English 9 CP (Period 2/4/5) Assignments

Study for the final exam. Remember you have been working on the study guide materials all semester long. A majority of the examination will cover Great Expectations. We will also review additional terms & content prior to the exam. Be prepared to take notes.

Study for the final examination. Remember the majorityof it will be over Great Expectations. Additionally you should review the following literary terms and the study guide attached. LITERARY TERMS: suspense, fiction, plot, foreshadowing, motive, mood, static character, narrator, setting, theme, tone, short story, conflict, exposition, flat character. GREAT EXPECTATIONS: Characters, study guide questions (this is the packet you have been working on all year), short answer questions: Identify a theme from Great Expectations and support it, How does Dickens show that wealth can be corrupting.

Read and summarize chapters 55-57 in Great Expectations.

Read and summarize chapters 52-54 in Great Expectations.

Read and summarize chapters 50 & 51 in Great Expectations.

Read and summarize chapters 48-49 in Great Expectations.

Read and summarize chapters 44-47 in Great Expectations.

Read and summarize chapters 42 & 43 in Great Expectations.

Read and summarize chapters 40 & 41 in Great Expectations.

Read and summarize chapters 38-39 of Great Expectations.

Write a chapter summary for chapters 35, 36, and 37. Remember to include a complete chapter summary.

Read chapters 33 & 34 in Great Expectations. SUMMARIZE the chapters, not a supplemental guide (such as Sparknotes).

Read and summarize chapter 32 in Great Expectations.

*Use study guides as a supplement to reading the novel. Do not use a study guide in place of reading!!!!!!!!!!!

Read chapters 29, 30, 31 in Great Expectations.
Write a chapter summary for EACH chapter. Remember, your chapter summary should be between 5-7 sentences long.

I will be giving pop quizzes over the chapters you are assigned going forward. If you are one of those students who is relying on Sparknotes/Cliffsnotes/Other sources to complete your chapter summary...rethink that approach!!!

READ THE NOVEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Read chapters 26, 27, 28 in Great Expectations. Write a chapter summary for each chapter. Your chapter summaries should be between 5-7 sentences long.

Read chapters 20, 21, 22 in Great Expectations. Write a summary for each chapter.
Bring your Great Expectations to class.

No homework over the break! Be safe, have fun, thank Jesus for His gift to us! Happy Easter!
Bring your Great Expectations materials to class (book, worksheets, notes).

All students: Please complete the Principal's survey found on the following link (you can copy and paste it in to a new web browser):

http://www.alemany.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=91455&id=0&rn=3478395

It is only valid until Thursday, April 9. Once you complete the survey, please print verification that you took the survey. Bring the survey to class for EXTRA CREDIT.

Read chapters 18-19 in Great Expectations. Summarize each chapter in a separate paragraph.

Read chapters 16 & 17 in Great Expectations.
Write a chapter summary for each one of the chapters.
Create a character log for each of the main characters. Include a description of the character and that character's relationship to other characters in the novel.

Bring Great Expectations to class.
Literature Circle Assignment due today: Two quiz questions from each chapter, chapter presentation for your assigned chapter.

Read chapters 11, 12, & 13 in Great Expectations. Summarize each chapter in a separate paragraph. Each paragraph should be at least 7 sentences long.
You will not receive credit for incomplete work.

Read chapter 10 in Great Expectations. Write a summary of that chapter. Remember a summary is between 7-10 sentences long. Short, incomplete summaries do not get credit.

Read chapters 8 & 9 in Great Expectations. Write a paragraph for each chapter, summarizing the chapter. A paragraph is between 5-7 sentences long.
DO NOT JUST COPY FROM A STUDY GUIDE. USE CRITICAL THINKING!!!!!

Chapter Presentation due today.
You need to create a chapter summary for the chapter your group was assigned. You will have to include enough details to help the class understand you chapter. You are telling a story, so make sure the information is detailed, informative, and memorable.
*Everyone must have their own notes and a speaking part.

Read and summarize chapters 14 & 15 in Great Expectations.
You should have one paragraph for each chapter.

Read chapter 3, 4, & 5 in Great Expectations. Write a PARAGRAPH FOR EACH CHAPTER (5-7 sentence paragraph) summarizing each chapter. DO NOT COPY FROM THE INTERNET OR ANY OTHER OUTSIDE SOURCE. THE SUMMARIES MUST BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT PLAGIARIZING, YOU WILL FACE SEVERE CONSEQUENCES. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!

Define any words from your portion of the Charles Dickens biographical or Victorian England information you were given in class on Monday.

You will have time to work on your presentation in class, but you should complete any additional research that helps you understand your portion of the presentation at home.

Short story due today. Remember to bring your final draft TYPED in MLA FORMAT! You must also have your rough draft and peer edit sheet.
**Bring Great Expectations to class.

PEER EDIT INFORMATION
*Read your partner's short story. On a separate sheet of paper, complete the following:
- A brief summary of the story
- One suggestion for improvement
- Answer these questions: What is the conflict? What is the resolution? Are the characters developed? Is the setting clear and descriptive? Does the story flow & make sense? Is the dialogue clear. If you answer "no" to any of these questions, please explain.

Rough Draft due today. You DO NOT need to type it, but you DO need to have a finished short story for class today. We will be working in a workshop setting so it is important that you bring a completed short story to class.

Write the exposition of your short story. Remember the exposition is the basic situation that includes the introduction of your characters, the setting, the basic conflict etc. You will begin writing your short story. This is not a planning phase. Do not bullet point. Look at the short stories that we have read this semester as your guide. Your exposition should be 1 to 1 1/2 pages long. You may handwrite it.

Period 5: Due Wednesday, Periods 2 & 4 Due Thursday


Using the 6 steps to create a short story, brainstorm story ideas.
You MUST HAVE written on a piece of paper all 6 steps.
POV
Developed main character and at least one minor character
Conflict the main character will experience
Developed setting
Climax
Resolution (to the conflict).

**Remember, you are working on the planning phase of your story. It is important that you have a basic skeleton of your story created.

Short story: "Ordeal by cheque" due today. Use the comments given to you in peer editing to make changes to your story.
Type your story in MLA format.

Bring your short story materials to class. (Ordeal by Cheque worksheet and anything you have started writing).

Study for the Short Story Unit test.

Read The Interlopers on pages 262-267. Answer CYC questions following the story.
Review the literary terms and all of the short stories we have covered. Focus on the characters and plot development of each story. Review for test today.

Periods 2 & 4 Read 364-371. Answer CYC questions following the story.
Period 5: All work for the following due today: Literary terms, And CYC questions for The Necklace, Checkouts, The Most Dangerous Game, and The Birds.

Read Checkouts starting on page 236 in your literature textbook. Answer the CYC questions following that story.
Reac The Necklace starting on page 536 in your literature textbook. Answer the CYC questions following that story.

No homework due today.

Read 459-464 answer the CYC questions following the story.

Finish plot development assignment.

*Define the literary terms: exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, denouement.

*Using the plot development chart, fill in the blanks with the correct event from "The Cask of Amontillado."

Page 12: Idea Bank - Wrting: Choose one of the following: 1) Monologue - Write a brief monologue in which Montresor explains the "injury" he has suffered at Fortunato's hands.
2.) Opening Argument - Create an opening statement for the murder trial of Montresor. You may choose to represent the prosecution or defense. If you choose to take the side of the prosecutor, when summarizing the story, make sure you point out the evidence that indicates or proves Montresor's guilt. If you choose to represent Montresor (defense) you will need to point out the flaws in the case to help prove Montresor's innocence.

Bring your textbook to class.

Romeo & Juliet scene summaries due today. Remember to summarize each scene in your own words.
Bring your literature book to class. We will be reviewing for the final exam, which will mostly be over Romeo & Juliet.
(*Write a summary for each scene of Romeo & Juliet in your own words. This will be a study guide for you. If you have not been doing this as we have progressed through the unit, you will need to complete this on your own.)

EDGAR ALLAN POE LITERARY ANALYSIS PAPER DUE TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9TH GRADE- Literary Analysis paper is 5 pages total (3 pages of content, one title page, one work cited page)

10TH GRADE- Literary Analysis paper is 6 pages total (4 pages of content, one title page, one work cited page)

Finish Romeo & Juliet translation.
*LITERARY ANALYSIS PAPER DUE FRIDAY

Introductory paragraph for literary analysis paper due today. TYPED, MLA format.
Remember, the literary analysis paper is based on the Edgar Allan Poe story, NOT Romeo & Juliet.

Read pages 714-726 in your literature book. Summarize each act in your OWN WORDS. Remember, you are creating a study guide to use for the final examination. The more time you put in on this assignment, the better it is for you.
*Each individual Scene must be labeled with the Scene number and description.

Periods 4: Read through page 701 in Romeo & Juliet.
(Period 2 & 4, you already did this. :) )
*You should summarize what you have read in the event there is a reading comprehension quiz.

Continue updating Romeo & Juliet Translation in your notes.

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Pre-trial writing assignment due today. Refer to your packet for specific instructions.

Bring your thesis statement, literary analysis packets, and other related materials to class.
10th grade: Bring the Edgar Allan Poe book to class.

Thesis statement due on The Black Cat or The Cask of Amontillado.
In Edgar Allan Poe's ___________________, the ____________________ illustrates the theme that __________________________________________.

You will fill in the blanks with a story, a character, and a theme.

Finish reading Act 3 of The Miracle Worker.
Answer the study guide questions for Act 3.

Act 2 Study Guide Questions: Remember you must answer in your own words and then copy and cite the passage that supports your answer.

Example:
Question 1: What is Annie's greatest problem?
Answer: Annie's greatest problem is disciplining Helen without breaking her spirit.
Quote: "The, greatest, problem, I, have, is, how, to, discipline, her, without, breaking, her, spirit" (Gibson 47).

We will be starting the literary analysis paper this week. This assignment is a precursor to that assignment.

Read The Miracle Worker through page 68.
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Happy Halloween!!!!!!

Unit test today!

Unit test today!

Write a 1/2 page summary (single-spaced) on what you have read so far in The Miracle Worker.
* Act 1

Begin filling out your character log. You should have information written on every character we have seen thus far.

Bring The Miracle Worker to class.

Bring The Miracle Worker to class.

Bring your literature textbook to class.

Complete exercises 10.1-10.6 in your grammar workbook.

****ATTENTION ALL ENGLISH 9 STUDENTS. MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR GRAMMAR BOOK AND GRAMMAR WORKBOOK TO THE NEXT CLASS MEETING.

Bring your grammar workbook to class.
Bring your literature book to class.

Finish outlining chapters 1 in your grammar book. Bring your grammar book and workbook to class on Monday.

Bring your grammar book and workbook to class.

All English 9 students: Poetry project due block day.
Poetry Project:
1.Pick a poet
2.Research that poet
3.Write a bio. on that poet (include at least 10 facts on that poet to help us get to know your poet better)
4.Choose 4 of your favorite poems from "your" poet (print/photocopy these poems)
5.Paraphrase the poems (re-write the poem in your own words--DO NOT TRY TO RHYME IT EVEN IF THE ORIGINAL POEM RHYMES)
6.Choose 2 poems (from the original 4 you selected as your favorites). Illustrate these poems in color on a separate sheet of paper.(Include the text of the original poem on your illustration)

Define poetry terms:
ballad, couplet, dramatic poetry, epic, figurative language, free verse, imagery, irony, literal language, lyric poem, metaphor, meter, narrative poem, personification, poetry, quatrain, rhyme, rhyme scheme, rhythm, simile, sonnet, speaker, stanza, symbol, theme.
Use the Literary Tems Handbook in the back of you literature book.

Persuasive speech outline due today.

Return signed plagiarism contract.
Choose a persuasive speech topic. Research that topic. Print out your researched materials and bring them to class (We will be using these materials in class. If you do not have anything to use, you will have difficulty completeing the assignment.)

*Remember, your speech topic must be in line with the Diocese. DO NOT choose a topic that is contrary to Catholic Doctrines.

Possible persuasive speech topics:
(You may argue for/against any of these topics. Some of the "possible persuasive speech topics" are only one word. You will have to research based on the focus of your persuasive speech topic. Ask yourself what your specific purpose is. You are trying to persuade your audience to think a certain way.)

Should we protect drinking water?
Should we recycle?
Should we keep nature beautiful?
Should people be fined for littering?
Should we save the ______ (any endangered animal)?
Should we spay/neuter your pet?
Should puppy mills be banned?
Should we carpool?
Should we use alternate forms of transportation?
Should hunting be banned?
Should people buy Hybrid cars?
Should everyone vote?
Should gas prices be raised/lowered
__________ is a poor role model (fill in the celebrity name).
Should SATs be banned?
Should family dinners be banned?
Should people exercise daily?
Should people stop drinking caffeine?
Should people avoide drinking bottled water?
Should people avoid the sun/wear sunblock?
Is fast food harmful?
Should everyone wear seatbelts?
Should the driving age be raised to 18?
Should college athletes be paid?
Are professional athletes paid too much?
Should there be stricter penalties for ____________ (fill in the violation)?

Infomercial due.

Read 318-327 in the literature text. Fill in the "situational humor" chart and the "elements" chart for each story. That means you must fill out both charts for EACH story.

2 Page biography due today. Typed in MLA format (without a title page).

Read pages 559-562. Answer CYC 1-4 & CT 1-4.

Read pages 572-575. Answer CYC (1-3) and CT (1-3). Read pages 576-581. Answer CYC (1-3).
*Literature book.

All classes: bring your literature book to the next class meeting.
Literary terms (defined) due next class.