English 1 (Period 5) Assignments

All Late Work Due.

Revisions for Romeo & Juliet essays will be due the day of your period's final.

 

Read in Prentice Hall Literature pp.1216-1217

Comparing Literary Works & Meet the Authors

Research Project:

1)Choose an article on criminology (non-fiction).  

2) Whichever article you choose, you will need to connect that article to The Red-headed League by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (fiction).

3)With your group, you will need to present your article to the class, explain the connection to The Red-headed League, and use 3 of the 6 vocabulary words from this story in your presentation. 

Note: There will be a 2 minute time limit for the presentation and you will need to bring in a hard copy of your article the day of the presentation.

 

Finish reading The Red-headed League.

Read pp.1169-1175 in PH Literature - "The Red-headed League"

For your reference:

Final Copy Due Today.

 

12 Point Font, Black Ink, Double-Spaced, and 1 Inch Margins

Typed Rough Draft Due Today.

 

12 Point Font, Black Ink, Double-Spaced, and 1 Inch Margins

Handwritten Rough Draft for Romeo & Juliet Essay Due Today.

 

Reminder: Please bring Prentice Hall Textbook to class.

Block A 4/1/15 and Block B 3/31/15

Due: Working Thesis/Topics to Thesis Statement/Topic Sentences

Also, please have a piece of textual evidence from Romeo & Juliet for each topic sentence for class.  Textual evidence is evidence from the text, so, in this case, your textual evidence will need to be actual lines from the play. 

Go to http://search.ebscohost.com and log in.

User ID: s8453369main

Password: main

Search database for any article of interest.  Email article to your @damien-hs.edu email account.  Then, forward that email to me at [email protected].

Extra Credit

 

 

Make-up Test for Test 1 Romeo & Juliet today.

Bring one digital or print resource to share with the class.  Write the link to the website or the name of the print resource on a sheet of paper.  You will need to turn that paper in to receive credit. 

Test on Romeo and Juliet Act III & IV

In Class - Review Act IV, Scenes 1 & 2.

Questions will be on Act IV, Scenes 1 & 2.

Homework - Read Act IV, Scene 5 (Due 3/17/15).

No School - Use the day off and the weekend to get caught up on reading.  See you on Monday!

Assigned: March 10, 2015                   Read Act IV, Scene 3+4                              

Due: March 11, 2015 - Period 4,5,6, & 7                      

Due: March 12, 2015 - Period 2

 

Quiz Today on Act III

Assigned: March 9, 2015                           Read Act IV, Scene 1+2                              Due: March 10, 2015

Weekend Reading: March 7/8, 2015                     Act III, Scene 5                                 Due: March 9, 2015

Assigned: March 4/5, 2015                                  Act III, Scene 3+4                             Due: March 6, 2015

Journal 3/2/15

Describe some of the outside forces that shape your life.

 

Journals will be collected today.

Quiz on Act 1 Romeo & Juliet

Journal Entry:

Mon. - February 23, 2015           Act I, Scene 5                       Due February 24, 2015

Tues. - February 24, 2015      Act II, Prologue, Scene 1+2        Due February 25, 2015

Wed. - February 25, 2015     Act II, Scene 3+4                   Due February 26/27, 2015

Weekend Reading - Feb. 28/Mar. 1, 2015                          Act II, Scene 5+6               Due March 2, 2015

Weekend Reading - 

Journal Entry 2/23/15

What does romantic love mean to you?

Romeo and Juliet:  Act I, Scene 1                                    Due February 18/19, 2015

Test Today -

In a detailed paragraph, discuss the meaning of one of the fifteen poems we studied. Make sure to include one of the four main types of literary analysis we studied to help you support your answer. 

Song Presentations

BLK A - Friday (2)

BLK B - Thursday (4,5,6,7)

Poems for the Week:

The Road Not Taken (pp.724-725)

Macavity: The Mystery Cat (pp.726-727)

We never know how high we are (p.728)

maggie and milly and molly and may (pp.732-733)

Fire and Ice (p.736)

Song Presentations

PH LIT p.703

Complete #1(a) Craft and Structure - Plot, Setting, and Character &

#4(a/b) Paraphrase

 

Study for Make-Up Quiz (if applicable)

 

 

Make Up Quizzes

Read Prentice Hall Literature pp.642-647

Focus on Alfred, Lord Tennyson "The Eagle" p.647

Merriam Webster's Vocabulary Builder p.320

Please hand write on a separate sheet of paper the complete definitions for all the words under VERT.

Read/Re-read the following two poems by Emily Dickinson:

"'Hope' is the thing with feathers-"

"Much Madness is divinest sense-"

Read "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth

pp. 627-628

Complete "Gather Vocabulary Knowledge" Section on pg. 605

Follow all directions carefully.  Include term, categorize term (know well, know a little, don't know), and write a definition.

Also, make sure to complete a brief paragraph using all of the words.  Underline each word.

15 Points - Handwritten Only

Read Prentice Hall Literature pp. 602-615

Complete thesis statement.

Your writing prompt is as follows:

In a three paragraph essay, use one of the following five basic elements of fiction (plot, character, setting, conflict, and symbolism) to describe one possible theme for Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game.

Ender's Game Chapters 5-8 need to read by today

Start new reading assignment - Ender's Game Chapters 9-15 - which will be due upon returning from Thanksgiving Break (12/1/14)

Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder Quiz Unit 1 & 2 Today

Study!

Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder p.31 Quiz Section B #1-8

Write out the words and the words they match

 

Read first 4 chapters of "Ender's Game" due by today

Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder pp.26/27 Quiz Section A #1-8 

Write complete sentences and underline the words

"Lord of the Flies" Review

Read "Lord of the Flies"

Ch.11 - Castle Rock

Write out five words with page numbers and write out the complete sentence in which the word appears. (5 words & 5 sentences total)

Read "Lord of the Flies"

Ch.9 - A View to a Death

Ch.10 - The Shell and the Glasses

Choose 20 words (10 from each chapter).  Write them down on a separate sheet of paper w/ page #s and write down whether you know them a little or don't know them at all.

Read "Lord of the Flies"

Ch.7 - Shadows and Tall Trees

Ch.8 - Gift for the Darkness

Choose 20 words (10 from each chapter), write them out on a separate sheet of paper w/ the page #s, and write down whether you know each word well, know a little, or don't know.

Review Chapters 4-6 "Lord of the Flies"

Read Ch.6 "Lord of the Flies" - Beast from Air

Read Ch.5 "Lord of the Flies" - Beast from Water

Read Ch.4 "Lord of the Flies" - Painted Faces and Long Hair

Warriner's Handbook Review D pgs.23/24 #1-25 

Read "Lord of the Flies" Chapter 3 - Huts on the Beach

Read "Lord of the Flies" Chapter 2 - Fire on the Mountain

Read "Lord of the Flies" Chapter 1 - The Sound of the Shell

Get a copy of "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

Electronic versions are acceptable on tablet devices only

Final Draft of Conflict Essay

One paragraph (5-8 sentences), typed, double-spaced, 12 point font, Times New Roman

Note: Must bring printed out final draft to class - no electronic versions accepted

Finish reading "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell

Prentice Hall Literature Book pgs. 213-236

Read for 30 Minutes

Get "The Lord of the Flies"

"The Man to Send Rain Clouds" Worksheet

WH Ex.7 pg.18 #1-10

Unit 1 Test - Can Truth Change?

Study For Test - Use Study Guide

"The Man to Send Rain Clouds" Worksheet

Warriner's Handbook Exercise 5 pgs. 12/13 #1-20

Prentice Hall Literature - The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

pgs. 129-130

Prentice Hall Literature - Read pgs. 64-68 (The Cask of Amontillado)

Vocabulary Exercises

Prentice Hall Literature - Read pgs. 62 & 63 (The Cask of Amontillado)

Vocabulary Exercise 

Prentice Hall Literature - Read pg.61 (The Cask of Amontillado)

Write out 1 difficult sentence and then re-write the sentence in modern language.

 

Warriner's Handbook Exercise 3 pgs.9/10 #1-10

Warriner's Handbook Review A pg.6 #1-10

Warriner's Handbook Exercise 2 pg.5 #1-20

Warriner's Handbook Exercise 1 pgs.3/4 #1-10