Homework 2013 – 2014 Unit 1 English II

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

Unit 1: North America August and September MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 19Day One Summary Quiz writing a formal summary Lab F 237 Formal Summary With Citation Character 26 Californian’s Tale by Twain All the Years of Her Life L.2 Use Standard Eng. – Punctuation (54 in CCM) The Glass Menagerie 1.1 HW 1.1 due HSAP 1.1 DUE Quiz The Glass Menagerie 1.2 Lab F237 Constructed Response Labor Day 2 Setting Straw into Gold by Cisneros To Build a Fire HW 1.2 due Test 1 The Glass Menagerie 1.3 Lab F237 Letter Plot 9 The Ring of General Macias by Niggli Poker by Zora N. Hurston Determine the meaning of new worlds in context (40 CCM) The Glass Menagerie 1.4HW 1.3 due HSAP 1.2 DUE Quiz The Glass Menagerie 1.5 LAB F237 Extended Response Point of View 16 Poetry Selections The Cask of Amontillado The Glass Menagerie 1.6HW1.4 due Quiz The Glass Menagerie 1.7 Lab F237 POET PPT Theme 23 Playing Jazz by Marsalis The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry HW 1.5 due HSAP 1.3 DUE TEST 2 LAB F237 Unit One Portfolio Due In Class Reading - Unit One Short Story Collection and The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams At Home –Text Book Assignments (Required) - Novel from the Unit 1 Selection List (Extra Credit)

North America 1.1– Short Story Twain The Californian's Tale Page Essay/Memoir Sandra Cisneros Straw into Gold Page Drama Josephina Niggli The Ring of General Macias Page Poetry (Choose One Poet) Jimmy Santiago Baca I am Offering this Poem Page 554 N. Scott Momaday The Print of the Paw and To An Aged Bear Page 510 Robert Frost – After Apple Picking and Fire and Ice Page 599 Emily Dickinson – After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes ; Heart! We Will Forget Him! Page 534 Rita Dove The Parlor Page 568 Langston Hughes – Dream Boogie and Motto Page Letter Wynton Marsalis Playing Jazz Page 627

Homework 1.1 Biography on page 17 (25 pts) Read the Bio on page 17. 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 18 (15 pts) Read all of page 18. Write a sentence with each of the vocabulary words and the literary element on this page. Pages Predecessor 2.Solace 3.Sedate 4.Imploring 5.Boding 6.Foreshadowing Mark Twain Read Carefully The Californian's Tale by Twain Pages Characters /Setting (20 pts) List the characters and describe the setting of this story Constructed Response (40 pts) In a constructed paragraph, write about one of the characters. (At least 4 sentences)

Homework 1.2 Biography on page 382 (25 pts) Read the Bio on page 382. 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 383 (15 pts) Read all of page 383. Write a sentence with each of the vocabulary words and the literary element on this page. Pages Intuitively 2.Taboo 3.Thesis 4.Allusion Sandra Cisneros Read Carefully Straw into Gold by Cisneros Pages 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 Cisneros uses metaphor to make a point. (At least 4 sentences)

Homework 1.3 Biography on page 846 (25 pts) Read the Bio on page 846. 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 847 (15 pts) Read all of page 847. Write a sentence with each of the vocabulary words and the literary element on this page. Pages Regally 2.Ostentatiously 3.Notorious 4.Repressed 5.impertinent 6.Characterization Josephina Niggli Read Carefully The Ring of General Macias by Niggli Pages Characters /Setting (20 pts) List the characters and describe the setting of this story Constructed Response (40 pts) In a constructed paragraph, write about one of the characters. (At least 4 sentences)

Homework 1.4 Biography (25pts) CHOOSE ONE POET Read the Bio on page ________– List 3 Facts Read the Preview on Page _________- List 3 Facts Preview (15pts): Read all of Preview. Write a sentence with each of the vocabulary words and the literary element on this page. 1.Poetry 2.Prose 3.Line 4.Stanza 5.Verse 6.Rhyme 7.Alliteration 8.Repetition Read Carefully :Poems ______________ by_______Pages _______ Summary (20 pts) Summarize the poem Constructed Response (40 pts) In a constructed paragraph, write about a literary element the poet is using. (At least 4 sentences)

1.4- Poetry (Choose One Poet) Jimmy Santiago Baca I am Offering this Poem Page 554 N. Scott Momaday The Print of the Paw and To An Aged Bear Page 510 Rita Dove The Parlor Page 568 Emily Dickinson – After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes ; Heart! We Will Forget Him! Page 534 Robert Frost – After Apple Picking and Fire and Ice Page 599 Langston Hughes – Dream Boogie and Motto Page 618

Homework 1.5 Read Read Playing Jazz by Wynton Marsalis (Pages 627 – 630) Vocabulary : Go online or use a dictionary to Look up and Copy all of the meanings of the Word “Swing.” Underline the definition that corresponds to how the word is used in this letter. Pages Wynton Marsalis Extended Response – Write an essay to answer the question, What is the author’s purpose in writing what he did? Why does he discuss learning about different types of music? Why does he want Anthony to understand the “democracy” of swing? Include your opinions and back it up with examples from the text.

Words to Know for English II 1.Formal Summary 2.Friendly Letter 3.Business Letter 4.Constructed Response 5.Extended Response 6.Critique 7.Personal Reflection 8.Works Cited 9.Cite 10. Source 11.Portfolio 12. Summarize

1.1- Vocabulary and Literary Elements - Define and Study 1.Character _____________________________________________________________________________ 2.Main Character _____________________________________________________________________________ 3.Antagonist _____________________________________________________________________________ 4.Protagonist _____________________________________________________________________________ 5.Dynamic � _____________________________________________________________________________ 6.Round _____________________________________________________________________________ 7.Static � _____________________________________________________________________________ 8.Flat _____________________________________________________________________________ 9.Characterization _____________________________________________________________________________ 10.Motive _____________________________________________________________________________ 11.Dialect _____________________________________________________________________________ 12.Dialogue _____________________________________________________________________________ 13.Concrete Words _____________________________________________________________________________ 14.Abstract Words _____________________________________________________________________________ 15.Character Development _________________________________________________________________________ 16.Nouns _____________________________________________________________________________ 17.Predecessor _____________________________________________________________________________ 18.Solace _____________________________________________________________________________ 19.Sedate _____________________________________________________________________________ 20.Imploring _____________________________________________________________________________ 21.Boding _____________________________________________________________________________ 22.Foreshadowing _____________________________________________________________________________ 23.Short Story ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

1.2- Vocabulary and Literary Elements - Define and Study 1.Setting ______________________________________________________________ 2.time _____________________________________________________________ 3.place _____________________________________________________________ 4.Figurative Language _______________________________________________________ 5.metaphor _____________________________________________________________ 6.simile _____________________________________________________________ 7.Personification ___________________________________________________________ 8.Imagery _____________________________________________________________ 9.Senses _____________________________________________________________ 10.visual (sight) _____________________________________________________________ 11.olfactory (smell) ___________________________________________________________ 12. auditory (hearing) __________________________________________________________ 13.gustatory (taste) ____________________________________________________________ 14.tactile (touch) _____________________________________________________________ 15.Symbol _____________________________________________________________ 16.Connotation _____________________________________________________________ 18.Denotation _____________________________________________________________ 19.Intuitively _____________________________________________________________ 20.Taboo_____________________________________________________________ 21.Thesis_____________________________________________________________ 22.Drama_____________________________________________________________ 23.Allusion _____________________________________________________________

1.3- Vocabulary and Literary Elements – Define and Study 1.Plot______________________________________________________________ 2.Exposition _____________________________________________________________ 3.Rising Action _____________________________________________________________ 4.Climax _____________________________________________________________ 5.Falling Action ________________________________________________________ 6.Resolution _____________________________________________________________ 7.Denouement _____________________________________________________________ 8.Sequence _____________________________________________________________ 9.Solution _____________________________________________________________ 10.Conflict _____________________________________________________________ 11.Internal _____________________________________________________________ 12.External _____________________________________________________________ 13.Flashback _____________________________________________________________ 14.Foreshadowing _________________________________________________________ 15.Irony _____________________________________________________________ 16.Suspense _____________________________________________________________ 17.Drama _____________________________________________________________ 19.Stage Directions __________________________________________________________ 20.Regally _____________________________________________________________ 21.Ostentatiously _____________________________________________________________ 22.Notorious _____________________________________________________________ 23.Repressed _____________________________________________________________ 24.Impertinent _____________________________________________________________ 25.Characterization __________________________________________________________

1.4- Vocabulary and Literary Elements - Copy and Define 1. Point of View _____________________________________________________ 2.Narrator ____________________________________________________________ 3.First Person ___________________________________________________________ 4.Second Person ________________________________________________________ 5.Third Limited _____________________________________________________ 6.Third Omniscient ____________________________________________________ 7.Internal Story Teller ____________________________________________________ 8.External Story Teller ____________________________________________________ 10.Detached Observer ____________________________________________________ 11.Poetry _____________________________________________________________ 12.Prose _______________________________________________________________ 13.Line ______________________________________________________________ 14.Stanza _____________________________________________________________ 15.Verse_______________________________________________________________ 16.Rhyme ____________________________________________________________ 17.Alliteration _________________________________________________________ 18.Repetition __________________________________________________________

1.5- Vocabulary and Literary Elements - Copy and Define 1.Theme _____________________________________________________ 2.Allusion _____________________________________________________ 3.Proverb _____________________________________________________ 4.Idea _____________________________________________________ 5.Maxim _____________________________________________________ 6.Regally_____________________________________________________ 7.Ostentatiously_____________________________________________________ 8.Notorious_____________________________________________________ 9.Repressed_____________________________________________________ 10.Impertinent_____________________________________________________ 11.Characterization___________________________________________________

Be Prepared >>>> Please Study Vocabulary for Weekly Quizzes and for Unit Tests 1 and 2. Note: Vocabulary is cumulative; so, review old words as you learn new words. Review the OLD; Learn the NEW.