American Literature (Period 5,6) Assignments

Must complete reading The Old Man and the Sea.
Remember to annotate the elements of plot, important action, possible themes and symbols.

****STUDY FOR FINAL EXAM****

Complete Chapter 27-31 (completes the novel)

All students must have The Old Man and the Sea on the block day
Final quiz for TKAM on the block day

Read and annotate chapters 24-26 in To Kill a Mockingbird

Read and annotate chapters 17-20 in To Kill a Mockingbird

Read Part 2 chapters 12-15 in TKAM.
Remember to create margin notes (annotate) in your novel.

Read Chapter 10 in TKAM.
Be sure to annotate character/personality description/important action and any questions you have

Read Chapters 4-7 in To Kill A Mockingbird

Read Chapters 1-3 in To Kill A Mockingbird
Annotate with Margin notes and highlighting setting and character information.

Complete reading in Their Eyes Were Watching God: pages 186-193 (end of chapter 19 and chapter 20)

Complete guided reading questions for chapters 3-10 of Their Eyes Were Watching God in your American Lit. notebook (students were given a full class period to begin this work). Notebooks will be collected on the block day.

Test for Chapters 1-10 in Their Eyes Were Watching God will be on the block day class.

Read and annotate chapters 8,9,10 in Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Fill in character logs for:
Janie
Nany
Logan
Joe

Students were given class time for the assignment any unfinished classwork must be completed for homework.

There will be a quiz on Ch.1-10 the week of April 8.

Read and Annotate Chapter 3,4,5 in Their Eyes Were Watching God

Complete guided study questions on handout for Their Eyes Were Watching God chapters 1 and 2.
All questions must be answered in complete sentences and be in your AL notebook- NO EXCEPTIONS.

Read and annotate (make margin notes) Chapters 1 and 2 in Their Eyes Were Watching God

Read and outline 768-769
Read and annotate in margin notes Chicago on page 770 and Grass on page 771

**ALL students must have both the textbook and the novel Their Eyes were Watching God for class on Tuesday

• Read pages 758 and 759 with a focus on the elements of plot (this will help you review that concept for their quarter exam) and Gerund phrases.
• Read Edith Wharton's April Showers on pages 760-765 and complete the CYC and Ct questions on page 765.
• You must answer the questions in complete sentences and the work must be done in your American literature notebook to receive credit.

**This assignment was assigned in class on Tuesday March 5, 2013 and must be completed for homework.

Complete reading of Hemingway's In Another Country.
Complete the CYC and Ct on page 734.
Questions must be answered in complete sentences and be in your Amer. Lit. notebooks to receive credit.

Read A Worn Path on pages 740-745 in the textbook.
Answer the CYC and CT questions on page 745.
Answers must be in complete sentences and in your notebook to receive credit.

Read and annotate Chapter 3,4,5 in Their Eyes Were Watching God

Read pages 708-715
Outline pages 708-709.
Read and summarize the poetry on pages 710-715.
This means break down every 2-3 lines in the poem and put it into your own words.

• Students will read and outline information on pages 700-701 in their notebooks (allow 15-20 min).
• Students should include definitions of the literary terms climax and anticlimax in their notebooks.
• Students are responsible to know the vocabulary on page 701.
• Students should begin reading The Near and the Far on pages 702-705 and complete the CYC and Ct questions on page 705.

Read and outline pages 700-701
Read the Near and the Far and answer CYC and CT questions on page 705

• Students will read and outline information on pages 692-693 in their notebooks.
• Students should include definitions of the literary term satire in their notes
• Students are responsible t know the vocabulary on page 693.
• Students should complete the journal writing assignment (on page 693) on a separate page in their notebook with their name and date, this will count as their quick write for the day (please give students a timed 7-10 minutes to complete the journal write).
• Have students read and summarize Auden's The Unknown Citizen on pages 696-697 in their notebooks and complete the CYC and CT questions at the bottom of page 697 in their notebooks.

Read and make notes for pages 668-669 page in your textbook. You will be responsible for the vocabulary and grammar on page 669 for testing.

Complete reading of sections I-III of Winter Dreams (pages 670-677) in your textbook.

Complete the graphic organizer you were instructed to put on a page in your notebook (See page 645).
Complete each column and include the page numbers where you got the information from the text.

Read and outline the Historical Background (1914-1946) pages 636-641 in the textbook.
Students will have a historical background short answer quiz on the block period day.
Outlines completed in the required American Literature spiral notebook may be used for the quiz.

Read The Devil and Tom Walker in the textbook (pages 236-245).
Create margin notes to prepare for Monday's discussion.
This story will be included on your final.

Literary Analysis paper due.
Highlight the thesis statement in one color and highlight all of your quotes in a second color of highlighter.

Rough draft of Literary Analysis paper due.
* Must include an approved thesis statement that is an arguable point and names the literature and author.
*Introductory Paragraph (at least 10 sentences). The thesis statement will be the last sentence of your introductory paragraph. No quotes in the introductory paragraph.
*Body paragraphs must be 7-9 sentences in length and address only one main point per paragraph (refer to handout from class). 10 quotes from the two stories you are referencing. Each quote must contain an integrating sentence and commentary (explaining how this quote supports your thesis) that is 2x the length of your quote.
*Concluding paragraph- sums up all the ideas presented in your paper. Your thesis statement may be restated here.
*A work Cited page.
* Paper must be at least 4 pages in length.
*See work cited template attached

Introductory Paragraph due- see attached template.
Remember to highlight your thesis statement which will be the last sentence of your introductory paragraph.

EVERY STUDENT MUST HAVE THEIR COPY OF INHERIT THE WIND IN CLASS ON MONDAY.

Thesis Statement due.
Must be typed in MLA format- see attached template.

Read The Purloined Letter and The Murders in the Rue Morgue in The Tell Tale Heart and Other Writings

Signed acknowledgement for Literary analysis paper

Read The Pit and the pendulum in The Tell-Tale Heart.
Be prepared for Monday's discussion of both The Fall of the House of Usher and The Pit and the Pendulum.

Active reading assignment for The Fall of the House of Usher:

1. Outline the plot summary in your American Literature spiral notebook.
2. Highlight and label in your novel all the examples of:
a. Gothic style
b. Metaphor and simile (make a note in the margin describing what the comparison means)
c. Doppelganger
d. Symbols-list the concrete and what it stand for (usually an abstract)

Read The Fall of The House of Usher in The Tell Tale Heart and Other Writings

3-5 minute persuasive speech delivered orally in class.

Typed rough draft of speech due.

Period 6 due on 11/1/12.

Typed outline of speech due.

*Bibliography due for persuasive speech. Must be 3 sources-NO WIKI/ENCYCLOPEDIC SITES ACCEPTABLE!!
* Must be typed in MLA format.

Read Act IV of The Crucible.
Think of a theme that represents the authors message about life.

Read Act III of The Crucible pages-1131-1151

Read Act II of The Crucible (pages 1114-1129)
Complete Literature packets for Act I and Act II

**Students must have completed literature packets (completed for Acts I and II) and their textbook and notebook for Friday's class.

Complete reading the introduction to The Crucible (page 1089-1092 do not read the italicized portion).

Research The Salem Witchcraft Trials and find information that describes the "tests" given to the accused to determine their guilt or innocence.

Pop Quiz- Puritan poetry and sermon (To My Dear and Loving Husband, Huswifery and Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God)

Introductory paragraph and thesis statement for 5 paragraph compare and contrast essay, typed in MLA format. Thesis statement should be the last sentence of your introductory paragraph. Be sure to underline the thesis statement in your introductory paragraph.

Read from The General History of Virginia (pages 67-70) AND from Of Plymouth Plantation (pages 71-75).
Complete the Critical Thinking questions 1-5 on page 70 and The Check Your Comprehension Questions 1-3 on page 75 and Critical Thinking Questions 1 and 2 on page 75.
All questions should be answered thoroughly and in complete sentences.
All work must be in your American Literature spiral notebook to receive credit.

Complete reading of Olaudah Equiano's slave narrative pages 44-47.
Complete the Check Your Comprehension questions 1-3 on page 47 AND the critical Thinking Questions 1-3 on page 48.
All questions must be answered in complete sentences and be written in your dedicated American Literature spiral notebook to receive credit.

Write an origin myth that meets the criteria presented in class.
2 pages typed in MLA documentation style.
Must include an original illustration on a separate 8 1/2 x 11 paper.

**See attached instruction handout which was given in class.

Outline Historical Background pages 4-9 in the textbook.
All outlines must be in your American Literature spiral notebook.

Period 5 due Wed 8/22/12
Period 4 due Thurs. 8/23/12