Due Each Thursday Homework 2013 – 2014 Unit 2 English I

HOMEWORK Each Week USE YOUR GLENCOE TEXT! (Assigned on Monday DUE on Thursday of the same week) Bio – Summary Sentences Preview – Vocabulary /Literary Elements List the characters /Describe the setting Constructed Response Essay NEED HELP – Come by Wed. For help: 7:30 - 8: 25 AM 3:35 – 4:30 PM

English I – A Literary Survey Beasley Unit 2– Nonfiction Homework 2.1– Escape from Afghanistan ….. Autobiography Farah Ahmedi 307 - 315 2.2- Sayonara ….. Essay …Anne Morrow Lindbergh 348 -352 2.3 - A New Generation of Americans --- speech .John F. Kennedy 378-382 2.4 Only Daughter … memoir …. Sandra Cisneros 276 -280 2.5 Put Down the Backpack …speech … Anna Quindlen 412 - 418 2.6- Write an original poem about one of the stories in this unit.

Homework 2.1 Biography on Page 306 (25 pts) Read the Bio on page 306. On a sheet of paper, reduce each paragraph to one sentence which states the main idea of that paragraph. USE YOUR OWN WORDS; this is VERY IMPORTANT WORK. Preview on Page 307 (15 pts) Read all of page 307. Write a sentence with each of the vocabulary words and the literary element on this page. Farah Ahmedi Quandry Surge Pervade Stoke Chide tone Pages 306 - 316 Read Carefully : … Escape from Afghanistan ….. Farah Ahmedi pages 308 - 315 Characters /Setting (20 pts)List the characters and describe the setting of this story Constructed Response (40 pts) In a constructed paragraph, write about how the writer uses imagery to talk about her life. (At least 4 sentences) In Escape from Afghanistan, _____________uses imagery to relate facts about her life.

Homework 2.2 Biography on Page 348 (25 pts) Read the Bio on page 348. On a sheet of paper, reduce each paragraph to one sentence which states the main idea of that paragraph. USE YOUR OWN WORDS; this is VERY IMPORTANT WORK. Preview on Page 349 (15 pts) Read all of page 349. Write a sentence with each of the vocabulary words and the literary element on this page. Anne M. Lindbergh Conglomerate Unintelligible Bravado Thesis Pages 348 - 352 Read Carefully Sayonara …..Anne Morrow Lindbergh 350 - 352 Characters /Setting (20 pts)List the characters and describe the setting of this essay. Constructed Response (40 pts) In a constructed paragraph, name and discuss the thesis of her essay. (At least 4 sentences) In Sayonara, Anne Morrow Lindbergh develops a thesis: ______________________.

Homework 2.3 Biography on Page 378 (25 pts) Read the Bio on page 378. On a sheet of paper, reduce each paragraph to one sentence which states the main idea of that paragraph. USE YOUR OWN WORDS; this is VERY IMPORTANT WORK. Preview on Page 379 (15 pts) Read all of page 379. Write a sentence with each of the vocabulary words and the literary element on this page. John F. Kennedy Venture Negotiate Eradicate Testimony Rhetorical Devices Bias Pages 378 - 382 Read Carefully A New Generation of Americans pp. 380-382 ….. John F. Kennedy Characters /Setting (20 pts) name the audience and describe the purpose of this work. Constructed Response (40 pts) In a constructed paragraph, write about the purpose of this speech and include one the main arguments Kennedy uses to accomplish his purpose.

Homework 2.4 Biography (276): Read the Bio– Summarize each paragraph Vocabulary (277): Copy and define the vocabulary and the literary element .: Pages 276 - 280 Anthology Retrospect Embroider Fulfill memoir Sandra Cisneros Read Carefully : … Only Daughter by Cisneros Pages 278-280 Characters and Setting : List and describe the characters and the setting Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, explain how the writer uses imagery to describe her life. (At least 4 sentences)

Homework 2.5 Summary : Summarize this speech in one sentence. Biography (412): Read the Bio– Summarize each paragraph Vocabulary (413) Copy and define the vocabulary and the literary element .: Pages 412 -418 Monogrammed Template Redundant Denigrate Author’s purpose Anna Quindlen Read Carefully : …Put Down the Backpack by Quindlen Pages 414 - 418. Summary : Summarize this speech in one sentence. Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, explain the author’s purpose for writing this speech. (At least 4 sentences)

Homework 2.6 Write a poem about one of the stories in this unit. Any style of poem. 8 lines or more. 2 or more stanzas.