is here.
Answer the following:
1. Why did Miramax take The Quiet American film off the market?
2. According to the author, what has happened to Americans' ability to disagree with the government?
3. What technique does Landau use when he says, "Long live Disneyland and the Super Bowl!"?
4. Why would Sylvester Stallone make a better "Quiet American" than Brendan Fraser?
5. Why are current times considered the "Noisy American" period?
6. What writer in The Quiet American fits the description of the intellectuals like William Safire and Thomas Friedman?
7. By 1973, how many bombs were dropped in Vietnam as compared to WWII?
8. Landau compares Pyle's bombing to what terrorist act of the modern era?
9. In his last paragraph, does Landau support or object to the invasion of Iraq?
10. What is the overall TONE of this article?
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Words to Describe Tone
apathetic
arrogant
bantering
candid
challenging
clinical
condescending
confused
critical
detached
didactic
pretentious
fanciful
threatening
wistful
indifferent
irate
patronizing
flippant
straightforward
outraged
humorous
nostalgic
indignant
sentimental
ambiguous
silly
reflective
learned
mock-heroic
regretful
scholarly
perplexed
amused
remorseful
pedantic
ironic
happy
apologetic
moralistic
tongue-in-cheek
ecstatic
inspirational
sarcastic
effusive
contentious
respectful
sardonic
contented
inflammatory
reverent
mocking
disappointed
shocking
sympathetic
irreverent
sad
dramatic
compassionate
disdainful
elegiac
passionate
interested
contemptuous
melancholic
restrained
urgent
caustic
depressing
impartial
serious
biting
mournful
objective
ominous
cynical
poignant
apprehensive
skeptical
somber
factual
foreboding
whimsical
wry
arrogant
bantering
candid
challenging
clinical
condescending
confused
critical
detached
didactic
pretentious
fanciful
threatening
wistful
indifferent
irate
patronizing
flippant
straightforward
outraged
humorous
nostalgic
indignant
sentimental
ambiguous
silly
reflective
learned
mock-heroic
regretful
scholarly
perplexed
amused
remorseful
pedantic
ironic
happy
apologetic
moralistic
tongue-in-cheek
ecstatic
inspirational
sarcastic
effusive
contentious
respectful
sardonic
contented
inflammatory
reverent
mocking
disappointed
shocking
sympathetic
irreverent
sad
dramatic
compassionate
disdainful
elegiac
passionate
interested
contemptuous
melancholic
restrained
urgent
caustic
depressing
impartial
serious
biting
mournful
objective
ominous
cynical
poignant
apprehensive
skeptical
somber
factual
foreboding
whimsical
wry
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Homework Due December 17
CP 11:
Read Chapter 1 of Of Mice and Men
Vocabulary Homework Due (Quiz 12/19)
Honors 11:
Read through Catch-22 Chapter 9
Vocabulary Quiz 12/19
CP 12:
Read through The Quiet American p. 82
Vocabulary Quiz 12/19
The Quiet American Paper due 01/08
Read Chapter 1 of Of Mice and Men
Vocabulary Homework Due (Quiz 12/19)
Honors 11:
Read through Catch-22 Chapter 9
Vocabulary Quiz 12/19
CP 12:
Read through The Quiet American p. 82
Vocabulary Quiz 12/19
The Quiet American Paper due 01/08
CP English 12 Paper Assignment
The Quiet American Paper Assignment
For your final test grade, you will be required to write a 500-750 word paper addressing the following:
Trace the characterization and development of two characters in the novel as they relate to one another. How does this relationship help develop a major theme of the novel?
Your paper must follow the MLA format as outlined in the following web site:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
While I do not expect you to have any sources beyond the text itself, if you find yourself using another source, create a works cited page and be sure to use in-text citation. Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism and will be met with a zero on the assignment and an office referral.
The scoring rubric will be as follows:
Thesis – 10 Introduction – 10 Character Development – 20
Theme – 20 Supporting Details – 20 Organization – 10
Usage and Grammar – 10 MLA Formatting – 10
For your final test grade, you will be required to write a 500-750 word paper addressing the following:
Trace the characterization and development of two characters in the novel as they relate to one another. How does this relationship help develop a major theme of the novel?
Your paper must follow the MLA format as outlined in the following web site:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
While I do not expect you to have any sources beyond the text itself, if you find yourself using another source, create a works cited page and be sure to use in-text citation. Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism and will be met with a zero on the assignment and an office referral.
The scoring rubric will be as follows:
Thesis – 10 Introduction – 10 Character Development – 20
Theme – 20 Supporting Details – 20 Organization – 10
Usage and Grammar – 10 MLA Formatting – 10
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary List Week 16 (Quiz 12/19)
The first number designates the Catch-22 chapter. The second designates the page number from the Scribner Paperback Fiction edition.
01. putrescent (2 - 26)
02. vehemently (29)
03. enumerated (29)
04. retrospective (adj.) (29)
05. ravenously (30)
06. succulent (30)
07. spatulate (30)
08. tittered (3 - 31)
09. interminably (31)
10. disaffiliated (32)
11. incandescent (33)
12. populously (33)
13. rumpus (33)
14. reprovingly (33)
15. lecherous (33)
16. dissipated (33)
17. avid (33)
18. bonanza (34)
19. multitudinous (34)
20. jurisdictional (35)
01. putrescent (2 - 26)
02. vehemently (29)
03. enumerated (29)
04. retrospective (adj.) (29)
05. ravenously (30)
06. succulent (30)
07. spatulate (30)
08. tittered (3 - 31)
09. interminably (31)
10. disaffiliated (32)
11. incandescent (33)
12. populously (33)
13. rumpus (33)
14. reprovingly (33)
15. lecherous (33)
16. dissipated (33)
17. avid (33)
18. bonanza (34)
19. multitudinous (34)
20. jurisdictional (35)
Friday, December 12, 2008
Homework Due December 15
CP 11:
Study Guides Chapters 16-42 due
Unit Test V 12/16
Honors 11:
Read through Catch-22 Chapter 2
CP 12:
Read through The Quiet American p. 33
Study Guides Chapters 16-42 due
Unit Test V 12/16
Honors 11:
Read through Catch-22 Chapter 2
CP 12:
Read through The Quiet American p. 33
Monday, December 8, 2008
Homework Due December 9
CP 11:
Read through chapter 38 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Vocabulary Homework Due
Vocab Quiz 12/11
Unit Test V 12/12
Honors 11:
Read through the entirety of Their Eyes Were Watching God
Study Vocabulary
Vocab Quiz 12/12
Unit Test V 12/11
Secure a Copy of Catch-22 by Friday 12/12
CP 12:
Read through "On Spring" and A Modest Proposal (592-597 and 612-622)
Vocabulary Homework
Vocab Quiz 12/12
Unit Test V 12/11
Read through chapter 38 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Vocabulary Homework Due
Vocab Quiz 12/11
Unit Test V 12/12
Honors 11:
Read through the entirety of Their Eyes Were Watching God
Study Vocabulary
Vocab Quiz 12/12
Unit Test V 12/11
Secure a Copy of Catch-22 by Friday 12/12
CP 12:
Read through "On Spring" and A Modest Proposal (592-597 and 612-622)
Vocabulary Homework
Vocab Quiz 12/12
Unit Test V 12/11
Honors English 11 Vocabulary List Week 15 (Quiz 12/12)
This week's words come from the first and second chapters of Catch-22.
01. modifiers (1)
02. proscribing
03. salutations
04. ethereal
05. echelon
06. stifling
07. tepid
08. expurgating
09. insignia
10. ecstatically
11. diffident
12. beamed
13. conciliating
14. glutinous
15. vortex
16. pedantic
17. derogated
18. epitome
19. infundibuliform (2)
20. apoplectic
01. modifiers (1)
02. proscribing
03. salutations
04. ethereal
05. echelon
06. stifling
07. tepid
08. expurgating
09. insignia
10. ecstatically
11. diffident
12. beamed
13. conciliating
14. glutinous
15. vortex
16. pedantic
17. derogated
18. epitome
19. infundibuliform (2)
20. apoplectic
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Language in Hurston
Let's look at some of those mysterious phrases in Their Eyes Were Watching God.
A. Look up the terms "signifying" and "playing the dozens."Define these terms on a sheet of paper and give me an example of both from Their Eyes. What folk or cultural groups share these phenomena? What anthropological term describes these forms of speech?
B. For each phrase below, copy the phrase onto a sheet of paper and find it in the text. Using context clues, write what the phrase means. If you recognize a specific literary technique (simile, metaphor, allusion, etc.), be sure to mention that. We'll take a look at these today and tomorrow in class.
01. "Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board" (1).
02. "These sitters had been tongueless, earless, eyeless conveniences all day" (1).
03. "...the way Joe spoke out...took the bloom off of things" (43).
04. "...he's de wind and we'se de grass" (49).
05. "The bed was no longer a daisy-field for her and Joe to play in" (71).
06. "She stood there until something fell off the shelf inside her" (72).
07. "The years took all the fight out of Janie's face" (76).
08. "She didn't read books so she didn't know that she was the world and the heavens boilded down to a drop" (76).
09. "For the first tiem she could see a man's head naked of its skull" (77).
10. "Well, if she must eat out of a long-handled spoon, she must" (81).
11. "...that strange being with the huge square toes who lived way in the West" (84).
12. "It was like beating a bass drum in a hen-house" (86).
13. "Janie starched and ironed her face and came set in the funeral behind her veil" (88).
14. "Ah'm born but Ah ain't dead" (106).
15. "Look lak we done run our conversation from grass roots tuh pine trees" (106).
A. Look up the terms "signifying" and "playing the dozens."Define these terms on a sheet of paper and give me an example of both from Their Eyes. What folk or cultural groups share these phenomena? What anthropological term describes these forms of speech?
B. For each phrase below, copy the phrase onto a sheet of paper and find it in the text. Using context clues, write what the phrase means. If you recognize a specific literary technique (simile, metaphor, allusion, etc.), be sure to mention that. We'll take a look at these today and tomorrow in class.
01. "Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board" (1).
02. "These sitters had been tongueless, earless, eyeless conveniences all day" (1).
03. "...the way Joe spoke out...took the bloom off of things" (43).
04. "...he's de wind and we'se de grass" (49).
05. "The bed was no longer a daisy-field for her and Joe to play in" (71).
06. "She stood there until something fell off the shelf inside her" (72).
07. "The years took all the fight out of Janie's face" (76).
08. "She didn't read books so she didn't know that she was the world and the heavens boilded down to a drop" (76).
09. "For the first tiem she could see a man's head naked of its skull" (77).
10. "Well, if she must eat out of a long-handled spoon, she must" (81).
11. "...that strange being with the huge square toes who lived way in the West" (84).
12. "It was like beating a bass drum in a hen-house" (86).
13. "Janie starched and ironed her face and came set in the funeral behind her veil" (88).
14. "Ah'm born but Ah ain't dead" (106).
15. "Look lak we done run our conversation from grass roots tuh pine trees" (106).
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary List Week 14 (Quiz 12/5)
The following words are from the Harper Perennial Modern Classics edition of Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God.
01. resignation (1)
02. sodden
03. relish (2)
04. pugnacious
05. languid (11)
06. reproof (12)
07. dissolution
08. desecrating (14)
09. conjectures (21)
10. mien (24)
11. gilded (25)
12. ether
13. jurisdiction (42)
14. promenading (47)
15. conferred (48)
16. temerity (50)
17. fractious (56)
18. discomfiture (68)
19. indignantly
20. dudgeon (74)
01. resignation (1)
02. sodden
03. relish (2)
04. pugnacious
05. languid (11)
06. reproof (12)
07. dissolution
08. desecrating (14)
09. conjectures (21)
10. mien (24)
11. gilded (25)
12. ether
13. jurisdiction (42)
14. promenading (47)
15. conferred (48)
16. temerity (50)
17. fractious (56)
18. discomfiture (68)
19. indignantly
20. dudgeon (74)
Monday, November 17, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary List Triskaidekaphobia
This week's words come from the Penguin edition of Of Mice and Men.
01. morosely (4)
02. droned (6)
03. brusquely (8)
04. pantomime
05. reluctantly (9)
06. imperiously
07. anguished (11)
08. scoff (17)
09. scourges (18)
10. liniment (19)
11. mollified (24)
12. pugnacious (25)
13. gingerly (25)
14. ominously (27)
15. absorbedly
16. derogatory
17. flounced (29)
18. plaintively
19. bridled (31)
20. apprehensive (32)
01. morosely (4)
02. droned (6)
03. brusquely (8)
04. pantomime
05. reluctantly (9)
06. imperiously
07. anguished (11)
08. scoff (17)
09. scourges (18)
10. liniment (19)
11. mollified (24)
12. pugnacious (25)
13. gingerly (25)
14. ominously (27)
15. absorbedly
16. derogatory
17. flounced (29)
18. plaintively
19. bridled (31)
20. apprehensive (32)
Monday, November 10, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary Week 12
The following vocabulary words and pagination are from the edition of The Great Gatsby found here.
01. devoid (12)
02. contemptuous (14)
03. peremptorily (15)
04. corroborated
05. banns
06. intimation (16)
07. sauntered (17)
08. contiguous
09. sumptuous
10. facet (18)
11. pastoral (19)
12. interposed
13. haughtily
14. apathetically (20)
15. languid (21)
16. hauteur
17. flounced (22)
18. strident (24)
19. innuendo (27)
20. prodigality
01. devoid (12)
02. contemptuous (14)
03. peremptorily (15)
04. corroborated
05. banns
06. intimation (16)
07. sauntered (17)
08. contiguous
09. sumptuous
10. facet (18)
11. pastoral (19)
12. interposed
13. haughtily
14. apathetically (20)
15. languid (21)
16. hauteur
17. flounced (22)
18. strident (24)
19. innuendo (27)
20. prodigality
Monday, November 3, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary List Week 11 (Quiz 11/7)
This is from my Scribner Paperback Fiction edition of The Great Gatsby.
01. levity (5)
02. plagiaristic (6)
03. excursions
04. bungalow (8)
05. reproach (10)
06. wistfully
07. supercilious (11)
08. effeminate
09. swank
10. fractiousness
11. vista (12)
12. pungent
13. divan (13)
14. imperceptibly
15. deft (15)
16. incredulously
17. imperatively (16)
18. unobtrusively
19. infinitesimal (18)
20. extemporizing (19)
01. levity (5)
02. plagiaristic (6)
03. excursions
04. bungalow (8)
05. reproach (10)
06. wistfully
07. supercilious (11)
08. effeminate
09. swank
10. fractiousness
11. vista (12)
12. pungent
13. divan (13)
14. imperceptibly
15. deft (15)
16. incredulously
17. imperatively (16)
18. unobtrusively
19. infinitesimal (18)
20. extemporizing (19)
Monday, October 27, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary List Week X
The words below are from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Page number are from my copy.
01. haphazard (Huck Finn) -
02. painstakingly (Huck Finn) -
03. victuals (1) -
04. tolerable (2) -
05. particular (2) -
06. providence (10) -
07. airs (18) -
08. nabob (24) -
09. delirium tremens (25) -
10. roust (27) -
11. palavering (27) -
12. slough (check context !) (30) -
13. brash (35) -
14. fantods (37) -
15. security (check the context!) (42) -
16. bluffs (44) -
17. rummaged (47) -
18. varmint (47) -
19. jabbering (57) -
20. derrick (60) -
01. haphazard (Huck Finn) -
02. painstakingly (Huck Finn) -
03. victuals (1) -
04. tolerable (2) -
05. particular (2) -
06. providence (10) -
07. airs (18) -
08. nabob (24) -
09. delirium tremens (25) -
10. roust (27) -
11. palavering (27) -
12. slough (check context !) (30) -
13. brash (35) -
14. fantods (37) -
15. security (check the context!) (42) -
16. bluffs (44) -
17. rummaged (47) -
18. varmint (47) -
19. jabbering (57) -
20. derrick (60) -
Monday, October 20, 2008
"Occurrence" questions
1. Where does the point of view change?
2. At what points does the realistic imagery become unrealistic?
3. What other elements of realism are present in the short story?
2. At what points does the realistic imagery become unrealistic?
3. What other elements of realism are present in the short story?
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary List Week 8 (Quiz 10/17)
The following words are gleaned from your copy of "Chickamauga." If you want to get a head start, you can find the text here.
01. rude (1)
02. hewn
03. dominion
04. intrepid
05. prudence
06. curb (v.)
07. formidable
08. immemorial (2)
09. acclivity
10. gait
11. prone
12. clad
13. grotesque
14. caricatured (3)
15. maculated
16. spoor
17. martial
18. exodus (4)
19. conspicuous
20. conflagration
01. rude (1)
02. hewn
03. dominion
04. intrepid
05. prudence
06. curb (v.)
07. formidable
08. immemorial (2)
09. acclivity
10. gait
11. prone
12. clad
13. grotesque
14. caricatured (3)
15. maculated
16. spoor
17. martial
18. exodus (4)
19. conspicuous
20. conflagration
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
September 2008 Mixtape Up
As always, send me an email, I'll send you a link. This month is much more accessible, I think.
Song - Time - Artist - Album - Genre
01. Falcon Jab 3:55 Ratatat LP3 Hipster Electronica
02. Cleveland 4:52 Simon Wickham-Smith & Richard Youngs Veil (For Greg) Experimental Classical
03. Little Twig 3:36 Neil Halstead Oh! Mighty Engine Indie Folk
04. Night & Day 7:59 The Moondoggies Don't Be A Stranger 70s Country-rock throwback
05. Oppressions Each 3:27 Brightblack Morning Light Motion To Rejoin Psychedelic soul-drone jam
06. I Love You, I'm Going To... 7:33 Mogwai The Hawk is Howling Post-rock
07. Cygnet 3:20 Blevin Blectum Gular Flutter Noise/Experimental Electronica
08. This Is What 3:10 Horse Feathers House With No Home Alternative & Punk
09. Decisions Are Made 4:18 Religious Knives The Door Psychedelic drone
10. Living Forest 6:12 The Curtains Of Night Lost Houses Sludge Doom Metal
11. Immediate Mate 5:43 Grails Doomsdayer's Holiday Experimental Rock
12. A Light That Does Not Dim 1:47 O'Death Broken Hymns, Limbs and Skin Weirdo Country
13. Beast That You Are (Side A) 15:05 Pocahaunted Beast That You Are Experimental/Noise Folk
Song - Time - Artist - Album - Genre
01. Falcon Jab 3:55 Ratatat LP3 Hipster Electronica
02. Cleveland 4:52 Simon Wickham-Smith & Richard Youngs Veil (For Greg) Experimental Classical
03. Little Twig 3:36 Neil Halstead Oh! Mighty Engine Indie Folk
04. Night & Day 7:59 The Moondoggies Don't Be A Stranger 70s Country-rock throwback
05. Oppressions Each 3:27 Brightblack Morning Light Motion To Rejoin Psychedelic soul-drone jam
06. I Love You, I'm Going To... 7:33 Mogwai The Hawk is Howling Post-rock
07. Cygnet 3:20 Blevin Blectum Gular Flutter Noise/Experimental Electronica
08. This Is What 3:10 Horse Feathers House With No Home Alternative & Punk
09. Decisions Are Made 4:18 Religious Knives The Door Psychedelic drone
10. Living Forest 6:12 The Curtains Of Night Lost Houses Sludge Doom Metal
11. Immediate Mate 5:43 Grails Doomsdayer's Holiday Experimental Rock
12. A Light That Does Not Dim 1:47 O'Death Broken Hymns, Limbs and Skin Weirdo Country
13. Beast That You Are (Side A) 15:05 Pocahaunted Beast That You Are Experimental/Noise Folk
Honors English 11 Vocabulary List Week 7 (Quiz 10/10)
The words for this week will be gathered from the works of Walt Whitman in the textbook. You can get a preview here and here.
01. castes
02. slough
03. stalwart
04. ampler
05. disdaining
06. audacity
07. candor
08. physiognomy
09. indecorous
10. susceptibility
11. slight (n.)
12. "loafe" = loaf (v.)
13. distillation
14. inception
15. equanimity
16. fratricidal
17. impalpable
18. fathomless
19. tenacious
20. acquisitive
01. castes
02. slough
03. stalwart
04. ampler
05. disdaining
06. audacity
07. candor
08. physiognomy
09. indecorous
10. susceptibility
11. slight (n.)
12. "loafe" = loaf (v.)
13. distillation
14. inception
15. equanimity
16. fratricidal
17. impalpable
18. fathomless
19. tenacious
20. acquisitive
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
CP English 12: Renaissance Webquest
Since I cannot talk today, we're going to kill three birds with one stone with this webquest.
1. As an overview, read these two pages: One, Two. A couple of quiz questions that will likely pop up on Thursday are 1) What does "Renaissance" mean? and 2) Where did the Renaissance begin?
2. Open the Renaissance Webquest here. Following the guy's instructions, you and your partner will come together to create a 250-word (roughly 1/2 page) magazine or newspaper-style article on the topic I assign you. The site has plenty of links to choose.
3. Write the article, but include a Works Cited page using the MLA format. An overview is here, but the format you will need to use to cite websites is here. Don't worry about in-text citation for now- we'll work on that later.
4. Once completed, be sure to put your name and your partner's name on the page, saving it as a .doc file. Email me the finished product: fmmorris@chatham.k12.nc.us.
ROCK!
1. As an overview, read these two pages: One, Two. A couple of quiz questions that will likely pop up on Thursday are 1) What does "Renaissance" mean? and 2) Where did the Renaissance begin?
2. Open the Renaissance Webquest here. Following the guy's instructions, you and your partner will come together to create a 250-word (roughly 1/2 page) magazine or newspaper-style article on the topic I assign you. The site has plenty of links to choose.
3. Write the article, but include a Works Cited page using the MLA format. An overview is here, but the format you will need to use to cite websites is here. Don't worry about in-text citation for now- we'll work on that later.
4. Once completed, be sure to put your name and your partner's name on the page, saving it as a .doc file. Email me the finished product: fmmorris@chatham.k12.nc.us.
ROCK!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Honors English 11: Crucible Guide
The Crucible Points to Consider:
1. What are the motivations of the following characters:
Abigail Williams
John Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor
The Putnams
Revs. Parris and Hale
Judges Danforth and Hathorne
2. At what point does dramatic irony begin to ratchet the tension of the drama?
3. Who best represents to voice of reason in this drama?
4. Who best represents the voice of fear/hysteria?
1. What are the motivations of the following characters:
Abigail Williams
John Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor
The Putnams
Revs. Parris and Hale
Judges Danforth and Hathorne
2. At what point does dramatic irony begin to ratchet the tension of the drama?
3. Who best represents to voice of reason in this drama?
4. Who best represents the voice of fear/hysteria?
Friday, September 26, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary List Week 6 (Quiz 10/03)
The following vocabulary words are gathered from the text here.
01. expedient [1]
02. inexpedient
03. impose [2]
04. alacrity
05. fain
06. conscientious [4]
07. whit
08. palpitation
09. unscrupulous
10. reminiscence
11. philanthropist [6]
12. commodities [8]
13. tinge [11]
14. prevail
15. asserts
16. forthwith [12]
17. demagogue
18. inducement
19. gregariousness
20. virile
01. expedient [1]
02. inexpedient
03. impose [2]
04. alacrity
05. fain
06. conscientious [4]
07. whit
08. palpitation
09. unscrupulous
10. reminiscence
11. philanthropist [6]
12. commodities [8]
13. tinge [11]
14. prevail
15. asserts
16. forthwith [12]
17. demagogue
18. inducement
19. gregariousness
20. virile
Monday, September 22, 2008
Honors English 11: Nature
Read the introduction and first chapter of Nature.
Answer and be prepared to discuss the following questions:
Introduction:
1. From where does the current generation derive its understanding of God and nature? According to Emerson, what's wrong with this method? In turn, what flaws do you find in Emerson's argument?
2. Emerson makes a strong claim in the second paragraph ("Undoubtably we have..."). What is the claim? Read Emerson with the most charitable interpretation possible. How can you challenge this claim?
3. Note Emerson's value of a "sound judgment." What does this value correspond to in "Self-Reliance"?
4. What is Nature?
Chapter 1:
1. What is Emerson's conception of solitude? Why does he drone on about the stars? Note the presence of the sublime (this is an English Romantic concept).
2. Note the third paragraph ("When we speak..."). What qualifications does Emerson add to his definition of Nature? Why?
3. Why do children see the sun when adults do not? To what part of "Self-Reliance" does this belief correspond?
4. How does Emerson feel when immersed in Nature? What is the significance of this feeling?
5. What is all this nonsense about the "transparent eyeball"? What is the connection between man, Nature, and God?
6. What else is as beautiful as Nature?
7. What kind of relationship is Emerson developing with vegetables? This sounds inappropriate, but again, read Emerson with the most charitable definition possible.
8. In the last paragraph, in what way does Nature reflect human nature? As a critical thinker, challenge this assertion.
Answer and be prepared to discuss the following questions:
Introduction:
1. From where does the current generation derive its understanding of God and nature? According to Emerson, what's wrong with this method? In turn, what flaws do you find in Emerson's argument?
2. Emerson makes a strong claim in the second paragraph ("Undoubtably we have..."). What is the claim? Read Emerson with the most charitable interpretation possible. How can you challenge this claim?
3. Note Emerson's value of a "sound judgment." What does this value correspond to in "Self-Reliance"?
4. What is Nature?
Chapter 1:
1. What is Emerson's conception of solitude? Why does he drone on about the stars? Note the presence of the sublime (this is an English Romantic concept).
2. Note the third paragraph ("When we speak..."). What qualifications does Emerson add to his definition of Nature? Why?
3. Why do children see the sun when adults do not? To what part of "Self-Reliance" does this belief correspond?
4. How does Emerson feel when immersed in Nature? What is the significance of this feeling?
5. What is all this nonsense about the "transparent eyeball"? What is the connection between man, Nature, and God?
6. What else is as beautiful as Nature?
7. What kind of relationship is Emerson developing with vegetables? This sounds inappropriate, but again, read Emerson with the most charitable definition possible.
8. In the last paragraph, in what way does Nature reflect human nature? As a critical thinker, challenge this assertion.
Honors English 11: Transcendentalism Webquest
Open another Firefox tab and go to the Transcendentalism webquest here. Complete the following:
1. Read the information in the links in Step 1. On a sheet of notebook paper, answer the question: what is Transcendentalism? The link here is particularly helpful but doesn't seem to be working today. The link here is not as helpful, but worth a look. Just know that Transcendentalists believe in an a priori condition of knowledge (knowing the philosophical term "a priori" as a high school student will get you major respect when you hang out with your friends already in college).
2. In Step 2, read about Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, and Dickinson. These are the people you will be reading and need to know (i.e., "What characteristics make Emerson "Emerson"?) Be prepared to look at a representative text and tell me which of the four wrote the text. As a primer for this assignment, read the excerpted texts on the website and, on your paper, list the characteristics of each writer's writing.
3. Briefly explain the impact Transcendentalism had on education reform, the women's rights movement, and the Abolitionist movement (Steps 4-6).
1. Read the information in the links in Step 1. On a sheet of notebook paper, answer the question: what is Transcendentalism? The link here is particularly helpful but doesn't seem to be working today. The link here is not as helpful, but worth a look. Just know that Transcendentalists believe in an a priori condition of knowledge (knowing the philosophical term "a priori" as a high school student will get you major respect when you hang out with your friends already in college).
2. In Step 2, read about Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, and Dickinson. These are the people you will be reading and need to know (i.e., "What characteristics make Emerson "Emerson"?) Be prepared to look at a representative text and tell me which of the four wrote the text. As a primer for this assignment, read the excerpted texts on the website and, on your paper, list the characteristics of each writer's writing.
3. Briefly explain the impact Transcendentalism had on education reform, the women's rights movement, and the Abolitionist movement (Steps 4-6).
Honors English 11 Vocabulary List Week 5 (Quiz 09/26)
The following words are from the Revolutionary Materials packet as well.
01. consanguinity (3)
02. acquiesce
03. rectitude
04. absolved
05. levy
06. tranquility
07. posterity
08. celestial
09. impious (4)
10. infidel
11. ague
12. touchstones
13. penitentially
14. solemnize
15. baseness (6)
16. servile
17. disaffected (7)
18. ardor
19. decamped (8)
20. precipitate
Sunday, September 14, 2008
August 2008 Mixtape Up
If you are interested in experimental/underground music, see me or send me an email for a copy of the following August 2008 mixtape:
Song - Time - Artist - Album - Genre
01. Beams 3:55 Tape Luminarium Electronic
02. Moss Man 9:02 Zelienople His/Hers Experimental Rock
03. Heard Them Stirring 3:02 Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes Indie Rock
04. Fort 1:35 Pumice Quo Experimental Rock
05. Executive Focus 11:34 Endless Boogie Focus Level Classic/Krautrock
06. Alphabets 2:43 GZA/Genius Pro Tools Hip-Hop
07. Clear Shapes 2:37 Zomes Zomes Lo-Fi Rock
08. Under The Singing Sea 3:08 Ilyas Ahmed The Vertigo of Dawn Psych-folk guitar
09. Never Coming Back Again 4:10 Final Solution Brotherman OST Funk/R&B
10. Hope You All Are Gone 3:25 TK Webb & The Visions Ancestor Bluesy Indie-Rock
11. Rubiinilasia 5:04 Lau Nau Nukkuu Experimental Folk
12. Motown 3:41 Harvey Milk Life...The Best Game In Town Experimental sludge metal
13. Good & Evil 15:20 Aidan Baker Book Of Nods Drone
14. Side A 14:48 Andrew Coltrane Gongs of Violence c30 Noise
Song - Time - Artist - Album - Genre
01. Beams 3:55 Tape Luminarium Electronic
02. Moss Man 9:02 Zelienople His/Hers Experimental Rock
03. Heard Them Stirring 3:02 Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes Indie Rock
04. Fort 1:35 Pumice Quo Experimental Rock
05. Executive Focus 11:34 Endless Boogie Focus Level Classic/Krautrock
06. Alphabets 2:43 GZA/Genius Pro Tools Hip-Hop
07. Clear Shapes 2:37 Zomes Zomes Lo-Fi Rock
08. Under The Singing Sea 3:08 Ilyas Ahmed The Vertigo of Dawn Psych-folk guitar
09. Never Coming Back Again 4:10 Final Solution Brotherman OST Funk/R&B
10. Hope You All Are Gone 3:25 TK Webb & The Visions Ancestor Bluesy Indie-Rock
11. Rubiinilasia 5:04 Lau Nau Nukkuu Experimental Folk
12. Motown 3:41 Harvey Milk Life...The Best Game In Town Experimental sludge metal
13. Good & Evil 15:20 Aidan Baker Book Of Nods Drone
14. Side A 14:48 Andrew Coltrane Gongs of Violence c30 Noise
Friday, September 12, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary List Week 4 (Quiz 09/19)
The following terms come from the Revolutionary Materials page I'll hand out on Monday.
01. endowed (1)
02. prudence (1)
03. transience (1)
04. usurpations (1)
05. evinces (1)
06. despotism (1)
07. assent (1)
08. convulsions (1)
09. endeavored (2)
10. naturalization (2)
11. appropriations (2)
12. tenure (2)
13. erected (2)
14. jurisdiction (2)
15. arbitrary (2)
16. abdicated (2)
17. perfidy (2)
18. insurrections (2)
19. redress (3)
20. disavow (3)
01. endowed (1)
02. prudence (1)
03. transience (1)
04. usurpations (1)
05. evinces (1)
06. despotism (1)
07. assent (1)
08. convulsions (1)
09. endeavored (2)
10. naturalization (2)
11. appropriations (2)
12. tenure (2)
13. erected (2)
14. jurisdiction (2)
15. arbitrary (2)
16. abdicated (2)
17. perfidy (2)
18. insurrections (2)
19. redress (3)
20. disavow (3)
Friday, September 5, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary List Week 3
The following vocabulary words are from the Penguin Plays edition of The Crucible:
01. surmised (2)
02. inert (3)
03. ordinances (4)
04. predilection (5)
05. rankle (5)
06. parochial (5)
07. ingratiating (6)
08. autocratic (6)
09. junta (6)
10. repression (7)
11. injunctions (7)
12. dissembling (9)
13. apprehension (9)
14. abominations (11)
15. deference (12)
16. providence (13)
17. grievances (14)
18. vindictive (14)
19. smirched (15)
20. corroborating (15)
01. surmised (2)
02. inert (3)
03. ordinances (4)
04. predilection (5)
05. rankle (5)
06. parochial (5)
07. ingratiating (6)
08. autocratic (6)
09. junta (6)
10. repression (7)
11. injunctions (7)
12. dissembling (9)
13. apprehension (9)
14. abominations (11)
15. deference (12)
16. providence (13)
17. grievances (14)
18. vindictive (14)
19. smirched (15)
20. corroborating (15)
Monday, September 1, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary Week 2 (Quiz 9/5)
You will be responsible for the following vocabulary words from The Scarlet Letter:
01. practicable (182)
02. contiguous (182)
03. effervescence (182)
04. eminence (183)
05. fortitude (183)
06. countenance (183)
07. inducements (183)
08. feebleness (184)
09. ominously (184)
10. eccentricities (185)
11. endowment (187)
12. pathos (187)
13. gradations (187)
14. plaintiveness (187)
15. diffuse (187)
16. auditor (188)
17. ignominy (188)
18. indefatigable (188)
19. boorish (189)
20. repugnance (189)
01. practicable (182)
02. contiguous (182)
03. effervescence (182)
04. eminence (183)
05. fortitude (183)
06. countenance (183)
07. inducements (183)
08. feebleness (184)
09. ominously (184)
10. eccentricities (185)
11. endowment (187)
12. pathos (187)
13. gradations (187)
14. plaintiveness (187)
15. diffuse (187)
16. auditor (188)
17. ignominy (188)
18. indefatigable (188)
19. boorish (189)
20. repugnance (189)
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary List Week 1 (Quiz 8/29)
You are responsible for the following words as they appear in their context in The Scarlet Letter.
01. disinclined (1)
02. quietude (1)
03. decorous (1)
04. genial (1)
05. prate (1)
06. prolix (2)
07. dilapidated (2)
08. languid (2)
09. edifice (2)
10. truculency (2)
11. multitudinous (3)
12. imperceptibly (3)
13. incommodities (3)
14. venerable (4)
15. slovenliness (4)
16. voluminous (4)
17. decrepit (4)
18. emoluments (5)
19. sensuous (5)
20. progenitor (5)
01. disinclined (1)
02. quietude (1)
03. decorous (1)
04. genial (1)
05. prate (1)
06. prolix (2)
07. dilapidated (2)
08. languid (2)
09. edifice (2)
10. truculency (2)
11. multitudinous (3)
12. imperceptibly (3)
13. incommodities (3)
14. venerable (4)
15. slovenliness (4)
16. voluminous (4)
17. decrepit (4)
18. emoluments (5)
19. sensuous (5)
20. progenitor (5)
Welcome to Mr. Morris's English Blog Fall 2008
Dear students and parents,
Several times a week I will use this blog to update vocabulary lists for Honors classes, provide links to instructional materials, share news stories pertinent to class activities, and share answers to questions I could not answer in class. As I expect with my students, I refuse to answer questions with, "I don't know." The better answer is, "I'll find out."
I highly recommend students create a google account (it's as simple as signing up for gmail, which you should do anyway) and post questions and comments in the comments section of posts I make. Each time someone comments on this blog, I receive an email alert ensuring a quick response from me. I will also sometimes offer extra credit to students who first reply to a question I pose on this blog.
In short, use this tool to your advantage.
Several times a week I will use this blog to update vocabulary lists for Honors classes, provide links to instructional materials, share news stories pertinent to class activities, and share answers to questions I could not answer in class. As I expect with my students, I refuse to answer questions with, "I don't know." The better answer is, "I'll find out."
I highly recommend students create a google account (it's as simple as signing up for gmail, which you should do anyway) and post questions and comments in the comments section of posts I make. Each time someone comments on this blog, I receive an email alert ensuring a quick response from me. I will also sometimes offer extra credit to students who first reply to a question I pose on this blog.
In short, use this tool to your advantage.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Honors 11 Exam Study Guide
1. When Their Eyes Were Watching God begins, Janie is
2. Why does Janie leave her first husband?
3. On the store porch, why does Janie break her silence?
4. What does Jody do after Janie insults him in front of the other men?
5. Why does Janie reject so many suitors after Jody’s death?
6. How do Janie’s black friends act toward her during her trial?
7. Claude McKay’s “If We Must Die” is written in
8. Harlem Renaissance poets are NOT typically characterized by their use of
9. Langston Hughes’s “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” compares rivers to the speaker’s
10. Langston Hughes traces his ancestry to its earliest roots by the
11. Langston Hughes expresses the burden of
12. “I Too” is a response to
13. “I Too” most expresses
14. In Catch-22, which character is falls violently in love with a whore but is tragically killed at the La Spieza mission?
15. Which officer enjoys shooting field mice and refuses to engage in evasive action during missions?
16. Who tries to kill Yossarian with a knife after hearing about Nately's death?
17. What happens on the mission for which Yossarian receives a medal?
18. Major Major’s rise to rank suggests the ____________________ of authority.
19. Which city does the squadron bomb when Yossarian refuses to participate?
20. Why will Luciana and Yossarian not get married?
21. What is Kid Sampson doing when he gets sliced in half?
22. Who does Yossarian pretend to be in the hospital?
23. The Catch-22 mandates
24. Milo’s syndicate is financially strapped because he over-invests in
25. Orr escapes to
26. Which character unashamedly admits his corrupt pre-war civilian life?
27. What is Yossarian’s excuse for returning from the first mission to Bologna?
28 Who says: “It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.”
29. Who says: “What’s good for M & M Enterprises is good for the country.”
30. What makes Yossarian question the existence of God?
2. Why does Janie leave her first husband?
3. On the store porch, why does Janie break her silence?
4. What does Jody do after Janie insults him in front of the other men?
5. Why does Janie reject so many suitors after Jody’s death?
6. How do Janie’s black friends act toward her during her trial?
7. Claude McKay’s “If We Must Die” is written in
8. Harlem Renaissance poets are NOT typically characterized by their use of
9. Langston Hughes’s “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” compares rivers to the speaker’s
10. Langston Hughes traces his ancestry to its earliest roots by the
11. Langston Hughes expresses the burden of
12. “I Too” is a response to
13. “I Too” most expresses
14. In Catch-22, which character is falls violently in love with a whore but is tragically killed at the La Spieza mission?
15. Which officer enjoys shooting field mice and refuses to engage in evasive action during missions?
16. Who tries to kill Yossarian with a knife after hearing about Nately's death?
17. What happens on the mission for which Yossarian receives a medal?
18. Major Major’s rise to rank suggests the ____________________ of authority.
19. Which city does the squadron bomb when Yossarian refuses to participate?
20. Why will Luciana and Yossarian not get married?
21. What is Kid Sampson doing when he gets sliced in half?
22. Who does Yossarian pretend to be in the hospital?
23. The Catch-22 mandates
24. Milo’s syndicate is financially strapped because he over-invests in
25. Orr escapes to
26. Which character unashamedly admits his corrupt pre-war civilian life?
27. What is Yossarian’s excuse for returning from the first mission to Bologna?
28 Who says: “It doesn’t make a damned bit of difference who wins the war to someone who’s dead.”
29. Who says: “What’s good for M & M Enterprises is good for the country.”
30. What makes Yossarian question the existence of God?
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Honors English 11 Works List (in progress)
Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self-Reliance
Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado," "Masque of the Red Death," and "Fall of the House of Usher"
Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass
Ambrose Bierce's "Chickamauga" and "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men
Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God
Langston Hughes's "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and "I, Too"
Claude McKay's "If We Must Die"
Joseph Heller's Catch-22
Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five
Arthur Miller's The Crucible
Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self-Reliance
Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado," "Masque of the Red Death," and "Fall of the House of Usher"
Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass
Ambrose Bierce's "Chickamauga" and "Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men
Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God
Langston Hughes's "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and "I, Too"
Claude McKay's "If We Must Die"
Joseph Heller's Catch-22
Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five
Music Education: May 2008 Mix Tape
If you are interested in a mix cd of the following tunes, bring me a blank CDR.
Number- Song- Time- Artist- Album- Year Published
01 East Mountain Joint 5:29 MV & EE With The Bummer Road Green Blues 2007
02 Celestial Titanic 3:27 Who's Your Favorite Son God Out Of Body Diva 2006
03 Luck 8:24 Religious Knives Resin 2008
04 Yesterday 1:11 J Dilla Jay Love Japan 2008
05 Clash 8:34 Offonoff Clash 2008
06 Engine Of Ruin 6:28 Earth The Bees Made Honey In The Lions Skull 2008
07 Sunset 6:29 Crush The Junta The Disappeared 2008
08 Easy Prey 2:14 Retribution Gospel Choir Retribution Gospel Choir 2008
09 Sweedeedee 5:22 Michael Hurley & Pals Armchair Boogie 1970
10 Behind The Skies 7:19 Blues Control Puff 2008
11 You Really Got A Hold On Me 3:59 She & Him Volume One 2008
12 8mmsweetbitter 6:00 Jarboe & Justin Broadrick J2 2008
13 Coming To Get You 7:28 Six Organs Of Admittance Shelter From The Ash 2007
14 The Devil's A Dork (The Sea Told Me) 5:12 TK Webb Living Bridge 2008
Number- Song- Time- Artist- Album- Year Published
01 East Mountain Joint 5:29 MV & EE With The Bummer Road Green Blues 2007
02 Celestial Titanic 3:27 Who's Your Favorite Son God Out Of Body Diva 2006
03 Luck 8:24 Religious Knives Resin 2008
04 Yesterday 1:11 J Dilla Jay Love Japan 2008
05 Clash 8:34 Offonoff Clash 2008
06 Engine Of Ruin 6:28 Earth The Bees Made Honey In The Lions Skull 2008
07 Sunset 6:29 Crush The Junta The Disappeared 2008
08 Easy Prey 2:14 Retribution Gospel Choir Retribution Gospel Choir 2008
09 Sweedeedee 5:22 Michael Hurley & Pals Armchair Boogie 1970
10 Behind The Skies 7:19 Blues Control Puff 2008
11 You Really Got A Hold On Me 3:59 She & Him Volume One 2008
12 8mmsweetbitter 6:00 Jarboe & Justin Broadrick J2 2008
13 Coming To Get You 7:28 Six Organs Of Admittance Shelter From The Ash 2007
14 The Devil's A Dork (The Sea Told Me) 5:12 TK Webb Living Bridge 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocab List week 15
The first number designates the Catch-22 chapter. The second designates the page number from the Scribner Paperback Fiction edition.
01. putrescent (2 - 26)
02. vehemently (29)
03. enumerated (29)
04. retrospective (adj.) (29)
05. ravenously (30)
06. succulent (30)
07. spatulate (30)
08. tittered (3 - 31)
09. interminably (31)
10. disaffiliated (32)
11. incandescent (33)
12. populously (33)
13. rumpus (33)
14. reprovingly (33)
15. lecherous (33)
16. dissipated (33)
17. avid (33)
18. bonanza (34)
19. multitudinous (34)
20. jurisdictional (35)
01. putrescent (2 - 26)
02. vehemently (29)
03. enumerated (29)
04. retrospective (adj.) (29)
05. ravenously (30)
06. succulent (30)
07. spatulate (30)
08. tittered (3 - 31)
09. interminably (31)
10. disaffiliated (32)
11. incandescent (33)
12. populously (33)
13. rumpus (33)
14. reprovingly (33)
15. lecherous (33)
16. dissipated (33)
17. avid (33)
18. bonanza (34)
19. multitudinous (34)
20. jurisdictional (35)
Monday, May 12, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocab Week 15
This week's words come from the first and second chapters of Catch-22.
01. modifiers (1)
02. proscribing
03. salutations
04. ethereal
05. echelon
06. stifling
07. tepid
08. expurgating
09. insignia
10. ecstatically
11. diffident
12. beamed
13. conciliating
14. glutinous
15. vortex
16. pedantic
17. derogated
18. epitome
19. infundibuliform (2)
20. apoplectic
01. modifiers (1)
02. proscribing
03. salutations
04. ethereal
05. echelon
06. stifling
07. tepid
08. expurgating
09. insignia
10. ecstatically
11. diffident
12. beamed
13. conciliating
14. glutinous
15. vortex
16. pedantic
17. derogated
18. epitome
19. infundibuliform (2)
20. apoplectic
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
CP English 10 Things Fall Apart Webquest
This webquest is similar to the others in that you will research the culture we are studying in the text (Ibo/Igbo). It is different in that instead of creating a Powerpoint presentation, you will create a four-page magazine in the style of National Geographic. You can access the webquest here.
Hon. English 11 Vocab Week 14
From our edition of Of Mice and Men:
01. morosely (4)
02. droned (6)
03. brusquely (8)
04. pantomime
05. reluctantly (9)
06. imperiously
07. anguished (11)
08. scoff (17)
09. scourges (18)
10. liniment (19)
11. mollified (24)
12. pugnacious (25)
13. gingerly (25)
14. ominously (27)
15. absorbedly
16. derogatory
17. flounced (29)
18. plaintively
19. bridled (31)
20. apprehensive (32)
01. morosely (4)
02. droned (6)
03. brusquely (8)
04. pantomime
05. reluctantly (9)
06. imperiously
07. anguished (11)
08. scoff (17)
09. scourges (18)
10. liniment (19)
11. mollified (24)
12. pugnacious (25)
13. gingerly (25)
14. ominously (27)
15. absorbedly
16. derogatory
17. flounced (29)
18. plaintively
19. bridled (31)
20. apprehensive (32)
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Hon. 11 Vocab Week Triskaidekaphobia
This is from my Scribner Paperback Fiction edition of The Great Gatsby.
01. levity (5)
02. plagiaristic (6)
03. excursions
04. bungalow (8)
05. reproach (10)
06. wistfully
07. supercilious (11)
08. effeminate
09. swank
10. fractiousness
11. vista (12)
12. pungent
13. divan (13)
14. imperceptibly
15. deft (15)
16. incredulously
17. imperatively (16)
18. unobtrusively
19. infinitesimal (18)
20. extemporizing (19)
01. levity (5)
02. plagiaristic (6)
03. excursions
04. bungalow (8)
05. reproach (10)
06. wistfully
07. supercilious (11)
08. effeminate
09. swank
10. fractiousness
11. vista (12)
12. pungent
13. divan (13)
14. imperceptibly
15. deft (15)
16. incredulously
17. imperatively (16)
18. unobtrusively
19. infinitesimal (18)
20. extemporizing (19)
Monday, April 21, 2008
Hon. 11 Vocab Week 12
The words below are from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Page number are from my copy.
01. haphazard (Huck Finn) -
02. painstakingly (Huck Finn) -
03. victuals (1) -
04. tolerable (2) -
05. particular (2) -
06. providence (10) -
07. airs (18) -
08. nabob (24) -
09. delirium tremens (25) -
10. roust (27) -
11. palavering (27) -
12. slough (check context !) (30) -
13. brash (35) -
14. fantods (37) -
15. security (check the context!) (42) -
16. bluffs (44) -
17. rummaged (47) -
18. varmint (47) -
19. jabbering (57) -
20. derrick (60) -
01. haphazard (Huck Finn) -
02. painstakingly (Huck Finn) -
03. victuals (1) -
04. tolerable (2) -
05. particular (2) -
06. providence (10) -
07. airs (18) -
08. nabob (24) -
09. delirium tremens (25) -
10. roust (27) -
11. palavering (27) -
12. slough (check context !) (30) -
13. brash (35) -
14. fantods (37) -
15. security (check the context!) (42) -
16. bluffs (44) -
17. rummaged (47) -
18. varmint (47) -
19. jabbering (57) -
20. derrick (60) -
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Hon. and CP 11: Literary Poop Jokes are Funny
Extra Credit goes to the first person who "gets" this joke. Post a comment.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Hon. 11 Vocab Week 11
Again, apologies for the lack of alacrity in posting. The words for this week are gathered from our copy of "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." Pagination noted below:
01. compliance (1)
02. garrulous
03. append
04. personage
05. conjectured
06. exasperating
07. reminiscence
08. tedious
09. dilapidated (blast from the past!)
10. countenance
11. commissioned
12. blockaded
13. monotonous
14. interminable
15. transcendent
16. finesse
17. enterprising (4)
18. vagabond
19. recommenced (5)
20. afflicted (should also look familiar)
01. compliance (1)
02. garrulous
03. append
04. personage
05. conjectured
06. exasperating
07. reminiscence
08. tedious
09. dilapidated (blast from the past!)
10. countenance
11. commissioned
12. blockaded
13. monotonous
14. interminable
15. transcendent
16. finesse
17. enterprising (4)
18. vagabond
19. recommenced (5)
20. afflicted (should also look familiar)
Monday, April 7, 2008
Hon. English 11 Vocabulary Week 10
The following words are gleaned from your copy of "Chickamauga"
01. rude (1)
02. hewn
03. dominion
04. intrepid
05. prudence
06. curb (v.)
07. formidable
08. immemorial (2)
09. acclivity
10. gait
11. prone
12. clad
13. grotesque
14. caricatured (3)
15. maculated
16. spoor
17. martial
18. exodus (4)
19. conspicuous
20. conflagration
01. rude (1)
02. hewn
03. dominion
04. intrepid
05. prudence
06. curb (v.)
07. formidable
08. immemorial (2)
09. acclivity
10. gait
11. prone
12. clad
13. grotesque
14. caricatured (3)
15. maculated
16. spoor
17. martial
18. exodus (4)
19. conspicuous
20. conflagration
Monday, March 31, 2008
Hon./CP English 11 Dickinson Poem Links
Here are links to the poems for which you'll be responsible:
CP & Honors:
"Because I could not stop for Death"
"I heard a fly buzz--when I died"
"There's a certain Slant of light"
"My life closed twice before its close"
"The Brain--is wider than the sky"
"Water, is taught by thirst"
Honors:
"The Soul selects her own Society"
CP & Honors:
"Because I could not stop for Death"
"I heard a fly buzz--when I died"
"There's a certain Slant of light"
"My life closed twice before its close"
"The Brain--is wider than the sky"
"Water, is taught by thirst"
Honors:
"The Soul selects her own Society"
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocab Week 9
The words for this week will be gathered from the works of Walt Whitman in the textbook. You can get a preview here and here.
01. castes
02. slough
03. stalwart
04. ampler
05. disdaining
06. audacity
07. candor
08. physiognomy
09. indecorous
10. susceptibility
11. slight (n.)
12. "loafe" = loaf (v.)
13. distillation
14. inception
15. equanimity
16. fratricidal
17. impalpable
18. fathomless
19. tenacious
20. acquisitive
01. castes
02. slough
03. stalwart
04. ampler
05. disdaining
06. audacity
07. candor
08. physiognomy
09. indecorous
10. susceptibility
11. slight (n.)
12. "loafe" = loaf (v.)
13. distillation
14. inception
15. equanimity
16. fratricidal
17. impalpable
18. fathomless
19. tenacious
20. acquisitive
Monday, March 17, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocab Week 8
The following vocabulary words are gathered from the text here.
01. expedient [1]
02. inexpedient
03. impose [2]
04. alacrity
05. fain
06. conscientious [4]
07. whit
08. palpitation
09. unscrupulous
10. reminiscence
11. philanthropist [6]
12. commodities [8]
13. tinge [11]
14. prevail
15. asserts
16. forthwith [12]
17. demagogue
18. inducement
19. gregariousness
20. virile
01. expedient [1]
02. inexpedient
03. impose [2]
04. alacrity
05. fain
06. conscientious [4]
07. whit
08. palpitation
09. unscrupulous
10. reminiscence
11. philanthropist [6]
12. commodities [8]
13. tinge [11]
14. prevail
15. asserts
16. forthwith [12]
17. demagogue
18. inducement
19. gregariousness
20. virile
Honors 11 Civil Disobedience
You can find the link here. Be prepared to discuss Thoreau's indictments of government.
Friday, March 14, 2008
CP English 10: Proverbs Assignment
Our standard course of study includes making comparisons between historical and contemporary issues. The ability to govern one's own actions is a very personal and political issue. Look at the proverbs on page 130-131 in the text and browse some of the many proverbs here. Complete the following:
1. Write the three proverbs you picked for homework and explain what they mean in formal English.
2. For each proverb, note its origin (i.e., what region of Africa they are from).
3. On the site linked above, search for a proverb from another culture that has the same general meaning and copy it, noting its origin.
4. Answer: How are the proverbs different? What does this suggest about cultural differences?
1. Write the three proverbs you picked for homework and explain what they mean in formal English.
2. For each proverb, note its origin (i.e., what region of Africa they are from).
3. On the site linked above, search for a proverb from another culture that has the same general meaning and copy it, noting its origin.
4. Answer: How are the proverbs different? What does this suggest about cultural differences?
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Honors English 11: Nature
Read the introduction and first chapter of Nature.
Answer and be prepared to discuss the following questions:
Introduction:
1. From where does the current generation derive its understanding of God and nature? According to Emerson, what's wrong with this method? In turn, what flaws do you find in Emerson's argument?
2. Emerson makes a strong claim in the second paragraph ("Undoubtably we have..."). What is the claim? Read Emerson with the most charitable interpretation possible. How can you challenge this claim?
3. Note Emerson's value of a "sound judgment." What does this value correspond to in "Self-Reliance"?
4. What is Nature?
Chapter 1:
1. What is Emerson's conception of solitude? Why does he drone on about the stars? Note the presence of the sublime (this is an English Romantic concept).
2. Note the third paragraph ("When we speak..."). What qualifications does Emerson add to his definition of Nature? Why?
3. Why do children see the sun when adults do not? To what part of "Self-Reliance" does this belief correspond?
4. How does Emerson feel when immersed in Nature? What is the significance of this feeling?
5. What is all this nonsense about the "transparent eyeball"? What is the connection between man, Nature, and God?
6. What else is as beautiful as Nature?
7. What kind of relationship is Emerson developing with vegetables? This sounds inappropriate, but again, read Emerson with the most charitable definition possible.
8. In the last paragraph, in what way does Nature reflect human nature? As a critical thinker, challenge this assertion.
Answer and be prepared to discuss the following questions:
Introduction:
1. From where does the current generation derive its understanding of God and nature? According to Emerson, what's wrong with this method? In turn, what flaws do you find in Emerson's argument?
2. Emerson makes a strong claim in the second paragraph ("Undoubtably we have..."). What is the claim? Read Emerson with the most charitable interpretation possible. How can you challenge this claim?
3. Note Emerson's value of a "sound judgment." What does this value correspond to in "Self-Reliance"?
4. What is Nature?
Chapter 1:
1. What is Emerson's conception of solitude? Why does he drone on about the stars? Note the presence of the sublime (this is an English Romantic concept).
2. Note the third paragraph ("When we speak..."). What qualifications does Emerson add to his definition of Nature? Why?
3. Why do children see the sun when adults do not? To what part of "Self-Reliance" does this belief correspond?
4. How does Emerson feel when immersed in Nature? What is the significance of this feeling?
5. What is all this nonsense about the "transparent eyeball"? What is the connection between man, Nature, and God?
6. What else is as beautiful as Nature?
7. What kind of relationship is Emerson developing with vegetables? This sounds inappropriate, but again, read Emerson with the most charitable definition possible.
8. In the last paragraph, in what way does Nature reflect human nature? As a critical thinker, challenge this assertion.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
CP English 10: 1,001 Arabian Nights Imagery Exercise
1. Browse the tales offered here and here. Pick a tale other than "The Fisherman and the Jinnee" and read it.
2. On a sheet of paper, answer the following questions:
I. Who are the main characters?
II. What is the main action of the plot?
III. What are the most important images in your tale?
3. Using a sheet of unlined paper, recreate the one most important image in your tale. You may use the art supplies or magazine images for a collage. At the bottom of your paper, provide the quote from the text that serves as the basis for your image. The project is due at the end of class.
2. On a sheet of paper, answer the following questions:
I. Who are the main characters?
II. What is the main action of the plot?
III. What are the most important images in your tale?
3. Using a sheet of unlined paper, recreate the one most important image in your tale. You may use the art supplies or magazine images for a collage. At the bottom of your paper, provide the quote from the text that serves as the basis for your image. The project is due at the end of class.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocab Week 7
The following terms are from the copy of Ralph Waldo Emerson's Self-Reliance:
01. eminent (1)
02. admonition
03. latent
04. ascribe
05. naught
06. firmament
07. envy (n.)
08. manifest (2)
09. invalids
10. oracles
11. disconcerted
12. prattle
13. piquancy
14. nonchalance
15. disdain
16. conciliate
17. eclat
18. formidable (3)
19. aversion
20. ephemeral
01. eminent (1)
02. admonition
03. latent
04. ascribe
05. naught
06. firmament
07. envy (n.)
08. manifest (2)
09. invalids
10. oracles
11. disconcerted
12. prattle
13. piquancy
14. nonchalance
15. disdain
16. conciliate
17. eclat
18. formidable (3)
19. aversion
20. ephemeral
CP English 11 Vocab Week 7
1. proprietor (p. 408) -
2. unmolested (p. 409) -
3. exude (p. 409) -
4. celestial (p. 409) -
5. terrestrial (p. 410) -
6. resignation (p. 410) -
7. rout (p. 410) -
8. sublime (p. 410) -
9. superfluous (p. 410) -
10. evitable (p. 410) -
11. frittered (p. 410) -
12. fluctuating (p. 410) -
13. spartan (p. 411) -
14. mean (p. 413) (check context) -
15. disreputable (p. 413) -
2. unmolested (p. 409) -
3. exude (p. 409) -
4. celestial (p. 409) -
5. terrestrial (p. 410) -
6. resignation (p. 410) -
7. rout (p. 410) -
8. sublime (p. 410) -
9. superfluous (p. 410) -
10. evitable (p. 410) -
11. frittered (p. 410) -
12. fluctuating (p. 410) -
13. spartan (p. 411) -
14. mean (p. 413) (check context) -
15. disreputable (p. 413) -
Honors English 11 Transcendentalism Webquest
Open another Firefox tab and go to the Transcendentalism webquest here. Complete the following:
1. Read the information in the links in Step 1. In your notes, answer the question: what is Transcendentalism? The link here is particularly helpful (knowing the philosophical term "a priori" as a high school student will get you major respect when you hang out with your friends already in college).
2. In Step 2, read about Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, and Dickinson. These are the people you will be reading and need to know (i.e., "What characteristics make Emerson "Emerson"? Be prepared to look at a representative text and tell me which of the four wrote the text).
3. Be prepared to briefly explain the impact Transcendentalism had on education reform, the women's rights movement, and the Abolitionist movement (Steps 4-6).
1. Read the information in the links in Step 1. In your notes, answer the question: what is Transcendentalism? The link here is particularly helpful (knowing the philosophical term "a priori" as a high school student will get you major respect when you hang out with your friends already in college).
2. In Step 2, read about Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, and Dickinson. These are the people you will be reading and need to know (i.e., "What characteristics make Emerson "Emerson"? Be prepared to look at a representative text and tell me which of the four wrote the text).
3. Be prepared to briefly explain the impact Transcendentalism had on education reform, the women's rights movement, and the Abolitionist movement (Steps 4-6).
Thursday, March 6, 2008
CP English 11 Vocab Week 6
1. protege (p. 390) -
2. cordial -
3. exhilaration -
4. perpetual -
5. decorum -
6. calamity -
7. egotism -
8. frolic (392) -
9. aversion (394)
10. rude (p. 395) -
11. alight (p. 397) -
12. courier -
13. tumultuous -
14. eccentric (404) -
15. dilapidated (408)-
2. cordial -
3. exhilaration -
4. perpetual -
5. decorum -
6. calamity -
7. egotism -
8. frolic (392) -
9. aversion (394)
10. rude (p. 395) -
11. alight (p. 397) -
12. courier -
13. tumultuous -
14. eccentric (404) -
15. dilapidated (408)-
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Honors English 11 Test 2 Study Guide
The Crucible
Points to Consider:
1. What are the motivations of the following characters:
Abigail Williams
John Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor
The Putnams
Revs. Parris and Hale
Judges Danforth and Hathorne
2. At what point does dramatic irony begin to ratchet the tension of the drama?
3. Who best represents to voice of reason in this drama?
4. Who best represents the voice of fear/hysteria?
In terms of the Poe short stories, be prepared to answer various questions asking you to identify various elements of the dramatic structure of the stories, talk about mood, and discuss symbolism.
Points to Consider:
1. What are the motivations of the following characters:
Abigail Williams
John Proctor
Elizabeth Proctor
The Putnams
Revs. Parris and Hale
Judges Danforth and Hathorne
2. At what point does dramatic irony begin to ratchet the tension of the drama?
3. Who best represents to voice of reason in this drama?
4. Who best represents the voice of fear/hysteria?
In terms of the Poe short stories, be prepared to answer various questions asking you to identify various elements of the dramatic structure of the stories, talk about mood, and discuss symbolism.
CP English 10 Islam Webquest
In conjunction with our readings from The Koran and 1,001 Arabian Nights, we will take a closer look at the world religion of Islam. Your in-class assignment for today and tomorrow is to follow the webquest on Islam found below. Powerpoint presentations will be presented in-class on Friday (March 7). This will be your final test grade of the 6 weeks.
Islam Webquest
Islam Webquest
Monday, March 3, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary Week 6
The following words are collected from the copy of "The Fall of the House of Usher" I handed out last week.
01. insufferable (1)
02. pervaded
03. sedges
04. aught
05. sublime
06. precipitous
07. lurid
08. tarn
09. boon
10. malady
11. munificent (2)
12. orthodox
13. equivocal
14. appellation
15. affinity
16. pestilent
17. valet (3)
18. phantasmagoric
19. trepidation
20. pallor (4)
01. insufferable (1)
02. pervaded
03. sedges
04. aught
05. sublime
06. precipitous
07. lurid
08. tarn
09. boon
10. malady
11. munificent (2)
12. orthodox
13. equivocal
14. appellation
15. affinity
16. pestilent
17. valet (3)
18. phantasmagoric
19. trepidation
20. pallor (4)
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary Week 5
The following words are from the Revolutionary Materials packet as well.
01. consanguinity (3)
02. acquiesce
03. rectitude
04. absolved
05. levy
06. tranquility
07. posterity
08. celestial
09. impious (4)
10. infidel
11. ague
12. touchstones
13. penitentially
14. solemnize
15. baseness (6)
16. servile
17. disaffected (7)
18. ardor
19. decamped (8)
20. precipitate
01. consanguinity (3)
02. acquiesce
03. rectitude
04. absolved
05. levy
06. tranquility
07. posterity
08. celestial
09. impious (4)
10. infidel
11. ague
12. touchstones
13. penitentially
14. solemnize
15. baseness (6)
16. servile
17. disaffected (7)
18. ardor
19. decamped (8)
20. precipitate
Monday, February 18, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary Week 4
The following terms come from the Revolutionary Materials page I'll hand out on Tuesday.
01. endowed (1)
02. prudence (1)
03. transience (1)
04. usurpations (1)
05. evinces (1)
06. despotism (1)
07. assent (1)
08. convulsions (1)
09. endeavored (2)
10. naturalization (2)
11. appropriations (2)
12. tenure (2)
13. erected (2)
14. jurisdiction (2)
15. arbitrary (2)
16. abdicated (2)
17. perfidy (2)
18. insurrections (2)
19. redress (3)
20. disavow (3)
01. endowed (1)
02. prudence (1)
03. transience (1)
04. usurpations (1)
05. evinces (1)
06. despotism (1)
07. assent (1)
08. convulsions (1)
09. endeavored (2)
10. naturalization (2)
11. appropriations (2)
12. tenure (2)
13. erected (2)
14. jurisdiction (2)
15. arbitrary (2)
16. abdicated (2)
17. perfidy (2)
18. insurrections (2)
19. redress (3)
20. disavow (3)
Friday, February 15, 2008
Hon. English 11 Study Guide for The Crucible
This guide is a little on the elementary side but worth a start.
1. Describe Rev. Parris. What was his attitude towards children?
2. According to Miller, what factors were responsible for the witch hysteria
4. Who had authority in Salem Village
5. Identify sources of arguments between Salem neighbors
9. When asked about the events in the forest, what does Abigail tell Parris happened
12. Why did Thomas Putnam feel that his honor had been destroyed when the village elected Burroughs as minister
13. Describe Ann Putnam. What happened to her children, and what does she think of this
14. How does Proctor feel about hypocrites and how does this reflect on himself
15. Why has Proctor come to town
16. How does Proctor feel about Abigail now
19. Identify two reasons the village turned against Rebecca Nurse
23. Why does Rebecca say to wait to call in Rev. Hale
24. Why does Proctor refuse to go to church
25. According to Rebecca Nurse, why are families staying away from the church
26. How educated is Parris
27. What complaint does Parris have concerning his salary. What suggests that he values money over god
31. What happened the last time Hale thought he had found a witch?
Act II
1. How would you describe the relationship between Proctor and his wife
13. What does Elizabeth want John to do
15. What questions does he ask
20. According to Proctor, why have the people confessed
27. For what reason has Cheever come to the Proctor house
Act III
4. Why did Mary Warren appear before Danforth
6. How does Proctor react to Mary Warren’s testimony
7. What do we learn about Elizabeth Proctor
12. What does Putnam stand to gain by charging people with witchcraft
13. Why was Giles charged with contempt of court
17. Does Parris admit to seeing the girls dancing in the forest
20. what does Proctor do to Abigail. What does he tell the court
21. When questioned about her husband’s affair, what does Elizabeth tell them
22. How does Abigail cause Mary Warren to reverse her testimony
Act IV
1. What is the antecedent action that precedes this act
2. How has Herrick changed from the previous act
3. Why has Hale returned to the jail
4. How does Hathorne describe Parris
5. To what does Cheever attribute Parris’ madness
6. Parris is deeply troubled by Abigail’s actions—what did she do
12. How does Hale now view his position as a minister
13. What does Hale want Elizabeth to do
14. What was Giles Corey’s fate. Why did he do it
15. How does Elizabeth respond when John asks for her forgiveness. What does she mean
16. How has Elizabeth come to view John’s adultery. How did she view herself as a wife?
17. What does Proctor do to this confession and why
1. Describe Rev. Parris. What was his attitude towards children?
2. According to Miller, what factors were responsible for the witch hysteria
4. Who had authority in Salem Village
5. Identify sources of arguments between Salem neighbors
9. When asked about the events in the forest, what does Abigail tell Parris happened
12. Why did Thomas Putnam feel that his honor had been destroyed when the village elected Burroughs as minister
13. Describe Ann Putnam. What happened to her children, and what does she think of this
14. How does Proctor feel about hypocrites and how does this reflect on himself
15. Why has Proctor come to town
16. How does Proctor feel about Abigail now
19. Identify two reasons the village turned against Rebecca Nurse
23. Why does Rebecca say to wait to call in Rev. Hale
24. Why does Proctor refuse to go to church
25. According to Rebecca Nurse, why are families staying away from the church
26. How educated is Parris
27. What complaint does Parris have concerning his salary. What suggests that he values money over god
31. What happened the last time Hale thought he had found a witch?
Act II
1. How would you describe the relationship between Proctor and his wife
13. What does Elizabeth want John to do
15. What questions does he ask
20. According to Proctor, why have the people confessed
27. For what reason has Cheever come to the Proctor house
Act III
4. Why did Mary Warren appear before Danforth
6. How does Proctor react to Mary Warren’s testimony
7. What do we learn about Elizabeth Proctor
12. What does Putnam stand to gain by charging people with witchcraft
13. Why was Giles charged with contempt of court
17. Does Parris admit to seeing the girls dancing in the forest
20. what does Proctor do to Abigail. What does he tell the court
21. When questioned about her husband’s affair, what does Elizabeth tell them
22. How does Abigail cause Mary Warren to reverse her testimony
Act IV
1. What is the antecedent action that precedes this act
2. How has Herrick changed from the previous act
3. Why has Hale returned to the jail
4. How does Hathorne describe Parris
5. To what does Cheever attribute Parris’ madness
6. Parris is deeply troubled by Abigail’s actions—what did she do
12. How does Hale now view his position as a minister
13. What does Hale want Elizabeth to do
14. What was Giles Corey’s fate. Why did he do it
15. How does Elizabeth respond when John asks for her forgiveness. What does she mean
16. How has Elizabeth come to view John’s adultery. How did she view herself as a wife?
17. What does Proctor do to this confession and why
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
CP English 11 Unit Test 1 Study Guide
Here are some questions similar to ones you will be asked on your test Thursday:
1. Whom does the poet address in “Huswifery” (p. 95)?
2. What kinds of activities does “Huswifery” describe?
3. What is the best paraphrase of what the speaker is asking God to do in lines 13-16 of
“Huswifery”?
4. What literary technique does Edward Taylor use throughout “Huswifery”?
5. What does the apparel at the end of “Huswifery” stand for?
6. Why is “Huswifery” an unusual example of Puritan poetry.
7. The speaker of “To My Dear and Loving Husband” (p. 96) addresses
8. The central idea of “To My Dear and Loving Husband” is that
9. What chief emotions does the speaker in Bradstreet’s poem express?
10. How does the wife in “To My Dear and Loving Husband” want her husband to
be rewarded for his love of her?
11. When the poet in “To My Dear and Loving Husband” says, “My love is such that
rivers cannot quench…,” to what is she comparing her love?
12. Which statement below is the best paraphrase of lines 11-12 from “To My Dear and
Loving Husband?
13. Which of the following is an example of visual imagery?
14. In the selection from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, what is the author’s main intention?
15. What is the main message of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?
16. What does Edwards think is true of the members of his congregation in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?
17. What images does Edwards use in Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God?
18. After persuading his listeners of their sinfulness during most of the selection from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, how does Edwards’s attitude change at the end of the sermon?
19. What is the basic way in which Edwards tries to move his listeners in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?
20. As a preacher, Edwards uses his sermon to
21. Edwards chiefly uses what literary techniques in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?
22. According to The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, what is Franklin’s first step in his plan to reach perfection?
23. In The Autobiography, what does Franklin say keeps him from becoming a better person?
24. What conclusion can you draw about why Franklin has trouble staying organized, according to The Autobiography?
25. What reminder from Poor Richard’s Almanack connects best to Franklin’s ideas about trying to become a better person?
Possible Essays:
1. On a separate sheet of paper, write a three-paragraph essay explaining how Jonathan Edwards uses two or more literary techniques to make his point in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Possible topics include imagery, allusion, metaphor, simile, and hyperbole. Show your planning!
1. Whom does the poet address in “Huswifery” (p. 95)?
2. What kinds of activities does “Huswifery” describe?
3. What is the best paraphrase of what the speaker is asking God to do in lines 13-16 of
“Huswifery”?
4. What literary technique does Edward Taylor use throughout “Huswifery”?
5. What does the apparel at the end of “Huswifery” stand for?
6. Why is “Huswifery” an unusual example of Puritan poetry.
7. The speaker of “To My Dear and Loving Husband” (p. 96) addresses
8. The central idea of “To My Dear and Loving Husband” is that
9. What chief emotions does the speaker in Bradstreet’s poem express?
10. How does the wife in “To My Dear and Loving Husband” want her husband to
be rewarded for his love of her?
11. When the poet in “To My Dear and Loving Husband” says, “My love is such that
rivers cannot quench…,” to what is she comparing her love?
12. Which statement below is the best paraphrase of lines 11-12 from “To My Dear and
Loving Husband?
13. Which of the following is an example of visual imagery?
14. In the selection from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, what is the author’s main intention?
15. What is the main message of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?
16. What does Edwards think is true of the members of his congregation in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?
17. What images does Edwards use in Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God?
18. After persuading his listeners of their sinfulness during most of the selection from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, how does Edwards’s attitude change at the end of the sermon?
19. What is the basic way in which Edwards tries to move his listeners in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?
20. As a preacher, Edwards uses his sermon to
21. Edwards chiefly uses what literary techniques in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?
22. According to The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, what is Franklin’s first step in his plan to reach perfection?
23. In The Autobiography, what does Franklin say keeps him from becoming a better person?
24. What conclusion can you draw about why Franklin has trouble staying organized, according to The Autobiography?
25. What reminder from Poor Richard’s Almanack connects best to Franklin’s ideas about trying to become a better person?
Possible Essays:
1. On a separate sheet of paper, write a three-paragraph essay explaining how Jonathan Edwards uses two or more literary techniques to make his point in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. Possible topics include imagery, allusion, metaphor, simile, and hyperbole. Show your planning!
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Honors English 11 Vocabulary Week 3
The following vocabulary words are from the Penguin Plays edition of The Crucible:
01. surmised (2)
02. inert (3)
03. ordinances (4)
04. predilection (5)
05. rankle (5)
06. parochial (5)
07. ingratiating (6)
08. autocratic (6)
09. junta (6)
10. repression (7)
11. injunctions (7)
12. dissembling (9)
13. apprehension (9)
14. abominations (11)
15. deference (12)
16. providence (13)
17. grievances (14)
18. vindictive (14)
19. smirched (15)
20. corroborating (15)
01. surmised (2)
02. inert (3)
03. ordinances (4)
04. predilection (5)
05. rankle (5)
06. parochial (5)
07. ingratiating (6)
08. autocratic (6)
09. junta (6)
10. repression (7)
11. injunctions (7)
12. dissembling (9)
13. apprehension (9)
14. abominations (11)
15. deference (12)
16. providence (13)
17. grievances (14)
18. vindictive (14)
19. smirched (15)
20. corroborating (15)
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Honors 11 Vocab List Week 2 (Quiz 2/8)
You will be responsible for the following vocabulary words from The Scarlet Letter:
01. practicable (182)
02. contiguous (182)
03. effervescence (182)
04. eminence (183)
05. fortitude (183)
06. countenance (183)
07. inducements (183)
08. feebleness (184)
09. ominously (184)
10. eccentricities (185)
11. endowment (187)
12. pathos (187)
13. gradations (187)
14. plaintiveness (187)
15. diffuse (187)
16. auditor (188)
17. ignominy (188)
18. indefatigable (188)
19. boorish (189)
20. repugnance (189)
01. practicable (182)
02. contiguous (182)
03. effervescence (182)
04. eminence (183)
05. fortitude (183)
06. countenance (183)
07. inducements (183)
08. feebleness (184)
09. ominously (184)
10. eccentricities (185)
11. endowment (187)
12. pathos (187)
13. gradations (187)
14. plaintiveness (187)
15. diffuse (187)
16. auditor (188)
17. ignominy (188)
18. indefatigable (188)
19. boorish (189)
20. repugnance (189)
Monday, January 28, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Honors 11 Vocab List Week 1 (Quiz 2/1)
You are responsible for the following words as they appear in their context in The Scarlet Letter.
01. disinclined (1)
02. quietude (1)
03. decorous (1)
04. genial (1)
05. prate (1)
06. prolix (2)
07. dilapidated (2)
08. languid (2)
09. edifice (2)
10. truculency (2)
11. multitudinous (3)
12. imperceptibly (3)
13. incommodities (3)
14. venerable (4)
15. slovenliness (4)
16. voluminous (4)
17. decrepit (4)
18. emoluments (5)
19. sensuous (5)
20. progenitor (5)
01. disinclined (1)
02. quietude (1)
03. decorous (1)
04. genial (1)
05. prate (1)
06. prolix (2)
07. dilapidated (2)
08. languid (2)
09. edifice (2)
10. truculency (2)
11. multitudinous (3)
12. imperceptibly (3)
13. incommodities (3)
14. venerable (4)
15. slovenliness (4)
16. voluminous (4)
17. decrepit (4)
18. emoluments (5)
19. sensuous (5)
20. progenitor (5)
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
The Quiet American
Webquest Links:
3.4: Postcolonial Criticism
3.9: Existentialism
Paper Assigment:
The Quiet American Paper Assignment
For your final test grade, you will be required to write a 500-750 word paper addressing the following:
Trace the characterization and development of two characters in the novel as they relate to one another. How does this relationship help develop a major theme of the novel?
Your paper must follow the MLA format as outlined in the following web site:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
While I do not expect you to have any sources beyond the text itself, if you find yourself using another source, create a works cited page and be sure to use in-text citation. Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism and will be met with a zero on the assignment and an office referral.
The scoring rubric will be as follows:
Thesis – 10 Introduction – 10 Character Development – 20
Theme – 20 Supporting Details – 20 Organization – 10
Usage and Grammar – 10 MLA Formatting – 10
3.4: Postcolonial Criticism
3.9: Existentialism
Paper Assigment:
The Quiet American Paper Assignment
For your final test grade, you will be required to write a 500-750 word paper addressing the following:
Trace the characterization and development of two characters in the novel as they relate to one another. How does this relationship help develop a major theme of the novel?
Your paper must follow the MLA format as outlined in the following web site:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
While I do not expect you to have any sources beyond the text itself, if you find yourself using another source, create a works cited page and be sure to use in-text citation. Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism and will be met with a zero on the assignment and an office referral.
The scoring rubric will be as follows:
Thesis – 10 Introduction – 10 Character Development – 20
Theme – 20 Supporting Details – 20 Organization – 10
Usage and Grammar – 10 MLA Formatting – 10
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