Sir Edmund Duke English I - Pre-AP / TAG TeacherWeb HOMEWORK

Sir Edmund Duke English I - Pre-AP / TAG

For April 16th, Monday (A) and April 17th, Tuesday (B)

Watch this Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU

Research a monster/creature from "The Odyssey", provide at least 5 facts.

Find a poem or use Ithika on page 971(?) in your textbook and annotate it.
Provide insight into the poem's meaning, rhetorical devices and what not.

Draw Find a thematic statement from Ithika on page 971(?) in your textbook. It should be at least sort of unique.

It's 9:52pm right now, write the code "PANTS2" somewhere on your homework to receive bonus points for doing your homework at the last minute.
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For April 15th, Monday (A) and April 16th, Tuesday (B)
Complete the homework assigned to "your side" of the class. Sorry not to
post, but would have been 18 different assignments and chaos would soon
follow. Great job from the "teachers" so far.
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For April 11th, Thursday (A) and April 12th, Friday (B)

Take your portfolio home for your parents to see and comment.
Parents should read at least 3 assignments and provide their feedback.

DO NOT THROW AWAY! Take some of the items out, but your sophomore teacher
next year will ask to see it.

Complete your TAKS essay. (50 points of week)
Prepare a lesson using a poem from the Literature book (50 points per week).

I. It must be typed
II. Pacing is important and should take 30 minutes.
III. You should also have a homework assignment for the class…It should be
45 minutes to an hour and of course be related to your poem’s theme,
purpose, or author.
IV. You must also write a test including 5 difficult or critical thinking
questions and 1 short answer. You will be grading the work of the class.
You CAN bring in music, video clips, or make us do improv. It is up to
you.

Here are some ideas, but of course you may come up with something new.

Pre-reading ideas (7-10 minutes)
Pre-reading questions and connections (Set your reader up.)
Art or visual representation
Difficult vocabulary used
Review rhetorical devices used
Inferences based on the “Title”

Reading (2-5 minutes depending on length of poem)
Use close reading practices. What do you see between, through, near, the
lines?

Post-reading ideas (10-25 minutes including quiz)
Do NOT use questions in the Literature book.
Purpose of poem? What is the reader supposed to take from reading? Theme.
Examples of clever or best writing/description
Comments or annotations on rhetorical devices or even thoughts of poem
Connections – personal, music, film, historical, etc.
Imitations (Poe and Shakespeare)
Research – Author, image from poem (college essay prompt for March Madness)
Act out or provide improvisation ideas
Build something (windmill)
Rewrite changing the author’s POV
Rewrite using the title and theme, but your own words.
Comic or storyboard of poem
Visual representation (Drawing clock and surrounding with quotes)
Create debate or competition (titles with “Blue” in them)
Come up with something NEW!!
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For Friday (A) and Monday (B)

Good job on projects, poems, pranks. (asyndeton and alliteration)
SPRING HOMEWORK BREAK

"50" ASSIGNMENT
*PLEASE remember to have finished reading your novel and bring annotations
for second half.

I. Title of your novel.
II. Author’s first and last name
III. 50 annotations around the title.

a. literary elements (back story, direct characterization, foil character,
archetype, theme, etc.)

b. rhetorical devices (infinitive phrase, participial phrase, asyndeton,
personification, hyperbole, alliteration, oxymoron, parallelism, etc.)

c. connections to other works you have read (Of Mice and Men, “The Cask of
Amontillado”, Animal Farm, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, “The
Road Not Taken”, “The Seven Ages of Man”, The Illustrated Man, “The
Sniper”, “The Most Dangerous Game”, “The Scarlet Ibis”, “The Masque of the
Red Death”….

d. vocabulary – provide word and definition (limit 10)

The assignment should be neatly done with some “Pleasantville” color…

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Homework for Monday, March 31st (A) and Tuesday, May 1st (B).
B DAY - Please look below for ACT III.

Homework is brief since "college bound 50" assignment is due next Tuesday
for A days and Wednesday for B days.

I. Read Act IV and prove that you read 4 different ways.
STOP READING WHEN MR. KEATING SAYS -
"I AM CURSED WITH THE ROLE OF THE JESTER"

II. Look at something or somewhere from a NEW persective and describe.

Extra credit: See if you can pull an April Fool's Day trick on me.
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*PLEASE LOOK UNDER "NOVELS/SCRIPTS" for script for "Dead Poets".

Homework for Thursday, March 27th (A) and Friday, March 28th (B)
Dead Poets Society - Act III
Begin reading when the students approach Mr. Keating about "The Dead
Poets Society."
1. Choose 3 of the boys. What does their reaction to the "society" reveal
about each of them?
2. What is Todd insecure about? What would you admit you are insecure about?
3. What does Mr. Keating sneak into Neil's room?
4. Interpret Thoreau's quote as read by Neil at the first meeting.
5. What happens in the ghost story told by Neil? What is your favorite ghost
story?
6. What is Charlie's poem written on and what was your opinion of it?
Provide a quote.
7. What are the two best lines of the Alfred Lord Tennyson poem? Explain.
INT. Classroom Day -
8. What word does Meeks provide that is stronger than sad? What are two
other words he could have used?
9. What does "woo" mean and how does Mr. Keating use it?
10. How does Keating plan to read Shakespeare?
Short Answer:
a. Explain what the purpose of Mr. Keating's lesson is related to "standing
on the desk." Include Thoreau's quote in your interpretation.
b. Write a poem of your own to be read aloud in class. Topic -
anything/Length - any.
STOP READING WITH - "Don't think I don't know this assignment scares the
hell out of you."

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Homework for March 25th, Tuesday (A day) and March 26th, Wednesday (B)
Dead Poets Society - Act II

Begin reading as the boys exit their first day of school.
1. What is Cameron's concern about the "weird" lesson? How similar are you
to Cameron?
2. What confusion does Knox have on his visit, and what is one of the two
cliches Mr. Danbury uses? What is one cliche' you hear adults use all the
time? Avoid: "You've gotten so big!"
3. How does the reaction to Knox's situation ("A girl this beautiful in love
with such a jerk!") reveal the character of three of the boys?
4. What does Mr. Keating think of Dr. Pritchard's "rating method" rearding
poetry? What important lessons does the class learn from the "Introduction
to Poetry"?
5. What does Mr. Keating insist students will do in his class?
Short Answer:

1. What two major points does Mr. Keating make in his "huddle" speech? What
are your thoughts about each?
2. Describe the conversation between Mr. McCallister and Mr. Keating.
Discuss the different teaching philosophies of each and the quotes each uses
in his defense.
3. What are some facts the boys dig up about Mr. Keating and what exactly is
or was "The Dead Poets Society"?
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Homework for Thursday, March 20th (A) and Monday, March 24th (B)
B Day students look far below for assignment due Wednesday.

Dead Poets Society - Act I
Read the script from using the "NOVELS/SCRIPTS" link on the class website
until Mr. Keating says "Carpe Diem. Seize the day boys. Make your lives
extraordinary." Answer
the following questions:
1. What inferences can you make about hte story based on the first line?
What would the first line be of a movie about yourself?
2. A candle is lit at the beginning of the script. What might this
foreshadow or symbolize?
3. What are the four pillars of the school? Which do feel is most
important?
4. What pressure is put on Todd Anderson and Neil Perry? How is this
similar to yourself?
5. How does Cameron put his "foot in his mouth?" Provide an example when
you did.
6. What is the rumor about Helton according to Charlie? What are rumors
about other high schools?
7. Who do the boys have to hide their cigarettes from? When have you had to
hide something similar?
8. What do Neil and his father argue about? What do you and your parents
argue about?
9. What do you think the flocks of birds might foreshadow or symbolize?
Short Answer:
1. Explain how Mr. Keating's lesson is different than the other teachers.
2. Provide your interpretation of "To the Virgins, Make Much of Time". See
below:

To The Virgins, To Make Much Of Time
Poem lyrics of To The Virgins, To Make Much Of Time by Robert Herrick.

Gather ye rose-buds while ye may,
Old Time is still a flying:
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying.

The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,
The higher he's a getting;
The sooner will his race be run,
And nearer he's to setting.

That age is best, which is the first,
When youth and blood are warmer;
But being spent, the worse, and worst
Times, still succeed the former.

Then be not coy, but use your time;
And while ye may, go marry:
For having lost but once your prime,
You may forever tarry.

MARCH MADNESS - 4 college application essay prompts due as well for A day
students on Thursday.
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Homework for TUESDAY (A) and Wednesday (B) March 18th and 19th

I. Be 1/2 complete with reading of college bound novel. You should have
an annotation every 2 pages. Please bring book to class along with
annotations.

II. March Madness (A day this is due Thursday)
List 4 colleges in the NCAA tournament you would be interested in
attending. On the school's website find the essay prompt used for entrance
to the school.
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GOOD LUCK ON TAKS TEST. No homework this week.
Only study for
Romeo and Juliet test which is Thursday for (B) and Friday for (A).
If you did not do as well as you hope on your Romeo and Juliet
representation, you may resubmit one the day after Spring Break. There were
many which were not as well done as expected.

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Homework for Monday, March 3rd (A) and Tuesday, March 4th (B)
1) ALL ARE PUNISHED!!
Every character in Romeo and Juliet shares the blame for their tragic
ending. Choose 3 of the characters and explain why you feel each is to
blame. In practicing for TAKS, find a quote which DIRECTLY connects with
your answer. Try and rephrase how you answer each. Do not begin EVERY
answer with "I think that the Friar is the one to blame because" five
different times. Vary how you begin or write senetences. You are trying to
write 3 quality short answer responses.

EXAMPLES:
Being the only adult Romeo and Juliet both confided in, Friar Laurence
deserves a more severe punishment than what he received. He did not live by
his own advice in making the decision to marry the two "star-crossed
lovers". Unfortunately, Friar did not abide by, "Wisely and slow, they
stumble that run fast".

Fate. Oh how "fickle" fate can be. Though not deserving all the blame as
Romeo suggests, fate played the true villain at times. If only the
illiterate servant would not have uttered the words "I pray sir, can you
read?" to the sorrowful Romeo.

2) ROMEO AND JULIET - CREATIVE CREATION CONNECTION
Create anything you with to represent Romeo and Juliet.
Now is the time to make your sword, your "mask", or your own QUEEN MAB.
Please CREATE something, not bring in a vial of Fanta and call it poison.
We could pass on the collages as well.

*This will be 50 points of our weekly grade for this week.
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Homework for Thursday, February 28th (A) and Friday, February 29th (B)
Read the first 20 pages of your novel.
I. Choose to make annotations any of the following three ways:
1) write IN the novel
2) post-it notes
3) dialectical journal (quotes on left - meaning on right)
I would rather you decide on the number of notations made. It should be
whatever HELPS YOU the most in understanding the text. However, for grading
purposes, have a minimim of 1 per ever two pages.

II. For the first portion of your novel identify back story, direct vs.
indirect characterization, genre, and any archetypes you observe.

III. Draw or provide one visual for beginning.
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ONLY HOMEWORK FOR ENTIRE WEEK!!
Find a novel (150 page min.) from ANY college bound reading list by Tuesday
(A) and Wednesday (B) of NEXT week.

Homework for Monday, February 18th (A) and Tuesday, February 19th (B)
Use the speech below from Friar Laurence. It is Act III, scene iv when
Romeo tries to kill himself:

1. Mark or copy the rhetorical devices used in the monologue
- rhetorical question
- metaphor
- parallelism (Two phrases/sentences similar in syntax and meaning)
- polysyndeton
- simile
- asyndeton
- alliteration
- epistrophe
- antithesis (Two phrases/sentences similar in syntax, yet opposite meaning)
- inversion (subject after the verb)
- personification

2. Select 3 rhetorical devices you found and explain the EFFECT of each.
Please do NOT translate, nor say "to get Romeo's attention".

3. Find examples where the Friar appeals to pathos (Romeo's emotions) and
also logos (the logic behind his argument).

FRIAR LAURENCE
Hold thy desperate hand:
Art thou a man? thy form cries out thou art:
Thy tears are womanish; thy wild acts denote
The unreasonable fury of a beast:
Unseemly woman in a seeming man!
Or ill-beseeming beast in seeming both!
Thou hast amazed me: by my holy order,
I thought thy disposition better temper'd.
Hast thou slain Tybalt? wilt thou slay thyself?
And stay thy lady too that lives in thee,
By doing damned hate upon thyself?
Why rail'st thou on thy birth, the heaven, and earth?
Since birth, and heaven, and earth, all three do meet
In thee at once; which thou at once wouldst lose.
Fie, fie, thou shamest thy shape, thy love, thy wit;
Which, like a usurer, abound'st in all,
And usest none in that true use indeed
Which should bedeck thy shape, thy love, thy wit:
Thy noble shape is but a form of wax,
Digressing from the valour of a man;
Thy dear love sworn but hollow perjury,
Killing that love which thou hast vow'd to cherish;
Thy wit, that ornament to shape and love,
Misshapen in the conduct of them both,
Like powder in a skitless soldier's flask,
Is set afire by thine own ignorance,
And thou dismember'd with thine own defence.
What, rouse thee, man! thy Juliet is alive,
For whose dear sake thou wast but lately dead;
There art thou happy: Tybalt would kill thee,
But thou slew'st Tybalt; there are thou happy too:
The law that threaten'd death becomes thy friend
And turns it to exile; there art thou happy:
A pack of blessings lights up upon thy back;
Happiness courts thee in her best array;
But, like a misbehaved and sullen wench,
Thou pout'st upon thy fortune and thy love:
Take heed, take heed, for such die miserable.
Go, get thee to thy love, as was decreed,
Ascend her chamber, hence and comfort her:
But look thou stay not till the watch be set,
For then thou canst not pass to Mantua;
Where thou shalt live, till we can find a time
To blaze your marriage, reconcile your friends,
Beg pardon of the prince, and call thee back
With twenty hundred thousand times more joy
Than thou went'st forth in lamentation.
Go before, nurse: commend me to thy lady;
And bid her hasten all the house to bed,
Which heavy sorrow makes them apt unto:
Romeo is coming.

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Homework for Thursday, Valentine's Day (A) and Friday, February 15th (B)
I. Create a Valetine for your mother written as Shakespeare. Provide proof
you showed her your valentine.
II. Read Act III, scene i of Romeo and Juliet. Pgs. 1044-1051
Describe the fight scene as a ring announcer for a boxing match. It is
three rounds. Please use at least two quotes per round. For satirical
purpose add at least one rhetorical device in your announcing.

Example. "Mercutio is struck! He said his wound is not as wide as a church
door! What a simile! Man, he is brilliant even in peril!"

Post fight interview questions: Please answer in the first person and use a
quote.
1) Mercutio, why were making fun of Benvolio at the beginning of the scene?
2) Romeo, how did you try and back out of the fight with Tybalt?
3) Romeo, man, you lost it before you fought Tybalt. What were you saying
to him?
4) Hey Romeo, you just won a fight against the best fighter in Verona. What
did you win?

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Homework for Tuesday, February 12th (A) and Wednesday, February 13th (B)
Romeo and Juliet - Act II scene iii (three/p.1029)

1. Compare the complications Romeo and Juliet have with another love
story you are familiar with. (one paragraph)

2. Who is your Friar Laurence? Who do you go to for advice and do not
have to hide things from? Explain.

Act II scene iii **Use QUOTES from the scene to support the following
statements.

3. Friar Laurence is making poisons. List two things that are
poisonous.
4. Friar Laurence knows something is bothering Romeo because he is
awake so early. What problem has ever caused you to lack sleep?
5. Romeo tells Friar Laurence he was not with Rosaline, but now in love
with Juliet Capulet. Can you say "rebound"?
6. Friar Laurence thinks Romeo wasted his tears and changes his mind
too much. 2 quotes minimum. When have your parents made fun of you for
changing your mind so often? (Sorry, but many teenagers do.)
7. Friar Laurence thinks this new marriage will bring the two
households together. Provide another example from a movie or book where
families were divided.

Act II scene iv (four)
8. Tybalt sent Romeo a challenge. Write a challenge to Romeo as if you were
Tybalt. It should be scathing vexation.
9. Mercutio describes Tybalt as a good fighter. Who is the best fighter in
the world in your opinion? Explain. (Doesn't have to by physical)

Turn to where the Nurse and Peter enter.
10. Mercutio makes fun of the nurse. What is the worst insult you have
ever given? What is the best "You're so ugly" joke you have ever heard?
11. Romeo says Mercutio talks more than he is willing to listen to.
Name someone you know who talks a lot.
12. The Nurse is upset with Mercutio and Peter.
13. The Nurse warns Romeo not to "two-time" Juliet.
14. Romeo is going to have Balthasar bring a rope ladder to Juliet so Romeo
can sneak into her house for their honeymoon night. Where would you want to
spend your honeymoon?
15. How could any of this possibly go wrong? Creative freedom applies...

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Homework for Friday, February 8th (A) and Monday, February 11th (B)
I. Read Act II, scenes i and ii of Romeo and Juliet. Create a dialectic
journal as we did in class. Choose 5 quotes from these two scenes to
comment on.

QUOTE (left side of page) EFFECT (right side of page)
" "

II. YOUR own single ad! Include photograph, typed description of yourself
and/or what you are looking for in a "mate", and include at least ONE quote
from Act I of Romeo and Juliet. Make them like cool or whatever, cuz
everybody is going to see.
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Homework for Wednesday, February 6th (A) and Thursday, February 7th (B)
I. Read Act I scene iii on p. 1008 and respond to the following:
1. Provide two lines you would possibly say to your mom or servant.
Explain.
2. What exactly happened to Juliet in the Nurse's "recollection" or speech
about when Juiet was young?
3. Describe a similar story of your "youth" mixing in 3 quotes from the
nurse.
4. Lady Capulet is speaking with Juliet to see if she is ready to be
married. Find one example of figurative language from the Nurse or Lady
Capulet describing Paris (the suitor she wants him marry).
5. Explain the extended metaphor Lady Capulet uses comparing Paris to a
book. Use at least two quotes.
6. What is Juliet's response to this proposal?
7. FATE? Romeo and Juliet will meet by "chance". Explain the series of
events which caused your parents to meet.
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*If you wish to review your test, you may see the ones you missed before or
after school. Then you may take again answering the ones you missed to
improve your grade. You can raise grade to a 70% if you made below a 70.
OR is above you may improve your grade 5 points maximim (Ex. 80 can retake
for 85 max)

Homework for Monday, February 4th (A) and Tuesday, February 5th (B)
1) Character diagram or desciption for Romeo and Juliet - You may explain,
list, map out, diagram, ect. You will find characters in your book. (p.990)
or you may check other R and J websites.
You should have some background information on each of the following:

Lord and Lady Montague
Romeo Montague
Benvolio
Mercutio
Abram

Lord and Lady Capulet
Juliet Capulet
Tybalt Capulet
The Nurse
Sampson

Paris
The Prince
Friar Laurence
Apothecary

2) Rewrite the prologue on p.992 in contemporary language using 10 syllables
per line. Please number as you write.

Example:
Original first line -
"Two households both alike in dignity" is the first line, so I will write

"There are two families who are equal"
(The computer will not let me number above the line, but please do.)

EXTRA CREDIT (Most likely 2 points added to average for six weeks)
Write your own superbowl commercial in script format. Please type.

No homework for Thursday, January 31st (A) or Friday, February 1st (B)
"A respite in toil"

Homework for Tuesday, January 27th (A) and Wednesday, January 28th (B)
1) Choose 10 of the 32 words pulled from "Dream" and define, use, draw, and
provide a synonym.
2) Memorize Puck's soliloquy at the end of the play.
3) Study "skills" and "vocabulary" as needed.

*B - DAYS LOOK BELOW TO SEE HOMEWORK FOR THURSDAY
Homework for Friday, January 25th (A) and Monday, January 26th (B)
1) Create anYThInG you with to represent the play. Please add a quote which
relates if possible.
2) Choose 10 words from the vocabulary list from Midsummer Night's Dream and
use in a sentence, draw or illustrate, and provide a synonym.
3) You will be expected to have Puck's final speech or soliloquy memorized
for the day of the test. It is the final speech of the play beginning with
the lines:

"If we shadows have offended
Think but this and all is mended...

TEST OVER MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM NEXT TUESDAY (A) AND WEDNESDAY (B)

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Homework for Wednesday, January 23rd (A) and Thursday, January 24th (B)

1) Find examples of 10 rhetorical devices (writing devices) we studied last
semester. Example - allusion, metaphor, hyperbole, diction, syntax, tone,
participial phrase, prepositional phrase, appositive phrase, simile,
polysyndeton, etc. (SEE SKILLS ICON IF NEEDED)
2) Find Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream Speech". Read and provide five
connections between his dream and "A Midsummer Night's Dream". If you go to
the "links" icon you will find it here, or course you can simply "google"
it.
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Homework for Friday, January 17th (A) and Tuesday, January 22nd (B)
HOMEWORK ¡V Find where we left off in class. It is Act III, scene ii and
Puck has gone to find Helena and Oberon has placed the "potion" onto the
eyes of Demetrius.

Our final lines was Puck saying: "TWO AT ONCE WILL WOO ONE."

Begin reading from LYSANDER AND HELENA enter. From this point the lovers
will quarrel. You should stop when Hermia says, "I AM AMAZED AND KNOW NOT
WHAT TO SAY." Once done reading provide a summary of the FIGHT using at
least 10 quotes.

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Homework for Wednesday, January 15th (A) and Thursday, January 16th
*B-DAYS look below for Tuesday homework please.

1) Before beginning Act II, scene ii, go back to last speech by Oberon from
previous scene and explain how Puck is to identify Demetrius.

2) Read Act II, scene ii - Rewrite the following script below using actual
quotes from the story. If you click on SHAKESPEARE'S FACE above the screen
will allow you to copy and paste. You may want to do this for the actual
script as well in order not to print the entire play.

Act II, scene ii - Here is a summary to read before you begin. You do not
need to do anything with the summary.

Titania falls asleep. Oberon anoints her eyes with the flower¡¦s nectar.
Meanwhile Lysander and Hermia stop to sleep nearby. Robin comes along and
anoints Lysander¡¦s eyes, assuming he is the Athenian youth described by
Oberon. Demetrius finally leaves Helena behind who finds Lysander asleep.
Helena wakes him and he immediately falls in love with her. She thinks he
is mocking her. Then the deserted Hermia wakes up from a nightmare.
Finding herself all alone, Hermia goes in search of Lysander.

BEGIN HERE!! I provided the quote needed for the first couple to give you
an idea what to do.

Titania: Hey fairies, sing me a song to sleep.
You could write "Sing me now to sleep"

She lies down.

Fairies: They sing their own lullaby, but I want you to make one up
using ¡§Dairy Queen¡¨. It should be at least 8 lines.

Example: Sleep and dream of a hunger buster
I hope your dreams are full of luster
You can sleep and you can dream
About a cold soft serve ice cream
In your dreams you will meet a lizard
But don't worry he only wants to give you a blizzard
I hope your dreams are better than they seem
And everyone dreams big here at Dairy Queen

Enter Oberon.

Oberon: I hope you wake up when something nasty animal is next to you!
"Wake when some vile thing is near."

Enter Lysander and Hermia

Lysander: You look pretty tired my sweetbulb. Plus, I think I¡¦m like
totally lost. Let¡¦s sleep here. Sorry I couldn¡¦t get us a room at Red
Roof.

Hermia: Go find a bed, but I will stay right here.

Lysander: Nonsense, we might as well be together. I mean we ARE going to
by married. Come on, give me some sugar.

Hermia: OMG no! Sleep away from me please. But thanks for all
your love. I hope your love stays the same until you are like dead or
whatever.

Lysander: When I die so does my love for you my little honey-cricket.

They sleep. Enter Robin.

Puck: I¡¦ve looked all around this stupid forest. I haven¡¦t found anybody
dressed like¡Koh, wait a minute. There he is. And there is the girl he was
mean to. Oh rude fellow, here is the ¡§mojo¡¨.

Enter Demetrius and Helena

Helena: Please stay, even if you kill me.

Demetrius: I¡¦m telling you. STOP hanging around me. Stay here for your
own danger. I¡¦m going on alone.

Demetrius exits.

Helena: Oh, I¡¦m too tired anyway. Oh, oh Hermia, how did her eyes get so
darn pretty. Not by crying like me, that is for sure. If that were the
case, mine would be like so much prettier. No, I guess I am ugly. Wait, is
this Lysander? Is he dead? Wake up man.

Lysander (waking up): Oh my god! I would do anything for you. I can see
your heart too. Where is your boy Demetrius? I¡¦m gonna kill him.

Helena: Don¡¦t say that. What about Hermia? Be happy with her.

Lysander: Happy with her? Gross! It feels like forever when I¡¦m with
her. She talks and talks and talks¡Kblah, blah, blah. You are much better
than her anyway. It¡¦s just I wasn¡¦t ready for you yet. But I am now.

Helena: Why are you making fun of me? I thought you were better than
this.

She exits.

Lysander: Hermia, stay asleep and alone. I won¡¦t be near you ever again.
I won¡¦t even toilet paper your house. I love Helena now. You make me
sick.

He exits.

Hermia (waking up) : Help me Lysander! I had a horrible dream. This snake
thingy was on me and ate my bosom! Wait, where the heck did Lysander go? I
guess you are not near. I¡¦m going to find you or kill myself with a
spork.

She exits.

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Homework for Monday, January 13th (A) and Tuesday, January 14th (B)
*3rd period - Please read the end of scene i on your own.
RECALL
Read Act I, scene ii from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
(This scene is about the "ACTORS" preparing to rehearse the play "PYRAMUS
AND THISBY". They are to perform this play at Theseus and Hippolya's
wedding.)
Provide a brief summary from Nick Bottom's point of view.

INTERPRETATION
Choose 5 lines to intepret. Please choose difficult ones.

CONNECTION
Provide a description of an actor or famous person who you feel has
similar qualities as Nick Bottom. Why are they like this?

"Madmen and lovers have such seething brains" - Ask you parents what the
craziest thing they did while in love was.

RESEARCH
Research facts on Shakespeare and list as an acrostice puzzle. Simly
write his name vertically and list facts across. Provide documentation or
citation from your website.

Homework due Thursday, January 10th (A) and Friday, January 11th (B)
Read ¡§The Seven Ages of Man¡¨ p. 349.
1) Identify the seven ages of man according to Shakespeare ¡§using quotes¡¨
2) Provide a visual for each stage next to your answer.
3) Provide YOUR interpretation of each stage. Look deep, not simply
translate.

Example: The third stage of a man's life is "a soldier" who is "full of
strange oaths". This means the soldier has committed himself to an oath,
tradition, or code in which he is unsure of, yet follows dutifully.

Find the script online for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" - William
Shakespeare. Copy two lines and provide your interpretation. Don't worry
if you think you are wrong. Search under "novels/scripts" icon.

FINAL EXAM REVIEW EXTRA CREDIT ONLY

5 points on exam or to SIX week average if exempting

I. Literary elements - Choose 10 to define or provide an example of
II. Rhetorical devices - Choose 15 to define or provide an example of
III. Spelling - Choose one word and spell correclty 10 times or two and
spell five, etc.
IV. Choose 10 stories from the 26 we read and provide the purpose or theme
of the story. Please make these insightful or you will not receive credit.
V. Vocabulary - Choose 30 words to define and use in a sentence, title,
or draw

FINAL HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT
Due December 12th, Wednesday (A)and December 13th, Thursday

I. Read "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst on p. 593 of your literature
book.
Make 10 unique connections between this story and "Of Mice and Men".

IF you did not finish assignments related to "Of Mice and Men" in class,
please see below:

CHAPTER 6
Create 6 questions or assignments of your own for Chapter 6. You do not
need to provide a response. Please choose from the following or of course
you may create your own idea:

ART / VISUALIZATION
CONNECTION
RESEARCH
ANALYSIS
CHARACTERIZATION
SYMBOLISM
RECALL
AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
THEME

CHAPTER 5
ART Draw one image from the initial page of the chapter.

CONNECTION
"I'll tell George I found it dead." Explain a time in your life when
you "stretched the truth" to cover something you needed to "cover with hay".

CHARACTER
What line of dialogue reveals the most about Curley's wife? Explain.
What causes people to marry poorly? You may simply list three reasons.

FORESHADOWING USING SETTING
"Now the light was lifting as the sun went down..."
Explain what happens from this point on using the intelligent voice of a
horse.

CROOKS VS. CURLEY'S WIFE
Looking back, how did Crooks and Curley's wife treat Lennie the same.
Please don't simply say each were nice.

"I done a bad thing. I done another bad thing." - Anaphora
WHY IS REPETITION USED BY STEINBECK HERE?

Illustrated Pleasantville Animal Due Monday, December 10th (A) and Tuesday,
December 11th (B) *B day students, scroll below for Chapter 3 homework.

Cover Page - Create a piece of ART relating to anything we have studied this
year. This could be a combination of ideas, abstract, surreal, etc.

1) Culinary - Find a recipe and cook a meal for your family you have NEVER
prepared before. Provide the recipe and evidence you cooked from your
parent or guardian.

2) ART - Provide your thoughts or interpretation of a piece of art. Provide
the IMAGE observed, title, artist, and insightful thoughts of the work.
*Also make an insightful connection to anything we have read.

3) MUSIC - Listen to a genre of music you are not accustomed to listening.
Provide the song, lyrics, artist, your insightful thoughts and connection to
a work we have studied.

4) FILM - Watch a foreign film (foreign director and subtitles). Provide an
image representing film, title, director, and your insightful thoughts and
connection anything we have read...or watched.

5) CURRENT EVENTS - Provide your insight in a recent event in the news.
This could be criminal, political, etc. Provide evidence you researched the
subject by adding image and text, your thoughts and connections to what we
have read.

6) ENTITLEMENT - Complete a chore (not making your bed) around your house
you are not normally asked to complete. Describe and provide evidence from
parent or guardian.

7) TRAVEL - Find images and information on a city you wish to visit or even
live someday. Research cost of flights, hotel stay, and local attractions.
Please do not simply copy and paste information from city website.

* All sources used should be documented correctly. Please visit the "LINKS"
icon to see proper documentation as needed.

* Project is expected to be neat, professional, and most importantly show
INSIGHT or elevated thought.
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Homework for Tuesday, December 4th (A) and Wednesday, December 5th (B)
*I am posting these assignments early as some may want to work ahead.
*B DAY STUDENTS PLEASE SCROLL DOWN AS NEEDED.
OF MICE AND MEN
Chapter III ¡V Mr. Chalk /English I Pre-AP ¡V TAG

ANALYSIS
Choose any TWO statements by Slim and expand on his meaning:
(These are thematic statements by Steinbeck made through character.)
*Please provide INSIGHT.

CONNECTION
What is your saddest ¡§dog¡¨ or pet story? If you have never had one,
consider a film or story.

LITERARY ELEMENTS
Provide two examples of juxtaposition in the chapter? Juxtaposition is a
contrast created by Steinbeck.

CONNECTION
Euchre ¡V card game ¡V Explain the rules of a card game you know.

RECALL
Retell the events in the story using the dialect of the characters. Yes,
you may cuss (mildly), you little buckos.

INTERPRETATION
Interpreting character based on reaction only.
Choose TWO characters and provide examples of how their reactions to events
reveal their character.

RESEARCH ¡V Research euthanasia or how exactly a dog is ¡§put down¡¨.

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Homework for Friday, November 30th (A) and Monday, December 3rd (B)

Explain how the following quotes could relate to yourself.

1) ¡§If I was alone, I could live so easy.¡¨
2) ¡§Whatever we ain¡¦t got, that¡¦s what you want.¡¨
3) ¡§Cause I can jus as well go away, George, an¡¦ live in a cave.¡¨

Chapter II ¡V Steinbeck has written a novel in play form. The first pages
of
each chapter are dedicated to setting or set.

SETTING - BUNK HOUSE
For the first page draw the bunkhouse for the workers as described by
Steinbeck. Label at least 5 characteristics with quotes.

Chapter II ¡V Vocabulary - Provide the word in context for 3 of the 8
provided.

scourge ¡V cause of widespread affliction
graybacks ¡V slang for lice
liniment ¡V a liquid applied to the skin as pain reliever
cultivator ¡V a machine used to loosen the soil while crops are growing
plaintively ¡V in a woeful or melancholy tone
mollified ¡V soothed or appeased
bridled ¡V showed hostility or resentment
grizzled ¡V streaked with gray

As you read chapter II provide what you think is the most compelling
description, dialogue, reaction, of each new character. Explain what effect
this creates for the reader (you). Please add insight. Do not simply
restate what is said.

THE BOSS
CANDY
CURLEY
CURLEY¡¨S WIFE
SLIM
CARLSON
CANDY¡¨S DOG

Research connections:
Find 5 facts about the topic of your choice¡KMay do more for extra credit
1) Migrant farm workers of the 1930¡¦s
2) Mental disabilities
3) John Steinbeck (the author)

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Homework for Wednesday, November 28th (A) and Thursday, November 29th (B)

Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
Chapter I ¡V Provide one quote from Chapter I representing the following.
Provide explanation or storyboard to explain your choice.

I. Setting
II. Back story
III. Indirect characterization
IV. Direct characterization

Vocabulary ¡V Choose three of your own
¡§willows fresh and green with every spring, carrying in their lower leaf
junctures the debris of the winter's flooding: and sycamores with mottled,
white, recumbent limbs and branches that arch over the pool.¡¨ (p. 1).

mottled (adj.): having a variety of hues or colors; variegated, like marble
junctures (n.): A juncture is where two things come together. The juncture
of a willow leaf is where the two sides of the leaf meet in the center.
recumbent (adj.): still; without movement

Allusions ¡V Choose TWO
"A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the
hillside bank and runs deep and green.¡¨ (p. 1)
Soledad: a city in near the coast of California, approximately 130 miles
south of San Francisco.
Salinas River: a river that flows north through Soledad and empties into
Monterey Bay.

IDIOMS An idiom is an expression whose meaning cannot be deduced from the
literal definitions and the arrangement of its parts, but refers instead to
a figurative meaning known only through common use. CHOOSE TWO.

'An'live off the fatta the lan¡¦, Lennie shouted.¡¨ (p. 14)
live off the fatta the lan': Live off the fat of the land. The fat of the
land is an expression that refers to having the best of everything. In the
case of Lennie and George and their dream for a place of their own, it also
means that they believe they will be able to survive and prosper by simply
relying on what they can grow and raise -- that the land is so "fat" they
will need nothing else to be happy."

#3-5 SHORT ANSWER FROM TEST:
3) Though told as individual stories, explain the connection between
"The Concrete Mixer", "Marionettes Inc.", "The City", "Zero Hour", and "The
Rocket"

4) "He had come like a thief in the night."
Make 10 connections between a thief and "The Red Death"...You may use
Amontillado or other stories as needed. There were many thieves.

5) You are responsible for story or tattoo #19. Provide a title, summary,
and purpose of your story.

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Homework for Monday, November 19th (A) and Tuesday, November 20th (B)

*TEST OVER FINAL FIVE STORIES AND POE VOCABULARY
*ALL STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED TO TAKE TEST AND TURN IN YOUR "ILLUSTRATED
MAN" AS DESCRIBED BELOW. ALL WHO WENT TO CAREER FAIR OR ABSENT THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY ARE NOT GIVEN EXTRA DAYS.

I. Complete reading the final five stories and epilogue of "The Illustrated
Man"
II. Create your own illustrated man using images from these five stories.
You many use from others as well, but make it clear which ones are meant for
the final five.
III. For each tattoo or illustration provide one quote from the story you
feel is important.
IV. Next to each quote explain its importance or role in the story. It
should reveal enough detail to show you read the story.
V. Finally, provide what you feel is the purpose or thematic about the
story. Please avoid cliches such as "Live life to the fullest" or "Treat
others like you want to be treated".

*SIX WEEK TEST
It will cover the final five stories, two Poe stories and his vocabulary
(see V for Vocabulary icon and make a cheat-cheat usinf 15 words and
definitions). See skills icon and add FIVE skills you wish to add to your
cheat-cheat.

Please also be familiar with any other information we have covered.

*The Illustrated Pleasantville Animal project will be due December 10th (A)
and December 11th (B) - See handout provided. I will post later.
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Homework for Tuesday, November 13th and Wednesday, November 14th (B)
Read "THE VISITOR"
I. Retell the story as if "Leonard Mark" visited you here in Round Rock.
Again, please imitate POE or at least elevate your writing. You are
inflicted with the "blood rust" and must first visit Walgreens for relief.
Many surrounding you in the parking lot are ensconced within their sports
utility vehicles. Thus leaving you no person to share intelligent
conversation. Outside of Walgreens you meet "Leonard Mark" and your
reaction to him should emulate that of "Saul's". What would you have him
do? Which friends of yours would you be paranoid about finding him? How do
you schedule your meetings with Leonard around band practice? etc. Please
include at least THREE quotes from the actual story into your own.

II. ALLUSIONS - Research one of the philosophers mentioned or New York
City.
Please list 5 facts or quotes of philosopher.
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Homework for Friday, November 9th (A) and Monday, November 12th (B)
*Homework for Tuesday and Wednesday of next week below.

Please read "The Fox and the Forest" and complete the following:
I. Compare and contrast this story to any you have seen or read relating to
time travel. You may list, make a chart, diagram or any other...
II. Find 5 examples of ANYTHING we have studied this year.
III. Research - Find 5 facts about time travel or 1938.

*Extra credit is due for ALL classes on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9th related to any
Edgar Allan Poe story other than "Tell-Tale Heart" or ones we covered in
class.

You may complete all or a portion of the following:
I. Retell the story as a comic. Use 8 frames, quotes, and explanation of
each as needed.
II. Choose 10 words to define.
III. Thanslate 10 difficult quotes into your own words.
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Homework for Wednesday, November 7th (A) and Thursday, November 8th (B)

Read "No Particular Night or Morning". You are the psychiatrist for
Hitchock, a character from the story. You should create your own medical
chart for him which includes your diagnosis, evidence of character,
testimonials from witnesses, etc. Pleae use correct medical terminology.
You may need to research a litte...Only a few are listed below:

acetylcholine A neurotransmitter in the brain, which helps to regulate
memory, and in the peripheral nervous system, where it affects the actions
of skeletal and smooth muscle.

acting out This is the process of expressing unconscious emotional conflicts
or feelings via actions rather than words. The person is not consciously
aware of the meaning or etiology of such acts. Acting out may be harmful or,
in controlled situations, therapeutic (e.g., children's play therapy).

actualization The realization of one's full potential - intellectual,
psychological, physical, etc.

adiadochokinesia The inability to perform rapid alternating movements of
one or more of the extremities. This task is sometimes requested by
physicians of patients during physical examinations to determine if there
exists neurological problems.

adrenergic This refers to neuronal or neurologic activity caused by
neurotransmitters such as epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine.

affect This word is used to described observable behavior that represents
the expression of a subjectively experienced feeling state (emotion). Common
examples of affect are sadness, fear, joy, and anger. The normal range of
expressed affect varies considerably between different cultures and even
within the same culture. Types of affect include: euthymic, irritable,
constricted; blunted; flat; inappropriate, and labile.

*Please bring your composition book to class. We will be accessing a grade
based on completion.
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Homework for Monday, November 5th (really October 36th) (A) and Tuesday,
November 6th (B)

I. Read "THE EXILES" and explain the fate of "the exiles" using specific
details, quotes, and characters (authors) to explain. This is simply recall
to prove you read the story. It should be thorough.
II. ALLUSIONS - Research any of the allusions (authors) in the story and
provide 3 facts about them. You may choose to do more for extra credit.

EXTRA CREDIT - DUE NEXT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
*Earn up to 5 extra credit points on your final average.
Read ANY story (not poem) from Edgar Allan Poe other than "The Masque of the
Red Death" and "Tell-Tale Heart" (many read last year). These stories can
be found under the "LINKS" icon. Click on either "POE" website.

You should complete the following
1) Retell the story as a comic (8 frames) using "quotes" from the story.
Each frame should have a brief explantion as to how it relates to the
story.
2) Choose 10 words from the story to define.
3) Choose 10 DIFFICULT quotes to translate.

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Homework for Thursday, November 1st (A) and Friday, November 2nd (B)
Complete short answer and assignment for "The Last Night of the World" if
needed. We will collect work for "The Long Rain", "Fire Balloons", and "The
Last Night of the end of the World" on the next class period. See below.

1) Write one sentence about "The Rocket Man" using the following:
a. a participial phrase
b. an appositive phrase
c. an infinitive phrase
d. a prepositional phrase
e. the active voice

2) Write one thematic statement based on "THE ROCKET MAN". Then list three
anecdotes you would use to support this observation. Anecdotes are examples
or connections to your statement. Anecdotes could be literary, historical,
personal, current event, or film. Try to use sophisitcated examples.
Please avoid Brittany Spears, Family Guy, etc.

3) TAKS short answer - Use 5 lines of notebook paper.

What is one conflict Doug faces in the story "The Rocket Man"? Support your
answer with evidence from the story. Remember to embed quotes, but when you
do, this is still considered part of your answer. Your support must stand
alone and be directly connected with your answer. Please pick one conflict
only.

4) Using the lyrics from "ROCKET MAN" by Elton John, make TWO clever or
abstract connections to the story "The Rocket Man" and also make THREE
higher level annotations.

She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Zero hour nine a.m.
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss the earth so much I miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight

And I think it's gonna be a long long time
Till touch down brings me round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no no no I'm a rocket man
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone

Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact it's cold as hell
And there's no one there to raise them if you did
And all this science I don't understand
It's just my job five days a week
A rocket man, a rocket man

And I think it's gonna be a long long time...

Extra credit:
"And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then"
List as many connections possible between an astronaut and a kite. (1 pt.)

*Also complete ANY work related to the last three stories:
"The Long Rain", "The Fire Balloons", or "The Last Night of the World"
See below for "Last Night" if you did not copy during class.

"The Last Night of the World" p. 90
1) Explain what you would do if it were literally the last night of the
world.
2) Make two annotations during the story.

Explain the following connections to the story:
3) screaming in the streets
4) wash the dishes
5) cry

6) What is the effect created by the use of ayndeton and epistrophe
on p. 94.
7) What was Bradbury's purpose in writing this story?

*For "The Fire Balloons" you were to read and make 10 comparisons between
this story and "THE MAN".
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Homework for Friday, October 26th (A) and Monday, October 27th (B)

STUDY FOR TEST ONLY. ALL students will be required to take the test. Yes,
even if you were absent. It is open book and you can make a "cheat-cheat"
using 15 vocabulary words and 5 "skills" you do not know.

*Everything you need to study can be found under the "SKILLS" icon
and "VOCABULARY" icon if you did not receive a review sheet. The material
is the same. Study each and I suggest reading the next story, "THE ROCKET
MAN" if you are able (It will help.).

Bring your "Illustrated Man" book to class and #2 pencil for multiple
choice.

Homework due the following class period is to read "FIRE
BALLOONS". Make 10 connections between this story and "The Man".
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Homework for Wednesday, October 24th and Thursday, October 25th
*6th period - Complete "Three levels of reading for any story so far in "The
Illustrated Man". See below. Also, read "The Long Rain".

Read "The Long Rain" and explain in a well written essay how the story is an
extended metaphor for life. Use specific detail, characters, and quotes
from the story, but PLEASE avoid writing a summary.

We will have a test this FRIDAY (A) AND MONDAY (B). See the "skills" icon
and "vocabulary" icon for material to be tested on.

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THREE LEVELS OF READING - Due Monday (A) and Tuesday (B)
Use a blank sheet of copy paper (not lined) and COLOR.
Make sure work is neat and legible. (40 points of weekly grade)

Inner circle 1 - Literal
Choose ANY word from the story
Provide the part of speech and definition
Briefly explain how it connects to the novel

Circle 2 - Abstract connection
Draw three illustrations from the story
Write an explanation of the link between the word you selected and the image

Circle 3 - Thematic statements
Going beyond the text, write three thematic statements drawn from the
significant word and your illustrations. Your statements do not need to
have the word or image mentioned, but should be clearly related to it.

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Homework for Thursday (A), October 17th and Friday (B), October 18th

I. Read "The Other Foot" highlighting any "tone shifts". TONE is the
author's attitude toward his subject. In your book or on another sheet of
paper identify the tone used.

Positive
Neutral
Negative
Confident
Jealous
Mystical
Curious
Angry
Cautious
Loving
Boring
dull
Ironic
Peaceful
Disbelief
Timid
Happy
Fearful
Meek
Innocent
Sarcastic
Dreamy
Passionate
Envious
Innocent
Humble
Seductive
Euphoric
Banal (hum-drum, happens everyday)
Aggressive
Audacious (bold)
Critical
Nervous
Gentle Perturbed
Elated Pitiful
Benevolent Irrational
Giddy Arrogant
Sad Melancholy
Revengeful
Disheartened
Presumptuous
Paranoid
Embarrassed
Critical
Weary

II. Explain how the following connect to the story.
1) "Lynch"
2) "No intermarriages!"
3) "..like marionnette heads on a single string"
4) "Five hundred thousand people"
5) "The time for being fools is over."

III. Choose ONE song to represent only ONE of the short stories we have
read from "The Illustrated Man". Please annotate as I did on "Glass and
Concrete and Stone"

In case you did not finish "Kaleidoscope" in class, please explain the
following connections to the story:
1) resignation
2) irrevocable fate
3) "The screaming stopped."
4) "..his left hand was gone"
5) "...an invisible butcher"
6) "Make a wish."

Explain what message Bradbury gave through each astronaut. Use one quote to
support each.

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Homework for next Tuesday, October 15th (A) and Wednesday, October 16th (B)
1) Highlight 3 examples of figurative language. On another sheet of paper
explain why YOU think Bradbury chose the simile, metaphor, hyperbole,
imagery, or personification.

2) Underline 3 satirical statements. (Bradbury is making fun of society)

3) Make the following connections to yourself.
a) How are you like and unlike this family?
b) "They're spoiled and we're spoiled." How are you spoiled?
c) What restrictions do your parents have for you? How are they
different of alike others you know?
d) "I wish you were dead!" Describe the worst tantrum you have
thrown.

4) Go 3 hours without technology. Sleeping does not count. Have at least
a 30 minutes conversation with your parents or guardians. Have parents sign
or prove you completed. No ipod, computer, television, clock
radio, phone, etc. UNPLUG YOURSELF. Briefly describe you felt after or
what you and your parents discussed.
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Homework for Wednesday, October 10th (A) and Thursday October 11th (B)

1) Read Chapter 10 of ANIMAL FARM making annotations every page. Please
attempt to make insightful comments at this point. It could be related to
theme, connections, or Orwell's style.

2) Connect the following to the chapter:
- "forgotten"
- "mysterious things"
- Remember only the good
- "which was which"

3) Write a brief promotional spot for the FINALE of Animal Farm. It should
include 5 "quotes" from the chapter or any other part of the book if you
wish. Try and make it original if possible. Example: "Tyrant TV!"
or "Watch the glowing box this Thursday!"

4) Teach me. Research ANY connection to Animal Farm and list five facts
you think I do not know. (Windmill, revolutions, dictators, cows, farming,
etc.)

5) 1 storyboard from Chapter 10
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HomEwork for October 5th, Friday (A) and October 9TH, tuEsDAY (B)
* A day look below for Chapter 10 if ahead.

Read Chapter 8 and 9 of ANIMAL FARM making annotations every page. Continue
to use post-it notes and looking from the author's point of view. Try and
make commentary not simply identify figurative language, imagery, diction
(word choice), syntax (sentence structure), or any other insight you might
offer.

Also explain how the following 3 connect to each chapter:
CHapTER EighT -
1) #'s are confusing
2) "War is Peace" - Orwell (1984)
3) "to excess"
CHapteR NinE
1) "path"
2) "borne" (definition - to endure)
3) Boxer (How does Orwell create sympathy for Boxer as he
nears "retirement"?)

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Homework for Wednesday, October 3rd (A) and Thursday, October 4th (B)
*Homework for Friday (A) below

Read Chapter 6 and 7 making "post-it" annotations EVERY page. Please try
and comment on diction (word choice), figurative language (simile, metaphor,
personification, hyperbole), and syntax (sentence structure). Begin
asking "WHY" does he choose these words or devices not simply identify.

Read Chapter 6 of Animal Farm and explain how the pigs "spin" the following
conidtions into a postitive. Use "quotes" from the chapter to support.

1) The animals must work a 60 hour work week.
2) The farm will now engage in trade with humans.
3) The pigs will move into the house and sleep in beds.
4) The windmill is in ruins.

For Chapter 7 simply make annotations only. Yet, you should begin to once
again "look deeper".

*Any part of the six week test must be completed by Wednesday (A) and
Thursday (B). You may come in before or after school.

*Extra credit "SYMBOL" of ANIMAL FARM is due. You can earn up to 20 points
on a weekly grade.
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HOMEWORK due for September 28th, Monday (A) and September 29th, Tuesday (B)
*A day students look far below for homework related to Chapters 6 and 7.

I) Complete the written portion of your test if needed. This is the 6
short answer questions, and the essay using the passage from "Night".

1) Write one sentence about any of the animals in Animal Farm beginning
with a participial phase. Write to impress. (3 points)

2) Write two sentences in the ACTIVE VOICE about the events on Animal
Farm thus far. (4 points)

3) Write the introduction (two sentences) to a ghost story set inside an old
house. Use at least ONE transition for either sentence. SHOW, don¡¦t
simply tell the following:
a) It is dark. b) The house is old. (5 points)

4) Write one sentence using ¡§got¡¨ and ¡§that¡¨ describing what has
recently happened to Snowball in Chapter 5. Now cross out, substitute, or
omit if possible. (5 points)

5) Make 10 connections between ANY character we have read about to a
TIRE. You may list. (5 points)

6) Copy the following to help you in the future (you may paraphrase):
(3 points)

I need to buy The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury. It is on sale for $7.50
in the library. a composition notebook by the beginning of the second six
weeks, and I need to use post-it notes from this point in Animal Farm to
make annotations.

Essay (15 points) 150-200 words

Explain how the events thus far in George Orwell¡¦s Animal Farm are a satire
of human folly or behavior. In your explanation mix at least five
¡§quotes¡¨
from Elie Wiesel¡¦s Night passage. Write to impress.

II) If you are turning in the "second wave" of summer reading assignments,
it is due. You should create a symbol for your novel and also complete #1-
15 as listed below. These items should be typed.

1) Title / Author
2) Genre (division of literature)
3) Protagonist (good guy)
4) Antagonist (major source of conflict)
5) Back Story (events which occur before the story begins)
6) Internal conflict (conflict within / any decision a character makes)
7) External conflict (man vs. man, man vs. nature / Ex. "The Perfect Storm")
8) Foil Character (character on the same side of protagonist, yet a contrast)
or a "sidekick"
9) Mentor Character (main character relies on for advice / Ex. OB1)
10) Archetype (a traditional structure or characteristic the author uses)
11) Subplot (a minor plot intertwined within the major)
12) Theme (a central message in the story)
13) Foreshadowing (clues to upcoming events)
14) Choose one song you would have on this novel's soundtrack. Briefly
explain why it relates.
15) Using the final sentence of the novel, explain how the story is
resolved.

III) Extra credit assignment will be due next Wednesday (A) and Thursday
(B). Create a symbol representing "Animal Farm".

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Homework for September 25th, Wednesday (A) and September 26th, Thursday (B):
I) Find 5 examples of propaganda and describe. Please bring a concrete
example for one of your five.

II) Read Chapter 5 of "Animal Farm" and explain each symbolic event using
literal details from the chapter:

1) A better, school, or neighborhood to live.
2) Citizens who defect
3) The U.S. Senate
4) Presidential debates
5) Politicians or leaders who do not originate ideas of their own
6) The introduction of ANY new plan, most people are always hesitant to
change.
7) America is divided over Iraq and other political ideas.
8) The masses usually agree with the one speaking at the moment.
9) The secret service or KGB (military police of Russia)
10) There are debates and elections every four years, then no more debates,
simply orders.
11) "If we don't attack, the terrorists will hit us again." - Dick Cheney
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Homework for September 21st, Friday (A-day) and September 24th, Monday (B-
day)

I) Complete reading chapter 3 of "Animal Farm" and with the following
describe how each connects to the novel and society. (2nd period, this was
added after your class since we did not do so well with our "outside"
connections.)

1) "not actually work"
2) "I will work harder!"
3) Define cryptic. Example of another cryptic remark?
4) "the Meeting"
5) education
6) "You don't want Jones to come back?"

II) Describe FOUR characters thus far in the novel mixing "quotes" from
Orwell to support your opinion.

Example: THE CAT
The cat exibits its apathy from the onset of the novel. At a time when
other animals were willing to "lose an hour's sleep" to hear Old Major's
speech, the cat is content "without listening to a word". It is symbolic
Orwell does not name "the cat" because he thinks humans who "do not work",
yet "return to be fed" do not deserve a name.

II) Read Chapter 4 and retell (as a brief story) the events backwards.
Please include the following "King" suggestions:
1) a participial phrase (begins with a verb ending in -ing or -ed and
modifies the subject) Ex. Running from the barn, the pigs...
2) write one sentece with the active voice (subject performs action)
3) one sentence omitting needless words (No animal starved.)
4) one sentence "showing" the action, not simply telling us what happened

*underline or highlight the four you used please
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Homework for Wednesday, September 19th (A) and Thursday, September 20th (B)
1) Find 12 facts about George Orwell and create an acrostic puzzle using
both his name and the facts. (If confused, simply list 12 facts for partial
credit.)

2) Read Chapter I of "Animal Farm" making introductory annotations every
two pages. You could choose from the following, but do not need to complete
EACH every two pages: question, word choice (diction), clarify (recall),
visualize (storyboard), connect (yourself or society), symbolism (why is
this here?), evaluate or criticize, or choose a clever quote you like and
explain its significance.

3) Read Chapter II of "Animal Farm" and for each of the 12 symbols or
characters, (1) provide the role each plays in the novel
and (2) THINK of a CLEVER connection to society. For SQUEALER = any example
from society representing someone who leads only through speech and
rhetoric.

Snowball
Napoleon
Squealer
Animalism
The stupidest questions
Moses and Sugarcandy mountain
Boxer
Clover
The Red Lion
Ribbons
read and write
The Seven Commandments

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Homework due Monday, September 17th (A) and Tuesday, September 18th (B)
(Homework due for Wednesday (A) and Thursday (B) listed below.)

Read the short story "THE SNIPER" on p. 162 and complete the following:
1) Make 10 comparisons between "THE SNIPER" and "THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME".
Please avoid the obivous, "Each story includes the use of a gun."

2) Storyboard THREE frames with quotes included. Choose three different
points of view. Please put effort into your work even if you are not a
gifted artist.

3) What do you think you would see if you were me? List ANY three elements
of the story you might comment on or teach if you were the teacher.
(Connections, questions, ideas, clever writing, etc.)

*Please bring ID as we will be checking out ANIMAL FARM.
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Homework due Friday, September 14th (B - Day) *A-day look below for Monday.

1) Write a 12 line song for "The Most Dangerous Game". It does not have to
rhyme, but should relate to the story. Remember, write to impress.

2) Complete Exercise A and B on page 59. You need to provide the answers
only.

*Bring all classwork. We will be estimating our second grade of the six
weeks.
*Second "wave" of Summer Reading assignments will be due October 1st, Monday
(A) and October 2nd, Tuesday (B).
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Homework due for Wednesday (B) day as related to
"The Most Dangerous Game" p. 39 *A day students look just below this
assignment if trying to work ahead.

1) Complete your vocabulary list (15 words) using the "WORDS TO KNOW" at the
bottom of the pages throughout the story. For each word provide the part of
speech, your definition, a connection to the side (literal or artisic), and
use the word in context. This could be a song title, sentence, movie title,
superhero, or the name of anything.

Example "TANGIBLE SHAMPOO" - It "feels" like it cleans your hair all day.

2) Research ANY of the ALLUSIONS used throughout the story and list 5 facts.
An allusion is ANY REAL person, event, or object alluded to in a literary
work. Examples from "The Most Dangerous Game" are Marcus Aurelius, Madame
Butterfly, Filet Mignon, Veuve Cliquot, Cape Buffalo, etc.

3) In 100 words provide your thoughts on EITHER animal rights OR gun
control. Find ONE outside quote, statistic, or other evidence to support
your opinion. Please "write to impress" without grammatical error.

Homework due Thursday, September 13th (A) and Friday, September 14th (B)
1) Write a 12 line song for "The Most Dangerous Game". It does not have to
rhyme, but should relate to the story. Remember to write to impress!

2) Complete Exercise A and B on page 59. You need to provide the answers
only.

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Homework for Friday (A) and Monday (B)
All classes read to the top of p.52 from "The Most Dangerous Game".
You should stop where Rainsford says, "I wish to go today."
Complete the "SEARCH AND RESCUE" assignment for "The Most Dangerous Game"
using any part of the story thus far. USE QUOTES TO SUPPORT OR ANSWER!

¡§The Most Dangerous Game¡¨ ¡V Search and Rescue
From pgs. 44-52 Stop @ ¡§I wish to go today.¡¨- Rainsford
Search for an example of the following based on what you know:
Writing
1. foreshadowing (clues to upcoming events)
2. imagery (description relating to the five senses)
3. figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, or personification)
4. one example of ¡§clever¡¨ writing or detail
5. transitions (Look at the first word of sentences.)
Parts of Speech ¡V Provide an example of the following.
(Try and find the strongest in your opinion.)
6. noun
7. action verb
8. adjective (modifies or describes a noun)
9. adverb (modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb)
10. preposition (on, in, during) and also a prepositional phrase
11. conjunction
12. pronouns

13-15. RECALL Identify THREE important elements you read during this
section. Use a quote to support.
16-18. VISUALIZATION Draw a three frame storyboard (comic) of the story's
most important scenes. Use quotes in your frames please.
19-20. CONNECTION How would you connect your own experiences to the story?
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Homework for Tuesday (A) and Wednesday (B) days as related to "The Most
Dangerous Game"
1) Complete your vocabulary list (15 words) using the "WORDS TO KNOW" at the
bottom of the pages throughout the story. For each word provide the part of
speech, your definition, a connection to the side (literal or artisic), and
use the word in context. This could be a song title, sentence, movie title,
superhero, or the name of anything.

Example "TANGIBLE SHAMPOO" - It "feels" like it cleans your hair all day.

SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENTS DUE WEDNESDAY (A) and THURSDAY (B) of this week.
See below for instructions.

1) Your first assignment relates to the book you chose for summer reading:
Create, draw, build ANYTHING that would represent your book. Try and have
the title (underlined) somewhere, but if not possible, OK.

2) The second part of the assignment is to identify elements of a story you
might already know or we learned the first day. Please identify these on a
separate sheet of paper and they should be typed. You may use any font you
wish, but please make it all fit on one page.

Homework for Friday (A) and Monday (B)
All classes read to the top of p.52 from "The Most Dangerous Game".
You should stop where Rainsford says, "I wish to go today."
Complete the "SEARCH AND RESCUE" assignment for "The Most Dangerous Game"
using any part of the story thus far. USE QUOTES TO SUPPORT OR ANSWER!

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Assignments for August 31st, Friday (A day) and September 1st, Tuesday (B
day)

The following are two brief writing assignments, yet should be written with
the most QUALITY possible.

1) "ANYTHING" is worth 100 words. Write 100 words or close the number
about anything you choose. It could be fictional, description, etc. Please
write in an elevated tone and avoid the words got, a lot, and that.
Avoid "diary" type writing.

2) Describe your first days of school "mixing" 5 quotes from one of your
favorite songs. You are attempting to mix fluently, and please use
quotation marks surrounding the lyrics of the artist.

Using the song - "Back in Black" by AC/DC

Example: During the first day of my high school education, I found myself
wedged among many. It had "been so long" since I had experienced the
clausterphobia which is a school hallway. I initially sat in the "back" of
my first period class, listening to the maestro lie about how he was "glad
to be back". However, after enduring lectures, I had the chance at lunch
to "hit the sack" of the lunch my mother so kindly packed for me. At the
end of the day I was finally "let loose from the noose" of my first day of
high school and proceeded on to catch the unicorn bus.

*See below for the SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT we discussed in class.

SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENTS - DUE Wednesday, September 5th for (A) classes
and , September 6th for (B) classes.

BEGINNING OF 2007 SCHOOL YEAR...
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Final Exam Review Due with Final.
20 points on final. If you complete it and make a 50 on the test, you will
actually make a 70.
PRE-AP - NO HOMEWORK

And thus...the final homework assignments!
Monday (B) and Tuesday (A)
English I students - SIX headed metaphor project due for "extra credit".
Also available for extra credit the Odyssey "research" assignments. See the
handout I gave you.

Work for the week in regular education classes includes:

1) Books 5 - 7 of your own. (12 lines each)
2) Choose 5 books from the ones we have studied. Find one quote from the
ORIGINAL Odyssey to support what you know. See Books 1-24
under "novels/scripts" icon. Explain how the quotes connect.
3) Write a review the play we watched, "Midsummer Night's Dream"
4) Read the "detailed summaries" for Books 13-20 from the website we
searched on before. Provide one fact for each book.
5) Have your parents sign a piece of paper that you showed them the work you
did during the year.

Pre-Ap
1) Read "detailed summaries" of Books 13-20 from the website we used
before. Then search the ORIGINAL version of THE ODYSSEY providing one fact
to support what you found. Explain the connection.
2) Write Books 6 and 7 of your own. Ideas are or could be for your hero to
face a six-headed monster, and for seven, a natural disaster.
3) Have parents sign, add comments, or even list what we have studied on a
piece of paper. Any advice for Mia would be welcome also. This could be by
yourself or your parents.

Thank you again for all your hard work.
"Live and be prosperous...or if you stay I will strew this courtyard with
thy limbs...not really" - Romeo

Homework for Thursday (B) and Friday (A)
Write BOOK SIX of your epic hero's journey. 12 lines
Suggestion: Your hero encounters a six headed monster.
Illustration should be included.

Pre-AP "50" Project DUE

Homework for Tuesday (B) and Wednesday (A)

A DAYS - BRING YOUR BOOK WEDNESDAY...as reminded by one Nicole Bell.

1) Write BOOK 5 (12 line poem) of your epic hero's journey.
An idea to use would be your hero resisting addiction or music ("Lotus"
or "Sirens") by means of music, addiction, beauty, magic, etc.

2) Read or skim through the original ODYSSEY online. Go to "novels/scripts"
and click on BOOKS 1-24. Find 1 quote from 5 different books we have read
thus far (1-10). Explain the connection the quote has to the story. You
may option to read book 11 and complete the AP assignment below.

PRE-AP
*Complete #1-8 from Book IV. Be sure and write out the defense of your
answers.
*Read Book XI (eleven) "The Land of the Dead" and discuss FIVE people
Odysseus meets and what their conversation is about. Mix "quotes" into your
answer. See online version under "novels/scripts" icon.
Click on Odyssey Books 1-24.

REMINDER THAT YOUR PRE-AP "50" ASSIGNMENT IS DUE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

Homework for Friday (B) and Monday (A)
1) Write BOOK 4 of your "epic hero" journey. An idea to use would be your
hero thrown OFF COURSE. Try and use at least 4-6 prepositions at the
beginning of your lines. Examples: With, During, After, To, At, Before,
Under, Within, Above, etc.

*WE ARE TAKING UP WORK FOR THE WEEK FRIDAY AND MONDAY.

PRE-AP CLASSES - Complete #1-8 (AP TEST) from Book II of "The Odyessy".
BE SURE AND WRITE OUT DEFENSE OF YOUR ANSWER!
*Do not cirle blindly saying, "Oh my God, this is too hard!!"

Homework for Wednesday (B) and Thursday (A)
1) Complete book 2 of your own epic hero. (12 line poem)
Ideas may include: your hero's allies, those he left behind, his mission,
etc...Of course you may add your own.
2) Complete book 3 of your hero. (12 line poem)
This book should describe your hero's antagonist or first conflict.
Provide an illustration.
3) Pre-AP - Read (skim) books 1-8 of "The Odyssey" in search of a quote to
support evidence you have found in the summaries of each book. Provide an
explanation as to how it fits what you know of "The Odyssey" thus far.
Please do NOT simply copy eight different quotes.

PRE-AP "50" PROJECT due next Thursday (B) and Friday (A)

Homework for Monday (B) and Tuesday (B)
1) Create your own "epic hero". Write a 12 line poem describing his, her,
or its back story. Provide an illustration for your character as well.
2) Read the "exended summaries" for Books 1-4 of The Odyssey. You can
easily find them by clicking on the "novels/scripts" icon. List major
events occurring which were not mentioned in class.
3) PRE-AP - 5th period only. Ignore assinment #2 above and complete 17 AP
questions related to the Emily Dickinson poem. Also complete your essay if
needed.

ALL PRE-AP CLASSES - I will explain our "project" relating to your fiction
novel on Monday and Tuesday.
Homework for Thursday (B) and Friday (A)

Complete the "ways I am an individual" and find 15 facts about "THE ODYSSEY"
(characters, monsters, events, gods, etc.)

*Also complete essay for test if needed. Choose one from below:
1) In his essay "Walking", Henry David Thoreau offers the following
assessment of literature:
Dullness is but another name for tameness, It is the
Uncivilized free and wild thinking in Hamlet and the Iliad
In all the scriptures and mythologies not learned in schools,
That delights us.
From the works you HAVE studied in school, choose a novel, play, or epic
poem that you may have initially thought was conventional and tame but that
you now value for its "uncivilized free and wild thinking." Write an essay
in which you explain what constitutes its "uncivilized free and wild
thinking" and how that thinking is central to the value of the work as a
whole. Support your ideas with specific references to the work you chose.

2) The British novelist Fay Weldon offers this observation about happy
endings:

"The writers, I do believe, who get the best and most lasting response
from readers are the writers who offer happy endings through moral
development. By a happy ending, I do not mean mere fortunate events, but
some kind of spirtitual reassessment or moral reconciliation with the self,
even at death."

Choose a play or novel that has the kind of ending Weldon describes. In a
well-written essay, identify the "spiritual reassessment or moral
reconcilitation" evident in the ending and explain its significance in the
work a whole.

Homework for Tuesday (B) and Wednesday (A)
Complete review and study for "Dead Poets Society" test.
PRE-AP classes should currently be reading a fiction novel of choice. It
should be a minimum of 150 pages.

Homework for Monday (B) and Tuesday (2nd), Thursday (3rd and 4th)
1) Read the end of the script for "Dead Poets Society"
Begin when Mr. Perry threatens to enroll Neil into military school (See
below). Prove you read by any means consider original.

MR. PERRY
We're trying very hard to understand why
it is that you insist on defying us.
Whatever the reason, we're not gonna let
you ruin your life. Tomorrow I'm
withdrawing you from Welton and
enrolling you in Braden Military School.
You're going to Harvard and you're gonna
be a doctor.

NEIL
But that's ten more years. Father,
that's a lifetime!

2) Make THREE connections between "Dead Poets Society" and both "A Midsummer
Night's Dream" and "Romeo and Juliet". Please avoid the obvious.

PRE-AP Analyze THREE different poems from THREE different poets.
Complete the following for each.
1) Author and "Title"
2) What is the poem about?
3) Identify one rhetorical device and its effect.
4) What is the tone of the poem. Use one quote to support.
5) Choose the most difficult line and provide your interpretation.

Homework for Thursday (A) and Friday (B)
Read Act V of DPS and explain how the following connect:
Also explain how you did TWO things differently from your "routine". This
could be brushing your teeth with the other hand, sitting in a different
desk, or looking at something from a different point of view.

EXT. COURTYARD - DAY
1) Conformity
2) Why were you clapping?
3) Desk set
4) Nuwanda
5) To the MIGHTY MUTT!
6) "Can I compare you to a summer's day? Thou are more beautiful and more
temperate."
7) "He's feeling up your girl!"
8) I might to to Yale, or I might not.
9) "Mr. Nolan, it's for you. It's God."
10) "There is a time for daring and time for caution, and a wise man
understands which is called for."
STOP @ NEIL BIKES AWAY AS THE CLOCK BELL TOLLS.

Homework for Tuesday (B) and Wednesday (A)

Dead Poets Society - Act III
Answer questions on bookmark or below by reading script found under "Dead
Poets" icon. Begin reading after boys approach Mr. Keating about "The Dead
Poets Society."
1. Choose 3 of the boys. What does their reaction to the "society" reveal
about each of them?
2. What is Todd insecure about? What would you admit you are insecure about?
3. What does Mr. Keating sneak into Neil's room?
4. Interpret Thoreau's quote as read by Neil at the first meeting.
5. What happens in the ghost story told by Neil? What is your favorite ghost
story?
6. What is Charlie's poem written on and what was your opinion of it?
Provide a quote.
7. What are the two best lines of the Alfred Lord Tennyson poem? Explain.
INT. Classroom Day -
8. What word does Meeks provide that is stronger than sad? What are two
other words he could have used?
9. What does "woo" mean and how does Mr. Keating use it?
10. How does Keating plan to read Shakespeare?
Short Answer:
a. Explain what the purpose of Mr. Keating's lesson is related to "standing
on the desk." Include Thoreau's quote in your interpretation.
b. Write a poem of your own to be read aloud in class. Topic -
anything/Length - any.
STOP READING WITH - "Don't think I don't know this assignment scares the
hell out of you."

Homework for Friday (B) and Monday (A)
Dead Poets Society - Act I (Go to "Novels/Scripts" link to read.)
Read the script from the link on the class website until Mr. Keating
says "Carpe Diem. Seize the day boys. Make your lives extraordinary."
Respond to the following:
1. What inferences can you make about the story based on the first line?
What would be the first line of a movie based on yourself?
2. A candle is lit at the beginning of the script. What might this
foreshadow or symbolize?
3. What are the four pillars of the school? Which do you feel most
important?
4. What pressure is put on Todd Anderson and Neil Perry? Yourself?
5. How does Cameron put his "foot in his mouth?" How have you?
6. What is the rumor about Helton according to Charlie? What are rumors
about other schools? Westwood, Stony Point, and private schools.
7. Who do the boys have to hide their cigarettes from? Describe your first
attempt at smoking.
8. What do Neil and his father argue about? You and your own?
9. What do you think the flocks of birds might foreshadow or symbolize?
Short Answer:
1. Explain how Mr. Keating's lesson is different than the other teachers.

Homework for Wednesday (B) and Thursday (A)
Complete FINAL DRAFT of TAKS ESSAY.
GOOD WORK ON YOUR PROJECTS!!!

Homework for Monday (B) and Tuesday (A)
ROMEO AND JULIET PROJECTS DUE. GOOD LUCK.
Choose between Art, Film, Soundtrack, Children's book, Acting, or even your
own unique idea.

Homework for THURSDAY (B) and FRIDAY (A)
Complete ONE of short answer if not done in class. (150 words)
Regular classes may complete a second for extra credit.

Also for regulary classes, make sure and bring the following:
1) #1-8 as "The Teacher" for Romeo and Juliet
2) #6 and Literary Chart p.1103
3) Review for Romeo and Juliet

Homework for Tuesday (B) and Wednesday (A)
Complete review for Romeo and Juliet test. It will count as a weekly
homework grade. For each section provide answers for FIVE of your choice.
I suggest you choose the most difficult. Pre-AP / Memorize 25 words used to
address TONE.
Good luck,
Mr. Capulet

*Reminder - ROMEO AND JULIET projects due next Monday (B) and Tuesday (A)

Homework for Friday (B) and Monday (A)
1) Complete #6 and the "Literary Chart" on p. 1103. Add your own ideas for
each theme.
2) Complete #1-8 for Romeo and Juliet or simple Act V.
You become the teacher. Please DO NOT repeat quotes, words, assignments,
etc., that we already addressed.

1-Which 3 quotes were the most important and why?
2-Write 3 discussion questions you would ask the class.
3-Make 3 personal connections to the play or scene.
4-What 3 visual connections would you ask the class to draw?
5-What are 3 vocabulary words we did not address and provide the definition
of each?
6-What is a homework assignment you would have made related to the play or
Act V?
7-What is one activity or improvisation you would ask the class to complete?
8-Look specifically at the speech Romeo gives while entering the tomb.
Write three questions you would ask the "other team" which might stump them.

1-Find 3 quotes we did not discuss you thought important.
2-Write 3 discussion questions you would ask? (Ones I did not)
3-What are 3 personal connections you would ask the class?
4-What are 3 visual connections you would ask the class?
5-Find 3 vocabulary words we did not define and provide the definition.

Homework for Wednesday(B) and Thursday (A)
*We will collect all work for the week.
1) You are Friar John. I am Romeo. Find a way to tell me about the Friar's
plan in your own unique way. Include at least one original quote.
2) Research information on pharmacist and anethesiologist. This relates to
our apothecary and the anesthetic given to Juliet.

Have good Spring Break. You could work on the following if you become bored:

1) Complete Homework from last week. See below.
2) Extra credit - Research information on colleges participating in the NCAA
basketball tournament. Admission, SAT scores, Tuition, location, etc.
3) Begin project? See below.

Romeo and Juliet - Project Due April 2nd (B) and 3rd (A)

WRITING/ART
1) Children¡¦s book (15 pages minimum)
Include visual for each page and connect to text. Text should have one
quote per page and interpretation. You can retell the story, reinvent the
story, or teach the alphabet.

FILM
2) Short film (3-5 minutes) Film should be edited, have music, and
connect to Romeo and Juliet. You can work in groups of 2 or 3. You can
act out a scene, retell the entire story, recreate, or your own idea.

ACTING
3) Memorize and perform a scene with another student in front of the
class, or memorize a one page monologue and act out yourself. Acting will
count, not just repeating the lines.

MUSIC
4) Create (actually burn CD) 8 song soundtrack. It should include CD
cover, lyrics, and a 5 sentence explanation as to how the song fits for each
song. You should have at least ¡§one quote¡¨ from the play in your
explanation for each song. All text should be typed.

ART
5) Paint a picture on canvas, a mosaic, abstract art, or other representing
Romeo and Juliet.

Homework for THURSDAY (B) and FRIDAY (A)
*A DAYS SEE BELOW FOR WEDNESDAY ASSIGNMENT
1) Read Act III, scene v. Capulet is going to arrange the marriage between
Paris and Juliet. Rewrite the scene (p.1061) as if you were a "Wedding
Crasher" or "The Wedding Singer". Use three quotes mixed into your version
and make sure it is evident you read and understood what you read.

2) Read Act III, scene v beginning with ENTER LADY CAPULET
Complete assignments #1 and 2 as given to you in class or see below:

Mr. Chalk ¡V Romeo and Juliet / ACT III, scene v
1) Provide quotes which support EACH event from the following paragraph:
p. 1065 ¡V 1070 - You will need TEN quotes total.
Begin with ¡§Enter Lady Capulet¡¨
Lady Capulet wants to poison Romeo. Juliet tells her mom she wants to
poison him (so she can protect him). Lady Capulet tells Juliet she will be
married Thursday to Paris. She does not want to. Lady Capulet tells Juliet
to tell her father. Capulet is furious with Juliet and will kick her out of
the house if she is not at the church on Thursday. Juliet asks the Nurse
what she should do. The Nurse says she should go ahead and marry Paris.
Juliet curses the Nurse and says she will go to the Friar for help. If he
can¡¦t help her, she will kill herself.

2) Complete the ¡§ALLUSION¡¨ activity on p. 1071.

PRE-AP - In addition to assignments above, complete assignments #1-4 related
to Friar Laurence's speech. It was given out in class. See me if you were
absent.

Homework for Wednesday (A Days only)
A DAY ONLY -
1) Research a casualty from the war in Iraq. Provide detailed information
about the soldier, journalist, or medic. Also add attach a photograph.

2) Read the first speech by Juliet beginning Act III, scene ii. Rewrite
Juliet's feelings as either a "Bridezilla", "Valley Girl", or "Child before
Christmas". Use at least 5 quotes in your speech. OR OR OR OR Choose 5
quotes from the speech and draw a representation of each. Example: Draw
Romeo "cut up and placed among the stars" *PRE-AP - Identify 5 literary
devices used by Shakespeare. You do NOT need to discuss the effect.

Homework for Monday (A) and Tuesday (B)
PRE-AP 4th and 5th PERIOD - Write 2nd draft of 40 minute essay in which you
describe the effect
of Shakespeare's use of diction, syntax, figurative language, and tone to
convey meaning. You may choose one quote, Romeo's speech again, or any part
you feel most strongly about.

A DAY CLASSES - Read Act II, scenes v and vi.
1) For scene v provide THREE quotes which show how the Nurse delays in
telling Juliet her good news.
2) For scene vi rewrite as if you are performing a "VEGAS" style wedding.
Mix four "quotes" into your response.

B DAY CLASSES - Mercutio sacrificed his life for Romeo. Research ONE
casualty of the war in Iraq. Describe the person "mixing" in two quotes
from Mercutio's last words during the fight scene or any other part of the
play. Bring in photograph if available.

Homework for Thursday (A) and Friday (B)
ALL CLASSES COMPLETE #1 and 2

1) Book a trip to Verona, Italy. Find the cost of flight, hotel,
attractions, etc.
2) Research THREE different landmarks or cities in ITALY. Provide
information on each. Please do not just list...Rome, Venice, and Florence.
3) Regular classes only - Provide ONE quote per character based on what we
have read thus far. Also provide your interpretation for each.

PRE-AP #3
A DAY CLASS) Rewrite Friar Laurence's speech which begins Act II, scene iii.
Rewrite as if you are an environmentalist, a mad scientist, or a magician.
"Mix" eight quotes into your speech. Stop with "Our Romeo hath not been in
bed tonight"
Also explain how this speech characterizes the Friar. How might it be
symbolic of the play or events to come?

B DAY CLASS)
Read ACT II, scene v and list THREE ways the nurse "delays" in telling
Juliet her good news.
Rewrite Act II, scene vi as if YOU are performing a "VEGAS"
style wedding. "Mix" eight quotes into your ceremony. Also explain what
the Friar meant when he said "VIOLENT DELIGHTS HAVE VIOLENT ENDS"

Homework for Tuesday (A) and Wednesday (B)
1) Translate Romeo's speech before entering the Capulet party word for
word. It is on p. 1012. "I do but fear some consequence yet hanging in the
stars..."
2) Pre-AP - Write a 40 minute essay in which you discuss Shakespeare's use
of diction, syntax, tone, and figurative language. Explain the EFFECT each
has. Please avoid cliches such as "he is using really good words", "paint a
picture in your mind", or "wants you to really feel what Romeo is"
3) Make connections between the FIVE films nominated for BEST PICTURE and
what we have read thus far from "ROMEO AND JULIET".
5 films are: "Babel", "Letters From Iwo Jima", "Little Miss Sunshine", "The
Queen", and "The Departed"

Homework for Thursday (A) and Friday (B)
Write a singles advertisement for yourself.
It should be ORIGINAL and have the following:
1) photo of yourself
2) be 100 words typed
3) "mix" in one quote from the prologue or scene i

PRE-AP
Identify FIVE literary techniques Shakespeare uses in the prologue
or scene i.
(metaphor, syntax, diction, allusion, simile, hyperbole, oxymoron,
polysyndeton, imagery, personification, asyndeton, epistrophe, anaphora, or
others)

Briefly explain the effect each has. Please do not simply say "makes a
picture in your mind"

Homework for Tuesday (A) and Wednesday (B)
Good luck on your TAKS test!! Do your best, so I win a Chevy Tahoe. Not
really, but I hope you try your best. Remember, NO writing on the final for
those who pass or are commended (Pre-AP).
Good luck with your next "HORSE FOR MATTHEW"!!!

Homework for Friday (A) and Monday (B)
Have your "maternal guidance" sign the valentine we made in class. Also do
TWO nice things for your mom and have her sign as evidence you did them.
Romeo and Juliet begins...

Homework for Wednesday (A) and Thursday (B)
Rewrite the prologue for "ROMEO AND JULIET" as a fairy tale. It is below
and also on p. 992.
Ex. Once upon a time there were two families who were the same.
PRE-AP Rewrite using iambic pentameter or each line should be 10 syllables.

Ex. There are two families who are both rich
(10 syllables)

Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. (Prologue 4)
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Do with their death bury their parents' strife. (Prologue 8)
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage; (Prologue 12)
The which if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend. (Prologue 14)

Also complete 2 of the 4 short answer questions below if you did not
complete for the last class period. You may complete 3 or 4 for extra
credit.

Homework for Monday (A) and Tuesday (B)
Complete TWO of the FOUR short answer questions on "A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S
DREAM" test.

1) Discuss similarities between the actors' plot (including "Pyramus and
Thisby") and the other two plots (lovers and fairies).

2) Though Shakespeare uses hyperbole (exaggeration) in his characters,
choose TWO characters from the play and explain how each is a metaphor for
people in real life. Use multiple examples.

3) Imagine you went to a THEME PARK entitled "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
Explain in detail what it would look like. Be original.

4) Choose YOUR favorite comedic film, TV show, or book. Describe the
comparisons between tht two.

*You may complete a third or all four for extra credit.

Homework - None. Study for test. Vocabulary, characters, etc.
See voc icon.

Homework for Tuesday (A) and Wednesday (B)
1)Make 5 connections between the SUPER BOWL and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
2)Memorize Puck's soliloquy at the end of the play.
PUCK
If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended,
That you have but slumber'd here
While these visions did appear.
And this weak and idle theme,
No more yielding but a dream,
Gentles, do not reprehend:
if you pardon, we will mend:
And, as I am an honest Puck,
If we have unearned luck
Now to 'scape the serpent's tongue,
We will make amends ere long;
Else the Puck a liar call;
So, good night unto you all.
Give me your hands, if we be friends,
And Robin shall restore amends.

Homework for Friday (A) and MOnday (B)
1) Rewrite ACT V using your OWN writing mixed with TEN quotes from ACT V.
Begin with Theseus - "LOVERS AND MADMEN HAVE SUCH SEETHING BRAINS"
End with Oberon - "So shall all the couples three ever true in loving be"
You may rewrite as a summary, children's book, magazine article, script,
song, or other.
PRE-AP Use Quotes from ten different characters and they should be difficult
choices.

2) Bring in an object representing the play. Attach a quote as well.

Homework for Wednesday (A) and Thursday (B)
*Major grade - Typed Final Draft of your "quote" essay.
It should be typed using 12 Times Roman font and double-spaced.
Please include a "TITLE".
Remember supporting anecdotes or examples to support your interpretation of
the quote can be personal examples, books, short stories, songs, poems,
historical figures, fictional or rhetorical scenarios, or films.
*Please try to write some "music".

Homework for Monday and Tuesday
Read the end of ACT III of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Begin from
when HERMIA says, "I AM AMAZED AND NO NOT WHAT TO SAY!"
Regular - Interpret 5 lines from different sections.
PRE-AP - Write a script similar to what you read in class. It does NOT have
to be word for word.

Homework for Thursday, January 25th (A) and Friday, January 26th (B)
*Please bring all work as we will grade for the week.
1) Read Act III, scene ii to the point where Puck says:
"Then two will woo one"
Based on where the play is now, DRAW the woods and where EVERY character is
at this point. You may need a drawing of Theseus and Hippolyta's "kingdom"
in the distance. Each character should be "emitting" (saying) one quote.

2) Write paragraph #4 and 5 for your essay.
Paragraph 4 should be your final anecdote or example. This may be a
personal connection, film, book, song, historical figure, fictional scenario
to prove your point, short story, poem, etc.
Paragraph 5 should be your conclusion. This should be where you say
something as inspiring as the quote itself. It could be advice, how you
will change because of the quote, a rhetorical question, or restating what
you mentioned in your interpretation with more "music".

Example for "The Earth has music for those who listen." - Shakespeare

In my class I try to expose students to as much "music" or culture as I
possibly can. No, there are some teenagers not able or even willing to
listen, but I will forever play, knowing one day when I am nowhere near, my
notes will be heard.

Homework for January 23rd, Tuesday (A) and January 24th, Wednesday (B)
1) Write paragraph #3 related to the quote you chose.
2) Complete related assignment for Act III, scene ii (See below. Use script
under "novels/scripts" icon.)
3) Pre-AP - Memorize 5 words and definitions from the SAT vocabulary
website.

¡§A Midsummer Night¡¦s Dream¡¨ ¡V William Shakespeare
Read Act III, scene i from script provided on-line.
Use quotes to answer the following:
1) What are three of the four problems with the play ¡§Pyramus and
Thisby¡¨?
2) What is the solution to the three problems you chose?
3) What has Puck transformed Nick Bottom into?
4) What is Nick Bottom¡¦s reaction? The other actors?
5) Who falls in love with Nick now?
6) What are two things Titania and her servants going to provide for
Bottom?

PRE-AP 7-10) Read only the monologue by Puck at the beginning of scene ii.
Puck is describing to Oberon what has happened. Interpret word for word the
best you can.

Homework for Friday (A) January 19th and Monday (B) January 22nd, 1595.
1) Make three comparisons between MLK's, "I Have a Dream" speech (p.439)
and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" so far. Provide quotes from MLK's speech as
support.
2) Write paragraph #TWO of your essay relating to a quote of your choice.
It should revolve around your second anecdote or example. You may choose
from either a song, book, film, personal experience, historical figure, or
fictional scenario.
PRE-AP
3) Analyze ANY speech by Martin Luther King other than "I Have a Dream".
Try and identify the rhetorical devices we have discussed so far:
hyperbole, simile, metaphor, personification, tone, syntax, diction,
repitition (anaphora and epistrophe), OR use of conjunctions (asyendyton and
polysyndeton).
4) Go to SAT vocabulary site and play one round of "memory". Use or
illustrate FIVE words you practice with.

Homework for Friday (A) January 12th and THURSDAY (B) January 18th, 1595.
1) Write 5 sentences about anything. With each, rewrite two times either
improving the word choice (diction) or structure (syntax).
Example:
My daughter Mia has a cough. (Simple)
Mia, my daughter, has a cough. (changed structure using an appostive phrase)
My daughter Mia is inflicted with an illness which has pervaded through her
day care. (improve diction and description)

2) Choose a "quote" of your own to write about over the next two weeks. You
may visit the "links" page and search under "quotations" or use one you
already are inspired by.

Simply write YOUR interpretation of the quote for your introduction. This
will be your Thesis Statement. WRITE LIKE IT IS MUSIC!

Example: "The Earth has music for those who listen" - Shakespeare

Four hundred years after Shakespeare's death we are still "listening to his
music". This epitomizes the meaning behind this proverb and his work.
There are only a handful of people who have had this effect on our
civilization, and there is genius behind each. Leonardo Da Vinci, Pablo
Picasso, and Martin Luther King are the first to come to mind when I
consider what "music" has been listened to.

Pre-AP
3) Read or "skim" through Act I, scene ii of "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
Identify 3 characters and connect them to three people YOU know. Use a
quote to connect. Example: Quince says "You may do it extempore
(improvisational), for it is nothing but roaring." This connects to myself
as I encourage students to participate in improvisation.

Homework for Wednesday (A) and Thursday (B)
1) Copy the vocabulary from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" for your class.
2) Using the "links" page, find 11 facts about William Shakespeare and write
the facts horizontally across his name as we did first semester.
3) Pre-AP - Interpret 5 lines from Act I, scene i of "Midsummer Night's
Dream". Click on "Novels/Scripts" icon. The quote should include at least
one vocabulary word from your list.

Happy New Year! Remember, EVERYONE begins with a 100.
1) Write your OWN holiday version of THE TWILIGHT ZONE. It should consist
of 8-10 sentences. These should be clear, cohesive sentences, not ten
separate thoughts.
2) Answer the following about the website:
a. How many hits does this website currently have?
See bottom of the HOME PAGE.
b. Who is the author portrayed on the "homework" link.
c. Pre-AP/Go to "Links" page and play one round of SAT vocabulary.
Provide the 3 words with definitions from your round.
3) Pre-AP - Read "The Seven Ages of Man" p. 349
-Provide an interptetation of each of the seven ages along with a
personal connection for each "age".
Example: One stage is the "soldier" who "seeks the bubble reputation
even in the cannon's mouth". My response would be most soldiers want to
leave behind a legacy of bravery, and are willing to carry this pride even
with the "cannon" pointed at them. My personal connection would be to the
film "Forrest Gump" in which the character "Lieutenant Dan" demands Forrest
leave him dying on the battlefield, much like those in his family who have
died bravely before him.

REVIEW AND ROUGH DRAFT OF ESSAY DUE ON THE DAY OF YOUR EXAM.
It is 10% of your final exam grade.
1) Provide definition or example for #1-52.
2) Answer #1-5 for EACH story or novel we read.
3) Use 40 of our vocabulary words in a sentence, story, or song title.

Essay: Choose one of three following quotes to discuss in a well developed
essay:

1) "Genius is the capacity to see ten things when the average man sees only
one." - SOCRATES

2) "Pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life
and death." - THE SCARLET IBIS

3) "I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself
a bird will frozen dead from a bough without ever
having felt sorry for itself."
- from the poem "SELF-PITY"

*Students who are exempt should turn in the review ANYTIME next week. You
do
NOT need to show up for the final exam. (at your convenience)

Homework for Tuesday (A) and Wednesday (B)
END OF THE THIRD SIX WEEKS! ALL PROJECTS DUE.

English I - part II of "around the room" story, 100 words on one less
fortunate than you, research on colleges and Scarlet Ibis, 4 square
assignment for "Ibis", and a one song soundtrack for "Ibis" with lyrics and
3 connections. FINISH READING STORY ON YOUR OWN. It is on p.598.

PRE-AP - "Of Mice and Men" paper due on a character of your choice. Follow
the outline I gave you last week related to each of the five paragraphs.
Make sure paper is typed, 12 font, times new roman font, and provide a
paranthetical notation for each quote you "mix" into your answer.
Ex. Crooks is more direct in his approach with Lennie by stating
directly, "You're nuts." (p.74) The only other character to say this
directly to Lennie was Curley's wife, another character in the story treated
unfairly.
WRITE QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY! PLEASE DO NOT SUMMARIZE.

Homework for Friday (A), December 1st and Monday (B), December 4th
English I
1) Research TWO colleges. Provide the requirements for admission, tuition,
location, mascot, and any other information you feel relevant.
2) Research the "Scarlet Ibis" (the actual bird)and provide facts. Why do
you think Hurst chose to title his story "Ibis" based on what you read thus
far?

Pre-AP
Read "Of Mice and Men" pgs. 38-83. "Post-It" annotations every 3 pages.
"DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?"
Every three pages make an "annotation" or note about the text.
This could be:
questions you have?
preditions?
quotes you feel important or clever?
examples of strong diction or word choice
drawings or illustrations (Crooks' bunkhouse?)
inferences or conclusions you make
thoughts on tone, syntax, or rhetorical devices
identify figurative language (metaphor, simile, personification, hyperbole)
connections to yourself, reality, other stories or films
a song to represent text
identify archetypes, allusions, symbols, polysyndeton, asyndeton,
epistrophe, anaphora, juxtaposition.

PLEASE DO NOT SAY WHAT HAPPENED!!
Remember to have a character in mind now for your paper due Tuesday and
Wednesday.

English I students
I) Complete a PART II of your writing assignment we did today in class. Use
your room or house as inspiration. It can be a sequel of alternate story to
what we did today.
II) Research one person the world who is less fortunate than you. 100 word
response

PRE-AP - Read the first two chapters of "Of Mice and Men". Choose five
characters to make inferences about using quotes to support.

PRE-AP - OF MICE AND MEN CHARACTER PROJECT DUE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5th (A) and
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6th (B) See me for details if you lose your
assignment sheet.

FINAL EXAM REVIEW - DUE ON DAY OF EXAM
*If EXEMPT, grade will apply to the 6 weeks and count as ONE weekly grade.
PAGE 1 - Provide an EXAMPLE of 30 terms listed.
PAGE 2 - Use 30 words in a story, sentence, song, or title.
PAGE 3 - Follow instructions provided. 20 examples from 4 works read.

Due Wednesday (A) and Thursday (B) *TEST FRIDAY AND MONDAY OVER ODYSSEY
English I
Read "DETAILED" summary of Books 13-15 from The Odyssey website. Provide
TWO events from each book. First Day of "research" due over ANY topic
related to The Odyssey. See handout provided.

PRE-AP
Read summaries of Books 13-15 and provide 3 QUOTES from EACH book which
support events from summaries. Provide a brief description for each as to
how it connects.
6 HEADED METAPHOR and ONE research topic - DUE MONDAY (B) and TUESDAY (A)
(30 points of ODYSSEY TEST)

Due Monday (A) and Tuesday (B)
English I and Pre-AP
Choose your own "SIREN" song which best represents you. Provide a detailed
description MIXING "Lyrics" with your commentary.

Pre-AP THE ODYSSEY BOOK XII p. 209-225
12 GAPS - Choose 12 lines we didn't read in class and provide an
interpretation.

Due Thursday (A) and Friday (B)
English I - Answer #6 and 7 p. 926 using at least one quote from Book 10.
Write your own "Tabloid News Story" using a photograph and 2
quotes from Book 10. (See p. 927 #1 for help.)
Extra Credit: Complete the "Vocabulary in Action" on p. 927

PRE-AP - Read Book 11 (pgs. 185-206)
Choose 11 themes from the handout provided and find 11 quotes which support
those themes. Make sure you read and are aware of the people Odysseus
visits.

Due Tuesday (A) and Wednesday (B)
English I and Pre-AP
9 Quote Quiz
Choose ONE quote from EACH BOOK (1-9) and explain its importance.
(See website for full version.) This is more to review the plots of
different books at the 1/3 mark. No need to extend.

Have a good weekend.

Due Friday (A) and Monday (B)
English I and Pre-AP
Interview your parents or other adults (2 minimum) and have them describe a
period in their life when they felt "idle" or stuck. This is symbolic of
how Odysseus has spent seven years "idle" with Calypso.

Pre-AP - Read Book V "Sweet Nymph and Open Sea" (pgs. 81-95)
Compare Book V to the "Calypso" episode described by your adult interview.
*You may use the film "Castaway" or show "Gilligan's Island" as subtitute.
USE QUOTES.

Find quotes to support the following themes of book V:
1) The "eternal life" of hero worship
2) The illusion of freedom, perfection, and control
3) The temptation to stay the same
4) On the way to recovery and rebirth

*Also add short responses of your own as to how you feel about each theme.
REMINDER YOUR FINAL DRAFT OF YOUR STORY IS DUE FRIDAY.

Due Wednesday (A) and Thursday (B)
English I - Provide 5 quotes from Homer, 8 facts from Odysseus, and examples
of Round Rock students acting similar to the "suitors".

Pre-AP
Read Book I,II, OR III of THE ODYSSEY. Provide evidence you read.
Use your imagination. Please avoid summaries. I have already read.

ALL should read book IV "The Red-haired King and his Lady".
(pgs. 53-78) Provide connections between book IV and the TV show "HAPPY
DAYS". If you are unaware of the show, connect book IV to your favorite
show/movie in which a character has red hair. (Annie, Gilligan's Island,
etc.) ***INCLUDE QUOTES FROM THE BOOK IN YOUR RESPONSE.

REMINDER FOR TEST ESSAY (YOUR SHORT STORY) SUBMIT FINAL DRAFT ON FRIDAY.

Due Thursday (A)and Monday (B)
Write a short story based on one of YOUR days. It should not include
fiction. Use writing strategies we have discussed and with clever
description and detail, you can make the most mundane day interesting.
Hint: Include thoughts, detail, dialogue, and show don't tell.

ALSO, study for test over Dead Poets Society script and writing skills.
See "skills" icon for definitions and examples of related skills.

Due Tuesday (A) and Wednesday (B)
Read the remainder of the script from Dead Poets Society. Begin from the
point Mr. Perry confronts Neil and tells him he will place him in a military
school. Write 8 original questions which reveal you completed the script.

Due Friday (4/7) and Monday (4/10)
ACT VI
Begin reading at INT. THEATER - DAY and answer the following questions:
1) Compare and contrast Neil and Mr. Perry's conversation with Neil and Mr.
Keating's. Use quotes to support.
2) "How can you stand being here?" Why do you think Mr. Keating feels this
way? Do you think your teachers feel the same? Explain.
3) How does Knox embarrass Chris? What is the most embarrassed you have ever
been? How does embarrassing yourself build character?
4) What evidence is there that Neil did NOT talk to his father as he speaks
with Mr. Keating before the play?
5) Explain how Knox convinces Chris to attend the play with him.
6) Since you have read the play, interpret two lines from PUCK.
7) How could (Neil's) Pucks's soliloquy at the end of the play be to his
father?
8) How is the argument Mr. Perry and Neil have like and ulike ones you have
with your parents?
END @ IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT. - Mr. Perry

Due Wednesday (4/5) and Thursday (4/6)
Explain how the following connect to Dead Poets beginning with:
EXT. COURTYARD - DAY
1) Conformity
2) Why were you clapping?
3) Desk set
4) Nuwanda
5) To the MIGHTY MUTT!
6) "Can I compare you to a summer's day? Thou are more beautiful and more
temperate."
7) "He's feeling up your girl!"
8) I might to to Yale, or I might not.
9) "Mr. Nolan, it's for you. It's God."
10) "There is a time for daring and time for caution, and a wise man
understands which is called for."
STOP @ NEIL BIKES AWAY AS THE CLOCK BELL TOLLS.

Due Monday (4/3) and Tuesday (4/4)
READ DEAD POETS FROM:
EXT. RIVER - DAY
Cameron, Charlie, and several other boys are rowing while Mr. Nolan shouts
orders from a bullhorn.
1) What technological breakthrough do the boys make? What technological
breakthroughs do you see 40 years from now?
2) Explain what Neil wants to do and the argument he has with Todd. Do you
take the position of Neil or Todd with most of your teachers? What is
something you want to TRY or DO? Explain.
3) Summarize what happens during the scene with Knox at the "bus". How is
Charlie like Rosaline?
4) What is the point of combining soccer with English according to
Keating? What are two of your favorite lines/quotes by the students as
each "kicks"? Explain.
5) How is the part Neil gets symbolic of what he does to his father?
6) Describe the lesson in which the students share their poetry.
(Specifically Todd)
7) How does Knox turn into "HELENA" from Midsummer Night's? Explain when
you were the most nervous before a phone call.
STOP READING @ SHE IS GOING TO BE MINE! CARPE!

Application: Do 2 things different from your routine. Look at any three
things from a different perspective.

Due Thursday (3/30) and Friday (3/31)
Dead Poets Society - Act III
Answer questions on bookmark or below by reading script found under "Dead
Poets" icon. Begin reading after boys approach Mr. Keating about "The Dead
Poets Society."
1. Choose 3 of the boys. What does their reaction to the "society" reveal
about each of them?
2. What is Todd insecure about? What would you admit you are insecure about?
3. What does Mr. Keating sneak into Neil's room?
4. Interpret Thoreau's quote as read by Neil at the first meeting.
5. What happens in the ghost story told by Neil? What is your favorite ghost
story?
6. What is Charlie's poem written on and what was your opinion of it?
Provide a quote.
7. What are the two best lines of the Alfred Lord Tennyson poem? Explain.
INT. Classroom Day -
8. What word does Meeks provide that is stronger than sad? What are two
other words he could have used?
9. What does "woo" mean and how does Mr. Keating use it?
10. How does Keating plan to read Shakespeare?
Short Answer:
a. Explain what the purpose of Mr. Keating's lesson is related to "standing
on the desk." Include Thoreau's quote in your interpretation.
b. Write a poem of your own to be read aloud in class. Topic -
anything/Length - any.
STOP READING WITH - "Don't think I don't know this assignment scares the
hell out of you."

Write your own poem.

Due Tuesday (3/28) and Wednesday (3/29)
Dead Poets Society - Act II
Answer questions on bookmark or below by reading script found under "Dead
Poets" icon. Begin reading as the boys exit their first day of school.
1. What is Cameron's concern about the "weird" lesson?
2. What confusion does Knox have on his visit, and what is one of the two
cliches Mr. Danbury uses?
3. How does the reaction to Knox's situation ("A girl this beautiful in love
with such a jerk!") reveal the character of three of the boys?
4. What does Mr. Keating think of Dr. Pritchard's "rating method" rearding
poetry? What important lessons does the class learn from the "Introduction
to Poetry"?
5. What does Mr. Keating insist students will do in his class?
Short Answer:
1. What two major points does Mr. Keating make in his "huddle" speech? What
are your thoughts about each?
2. Describe the conversation between Mr. McCallister and Mr. Keating.
Discuss the different teaching philosophies of each and the quotes each uses
in his defense.
3. What are some facts the boys dig up about Mr. Keating and what exactly is
or was "The Dead Poets Society"? What are some facts you could dig up about
your parents that would embarrass them such as the boys have done to Mr.
Keating?

Due Friday, 3/24 (A) and Monday, 3/27 (B)
Dead Poets Society - Act I
Read the script from the link on the class website until Mr. Keating
says "Carpe Diem. Seize the day boys. Make your lives extraordinary." Answer
the following questions:
1. What inferences can you make about hte story based on the first line?
2. A candle is lit at the beginning of the script. What might this
foreshadow or symbolize?
3. What are the four pillars of the school?
4. What pressure is put on Todd Anderson and Neil Perry?
5. How does Cameron put his "foot in his mouth?"
6. What is the rumor about Helton according to Charlie?
7. Who do the boys have to hide their cigarettes from?
8. What do Neil and his father argue about?
9. What do you think the flocks of birds might foreshadow or symbolize?
Short Answer:
1. Explain how Mr. Keating's lesson is different than the other teachers.
2. Provide your interprestioan of "To the Virgins to Make Much of Time"
and "Carpe Diem".

Hope you had a wonderous spring break.
Classwork not completed in class should be done for homework.
English I and Pre-AP Due Wednesday (A) and Thursday (B)
Read "Song of the Open Road" by Walt Whitman p.289
and "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost p. 290
1) Answer #1,3, and 6 on p. 291.
2) Draw your own road.
3) Choose 1 quote from each poem and interpret.
4) Find facts and 3 QUOTES for both WALT WHITMAN and ROBERT FROST.
*Spell each of their names vertically and fill across with facts.
Also find 3 inspirational quotes from either writer.

STUDY FOR ROMEO AND JULIET TEST TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
ROMEO AND JULIET PROJECT DUE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. SEE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.

English I Project - Complete a collage for the character you drew for.
It should include the following:
1) the size of a placemat or not larger than the top of a student desk
2) visual connections (photographs, drawings, or headlines)
3) three quotes from the character (typed)
4) three connections to the character and an explanation as to how each
connects (typed)

Pre-AP - Choose ONE of the following:
1) children's book (10 pages minimum)
2) board game (recreate in the form of Romeo and Juliet)
3) short fil