English 11 American Literature 2025-Period 4 Assignments

Prepare for your test on The Great Gatsby. Details about the test were provided in class. 

Finish reading chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby

Read chapter 8 of The Great Gatsby

Finish and turn in the Says Does Means passage analysis for chapter 7

Read The Great Gatsby chapter 7

Finish by hand the passage analysis for chapter 6 that you received in class on Thursday

Type or handwrite answers to questions 4-8 on chapter 6. Do not copy the questions. 

Read chapter 6 of The Great Gatsby

Finish the analysis of the passages from chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby.

Read The Great Gatsby chapter 5

Read chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby

Read The Great Gatsby chapter 3

Finish color-coding and all of the analysis questions for the passage from chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby.

Read The Great Gatsby chapter 2

Reread The Great Gatsby chapter 1

Complete the analysis questions for the passage from chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby.  This is to be done by hand and worked on in class. 

Here are the slides from class that I was discussing with you. Finish reading through them and let me/the class know if you have any questions or comments. Use this information as you analyze The Great Gatsby and Modern poetry (sophomores)

Finish and turn in the Cornell Notes on Modernism, including the summary, by hand. 

Start to apply strategies and learn the vocabulary for The Great Gatsby. You will be assessed on some of these words on the test for the book. 

Read the handout about Modernism. You received this in class. 

Submit a typed, 4-5 paragraph revision of your essay about The Crucible.

Answer the Comprehension and Analysis questions 1-6 on page 157, The Poetic Structure and Theme questions 1-3 on page 159, and the Diction and Voice questions 1-3 on page 161. Do not type the questions. Utilize citations/quotes as part of your analysis. Submit your responses to google classroom.

Read, reread pages 142-145 and pages 146-161

Read and analyze these other additional poems by Whitman

Take care of your STAR reading skill check. Go to your clever account, scroll down to the red tile that says Renaissance and click on it. Click on the yellow star that says reading. Select the ELA test and begin. It should only take you about 20-30 minutes. It is not for a grade, but you must take it and it is to check your reading skill level. 

Complete 20 notes on Romanticism from the slides 1-13 and pages 142-145. Record any of the information that you find most relevant, and read both documents entirely.

Finish your Cornell Notes, including the marginal questions and summary, on the video about Romanticism: Imagining Freedom

Type answers to the Analysis and Discussion questions 1-5 on page 664 and questions 1-2 on page 667 about the autobiographical perspective. 7 questions total.  It is in the small group section of the book but you will be doing this individually.  Do not copy the questions.  Submit to google classroom.

Read pages 656-664

Write a couple of paragraphs about the film version of the play. You may consider the following questions: What did you think about the film? How was seeing it in film different than you imagine seeing it on stage? How was the acting, lighting, costuming, music, etc.? What differences between it and the play did you notice? How did it add to your understanding of the play? Turn this in before leaving for Thanksgiving Break.

Type a couple of paragraphs describing and analyzing an example of "cancel culture" or a modern day "witch hunt".  Do a google search and read about some people, a person, or thing that has been cancelled.  Choose 1-2. Give some context of the situation: Who or what is being cancelled, or who is the "witch hunt" going after? By whom? For what reason? What possible punishment may the accused face? Then, give your opinion and analysis of the situation. If you are doing an example of cancel culture, then do you believe it is a valid canceling? If you are doing a modern day "witch hunt", then is it actually a legal persecution or in fact an illegal, unjust persecution? You must have an original opinion and analysis of the situation. Submit your paragraphs to google classroom by the end of the period. 

Read Act 4 of The Crucible

If you saw it, submit your answers to the analysis questions on Beowulf here.

Review Act 3 of The Crucible for the quiz

As a group answer the 4 analysis questions on page 608, the 3 analyze irony questions on page 610, and the 3 analyze logical fallacies questions on page 611.  Put your groups' responses on to one document, with everyone's name, and submit this to the google classroom.  Do not copy any of the questions. Use complete sentences and textual quotes/evidence.  In addition, you individually answer the close read questions in the margins of Act 4 by hand, in your book, with pen or pencil.

Have Act 3 of The Crucible read and be prepared to analyze it in groups. 

Prepare for the quiz on Act 2 of The Crucible. Be aware of the legal terms on the document provided here.

Complete the following questions:
On page 576 #1-6. For #5  it is not only the dialogue between Cheever and Herrick, but also the combined discussion between Proctor, Hale, Giles, Elizabeth and Mary at the end of Act 2. 
Complete questions #1-4 on page 578 . 
Do NOT copy the questions for any of this. Use textual evidence/citations and answer in complete sentences. Submit to the google classroom.

Submit a typed revision of your first essay. 

Review all of Act 1, the 4 vocabulary words (licentious is the 4th word), the analyze the text and analyze craft and structure questions, and the pronoun information in order to prepare for the quiz on Act 1

Type answers to the analysis questions 1-5 on page 548, the structural elements of drama questions 1-4 on page 550, and the characterization questions 1-3 on page 551. Do not copy the questions. Use textual evidence and cite by paragraph number for quotes. Answer in complete sentences. We should cover most/all of this as we read Act 1 together in class.

Continue to reread Act 1 of The Crucible as we read it in class.

Finish reading the slides about the Puritans and taking your Cornell notes on them, including your questions and summary.

Reread pages 506-508 in the book and the Newsweek article "The Lessons of Salem", and do other independent research on both the Salem Witch Trials and the Red Scare. 

Prepare for a Rhetorical Analysis tomorrow. 

Read the handouts received in class and the slides/documents attached here.

Write a practice thesis and 2-3 topic sentences about "The Gettysburg Address". Submit your sentences to turnitin.com.

Read "The Gettysburg Address" and the accompanying comments about The Civil War for Monday

Type up a practice introductory paragraph and one body paragraph about the speech. You are typing two paragraphs total.  Practice timing yourself - see what you can come up with in 30 minutes. There is no specific prompt - you can take any approach to the speech that you prefer.  If you need a prompt, then use one of these:
1. Analyze Henry's usage of language and argue whether or not the speech is adequately persuasive. 
2. How is Henry's use of language and rhetorical strategies emblematic of an 18th century mindset and consider whether the speech is still relevant today or not. 


When you cite passages refer to the paragraph number (there are only 7). Be sure to include an introduction, two-three literary topics, a thesis (your introductory paragraph should be 3-6 sentences in length), a topic sentence, evidence, commentary, and finish with a transition (Your body paragraph should be 8 or more sentences). 

I will share some of your paragraphs on Thursday - let me know if you want me to share yours!

Submit this to turnitin.com.

On the attached slides you are going to do the assignment on the very last slide with 5 terms: irony, symbolism, metaphor, allusion, and simile. You are also going to do paradox, antithesis and rhetorical question.  The terms are all relevant to the rhetoric we are currently doing and   8 terms total. On a google document put the name of each term, a paraphrased definition of each term, and an example of each term (hopefully a creative one!). Submit the document to turnitin.com.

Review the speech and its vocabulary for a quiz.

Complete the Analysis and Discussion Questions 1-3 on page 108, add a #4 identifying and analyzing the tone of the speech, answer the Elements of Arguments question number 1 on page 110 (fill out the box), and complete all of page 111 on parallelism including the Read section questions 1 and 2, and the Write/Revise section. Do not copy the questions. Submit your responses to turnitin.com.

Read pages 104-109

Prepare for your quiz on The Declaration of Independence. Details about this were provided in class.

Answer questions 6-10 about The Declaration of Independence. Submit your responses to turnitin.com. Do not copy the questions. 

Type answers to the analysis questions 1-5. Do NOT copy the questions. Use complete sentences and practice citing words/passages from the text to support your answers. Submit your answers to turnitin.com.

Type a free write of at least 500 words in reaction to your first read/listening of The Declaration of Independence. Submit your free write to turnitin.com.

Read and reread The Declaration of Independence pages 16-24. Work with the vocabulary that is in it, consider the context of The Enlightenment and Thomas Jefferson, and think about the questions that come after it, and the questions that are on the document posted here.

Read through the slides about terminology and the examples. Complete the assignment on the second to last slide.  Submit your writing/document about the 5 terms to www.turnitin.com.  Here is the information for turnitin.com:

Class ID Number is 49461502
Class Enrollment Key is Crucible

Read and sign the class syllabus, and have your parent/guardian sign it as well as the movie permission letter. Return them to class. You received them in class. Please note that on the attached document yours is the syllabus and movie letter for English 11 only.

Read pages 6-15