English 9 (Period 5) Assignments

Read/Listen to Chapters 12, 13, and 14 of To Kill a Mockingbird.  Do the worksheets for Chapters 12, 13, and 14. Chapters 12 and 13 should have been completed in English class and Success Skills. Chapter 14 is homework that should be done over the weekend.  A link for the online audiobook is:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJBkn4HQwO8&list=PL95_V8pZbmMA6Hh4_4e2-rTL2wNCgJJpa&index=1 

Do the Romeo and Juliet worksheet for Act 3 Scenes 3 and 4. The play can be seen at the following address:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=079_iKX9VVI  

Design and color your family crest using the parameters of the attached worksheets.

Read the biography of William Shakespeare and complete the William Shakespeare biography worksheet.

In class, open-book quiz on Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet.

Watch Act 1 of Romeo and Juliet:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=079_iKX9VVI

 

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Write a 5-paragraph essay comparing and contrasting two characters in the novel Of Mice and Men. 

Read Chapters 5 and 6 of Of Mice and Men and do the Chapter 5 and 6 Study Guide 

Read Chapters 5 and 6 of Of Mice and Men and do the Chapter 5 and 6 Study Guide

Read the attachments about how to write a 5-paragraph essay. Begin a rough draft essay comparing two main characters from Of Mice and Men. 

Do all make-up work for Of Mice and Men.

Read Chapter 4 and do the Chapter 4 Study Guide worksheet

Write a good AXES paragraph describing the character of Crooks. Make an assertion about his character and then give examples from the book and cite them with the page number. Give an explanation of each example and then give the significance of how the examples and explanations back up your assertion.

Read Chapter 3 of Of Mice and Men and complete the Chapter 3 worksheet. Chapter 3 and the worksheet are attached.

Read Book 2 of Of Mice and Men and answer the questions on the Chapter 2 Worksheet

Read chapter 1 Of Mice and Men and answer the 8 questions on the Chapter 1 worksheet. Here is a link to an audio book for Of Mice and Men: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh9pNPPMTE8 

 

 

Read the first two pages of Of Mice and Men and draw a picture of the first scene as described by Steinbeck. The first two pages are in the attachment.

 

WOTD:  deride

Turn in Vocabulary Organizer

Work on Vocabulary Review Worksheets

Write a paragraph describing the attached picture.

In a paragraph, respond to this prompt:  How important is friendship in your life?

Study for the final test on The Odyssey. The first PowerPoint presentation we used in class is attached. The web address for the second PowerPoint presentation is:  http://www.powershow.com/view/46e2b-Y2JiN/The_Odyssey_powerpoint_ppt_presentation 

Study for the final test on The Odyssey. The first PowerPoint presentation we used in class is attached. The web address for the second PowerPoint presentation is:  http://www.powershow.com/view/46e2b-Y2JiN/The_Odyssey_powerpoint_ppt_presentation 

Write an AXES paragraph using the assertion that Odysseus is an epic hero. An example of an AXES paragraph and the format for an AXES paragraph are given in the attachments.

Use the following sentence to write a paragraph about an epic hero from popular culture, such as Batman or Superman:  An epic hero is a larger-than-life figure who embodies the ideals of a nation. Be sure to name the hero and then give details to support your choice.

Read the Odyssey pp. 1021 to 1046.  Do the questions on p. 1037 and 1046.

Write a summary paragraph about the adventure Odysseus and his men had in the land of Helios, the god of the sun, and the trouble they got into because they ate the sacred cows.

Assignment:  Write a summary of The Odyssey using the following paragraph as your introductory paragraph and then writing a full paragraph for each of the listed adventures.                                       

 

          In the epic narrative poem, The Odyssey, Odysseus and his men traveled to many different places and had many different adventures. These adventures included meeting a cyclops, being held by an enchantress, visiting the underworld, hearing the beautiful song of the sirens, dodging the dangers of Scylla, the wandering rock, and Charybdis, the mighty whirlpool, and eating the sacred cows of Helios, the god of the sun.  By looking at these adventures in detail, we can understand the power this story had for the ancient people of Greece and for modern people as well.

The first body paragraph is due at the end of class.

Study for vocabulary quiz. Use your vocabulary notebook, the vocabulary organizer, and the vocabulary review sheets to study. Bring them to class and turn them in before the quiz.

Read pp. 999 to 1004, and do questions 5 through 7 on p. 1004. The text and the questions are on the attachment.

For an audio reading of The Odyssey visit the following website:

 

In a paragraph, compare the story of the cyclops in the book with the short clip from the movie. The passage that we read is in the attached pdf. The movie clip runs from about 30:00 to 40:00. The link for the movie is:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2Jg7b1d2wo 

Read pp. to 999, and answer questions 1 through 4 on p. 1004. The text and the questions are in the attachment.

Answer questions 1-7 on p. 985 of the textbook. The reading from p. 981 to 985, and the questions are on the attachment.

Write a one paragraph, minimum of 5 sentences, summary of the first 30 minutes of the video, The Odyssey, that we watched in class on Tuesday, September 15th. The video can be accessed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2Jg7b1d2wo

 

Write a biopoem about yourself. See the file below for a sample and for the requirements of a biopoem.

Find 1 example of alliteration. Remember that alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words. For example, busy as a bee, Coca-cola, Ronald Reagan, Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

The Help Wanted English Student letter is late. It must be turned in on Tuesday, September 1st, for a late grade. If it is not turned in at that time, you must come in after school on Thursday, September 3rd to work on the letter. 

Write a letter of application to Mr. Thiele for the job of a student. Write in complete sentences, separating work into paragraphs when necessary to accommodate a change in focus. Check your spelling and punctuation before handing in your letter. Neatness is also important, take pride in your work.