1. Due Each Thursday
Homework 2013 – 2014 Unit 2
English I

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

4. Homework 2.1 Biography on Page 306 (25 pts)
Read the Bio on page 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
Read Carefully : … Escape from Afghanistan ….. Farah Ahmedi 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 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.

5. 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
Read Carefully Sayonara …..Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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: ______________________.

6. 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
Read Carefully A New Generation of Americans pp ….. 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.

7. Homework 2.4
Biography (276):
Read the Bio– Summarize each paragraph
Vocabulary (277):
Copy and define the vocabulary and the literary element .:
Pages
Anthology
Retrospect
Embroider
Fulfill
memoir
Sandra Cisneros
Read Carefully : … Only Daughter by Cisneros Pages
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)

8. 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
Monogrammed
Template
Redundant
Denigrate
Author’s purpose
Anna Quindlen
Read Carefully : …Put Down the Backpack by Quindlen Pages
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)

9. 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.