English 3:
12/14: Journals; The Week In English; Postmodernist Poetry Reading; Catch-22 1-5 Guide; Vocabulary Assignment
HW: Read Catch-22 ch. 6-10
Monday, December 14, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Public Speaking Assignment
Read pp. 56-58 of the Interactive Graduation Project Handbook (link here) and complete the following.
1. Note that there are only two parts of the presentation that you should write out and memorize.
a. Write your introductory statements on your paper. Practice reading them aloud to make sure they sound thoughtful and natural.
b. Write your closing statements on your paper. Practice reading them aloud as well.
2. Note the rest of your presentation should be done extemporaneously. On your paper, define "extemporaneously." Plan your presentation in outline form and write your outline on the same paper as #1.
3. Interview your partner. On the same paper, write your partner's full name, his or her favorite school subject, and favorite hobbies outside of school (be appropriate- you will be graded unfavorably for insipid jokes). Then write a brief summary of his or her graduation paper and product.
4. Practice introducing your partner to the class without using notes. Be sure to include all information listed in #3. We will go around the room at the end of class and practice speaking to a group.
5. Turn in your paper with the information from 1-3.
1. Note that there are only two parts of the presentation that you should write out and memorize.
a. Write your introductory statements on your paper. Practice reading them aloud to make sure they sound thoughtful and natural.
b. Write your closing statements on your paper. Practice reading them aloud as well.
2. Note the rest of your presentation should be done extemporaneously. On your paper, define "extemporaneously." Plan your presentation in outline form and write your outline on the same paper as #1.
3. Interview your partner. On the same paper, write your partner's full name, his or her favorite school subject, and favorite hobbies outside of school (be appropriate- you will be graded unfavorably for insipid jokes). Then write a brief summary of his or her graduation paper and product.
4. Practice introducing your partner to the class without using notes. Be sure to include all information listed in #3. We will go around the room at the end of class and practice speaking to a group.
5. Turn in your paper with the information from 1-3.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Their Eyes Were Watching God Study Guide
1. How do you interpret the title? What tone does it set for our understanding of the novel?
2. What is the style of the opening section? How do the first four paragraphs prepare us for what follows?
3. What are some features of the speech used by the characters? How does this contrast with the narrative voice? What effect is created by the shifts of narrative voice from third to first person?
4. What does the attitude of her unsympathetic neighbors tell us about Janie's choices? Is it effective that the novel is portrayed as one woman's account of her life to a friend?
5. What is meant by Janie's statement, "So 'tain't no use of me telling you somethin' unless Ah give you de understandin' to go 'long wid it"? (7) By the metaphor of her life as a tree? (8)
6. What is gained by beginning each chapter with a statement in italics? Whose voice is the speaker? What is the relation between Janie's voice and that of the authorial narrator?
7. Chapter 2: What does Janie remember/know about her parents?
8. What childhood incident revealed to her her racial identity? Why was she nicknamed "Alphabet," and what result does this have?
9. What forms of awakening are associated with the pear tree and spring? What does Janie desire from life?
10. What alarms and motivates Janie's grandmother? What do we learn about the old woman's past and the circumstances of her daughter's birth?
11. What have been the chief motivations of her grandmother's life? Can you compare her with other grandmother figures in works by African-American women? (cf. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl)
12. Of what does Janie complain in her marriage to Logan Killocks? What goads him to anger? Do you feel he is presented fairly?
13. Why does Janie leave him for Joe Starks? Do you think it is realistic that she is able to marry him?
14. Chapter 5: What roles does Joe Starks play in the new village of Eatonville? How do the other townspeople respond to him?
15. What is Joe's view of his new wife's role? What demands are made on her? What are some sources of dissatisfaction in her marriage?
16. What is added by the scene in which the other men speculate on their marriage?
17. What are some feminist themes addressed in this novel?
18. What incident precipates her estrangement from Joe? Why had he commented on her aging?
19. What is the significance of her final conversation with her husband? Is the scene in which he dies effective?
20. Why do other townspeople prod her to marry? What attracts her in the manner and conversation of "Tea Cake"?
21. What are some aspects of the courtship of Tea Cake and Janie? What familiar activities do they share before their wedding?
22. Why do the neighbors consider him an unsuitable match for her? What had happened to another widow, Annie Tyler, in her romance with Who Flung? What does Janie answer to the warning that her fate might turn out similarly? (113)
23. What critique Janie make of her past life, and of the demand for gentility? (112, 114)
24. What are some ways in which issues of class and money are central to this novel? What is meant by the term, "class off"? What attitudes and activities are associated with poverty? What seems to be the novel's attitude toward the seasonal farm workers it portrays?
25. What do you make of the choice of names for the characters--e. g. "Tea Cake," "Who Flung," "Sop de Bottom"?
26. What are some trials/tests in the Woods' marriage? What attitude does Jamie/and or the narrator take toward gambling, theft, and partying?
27. What seems to be the narrative's attitude toward marital violence? (147) How do the other farm workers respond to signs of aggression?
27. What do you make of the scene in which Tea Cake spends his wife's money on a party and a guitar? On the couple's quarrels and mutual jealousies?
28. Are there any aspects of Janie and Tea Cake's life together which you think may be unrealistically treated? Why does Janie prefer to work in the fields to her earlier life in the store, and do you find this realistic? (133)
29. What assumptions about gender and money which underlie their relationship? Are there ways in which their relationship might be criticized by late twentieth-century feminists?
30. What activities do Janie and her husband share, and what new skills does Janie learn? Is there irony in the fact that Tea Cake teaches her to use a rifle?
31. What purpose is served by the presence of Mrs. Turner? What are some ways in which the narrative makes fun of her (i. e., her use of white doctors, 141)? How does Janie respond to her opinions? (141) What is meant by the passage in which the narrator tells us that for Mrs. Turner, "real gods require blood" (145)?
32. What fate befalls Mrs. Turner, and who is the agent of her discomfort? (151-52) What importance is given to her desire for Janie to meet her brother?
33. What are some roles played by animals in the novel? (e. g., mule, rabbits, cow, dog)
33. What seems the relationship of Janie, Tea Cake, and their fellow workers?
34. What role is played in the novel by the Everglades hurricane? What contact does the African-American community have with Native Americans, and how do the Native and white communities react to the threat of storm? (154-155ff)
35. Who makes the decision that Janie and Tea Cake not leave their home after the hurricane warnings, and what motivates the decision?
36. How is the storm described? What are some of its most frightening features? What are some metaphors used to describe it? (158-59, 161-62, 170)
37. What is the significance of the fact that the title, "their eyes were watching God," refers to the inhabitants of the shacks during the storm? Whose eyes in particular are referred to?
38. Which of their friends or acquaintances survives the storm, and who is lost? Are there ironies in the account of the fates of those beset by the storm?
39. What is offensive forms of racism does Tea Cake experience as he is forced to help bury the dead? (171) What do he and Janie believe to be the attitude of white people toward African-Americans? (172) Are their views upheld by the behavior of the novel's white people?
40. What immediate and longer-term consequences does the storm have for Jane and Tea Cake? In particular, what causes Tea Cake's death?
41. What are poignant/horrible aspects of his death? Do you think his death is adequately prepared for in the novel?
42. Is the presence or absence of medical care significant in the plot?
43. Aristotle says that the inintended slaying of family members is one of the features of high tragedy? Would you say that the novel's ending is tragic? Ironic? Merely sad?
44. What views of religion/God, if any, are expressed by the characters in the novel, or implied in its narration? (e. g., Janie, 178)
45. Is the trial scene realistically and/or well presented? What do you make of the fact that many white townswomen rally behind Janie's case? That her friends, acquaintances and other farm workers judge her harshly?
46. Is Janie able to give a full account of what happened to her at the trial? What aspects of the case prompt Janie's release? What is her attitude toward the trial, her shooting of her husband, and Tea Cake's death?
47. What values underlie her choice of funeral arrangements? (189) What do you make of the fact that she readily forgives those who a few days previously had sought to have a murder verdict brought in against her?
48. Why do you think the story continues on to recount Janie's return to her home town, rather than ending directly after the death and trial? What does she bring back with her as a memory of Tea Cake? (191)
49. What is added to the story by her final reflections to Phoeby? What does she mean by her description of love, "It's uh movin' thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from de shore it meets, and it's different with every shore" (191). How do you think we are meant to apply this to Hurston's story?
50. What is added by Phoeby's response? (192) What has Janie gained by her experiences? (193)
51. How does the ending alter the novel and its meaning? E. g., what effect is created by the fact that Tea Cake dies young, so that his and Janie's marriage is not permitted to age? By the manner of his death?
52. What are some of the best scenes in the novel? What do you think are some of more effective or memorable passages?
53. Based on the biographical facts appended to the novel, do any aspects of Hurston's life seem to have resembled those of her heroine? Why do you think she didn't chose a heroine as well-educated and published as herself?
54. What do you make of Henry Louis Gates' description of her politics in later life as "marked conservative and Republican"?
Conclusion:
What are some aspects of Janie's life which seem typical for a woman of her background? (seems to have no independent choices; her fate is tied to life with her three husbands; in each case she waits for a new fortune to come and propose)
As reflected in the novel, what effect does Janie's appearance have on her fortunes? (chosen largely for her appearance; tale of a beautiful woman in a world in which beauty was one of a woman's few assets)
What are some atypical aspects of Janie's fortune and life? (no childbearing, wealth of second husband, lack of sense of her aging or ill health)
How is "love" defined within the novel? Is it largely sexual? Is this novel a good portrayal of a marriage?
Are elements of the plot and its narration romanticized? What effect does this have on the tone and message of the book?
Does the poverty of the characters alter our view of the plot and its meaning?
Would you say this novel conveys a moral, and if so, is it a clear one? What final thoughts does it leave with the reader? (value of love over money; elusiveness and transience of love; need to seize one's fate)
Some of her fellow Harlem Renaissance writers felt this book was politically damanging to the cause of African-American equality (e. g. Alain Locke felt it was a politically "unserious" book?) Why might they have responded this way? On what grounds might you argue against their view?
Does the novel critique the effect of poverty upon its characters? To what extent does it present favorably an ethic of "self-help"?
Monday, November 30, 2009
The Week In English: Week 14
English IV:
11/30: Journals; The Week in English; TQA I.I Quiz; Vietnam Web Quest (Answers to be found here under "Resources"); Vocabulary Assignment
HW: Read Part I Chapter 2
12/1: Journals; Vocab Check; Vocab Review
HW: Read Part I Chapter 3
12/2: Journals; The Quiet American Part I Study Guide
HW: Read Part I Chapter 4
12/3: Journals Due; Unit Test V
HW: Read Part I Chapter 5
12/4
English 3:
11/30: Journals; Intro to Anthropology and Folklore (Links Here); Vocabulary Assignment
12/1
12/2
12/3: Language Techniques in Hurston
12/4: Vocabulary Quiz
11/30: Journals; The Week in English; TQA I.I Quiz; Vietnam Web Quest (Answers to be found here under "Resources"); Vocabulary Assignment
HW: Read Part I Chapter 2
12/1: Journals; Vocab Check; Vocab Review
HW: Read Part I Chapter 3
12/2: Journals; The Quiet American Part I Study Guide
HW: Read Part I Chapter 4
12/3: Journals Due; Unit Test V
HW: Read Part I Chapter 5
12/4
English 3:
11/30: Journals; Intro to Anthropology and Folklore (Links Here); Vocabulary Assignment
12/1
12/2
12/3: Language Techniques in Hurston
12/4: Vocabulary Quiz
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
The Week In English: Week 13
English IV
11/16: Journals; The Week in English, MND Act II Guide Review, MND Act II Film Review, Vocabulary Assignment
HW: Read MND Act III, Complete Vocabulary
11/17: Journals; Vocab Check; Vocab Review; MND Act III Guide
11/18: Journals; MND Act III Guide Review; MND Act III Film
HW: Read MND Act IV
11/19: Journals Due; GP Resume and Cover Letter Due; MND Act IV Guide
11/20: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz Week 13; MND Act IV Guide Review; MND Act IV Film Review
HW: Read MND Act V
Long Term Due Dates: 12/3: MND Test
12/14: GP Presentations
12/17: The Quiet American Test
English 3
11/16 - Burns "To a Mouse;" Vocabulary Assignment Week 13
11/17 - Steinbeck Historical Background
11/18 - OMM Quiz; Character Backgrounds
11/19 - OMM film
11/20 - Vocabulary Quiz; OMM film cont.
Long Term Due Dates
11/30 - Secure a copy of Their Eyes Were Watching God
12/10 - Steinbeck/Hurston/Harlem Renaissance Test
12/14 - Secure a copy of Catch-22
12/07-08 - Final Speech Presentations
11/16: Journals; The Week in English, MND Act II Guide Review, MND Act II Film Review, Vocabulary Assignment
HW: Read MND Act III, Complete Vocabulary
11/17: Journals; Vocab Check; Vocab Review; MND Act III Guide
11/18: Journals; MND Act III Guide Review; MND Act III Film
HW: Read MND Act IV
11/19: Journals Due; GP Resume and Cover Letter Due; MND Act IV Guide
11/20: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz Week 13; MND Act IV Guide Review; MND Act IV Film Review
HW: Read MND Act V
Long Term Due Dates: 12/3: MND Test
12/14: GP Presentations
12/17: The Quiet American Test
English 3
11/16 - Burns "To a Mouse;" Vocabulary Assignment Week 13
11/17 - Steinbeck Historical Background
11/18 - OMM Quiz; Character Backgrounds
11/19 - OMM film
11/20 - Vocabulary Quiz; OMM film cont.
Long Term Due Dates
11/30 - Secure a copy of Their Eyes Were Watching God
12/10 - Steinbeck/Hurston/Harlem Renaissance Test
12/14 - Secure a copy of Catch-22
12/07-08 - Final Speech Presentations
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
English 3 Unit Test IV Study Guide
1. The character who first appears "in riding clothes... standing with his legs apart on the front porch" is --
2. The pretentious expression, "I'm p-paralyzed with happiness," is spoken by --
3. Nick Carraway recalls a story which implied that Jordan Baker once --
4. Gatsby shows a police officer --
5. When Nick tells Gatsby, "You can't repeat the past," Gatsby replies --
6. Doctor T. J. Eckleburg becomes a symbol of --
7. Myrtle Wilson’s comment about the elevator boy (“These people! You have to keep after them all the time”) is most likely an example of
8. The expression "and the holocaust was complete" refers to --
9. The character who has "one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four of five times in life" is --
10. The character who, according to Gatsby, "fixed the world series" is --
11. Apparently, most of Gatsby's money, has come from --
12. When Myrtle Wilson is killed, the car that hit her was driven by --
13. "The promise of a decade of loneliness" is sensed by --
14. "That ashen, fantastic figure gliding toward him through the amorphous trees" is -
15. A symbol of the human capacity for hope is --
16. Who is most likely to live in a Georgian Colonial mansion?
17. According to Jordan Baker, Gatsby throws lavish parties
18. The handwritten schedule Henry Gatz shows to Nick demonstrates
19. The observant reader knows Daisy’s desire to call off her wedding is true because
20. Why is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn considered such a revolutionary novel?
21. What is Huck’s final view of African-Americans?
22. Which of the following is an example of situational irony?
23. What attitude toward slavery does Huck most strongly convey at the beginning of the novel?
24. Which of the following sentences characterizes Huck’s father (chapter 5)?
25. Which of the following demonstrates Huck’s easy-going approach to life?
26. What best symbolizes home and safety in this novel?
27. The episode with Sherburn and the crowd (Chapter 22) demonstrates what human flaw?
28. The episode with the Wilks daughters’ gold demonstrates what human flaw?
29. Why are the Grangerfords and Shephersons fighting?
30. Why does Huck want to go to the “territory ahead of the rest” in the final chapter?
Monday, November 9, 2009
The Week In English: Week 12
English IV
11/9: Journals; Introduction to A Midsummer Night's Dream; Macbeth film conclusions; Vocabulary Assignment
HW: Read MND Act I; Vocabulary Week 12
11/10: Journals; MND Act I Quiz
Long Distance Due Dates:
11/19: End of 2nd Term
12/3: A Midsummer Night's Dream Test
11/23-12/4: Meet with your GP advisor for a portfolio check
English 3:
11/9: Vocabulary Assignment:
11/9: Journals; Introduction to A Midsummer Night's Dream; Macbeth film conclusions; Vocabulary Assignment
HW: Read MND Act I; Vocabulary Week 12
11/10: Journals; MND Act I Quiz
Long Distance Due Dates:
11/19: End of 2nd Term
12/3: A Midsummer Night's Dream Test
11/23-12/4: Meet with your GP advisor for a portfolio check
English 3:
11/9: Vocabulary Assignment:
Monday, November 2, 2009
The Week In English: Week 11
English IV:
11/02: Journals; The Week in English; Macbeth IV Review; Macbeth III film study
HW: Vocabulary Homework week 11; Macbeth Soundtrack Projects Due 11/03; Read Macbeth Act V
11/03: Journals; Vocabulary Check; Project Presentations
11/04: Journals; Macbeth Act V Review
11/05: Journals Due; Macbeth Test (Unit Test IV)
HW: Bring laptops and resume information
11/06: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz Week 11; GP Cover Letter and Resume Writing
English 3:
11/02: Journals; The Week in English; Introduction to Modernism; "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"; Vocabulary Assignment Week 11
HW: Read The Great Gatsby; Graduation Project Letter of Intent due 11/04
11/03: Journals; TGG Reading Quiz; Gatsby Review Questions
11/04: Journals;
11/05: Journals Due;
11/06: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz Week 11
11/02: Journals; The Week in English; Macbeth IV Review; Macbeth III film study
HW: Vocabulary Homework week 11; Macbeth Soundtrack Projects Due 11/03; Read Macbeth Act V
11/03: Journals; Vocabulary Check; Project Presentations
11/04: Journals; Macbeth Act V Review
11/05: Journals Due; Macbeth Test (Unit Test IV)
HW: Bring laptops and resume information
11/06: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz Week 11; GP Cover Letter and Resume Writing
English 3:
11/02: Journals; The Week in English; Introduction to Modernism; "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"; Vocabulary Assignment Week 11
HW: Read The Great Gatsby; Graduation Project Letter of Intent due 11/04
11/03: Journals; TGG Reading Quiz; Gatsby Review Questions
11/04: Journals;
11/05: Journals Due;
11/06: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz Week 11
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The Week In English: Week 10
English IV:
10/26: Journals; The Week in English; Macbeth II Quiz; Macbeth II Review; Macbeth I Film; Vocabulary Assignment
HW: Read Macbeth Act III; Vocabulary Homework Week 10
10/27: Journals; Vocabulary Check; Vocabulary Review; Macbeth III Study Guide
HW: Review Macbeth Act III
10/28: Journals; Macbeth III Quiz; Macbeth Act III Review; Macbeth Film
HW: Read Macbeth Act IV
10/29: Journals Due; Macbeth Act IV Study Guide; Macbeth Film
HW: Review Macbeth Act IV
10/30: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz Week 10; Macbeth IV Review and Film
HW: Read Macbeth Act V
Long Distance Due Dates: 11/3: Macbeth Soundtrack Project Due
11/5: Macbeth Test
10/26 - 11/6: Meet with GP advisor for Product Check
11/23 - 12/4: Meet with GP advisor for Portfolio Check
12/8 - 12/11: Meet with GP advisor for component submission
English 3:
10/26: Journals; Week in English; Humor Techniques; Humor in "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County;" Vocabulary Assignment
HW: Finish reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
10/27: Journals; Vocabulary Check; Huck Finn Quiz; Humor in Huck Finn
HW: Read The Great Gatsby by 11/2
10/28: Journals; SAT Practice; Racism in Huck Finn; Twain film continued
10/29: Journals Due; Huck Finn film
10/30: Journals: Vocabulary Quiz; Huck Finn film continued
Long Distance Due Dates: 10/28: Rough Draft of GP Letter of Intent due to Advisor
11/4: GP Letter of Intent due to Advisor and Mr. Morris
10/26: Journals; The Week in English; Macbeth II Quiz; Macbeth II Review; Macbeth I Film; Vocabulary Assignment
HW: Read Macbeth Act III; Vocabulary Homework Week 10
10/27: Journals; Vocabulary Check; Vocabulary Review; Macbeth III Study Guide
HW: Review Macbeth Act III
10/28: Journals; Macbeth III Quiz; Macbeth Act III Review; Macbeth Film
HW: Read Macbeth Act IV
10/29: Journals Due; Macbeth Act IV Study Guide; Macbeth Film
HW: Review Macbeth Act IV
10/30: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz Week 10; Macbeth IV Review and Film
HW: Read Macbeth Act V
Long Distance Due Dates: 11/3: Macbeth Soundtrack Project Due
11/5: Macbeth Test
10/26 - 11/6: Meet with GP advisor for Product Check
11/23 - 12/4: Meet with GP advisor for Portfolio Check
12/8 - 12/11: Meet with GP advisor for component submission
English 3:
10/26: Journals; Week in English; Humor Techniques; Humor in "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County;" Vocabulary Assignment
HW: Finish reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
10/27: Journals; Vocabulary Check; Huck Finn Quiz; Humor in Huck Finn
HW: Read The Great Gatsby by 11/2
10/28: Journals; SAT Practice; Racism in Huck Finn; Twain film continued
10/29: Journals Due; Huck Finn film
10/30: Journals: Vocabulary Quiz; Huck Finn film continued
Long Distance Due Dates: 10/28: Rough Draft of GP Letter of Intent due to Advisor
11/4: GP Letter of Intent due to Advisor and Mr. Morris
Monday, October 26, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Honors English 11 Test Study Guide
Familiarize yourself with the writing styles of Whitman, Emerson, Thoreau, and Poe.
Familiarize yourself with the major themes of "The Cask," "The Masque," "The Fall," "The Raven," "Chickamauga," "An Occurrence," and the poetry from Leaves of Grass.
Terms to be aware of are dramatic irony, symbolism, allegory, mood, tone, sardonic humor, point of view, free verse, parallel structure, Romanticism, etc.
What else do you want to know? Leave a comment.
Familiarize yourself with the major themes of "The Cask," "The Masque," "The Fall," "The Raven," "Chickamauga," "An Occurrence," and the poetry from Leaves of Grass.
Terms to be aware of are dramatic irony, symbolism, allegory, mood, tone, sardonic humor, point of view, free verse, parallel structure, Romanticism, etc.
What else do you want to know? Leave a comment.
The Week In English: Week 9
English IV:
10/20: Journals; The Week in English; Macbeth Act I Quiz; Macbeth Act I Study Guide; Vocabulary Assignment
Homework: Read Macbeth Act II by 10/22; Vocabulary Homework Week 9
10/21: Journals; Vocab Check and Review; Macbeth Act I Film Study
Homework: Read Macbeth Act II
10/22: Journals Due; Macbeth Act II Quiz; Macbeth Act II Study Guide; Macbeth Soundtrack Assignment (due 11/03)
Homework: Read Macbeth Act III by 10/26
10/23: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz 9; Macbeth Act II film comparison
English 3:
10/20: Journals; The Week in English; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn quiz; Twain film cont.; Realism and Dialect in Huck Finn; Vocabulary Assignment
Homework: Read through chapter 29 by 10/23
10/21: Journals; Vocab Check; SAT Practice; MLA formatting review; Research Paper Final Revisions
Homework: Complete Research Paper by 10/23
10/22: Journals due; Unit Test III
Homework: Complete Research Paper
10/23: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz Week 9; Motif and Allusion in Huck Finn
Homework: Read Through Chapter the Last
10/20: Journals; The Week in English; Macbeth Act I Quiz; Macbeth Act I Study Guide; Vocabulary Assignment
Homework: Read Macbeth Act II by 10/22; Vocabulary Homework Week 9
10/21: Journals; Vocab Check and Review; Macbeth Act I Film Study
Homework: Read Macbeth Act II
10/22: Journals Due; Macbeth Act II Quiz; Macbeth Act II Study Guide; Macbeth Soundtrack Assignment (due 11/03)
Homework: Read Macbeth Act III by 10/26
10/23: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz 9; Macbeth Act II film comparison
English 3:
10/20: Journals; The Week in English; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn quiz; Twain film cont.; Realism and Dialect in Huck Finn; Vocabulary Assignment
Homework: Read through chapter 29 by 10/23
10/21: Journals; Vocab Check; SAT Practice; MLA formatting review; Research Paper Final Revisions
Homework: Complete Research Paper by 10/23
10/22: Journals due; Unit Test III
Homework: Complete Research Paper
10/23: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz Week 9; Motif and Allusion in Huck Finn
Homework: Read Through Chapter the Last
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
The Week in English: Week 8
English 3: Test Study Guide:
Pay attention to:
"The Cask of Amontillado"
-irony
-theme
"The Masque of the Red Death"
-allegory
"The Fall of the House of Usher"
-the nature of language
-imagery
-characterization
-foreshadowing
Whitman
Leaves of Grass Preface
-America's characterization
"Song of Myself"
-form (i.e. what makes free verse "free"?)
-language (who is Whitman emulating?)
"I Hear America Singing"
-who is America? Why are they singing?
"An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge"
-p.o.v.
"Chickamauga"
-imagery
-allegory
-tone/sardonic humor
-prepare to discuss a poem you have never before seen
English IV:
10/12: Journals; Shakespearean sonnet study; Vocabulary Assignment
Homework: Read Macbeth Act I; complete Vocabulary Assignment; Graduation Project Final Draft Due 10/16
10/13: Journals; Vocabulary Check and Review; Continue Macbeth assignment
HW: Continue Work on Final Draft
10/14: Journals; finish Macbeth assignment; work on Graduation Project draft
HW: Continue Work on Final Draft
10/15: Journals Due; Unit Test III
HW: Finish Final Draft
10/16: Turn in Final Draft; Journals; Vocabulary Quiz; Introduction to Macbeth; Macbeth Study Guide I
Pay attention to:
"The Cask of Amontillado"
-irony
-theme
"The Masque of the Red Death"
-allegory
"The Fall of the House of Usher"
-the nature of language
-imagery
-characterization
-foreshadowing
Whitman
Leaves of Grass Preface
-America's characterization
"Song of Myself"
-form (i.e. what makes free verse "free"?)
-language (who is Whitman emulating?)
"I Hear America Singing"
-who is America? Why are they singing?
"An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge"
-p.o.v.
"Chickamauga"
-imagery
-allegory
-tone/sardonic humor
-prepare to discuss a poem you have never before seen
English IV:
10/12: Journals; Shakespearean sonnet study; Vocabulary Assignment
Homework: Read Macbeth Act I; complete Vocabulary Assignment; Graduation Project Final Draft Due 10/16
10/13: Journals; Vocabulary Check and Review; Continue Macbeth assignment
HW: Continue Work on Final Draft
10/14: Journals; finish Macbeth assignment; work on Graduation Project draft
HW: Continue Work on Final Draft
10/15: Journals Due; Unit Test III
HW: Finish Final Draft
10/16: Turn in Final Draft; Journals; Vocabulary Quiz; Introduction to Macbeth; Macbeth Study Guide I
GP Seniors: What Advisors are Looking For
The following are from Mrs. Thornhill's email to the faculty:
note cards (approximately 50)
mla worksheet (not technically required, but possibly helpful for you)
scoring rubric for you to complete and return to them. please be
helpful in your criticism.
paper, typed and stapled
cover sheet
outline
4 - 6 pages of text
works cited page
********************************
Extra scoring rubrics ("yes tests") are on my door.
note cards (approximately 50)
mla worksheet (not technically required, but possibly helpful for you)
scoring rubric for you to complete and return to them. please be
helpful in your criticism.
paper, typed and stapled
cover sheet
outline
4 - 6 pages of text
works cited page
********************************
Extra scoring rubrics ("yes tests") are on my door.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Class of 2011 Graduation Project Timeline
Timeline:
Wednesday, October 21: Complete Project Plan with Faculty Advisor on or before this date. Have a serious dialogue at home with parent/guardian before a topic is chosen. Be sure you can write a research paper on the topic chosen. Be sure to choose products that have a relationship with the research topic and are a stretch, but actually attainable for you. Remember, YOU must identify a mentor who is an expert in your topic.
Wednesday, October 28: Complete Letter of Intent rough draft by this date (with or without Faculty Advisor)
Wednesday, November 4: Letter of Intent final draft due by this date - upload through Moodle and submit to Faculty Advisor in hard copy format in order for advisors to complete the letter evaluation.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
The Week In English: Week 7
English IV:
10/05: Journals; Medieval Ballad Study (pp. 194-200); Vocab Assignment
HW: Read pp. 238-244; Vocabulary Homework
10/06: Journals; Vocab Check; Ballads/Sonnets Quiz
HW: Read pp. 256-262; Complete sonnet assignment
10/07: Journals; Turn in Graduation Project Rough Draft and Works Cited Page; Sonnet Study; Vocab Review
HW: Read pp. 292-305
10/08: Journals Due; Sonnet Study continued; Macbeth's Historical Background Study
HW: Read pp. 306-323
10/09: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz; Macbeth History continued
Important Dates Ahead:
10/09: Rough Draft Due to Advisor
10/14: Unit Test III (Ballads and Sonnets)
10/16: Final Draft Due to Mr. Morris
10/05: Journals; Medieval Ballad Study (pp. 194-200); Vocab Assignment
HW: Read pp. 238-244; Vocabulary Homework
10/06: Journals; Vocab Check; Ballads/Sonnets Quiz
HW: Read pp. 256-262; Complete sonnet assignment
10/07: Journals; Turn in Graduation Project Rough Draft and Works Cited Page; Sonnet Study; Vocab Review
HW: Read pp. 292-305
10/08: Journals Due; Sonnet Study continued; Macbeth's Historical Background Study
HW: Read pp. 306-323
10/09: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz; Macbeth History continued
Important Dates Ahead:
10/09: Rough Draft Due to Advisor
10/14: Unit Test III (Ballads and Sonnets)
10/16: Final Draft Due to Mr. Morris
Macbeth Historical Background
On a separate sheet of paper, answer the questions below:
Macbeth: A lesson in history and Shakespeare’s sources.
You are going to spend this lesson acquainting yourself with one of Shakespeare’s favorite sources, Holinshed’s Chronicles of the History of England and Scotland. He drew on this document for information to use in the writing of his histories, but he also used parts of the document as a source for some of the tragedies. It was a major source for Macbeth.
Your objective is to find the “history” behind the play. How much of Macbeth is history, and how much of the play is Shakespeare’s invention? What changes did Shakespeare make, and why did he make them? What events are the same, and why did Shakespeare keep those events intact? Do you think the weird sisters are Shakespeare’s fiction? You may just be surprised. . .
Go to the facsimile web page to see a copy of an actual page from Holinshed’s Chronicles. Try to figure out the subject matter of the page. Note the illustrations. After you have spent four or five minutes trying to figure out Page 239, click on the right (forward) button to go to Page 240. Look at both Page 240 and Page 241 for the illustrations and any information you can put together. Do not spend too long trying to puzzle this out; I merely want you to get an idea of the original document.
Facsimile web page
http://oldsite.library.upenn.edu/etext/furness/holinshed/239.html
Next, go to the Clicknotes site. Click on the first link (page 264). Begin answering the questions below, clicking on each page as you finish.
Clicknotes
http://www.clicknotes.com/macbeth/Holinshed/welcome.html
Answer the questions below, according to Holinshed.
264
1. Who was Macbeth’s father?
2. Who was Macbeth” mother?
3. What was the relationship between Macbeth and Duncan?
265
4. What kind of man was Macbeth?
5. What kind of man was Duncan?
6. What caused the change in Duncan’s reign from a quiet and peaceful time?
7. What happened to Duncan’s messenger at the hands of the rebels?
8. What did Makdowald do?
9. Is the Malcolme mentioned on this page the same as the Malcolm in the play?
10. Who goes with Macbeth to defeat Makdowald?
266
11. What did Makdowald do when it became obvious that he was going to be defeated?
12. What did Macbeth do to Makdowald?
13. After the rebels were subdued, who attacked Scotland?
267
14. What kind of man was Sueno?
15. What did he do to the people he defeated?
16. Who were the three Scottish leaders of the battles against Sueno?
17. Where did Duncan flee?
18. Describe the tricks the Scots played in order to defeat Sueno.
19. Who escaped the battle at the castle?
268
20. Who sends ships to avenge Sueno?
21. Who was sent to get rid of the new enemies of Scotland?
22. In what year of Duncan’s reign did the wars with Denmark occur?
23. Describe the three people that Macbeth and Banquo meet as they journey to Fores.
24. What did they tell Macbeth?
25. What did they tell Banquo?
269
26. Did Macbeth and Banquo take the news seriously? How do you know?
27. What happened to the thane of Cawder and his things?
28. What did Duncan do that caused Macbeth to decide to act against him?
29. What was the real Lady Macbeth like?
30. Did Macbeth act alone? Who else was in on the plot?
31. In what year was Duncan buried?
32. Who were Duncan’s sons, and where did they go after the assassination?
33. At this point, what kind of king does Macbeth appear to be? What are some things he does? (269-270)
34. According to Holinshed, if Macbeth had attained the crown by rightful means, what would have been the opinion of him?
271
35. What causes Macbeth to be afraid, and what specifically does he fear?
36. Describe the murder of Banquo.
37. Where did Fleance flee?
273 - 274
38. How did things go for Macbeth after the murder of Banquo?
39. What were the benefits to Macbeth resulting from the deaths of the nobles.
40. Why, according to Holinshed, did Macbeth build Dunsinane?
41. Why did Macbeth become angry at Makduffe?
42. Who had told Macbeth to take heed of Makduffe?
43. Why hadn’t Macbeth had Makduffe put to death after the warning?
44. Where did Makduffe go to save his life?
45. What did he hope to be able to do there?
46. How did Macbeth know about Makduffe’s plans?
47. What did Macbeth do at Makduffe’s castle?
Macbeth: A lesson in history and Shakespeare’s sources.
You are going to spend this lesson acquainting yourself with one of Shakespeare’s favorite sources, Holinshed’s Chronicles of the History of England and Scotland. He drew on this document for information to use in the writing of his histories, but he also used parts of the document as a source for some of the tragedies. It was a major source for Macbeth.
Your objective is to find the “history” behind the play. How much of Macbeth is history, and how much of the play is Shakespeare’s invention? What changes did Shakespeare make, and why did he make them? What events are the same, and why did Shakespeare keep those events intact? Do you think the weird sisters are Shakespeare’s fiction? You may just be surprised. . .
Go to the facsimile web page to see a copy of an actual page from Holinshed’s Chronicles. Try to figure out the subject matter of the page. Note the illustrations. After you have spent four or five minutes trying to figure out Page 239, click on the right (forward) button to go to Page 240. Look at both Page 240 and Page 241 for the illustrations and any information you can put together. Do not spend too long trying to puzzle this out; I merely want you to get an idea of the original document.
Facsimile web page
http://oldsite.library.upenn.edu/etext/furness/holinshed/239.html
Next, go to the Clicknotes site. Click on the first link (page 264). Begin answering the questions below, clicking on each page as you finish.
Clicknotes
http://www.clicknotes.com/macbeth/Holinshed/welcome.html
Answer the questions below, according to Holinshed.
264
1. Who was Macbeth’s father?
2. Who was Macbeth” mother?
3. What was the relationship between Macbeth and Duncan?
265
4. What kind of man was Macbeth?
5. What kind of man was Duncan?
6. What caused the change in Duncan’s reign from a quiet and peaceful time?
7. What happened to Duncan’s messenger at the hands of the rebels?
8. What did Makdowald do?
9. Is the Malcolme mentioned on this page the same as the Malcolm in the play?
10. Who goes with Macbeth to defeat Makdowald?
266
11. What did Makdowald do when it became obvious that he was going to be defeated?
12. What did Macbeth do to Makdowald?
13. After the rebels were subdued, who attacked Scotland?
267
14. What kind of man was Sueno?
15. What did he do to the people he defeated?
16. Who were the three Scottish leaders of the battles against Sueno?
17. Where did Duncan flee?
18. Describe the tricks the Scots played in order to defeat Sueno.
19. Who escaped the battle at the castle?
268
20. Who sends ships to avenge Sueno?
21. Who was sent to get rid of the new enemies of Scotland?
22. In what year of Duncan’s reign did the wars with Denmark occur?
23. Describe the three people that Macbeth and Banquo meet as they journey to Fores.
24. What did they tell Macbeth?
25. What did they tell Banquo?
269
26. Did Macbeth and Banquo take the news seriously? How do you know?
27. What happened to the thane of Cawder and his things?
28. What did Duncan do that caused Macbeth to decide to act against him?
29. What was the real Lady Macbeth like?
30. Did Macbeth act alone? Who else was in on the plot?
31. In what year was Duncan buried?
32. Who were Duncan’s sons, and where did they go after the assassination?
33. At this point, what kind of king does Macbeth appear to be? What are some things he does? (269-270)
34. According to Holinshed, if Macbeth had attained the crown by rightful means, what would have been the opinion of him?
271
35. What causes Macbeth to be afraid, and what specifically does he fear?
36. Describe the murder of Banquo.
37. Where did Fleance flee?
273 - 274
38. How did things go for Macbeth after the murder of Banquo?
39. What were the benefits to Macbeth resulting from the deaths of the nobles.
40. Why, according to Holinshed, did Macbeth build Dunsinane?
41. Why did Macbeth become angry at Makduffe?
42. Who had told Macbeth to take heed of Makduffe?
43. Why hadn’t Macbeth had Makduffe put to death after the warning?
44. Where did Makduffe go to save his life?
45. What did he hope to be able to do there?
46. How did Macbeth know about Makduffe’s plans?
47. What did Macbeth do at Makduffe’s castle?
Monday, October 5, 2009
Honors English 11 Vocabulary List Week 7
The following words are collected from the copy of "The Fall of the House of Usher" I handed out.
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, September 29, 2009
The Week In English: Week 6
English IV
09/28 - Journals; Arthurian Legend Webquest; Vocabulary Assignment
HW: Vocabulary; Conduct GP Primary Research (INTERVIEW!)
09/29 - Journals; Vocabulary Check; Media Day
HW: Continue with GP; Test Review
09/30 - Journals; Turn in final notecards, outline, and introductory paragraph; Unit Test II review; Vocabulary Review
HW: Test Review
10/01 - Journals Due; Unit Test II
HW: Continue with GP
10/02 - Journals; Vocabulary Quiz Week 6; Folk ballad study (text pp. 194-200)
Due Dates on the Horizon:
10/07 - Graduation Project Research Paper First Draft
10/09 - Graduation Project Research Paper First Draft Due to Advisor
10/16 - Graduation Project Research Paper Final Draft
09/28 - Journals; Arthurian Legend Webquest; Vocabulary Assignment
HW: Vocabulary; Conduct GP Primary Research (INTERVIEW!)
09/29 - Journals; Vocabulary Check; Media Day
HW: Continue with GP; Test Review
09/30 - Journals; Turn in final notecards, outline, and introductory paragraph; Unit Test II review; Vocabulary Review
HW: Test Review
10/01 - Journals Due; Unit Test II
HW: Continue with GP
10/02 - Journals; Vocabulary Quiz Week 6; Folk ballad study (text pp. 194-200)
Due Dates on the Horizon:
10/07 - Graduation Project Research Paper First Draft
10/09 - Graduation Project Research Paper First Draft Due to Advisor
10/16 - Graduation Project Research Paper Final Draft
Monday, September 28, 2009
English IV Vocabulary Week 6
1. deftly (p. 167) -
2. faltered -
3. quailed (p. 168) -
4. dais -
5. doughty -
6. enterprise (p. 169) -
7. mantled (p. 170) -
8. tryst -
9. parley -
10. stinted (p. 171) -
11. proffered -
12. feigned -
13. adroitly (p. 172) -
14. acquits (p. 173) -
15. throng (p. 175) -
2. faltered -
3. quailed (p. 168) -
4. dais -
5. doughty -
6. enterprise (p. 169) -
7. mantled (p. 170) -
8. tryst -
9. parley -
10. stinted (p. 171) -
11. proffered -
12. feigned -
13. adroitly (p. 172) -
14. acquits (p. 173) -
15. throng (p. 175) -
Friday, September 25, 2009
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The Week in English: Week 5
English IV
09/21: Journals; Intro to Canterbury Tales; Prologue Quiz; Research Paper Card Completion; Vocabulary Assignment
HW: Read pp. 122-133; Complete Vocabulary; 40 Note Cards due 09/22
09/22: Journals; Vocabulary Check; "The Pardoner's Tale" quiz; Characterization in The Canterbury Tales
HW: Read pp. 136-155
09/23: Journals; Vocabulary Review; Research Paper Outline Help
HW: Read pp. 160-169
09/24: Journals Due; Sir Gawain Quiz; Canterbury Tales wrap-up
HW: Read pp. 169-175
09/25: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz; Sir Gawain Study
HW: Prepare for Notecards/Outline/Thesis Statement due 09/30
English 3
09/21: Journals; TSL Test Review; Card Completion
HW: Finish the Crucible
09/22: Journals; Crucible Quiz; Crucible film part I
HW: Finish Revolutionary Packet
09/23: Journals; SAT Practice; Crucible film part II; Crucible conclusion
HW: Read Emerson materials
09/24: Journals Due; Transcendentalism WebQuest
HW: Read Thoreau materials
09/25: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz; Emerson/Thoreau study
HW: Prepare for Research Paper Outline and 1st Paragraph due 10/07
09/21: Journals; Intro to Canterbury Tales; Prologue Quiz; Research Paper Card Completion; Vocabulary Assignment
HW: Read pp. 122-133; Complete Vocabulary; 40 Note Cards due 09/22
09/22: Journals; Vocabulary Check; "The Pardoner's Tale" quiz; Characterization in The Canterbury Tales
HW: Read pp. 136-155
09/23: Journals; Vocabulary Review; Research Paper Outline Help
HW: Read pp. 160-169
09/24: Journals Due; Sir Gawain Quiz; Canterbury Tales wrap-up
HW: Read pp. 169-175
09/25: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz; Sir Gawain Study
HW: Prepare for Notecards/Outline/Thesis Statement due 09/30
English 3
09/21: Journals; TSL Test Review; Card Completion
HW: Finish the Crucible
09/22: Journals; Crucible Quiz; Crucible film part I
HW: Finish Revolutionary Packet
09/23: Journals; SAT Practice; Crucible film part II; Crucible conclusion
HW: Read Emerson materials
09/24: Journals Due; Transcendentalism WebQuest
HW: Read Thoreau materials
09/25: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz; Emerson/Thoreau study
HW: Prepare for Research Paper Outline and 1st Paragraph due 10/07
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
A Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury
You will soon be embarking on a journey from Chaucer’s London to the Cathedral at Canterbury. Before you leave, however, you must first learn a bit about the English towns of the Medieval period. Your first stop is designed to give you general information about town and city life in the Middle Ages.
Go to the following link to begin your journey.
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Townlife.htm
Use the link to answer the following questions.
1. What new social class emerged during this time?
2. Who controlled the trade?
3. How long was a typical apprenticeship?
4. Explain one condition under which a serf could become a free man.
5. How were the streets built?
6. In London, where are the original Roman streets?
7. What animals did many people keep, and why was this a problem?
8. What was the punishment for a thief?
9. Under what conditions could a fugitive receive sanctuary?
10. What was the curfew, and what were the actual implications?
11. Describe the market and the people who went there.
Now, find out specific information about London at the following link.
http://www.britainexpress.com/London/medieval-london.htm
1. Where and when was William the Conqueror crowned?
2. What great edifice did William build as the first royal residence?
3. What and where was the second great historical building he had constructed?
4. What was the population of London in the early 12th century, and how did that compare with Roman London?
5. When was the first stone London Bridge built?
6. Why was a law passed in the 13th century requiring that all houses have slate roofs?
7. What was the source for many street names?
8. What happened to the Fleet River?
Next, go to the following site to see a map of London around Chaucer’s time.
http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/medart/image/England/london/General/mainlondon.html
Note the relative size of the city. Note the historical buildings. Feel free to look at any of the links on the map as you have time, but our focus here will be on the Tower of London.
Before you click on the Tower link, locate the Tabard Inn.
Where is it?
Click on the Tower of London link.
1. Who built the White Tower and when?
2. Which parts of the Tower complex were under construction during Chaucer’s time?
3. Estimate about what percentage of the Tower complex had been completed by the time Chaucer died.
Now, for some actual pictures. You will be seeing buildings that were around during Chaucer’s time OVER SIX HUNDRED YEARS AGO!!!!!!.
These buildings have some significance to Chaucer’s life.
Look at them and be amazed!!
Link to site below: (Note: this is an archived site, so some graphics may not display)
http://web.archive.org/web/20040202103520/http://www.umkc.edu/lib/engelond/visual.htm
Explore Chaucer’s world and answer the questions below. Note: the site originally had more graphics, so you may not be able to answer all questions.
1. Where is Bootham Bar, and why is a picture of it included on our tour?
2. Estimate the width of the street in the Shambles.
3. What was the specific location of Chaucer’s childhood home? Did it survive into the 20th century?
4. Near what famous landmark did the Tabard Inn stand?
5. When was the George Inn built?
6. Look at all of the images of Westminster Abbey. What is an abbey?
7. What was the Chapter House, and what part of it remains from Chaucer’s time?
8. Where is Chaucer’s tomb? Where was it originally?
9. Look at Westminster Hall. What was Chaucer paid as a clerk?
10. What important building project did he oversee?
11. Who built the Temple Church and when? Look at the larger image of it.
12. What was the model for Chaucer’s Knight? How large does the statue seem to be?
13. What London landmark would Chaucer have passed going to and from work?
Now, on to your destination. As you look at the images, try to imagine how old they are. Try to imagine standing in the cathedral. Awesome!!!
The Canterbury Cathedral
http://www.loyno.edu/~letchie/becket/tour/default.htm (This appears to be a dead link; use the archived site below. Some graphics are missing, but many are present, and the text is intact.)
http://web.archive.org/web/20021217004814/www.loyno.edu/~letchie/becket/tour/tour.htm
1. Where is Becket’s tomb?
2. Which kings have made the pilgrimage and why?
3. Click on “Start Tour” and go through the stops one-by-one.
4. When was the church founded?
5. When were the nave, the quire, and the eastern end built?
6. During the Middle Ages, where would pilgrims have entered the cathedral?
7. Whoa, this is BIG! How many bays are in the nave?
8. Specifically, where was Becket murdered?
9. What is the significance of the white pavement?
10. Who designed the quire?
11. Was the Bell Harry Tower around in Chaucer’s time?
12. Specifically, where was Becket’s shrine during Chaucer’s time? Why isn’t it there anymore?
13. What is depicted in the windows?
14. Why were there holes in the outer covering of the shrine?
15. What other shrine lies near the site of Becket’s shrine? Did this exist in Chaucer’s time?
16. Where is the Water Tower?
17. Describe the Monks’ Infirmary.
18. What artifact depicts Becket’s murder?
more pics of the cathedral
http://www.unc.edu/depts/chaucer/zatta/canterbury.html
http://www.wsu.edu/~hanly/chaucer/canterbury.html
http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~dvess/ids/medieval/canterbury/canterbury.shtml
http://www.request.org.uk/main/churches/tours/canterbury/tour.htm
http://www.clicksandclicks.co.uk/cant-cathedral-tour.htm
http://www.kentresources.co.uk/cc.htm
http://www.hillside.co.uk/arch/cathedral/nave.html
http://www.archaeology.co.uk/the-timeline-of-britain/canterbury-cathedral.htm
Thanks to Ms. Thornhill for putting together this guide.
Go to the following link to begin your journey.
http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Townlife.htm
Use the link to answer the following questions.
1. What new social class emerged during this time?
2. Who controlled the trade?
3. How long was a typical apprenticeship?
4. Explain one condition under which a serf could become a free man.
5. How were the streets built?
6. In London, where are the original Roman streets?
7. What animals did many people keep, and why was this a problem?
8. What was the punishment for a thief?
9. Under what conditions could a fugitive receive sanctuary?
10. What was the curfew, and what were the actual implications?
11. Describe the market and the people who went there.
Now, find out specific information about London at the following link.
http://www.britainexpress.com/London/medieval-london.htm
1. Where and when was William the Conqueror crowned?
2. What great edifice did William build as the first royal residence?
3. What and where was the second great historical building he had constructed?
4. What was the population of London in the early 12th century, and how did that compare with Roman London?
5. When was the first stone London Bridge built?
6. Why was a law passed in the 13th century requiring that all houses have slate roofs?
7. What was the source for many street names?
8. What happened to the Fleet River?
Next, go to the following site to see a map of London around Chaucer’s time.
http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/medart/image/England/london/General/mainlondon.html
Note the relative size of the city. Note the historical buildings. Feel free to look at any of the links on the map as you have time, but our focus here will be on the Tower of London.
Before you click on the Tower link, locate the Tabard Inn.
Where is it?
Click on the Tower of London link.
1. Who built the White Tower and when?
2. Which parts of the Tower complex were under construction during Chaucer’s time?
3. Estimate about what percentage of the Tower complex had been completed by the time Chaucer died.
Now, for some actual pictures. You will be seeing buildings that were around during Chaucer’s time OVER SIX HUNDRED YEARS AGO!!!!!!.
These buildings have some significance to Chaucer’s life.
Look at them and be amazed!!
Link to site below: (Note: this is an archived site, so some graphics may not display)
http://web.archive.org/web/20040202103520/http://www.umkc.edu/lib/engelond/visual.htm
Explore Chaucer’s world and answer the questions below. Note: the site originally had more graphics, so you may not be able to answer all questions.
1. Where is Bootham Bar, and why is a picture of it included on our tour?
2. Estimate the width of the street in the Shambles.
3. What was the specific location of Chaucer’s childhood home? Did it survive into the 20th century?
4. Near what famous landmark did the Tabard Inn stand?
5. When was the George Inn built?
6. Look at all of the images of Westminster Abbey. What is an abbey?
7. What was the Chapter House, and what part of it remains from Chaucer’s time?
8. Where is Chaucer’s tomb? Where was it originally?
9. Look at Westminster Hall. What was Chaucer paid as a clerk?
10. What important building project did he oversee?
11. Who built the Temple Church and when? Look at the larger image of it.
12. What was the model for Chaucer’s Knight? How large does the statue seem to be?
13. What London landmark would Chaucer have passed going to and from work?
Now, on to your destination. As you look at the images, try to imagine how old they are. Try to imagine standing in the cathedral. Awesome!!!
The Canterbury Cathedral
http://www.loyno.edu/~letchie/becket/tour/default.htm (This appears to be a dead link; use the archived site below. Some graphics are missing, but many are present, and the text is intact.)
http://web.archive.org/web/20021217004814/www.loyno.edu/~letchie/becket/tour/tour.htm
1. Where is Becket’s tomb?
2. Which kings have made the pilgrimage and why?
3. Click on “Start Tour” and go through the stops one-by-one.
4. When was the church founded?
5. When were the nave, the quire, and the eastern end built?
6. During the Middle Ages, where would pilgrims have entered the cathedral?
7. Whoa, this is BIG! How many bays are in the nave?
8. Specifically, where was Becket murdered?
9. What is the significance of the white pavement?
10. Who designed the quire?
11. Was the Bell Harry Tower around in Chaucer’s time?
12. Specifically, where was Becket’s shrine during Chaucer’s time? Why isn’t it there anymore?
13. What is depicted in the windows?
14. Why were there holes in the outer covering of the shrine?
15. What other shrine lies near the site of Becket’s shrine? Did this exist in Chaucer’s time?
16. Where is the Water Tower?
17. Describe the Monks’ Infirmary.
18. What artifact depicts Becket’s murder?
more pics of the cathedral
http://www.unc.edu/depts/chaucer/zatta/canterbury.html
http://www.wsu.edu/~hanly/chaucer/canterbury.html
http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~dvess/ids/medieval/canterbury/canterbury.shtml
http://www.request.org.uk/main/churches/tours/canterbury/tour.htm
http://www.clicksandclicks.co.uk/cant-cathedral-tour.htm
http://www.kentresources.co.uk/cc.htm
http://www.hillside.co.uk/arch/cathedral/nave.html
http://www.archaeology.co.uk/the-timeline-of-britain/canterbury-cathedral.htm
Thanks to Ms. Thornhill for putting together this guide.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The Week in English: Week 3
English IV
09/08: Journals; Research Techniques Lesson; MLA format lesson; Vocab Assignment
Homework: Vocabulary Homework Week 3; Read pp. 76-82
09/09: Journals; MLA format quiz; Vocab check; Media Center Trip
Homework: 76-82
09/10: Journals Due; MLA format quiz; Vocabulary Review; Loose ends on Beowulf; Beowulf film completion
Homework: 76-82
09/11: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz; Venerable Bede writing study
Homework: continue research
English 3:
09/08: Journals; Research Techniques Lesson; MLA format lesson
Homework: Finish TSL
09/09: Journals; Vocabulary check; Loose ends on TSL; Crucible Text Assignment
Homework: Read The Crucible Act I by 09/14
09/10: Journals Due; TSL Test
09/11: Journals; Vocabulary Test; Intro to Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism
09/08: Journals; Research Techniques Lesson; MLA format lesson; Vocab Assignment
Homework: Vocabulary Homework Week 3; Read pp. 76-82
09/09: Journals; MLA format quiz; Vocab check; Media Center Trip
Homework: 76-82
09/10: Journals Due; MLA format quiz; Vocabulary Review; Loose ends on Beowulf; Beowulf film completion
Homework: 76-82
09/11: Journals; Vocabulary Quiz; Venerable Bede writing study
Homework: continue research
English 3:
09/08: Journals; Research Techniques Lesson; MLA format lesson
Homework: Finish TSL
09/09: Journals; Vocabulary check; Loose ends on TSL; Crucible Text Assignment
Homework: Read The Crucible Act I by 09/14
09/10: Journals Due; TSL Test
09/11: Journals; Vocabulary Test; Intro to Salem Witch Trials and McCarthyism
English 3 Research Paper Assignment
You must submit a term paper that counts as a second-term test grade. The object of the final paper is to get you to think about how your high school experience compares with the "real world.” Using what you know, write a 4 to 6 page paper on a topic of your choice. The topic must be related to your post-high school interests, but there are no other limitations. My suggestion is to take a specific issue or question that you have encountered and conduct further research on it. For example, if you are interested in the public defender's office, looking at whether poor clients accused of minor crimes are given adequate legal services is an appropriate topic. You would go about doing this paper by doing some outside research on the public defender system and then relating your experiences to this research. The best way to approach this paper is to begin with a question, and answer it after researching the topic.
You are encouraged to make explicit links between classes you have taken here at Northwood, although the paper itself may not be from another class. Also, this paper should not be a simple description of what you have done in a class; this is a research paper, and it should deal with academic subjects.
You must decide on your research question by our _______________________ class meeting. Please bring a typed copy of your research question. I will collect these, and we will discuss them in class. If you have any questions or are unsure about the topic, please don’t hesitate to come see me to discuss options.
Paper mechanics:
1. You must include four “outside" sources, such as books and articles from academic journals. These can be materials that were assigned in other classes, or you can do additional library research. At least one of your academic citations must be a book or academic journal article. In other words, you cannot have four websites as your four citations. Be sure to make appropriate citations on all works cited, using MLA. Your citations should be attached to your paper. Reminder: You must give me four academic citations by _________________________________.
2. The paper should be 4-6 pages long (this is a minimum of 4 FULL pages, not “three and a line”).
3. Your paper must be typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman or similar font. It should follow all normal essay writing requirements (i.e., be sure to have a thesis statement and supporting evidence).
4. Due: ____________________________ at 3:00pm. I will be in my classroom (917) to collect these. If you'd like to turn it in early, by all means do so. I will not be able to read late papers in time to give you a grade.
You are encouraged to make explicit links between classes you have taken here at Northwood, although the paper itself may not be from another class. Also, this paper should not be a simple description of what you have done in a class; this is a research paper, and it should deal with academic subjects.
You must decide on your research question by our _______________________ class meeting. Please bring a typed copy of your research question. I will collect these, and we will discuss them in class. If you have any questions or are unsure about the topic, please don’t hesitate to come see me to discuss options.
Paper mechanics:
1. You must include four “outside" sources, such as books and articles from academic journals. These can be materials that were assigned in other classes, or you can do additional library research. At least one of your academic citations must be a book or academic journal article. In other words, you cannot have four websites as your four citations. Be sure to make appropriate citations on all works cited, using MLA. Your citations should be attached to your paper. Reminder: You must give me four academic citations by _________________________________.
2. The paper should be 4-6 pages long (this is a minimum of 4 FULL pages, not “three and a line”).
3. Your paper must be typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman or similar font. It should follow all normal essay writing requirements (i.e., be sure to have a thesis statement and supporting evidence).
4. Due: ____________________________ at 3:00pm. I will be in my classroom (917) to collect these. If you'd like to turn it in early, by all means do so. I will not be able to read late papers in time to give you a grade.
MLA Laptop Lesson
Go to the web site listed below to answer the questions on this handout. You will want to bookmark the site on the ibooks, and you should also make note of the site for your own future use. This is absolutely the most helpful and comprehensive tool for writing that I have ever seen. Thanks, Purdue!
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
1. What are the correct margins for a paper?
2. Do you include a title page for your paper?
3. What information is at the top left corner of the first page?
4. Is the title of your own paper underlined?
5. What words will be at the top of your Works Cited page?
6. Are they underlined?
7. Does the author’s name always have to appear in the parentheses when you use parenthetical citation?
8. Explain the rules for deciding whether the author’s name will be in the parentheses.
9. When you use direct quotations in a paper, are the parentheses for the citation inside the quotation marks?
10. What about the period at the end of a sentence, or a comma? Where are they – before or after the parentheses?
11. When is a quotation indented?
12. Do you use quotation marks for indented quotations?
13. Are indented quotations single- or double-spaced?
14. Are entries on the Works Cited page single- or double-spaced between entries? Within entries?
15. How are the entries on the WC page arranged?
16. Are book/selection titles on the WC page underlined, italicized, or put in quotations?
17. How is an author’s name recorded?
18. On your own paper, create Works Cited entries for your edition of Beowulf and John Gardner’s Grendel. You will want to scroll down the page to see what information you need, and the correct format.
When you are finished with these questions and your two WC entries, go to the Diana Hacker web site.
http://dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c08_o.html
This part of the site is specific to writing about the humanities, including literature.
Click on Manuscript Format
1. Where does Hacker tell you to put the page number?
2. What other information should be with the page number?
3. What are the margins?
Go to MLA in-text documentation.
1. What is the best way to indicate the author of a quote?
2. What is an alternate method?
3. How do you attribute an unknown author’s work?
4. How do you typically cite a work from an anthology?
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
1. What are the correct margins for a paper?
2. Do you include a title page for your paper?
3. What information is at the top left corner of the first page?
4. Is the title of your own paper underlined?
5. What words will be at the top of your Works Cited page?
6. Are they underlined?
7. Does the author’s name always have to appear in the parentheses when you use parenthetical citation?
8. Explain the rules for deciding whether the author’s name will be in the parentheses.
9. When you use direct quotations in a paper, are the parentheses for the citation inside the quotation marks?
10. What about the period at the end of a sentence, or a comma? Where are they – before or after the parentheses?
11. When is a quotation indented?
12. Do you use quotation marks for indented quotations?
13. Are indented quotations single- or double-spaced?
14. Are entries on the Works Cited page single- or double-spaced between entries? Within entries?
15. How are the entries on the WC page arranged?
16. Are book/selection titles on the WC page underlined, italicized, or put in quotations?
17. How is an author’s name recorded?
18. On your own paper, create Works Cited entries for your edition of Beowulf and John Gardner’s Grendel. You will want to scroll down the page to see what information you need, and the correct format.
When you are finished with these questions and your two WC entries, go to the Diana Hacker web site.
http://dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c08_o.html
This part of the site is specific to writing about the humanities, including literature.
Click on Manuscript Format
1. Where does Hacker tell you to put the page number?
2. What other information should be with the page number?
3. What are the margins?
Go to MLA in-text documentation.
1. What is the best way to indicate the author of a quote?
2. What is an alternate method?
3. How do you attribute an unknown author’s work?
4. How do you typically cite a work from an anthology?
Monday, September 7, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
The Week In English: Week 2
English IV
08/31
Anglo-Saxon Poetry Composition; Vocabulary Assignment
Homework: Read pp. 44-50, "Unferth's Taunt" handout; Vocab Homework 2
09/01
Vocab Check; Reading Quiz; Grendel Storyboarding
Homework: Read pp. 51-62
09/02
Grendel Storyboarding cont.; Beowulf film comparison; Vocabulary Review
Homework: Read pp. 51-62
09/03
Reading Quiz; Beowulf film cont.
Homework: Read pp. 76-82
09/04
Vocabulary Quiz; Beowulf film cont.
English 3
08/31
Tracing Symbols and Motifs in TSL
Homework: TSL ch. 10-12
09/01
Reading Quiz; Symbolism cont.; Character in TSL
Homework: TSL ch. 13-15
09/02
SAT Practice; Character cont.; Test Review; TSL Study Guide
Homework: TSL ch. 16-18
09/03
Reading Quiz; TSL Guide cont.
Homework: TSL ch. 19-21
09/04
Vocabulary Quiz; General themes in TSL; Practice commentary
Homework: TSL ch. 22-24
08/31
Anglo-Saxon Poetry Composition; Vocabulary Assignment
Homework: Read pp. 44-50, "Unferth's Taunt" handout; Vocab Homework 2
09/01
Vocab Check; Reading Quiz; Grendel Storyboarding
Homework: Read pp. 51-62
09/02
Grendel Storyboarding cont.; Beowulf film comparison; Vocabulary Review
Homework: Read pp. 51-62
09/03
Reading Quiz; Beowulf film cont.
Homework: Read pp. 76-82
09/04
Vocabulary Quiz; Beowulf film cont.
English 3
08/31
Tracing Symbols and Motifs in TSL
Homework: TSL ch. 10-12
09/01
Reading Quiz; Symbolism cont.; Character in TSL
Homework: TSL ch. 13-15
09/02
SAT Practice; Character cont.; Test Review; TSL Study Guide
Homework: TSL ch. 16-18
09/03
Reading Quiz; TSL Guide cont.
Homework: TSL ch. 19-21
09/04
Vocabulary Quiz; General themes in TSL; Practice commentary
Homework: TSL ch. 22-24
The Scarlet Letter Test Guide
Part I: For 15 of the following 20 quotes, name the speaker and context and briefly comment on its (thematic, symbolic) significance to the novel as a whole. Number your paper according to the numbering below.
“The founders of the new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison.”
“All at once, as with a sudden smile of heaven, burst forth the sunshine, pouring a very flood into the obscure forest, gladdening each green leaf, transmuting the yellow fallen ones to gold, and gleaming adown the gray trunks of the solemn trees.”
“There was no one place so secret, -no high place nor lowly place, where thou couldst have escaped me, -save on this very scaffold!”
“Thou knowest that I was frank with thee! That I felt no love nor feigned any.”
“Here, she said to herself, had been the scene of her guilt, and here should be the scene of her earthly punishment.”
“She turned her eyes downward at the scarlet letter, and even touched it with her finger, to assure herself that the infant and the shame were real. Yes! – these were her realities.”
“It irks me, nevertheless, that the partner of her iniquity should not, at least, stand on the scaffold by her side. But he will be known!- he will be known!”
“I have sought, I say, to persuade this godly youth, that he should deal with you, here in the face of Heaven, and before these upright rulers…Knowing your natural temper better than I, he could the better judge what arguments to use.”
“The responsibility of this woman’s soul lies greatly with you.”
“Thou hast ascended to the pedestal of infamy on which I found thee. The reason is not far to seek. It was my folly, and thy weakness.”
“Though he were to step down from a high place and stand there beside thee, on thy pedestal of shame, yet better were it so, than to hide a guilty heart through life.”
7. “What should ail me, to harm this misbegotten and miserable babe? The medicine is potent for good: and were it my child, - yea, mine own, as well as thine, I could do no better for it!”
8. “Here, she said to herself, had been the scene of her guilt, and her should be the scene of her earthly punishment.”
9. “Hush, Pearl, hush! Thou must not talk so…He sent us all in this world. He sent even me, thy mother. Them, much more, thee! Or, if not, thy strange and elfish child, whence didst thou come?"
10. “And here, by a sudden impulse, she turned to the young clergyman, Mr. Dimmesdale, at whom, up to this moment, she had seemed hardly so much as once to direct her eyes, - “Speak thou for me!”
“Thou tallest of running a race to a man whose knees are tottering beneath him! I must die here! There is not the strength or courage left me to venture into the wide, strange, difficult world alone.”
11. “Wilt thou go with us tonight? There will be a merry company in the forest; and I wellnigh promised the Black Man that comely Hester Prynne should make one.”
“It was the scarlet letter in another form; the scarlet letter endowed with life! as if the red ignominy were so deeply scorched into her brain that all her conceptions assumed its form had carefully wrought out the similitude.”
“This idea was countenanced by the strong interest which the physician ever manifested in the young clergyman; he attached himself to him as a parishioner, and sought to win a friendly regard and confidence from his naturally reserved sensibility.”
13. “Come away mother! Come away or yonder old Black Man will catch you! He hath got hold of the minister already!”
14. “Wilt thou stand here with mother and me, tomorrow noontide?”
15. “Nothing was more common, in those days, than to interpret all meteoric appearances, and other natural phenomena, that occurred with less regularity than the rise and set of a sun and mood, as so many revelations from a supernatural source.”
16. “Hatred, by a gradual and quiet process, will even be transformed to love, unless the change be impeded by a continually new irritation of the original feeling of hostility.”
17. “He betrayed me! He has done me more wrong than I did him!”
18. “Hereupon, Pearl broke away from her mother, and, running to the brook, stooped over it, and bathed her forehead, until the unwelcome kiss was quite washed off.”
19. “But in the sunny day, and among all the people, he knows us not; nor must we know him! A strange, sad man is he.”
20. “It was near that old and sunken grave, yet with a space between, as if the dust of the two sleepers had no right to mingle. Yet one tombstone served for both.”
“The founders of the new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison.”
“All at once, as with a sudden smile of heaven, burst forth the sunshine, pouring a very flood into the obscure forest, gladdening each green leaf, transmuting the yellow fallen ones to gold, and gleaming adown the gray trunks of the solemn trees.”
“There was no one place so secret, -no high place nor lowly place, where thou couldst have escaped me, -save on this very scaffold!”
“Thou knowest that I was frank with thee! That I felt no love nor feigned any.”
“Here, she said to herself, had been the scene of her guilt, and here should be the scene of her earthly punishment.”
“She turned her eyes downward at the scarlet letter, and even touched it with her finger, to assure herself that the infant and the shame were real. Yes! – these were her realities.”
“It irks me, nevertheless, that the partner of her iniquity should not, at least, stand on the scaffold by her side. But he will be known!- he will be known!”
“I have sought, I say, to persuade this godly youth, that he should deal with you, here in the face of Heaven, and before these upright rulers…Knowing your natural temper better than I, he could the better judge what arguments to use.”
“The responsibility of this woman’s soul lies greatly with you.”
“Thou hast ascended to the pedestal of infamy on which I found thee. The reason is not far to seek. It was my folly, and thy weakness.”
“Though he were to step down from a high place and stand there beside thee, on thy pedestal of shame, yet better were it so, than to hide a guilty heart through life.”
7. “What should ail me, to harm this misbegotten and miserable babe? The medicine is potent for good: and were it my child, - yea, mine own, as well as thine, I could do no better for it!”
8. “Here, she said to herself, had been the scene of her guilt, and her should be the scene of her earthly punishment.”
9. “Hush, Pearl, hush! Thou must not talk so…He sent us all in this world. He sent even me, thy mother. Them, much more, thee! Or, if not, thy strange and elfish child, whence didst thou come?"
10. “And here, by a sudden impulse, she turned to the young clergyman, Mr. Dimmesdale, at whom, up to this moment, she had seemed hardly so much as once to direct her eyes, - “Speak thou for me!”
“Thou tallest of running a race to a man whose knees are tottering beneath him! I must die here! There is not the strength or courage left me to venture into the wide, strange, difficult world alone.”
11. “Wilt thou go with us tonight? There will be a merry company in the forest; and I wellnigh promised the Black Man that comely Hester Prynne should make one.”
“It was the scarlet letter in another form; the scarlet letter endowed with life! as if the red ignominy were so deeply scorched into her brain that all her conceptions assumed its form had carefully wrought out the similitude.”
“This idea was countenanced by the strong interest which the physician ever manifested in the young clergyman; he attached himself to him as a parishioner, and sought to win a friendly regard and confidence from his naturally reserved sensibility.”
13. “Come away mother! Come away or yonder old Black Man will catch you! He hath got hold of the minister already!”
14. “Wilt thou stand here with mother and me, tomorrow noontide?”
15. “Nothing was more common, in those days, than to interpret all meteoric appearances, and other natural phenomena, that occurred with less regularity than the rise and set of a sun and mood, as so many revelations from a supernatural source.”
16. “Hatred, by a gradual and quiet process, will even be transformed to love, unless the change be impeded by a continually new irritation of the original feeling of hostility.”
17. “He betrayed me! He has done me more wrong than I did him!”
18. “Hereupon, Pearl broke away from her mother, and, running to the brook, stooped over it, and bathed her forehead, until the unwelcome kiss was quite washed off.”
19. “But in the sunny day, and among all the people, he knows us not; nor must we know him! A strange, sad man is he.”
20. “It was near that old and sunken grave, yet with a space between, as if the dust of the two sleepers had no right to mingle. Yet one tombstone served for both.”
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
The Week In English Week 1 (08/25-08/28)
English IV
08/25 - Course Introduction
Homework: Read pp. 16-22; complete vocab homework; turn in Student Information Sheet.
08/26 - Vocab Check; Intro to Anglo-Saxon period
Homework: Read pp. 23-29
08/27 - Journals Due; Anglo-Saxon Poetry; Reading Quiz likely; Vocab Review
Homework: Read pp. 34-43
08/28 - Vocab Quiz Week 1; Intro to Beowulf
English 3
08/25 - Summer Reading Quiz; Course Introduction
Homework: Read TSL Introductory; turn in Student Information Sheet
08/26 - Vocabulary Check; SAT Practice; Intro to Close Reading and Commentary; Puritan Poetry
Homework: TSL Chapters 1-3
08/27 - Journals Due; Reading Quiz Likely; Intro to TSL
Homework: TSL Chapters 4-6
08/28 - Vocabulary Quiz 1; TSL cont.
Homework: TSL Chapters 7-9
08/25 - Course Introduction
Homework: Read pp. 16-22; complete vocab homework; turn in Student Information Sheet.
08/26 - Vocab Check; Intro to Anglo-Saxon period
Homework: Read pp. 23-29
08/27 - Journals Due; Anglo-Saxon Poetry; Reading Quiz likely; Vocab Review
Homework: Read pp. 34-43
08/28 - Vocab Quiz Week 1; Intro to Beowulf
English 3
08/25 - Summer Reading Quiz; Course Introduction
Homework: Read TSL Introductory; turn in Student Information Sheet
08/26 - Vocabulary Check; SAT Practice; Intro to Close Reading and Commentary; Puritan Poetry
Homework: TSL Chapters 1-3
08/27 - Journals Due; Reading Quiz Likely; Intro to TSL
Homework: TSL Chapters 4-6
08/28 - Vocabulary Quiz 1; TSL cont.
Homework: TSL Chapters 7-9
Monday, August 24, 2009
English 3 Vocabulary List Week 1 (Quiz 08/28)
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 2009
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.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Honors 12 The Quiet American Guide
Part II
1. What is Pyle’s cover story for being in Vietnam? How does he attempt to disguise that he is an agent? What do we know about his family?
2. Fowler’s association with opium appears again in the opening of Part II. What does this reveal about his character?
3. How is Phuong characterized in the first chapter of Part II? Are there any symbolic associations with her name?
7. What are the attitudes of Fowler and Pyle about Politics, Love, and God in the tower scene in Chapters 2-3?
10. Describe Fowler’s dream in 3.3. What does it mean? Is there symbolism in it? Describe the nature of the relationship between Pyle and Fowler at this point in the novel. On how many levels does the relationship exist?
Part III-IV
2. What is the difference between being a reporter and a correspondent? How does Fowler become engage'? What are the differences in his attitudes about the Bicycle Bomb episode (3.2.1) and the explosion in the Place Garnier (3.2.1)?
5. What is Fowler’s reaction to Vigot’s last visit (4.1)? Why?
8. What is Fowler’s condition at the end of the novel? What was the pattern of his development throughout the novel? What is the last line of the novel? Why is it important?
9. Why are images of sight and vision so important in the novel?
1. What is Pyle’s cover story for being in Vietnam? How does he attempt to disguise that he is an agent? What do we know about his family?
2. Fowler’s association with opium appears again in the opening of Part II. What does this reveal about his character?
3. How is Phuong characterized in the first chapter of Part II? Are there any symbolic associations with her name?
7. What are the attitudes of Fowler and Pyle about Politics, Love, and God in the tower scene in Chapters 2-3?
10. Describe Fowler’s dream in 3.3. What does it mean? Is there symbolism in it? Describe the nature of the relationship between Pyle and Fowler at this point in the novel. On how many levels does the relationship exist?
Part III-IV
2. What is the difference between being a reporter and a correspondent? How does Fowler become engage'? What are the differences in his attitudes about the Bicycle Bomb episode (3.2.1) and the explosion in the Place Garnier (3.2.1)?
5. What is Fowler’s reaction to Vigot’s last visit (4.1)? Why?
8. What is Fowler’s condition at the end of the novel? What was the pattern of his development throughout the novel? What is the last line of the novel? Why is it important?
9. Why are images of sight and vision so important in the novel?
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Honors 12 Romanticism Guide
Today in class, we will review the Romantic Period and work to synthesize the author's beliefs and values.
I. Look at the characteristics of Romanticism below. For each, name a Romantic work we have read in class that demonstrates that principle. Explain your reasoning.
1. Nature
2. Imagination
3. Sublime
4. Emotion
5. Common People
6. Asymmetry
7. Dirtiness
8. Chaos
9. Reaction to Political Events
I. Look at the characteristics of Romanticism below. For each, name a Romantic work we have read in class that demonstrates that principle. Explain your reasoning.
1. Nature
2. Imagination
3. Sublime
4. Emotion
5. Common People
6. Asymmetry
7. Dirtiness
8. Chaos
9. Reaction to Political Events
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
CP English 12 and Honors English 12 Week 17 Assignments
CP English 12:
May 25: Do not come to school today.
May 26: The Quiet American 114-134; TQA Study Guide II due (period 1)
May 27: The Quiet American 135-163; Vocabulary due; TQA Guide III and IV
May 28: Journals Due; Unit Test VI
May 29: Vocabulary Quiz
Honors English 12:
May 25: Do not come to school today.
May 26: Frankenstein Part III; Part III quiz
May 27: Post Shakespeare Review
May 28: Journals Due; Unit Test V
May 29: I will miss you today.
May 25: Do not come to school today.
May 26: The Quiet American 114-134; TQA Study Guide II due (period 1)
May 27: The Quiet American 135-163; Vocabulary due; TQA Guide III and IV
May 28: Journals Due; Unit Test VI
May 29: Vocabulary Quiz
Honors English 12:
May 25: Do not come to school today.
May 26: Frankenstein Part III; Part III quiz
May 27: Post Shakespeare Review
May 28: Journals Due; Unit Test V
May 29: I will miss you today.
Honors English 12 Study Guide
Potential Identifications:
Donne
conceit
paradox
Jonson
epigram
carpe diem
Milton
epic
epic simile
Satan (Milton)
Neo-Classicism
Enlightenment
Pope
Essay on Man (Man's State)
heroic couplets
Johnson
"On Spring"
Swift
satire
sarcasm
understatement
hyperbole
Romanticism
sublime
the tyger
the lamb
The French Revolution
The Reign of Terror
poetic genius
the Devil's party
"multeity in unity"
Burns
mice
lice
dialect
Tintern Abbey
albatross
blessing snakes
Kubla Khan
"dome in air"
the West Wind
the Skylark
the song of the nightingale
the Grecian urn
Donne
conceit
paradox
Jonson
epigram
carpe diem
Milton
epic
epic simile
Satan (Milton)
Neo-Classicism
Enlightenment
Pope
Essay on Man (Man's State)
heroic couplets
Johnson
"On Spring"
Swift
satire
sarcasm
understatement
hyperbole
Romanticism
sublime
the tyger
the lamb
The French Revolution
The Reign of Terror
poetic genius
the Devil's party
"multeity in unity"
Burns
mice
lice
dialect
Tintern Abbey
albatross
blessing snakes
Kubla Khan
"dome in air"
the West Wind
the Skylark
the song of the nightingale
the Grecian urn
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
CP English 12 Week 16 Assignments
May 18: Finish Romanticism Review; Vietnam Film Quiz
May 19: The Quiet American pp. 11-33; Reading Quiz; Vocabulary Due; Vietnam Webquest
May 20: TQA pp. 34-61; TQA Part I Study Guide; TQA Background Information
May 21: TQA pp. 62-87; Reading Quiz; TQA Part II Study Guide
May 22: TQA pp. 87-114; Vocab Quiz
Reading due on May 26: pp. 114-134
May 19: The Quiet American pp. 11-33; Reading Quiz; Vocabulary Due; Vietnam Webquest
May 20: TQA pp. 34-61; TQA Part I Study Guide; TQA Background Information
May 21: TQA pp. 62-87; Reading Quiz; TQA Part II Study Guide
May 22: TQA pp. 87-114; Vocab Quiz
Reading due on May 26: pp. 114-134
Monday, May 18, 2009
Honors English 12 Vocabulary Week 16
01. recourse (50)
02. minutiae (51)
03. pertinacity (61)
04. encomiums (66)
05. diffident (66)
06. dilatoriness (67)
07. acceded (68)
08. salubrious
09. environs (72)
10. endued (74)
11. indelible (75)
12. candor (77)
13. ignominious (79)
14. exculpated
15. execrated
16. adduced (80)
17. conjecture (81)
18. timorous
19. approbation (82)
20. disconsolate (104)
02. minutiae (51)
03. pertinacity (61)
04. encomiums (66)
05. diffident (66)
06. dilatoriness (67)
07. acceded (68)
08. salubrious
09. environs (72)
10. endued (74)
11. indelible (75)
12. candor (77)
13. ignominious (79)
14. exculpated
15. execrated
16. adduced (80)
17. conjecture (81)
18. timorous
19. approbation (82)
20. disconsolate (104)
The Quiet American Novel Structure
Part One:
-- Chapter I: p. 11
-- Chapter II: p. 23
---- 1: p. 23
---- 2: p. 26
-- Chapter III: p. 33
---- 1: p. 33
---- 2: p. 39
-- Chapter 4: p. 46
---- 1: p. 46
---- 2: p. 56
-- Chapter 5: p. 62
---- 1: p. 62
Part Two:
-- Chapter 1: p. 71
-- Chapter 2: p. 83
---- 2: p. 89
---- 3: p. 93
---- 4: p. 108
-- Chapter 3: p. 115
---- 1: p. 115
---- 2: p. 121
---- 3: p. 130
Part Three:
-- Chapter 1: p. 137
---- 1: p. 137
---- 2: p. 140
---- 3: p. 146
---- 4: p. 147
---- 5: p. 150
-- Chapter 2: p. 154
---- 1: p. 154
---- 2: p. 157
Part Four:
-- Chapter 1: p. 167
-- Chapter 2: p. 172
---- 1: p. 172
---- 2: p. 174
---- 3: p. 181
-- Chapter 3: p. 187
-- Chapter I: p. 11
-- Chapter II: p. 23
---- 1: p. 23
---- 2: p. 26
-- Chapter III: p. 33
---- 1: p. 33
---- 2: p. 39
-- Chapter 4: p. 46
---- 1: p. 46
---- 2: p. 56
-- Chapter 5: p. 62
---- 1: p. 62
Part Two:
-- Chapter 1: p. 71
-- Chapter 2: p. 83
---- 2: p. 89
---- 3: p. 93
---- 4: p. 108
-- Chapter 3: p. 115
---- 1: p. 115
---- 2: p. 121
---- 3: p. 130
Part Three:
-- Chapter 1: p. 137
---- 1: p. 137
---- 2: p. 140
---- 3: p. 146
---- 4: p. 147
---- 5: p. 150
-- Chapter 2: p. 154
---- 1: p. 154
---- 2: p. 157
Part Four:
-- Chapter 1: p. 167
-- Chapter 2: p. 172
---- 1: p. 172
---- 2: p. 174
---- 3: p. 181
-- Chapter 3: p. 187
Friday, May 15, 2009
CP English 12 Romantic Poems
Robert Burns - "To a Mouse" p. 666 and "To a Louse" p. 669
William Blake - "The Lamb" p. 680 and "The Tyger" p. 681
William Wordworth - "Tintern Abbey" p. 708 and "London, 1802" p. 718
Samuel Coleridge - "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" p. 730 and "Kubla Khan" p. 754
John Keats - "Ode to a Nightingale" p. 794 and "Ode on a Grecian Urn" p. 798
William Blake - "The Lamb" p. 680 and "The Tyger" p. 681
William Wordworth - "Tintern Abbey" p. 708 and "London, 1802" p. 718
Samuel Coleridge - "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" p. 730 and "Kubla Khan" p. 754
John Keats - "Ode to a Nightingale" p. 794 and "Ode on a Grecian Urn" p. 798
CP English 12 Romanticism Review
Today in class, we will review the Romantic Period and work to synthesize the author's beliefs and values.
I. Look at the characteristics of Romanticism below. For each, name a Romantic work we have read in class that demonstrates that principle. Explain your reasoning.
1. Nature
2. Imagination
3. Sublime
4. Emotion
5. Common People
6. Asymmetry
7. Dirtiness
8. Chaos
9. Reaction to Political Events
II. With your partner, create either a twenty-line poem or a two-three paragraph short story that demonstrates at least five of the characteristics above. Once you have completed your poem or short story, briefly explain how your work demonstrates the principles.
III. Type up parts I and II, save them as a .rtf file, and attach the file in an email to Mr. Morris.
I. Look at the characteristics of Romanticism below. For each, name a Romantic work we have read in class that demonstrates that principle. Explain your reasoning.
1. Nature
2. Imagination
3. Sublime
4. Emotion
5. Common People
6. Asymmetry
7. Dirtiness
8. Chaos
9. Reaction to Political Events
II. With your partner, create either a twenty-line poem or a two-three paragraph short story that demonstrates at least five of the characteristics above. Once you have completed your poem or short story, briefly explain how your work demonstrates the principles.
III. Type up parts I and II, save them as a .rtf file, and attach the file in an email to Mr. Morris.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Honors English 12 Vocabulary Week 15
Again, all words are from the Penguin Classics edition of Frankenstein.
01. predilection (38)
02. inclemency
03. chimerical
04. cursory (39)
05. avidity
06. repined
07. averred
08. preceptors
09. multifarious (40)
10. caprices
11. progeny (41)
12. prognosticated (42)
13. benignity
14. reprobated (45)
15. recapitulated (46)
16. panegyric
17. mien (47)
18. affability
19. dogmatism (49)
20. abstruse
01. predilection (38)
02. inclemency
03. chimerical
04. cursory (39)
05. avidity
06. repined
07. averred
08. preceptors
09. multifarious (40)
10. caprices
11. progeny (41)
12. prognosticated (42)
13. benignity
14. reprobated (45)
15. recapitulated (46)
16. panegyric
17. mien (47)
18. affability
19. dogmatism (49)
20. abstruse
Politics and Nature
Bartleby has the complete poetic works of Wordsworth here.
1. With your partner, browse the collection or search for particular keywords and read a few Wordsworth poems (some are very long, so feel free to pick an excerpt).
2. Find a poem where Wordsworth discusses nature to give insight into a social or political issue.
3. Together, write a brief summary describing the issue and how Wordsworth's treatment of nature illuminates his position.
4. For the second part of your written assignment, imagine you are political bloggers responding to Wordsworth's poem. Do you agree with his statements? Why or why not? Does he effectively persuade readers to his side? Write a 2-3 paragraph blog response. You can be either serious or humorous and agree or disagree.
Some sample political commentaries from across the spectrum:
Ann Coulter
Jim Hightower
Bill O'Reilly
Ted Rall
Wonkette
1. With your partner, browse the collection or search for particular keywords and read a few Wordsworth poems (some are very long, so feel free to pick an excerpt).
2. Find a poem where Wordsworth discusses nature to give insight into a social or political issue.
3. Together, write a brief summary describing the issue and how Wordsworth's treatment of nature illuminates his position.
4. For the second part of your written assignment, imagine you are political bloggers responding to Wordsworth's poem. Do you agree with his statements? Why or why not? Does he effectively persuade readers to his side? Write a 2-3 paragraph blog response. You can be either serious or humorous and agree or disagree.
Some sample political commentaries from across the spectrum:
Ann Coulter
Jim Hightower
Bill O'Reilly
Ted Rall
Wonkette
Monday, May 11, 2009
CP English 12 Assignments Week 15
Have all reading completed by the dates listed.
05/11: Burns/Blake study
05/12: Text pp. 706-713; 718 due; Vocabulary Homework due; Reading Quiz; Wordsworth Study
05/13: Text pp. 728-742 due; Coleridge Study
05/14: Text pp. 742-756 due; Coleridge cont.; Reading Quix
05/15: Text pp. 794-800 due; Keats study; Vocab Quiz 15
05/11: Burns/Blake study
05/12: Text pp. 706-713; 718 due; Vocabulary Homework due; Reading Quiz; Wordsworth Study
05/13: Text pp. 728-742 due; Coleridge Study
05/14: Text pp. 742-756 due; Coleridge cont.; Reading Quix
05/15: Text pp. 794-800 due; Keats study; Vocab Quiz 15
Monday, May 4, 2009
Honors English 12 Vocabulary Week 14
The following words are from the Penguin Classics edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein:
01. commencement (13)
02. fervent
03. diffusing
04. satiate (14)
05. ardent
06. inestimable
07. injunction
08. effusions
09. capacious (17)
10. amend
11. dross (18)
12. capitulated (24)
13. emaciated
14. impertinent (25)
15. inquisitiveness
16. fastidious (28)
17. ameliorate (29)
18. irrevocably
19. harrowing (30)
20. indefatigable (31)
01. commencement (13)
02. fervent
03. diffusing
04. satiate (14)
05. ardent
06. inestimable
07. injunction
08. effusions
09. capacious (17)
10. amend
11. dross (18)
12. capitulated (24)
13. emaciated
14. impertinent (25)
15. inquisitiveness
16. fastidious (28)
17. ameliorate (29)
18. irrevocably
19. harrowing (30)
20. indefatigable (31)
Assignments Week 14
CP English 12:
05/04: Mock Epic due; studying "On Spring" pp. 592-597
05/05: pp. 612-622; Vocab Week 14 due; reading quiz
05/06: pp.654-671; Intro to Romanticism and Robert Burns
05/07: Unit Test Five
05/08: pp. 678-682; Vocab Quiz Week 14
05/04: Mock Epic due; studying "On Spring" pp. 592-597
05/05: pp. 612-622; Vocab Week 14 due; reading quiz
05/06: pp.654-671; Intro to Romanticism and Robert Burns
05/07: Unit Test Five
05/08: pp. 678-682; Vocab Quiz Week 14
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Assignments Week 13
CP 12:
04/28: Paradise Lost pp. 472-473; 478-486; Reading Quiz, Vocab Due
04/29: Poetry of Pope pp. 536-550
04/30: Pope cont.; Reading Quiz
05/01: Johnson's "On Spring" pp. 592-597; Vocab Quiz
Honors 12:
The same, with vocabulary list here.
04/28: Paradise Lost pp. 472-473; 478-486; Reading Quiz, Vocab Due
04/29: Poetry of Pope pp. 536-550
04/30: Pope cont.; Reading Quiz
05/01: Johnson's "On Spring" pp. 592-597; Vocab Quiz
Honors 12:
The same, with vocabulary list here.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Honors 12 Vocab Week 13
1. delicacies (p. 614) -
2. melancholy (p. 614) -
3. importuning (p. 614) -
4. sustenance (p. 615) -
5. prodigious (p. 615) -
6. guile (p. 480) -
7. impious (p. 480) -
8. ethereal (p. 480) -
9. perdition (p. 480) -
10. obdurate (p. 480) -
11. deluge (p. 481) -
12. tempestuous (p. 481) -
13. myriads (p. 481) -
14. suppliant (p. 482) -
15. ignominy (p. 482) -
2. melancholy (p. 614) -
3. importuning (p. 614) -
4. sustenance (p. 615) -
5. prodigious (p. 615) -
6. guile (p. 480) -
7. impious (p. 480) -
8. ethereal (p. 480) -
9. perdition (p. 480) -
10. obdurate (p. 480) -
11. deluge (p. 481) -
12. tempestuous (p. 481) -
13. myriads (p. 481) -
14. suppliant (p. 482) -
15. ignominy (p. 482) -
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Honors English 12 Exam Study Guide
-A close reader pays attention to diction because diction relates
a) imagery
b) tone
c) theme
d) setting
-An author's choice of words in a text is known as
a) syntax
b) tone
c) diction
d) imagery
-Syntax refers to
a) word order
b) word choice
c) sentence order
d) sentence choice
- Connotation refers to word meaning in opposition to
a) annotation
b) denotation
c) notation
d) allocation
-Authors employ imagery to
a) paint a picture in the mind of the reader.
b) help the reader understand the work.
c) create emotional support for the thesis or theme.
d) make the setting more realistic.
-Beowulf's chief motivation is
a) gold
b) loyalty
c) trust
d) pride
-Which character best represents the way societies treat those who deviate from societal norms?
a) Beowulf
b) Wealthow
c) Grendel
d) Unferth
-Which man questions Beowulf's abilities?
a) Hrothgar
b) Unferth
c) Wiglaf
d) Wealthow
-Weregild is
a) the price that must be paid to the family of a slain warrior
b) the price that must be paid to warriors to fight for their Lord
c) the price that must be paid to the Lord by his warriors
d) the price that must be paid to the wives of slain warriors
- The Anglo-Saxon concept of Fate suggests that
a) humans are not governed by Fate;
b) humans are completely governed by fate
c) past actions of humans influence future actions
d) humans' lives are completely governed by Chance
- Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales can best be described as
a) an estate satire
b) a medieval romance
c) an epic
d) a homily
-"The Pardoner's Tale" is a(n)
a) exemplum
b) allegory
c) part of a framed narrative
d) all of the above
-"The Wife of Bath's Tale" is a
a) frame
b) medieval romance
c) exemplum
d) all of the above
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight can best be described as
a) an estate satire
b) a medieval romance
c) an epic
d) a homily
- The purpose of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is to
a) reinforce notions of chivalry
b) reflect life in medieval England
c) critique life in medieval England
d) demonstrate the passion of Christ
- The Green Knight serves chiefly to
a) present an element of the supernatural
b) represent fertility symbols
c) test Gawain's chivalry
d) cut off Gawain's head
- The episode in Bergilak's castle chiefly acts as a test of Gawain's
a) honesty
b) chastity
c) piety
d) faith
- Gawain finds Bergilak's castle as a result of his own
a) honesty
b) chastity
c) physical strength
d) faith
-The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus documents the European movement from
a) theological dogmatism to British Romanticism
b) theological dogmatism to secular humanism
c) secular humanism to mythic thought
d) secular humanism to theological dogmatism
-The two characters that most closely serve as foils to Macbeth are
a) Lady Macbeth and Lady Macduff
b) Macbeth and Macduff
c) Banquo and Macduff
d) Banquo and Fleance
-What event immediately precedes Macbeth's lowest point in the drama?
a) the killing of the chamberlains
b) the killing of Duncan
c) the killing of Banquo
d) the killing of Macduff's family
- By Act V, what is Macbeth's attitude on life?
a) It is completely pointless and must be ignored.
b) It is completely pointless and must simply be tolerated.
c) It is completely important and must be ignored.
d) It is completely important and must simply be tolerated.
- Macbeth compares his killing spree to
a) being drowned in a sea of blood
b) being covered in a shower of blood
c) wading through a pool of blood
d) getting shot by a super-soaker full of blood
-John Donne's "Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" compares the souls of lovers to
a) a lump of gold
b) an intertwining vine
c) the legs of a compass
d) both a) and d)
- The extended metaphysical comparison of two unlike objects is called
a) paradox
b) metaphor
c) conceit
d) imagery
-John Donne's "Holy Sonnet 10" ends with a(n)
a) conceit
b) paradox
c) exemplum
d) category
- "Carpe diem" can best be translated to
a) Don't give up.
b) Make the best of your life
c) Seize the day
d) Eat your wheaties
- Carpe diem poets cite what fact as their reason for acting in the moment?
a) Life is an opportunity
b) As humans, we may die at any moment.
c) The past lives forever.
d) There is always tomorrow.
- English Romanticism is a response to
a) the French Revolution
b) the Industrial Revolution
c) both a) and b)
d) neither a) nor b)
-English Romanticism sets itself up to contrast with
a) Classicism
b) Renaissance humanism
c) Neoclassicism
d) Postmodernism
-Romantics value
a) symmetry
b) order
c) assymetry
d) none of the above
-The poetry of Robert Burns is considered pre-Romantic because
a) it directly responds to the French Revolution
b) it came immediately after the Age of Reason
c) it deals with themes of nature and common language
d) it makes use of iambic pentameter
-Robert Burns' "To a Louse" criticizes
a) Pride
b) Avarice
c) Lust
d) Envy
- Robert Burns' "To a Mouse" underscores the concept that
a) humans are subject to the whims of fate
b) humans are subject to the whims of nature
c) humans are subject to the whims of authority
d) humans are subject to the whims of beasts
-William Blake's concept of the sublime involved
a) multeity in unity
b) denying the poetic genius
c) seeing things as they really are
d) rejecting the Devil's party
- William Blake changed the final stanza of "The Tyger" to reflect
a) tranquility
b) multeity
c) symmetry
d) asymmetry
- Both "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" reflect questions of
a) Nature
b) creation
c) God
d) all of the above
-William Wordsworth's concept of the sublime involved
a) multeity in unity
b) denying the poetic genius
c) seeing into the life of things
d) rejecting the Devil's party
- "Tintern Abbey" discusses the feelings created by
a) friends
b) love
d) nature
e) politics
- Wordsworth's "London, 1802" reflects a longing for the return of
a) Chaucer
b) Shakespeare
c) Milton
d) Blake
-Samuel Taylor Coleridge's concept of the sublime involved
a) multeity in unity
b) denying the poetic genius
c) seeing things as they really are
d) rejecting the Devil's party
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner demonstrates the power of language through
a) the speech of the mariner
b) the power of the albatross
c) the senselessness of the mariner's violence
d) the gambling of Life and Life-in-Death
- The mariner achieves redemption by recognizing
a) the beauty of nature
b) the power of curses
c) multeity in unity
d) both a) and c)
- "Ode on a Grecian Urn" focuses upon the ________________ of imagination.
a) positivity
b) limitlessness
c) spontaneity
d) formulaic quality
- Why are unheard melodies the sweetest?
a) Because you don't have to listen to bad music.
b) Because the music is the hardest part to discover.
c) Because the music becomes anything you want it to be.
d) Because the music is ruled by your reason.
-In The Quiet American, European interests in Vietnam are symbolized by
a) Pyle
b) Phuong
c) Fowler
d) Vigot
- In The Quiet American, the Vietnamese people are symbolized by
a) Pyle
b) Phuong
c) Fowler
d) Vigot
- The character most associated with Pascal's Wager is
a) Pyle
b) Phuong
c) Fowler
d) Vigot
- Which character is the most dynamic (i.e., changes the most)?
a) Pyle
b) Phuong
c) Fowler
d) Vigot
- A major theme of The Quiet American is
a) Postcolonialism
b) Postmodernism
c) Post-Romanticism
d) Post-Raisin Bran
a) imagery
b) tone
c) theme
d) setting
-An author's choice of words in a text is known as
a) syntax
b) tone
c) diction
d) imagery
-Syntax refers to
a) word order
b) word choice
c) sentence order
d) sentence choice
- Connotation refers to word meaning in opposition to
a) annotation
b) denotation
c) notation
d) allocation
-Authors employ imagery to
a) paint a picture in the mind of the reader.
b) help the reader understand the work.
c) create emotional support for the thesis or theme.
d) make the setting more realistic.
-Beowulf's chief motivation is
a) gold
b) loyalty
c) trust
d) pride
-Which character best represents the way societies treat those who deviate from societal norms?
a) Beowulf
b) Wealthow
c) Grendel
d) Unferth
-Which man questions Beowulf's abilities?
a) Hrothgar
b) Unferth
c) Wiglaf
d) Wealthow
-Weregild is
a) the price that must be paid to the family of a slain warrior
b) the price that must be paid to warriors to fight for their Lord
c) the price that must be paid to the Lord by his warriors
d) the price that must be paid to the wives of slain warriors
- The Anglo-Saxon concept of Fate suggests that
a) humans are not governed by Fate;
b) humans are completely governed by fate
c) past actions of humans influence future actions
d) humans' lives are completely governed by Chance
- Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales can best be described as
a) an estate satire
b) a medieval romance
c) an epic
d) a homily
-"The Pardoner's Tale" is a(n)
a) exemplum
b) allegory
c) part of a framed narrative
d) all of the above
-"The Wife of Bath's Tale" is a
a) frame
b) medieval romance
c) exemplum
d) all of the above
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight can best be described as
a) an estate satire
b) a medieval romance
c) an epic
d) a homily
- The purpose of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is to
a) reinforce notions of chivalry
b) reflect life in medieval England
c) critique life in medieval England
d) demonstrate the passion of Christ
- The Green Knight serves chiefly to
a) present an element of the supernatural
b) represent fertility symbols
c) test Gawain's chivalry
d) cut off Gawain's head
- The episode in Bergilak's castle chiefly acts as a test of Gawain's
a) honesty
b) chastity
c) piety
d) faith
- Gawain finds Bergilak's castle as a result of his own
a) honesty
b) chastity
c) physical strength
d) faith
-The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus documents the European movement from
a) theological dogmatism to British Romanticism
b) theological dogmatism to secular humanism
c) secular humanism to mythic thought
d) secular humanism to theological dogmatism
-The two characters that most closely serve as foils to Macbeth are
a) Lady Macbeth and Lady Macduff
b) Macbeth and Macduff
c) Banquo and Macduff
d) Banquo and Fleance
-What event immediately precedes Macbeth's lowest point in the drama?
a) the killing of the chamberlains
b) the killing of Duncan
c) the killing of Banquo
d) the killing of Macduff's family
- By Act V, what is Macbeth's attitude on life?
a) It is completely pointless and must be ignored.
b) It is completely pointless and must simply be tolerated.
c) It is completely important and must be ignored.
d) It is completely important and must simply be tolerated.
- Macbeth compares his killing spree to
a) being drowned in a sea of blood
b) being covered in a shower of blood
c) wading through a pool of blood
d) getting shot by a super-soaker full of blood
-John Donne's "Valediction: Forbidding Mourning" compares the souls of lovers to
a) a lump of gold
b) an intertwining vine
c) the legs of a compass
d) both a) and d)
- The extended metaphysical comparison of two unlike objects is called
a) paradox
b) metaphor
c) conceit
d) imagery
-John Donne's "Holy Sonnet 10" ends with a(n)
a) conceit
b) paradox
c) exemplum
d) category
- "Carpe diem" can best be translated to
a) Don't give up.
b) Make the best of your life
c) Seize the day
d) Eat your wheaties
- Carpe diem poets cite what fact as their reason for acting in the moment?
a) Life is an opportunity
b) As humans, we may die at any moment.
c) The past lives forever.
d) There is always tomorrow.
- English Romanticism is a response to
a) the French Revolution
b) the Industrial Revolution
c) both a) and b)
d) neither a) nor b)
-English Romanticism sets itself up to contrast with
a) Classicism
b) Renaissance humanism
c) Neoclassicism
d) Postmodernism
-Romantics value
a) symmetry
b) order
c) assymetry
d) none of the above
-The poetry of Robert Burns is considered pre-Romantic because
a) it directly responds to the French Revolution
b) it came immediately after the Age of Reason
c) it deals with themes of nature and common language
d) it makes use of iambic pentameter
-Robert Burns' "To a Louse" criticizes
a) Pride
b) Avarice
c) Lust
d) Envy
- Robert Burns' "To a Mouse" underscores the concept that
a) humans are subject to the whims of fate
b) humans are subject to the whims of nature
c) humans are subject to the whims of authority
d) humans are subject to the whims of beasts
-William Blake's concept of the sublime involved
a) multeity in unity
b) denying the poetic genius
c) seeing things as they really are
d) rejecting the Devil's party
- William Blake changed the final stanza of "The Tyger" to reflect
a) tranquility
b) multeity
c) symmetry
d) asymmetry
- Both "The Lamb" and "The Tyger" reflect questions of
a) Nature
b) creation
c) God
d) all of the above
-William Wordsworth's concept of the sublime involved
a) multeity in unity
b) denying the poetic genius
c) seeing into the life of things
d) rejecting the Devil's party
- "Tintern Abbey" discusses the feelings created by
a) friends
b) love
d) nature
e) politics
- Wordsworth's "London, 1802" reflects a longing for the return of
a) Chaucer
b) Shakespeare
c) Milton
d) Blake
-Samuel Taylor Coleridge's concept of the sublime involved
a) multeity in unity
b) denying the poetic genius
c) seeing things as they really are
d) rejecting the Devil's party
- The Rime of the Ancient Mariner demonstrates the power of language through
a) the speech of the mariner
b) the power of the albatross
c) the senselessness of the mariner's violence
d) the gambling of Life and Life-in-Death
- The mariner achieves redemption by recognizing
a) the beauty of nature
b) the power of curses
c) multeity in unity
d) both a) and c)
- "Ode on a Grecian Urn" focuses upon the ________________ of imagination.
a) positivity
b) limitlessness
c) spontaneity
d) formulaic quality
- Why are unheard melodies the sweetest?
a) Because you don't have to listen to bad music.
b) Because the music is the hardest part to discover.
c) Because the music becomes anything you want it to be.
d) Because the music is ruled by your reason.
-In The Quiet American, European interests in Vietnam are symbolized by
a) Pyle
b) Phuong
c) Fowler
d) Vigot
- In The Quiet American, the Vietnamese people are symbolized by
a) Pyle
b) Phuong
c) Fowler
d) Vigot
- The character most associated with Pascal's Wager is
a) Pyle
b) Phuong
c) Fowler
d) Vigot
- Which character is the most dynamic (i.e., changes the most)?
a) Pyle
b) Phuong
c) Fowler
d) Vigot
- A major theme of The Quiet American is
a) Postcolonialism
b) Postmodernism
c) Post-Romanticism
d) Post-Raisin Bran
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