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English 9 SDAIE (Period 3) Assignments
- Instructor
- Ms. Jennifer Tan (alumnus 2001)
- Term
- 2015-2016 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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Poetry Presentations
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Poetry Presentations
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Poetry In-Class Essay
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Poetry Test
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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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Poetry
Bring lyrics to a school-appropriate song, along with colored pens/pencils/highlighters.
Bring lyrics to a school-appropriate song, along with colored pens/pencils/highlighters.
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Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet
In-Class Essay
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Romeo and Juliet
Test
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Romeo and Juliet
SG?s #97-104
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Romeo and Juliet
SG?s #82-89
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Romeo and Juliet
SG?s #80-81
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Romeo and Juliet
SG?s #73-79
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Romeo and Juliet (Act 3, scene 3)
SG?s #62-68
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Romeo and Juliet (Act 3, scene 2)
SG?s #56-61
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Romeo and Juliet
SG?s #47-55
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Romeo and Juliet
Act 3 Vocabulary sentences
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Romeo and Juliet
SG?s #39-46
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Romeo and Juliet
SG?s 30-38
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Romeo and Juliet
SG?s #24-29
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Write sentences for Act 2 Vocabulary words.
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Romeo and Juliet
SG?s #19-23. Study for Act I Quiz.
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Romeo and Juliet
SG?s #16-18
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Romeo and Juliet
SG?s #11-15
SG?s #11-15
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Romeo and Juliet
SG?s #7-10 and Vocabulary Sentences: augment, loathe, transgression, obscured, portentous
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Romeo and Juliet
SG?s 1-6
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Romeo and Juliet
Finish paraphrasing the prologue to Romeo and Juliet
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Test on literary terms. Review your notes.
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Complete the handout containing background information about Shakespeare.
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Of Mice and Men Final and Essay
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Have the following ready tomorrow:
- Study Guide Questions
- Vocabulary
- Literary Terms worksheet
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Of Mice and Men (Chapters 5 & 6)
SG?s #58-68
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Of Mice and Men (Chapter 5)
SG?s #54-57
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Of Mice and Men (Chapter 4)
- Vocabulary sentences
- Finish reading Chapter 4
- SG? #53 (write a summary of Chapter 4)
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Of Mice and Men (Chapter 3)
SG?s #35-43; Study for Chapter 3 Reading Quiz (vocab and reading questions)
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Of Mice and Men (Chapter 3)
SG?s #32-34
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Of Mice and Men (Chapter 3)
Sentences for Vocabulary and SG?s #30-31
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Of Mice and Men (Chapter 2)
SG?s #25-29; Study for Chapter 2 Reading Quiz (vocab and reading questions)
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Of Mice and Men (Chapter 2)
SG?s #21-24
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Of Mice and Men (Chapter 2)
Vocabulary sentences and SG?s #16-20. Study for Chapter 1 Quiz (vocabulary and reading)
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Of Mice and Men (Chapter 1)
SG?s #9-15
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Of Mice and Men
Vocabulary sentences for Chapter 1 and SG?s #1-8.
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The Odyssey In-Class Essay
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The Odyssey Test
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- profusion (n) – large supply; abundance
- cordial (adj) – warm and friendly
- adversary (n) – enemy; opponent
- fury (n) – wild or violent anger
- bearing (n) – direction
- abominable (adj) – very bad or unpleasant
- tumult (n) – commotion; uproar; confusion
- dilemma (n) – a problem offering two possibilities, neither of which is acceptable or preferable
- maelstrom (n) – large, violent whirlpool
- give a wide berth (v) – an expression meaning to steer clear or give distance to someone or something
- ardor (n) – passion or enthusiasm
- blanched (v) – to grow pale
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- Complete Flee Map for The Odyssey with two quotes for concrete details and page numbers.
- Study Guide Questions, Vocabulary, Quickwrite due for The Odyssey.
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Optional Essay #1 Revision assignment due on Google Classroom. Use your @rowlandschools.org account to login.
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The Odyssey: "Sirens" and "Scylla and Charybdis" Study Guide Questions
- What creatures does Circe warn Odysseus about?
- How does Odysseus save his men from the sirens?
- How does Odysseus save himself from the sirens?
- Describe Charybdis. Quote a line from the story.
- Describe Scylla. Quote a line from the story.
- What information does Odysseus keep from his men?
- Why does Odysseus keep information from his men?
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Odyssey Study Guide Questions
- 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 does this show Odysseus’s cleverness?
- 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?
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Read "The Enchantress Circe" from The Odyssey (pages 673-575)
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Interim (Checkpoint/Benchmark) Test in computer lab
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Write vocabulary sentences for the following words:
- profusion (n) – large supply; abundance
- cordial (adj) – warm and friendly
- adversary (n) – enemy; opponent
- fury (n) – wild or violent anger
- bearing (n) – direction
- abominable (adj) – very bad or unpleasant
- tumult (n) – commotion; uproar; confusion
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Hero's Journey Essay due by sharing your Google doc. (prompt on the left)
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Computer lab to work on Hero's Journey Essay
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Quiz on A Hero's Journey (circle map on the right)
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Short Story Test
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Short Story Essay
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Quiz on "The Necklace"
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Quiz on "The Most Dangerous Game"
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If you missed the Literary Terms Test (worth 40 points), you must make it up by Friday, during lunch or after school.
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Vocabulary sentences for: disarming, surmounted, invariably, diverting, imprudent
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Quiz on "A Sound of Thunder"
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Parent and student signatures are due.
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Test on Literary Terms