Homework for 4-11 January 2010

DUE MONDAY, 4/1/10: Read ch. 1-12,The Mosquito Coast.

DUE TUESDAY, 5/1/10: study for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn test. See previous post for more information.

DUE THURSDAY, 7/1/10: (1) Read ch. 13-16 The Mosquito Coast. (2) Read pp. 201-205English Fundamentals (grammar book). Do exercises 207, 208.

DUE FRIDAY, 8/1/10: (1) Read ch. 17-19 The Mosquito Coast. (2) Vocabulary quiz list 11. In-class writing: correctly spelled word, definition, epistrophe sentences. e.g., "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny compared to what lies withing us." (=Ending a series of lines, phrases, clauses, or sentences with the same word or words.)

DUE MONDAY, 11/1/10: (1) Read ch. 20-22 The Mosquito Coast. (2) Grammar exercises 209-210.

Merry Christmas, Everyone!

Merry Christmas, dear students! Hope you are having a GREAT holiday off from school. See you 4 January (if not sooner)....

When you get bored (or maybe even before that), read chapters 1-12 of THE MOSQUITO COAST, due Monday, 4 January 10. Just a little reminder....

Love you ALL and miss you!

Homework for 14-17 December 09 AND THE HOLIDAYS

Homework due Monday, 14 December:

1. Read chapters 28-31 in THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN (AHF).
2. Answer questions (written) on ch. 28-31, handouts pages 56-58.
3. Fill in handout p. 11 re: humor.
4. Short matching quiz over 10 sentence types we've done thus far for vocabulary. I'll give you 10 sentences and the type-names. You match them. The 10 types are complex / compound / compound-complex / loose / periodic / balanced / chiasmus / asyndeton / polysyndeton / anaphora.

Homework due Tuesday, 15 December:

1. Read chapters 32-36 AHF.
2. Answer questions (written) for same chapters, handouts pages 58-60.
3. Do practice multiple-choice questions 18-30, handouts pages 37-39.

Homework dueThursday, 17 December:

1. Read chapters 37-end AHF.
2. Answer questions (in your head rather than writing them down, but be prepared to discuss) for same chapters, handouts pages 61-63.
3. Choose one of the practice free responses on page 31 and write a well-organized essay in 40 minutes or fewer. Post it on your blog.

Homework for during the Christmas holiday break--due Monday, 4 Jan. 10:

Read chapters 1-12 of The Mosquito Coast.

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Homework for Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday

FOR TUESDAY, 8 December 09:

1. Read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, chapters 13-17. (Ahem. "Surprise quiz" awaiting you.)

2. remaining Grammardog exercise on R& J -- sheet 16.

FOR THURSDAY, 10 December 09:

1. Read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, chapters 18-21. (Reading quiz.)

2. Read article "How Dangerous Can a Book Be" from spiral handouts, pages 12-24.

3. Read pp. 1-7 from spiral handouts.

FOR FRIDAY, 11 December 09:

1. Read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, chapters 22-27. (Reading quiz.)

2. Vocabulary 10 quiz.

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P.S. I posted these pictures just for "old times' sake" and to amuse Julie and Joy (and Deirdre and Kristin and InAe). Here are two of the backdrops they painted for Tom Sawyer. So...what do you think? Did they capture the Mississippi River in a believable way?

Homework for Monday, 7 December 09

1. Do grammar exercise 15.

2. Read chapters 8-12 in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Homework for Thursday and Friday

DUE THURSDAY, 3 December 09:

1. Do exercise 14 (grammar). (Save exercises 15 and 16 for later.)

2. Study for unit test over Romeo and Juliet. 54 points. Do a general overview. If you have read the play and listened in class, you should do fine on this.

a. Identify who said various famous quotes.
b. Identifying characters.
c. Multiple choice.
d. Short answer.
e. Short essay (1-2 paragraphs).

3. Choose one of these questions and write (type) for 40 minutes. Post on your blog.

1. Analyze Romeo's and Juliet's roles in the play as their hero's quest. Consider their quests' goals and ultimate outcome(s). Be sure to support all your assertions with specific references from the text.

2. Compare and contrast ROMEO AND JULIET with other "classic" love stories (books, stories, movies) that perpetuate the image of idealized love. Consider whether or not the lovers in other stories also have to sacrifice their love and lives in order to better the world around them. (See sheet for examples of movies or stories.)

3. In scene 1.3, Romeo exclaims, "I fear, too early, for my mind misgives some consequences yet hanging in the stars shall bitterly begin this fearful date." Discuss the extent to which fate and the stars contribute to or detract from the impact of
Romeo and Juliet as heroes.

4. After Romeo's and Juliet's deaths, Montague states, "I will [raise] her statue in pure gold, that whiles Verona by that name is known, there shall no figure at such rate be set as that of true and faithful Juliet." Capulet responds by promising that "as rich shall Romeo's by his lady's lie, poor sacrifices for our enmity!" Write an essay in which you discuss the almost-mythological level that ROMEO AND JULIET has attained.

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DUE FRIDAY, 4 December 09:

1. Study for vocabulary 9 test. (You will write these sentences in class.)

2. Read chapters 1-7 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Homework for Tuesday, 1 December 09

Have a nice holiday. Before you come back to school on Tuesday 1 Dec., please do the following things as homework:

1. Using your play books, fill in the sheet for Archetypal Activity 1. If you are a guy, fill in the sheet for Romeo. If you are a girl, fill in the sheet for Juliet. This sheet will be handed out in class. If you need a copy, you can download it from Engrade.

2. In lieu of the Quickwrite, please complete the vocabulary quiz.

Homework for Tues., 24 Nov 09 and Thurs., 26 Nov 09

DUE TUESDAY:

1. Read ROMEO AND JULIET 4.4 and 4.5.
2. Quiz over 4.1-4.5.
3. Find (and write down) 5 loan words from 5 different countries AND 5 words from different categories (e.g., blend, compound, from proper name, etc.). Total: 10 words. Be prepared to write the 10 words you find on cards (which I will supply for you in class).
4. Check Engrade to see what homework and assignments you are missing--and get those finished ASAP.

WEDNESDAY -- After school, let's watch ROMEO + JULIET (Baz Luhrman). Room 406 at 12:30. See you there--with all the cushions, pillows, and bean-bags we can collect from around the school! Bring snacks!

DUE THURSDAY:

1. Finish the play (5.1-5.3).
2. Study for vocab quiz 8 from normal list, using an asyndeton sentence. You will write these in class.

Asydeton example: I came, I saw, I conquered. (Veni, vidi, vici -- which is apparently pronounced, "weni, widi, wiki".) So, if the word is "melodramatic," an asydeton sentence might be: I was melodramatic, my friends reacted, I was embarrassed.

Homework for Monday, 23 November 09

NOTE: DON'T GET CONFUSED! THIS IS MONDAY'S HOMEWORK. TO FIND THE HOMEWORK DUE FRIDAY, SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE TO THE CARTOON MAN WITH THE PEN.

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First of all, have a great weekend. Then...sometime on Saturday or Sunday think about this!

Homework for Monday, 23 November 09:

1. Read scenes 4.2 and 4.3.

2. Write the answers to these questions. Note: The questions are also posted on engrade.

a. Scene 4.2. Discuss the ways Juliet develops her powers of deceit in these scenes. Is her behavior believable? Are her parents too easily fooled?

b. What five fears does Juliet express in her long soliloquy? If you were Juliet, which of the five would you find most worrying and why?

3. This week (and last), you received some papers back, graded. Choose one of the papers and correct the mistakes and/or rewrite parts and post it on your blog.

Homework for Friday, 20 Nov. 09 -- for EVERYONE

Due Friday by class time:

A. If you haven't already done this, please post your obituary and your "whose fault for Mercutio's death" answers on your blog.

B. Study for vocabulary 3 quiz. A link for the complete list is on engrade and also on the following post: http://notmysword.blogspot.com/2009/11/homework-for-tuesday-10-november-09.html

C. Read 3.5 and 4.1.

D. Write the answers to the following six questions. Turn them in tomorrow.

Scene 3.5:

1. In lines 1-25 Romeo and Juliet have a disagreement. What is it about and how “serious” is it?



2. Look at lines 1-64. Which group of two or three lines best sums up the feelings of (a) Romeo (b) Juliet about their parting?



3. How does Juliet react to her mother’s news of the planned wedding? What is her father’s first response to the news of her refusal?



4. Is Capulet’s outburst against Juliet expected, or unexpected?



5. “I would the fool were married to her grave,” says Lady Capulet (line 140). Do you think she really means it? Explain. Explain why this is an example of dramatic irony.

Scene 4.1:

1. Consider Paris’s character and personality. Is he too cold a character to attract Juliet? Explain why or why not.

Homework for Thursday, 19 November 09

1. Write an 100-150 word obituary for Mercutio or Tybalt. You will have to use your imagination, but it should sound serious rather than silly. Post this on your blog. See below if you don't know how an obituary is worded.

2. Write 100-150 words: Whose fault is it that Mercutio dies? Post this on your blog.

3. Read the following article on the authorship debate:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakespeare_authorship_question

Choose your position (and muster your ammunition)—is it Shakespeare, DeVerre, Bacon, Marlow, or someone else? Be prepared to discuss this (heatedly?) in class on Thursday.

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Here is a typical obituary which is about 150 words:

John Earl Jones, 80 of Racine, Wisconsin, died Saturday morning, February 7, 2009 after a long illness. Funeral service will be held at 12:00 noon Thursday at Maple Funeral Home Chapel.

For most of his life, Mr. Jones was the proprietor of Jones and Sons, a hardware store in downtown Racine. Mr. Jones started the business in 1940. His two sons later joined him in the venture. Mr. Jones was active in the Racine Chamber of Commerce, the Racine Community Theater, and the Friends of the Public Library Association. Mr. Jones was also a member of the Racine Presbyterian Church, serving on its elder board. He was known to be civic-minded and served in various leadership capacities for the Chamber of Commerce. He is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters-in-law, and four grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Racine Community Theater and/or Friends of the Public Library Association.

Homework for Tuesday, 17 November 09

1. Read ROMEO AND JULIET, Scenes 3.3 and 3.4.

2. Quiz: (17.5 points)

• 5 short answer questions over scenes 3.1-3.4. (5 points)
• 25 matching questions (12.5 points) over the following terms and concepts discussed in class last week:

courtly love, monologue, soliloquy, aside, apostrophe, alliteration, consonance, assonance, personification, metaphor, simile, blank verse, rhyming couplets, allusions, tragedy and tragic hero, Petrarchan conceit, oxymoron, paradox, foil, hyperbole, understatement, dynamic and static characters, irony (verbal, dramatic, cosmic), motif (repeating images), diction, syntax, theme

Homework for Monday, 16 November 09

1. Read 3.1 and 3.2.

2. Write on the prompt given in class. You may use your class notes and the text given. Spend no more than 30 minutes. Post your answer on your blog or type it and hand it in.

PROMPT:

PRACTICE FREE RESPONSE QUESTION 1:

The following passage (2.2.62 - 2.2.84) is an early exchange between Romeo and Juliet in Act 2, Scene 2. Read the passage, and then, in a well organized essay, analyze the author's use of such elements as diction, syntax, and other narrative devices to reveal and develop the modd of the Scene. [passage given]

Homework for Friday, 13 November 09

Hello, there!

Here are your homework assignment, due Friday morning:

1. Read Scenes 2.5 and 2.6.

Extra help -- scene logs prepared by previous students:



2. Answer these questions in writing:

• What time of day is it in Act 2.5? How do you know?


• What is Juliet's mood as she waits for the Nurse?


• How does the Nurse react when Juliet asks her what happened? What is Juliet's response to this? How would you feel if you were Juliet?


• Consider the Friar's reservations about the marriage in Scene 2.6. Is he right to be worried?


• While Romeo and Friar Lawrence wait for Juliet to arrive, they experience contrasting moods. What are they?


• Shakespeare does not show us the wedding of Romeo and Juliet. Would the dramatic effect of the play be increased by adding the wedding scene?

Anon. See you tomorrow.
--Mrs. S.

Homework for Thursday, 12 November 09

1. Read and annotate (mark up!) the "Blue Like Jazz" article.
2. Re-Read and annotate Act 2.2. Use the side-by-side text handed out in class.
3. Finish looking over the AP multiple choice test and answers.

See you Thursday!
--Mrs. S.

P.S. Be sure to check engrade to see if you have any missing assignments. These are noted as missing in bold letters. If the line is blank, either the assignment has not yet been given or I'm still grading it.

Homework for Tuesday, 10 November 09

Read Romeo and Juliet Acts 2.3 and 2.4.

Answer (in your head) the related discussion questions.

Quiz in class over Acts 2.1 through 2.4. (4 questions). Scene logs for 2.3 and 2.4 are at the bottom of the post.

Vocabulary List 2 quiz. See this link for the words. Note: If the link does not work, you can get a list (with definitions) from engrade. Go to the link for Tuesday's homework.

Vocab list

Scene logs:

2.3
2.4

Homework for Monday, 9 November 09

1. Read Acts 2.1 and 2.2. (The balcony scene!). There will be a short quiz. (worth 5-10 points)

2. Answer these questions (without writing):
discussion-writing handout

Act 2.1 -- 1,2,3

Act 2.2 -- 3-6, 8, 10, 13-14

Note: To better understand the scenes, here are some scene logs. Perhaps they're not terribly in-depth (since they are done at the IGCSE level), but they might spur you on--just as the discussion-writing questions (above) might--to a deeper, AP-level.

2.1 2.2

3. Finish adding all the links to your classmates' blogs and make sure they are correct! No more links to odd Swedish sites, ok? LOL. Also, make sure you've added the class blog to your list. (worth 5 points)

4. Add your California handbill as your second blog entry. Emily has sent you this via email, so all you have to do is paste it into your post editor. (worth 5 points)

5. Comment on 3 of your classmates' blogs. Be encouraging and positive. (worth 5 points)

6. Peruse down to the very first post of my blog (about tired, old ladies) and make one comment on one of the posts. (worth 5 points)

-- Mrs. S. (tired and old)

Explanation of Homework for Friday, 6 November 09

1. Prepare your mask for our very short (10-15 minute), masked ball. It does not have to be fancy or elaborate or even decorated, but it should be something you can actually wear.

2. The vocabulary quiz is over the words on the vocabulary link below on http://notmysword.blogspot.com/2009/11/blog-post.html for list 1. (20 words. matching or fill in the blank.)

3. Write for a maximum of 15 minutes on one of these 2 questions from the question sheet for 1.5.

• 8. You are Tybalt. You meet your friends as you're leaving the Capulets' party. Tell the story of the party and your past experiences with the Montagues. Be sure to capture Tybalt's tone and language.


• 10. You are the Nurse. Describe the ball.

No More Chiasmus!

The overwhelming response today was NO MORE CHIASMUS.

Okie-dokie. No more sentences using the chiasmus pattern. Think of it this way: you will never forget this sentence pattern! In addition, in wrting in this pattern, you produced these memorable sentences:

• Ask not how capacious your country is, but how your country can be more capacious. -- Sarabeth


• Joe hated to be palpitated by the doctor and refused to remove his shirt; the doctor hated it when his patients made his job difficult. -- Ethan


• Don't ask someone to allay your fears; but ask if you can allay someone's fears. -- Josh


• Propitious seemed their plan, but it was flawed in reality. -- Nathan


• The didactic way she taught the class was classy in that it was didactic.--Zach


• The capacious room held many treasures, but the treasures were not held by the capacious room. -- Andrew


• His capacious stomach filled, in filling it was no long capacious. -- Amy


• The capacious countryside was said to be refreshing; after feeling refreshed, I left the capacious countryside. -- Tim Yan


• His heart palpitates when he is in love; and being in love makes the palpitations of his heart. -- Joy


• This didactic poetry will teach you a lesson, but the lesson will not be one on poetry. -- Julie


• The weather man claimed today would be propitious, but the unpropitious day proved him wrong. -- Emily


• Phlegmatic or apathetic people are boring; but not all boring people are phlegmatic. -- Ross


• The punishment was mitigated; the mitigation lessened the punishment. -- Rachel


• That which is diurnal is not always safe; but that which is safe is not always diurnal. -- Char

More soon.
-- Mrs. S.

P.S. Here is a picture for a t-shirt for ferroequinologists:

ROMEO AND JULIET. Finally there!

We're now on to our next unit, ROMEO AND JULIET!

I've been thinking of ways of cutting down on my photocopying (to save trees!), so I'll experiment with this unit. For your perusal, most of the handouts will be posted on this blog.

A. The homework for this week is:

HOMEWORK DUE:

MON. , 2 Nov. 09 DONE!
1. blog set up
2. satire revised and blogged
3. vocabulary 7 quiz done
4. grammar 17: 184-188.

TUES. , 3 Nov. 09 DONE!
1. read intro info, prologue and Acts 1.1 and 1.2.
2. Answer questions (without writing answers to them):
Prologue— 1-3
Act 1.1— 1,3,6-11
Act 1.2— 1-7
3. (We'll do the links later.)

THURS. , 5 Nov. 09 DONE!

1. Read Acts 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5
2. Answer questions (without writing):
Act 1.3— 1-6
Act 1.4— 2-6
Act 1.5—1-3, 5-7.
3. grammar 18, 189-200. (Omit whatever we do in class.)

FRI., 6 Nov. 09 DONE!

1. mask prepared
2. study for R&J vocab quiz 1
3. writing #2: answer question 8 or 10 (Act 1.5) from reading questions

Note: Answering the study questions—even in your head—will help you better understand what you are reading. I hate to suggest this, but if you skip doing the questions, I may have to have you write the answers (so that I know you are doing them).

B. Links:

Ok. Here goes my first attempt at uploading files to a blog using a website that embeds pdf's. The files open a bit slowly at first; therefore patience will be rewarded!

To save you time, I've also found character logs and scene logs prepared by my previous classes (not AP English level, but they should get you thinking). Here are all the scene links for Act 1. That's all I'll post now so I don't overwhelm you.

In addition, here are character logs for the main characters in the play, listed alphabetically: