WORLD LITERATURE (Section FIRST) Assignments

FRIDAY, JANUARY 5-FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018

ACT BELL RINGERS EACH DAY

Friday, January 5

• MAP practice – “Sojourner Truth”
• Discuss answers

Monday, January 8

• Complete ACT vocabulary #1 activities
• Annotate “Charles Dickens” and “Introducing the Novel”
• Begin reading GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Tuesday, January 9

• Discuss comma rules
• Complete pages 1-10 of comma packet

Wednesday, January 10

• Complete comma packet
• Discuss colons and semicolons
• Complete practice sentences

Thursday, January 11

• ACT voc # 1 test
• Complete practice using commas, colons, and semicolons

Friday, January 12

• Test on commas, colons, and semicolons
• Questions for chps. 1-9, active reading, and vocabulary for GREAT EXPECTATIONS are due

DECEMBER 11-15, 2017

ACT BELL RINGERS EACH DAY

Monday, December 11

• Listen to Act V
• Complete review questions and vocabulary
• Complete blood/death list
• HOMEWORK – WHO AM I? AND FAMOUS QUOTES

Tuesday, December 12

• Complete tragic hero and skills sheet
• HOMEWORK – CROSSWORD PUZZLE AS REVIEW FOR ACTS I-V
• ACT V test

Wednesday, December 13

• Complete review for CAESAR test
• Compile CAESAR material

Thursday, December 14

• JULIUS CAESAR TEST

Friday, December 15

• Blood/death list due
• Exam review

DECEMBER 4-8, 2017

ACT BELL RINGERS EACH DAY

Monday, December 4

• MAP SCREENER
• Complete essay
• Homework – annotate/questions on Battle of Philippi, Second Triumvirate, Caesar’s Legacy

Tuesday, December 5

• Take up homework
• Listen to Act IV
• Complete blood/death list
• Complete vocabulary packet

Wednesday, December 6

• Complete tragic hero packet
• Write analytical paragraph on protagonist in JULIUS CAESAR
• Homework – complete questions for Act IV
• Vocabulary quiz

Thursday, December 7

• Complete Skills sheet and review sheet
• Complete comprehension check
• Write academic summary for Act IV
• Review homework questions

Friday, December 8

• Test on Act IV

November 27-December 1, 2017

ACT BELL RINGERS EACH DAY

Monday, November 27

• Listen to Act III
• Complete vocabulary and blood/death list
• Homework - informational text and questions on Caesar’s assassination

Tuesday, November 28

• Complete Skills sheet, active reading
• Complete activity on funeral speeches

Wednesday, November 29

• Complete all handouts
• Vocabulary quiz
• Complete Act III review

Thursday, November 30

• Act III quiz
• In groups, complete review on Acts I-III

Friday, December 1

• Essay – using Aristotle’s ethos, logos, and pathos, explain how Brutus and Antony persuade the people to join the side of each

 

November 13-17, 2017

ACT BELL RINGERS EACH DAY

Monday, November 13

• Listen to Act Two and annotate
• Complete vocabulary
• Complete blood/death list

Tuesday, November 14

• Complete comprehension questions
• In groups, complete skills sheet, active reading, and omens and portents

Wednesday, November 15

• Vocabulary quiz
• Complete review sheet for Act Two
• Complete rhetoric handout

Thursday, November 16

• Act II test
• Write academic summary for the act

Friday, November 17

• Complete character analysis on Caesar. Cassius, Casca, or Brutus

November 6-10, 2017

ACT BELL RINGERS EACH DAY

Monday, November 6

• Introduce JULIUS CAESAR
• Listen to Act I, complete blood/death list
• Complete vocabulary activity

Tuesday, November 7

• Answer questions on Act I
• Complete foreshadowing sheet
• Complete Skills sheet

Wednesday, November 8

• Vocabulary quiz
• Complete review sheet for act
• Write summary of act

Thursday, November 9

• Test on Act I
• Read, annotate, and answer questions on the informational texts – “Omens” and “Women in Shakespeare”

Friday, November 10

• Essay - How Does Shakespeare use suspense in Act I?

 

 

OCTOBER 30 – NOVEMBER 3, 2017

ACT BELL RINGERS EACH DAY

Monday, October 30

• Discuss “The Masque of the Red Death”
• Review questions
• Complete allegory charts

Tuesday, October 31

• Complete the following:

1. Creating suspense
2. Chronological order

• Part one vocabulary quiz

Wednesday, November 1

• Complete symbolism used with color of each room
• Complete elements charts
• Part two vocabulary quiz
• Draw Red Death including all features that Poe used in his story
• HOMEWORK - WRITE ACADEMIC SUMMARY OF STORY

Thursday, November 2

• “The Masque of the Red Death” test
• Read and annotate “The Life of Julius Caesar”
• Answer questions

Friday, November 3

• Read and annotate “The Roman Empire”
• Answer questions

OCTOBER 23-27

ACT BELL RINGERS EACH DAY

MONDAY/TUESDAY

• FALL BREAK

Wednesday, October 25

• Working in groups, students will complete a scavenger hunt on Edgar Allan
• Students will need their phones for this work.
• HOMEWORK-annotate and answer questions on “Black Death” and “Poe Toaster”

Thursday, October 26

• Discuss Poe’s idea on writing a short story, gothic literature, and allegory
• HOMEWORK-annotate and answer questions on “Gothic Literature”

Friday, October 27

• Read, annotate “The Masque of the Red Death”
• Complete reading questions

October 16-20, 2017

ACT BELL RINGERS EACH DAY

Monday, October 16

• Read chapters 6 and 7 in JEKYLL AND HYDE
• Answer questions
• Map practice for HOMEWORK- “What Makes Good People Do Bad Things”-annotate and answer questions

Tuesday, October 17

• Quiz on chapters 5-7
• Read chapter 8 and answer questions

Wednesday, October 18

• Quiz on chapter 8
• Read chapters 9-10
• Answer questions
• Study guide for comprehensive test on novel

Thursday, October 19

• Quiz on chapters 9-10
• Puzzle
• Write academic summary for JEKYLL AND HYDE

Friday, October 20

• JEKYLL AND HYDE comprehensive test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 16-20, 2017

ACT BELL RINGERS EACH DAY

Monday, October 16

• Read chapters 6 and 7 in JEKYLL AND HYDE
• Answer questions
• Map practice for HOMEWORK- “What Makes Good People Do Bad Things”-annotate and answer questions

Tuesday, October 17

• Quiz on chapters 5-7
• Read chapter 8 and answer questions

Wednesday, October 18

• Quiz on chapter 8
• Read chapters 9-10
• Answer questions
• Study guide for comprehensive test on novel

Thursday, October 19

• Quiz on chapters 9-10
• Puzzle
• Write academic summary for JEKYLL AND HYDE

Friday, October 20

• JEKYLL AND HYDE comprehensive test

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 9-13, 2017

ACT BELL RINGERS EACH DAY

Monday, October 9

• Read chapter one of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
• Answer questions on chapter
• HOMEWORK – ANNOTATE AND COMPLETE QUESTIONS ON ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON’S BIOGRAPHY AND THE HISTORY OF VICTORIAN ENGLAND

Tuesday, October 10

• REPORT CARD DAY/STUDENT HOLIDAY

Wednesday, October 11

• Take up homework
• Read chapter two of Jekyll and Hyde
• Complete questions on chapter two and active reading

Thursday, October 12

• Quiz on chapters one and two
• Read chapters three and four
• Answer questions

Friday, October 13

• Read chapter five
• Answer questions and complete active reading
• Quiz on chapters three and four

 

OCTOBER 2-6, 2017

ACT BELL RINGERS EACH DAY

 

Monday, October 2

• Complete practice essay
• Peer edit essays

Tuesday, October 3

• Complete questions on “The Road Not Taken” and “Sonnet”
• Eliminate answers and tell why
• Review answers with class

Wednesday, October 4

• Exam review using practice MAP activities

Thursday, October 5

• 2^nd and 4^th exams
• First and second blocks – write essay for exam

Friday, October 6

• 1^st and 3^rd exams
• First and second blocks – complete multiple choice section of exam

 

SEPTEMBER 25-29, 2017

ACT BELL RINGERS EACH DAY

Monday, September 25

• MAP practice using historical informational article on John Wilkes Booth
• Annotate and answer questions.
• Work on portfolio.

Tuesday, September 26

• Complete character analysis on Elie Wiesel from NIGHT.
• Complete project on NIGHT.

Wednesday, September 27

• Portfolio on NIGHT due
• Working together, classes will put finishing touches on portfolio.

Thursday, September 28

• Read and annotate “The Road Not Taken” and “Sonnet”
• Underline all uses of imagery.
• Determine tone for each.
• Answer all questions on poems.

Friday, September 29

• Begin essay on poems – how does the author’s use of imagery affect the tone of each poem?
• Complete introduction and first body paragraph.

 

SEPTEMBER 18-22

ACT BELL RINGERS EACH DAY

Monday, September 18

• MAP practice – Elie Wiesel
• Begin reading “Contents of a Dead Man’s Pockets”
• Close reading questions

Tuesday, September 19

• Discuss story
• Review questions
• Complete vocabulary packet

Wednesday, September 20

• Complete the following charts on the story: conflict, cause/effect, complications, plot diagram

Thursday, September 21

• Complete story elements chart
• Vocabulary test
• Vocabulary packet for NIGHT is due

Friday, September 22

• “Contents” test
• Last assignments are due on NIGHT

September 11-15, 2017

Act bell ringers each day

NIGHT activities

Monday, September 11

• NIGHT quiz – chapters 7-9
• Review vocabulary and questions on “THE BRIDEGROOM”

Tuesday, September 12

• Vocabulary quiz
• Complete cause/effect and elements of poetry charts on the poem
• Continue work on NIGHT

Wednesday, September 13

• Test on poetry terms
• Puzzle on poetry
• Continue work on NIGHT

Thursday, September 14

• ICAPS IN ROOM 213 FOR FIRST AND SECOND BLOCKS

Friday, September 15

• Test on “THE BRIDEGROOM”
• Daily grade – puzzle on NIGHT

 

September 11-15, 2017

Act bell ringers each day

NIGHT activities

Monday, September 11

• NIGHT quiz – chapters 7-9
• Review vocabulary and questions on “THE BRIDEGROOM”

Tuesday, September 12

• Vocabulary quiz
• Complete cause/effect and elements of poetry charts on the poem
• Continue work on NIGHT

Wednesday, September 13

• Test on poetry terms
• Puzzle on poetry
• Continue work on NIGHT

Thursday, September 14

• ICAPS IN ROOM 213 FOR FIRST AND SECOND BLOCKS

Friday, September 15

• Test on “THE BRIDEGROOM”
• Daily grade – puzzle on NIGHT

 

AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

ACT BELL RINGERS EACH DAY

NIGHT ACTIVITIES EACH DAY

MONDAY, AUGUST 28

• Quiz on NIGHT , chapters 3 and 4
• Discuss context clues
• Complete handouts

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29

• LIBRARY FOR MAP TESTING

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30

• Discuss denotation and connotation
• Complete handouts

THURSDAY, AUGUST 31

• SUMMER READING IS DUE
• MAP practice – literary text – “Rip Van Winkle”

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

• TEST on context clues and denotation/connotation
• NIGHT QUESTIONS(66-113) AND ACTIVE READING are due

 

 

AUGUST 21-25

ACT bell ringers each day

NIGHT work

Monday, August 21

• Pop quiz on chapters 1 and 2 of NIGHT
• Discuss context clues; complete handouts
• Begin essay one - what techniques does Jacobs use to create suspense in the story?
• Write the introduction

Tuesday, August 22

• Write paragraphs two and three
• Discuss connotation/denotation; complete handouts

Wednesday, August 23

• Write paragraphs four and five
• Peer edit essays

Thursday, August 24

• Complete MAP practice assessment-“Location…”
• Write finished copy of essay

Friday, August 25

• Second set of NIGHT questions and active reading are due
• Context clues and denotation and connotation test

AUGUST 14-18

ACT BELL RINGERS

MONDAY,AUGUST 14

TUESDAY, AUGUST 15

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16

THURSDAY, AUGUST 17

FRIDAY, AUGUST 18

  

• begin notes on literary elements

• complete notes
• read, annotate, and answer questions on "What Are Talismans and Amulets?"

• read "The Monkey's Paw"
• annotate mark figurative language
• begin vocabulary packet

• complete vocabulary packet
• begin short story elements graphic organizer

• literary elements test
• complete graphic organizer