American Literature (Period 1 & 4) Assignments
- Instructors
- Term
- Year 10-11 (Only for 2-semester courses)
- Department
- English Department
- Location
- E5
- Description
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Welcome to Ms. Vos' American Literature class! The best way to contact me is by e-mail at [email protected]. I have a computer in my classroom, I check my e-mail several times a day, and I am able to send a quick response between classes if necessary. If e-mail is inconvenient, you may leave me a message by phone at (818) 837-5345. If you do call, please be patient, however, as it will take me longer to get back to you this way. I can only return phone calls during a length of time when I am not teaching. Again, thanks in advance for your cooperation. I look forward to meeting you and working with you this year! **Grades are updated every Friday. If I am in the process of updating a grade, it may not reflect your accurate grade until the update is complete. If you notice a "blank" or a "red shaded area" that means I have not yet entered a grade for that assignment. If that is the case, please check back later.
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Past Assignments
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- Finish reading Chapter One in To Kill a Mockingbird.
- Complete vocabulary list for Chapter One
- Complete CYC and CT questions for Chapter One
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Who I am collage...Don't judge a book by its cover
Outside of class , you will cut pictures, and/or words or phrases from magazines, advertisements, or online that represent your interests, abilities, passions, and beliefs to create a collage. The collage should represent who you are.
DO NOT write your name or put pictures of yourself on the college.
Write your name on the back of the collage.
The pictures and words will be glued on 8x11 construction paper.
Use the cut-outs to cover the paper entirely, not leaving any paper showing.
Outside of class , you will cut pictures, and/or words or phrases from magazines, advertisements, or online that represent your interests, abilities, passions, and beliefs to create a collage. The collage should represent who you are.
DO NOT write your name or put pictures of yourself on the college.
Write your name on the back of the collage.
The pictures and words will be glued on 8x11 construction paper.
Use the cut-outs to cover the paper entirely, not leaving any paper showing.
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Bring To Kill a Mockingbird every day to class.
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Short response to "The Old Man and the Sea" due.
MLA format, typed.
MLA format, typed.
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"Old Man and the Sea" book cover due Monday, February 28
Paper provided in class
Paper provided in class
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Quiz #2 "Old Man and the Sea" on pages 30-70 and 1-13 from vocabulary sheet
Literature Packet due pages 60-90 (Section Three)
Buy, "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
Literature Packet due pages 60-90 (Section Three)
Buy, "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
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Read pages 90-115 in "The Old Man and the Sea"
Last day to accept Section # 2 1-11 for 1/2 credit.
Buy "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee for March
Last day to accept Section # 2 1-11 for 1/2 credit.
Buy "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee for March
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Read pages 60-75 from "The Old Man and the Sea" for class Friday
Lit packet question due this Friday:
Section One: pages 9-30
1/2 credit if not turned in Monday (includes literary device question)
Section Two: pages 30-60
#1-11
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Read pages 35-60 in "Old Man and the Sea" (if at Sophomore retreat on Tuesday because we will be reading this in class).
*Re-read pages 1-30 to prepare for quiz tomorrow
Quiz will be on the pages 1-30, vocabulary from the literature packet, and your notes from day one.
*Re-read pages 1-30 to prepare for quiz tomorrow
Quiz will be on the pages 1-30, vocabulary from the literature packet, and your notes from day one.
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"Old Man and the Sea"
Complete Section One in work packet:
(Questions 1-11 and answer Literary Device Example #1 & #2 for Simile)
Complete Section One in work packet:
(Questions 1-11 and answer Literary Device Example #1 & #2 for Simile)
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Have permission slip for the Ernest Hemingway biography movie turned in by Tuesday.
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Finish reading "In Another Country" pgs.731-734
Answer questions: CT questions 1-5 on page 734
Answer questions: CT questions 1-5 on page 734
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5 points Extra Credit
Parents and Students: Please complete the principal survey and print the submission Thank You page. Students who bring these in by Friday will receive 5 pts extra credit.
Principal Surveys Due
Click the links below and complete each survey. Print out the submission "Thank you" page for each survey to receive credit. Do not submit your survey responses.
1. Students: Please take the student survey HERE: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BPNBGSHUE
2. Parents: Please take the parent survey HERE: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BPNCTSJNN
Parents and Students: Please complete the principal survey and print the submission Thank You page. Students who bring these in by Friday will receive 5 pts extra credit.
Principal Surveys Due
Click the links below and complete each survey. Print out the submission "Thank you" page for each survey to receive credit. Do not submit your survey responses.
1. Students: Please take the student survey HERE: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BPNBGSHUE
2. Parents: Please take the parent survey HERE: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BPNCTSJNN
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Bring textbook for alternative test on Friday. Review vocabulary words for test.
Buy "Old Man and the Sea" - Ernest Hemingway (Also bring this book Friday for a book check)
Buy "Old Man and the Sea" - Ernest Hemingway (Also bring this book Friday for a book check)
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Study for the open-book test on Monday which will cover the following:
Imagist Poets:
Ezra Pound's Poems: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, Imagiste, River Merchant's Wife, In a Station of the Metro
William Carlos Williams The Great Figure, Red Wheelbarrow,
H.D. Doolittle: Heat, The Pear Tree
Be able to define the following terms:
Stream of Consciousness
Refrain
Dramatic Monologue
Imagism
Stanza
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If you are absent on Wednesday or Thursday 1/25 or 1/26 see pdf attachment for the Author Study assignment.
Turn in to me within one week of absence.
Turn in to me within one week of absence.
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Answer questions to "The Far and the Near" on pg. 705
CYC #1-4 and CT # 1-5
Per 1 Due Wednesday
Per 4 Due Thursday
CYC #1-4 and CT # 1-5
Per 1 Due Wednesday
Per 4 Due Thursday
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Imagist Poem Assignment: Assigned during block period
Due Friday - Typed
After reading Imagist poetry and discussing the elements in class:
Write your own Imagist poem
1) Pick an everyday object from around the house
2) List some things that remind you of the object
3) Metaphorically describe the object without explicitly saying what the object is
4) Use Free Verse or a Rhyme Scheme
5) Must be at least Four (4) lines
6) Remember the elements of Imagist Poetry
Please type and have it ready to present to class Friday
Due Friday - Typed
After reading Imagist poetry and discussing the elements in class:
Write your own Imagist poem
1) Pick an everyday object from around the house
2) List some things that remind you of the object
3) Metaphorically describe the object without explicitly saying what the object is
4) Use Free Verse or a Rhyme Scheme
5) Must be at least Four (4) lines
6) Remember the elements of Imagist Poetry
Please type and have it ready to present to class Friday
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Finish Reading, "The Jilting of Granny Witherall" pgs. 776-781 in the literature textbook
Answer questions:
pg. 781 Check your Comprehension 1-3
pg. 782 Critical Thinking 1-6
Due Wednesday/Thursday Block Period
Answer questions:
pg. 781 Check your Comprehension 1-3
pg. 782 Critical Thinking 1-6
Due Wednesday/Thursday Block Period
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Please bring to class "Prufrock Poem", poem study guide handout and Literature book.
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Please bring to class "Prufrock Poem", poem study guide handout and Literature book.
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Answer the following questions for the Historical Background section 1917-1947(pgs. 636-641).
1. What are the key events that contributed to Modernist author's feelings of disillusion, defiance, and discontent?
2. Name three qualities of writing shared by Imagist poets.
3. What prompted writers to leave the United States to become expatiates in Europe during this era of Modernism?
*Re-read the Historical Background section to prepare for the quiz this Friday.
1. What are the key events that contributed to Modernist author's feelings of disillusion, defiance, and discontent?
2. Name three qualities of writing shared by Imagist poets.
3. What prompted writers to leave the United States to become expatiates in Europe during this era of Modernism?
*Re-read the Historical Background section to prepare for the quiz this Friday.
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Extra Credit 5 pts. due this Wednesday and Thursday, no later.
Principal Surveys Due
Click the links below and complete each survey. Print out the submission "Thank you" page for each survey to receive credit. Do not submit your survey responses.
1. Students: Please take the student survey HERE: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BPNBGSHUE
2. Parents: Please take the parent survey HERE: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BPNCTSJNN
Principal Surveys Due
Click the links below and complete each survey. Print out the submission "Thank you" page for each survey to receive credit. Do not submit your survey responses.
1. Students: Please take the student survey HERE: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BPNBGSHUE
2. Parents: Please take the parent survey HERE: http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22BPNCTSJNN
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Finish Reading "Inherit the Wind"
Complete Act II and Act III Study Guide
Complete Act II and Act III Study Guide
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Finish reading Act II, Scene II in "Inherit the Wind"
Answer questions in Study Guide for Act II, Scenes I & 2
Answer questions in Study Guide for Act II, Scenes I & 2
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Complete Numbers 1-8 in the Study Guide, Act 2 Scene I for "Inherit the Wind"
Study Guide was handed out on Friday, December 3.
Study Guide was handed out on Friday, December 3.
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Everyone must have a copy of "Inherit the Wind" by today.
Please bring it to class every day until the end of the week.
Please bring it to class every day until the end of the week.
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Bring Inherit the Wind to class.
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Introductory paragraph due today!
SAMPLE PARAGRAPH FORMAT:
1.TS: Define overconfidence in your own words.
2.Sentence: Explain why overconfidence can be bad or negative.
3.Sentence: Tie the literary world into your introductory paragraph, "Authors explore this idea in literature to teach people why they should avoid being overly confident."
4.Sentence: Add Edgar Allan Poe to the introductory paragraph, "One such author who explores this idea is Edgar Allan Poe in his story, "The Black Cat"."
5, 6.Sentence: "The Black Cat"/ "The Tell-Tale Heart" / "The Masque of the Red Death" (only use the stories you are writing about) are stories about... (summarize the stories in 1-2 sentences--you do not need to give too many details).
7.Thesis statement: In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"/ "The Tell-Tale Heart" / "The Masque of the Red Death" (use only the stories you are writing about) the (characters) illustrate the theme that overconfidence leads to an individual's deminse/overconfidence.
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Pre-writing due today. This is steps 1-4 on the writing worksheets on the first page. SEE BELOW.
1. Develop a thesis statement [page 89 in your grammar book].
Write it here _________________________________________________________
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2. Review the text/literature to find 6 (9th grade) 9 (10th grade) appropriate references that support your thesis either by way of paraphrase or direct quotes (evidence). Think of this as gathering evidence to support your argument or assertion. Complete this step in a separate notebook or several sheets of paper. Remember to paraphrase where the passage is long (you will still need to cite, but you will not need to put the re-worded information in quotes). If you decide that the passage requires you copy it exactly as it is written in the book, you will need to put quotation marks around it to show that you have copied it.
3. Include the page number after each quote or paraphrased information. This is extremely important you do not want to be found guilty of plagiarism.
4. Analyze each quote or reference and tie it to your thesis statement. Here you will explain how the quote supports your thesis. This is the “analysis” section of your paper. For every passage/quote/piece of evidence, you will need to write 4 sentences that: 1.) Explain the quote 2.) Explain how it is relevant to your thesis statement, and 3.) Explain how it supports your thesis statement.
SAMPLE FROM CLASS:
"' By the bye, gentlemen, this--this is a very well-constructed house, ...These walls--are you going, gentlemen? -- These walls are solidly put together.'" (Poe 17). (EVIDENCE).
At one point in the story, the police officers go to the narrator's house to investigate a crime that they think the narrator committed. Once they investigate, they believe the narrator did not commit the crime so they start to leave. However, because the narrator is overconfident, he invites them back to show them how sturdy the walls are. When he does this, his cat meows and reveals that the narrator is in fact guilty of the crime. (SUMMARY/EXPLANATION OF QUOTE: THIS IS THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION TO HELP THE READER UNDERSTAND WHERE THE QUOTE CAME FROM.) This shows that overconfidence leads to a person's demise. Had the narrator not have been overly bold in inviting the police back, he would not have been caught. However, because he was overly self-assured, he got caught. (THIS IS THE CONCLUDING INFORMATION THAT TIES THE QUOTE TO THE THESIS STATEMENT. THIS IS YOUR ANALYSIS SECTION THAT PROVES THE THESIS STATEMENT).
**REMEMBER: YOU ARE TRYING TO PROVE YOUR THEME IN YOUR THESIS STATEMENT, "OVERCONFIDENCE LEADS TO AN INDIVIDUAL'S DOWNFALL." EVERY PIECE OF EVIDENCE YOU PICK MUST ILLUSTRATE SOME FORM OF OVERCONFIDENCE.
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Bring The Tell-Tale Heart book by Edgar Allan Poe to class. Also, bring the literary analysis worksheets (pink cover sheet).
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Read The Tell-Tale Heart
Answer the study guide questions/worksheet
Answer the study guide questions/worksheet
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Finish the worksheet for The Fall of the House of Usher. Bring The Tell-Tale Heart to class. (This is the book with Poe's short stories. I showed you 2 different versions of it in class. This is a required book.)
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Read The Fall of the House of Usher. Pages: 297-308. Answer CYC questions (1-6) and CT questions (1-4).
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Read pages 236-245. Answer CYC questions (1-4) and CT questions (1-4)
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PLEASE BRING FOOD FOR THE THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE!
Thanksgiving Food Drive
Please consider helping those in need by bringing the following items:
Low salt vegetables
Low sugar canned fruit
Canned meat (tuna, chicken, canned hams)
Peanut butter
Whole grain cereal
Brown rice
Dried beans
Flour
Cooking oil
Salt/sugar
Juice
Dry milk
Whole wheat pasta
**Frozen turkeys can be brought to school on the 22/23 at the student drop off area.
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PLEASE BRING FOOD FOR THE THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE!
Thanksgiving Food Drive
Please consider helping those in need by bringing the following items:
Low salt vegetables
Low sugar canned fruit
Canned meat (tuna, chicken, canned hams)
Peanut butter
Whole grain cereal
Brown rice
Dried beans
Flour
Cooking oil
Salt/sugar
Juice
Dry milk
Whole wheat pasta
**Frozen turkeys can be brought to school on the 22/23 at the student drop off area.
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Outline "The Story of the Times" for unit 2, pages 120-125. Open note quiz to follow.
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Answer study guide questions for Act 4 of The Crucible in the study guide packet. Complete the character chart. You must complete all portions for credit.
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Finish reading Act 3 of The Crucible. Answer the Study Guide questions in the blue packet for Act 3. You do not need to site, just answer in your own words.
**I have attached the study guide AGAIN for those of you who have lost it.
**I have attached the study guide AGAIN for those of you who have lost it.
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Answer Act 2 Study Guide Questions (blue study guide). First, answer in your own words in complete sentences. Second, find the passage that proves/supports your answer. Third, cite the page where you found the answer.
EX: What doe we learn about John & Elizabeth's relationship from the opening dialogue of Act 2?
We learn that Elizabeth does not trust John from the opening dialogue of Act 2.
"What keeps you so late?" (1119).
[Analysis/Explanation of the evidence is not necessary at this time. We will complete this step in a separate lesson.]
EX: What doe we learn about John & Elizabeth's relationship from the opening dialogue of Act 2?
We learn that Elizabeth does not trust John from the opening dialogue of Act 2.
"What keeps you so late?" (1119).
[Analysis/Explanation of the evidence is not necessary at this time. We will complete this step in a separate lesson.]
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Answer CYC questions (1-3) and CT questions (1-2) on page 1129. If you want full credit, you must answer EVERY question to the best of your ability. Answers like, "I couldn't find it" or "I didn't understand" or "I don't know" are not answers, which means you will NOT get credit for them. Incomplete assignments get NO credit.
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STUDY FOR MIDTERM!
MIDTERMS:
THURSDAY PERIODS 1, 3, 5
FRIDAY PERIODS 2,4,6
MIDTERMS:
THURSDAY PERIODS 1, 3, 5
FRIDAY PERIODS 2,4,6
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Answer questions 1-6 in the study guide for The Crucible (blue packet). Remember to cite the page where you found the answer.
Answer CYC questions 1-3 & CT questions 1-5 on page 1111 in the literature book.
Answer CYC questions 1-3 & CT questions 1-5 on page 1111 in the literature book.
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Character Chart for the following characters:
Tituba, Parris, Abigail, Susanna, Mrs. Putnam, Putnam, Mercy, Mary Warren, Betty.
Include the following:
-character name
-who this character is
-personality traits
-relationship to other characters
EX:
Tituba
-Slave from Barbados
-Mysterious, kind, selfish, concerned
-Works for Rev. Reverend Parris
Tituba, Parris, Abigail, Susanna, Mrs. Putnam, Putnam, Mercy, Mary Warren, Betty.
Include the following:
-character name
-who this character is
-personality traits
-relationship to other characters
EX:
Tituba
-Slave from Barbados
-Mysterious, kind, selfish, concerned
-Works for Rev. Reverend Parris
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Puritan Project Due Today!
YOU HAVE HAD A WEEK TO DO THIS PROJECT! MAKE SURE IT REFLECTS THE TIME THAT YOU WERE GIVEN TO GET IT DONE!
YOU HAVE HAD A WEEK TO DO THIS PROJECT! MAKE SURE IT REFLECTS THE TIME THAT YOU WERE GIVEN TO GET IT DONE!
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Answer Salemn Witch Trial discussion questions. Be prepared to support your answers during class discussion.
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Read pages 98-101. Answer CYC questions (1-3).
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Read 34-39. Answer CYC 1-2 & CT 1-3.
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ALL STUDENTS: Bring your literature book to class (the red text book).
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Bring art supplies & magazines to class. We will discuss the Origin Myth project requirements and you will have some time to begin working on it. If you do not have supplies, you will be assigned an alternate assignment.
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Bring art supplies to class: Colored pens, pencils, crayons, glue, magazines, etc. You will have some time to work on your origin myth in class. We will talk about the requirements of the project in class.
Bring your literature book to class.
Bring your literature book to class.
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Outline Unit 1: pages 4-9, The Story of the Times.
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If you did not turn in a signed parent letter and plagiarism contract, please do so.
Review what we read in class. Start choosing points you would include in an outline.
Review what we read in class. Start choosing points you would include in an outline.
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Return signed parent letter and plagiarism contract. Bring your red Literature text to class.