English 12 (Period 3,5,7) Assignments

• Movie title
• Tagline or slogan
• Image(s) or illustration(s)
• Minimum size: 12x18 (but may be larger)

• 30-27: Excellent quality; highly effective use of image and text to build anticipation; no errors in grammar
• 26-24: Good quality; effective use of image and text to build anticipation; no errors in grammar
• 23-21: Acceptable quality; use of image and text; very minor (if any) errors in grammar
• 20-1: Poster fails to meet minimum standards regarding content and quality

• Answer the four questions under “Practice” (599).
• For the chart, identify a gloomy setting, tormented character, and intense emotion found in Frankenstein.
• Then, identify a gloomy setting, tormented character, and intense emotion found in another story or film that contains Gothic elements. Be sure to name the story or film.
• You do not need to create an actual chart.

• “Read” pages 548-551. Then, answer the following questions using complete sentences.

1.Read the three quotes under “Voices of the Period” (548). Which quote do you find the most interesting? Why?

2.How do the key events during this time period relate to “discovering the self”?

3.Why did the Industrial Revolution cause such widespread social disruption?

4.What is the the importance of the Reform Act of 1832?

5.What reason can you give for the rejection of Enlightenment thinking and the embrace of Romantic thinking during this period?

• Prompt: What types of experiences allow us to discover who we really are?
• Consider our discussions on this topic so far, and then, using a separate sheet of paper, compose a paragraph in response to the prompt.
• Review Notes #1 for advice about paragraph structure
• Remember that your topic sentence should act as a thesis or claim
• The body of your paragraph should explain the reasons for your claim and evidence to prove them (quoted support is not required)
• Your paragraph should be a minimum of eight sentences

Group 1

• Joy
• Tony
• Karl
• Art M
• Jennyfer
• Faye
• Tammy

Group 2

• Seyoung
• Jason
• Ly
• Abby
• Art G
• John
• Samuel

• Act I, Scene 3 (5)

  • Erin, Jennifer Z, Lorena, Alex, Jason

  Act II, Scene 3 (7)

  • Kevin M, Winneth, Brandon, Luis, Frankie, Cecilia, Matthew

  Act III, Scene 4 (5)

  • Rena, Tommy, Sarah, Jocelyn (No Ghost)

  Act IV, Scene 1 (7)

  • Jeffrey W, Ivan, Evelyn, Audrey, Kevin Lu (One actor plays all three Apparitions)

  Act IV, Scene 2 (5)

  • Jonathan, Jessica, Victor, Sean, Javier

  Act V, Scenes 7&8 (6)

  • Kevin Loi, Jaustin, Erica, Jennifer P, Richard, Andrew

  Soliloquies

  • Anthony, Jeffrey, and Megan

• Act I, Scene 3 (5)

  • Halley, Kevin, Michael, Jonathan, Dillon

  Act II, Scene 3 (7)

  • Diego, Hannah, Brandon, Madeline, Marissa, Phillip, Alex

  Act III, Scene 4 (5)

  • Muhammad, Jose, Gabriel, Shirly (No Ghost)

  Act IV, Scene 1 (7)

  • Angelo, Ohaka, Odessa, Johann, Rachel (One actor plays all three Apparitions)

  Act IV, Scene 2 (5)

  • Paloma, Jevon, Eddy, Josh, Emily

  Act V, Scenes 7&8 (6)

  • Alexa, Jasmine, Ashlie, Chenwei, Patrick, Brian

  Soliloquies

  • William, Joneal, Katherine

• Act I, Scene 3 (5)

  • Aaron T, Joshua, Faith, Elijah, Brandon

  Act II, Scene 3 (7)

  • Derek, Trang, Rick, Johnson, Erick, Isaiah, Monica

  Act III, Scene 4 (5)

  • Cesar, Wilson, Joann, Carolina (No Ghost)

  Act IV, Scene 1 (7)

  • Chelsea, Brian, Bowen, Giselle, Ruby, Amy (One actor plays two Apparitions)

  Act IV, Scene 2 (5)

  • Tim, Yan, Kenny, Leo, Kihyun

  Act V, Scenes 7&8 (6)

  • Jodie, Westley, Ashley, Anaya, Aaron N, Alex

  Soliloquies

  • Leni, Brenda

■“Read” pages 246-248. Then, answer the following questions using complete sentences.

1.In what ways did members of the Tudor family effect change in England? Identify two.

2.What was the Protestant Reformation, and why did it happen?

3.What was the Renaissance, and where did it begin?

4.How was English literacy and exploration affected by the Renaissance?

■Prompt: What is the relationship of human beings to time?

■Consider our discussions on this topic so far, and then, using a separate sheet of paper, compose a paragraph in response to the prompt.

–Review Notes #1 for advice about paragraph structure

–Remember that your topic sentence should act as a thesis or claim

–The body of your paragraph should explain the reasons for your claim and evidence to prove them (quoted support is not required)

–Your paragraph should be a minimum of eight sentences

■In the “Summary” box on page 242, write the thesis word for word at the top

■Then, write a one-sentence summary for each of the remaining paragraphs (#2-8)

1.How did England’s power struggles between the Catholic church and the state – King Henry II – lead to the Crusades in the Holy Land?

2.Why was Richard II called the “lionhearted,” and how did he earn the name?

3.What events brought about the creation of the Magna Carta?

4.What was the first parliament, and what was the place in the government for the nobles, high churchmen, and the knights?

5.Who fought the wars between the mid-1300s until 1485, and why?

–Review Notes #1 for advice about paragraph structure

–Remember that your topic sentence should act as a thesis or claim

–The body of your paragraph should explain the reasons for your claim and evidence to prove them (quoted support is not required)

–Your paragraph should be a minimum of eight sentences

• Review the definitions to the six concept vocabulary words on p16.
• Using a half-sheet of paper, answer questions #1-6 under “Practice” using complete sentences.
• On p47, read the two paragraphs under “Conventions and Style.” Then, review the chart showing the differences between apposition and diazeugma.
• Complete the worksheet “Using Syntax for Elaboration.”

• Using a half-sheet of paper, answer questions #1-3 on p45 using complete sentences. Be sure to answer each question completely.
• Include a direct quote to prove each answer.
• Complete the chart at the bottom of p45.

• Using a sheet of paper, individually answer the following questions from p44 using complete sentences. Include a direct quote in each answer to validate your ideas. Cite the line number in parentheses following the quote.

1.What do Beowulf’s motives for making the trip from Geatland to Herot tell you about his character?

2.How does the contrast between Grendel and Beowulf turn their conflict into a clash between good and evil?

3.How is Beowulf’s fight with the dragon similar to his two previous battles? How is it different?

4. Skip

5.Explain how the poem, by keeping Beowulf’s memory alive, also keeps a culture’s values alive.

6.How does the epic shed light on the Essential Question: What makes a hero?

• “Read” pages 12-14. Then, answer the following questions using complete sentences.

1.Write a one-sentence summary for each quote from “Voices of the Period” on page 12.

2.Based on your three summative sentences, what do you think it was like to live in this time period?

3.How did the Roman invasion of Britain begin to shape it into a nation?

4.Why does the English language contain so many words from other languages?

5.What are some of the pros and cons of a land and its people being repeatedly invaded and conquered?

6.How did the pyramid structure of the feudal system and the emerging middle class lay the groundwork for the lives people lead today?

• Prompt: Which contributes more to heroism – sacrifice or success?
• Consider our discussions on this topic so far, and then compose a paragraph in response to the prompt.
• Review Notes #1 for advice about paragraph structure
• Remember that your topic sentence should act as a thesis or claim
• The body of your paragraph should explain the reasons for your claim and evidence to prove them (quoted support is not required)
• Your paragraph should be a minimum of eight sentences