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
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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
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