English 9 (Period 6) Assignments

Complete the Shakespearean Dictionary project.  Pick 4 words from the list of Elizabethan Language Terms and make a dictionary page for each.  Each page will contain (1) one word from the list, (2) its definition or contemporary usage, (3) a sample sentence of where the word is used in Romeo and Juliet, and (4) an illustration that demonstrates the meaning of the word.

Present your Coat of Arms project to the class.

Complete the Coat of Arms project.  

Listen to the lecture on giving a presentation and then do the presentation quiz

Do the online questionnaire titled Which character are you and write down the name of the character that is assigned to you.

Use the textbook, No Fear Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet to complete the character quiz of the main characters in Romeo and Juliet. The text can be accessed online at the following address:  http://nfs.sparknotes.com/romeojuliet/  

Read the William Shakespeare Short Biography and do the 4 question quiz.

Of Mice and Men Chapters 5 and 6 vocabulary test

Complete the Of Mice and Men Chapter 6 worksheet

Complete the Of Mice and Men Chapter 5 study guide

Read chapter 3 of the novel, Of Mice and Men. Answer the questions on the Chapter 3 worksheet.

Read Chapter 2 of the novel, Of Mice and Men.  Start working on the Chapter 2 worksheet

Read chapter 2 of the novel, Of Mice and Men.  Answer the questions on the Chapter 2 worksheet.

Read the first paragraph of Chapter 2 and draw a picture of the bunkhouse as described in the paragraph.  This drawing and description will be used in drafting class to draw a more detailed picture.

Spelling test

Watch the prezi and write vocabulary words and definitions in your notebook.  the prezi can be accessed at:  https://prezi.com/m9oawre3gn9m/of-mice-and-men-chapter-3-vocabulary/ 

Complete the Chapter 1 study guide

Use the vocabulary words to write sentences which show the meanings of the words.

Take the Of Mice and Men Quiz.  Watch the attached PowerPoint presentation to get your answers.

The Odyssey Final Test

Work on pre-test for The Odyssey.

Spelling test

Take notes on the Odyssey Setting Map and The Odyssey Character Map in class to prepare for the Odyssey Test. The worksheets are attached. Begin to write an AXES paragraph on one of the characters.

Read/Listen to The Odyssey Part 2.  The audiobook can be found at:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzFCpEEobVI

The text and the questions are in the attached file.  Answer all the questions on p. 1037 and p. 1046.

Do the attached worksheet, Vowel concerns O.  Prepare for the spelling test on Monday, October 3rd.

Read/Listen to The Odyssey Part 1 from The Sirens to The Cattle of the Sun God.  The audiobook can be accessed at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzFCpEEobVI  Start at 36:12 and go to 54:11.

The text and the questions are in the attachment.  Answer all the questions on p. 1017.

Complete the vocabulary worksheet.  Worksheet is due on Wednesday, September 21.  The spelling test will be on Monday, September 26.

Read the short article, Stereotypes, and answer the 5 questions on the attached worksheet.

Begin watching the movie, The Odyssey, in Success Skills. Do the attached worksheets after watching the corresponding part of the movie. The link to the movie is:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2Jg7b1d2wo  

Write a biopoem on a famous person or a family member.

Write a biopoem on yourself.

Students will take the syllabus home and have their parent sign it.  They will bring it in the following class period.

Students will read and sign the course syllabus