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)
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