring independent reading book (or title, if you ordered it and it is en route): memoir/biography/autobiography/narrative.

1. Printed copy of baby photo, "framed," with caption that includes a simile, metaphor, irony, or imagery. I have framing paper if you need it. Black and white copy is fine.

2. Review your Fishbowl notes.

3. Bring SR book. Summer Reading Assessment will take place on Thursday in class. 

1. Prepare for Fishbowl discussion using handout from class.

2. Bring SR book(s).

3. Bring signed syllabus page.

4. Bring signed SR form.