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English 9 (Period 3 & 6) Assignments
- Instructor
- Ms. Jennifer Tan (alumnus 2001)
- Term
- 2014-2015 School Year
- Department
- English
- Description
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This course offers students challenging experiences with genre-based American, British, World, and Contemporary works of literature. Students will read and respond to historically or culturally significant works of literature.
The central purpose of this course is to introduce students to themes across the genres; to analyze characters and plot; to identify and explain literary devices. Students will develop skills and strategies to write and speak with a command of standard English conventions.
Students are given the opportunity to complete tasks individually and in small and large group situations. Students will also demonstrate familiarity and proficiency with use of technology and various modes of information.
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Why I Have a Crush on You, UPS Man
- How is the UPS Man characterized?
- Give three examples of imagery from lines 10-21. What do they all have in common?
- How does the tone change in the last two lines? How does the pun work in the last line?
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"Once By the Pacific"
- How does personification and imagery work in the poem?
- How does the allusion work in the poem?
- What is ironic about the title of the poem?
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from As You Like It
- What are the seven acts of a person’s life?
- What two things does the main metaphor compare?
- What does the speaker refer to when he describes “second childishness?” How is this an appropriate comparison?
- What is a theme of the poem? (What is a message about life?)
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"Metaphors"
- Where does the number 9 occur, and why is it significant?
- What types of metaphors does the speaker use?
- What is the tone of the last two lines of the poem? Support your answer.
- How does the speaker feel about motherhood? Support your answer.
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"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
- What does the speaker compare himself to?
- What is an example of personification?
- What does the speaker mean when he says “inward eye” in line 21?
- What is the speaker able to do in the “bliss of solitude?”
- Describe the tone of the poem.
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"Nothing Gold Can Stay"
- What does the speaker compare green to?
- What type of imagery is used in the poem? How does it work in the poem?
- What is the allusion in line 6? How does it work in the poem?
- What can “gold” symbolize?
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"Introduction to Poetry"
- Who is the speaker of this poem? Who is “them” in line 1?
- Name two examples of imagery from the first five stanzas of the poem.
- After the word “But” in line 12, how does the poem change?
- What is “it” in line 15, and what does it mean to “beat it with a hose?”
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Romeo and Juliet (4.5-5.1)
SG?s 85-91
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Romeo and Juliet (4.2-4.4)
Vocabulary Sentences: slander, forsaken, inauspicious, indignation, and lamentable. SG?s #80-84
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Romeo and Juliet
Act 3 Quiz
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Romeo and Juliet (4.1)
SG?s #78-79
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Romeo and Juliet (3.5)
SG?s #71-77
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Romeo and Juliet (3.2)
SG?s #54-59
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Bell Activity: Vocabulary Sentences.
Romeo and Juliet (3.1)
SG?s $45-48
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Romeo and Juliet (Act 2, scenes 5-6)
SG?s #40-44
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Romeo and Juliet (2.4)
SG?s #37-39 & Study for Act 2 Quiz
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Romeo and Juliet (II.2-3)
SG?s #30-36
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Romeo and Juliet (II.1-2)
SG?s #23-29
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Romeo and Juliet (1.4)
SG?s #16-17
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Romeo and Juliet I.ii-iii
Vocabulary Sentences: augment, loathe, transgression, obscure, portentous.
SG?s #11-15
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Romeo and Juliet (1.1)
SG? #1-8
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Quiz on Shakespeare and The Globe background
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Of Mice and Men (Chapter 4)
Finish reading the chapter, and answer SG? 45-55.
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Of Mice and Men (Chapter 3)
SG?s #35-37
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Paragraph Revision due
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Of Mice and Men (Chapter 2)
SG?s #27-30
- Reading Quiz 2 Monday
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Of Mice and Men (Chapter 2)
SG?s #25-26
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Of Mice & Men (Chapter 2)
Vocabulary Sentences and SG?s #19 & 20
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Of Mice and Men
SG?s #13-18
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Of Mice and Men
SG?s #9-12
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Of Mice and Men (Chapter 1)
SG?s #1-8
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The Odyssey
- Who is Polyphemus?
- What is the first villainous thing the Cyclops does?
- Why doesn’t Odysseus kill Polyphemus when he has the chance?
- What does Odysseus tell Polyphemus that his name is?
- How do Odysseus and his men sneak out of the Cyclops’ cave?
- What foolish thing does Odysseus do?
- What does Polyphemus ask his father to do for him?
- Describe three personality traits that fit Odysseus’s character.
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Bell Activity
Vocabulary Sentences: ravage, usher, profusion, breach, and adversary.
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Myth Vocabulary
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Short Stories
In-Class Essay
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"The Adventure of the Speckled Band"
Study for Friday Quiz #4
Study Guide Questions
- What kind of point of view is used in the story? What effect does this narrator have on the story?
- Describe how Sherlock Holmes is characterized. Give an example and explain.
- Describe how Dr. Grimesby Roylott is characterized. Give an example and explain.
- Foil characters are characters that contrast each other. Name two foil characters, and explain how they contrast one another.
- Describe the type of irony that occurs at the end of the story, and explain.
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Bell Activity
Vocabulary Sentences for: manifold, averse, imperturbable, amiable, and insolence.
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Study for Friday Quiz #3.
"The Gift of the Magi" Study Guide Questions
- Describe the conflict Della has at the beginning of the story.
What items are each of the characters proud of?
How and why is allusion used in the middle of the story?
When the narrator calls the protagonists “foolish children,” what type of irony is used? Explain.
What other type of irony is used in the ending of the story? Explain.
What theme can be derived from this story? (about giving gifts)
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"Thank You, M'am"
- Is Mrs. Jones a--
Static or dynamic character? Explain.
Round or flat character? Explain.
How is she characterized? Give an example. - Is Roger a--
Static or dynamic character? Explain.
Round or flat character? Explain.
How is he characterized? Give an example. - What could be a theme of this story? (About kindness?)
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Bell Activity
Vocabulary Sentences: vexation, privations, discreet, exorbitant, scrutiny.
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"The Necklace"
- What kind of narrator narrates this story? Why is this an effective use of point of view?
- A character flaw is a trait in a character that can lead to his or her downfall. Describe what trait is Mathilde’s flaw, and give an example of it.
- How is Mathilde’s husband characterized in the story? Give one trait, and describe an example.
- Is Mathilde a static or dynamic character? Explain your response.
- What type of irony is seen at the end of this story? How does it contribute to the impact of the ending?
- What theme can be derived from this story?
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"The Most Dangerous Game"
Study for Friday Quiz. Study Guide Questions:
- How is Rainsford characterized by the narrator; what actions or words can be used as evidence?
- How is General Zaroff characterized by the narrator; what actions or words can be used as evidence?
- Name one example of foreshadowing from the story.
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"The Most Dangerous Game"
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4. What conflict do Rainsford and the General have between them? Describe what Rainsford argues, and then tell what the General argues.
5. What was one of the hunting tricks Rainsford uses to outwit the General? But how does the story end? How did Rainsford achieve that?
6. How does Rainsford’s experience affect his thoughts about hunting? Is he a static or a dynamic character? Explain.
6. How does Rainsford’s experience affect his thoughts about hunting? Is he a static or a dynamic character? Explain.
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Study for tomorrow's quiz.
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"A Sound of Thunder" Study Guide Questions
- Quote one sentence from the story, describing the setting of prehistoric past. What mood does it give the reader?
- Describe two things that change when the hunters return from their Time Safari. Name the cause of this change.
- What two ways is the title “Sound of Thunder” significant in the story?
- Determine whether Eckels is a static or dynamic character. Give an example and explain.
- Give one example of foreshadowing that occur in the story. What event does this clue foreshadow?
- What could be a theme of the story? (Hint: it has something to do with small events...)
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Bell Activity
Vocabulary sentences for: annihilate, expendable, resilient, remit, and revoke.
BRING YOUR TEXTBOOKS TO CLASS!
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Parent Letters due
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Literary Terms
Test