Week of April 5 - Finish reading Lord of the Flies. Test on page 706-711 on
Tuesday. Vocabulary test on Thursday of number 20 - 30 foreign words and
phrases. Review Julius Caesar for test. Do Homework on Julius Caesar: Page
730 and 731 - CYC 1-5, CT 1-3 RS 1-2, BV 1-3 and 1-6, pages 748 -749 - CYC 1-
5, CT #3 BGS 1-4 BV 1-4,1-6, Pages 770-771 - CYC 1-4, CT 1-3, RS #3,BGS 1-5,
BV 1-3 and 1-8, pp 786-787 - CYC 1-4, CT #5, BV 1-3 and 1-5, BGS 1-4 ,pp 801-
802 1-4, CT #2, BV 1-3 1-7, BGS 1-6. This will done in class but if not
finished in class must be done at home.
Week of March 22, 2010
Welcome Back from Spring Break!!
We will begin by reading Lord of the Flies. You will have your own book so
that you may take it home and read as this will this will be the bulk of your
homework for the next couple of weeks. On March 25, we will start to work on
your Research Papers so be sure to get index cards (3x5) to complete this
task.
Week of January 11, 2010
Read "Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket" and do the questions at the end of the
chapter. Begin "Mt. Everest' and when finished do the questions at the end of
each excerpt.
Hello Dottie
Week of September 21:The students know what is due on their research papers.
If there are any questions please refer to my teacher website. Study for an
Edgar Allan Poe test on page 76, read “The Masque of the Red Death“ do all
the questions at the end of the story… Read Damon and Pythias and do all the
questions at the end of the story. There will be a test over these. Then
study Tolstoy (pages 128-129) and read “How Much Land Does One Man Need?” and
answer the questions at the end of the story. Study all vocabulary words,
spelling and difinitions.________________________________________
September 23 - Check note cards
September 28 - Rough Draft
October 1 - Final paper due
We will be in the library this week working on Research Papers. The papers
will be due on Thursday, October 1. The Sophomore papers must meet the
following requirements:
1. Margins - 1"
2. Double Spaced
3. 12 pt.
4. Verdana
5. The paper should not be less than 980 words nor more than 1020 words.
6. Pages should be numbered starting with the second page - the last page of
the paper...no number should appear on the Works Cited page.
7. Total # of words should be on the last page of the paper in the bottom
right hand corner.
8. The paper must be written in third person.
9. Cover page - Centered, include Student's Name, Title of Paper, Date,
Block #, and Teacher's name
10. Last page will be the "Works Cited" page and the title must be centered
at the top of the page follow the same instructions for the paper as before.
11. The Works Cited page must follow MLA Citation Style format.
****The paper will be graded according to the above criteria. The paper will
also be graded on how well it flows, grammar, mechanics, and content.
Monday - Week of August 24
We will begin reading "The Monkey's Paw" and "THe Bridegroom." Study
authors,
W.W. Jacobs and Alexander Pushkin on page 45 Vocabulary and all pertinent
info found on pages 45 and 46. Homework will consists of CYC 1-3 and CT 1
and
4 found on page 53. In addition, page 57, do CYC 1-3, CT #1 and on page 58
LF
3 and 4, BV 1-5 and 1-8, and BGS 1-5.
We will then go to page 664 and begin to study The Greek Theatre
and "Antigone." There will be testing on lectures, vocabulary, the story,
background information and interpretation throughout the study of this unit.
Homework will be given accordingly.
Students will begin Research Papers on September 8. More to follow on that.
Specific instructions on "How To" will be posted.
Weekend of August 21 - Students have a test on Everest on Monday. They have
been given an outline to study from in class. It is detailed with the page
numbers included. This is also to serve them as a guide for studying for
other tests in my classes. Students will also have a test on Tuesday. This
will be a vocabulary test and will include the Word of the Day vocabulary,
vocabulary in the literature book for stories covered, and the first nine of
the foreign words and phrases which they also have a copy. They must know
how
to spell them, use the words in a sentence, and the definition.
Wednesday- Friday 8/19 -21- do Check your Comprehension on page 34 1-3 and
Critical Thinking #1 for Thursday. We will finish reading the Mt. Everest
stories on Thursday and the homework for Friday will be Page 41 Check your
Comprehension 1 - 3 and on page 42 - Reading Strategy 1-3, Literary Focus 1
and 2, Build Your Vocabulary 1-3 and 1-6, build Grammar Skills 1-3 and 1 and
2. This may be done in class but if not will be considered homework. Journal
writing for Friday in class, turn in Bell ringers with the one that you want
graded on top, and we will go over vocabulary words. There will be a test
Monday on the Everest stories, lectures, and vocabulary words.
fOURTH PERIOD ONLY - Will have a test on Kipling and Keats and the two poems
they wrote on Friday, May 22.
REVIEW FOR SOPHOMORE FINAL EXAM
Review Sophomore Exam
Test – Bronte, Buck, Woolf, Ibsen, Chekhov, Twain, Bradbury, and Hughes…Also
included is “The Widow and the Parrot.”
1. What are the names of the three Bronte’ sisters?
2. “__________” won this person a Pulitzer Prize and $50,000 for the
movie rights.
3. What is the person’s name that won that prize and money for the
movie rights?
4. Which one of the sisters is the most famous?
5. What novel made her so famous?
6. Anton Chekhov was from what country?
7. Chekhov’s most famous play was “______.”
8. Who is the first female to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
9. “A Doll’s House” and “Hedda Gabler” were penned by _________.
10. A narrative technique that presents thoughts as if they are coming
directly from a character’s mind is called “____________.”
11. The abovementioned technique was the technique that ______ tried to
write by.
12. Henrik Ibsen lived in the ___th century.
13. Henrik Ibsen was from what country?
14. What play is Henrik Ibsen so famous for writing?
15. What is Mark Twain’s real name?
16. Name two of Mark Twains novels. ______.
17. The second Mark Twain novel is _____,
18. ______ has been called the poet laureate of the Harlem Renaissance.
19. Ray Bradbury is a famous science fiction writer. He began reading
the stories of ________as a child and developed a fascination with horror
movies and fantasy.
20. Where did the parrot and the widow find the gold?
Bonus: What does the word “titanic” mean and what is the history and origin
of the word
TEST FOR SOPHOMORES
John McCrae, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning, and Emily Dickinson
1. This author introduced dramatic monologue which made him even more
famous than his wife. Who is he?
2. ____ and ___ give a poem the sound of a song.
3. ______ is the repetition of the first sound of several words.
4. _____is the use of words to imitate actual sounds – band, tap and
swish sound like what they mean.
5. Define the Latin prefix – mil-.
6. _____ was the most popular poet of the 17th century.
7. “In Flanders Fields” was written by whom?
8. What is the “kraken” waiting for?
9. Very little of this author’s work was published prior to her death.
Who was this author?
10. A ____ compares unlike things using the work like or as.
TEST: The Dog that Bit People, Hearts and Hands, The Uprooting of a
Japanese-American Family
1. Mr. Thurber had to quit writing and doing his cartoons because of
what reason?
2. What does the Greek prefix ‘’epi mean?
3. What kind of dog is the dog that bit people?
4. What is O. Henry’s real name?
5. Why was O. Henry put in jail?
6. What does the Latin prefix ‘counter’ mean?
7. O.Henry is known mostly in literature for his ______.
8. What does WRA stand for?
9. What does the Latin root ‘curs’ mean?
10. How many years did it take America to apologize to the Japanese
Americans?
11. What is cribbing?
12. What are “dutch doors?”
13. A word or phrase substituted for a more offensive word or phrase is
called a (an) _____.
14. Where did the Uchida family stay during WWII?
15. Another word for “living in poverty “is _____.
16. Approximately how many people were interned during WWII?
17. Which man was the marshal on the train in “Hearts and Hands?”
18. Who is the only person that the dog in “The Dog that Bit People” did
not bite?
19. Thurber wrote for a prestigious magazine. What was the name of the
magazine?
20. Define “countenance.”
Study guide for Julius Caesar, Shakespeare, and Elizabethan Theatre
Macbeth Artemidorus As You Like It
Caesar was too ambitious Love
Brutus Soliloquy No electricity Robert and
Cuthbert Burbage
Tragedy Hamlet Stratford on Avon Antony
2500-3000 England Lepidus Soothsayer
Fake Letters Decius Octavius Suicide
Dreams Caesar’s ghost About to happen Behavior
And you Brute Antony So unhappy nothing will comfort
Misunderstood or misinterpreted Antony Weather
Reports of ghosts and open graves soon Antony
Pompey Julius Caesar – fiction or nonfiction You too Brutus
Henry VIII William Shakespeare DUH
Clothing
Cassius Young boys Monologue open graves
Cassius loves power, greed and himself Behavior
Portia
Et tu Brutus Damage to one’s reputation Wrong or bad
Expression on one’s face Bew Sophomore Test – Keats and Kipling
1. _____ was the first English author to win the Nobel Prize for
Literature.
2. _____ emphasized feeling and imagination over reason and logic in
his poetry.
3. The root word –journ- means _____.
4. _____ tells a story and is usually longer than other types of poems.
5. ______ _____ is poetry in which one or more characters speak.
6. One of the first and most important steps to take when reading a
poem is to ____ in order to gain insight into the poem itself.
7. Define “sedge.”
8. Define “sojourn.”
9. Define “thrall.”
10. What is the setting of the poem La Belle Dame sans Merci?
11. What was the “fragrant zone” referred to in the poem?
12. Rudyard Kipling is most famous for writing _______.
13. What crime did Danny Deever commit?
14. What time of day did the soldiers hang Danny Deever?
are the Ides of March Henry IV
Not to kill Antony Oration
Sophomore Test – Keats and Kipling
15. _____ was the first English author to win the Nobel Prize for
Literature.
16. _____ emphasized feeling and imagination over reason and logic in
his poetry.
17. The root word –journ- means _____.
18. _____ tells a story and is usually longer than other types of poems.
19. ______ _____ is poetry in which one or more characters speak.
20. One of the first and most important steps to take when reading a
poem is to ____ in order to gain insight into the poem itself.
21. Define “sedge.”
22. Define “sojourn.”
23. Define “thrall.”
24. What is the setting of the poem La Belle Dame sans Merci?
25. What was the “fragrant zone” referred to in the poem?
26. Rudyard Kipling is most famous for writing _______.
27. What crime did Danny Deever commit?
What time of day did the soldiers hang Danny Deever? Sophomore Test –
McCrea, Tennyson, Browning and Dickinson
28. _____is known as the most lyrical poet in the history of the English
language.
29. _____ is the repetition of similar vowel sounds.
30. ____ developed the dramatic monologue in poetry.
31. What is “Flanders Fields?”
32. The “torch” in Flanders Fields is used to symbolize what?
33. In The Kracken, when does it say the Kracken will die?
34. Describe the Kracken.
35. ¬¬¬¬¬_____ is the repetition of similar consonant sounds at the end
of accented syllables.
36. What author is considered to be the greatest Victorian poet in the
history of the English language?
37. Define “abysmal.
38.
MACBETH
1. Shakespeare lived in what century?
2. Where was he born?
3. Shakespeare was an actor, playwright, and, was also part owner in a
London theatre called the _____.
4. Shakespeare wrote how many sonnets?
5. Some of Shakespeare’s work has been questioned and may have been
penned by another author. Who is the supposed author?
6. The Greek root –chron means _____.
7. A verb form that usually ends in –ing or –ed that is used as an
adjective is called a ______.
8. The Globe theatre was built by whom?
9. Instead of popcorn, people ate ____ and watched the plays.
10. Plays were performed during the day instead of night because _____.
11. The first Globe theatre met its demise in 1613 from a fire. How did
the fire start?
12. _____ is considered the greatest writer in the English Language.
13. Shakespeare’s father worked with his hands. What did he make?
14. Many of Shakespeare’s plays held political intent. He included the
witches in the play Macbeth because James I had written a book that argued
the existence of witches. True or False
15. Define “anon.”
16. Define “valor.”
17. Define “thane.”
18. Define “sooth.”
19. Define “treason.”
20. Define “sovereign.”
21. Define “cherubim.”
22. Macbeth became the king of Scotland by killing _____
23. What action does Lady Macbeth plan to take during King Duncan’s
visit?
24. How does she plan to do it and get by with it?
25. Define “augment.”
26. Define “predominance.”
27. Who discovered that King Duncan had been murdered?
28. Why do Malcolm and Donalbain leave the castle?
29. Define the prefix “-mal.”
30. Macbeth decides to kill Banquo and Fleance because of the witches’
prediction. One survived. Which one?
31. How is Macbeth’s behavior at the dinner an outward sign of an inner
conflict?
32. Define “cred.”
33. Define “pernicious.”
34. Define “sundry.”
35. What happens to Macduff’s family?
36. What news does Ross brig to Malcolm from Scotland?
37. Define “pristine.”
JULIUS CAESAR test
1. Who built the Globe Theatre?
2. Shakespeare’s plays were seen by how many people per performance?
3. The first Glove theatre was burned to the ground in 1613. What
happened?
4. Shakespeare’s actors wore elaborate clothing but not costumes. True
or False
5. Women’s parts were played by _____.
6. Why were the plays performed during the day?
7. _____is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.
8. This great playwright was born in what city and country?
9. The Elizabethans clung to their traditions. For this reason, rank,
social status, and rules of propriety were extremely important. They were so
fanatic about social order that law called the _____Acts was passed.
10. “Eaten out of house and home,” is from which play?
11. “knock, Knock, Who’s there?” is from what play?
12. “To thine own self be true,” comes from what play?
13. “Too much of a good thing,” is from what play?
14. At the opening of Julius Caesar, Caesar is returning to Rome after
winning the battle with another well known and loved soldier. His name was
_____.
15. The word “anon” means _____.
16. Who was Caesar’s best friend?
17. Who as Caesar’s worse enemy?
18. Who tried to give Caesar the crown 3 times in the first Act?
19. Julius Caesar is based on a true story?
20. Define “countenance.”
21. Who was the first person to warn Caesar of the doom to come?
22. What did he tell Caesar?
23. Cassius approached Brutus to see if he could his support to
assassinate Caesar. What did Cassius do to ensure that Brutus would see it
his way?
24. Why did Calpurnia not want Caesar to speak at the forum?
25. What else happened the night before Caesar was to speak at the forum
that should have discouraged him from leaving his home?
26. How is Brutus different from Cassius?
27. Brutus demanded two differences to be made in Cassius’s plan. What
were they?
28. Portia pleads with her husband to tell her what is wrong with him.
Does he finally tell her?
29. Which one of the conspirators convinced Caesar to go ahead with his
plans to go to the forum to speak?
30. Define “imminent.”
31. Who tried to give Caesar a letter to warn him of the assassination?
32. A _____ is a longer speech in which a character speaks as if to
himself or herself.
33. A _____ is a long uninterrupted speech by one character.
34. Define “oration.”
35. Did Caesar Take any of the possessions that he acquired as he
conquered rulers and/or land as a soldier?
36. What were Caesar’s last words before he died to Brutus?
37. What is the name of the playwright that many people of the academic
world believe may have written much of what we know as Shakespeare’s’
writings?
38. Who told the plebeians about Caesars will?
39. Who was Caesars’ adopted son?
40. What justification for Caesar’s assasanation does Brutus give to the
people?
41. The Greek root –phil means _____.
42. Define “slanderous.”
43. What three men ruled Rome after Caesars’ death?
44. How does Portia die?
45. What does Brutus see in his tent the night before the reckoning
battle?
46. The main character in a _____ is involved in a struggle that ends in
disaster.
47. Define the Anglo-Saxon prefix – mis.
48. Define “demeanor.”
49. Define “disconsolate.”
50. Define “misconstrued”
Bonus: What was the noblest Roman of them all?
WHY?
1
1. Where and when did Sophocles live?
o Athens, 5th century BC
o Sparta, 12th century BC
o Memphis, 8th century BC
o Syracuse, AD 3rd century
• 2. The philosopher Aristotle wrote an influential text on drama
called...
o Drama for Dummies
o Sophocles and the Art of Theatre
o The Poetics
o Four Dialogues on Drama
• 3. What did Greek actors wear?
o Black and red garb
o Nothing at all
o Togas
o Masks
• 4. Greek plays feature a group of performers who sing, dance,
provide exposition and interact with the other characters. This group is
called...
o The Chorus
o The Bacchae
o The Nymphs of Artemis
o Sappho's "maidens"
• 5. Who was Antigone's father?
o Apollo
o Zeus
o Oedipus
o Creon
• 6. Antigone's two brothers, Eteocles and Polyneices, did what?
o Ate their mother's flesh
o Spied on Artemis while she was bathing
o Fought on opposite sides in a war for power in Thebes
o Were the greatest runner and discus thrower, respectively, at
the Olympic games
• 7. Who is Creon?
o The oldest man in Athens
o Antigone's fiance
o The new king of Thebes
o A failed applicant to the Academy at Lesbos
• 8. What happened to Eteocles and Polyneices?
o They were chased by agents of the gods
o They died in battle
o They disappeared and were never seen again
o They were exiled
• 9. What does the king of Thebes declare?
o Eteocles is to be left for the carrion animals and Polyneices
thrown into the sea
o Eteocles is to be given a funeral and full honors while
Polyneices' body will be left for the sun and the carrion animals
o Thebes should have a drama festival to celebrate victory in war
against the Persians
o Antigone will reign in his place while he goes into exile
• 10. What does Antigone ask Ismene to help her do?
o Escape Thebes
o Accept their fate
o Bury Polyneices' body
o Start an armed revolt against Creon
1. What does Ismene do when Antigone asks her for help?
o She agrees to help her, but backs out at the last minute
o She refuses, and is unsuccessful in persuading Antigone not to
do the deed
o She refuses, and is successful in dissuading Antigone from the
deed
o She agrees to help her, but is stopped by a sign from the oracle
•
• 12. Who does the Chorus consist of?
o The Theban elders
o The soldiers under Creon's command
o The Priests of Apollo
o The women of Corinth
• 13. Which of these values does Creon praise in his initial speech to
the Chorus?
o Loyalty to the state
o Moderation
o Compassion
o Humility
• 14. The Sentry character can be seen as an experiment. In the
context of Greek drama, what is unusual about this character?
o He wears a mask
o He speaks in verse instead of prose
o His speech is written in a somewhat naturalistic style
o He is a slave, but is depicted with great care and sympathy
• 15. What does the Sentry report?
o That Ismene has buried Polyneices
o That someone has buried Poylneices
o That Argos is preparing another attack
o That someone is hiring mercenaries to fight Creon
• 16. The Chorus, on first hearing the Sentry's news, wonders if...
o Oedipus' family will survive another war
o Antigone did it
o Ismene might be trying to overthrow the government
o God did it
• 17. What does Creon tell the Sentry?
o That he must find the culprit or face execution
o That he must find the culprit or he and the other guards will
be demoted
o That he must leave Thebes in shame
o That he must pray at the altar of Zeus for forgiveness
• 18. What/who does the Sentry bring back?
o Teiresias
o Guards, to fight Creon
o Antigone
o Polyneices' body
• 19. What does the Sentry witness?
o Zeus standing over Polyneices' body in triumph
o Birds glutted with blood
o A sudden and mysterious dust storm, which he takes as a sign of
the gods' displeasure
o Antigone and Ismene fighting over the body
• 20. What does Antigone do when she is brought before Creon?
o Defends her actions by asserting the supremacy of divine law
o Defends her actions by threatening to start an armed revolution
o Defends her actions by explicitly asserting that the conscience
is the highest judge of morality
o Defends her actions by claiming that Creon has no legitimate
claim to the throne
21. According to an interpretation offered in this study guide, the
motivations for Antigone's rush to martyrdom may have something to do with
what?
o The prophecies of Teiresias
o Creon's rape of Jocasta
o The social position of women
o Ismene's lust for power
• 22. In comparing the two sisters, one could most convincingly argue
what?
o That Antigone consistently keeps her agency while Ismene seems
to have very little agency
o That Ismene and Antigone have never gotten along
o That Ismene was their father's favorite
o That Ismene is the brains behind the operation, and Antigone
the muscle
• 23. What does Ismene do when she is brought before Creon?
o She tries to take some of the blame for burying Polyneices
o She tries to attack Creon
o She tries to rally the Chorus in support of the sisters
o She shrieks accusations at Antigone
• 24. What does Ismene argue about Antigone to try to convince Creon
not to kill her?
o That Antigone is Haemon's betrothed, and thus Creon's future
daughter-in-law
o That Antigone is a tireless champion of the city's poor
o That Antigone is princess and heir to the throne
o That Antigone is the most loved woman in Argos
• 25. Haemon, Creon's son, enters. What happens in their conversation?
o At first the two men disagree, but they finally come to terms
with each other.
o Creon orders Haemon to kill Antigone himself, but soon relents.
o Haemon threatens to tell Eurydice what's going on.
o At first Haemon seems to agree with his father, but when he
tries to persuade Creon to spare Antigone the two men have a vicious
argument.
Antigone Scene 3 and 4
1. Why were the two brothers (Eteocles and Polyneices) buried
differently?
2. Instead of stoning Antigone in the public square he decided to do
what to her?
3. Who buried Polyneices at the end of the story?
4. Who was Teiresias?
5. - 10. At the end of the story, five people had died either in
battle or by suicide. Name them.
Bonus:
Who wrote Antigone?
The Bridegroom
1. The author of The Bridegroom is _______.
2. What country was the author from?
3. Where does Natasha see the murder of the girl?
4. What else did the men do to the girl besides murder her?
5. Natasha agrees to marry the man only because she is _______.
Monkey’s Paw
1. What is the author’s name for “The Monkey’s Paw?”
2. Name the Irregular verb for the word “say.”
3. What did the Whites’ sacrifice for 200 pounds?
4. Were the Whites’ happy at the end of the story?
5. What is the moral of this story?
Bonus:
How did Mr. White acquire the paw to begin with?
Test – Mt. Everest
1. What year did Sir Edmund Hillary die?
2. What does the Latin word root –voc- mean?
3. Name the compound predicates in this sentence.
a. She baked and cooled the cake in less than an hour.
4. What did Norgay and Hillary find in the snow that made the climb a
success?
5. Define Crampons
a. Spiked iron plates on shoes
b. Steep, hollow hole
c. Rope support
6. Where is Mt. Everest located?
7. How high is Mt. Everest?
8. Who reached the Summit first?
9. There were four flags held up by Norgay on top of Everest. Which
flag was the first?
10. Norgay and Hillary did not feel that they should have to answer the
questions about who stepped on the summit first. Why?
11. Norgay had trouble breathing when they were almost to the summit.
Why?
12. Define “cornice.”
13. Define “vociferous.”
14. Which one of the climbers felt that the mountain was warm and
friendly and living?
15. Which one of the climbers would you choose to lead you up to the
summit of Everest….yes, you have to go!
Bonus:
Why does Norgay eventually tell the story of who was the first one to step
onto the summit of Everest?
1. Who was the first man to ever stand “on top of the world”, Mt.
Everest?
2. Define Precipitous
a. Rope support b. discernible c. Steep
3. Define Encroaching
a. Roomy b. manipulating c. intruding
4. What does Hillary find in the snow?
5. Define Vociferous
a. Timid b. uneventful c. loud
6. Less than 10 people have been killed trying to reach the peak.
True or False
7. What was the other man’s name that went with Hillary up the mountain?
8. Where is Mt. Everest located?
9. What year did Sir Hillary die?
10. What country was Sir Hillary from?
END OF REVIEW
May 18th Monday - Watched an informational video on King Arthur and will
watch another tomorrow. Have already read "Morte d' Arthur. Homework - Check
Your Comprehensioin on page 914. This is due on Tuesday May 19. This week
will be spent writing a 5 paragraph paper on the Arthurian legends with
small quizzes on the videos.
May 18 - Cover Arthur Becomes King of Britain and T.H. White. Test on Morte
d' Arthur and Arthur Becomes King on May 20th after the Senior Awards.
May 15 Test Review Tennyson again on pages 892 893 and T.H. White. REad
Morte d'Arthur pages 894-903. Do Check your Comprehesion on page 903. Read
Arthur Becomes King of Britain page 904-915 and do Check your Comprehension
on page 914. Test on Tennyson and Morte d' Arthur on Tuesday or Wednesday ,
May 19 or 20 (depends on when we finish reading the story). Test on T.H.
White and Arthur Becomes King of Britain hopefully on the 22 but may be teh
25. The rest of the semester will be study and review. Your study sheets
will be posted at a later date.
Due for Tuesday, May 12 - Check your comprehension Do Check your
comprehension on page 851 and Check your comprehension on page 849. TEST on
TUESDAY on Emily Dickinson, JohnKeats and Rudyard Kipling pages 832 - 847.
This will include Literature in Your Life, Background for understanding, any
vocabulary and word roots.
TEST on John McCrae Page 822, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Robert Browning on
WEDNESDAY. This test will include In Flanders Fields and The Kracken, Latin
prefixes and and vocabulary.
May 21rst - Begin reading 942 Star Wars: An epic for Today. When we are
finished here we will begin reviews for the Final.
May 15th - Begin reading about Alfred, Lord Tennyson on page 892 and T.h.
White. Note the latin suffix and subjunctive mood. On page 893 read
Background for Understanding and Literary Focus. Note your vocabulary words
prior to reading the story of Morte d' Arthur. Then begin Reading Morte d'
Arthur. When finished, do Check Your Comprehension and Critical Thinking on
page 903. Reading beginning on page 904 Arthur Becomes King of Britain and
do Check Your Comprehension and Critical Thinking on page 914. Continue your
studies with Reading strategy, Literary Focus, Build Vocabulary and Build
Grammar skills on page 915.
May 8 and 11th - We will be writing 5 paragraph papers throughout the rest
of the semester. Write on every other line, Cursive, minimum of 4 sentences
in each paragraph, spelling, grammar, punctuation and mechanics will be
checked and graded and correct each paper will be the requirements.
Read page 822 and study John McCrae, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Robert
Browning. Note the Latin prefix on the same page. On page 823 Read
Background for understanding and Reading Strategy. Also on that same page is
Literary focus. Know what all the words mean listed there. Read page
824,825, and 827. Do Check your Comprehension on page 827. Read about Emily
Dickinson on page 832 and read about Reading Strategies and Literary Focus
on page 833. Read the poem on page 834 and paraphrase the poem. Page 846,
read about John Keats and Rudyard Kipling. Know about the word root that is
introduced, hyphens and then go to page 847 and read Background for
Understanding, Literary Focus and Reading Strategy. Read La Belle Dame san
Merci pages 848 and on 849 do Check Your Comprehension and Critical
Thinking. Also read Danny Deever on page 850. Do Check your comprehension on
page 851 and Check your comprehension on page 849. for La Belle Dame
sansMerci.
May 1 - for the weekend please refer to the paragraph below.
For Gateway Practice use page 982 - 1000 in Literature book. On 1005 of the
Literature are the Literary Terms that we marked in class for you to
learn.On page 1020 you will find a review of the Grammar and Mechanics that
we have been working on in class. On page 1022, it briefly goes over a
summary of Capitalizaion and Punctionuation skills, (especially note the use
of the COMMA and the SEMICOLON) and on page 1024 you will find the usage of
common words that we usually get mixed up. Check the English 2 Links for
more links to help you study for the Gateway.
English Gateway will given on May 6th. Make sure that the student has plenty
of rest, good breakfast, and has studied sufficiently.
GATEWAY _ WEEK BEFORE
April 27 - Week of:
We will be working on the eight parts of speech.s Most of the work, if not
all of it, will be completed in the classroom. The students will be copying
all the eight parts of speech rules and doing exercises involving each one
in class. They will need to know what the word is in the sentence and why.
So far they have been assigned page 512 and 513 to see how much they already
know or do not know (a diagnostic test). Then they will need to complete
page 514 Exercise 1 and ReviewA on page 516. By Wednesday we should be able
to complete page 518 Exercuse 3 on Pronouns, Exercise 4 on page 519, and
finish with adverbs and verbs before Thursday. Thursday they will be given
a workbook for the Gateway test. They should complete this before the
weekend is over if they do not finish in class. We will go over all the
answers and they will need to be able to explain why the answers they give
are right or wrong. They have vocabulary (English) words listed in the back
of their literature books that they need to know prior to taking the Gateway
on Wednesday.
Study guide for Julius Caesar test
Study guide for Julius Caesar, Shakespeare, and Elizabethan Theatre
Macbeth Artemidorus As You Like It
Caesar was too ambitious Love
Brutus Soliloquy No electricity Robert and
Cuthbert Burbage
Tragedy Hamlet Stratford on Avon Antony
2500-3000 England Lepidus Soothsayer
Fake Letters Decius Octavius Suicide
Dreams Caesar’s ghost About to happen Behavior
And you Brute Antony So unhappy nothing will comfort
Misunderstood or misinterpreted Antony Weather
Reports of ghosts and open graves soon Antony
Pompey Julius Caesar – fiction or nonfiction You too Brutus
Henry VIII William Shakespeare DUH
Clothing
Cassius Young boys Monologue open graves
Cassius loves power, greed and himself Behavior
Portia
Et tu Brutus Damage to one’s reputation Wrong or bad
Expression on one’s face Beware the Ides of March
Henry IV
Not to kill Antony Oration
Test on Julius Caesar will be after we finish watching the movie. I will
post study guides as soon as possible.
Word for the day
April 13
Disseminate: 1: to spread abroad as though sowing seed
2: to disperse throughout
Vitrify: to convert into glass or a glassy substance by heat and fusion
Orchidaceous: 1: of, relating to, or resembling the orchids 2: SHOWY ,
OSTENTATIOUS
Phlegmatic: 1: resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm 2:
having or showing a slow and stolid temperament
Nugatory: of little or no consequence: TRIFLING , INCONSEQUENTIAL 2: having
no force: INOPERATIVE
April 20
Discombobulate: UPSET, CONFUSE