Miss Jelinek
Room- 105B
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Hope YOU ALL had a wonderful holiday breakJ
Sophomore CP English- American Literature- Room 105B
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Date Assigned |
Assignment |
Due Date |
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8/23 |
Please read over, and
have your parents read the syllabus for the course this year. Any questions
feel free to email me or stop in! |
ASAP |
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8/26
(A) and 8/29(B) |
Define the literary elements
for next class, and have binder/tabs. |
8/30 |
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9/7(A)
and 9/8(B) |
After you have read “The Woman
Who Fell from the Sky” and “Turtle Dives to the Bottom of the Sea” create a
chart on all four myths covered so far in class. For each myth identify its
functions, summarize each myth, and find any similarities or differences
between them that you saw. (Color code the similarities and differences) |
9/9(A)
and 9/12(B) |
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9/9(A)
and 9/12(B) |
Vocabulary Quilt- create an
original sentence for each term (5pt hw check) Finish reading “Of Plymouth
Plantation” pgs. 32-33 and answer the reading questions that were put on the
board (5pt hw check) |
9/13
(A) and 9/14(B) |
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9/13
(A) |
Lesson 1 Vocabulary Test and Answer
Reading Check Box and Shaping Interpretations #2,3 of “Sinners in the Hands
of An Angry God” |
9/15(A) |
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9/14(B) |
Lesson 1 Vocabulary Test and
bring in a magazine |
9/16(B) |
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9/15(A)
and 9/16(B) |
Test next class on the
first unit: *Notes at the beginning of the year *Native American Myths and Terminology (including
the four types of functions for myths) *William Bradford and his “Of Plymouth
Plantation” *Jonathan Edwards and his “from Sinners in the
Hands of an Angry God” |
9/19(A)
and 9/20(B) |
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9/26(A)
and 9/27(B) |
Define and identify the part of
speech for the ten vocabulary words for Act One of The Crucible |
9/28(A)
and 9/29(B) |
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9/28(A)and
9/29(B) |
Finish Act One Comprehension
Questions #1-15 of The Crucible for Friday. Test on Act One Vocabulary
Friday (A4) and Monday(Bday classes) B3 ONLY-
YOU DO ALL OF THE QUESTIONS AND THE CHARACTER MAP |
9/30(A)
10/3(B) |
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9/30(A)
and 10/3(B) |
Define Act II vocabulary of The
Crucible B4: Finish both sides of the Act I worksheet: the 23 comprehension questions and the
character relationship map and define the Act II vocabulary words for The
Crucible |
10/4(A)
10/5(B) |
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10/4(A)
and 10/5(B) |
Act II Vocabulary Test |
10/6(A)
10/7(B) |
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10/6(A)and
10/7(B) |
Finish reading Act II of The
Crucible and answer all comprehension questions for Act II |
10/11(A) 10/12(B) |
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10/11(A)and
10/12(B) |
A4: Define Act III vocabulary B1: Define Act III vocabulary and
read pages 863-867 of Act III B3: Define Act III vocabulary,
answer Act III Comprehension questions (don’t do #16), and complete the Irony
worksheet B4: Define Act III vocabulary |
10/13(A)
10/14(B) |
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10/13(A)
and 10/14(B) |
A4: Complete Act III Comprehension
Questions, Irony Worksheet, and study for Act III Vocabulary quiz |
10/17(A)
10/18(B) |
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10/18(B) |
Define Act IV Vocabulary |
10/20(B) |
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10/19(A) |
A4: Study Act IV Vocabulary for
test |
10/21(A) |
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10/20
(B) |
B1: Study for Act IV Vocabulary
Test and complete the Tragedy/Tragic Flaw worksheet B3: Study for Act IV Vocabulary
Test B4: Study for Act IV Vocabulary
Test |
10/24(B) |
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10/24(B)
and 10/25(A) |
B1: Nothing- Test on Friday B3: Timelines due and Test on
Wednesday B4: Nothing- Test on Friday A4: Timelines and Test on
Thursday |
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11/9(A) |
Research Paper Topic due next
class (5pts) |
11/15 |
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11/10(B) |
Complete Lesson 2 Vocabulary
Chart- creating your own sentences Research Paper Topic Due next
class (5pts) |
11/14 |
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11/14(B) |
Lesson 2 Vocabulary Test on Wednesday Research Paper Notecards and Bib Card due Thursday, December 1st
(my birthday present!!) ****PURCHASE THE LARGE INDEX CARDS FROM CM THIS WEEK****** |
11/16(vocab
test) 12/1
(notecards) |
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11/18 |
Read “Rip Van Winkle” by
Washington Irving and answer the following questions in complete sentences: 1.
Why do the children follow Rip? 2.
Describe the encounter with the
little man and the game of nine pins. Why do you think Irving spends so much
time describing them? Why does Rip feel that they are the most “melancholy
party of pleasure he had ever witnessed”? 3.
Common attitudes of American
Romantic Literature includes: 1.
A distrust of civilization 2.
Individual freedom 3.
Love for nature and its beauty 4.
Interest in the supernatural Find lines from the story to
support each one 4.Romantic heroes are usually: 1. childlike 2. innocent 3. fond of nature 4. in search (on quest for
a higher truth) Find lines from the story to
describe each trait 5.
Irving was a satirist. What
elements of the story are satirical? Who or what are Irving’s targets? ALSO, MLA NOTECARDS and BIB
CARD= DUE DECEMBER 1st!!!!! |
11/22 |
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The next part of your MLA Research Paper will be due on November 30th
(A-day) and December 1st (B-day): at least 15 note cards and 1 Bib
card. Remember: you need 4 different sources (a book, magazine or newspaper,
academic journal, and the fourth is your choice). Look back at the examples
and notes I gave you in class. Don’t wait until the night before!!!! |
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11/29(B)
and 11/30(A) |
(B)- MLA Notecards and Vocabulary Quilt for lesson 3 (A)- Vocabulary Quilt for lesson 3 |
Dec.
1st (my birthdayJ) and Dec. 2nd |
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12/1 |
On page 166 complete the Reading Check box to your Rip Van Winkle
Questions and Vocabulary Test on Lesson 3- def. and part of speech |
12/5 |
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12/8 |
Finish answering questions about John Greenleaf Whittier’s “from
Snow-Bound: A Winter’s Idyll” in your packet. Your ROUGH DRAFT of your MLA paper is due Monday (20pts) |
12/12 |
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12/12 |
Rough Draft of Works Cited |
12/14 |
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12/13 |
Final Draft of MLA Paper and Works Cited due 12/21 Test on American Romanticism unit 12/19 |
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12/19(A)and 12/20(B) |
Final Draft of MLA Paper and Works Cited due on Wednesday and
Thursday- staple the rubric to the front- NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED. |
12/21 (A) and 12/22(B) |
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1/3(A) |
~Complete Lesson 4 Vocabulary Quilt-
and study for test next class ~Complete the guide sheet on
the American Renaissance time period |
1/5(A) |
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1/9(A)and 1/10(B) |
Read Martin Luther King, Jr’s “Nonviolent Resistance” and
compare/contrast the ideas with those of Henry David Thoreau’s “Resistance to
Civil Government” |
1/11(A) |
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1/17(A)and 1/18(B) |
Finish reading Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” and answer all
24 questions from the handout. Reading Quiz next class. |
1/19(A) and 1/20(B) |
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1/19(A) and 1/20(B) |
Lesson 5 Vocabulary Test |
1/23(A) and 1/24(B) |
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1/23(A) |
The Black Cat Chart A4- Lesson 1-5 Vocabulary Test this FRIDAY!! Start studying now!!!! B1,B3,B4- Lesson 1-5 Vocabulary Test next MONDAY!! |
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1/25(A)and 1/26(B) |
Lesson 1-5 Vocabulary Test B1- Questions #1-4 on page 288
“The Raven”-POE |
1/27(A) 1/28(B) |
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BONUS for Term 2 |
BONUS
OPPORTUNITY!!!!!-DUE BY FEBRUARY 16th The winter comedy, Panic Broadcast of 1938, will play Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights at 7 p.m. and during a Sunday matinee at 3 p.m. Read the article on the radio broadcast (it will be published in the program as well as on Nicole Wojo’s assignment page) and write about the effects of mass hysteria- attach ticket stub. |
February 16th |
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1/30(B) |
B1- Nothing B3/B4- Answer all questions on handout pertaining the
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Minister’s
Black Veil and questions #6 and 7 on page 308 |
2/1(B) |
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2/6 |
Lesson 6 Vocabulary Test (definition/pos/sentences) and answer Reading Check questions a-f on page 320 in textbook pertaining to from Moby-Dick |
2/8 |
Junior CP English- British Literature-
Room 105B
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Date Assigned |
Assignment |
Due Date |
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8/23(A) |
Please read over, and have your
parents read the syllabus for the course this year. Any questions feel free
to email me or stop in! |
ASAP |
|
8/25 |
Define the literary elements
for next class, and have binder/tabs. |
8/30 |
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8/30 |
Test on the Literary Elements-
know examples for metaphors, similes, personification, alliteration, and
Onomatopoeia |
9/1 |
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9/7 |
Prepare for the In-Class Write
on Beowulf…..to prepare yourself create a chart of the three battle scenes
identifying characteristics of an epic hero Beowulf went through, also you
can have your introduction paragraph ready to go discussing the history of
the Anglo Saxon period and its culture. |
9/9 |
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9/13 |
Anglo Saxon/Beowulf test- use
your study guide to help prepare you |
9/15 |
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9/26 |
A1- Study for Lesson 1
Vocabulary Test A2 – Study for Lesson 1 Vocabulary
Test and read “Get Up and Bar the Door” on pg. 110 and answer questions 1-5
in complete sentences on pg. 111 in your notebooks |
9/28 |
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9/28 |
Create a poster for your
assigned Pilgrim reading their characterization in The Prologue of The Canterbury
Tales. |
9/30 |
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9/30 |
Nothing!!!!! Have a good
weekendJ |
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10/6 |
Lesson 2 Vocabulary Test and
Read “The Miller’s Tale”- identify: genre of the tale, class of the pilgrim,
main characters of the tale, and a summary |
10/11 |
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10/13 |
Read “Sir Gawain and the Green
Knight” – answer all of the reading check questions and Shaping
Interpretations #2,3,4,5 |
10/17 |
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10/19 |
A2: YOU HAVE YOUR TEST ON THE MIDDLE AGES/CANTERBURY TALES NEXT
TUESDAY, OCT. 25th |
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Everyone have a safe and very happy
HomecomingJ |
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10/25 |
A1:
Lesson Three Vocabulary Test A2:
Nothing |
10/27 |
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10/31 |
A2:
Reread the two poems on page 259 and 261. You need to summarize each poem identifying
and then answer reading check questions #1-4 in your notebooks on page 262.
There will be a HW check for points. ANYONE
WHO STILL NEEDS TO MAKE UP LESSON THREE VOCABULARY TEST WILL BE WEDNESDAY
AFTER SCHOOL!! ONLY TIME!!! |
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11/9 |
Complete
the Sonnet Packet and Read in your textbooks pages 272-277 (Reading QUIZ) |
11/11 |
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11/11/11 |
1.)
Read
Sonnet 130 on page 284- Typed: Summarize the sonnet/what it is the speaker is
talking about. Then answer Thinking Critically #1-4 in complete sentences. 2.)
Also
typed, one page, double spaced: on page 282: Compare and Contrast Sonnets 71
and 73 focusing on the speaker’s tone and the figurative language (refer to
the handout) used in both. 3.)
HAVE
A GOOD WEEKENDJ |
11/15 |
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11/21 |
Due when you return from break,
November 30th, you are to turn in your love sonnets; follow the
instructions I gave you. (MARTONE- CHANGE THAT ONE LINE IN YOURS THAT WE
DISCUSSED!!!!) NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED. |
11/30 |
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11/30 |
PREP yourselves for your In Class
Write |
12/2 |
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12/6 |
Lesson 5 Vocabulary Test |
12/8 |
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12/8 |
Lesson 1-5 Vocabulary Test on
December 14th MLA Research Paper Topic due on
December 14th Mid-Year Final will be on December
19th |
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1/3 |
Begin researching for your MLA
Research Paper |
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1/9 |
Finish reading Act I of Macbeth and
answer all reading check questions on page 22 Continue your research and work on
generating your Thesis statement and outline for your MLA Research paper. |
Macbeth HW-9/11 Outline- 1/17 |
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BONUS OPPORTUNITY |
In the Upper Audi on Wednesday,
Jan.11th at 3:15 the English Dept will be showing the film version
of MACBETH. If you attend I will give 5 bonus points. This is a great way to
familiarize yourself with the tragedy, so that you have a better
understanding of the text as we read in class!!! |
1/11 |
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1/11 |
Outline for MLA Research Paper- 20pts |
1/17 |
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1/17 |
Lesson 7 Vocabulary Test MLA Outline Corrections |
1/19 |
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1/19 |
Finish Act II of MACBETH – answer all
reading check questions. Reading quiz on Act I and II next class. MLA ROUGH DRAFTS DUE- ALL OR
NOTHING!!!! A1: Donuts will be on Wednesday
thanks to Martone! |
1/23 |
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1/23 |
MACBETH FILM PROJECT CONTRACTS due
Friday!!! DUE DATES FOR MLA PAPER HAVE BEEN
CHANGED: Works Cited Rough Draft- Friday,
Jan 27th Final Draft of MLA PAPER- Thursday,
Feb 2nd |
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1/25 |
Works Cited |
1/27 |
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1/27 |
A1 and A2- Lesson 8 Vocabulary Test MACBETH SCENE PRESENTATIONS: Bring in
props and costumes to help your team win best performance! FINAL DRAFT OF MLA PAPER DUE
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd |
2/1 |
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2/2 |
*Complete Reading Check a-f and
Shaping Interpretations #2,3, and 5 on page 55 in notebooks *Continually work on your MACBETH
film projects!!! |
2/6 |
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2/6 |
Finish reading Act IV of MACBETH-
answer all reading check questions- reading quiz next class |
2/8 |