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JANUARY 11 MONDAY 2E

Welcome back!

1.  Assignments will be returned:  Ender's Game reading questions and Ender's Game writing assignment.

2.  Summary writing.  We will watch a short video about water pollution, take notes, and then create a topic sentence to describe the main point of the video presentation in one single sentence.

3.  For homework, write a single sentence that can describe the main point of the video.  Bring it to class on Wednesday, Jan 13.  Be prepared to read your sentence to the class.

4.  Homework:  Write a single sentence that summarizes the book Ender's Game.  For help, see "How to write a topic sentence" below.

 

Topic Sentences

Topic sentences are sentences that begin paragraphs.  Topic sentences tell the reader what to expect when they read the paragraph.  To write without rambling, only discuss things in the paragraph that are mentioned or IMPLIED by the topic sentence. That means, a topic sentence should be a general statement.  If it is too specific, you cannot move on to other topics.

 

Examples:

A.  "The parrot is a popular bird people choose for a pet."

B.  "A variety of birds are suitable to have as a pet."

 

In sentence "A", it seems that the entire paragraph will be about parrots.  It would be rambling off the topic to talk about parakeets, myna birds or any other pet bird.

In sentence "B", the author would be able to talk about ANY bird that is suitable as a pet because no specific birds were named.  It would allow the writer to discuss a number of birds and what makes them a good pet.

Choose a general topic by using general terms.  You can always move to specific things LATER in the paragraph.

The term TORNADO is specific.  The term DESTRUCTIVE WEATHER is general and includes many types of bad weather.

 

Instead of saying "Tornados", you could call it "Destructive wind storms."  You could even call it "destructive weather" which would allow you to discuss blizzards, hail, or other types of bad weather that do not involve tornados or wind.

 

"How to write a topic sentence"

1.  Think of all the ESSENTIAL words that you need to describe something in a sentence.  Make a list. 

2.  Try to use phrasing and arrangement of words that use most or all of the words in the list.

3.  Go away for a while.  Look back at your sentence and see if you can improve the phrasing.

 

Example:  Writing a topic sentence that summarizes Ender's  Game.  

1.  What are the essential words that MUST be included in a topic sentence about Ender's Game?  

2.  Period B came up with this short list:

Ender's Game (include the title, of course!)

book, manipulation, war, military, battle, invasion, genius, child, young boy, minor, Buggers, aliens, space, earth, colonization, leading/leader, commanding/commander, victory/success.

3.  If you include most of these words you will probably have discussed all of the important aspects of Ender's Game. 

4.  Homework:  Use this same list of words and write your own topic sentence about Ender's Game and bring it to class on Wednesday, Jan 13.  Be prepared to read your sentence in class.

 

JANUARY 13 WEDNESDAY 4F

1.  Finish watching the video (about 6 minutes are left)

2.  Go to computer lab 65 to work on writing a topic sentence and summary paragraph.

 

JANUARY 17 SUNDAY 6G

1.  Complete summary in computer lab #65.

 

JANUARY 19 TUESDAY 8H

1.  Watch video about Elizabethan Theater

2.  Take notes during the video

3.  If any of the video remains, you should get it from the server and save it to watch for homework

4.  There is a QUIZ on the information in this video on WEDNESDAY, 27 January

5.  Check out books A Midsummer Night's Dream.  Bring this book to class EVERY DAY.  We will read the play in class so be prepared to read a part each class.  There are more students than parts, so some days you won't be chosen to read--but be ready.

6.  This small summary on Elizabethan Theater can help you study for the quiz.

 

1.  Assignment:  Creating a plotline: Create a plotline for Midsummer Night's Dream.

Your plotline will have 3 plots which sometimes intersect. (The Lovers, the Fairies, and the Actors)

 

Plotline Criteria:

• Tidy  (usually means no handwriting then)
• Color-coded in a logical way that helps communicate information to your viewer
• Note different stages of plot correctly: exposition, rising action (with mini-climaxes), climax, and resolution   
• Major events noted  and minor events left out
• INDICATES THREE SEPARATE PLOTS (lovers, fairies & actors) and where they intersect 
• List the website or books or resources that helped you create the plotline

You can create this project using any tool you wish.  Make sure it is no larger than two regular pieces of paper, though. You will lose points if you turn in something larger. 

Remember: The climax happens towards the end of the story.

2.  Begin understanding the plot for A Midsummer Night's Dream by reading a summary.  Summaries can be found on a variety of websites such as:  http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/msnd

3.  Use the information in the summary BUT DO NOT COPY THE TEXT!!!!!!!  USE  YOUR OWN WORDS.

 

JANUARY 21 THURSDAY 2E

1.  Begin studying for the vocabulary quiz on words 1-15 by using this guide:  Vocabulary Midsummer Night's Dream.

Word list:

wane, pomp, vexation (to vex), lamentable (to lament), extempore, entreat, progeny, dissension (to dissent), entice (enticement), dank, flout, disdainful (to disdain), surfeit, prologue, odious

 

JANUARY 25 MONDAY 4F

1.  Plotline due for "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

2.  Begin reading "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in class.  Everyone should be prepared to read a part. 

 

JANUARY 27 WEDNESDAY 6G

1.  Quiz:  Elizabethan Theater

2.  Begin studying vocabulary words 1-15 for "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Word list:

wane, pomp, vexation (to vex), lamentable (to lament), extempore, entreat, progeny, dissension (to dissent), entice (enticement), dank, flout, disdainful (to disdain), surfeit, prologue, odious

 

JANUARY 31 SUNDAY 8H

1.  Vocabulary Quiz for words 1-15 of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

Word list:

wane, pomp, vexation (to vex), lamentable (to lament), extempore, entreat, progeny, dissension (to dissent), entice (enticement), dank, flout, disdainful (to disdain), surfeit, prologue, odious

2.  Continue reading "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in class.  Everyone should be prepared to read a part.

 

FEBRUARY 2 TUESDAY 2E

MAPS TESTING 

GO DIRECTLY TO LAB 65

Bring a book to read when you finish.

We may have a few minutes if everyone finishes early, so bring your MSD.

 

FEBRUARY 4 THURSDAY 4F

Finish reading the play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

 

FEBRUARY 8 MONDAY 6G

1.  Film version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

 

FEBRUARY 10 WEDNESDAY 8H

1.  Film version of the play, "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

 

FEBRUARY 15 MONDAY 2E

1.  "A Midsummer Night's Dream," Vocabulary Quiz #2

Words 16-30

Word List: preposterous, derision (derisive, to deride), sojourn, amiable (amiability, amiably), to upbraid, to enamour (enamoured), to loathe (loathing, loathed), amity, to seethe (seething, seethed, seethingly), tedious (tedium, tediously), premeditate (premeditated), audacious (audaciously, audacity), epilogue, to reprehend (reprehensible), visage

 

FEBRUARY 17 WEDNESDAY 4F

Summary writing exercise:  Note Taking

Students will watch a short television program and take notes about the damaging results of mass tourism in the Mediterranean area.

 

FEBRUARY 21 SUNDAY 6G

Test:  "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

This is an online test so be sure you know your blackboard password.

Homework:  Writing sentences using subordinating conjunctions.

 

FEBRUARY 23 TUESDAY 8H

(LAST DAY OF TRIMESTER 2)

Subordinating conjunctions.  Discussion and exercises in class.

 

FEBRUARY 25 THURSDAY

NO SCHOOL CAC HOLIDAY

 

FEBRUARY 28 SUNDAY 2E

Homework for Tuesday, March 2:

Read Lord of the Flies Chapters 1 and 2 (Quiz next class) The quiz will have about 10 questions with multiple choice and matching.

 

Study Questions, Chapters 1,2

1.  Write a sentence or two to describe these characters:  Ralph, Jack, Piggy, Simon, Sam and Eric, Maurice, the "littluns."

2.  What is the symbol of authority in the society the boys form?

3.  Why does Jack hesitate when he starts to kill the small pig?  What might this represent about his character?

4.  How and why do the boys make fire?  What does this represent?

5.  What things do the boys attempt to try and be "civilized"?

6.  What are the boys' basic physical needs?  How has the author been careful to choose a setting that meets all of their needs?

 

MARCH 2 TUESDAY 4F

Lord of the Flies

Quiz:  Chapters 1,2

Discussion of chapters 1 and 2.

Begin reading chapters 3 and 4. (Quiz next class)

Study questions for Chapters 3 and 4

1.  What are Ralph's weaknesses as a leader?

2.  Apart from Ralph's weaknesses, what problems make Ralph's attempts to lead difficult?

3.  How has Jack's personality developed and changed  during his stay on the island?

4.  Describe Simon's personality as it has been revealed so far.

5.  Why do the hunters neglect the fire and let it go out?

 

MARCH 4 THURSDAY 6G

 

2.  Discussion of chapter 3

3.  For Homework, read chapter 4

4.  Go on to chapter 5 if you finish.  Keep up with the reading schedule!

Study Questions for Chapter 5-6 (Quiz on March 10)

1.  Contrast Ralph's treatment of the "littluns" with Jack's treatment of the youngest boys.

2.  What is Simon saying when he wonders if the "Beast" is inside the boys themselves?

3.  What do Sam and Eric tell the other boys they have seen?  What is it actually?

4.  Why do Ralph and Jack decide to go and find the "beast"?

 

MARCH 8 MONDAY 8H

MARCH 10 WEDNESDAY 2ELord of the Flies

1.  Quizlet on Lord of the Flies, Vocabulary chapters 1-6

2.  For homework, STUDY FOR QUIZ ON CHAPTERS 3,4

3.  Try out the Lord of the Flies game at this website:  http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/pick/lotf/lotfstart.html

If you correctly choose from among the options, you can advance.  The choices are based on your knowledge of the events in the book.

 

MARCH 14 SUNDAY 4F

Lord of the Flies

1.  Quiz on Lord of the Flies Chapters 5-6

The quiz will have about 10 questions with multiple choice.

2.  Book discussion or Group Activities

3.  Do the following study questions for the next class, March 16.

 

Study Questions for Chapters 7-8 (Quiz Tuesday March 16)

1.  How does Ralph react when a boar comes charging down the path he is walking on?

2.  Why is Ralph so proud of his attempt to kill the boar?

3.  What did the boys see on the mountain top?

4.  Most of the search for the beast occurs in the dark jungle or in the dark of night.  What is the symbolism of this?  You might do a search on a literature website to learn more about the symbolic meaning of darkness in literature.

5.  What happens when Jack tries to get the group to vote Ralph out of office?  How does Jack react to this setback?

6.  Describe Simon's encounter with the "Lord of the Flies."  What is the meaning of Simon's "conversation" with the "Lord?"

 

 

MARCH 16 TUESDAY 6G

1.  Quiz:  Chapters 7-8

2.  Group activities and book discussion:  Lord of the Flies

3.  Quizlet next Monday, March 22:  LOF Vocabulary chapters 7-12

Study Questions for Chapters 9-11 (ready for next class)

1.  After Simon goes up into the mountains, he actually knows who the beast is.  Who/what is the object the boys thought was a beast?

2.  Since he knows that the object in the mountains is not actually a beast, Simon then realizes (from his 'conversation' with the Lord) that the "beast" they fear exists in a different form that is not physical.  What is the beast, then?

3.  Describe the behavior of the boys when they kill the pig?  Describe the behavior of the group of boys when the pig cooked and eaten?

4.  When Simon returns to the group to tell the boys about what he knows, what happens?

5.  What does Jack plan to steal from Ralph and Piggy?  What does this represent?

6.  What happens to the conch and Piggy when Ralph and Piggy go to see the boys in the other group?

7.  What are Jack's plans for Ralph?  What is Ralph's reaction?

 

MARCH 18 THURSDAY 8H

 

Lord of the Flies

1.  Book discussion or Group Activities

 

 

MARCH 22 MONDAY 2E

Lord of the Flies

1.  Book discussion or group activities about chapters 9,10

2.  Quizlet:  Lord of the Flies Vocabulary chapters 7-12

http://quizlet.com/202227/lord-of-the-flies-ch-7-12-cac-flash-cards/

Reading Questions:  Chapter 12

1.  What is Ralph's reaction when he sees the pig's skull?

2.  What method do the boys use to hunt down Ralph?

3.  What or who saves Ralph in the end?

4.  Special thinking question:  What is the irony in the method of the way the wild boys hunted Ralph and the eventual ending of the book?

 

Discussion of the ESSAY based on themes in the Lord of the Flies.  That's right, an essay!  The essay will be about the nature of humanity being good or evil.  We'll have some planning time, some computer lab time, some rough draft time, and then a final copy.  It will be spread out over about 10 days, maximum.  You will use quotes and examples from the book.  You can relate characters and symbols in the book to the following quotes:

 

The 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan, once said, " I know in my heart that man is good." 

 

Do you agree or disagree and explain why.  Write your response in a formal essay style.  Avoid using the First Person, contractions, and all the usual conversational language.

 

Relevant quotes that agree and disagree with Ronald Reagan

:

“Man is born broken. He lives by mending. The grace of God is glue.”  -Eugene O’Neill

 

Virtue is a state of war, and to live in it we have always to combat with ourselves.

--Jean-Jacques Rousseau

 

I am more and more convinced that Man is a dangerous creature, and that power whether vested in many or a few is ever grasping, and like the grave cries give, give.  – Abigail Adams

 

“Man is bad and whenever they are given power they always want more.”

                --Paraphrase by Thayne

 

The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. – Hannah Arendt

 

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. – Aristotle

 

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you look long into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you. --FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE, Beyond Good and Evil

 

Peace by persuasion has a pleasant sound, but I think we should not be able to work it. We should have to tame the human race first, and history seems to show that that cannot be done. - Mark Twain

 

MARCH 24 WEDNESDAY 4F

Lord of the Flies

1.  Book discussion and group activities for chapters 10, 11, 12

2.  Quiz:  Chapters 9-12

3.  All Reading questions due today.

 

MARCH 25 THURSDAY

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS

 

MARCH 25

SPRING BREAK MARCH 26-APRIL 5!

 

APRIL 7 WEDNESDAY 6G

1.  Final discussion:  Lord of the Flies

2.  Introduction of writing topic for Five-Paragraph essay:  Themes in Lord of the Flies.

3.  Brainstorming session to create topics for essays.

4.  Homework for next class:  Create a thesis statement and an outline for the Five-Paragraph Essay.

5.  For help on creating a thesis statement:  Thesis Statements.doc

6.  For the RUBRIC on the outline use this updated document:  Outline Rubric Updated.

 

Sample Topics

Choose One of these or create your own

a.  In the book Lord of the Flies, author William Golding illustrates the conflict between civilization and savagery by using the major symbols of the conch and the sow's head, and the eyeglasses. (the fire, the hunting, etc)

 b.  In the book Lord of the Flies, author William Golding shows that many of the problems on the island happen because the boys worry about their own desires and cannot cooperate as a group. (Provide three examples to illustrate how this happens)

c.  In the book Lord of the Flies, author William Golding shows the breakdown of civilization by using the symbols of (select three) the boys’ appearance, the conch, the growing obsession with hunting, the eyeglasses, etc.

d.  In the book Lord of the Flies, author William Golding shows that the potential for evil is inside every person.   However, different situations and personalities affect how people control themselves.  (Provide an explanation of three characters and how they acted differently—or the same).

 

To write a good paper on any of these topics, your thorough character organizer and symbol organizer will help you. It will have page numbers and descriptions that you can easily find.  That is why you were expected to fill them out as you went along.

 

As you can see, everything will be done in threes.  That will allow you to create a Five-Paragraph essay. 

1.  Introduction

2.  1st idea and explanation

3.  2nd idea and explanation

4.  3rd idea and explanation

5.  conclusion

 

For the next class, create an outline with your three main ideas and list your main supporting points you will use for explaining them.   Use the outline rubric for help to create a 13 sentence outline.

 

APRIL 11 SUNDAY 8H

1.  Check out new reading book:  To Kill A Mockingbird.  For Wednesday, April 14,, read chapters 1-3 and answer the study questions.  Click here to get a copy of the study question document.

2.  Review outlines for expository paragraphs on Lord of the Flies.

3.  In the next class, you will write a draft expanding the 13 sentences of the outline and have it in electronic form for revising in the computer lab at school.

 

APRIL 13 TUESDAY 2E

In class writing time for five-paragraph essay on Lord of the Flies.

 

APRIL 15 THURSDAY 4F

1.  Discussion:  To Kill A Mockingbird, chapters 1-3.

2.  Answer questions on chapters 1-4 of To Kill a Mockingbird. 

3.  Begin to study the vocabulary for the first quizlet:  http://quizlet.com/889168/to-kill-a-mockingbird-ch-1-6-flash-cards/

4.  Part of the discussion will be to create a map of Scout's neighborhood.  Look carefully for clues and her descriptions. 

5.  For homework, read chapters 4-6 and answer the study questions.  This will be due for Tuesday, April 20.

To Kill a Mockingbird,

Study Questions:  Chapters 4-6

 

Chapter 4

1.  What do you think about the “treasures” Scout and Jem find in the tree?

2.  What superstitions do the children have related to the Radley house?

3.  Why do the children make Boo’s story into a game?

4.  What are the two reasons for Scout wanting to quit the game?

 

Chapter 5

1.  Scout appreciates Miss Maudie’s friendship.  Explain why.

2.  What does Miss Maudie tell Scout about Boo?  How does this compare with what Scout already believes?

3.  Scout claims that “Dill could tell the biggest ones” she ever heard.  Why might Dill tell such lies?

4.  What reasons does Atticus give for the children not to play the Boo Radley game?  Is this a good idea from Atticus?  Explain.

 

Chapter 6

1. Why does Scout disapprove of Jem’s and Dill’s plan of looking in one of the Radleys’ windows?

2.  What does Mr. Nathan Radley know about the intruders in his garden?

3.  Why would Miss Stephanie assume that Mr. Nathan fired over the head of a “negro”?

4.  How does Dill’s explanation of Jem’s state of dress almost got him in trouble?

 

APRIL 19 MONDAY 6G

Today LA students will meet with two visiting authors.  The authors will discuss writing, publishing, and whatever else comes to mind.  These two young people have published writing when they were still in high school!

 

APRIL 21 WEDNESDAY 8H

1.  Quizlet on Chapters 1-6, To Kill A Mockingbird  http://quizlet.com/889168/to-kill-a-mockingbird-ch-1-6-flash-cards/

3.  In class, after the quizlet:  Finish draft of Lord of the Flies essay.  Include an introduction and a conclusion.

 

4.  If you finish early, begin reading and answer questions on chapters 7-10 of To Kill A Mockingbird, because that  will be due on Monday, April 26.

5.  In class writing time for five-paragraph essay on Lord of the Flies.  ESSAY DUE on Tuesday, April 27!!

 

To Kill a Mockingbird,

Chapters 7-9

 

Chapter 7

 

1.  What was so odd when Jem got his pants back?

2.  What evidence is there that Jem is beginning to understand more than Scout about Boo Radley?  Why do you think this is?

3.  Does Jem still fear the gifts in the tree?  Explain your answer.

4.  What happened with the letter?  Why do you think it turned out that way?

 

Chapter  8

 

1.  Why does Scout ask so many questions to Atticus about his visit to the Radley house?  What does he tell her?

2.  What is “libel”?  How do Miss Maudie and Atticus react to the “near libel” Jem puts in the front yard?

3.  Why would Atticus save Miss Maudie’s oak rocking chair?

4.  What does Jem realize about the blanket around Scout’s shoulders?

5.  Explain what Atticus means when he told Jem not to let his discovery “inspire” him to “further glory”?

 

Chapter  9

 

1.  Explain the significance of Atticus telling the children “It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

2.  Describe the confrontation between Heck Tate and Tim Johnson.  What is the outcome?

3.  What do you think Heck Tate would have said to Jem if Atticus hadn’t stopped him?

4.  Explain the difference between Scout’s and Jem’s view about telling people at school how well Atticus can shoot.  Whose opinion do you support?  Why?

 

 

Chapter 10

1.  Scout says that “Atticus was feeble.”  Do you think this is her view as she tells the story or when she was younger?  What changes her opinion?

2.  Atticus tells his children that “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”  Why?  

3.  Why does Heck Tate not want to shoot Tim Johnson?

4.  Near the end of the chapter Atticus cuts off Heck Tate as he is speaking to Jem.  What might Heck have been about to say?  Why would Atticus want to stop him?

5.  Jem and Scout have different views about telling people at school how well Atticus can shoot.  Explain the difference.  What is your opinion?

 

APRIL 25 SUNDAY 2E

1.  Work on Five Paragraph Essay  on Lord of the Flies.  This essay will be due in the next class, Tuesday.

 

2. New Quizlet has been created for Vocabulary:  Chapters 7-18.  Here is the Quizlet address:

http://quizlet.com/924749/to-kill-a-mockingbird-vocab-chapters-7-18-flash-cards/

3.  Quizlet is scheduled for  Thursday, April 29.

 

APRIL 27 TUESDAY 4F

1.  Discussions and group activities on Chapters 7-10 of To Kill A Mockingbird

2.  Don't forget Quizlet next class, Chapters 7-18

3.  Start reading Chapters 11-14 in To Kill A Mockingbird

 

Chapter 11

1.  How does Atticus advise Jem to react to Mrs. Dubose’s taunts?

2.  What does Mrs. Dubose say about the children’s mother?

3.  What is Jem’s punishment for destroying the camillias?  Is it fair?

4.  What does Atticus think of insults like “n----r-lover”?  Do you agree?  Explain.

5.  Why does Atticus think that Mrs. Dubose was “a great lady” and a model of courage?  Do you think he is right?

6.  Why do you think Part 1 of the book ends here?

 

Chapter 12

1.  Explain why Jem and Scout’s relationship is changing.

2.  Make a T-chart to list similarities and differences between First Purchase church services and those Jem and Scout were accustomed to.

3.  List at least four things Scout learns about African-Americans people and how they live in her town.

4.  List at least four things Scout learns about Calpernia.

5.  Explain why Calpurnia speaks differently in the Finch household and among her neighbors at church.

 

Chapter 13

1.  The first two things Aunt Alexandra said when she walked in the door tell the reader something about her personality and beliefs.  Explain.

2.  Why did she come to stay with her brother’s family?

3.  Why does Alexandra think Scout is “dull” (not clever).  

4.  How does Alexandra involve herself in Maycomb’s social life?

5.  Explain Aunt Alexandra’s ideas about breeding and family.

6.  Why does Atticus tell the children to forget it?  Who is right?

 

Chapter 14

1.  Was Atticus’s explanation of rape suitable for Scout?

2.  Why does Aunt Alexandra think Atticus should dismiss Calpurnia?  How does he respond to the suggestion?

3.  Why is Scout pleased when Jem fights her back?  

4.  Why is Scout less pleased when Jem tells Atticus about Dill?

5.  What do we learn from Dill’s account of his running away?

6.  How would you answer Scout’s question to Dill, “Why do you reckon Boo Radley’s never run off?”  (p. 144)

 

 

APRIL 29 THURSDAY 6G

1.  Quizlet for chapters 7-18

2.  Homework, continue to read and answer questions for chapters 11-14 of To Kill A Mockingbird.  Have it ready for the next class on Monday, May 3.

3.  After the Quizlet, discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird.

 

 

MAY 3 MONDAY 8H

1.  Discussion and group activities chapters 11-14

2.  Grammar discussion:  "Proper Comma Use"  Grammar Quiz Next Class.

3.  Begin reading and answering study questions for TKM, Chapters 15-19

 

Chapter 15

1.  What is the “nightmare” that now descends upon the children?

2.  What does Atticus say about the Ku Klux Klan?

3.  How does Jem react when Atticus tells him to go home?  Why?

4.  What persuades the lynching party to give up their attempt on Tom’s life?

5.  Explain how and why Scout affects the outcome.

 

Chapter 16

1.  What “subtle change” does Scout notice in her father?

2.  List 3 specific examples of racism found in this chapter.

3.  What is so unusual about Dolphus Raymond?  

4.  What does Atticus say about mobs?

5.  Explain the meaning of one of the following quotes:  “He that cometh in vanity departeth in darkness!”   “A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance!”  (p.159)

5.  How does Reverend Sykes help the children watch the trial?  Was he right to help them?  Explain.

 

Chapter 17

1.  What are the main points in Heck Tate’s evidence?

2.  Describe the life and home of the Ewells.

3.  How does Judge Taylor explain his decision to allow women and children to remain in the courtroom during the trial?

4.  What is the significance of Bob Ewell writing his name?

 

Chapter 18

1.  How is Mayella different from the rest of the Ewells?

2.  Why is Mayella so upset when she takes the witness stand?

3.  Why does she call Atticus’s questioning “sass”?  What is sass?

4.  Scout says, “I began to see the pattern of Atticus’s questions.”  (p. 182)  What is the pattern?

 

Chapter 19

1.  How (and why) does Scout compare Mayella to Boo Radley?

2.  How is Mayella like a “mixed child”?

3.  Through Tom’s testimony what do you learn about the relationship between Bob Ewell and Mayella?

4.  Describe three of Tom’s personality traits.  Support your opinion with evidence from the novel.  PROVIDE PAGE NUMBERS.

5.  Why does this part of the trial upset Dill so much?  

 

 

 

MAY 5 WEDNESDAY 2E

Grammar Quiz:  Proper comma use

 

MAY 9 SUNDAY 4F

MAPS TESTING

Report to Room 65

 

 

MAY 11 TUESDAY 6G

 

1. Discussion:  To Kill A Mockingbird, Chapters  15-19

 

2.  Have questions answered in advance in preparation for a group activity.

3.  As you read, remember to briefly answer the study questions that accompany the text.

4.  Begin Preparing for Quizlet on Chapters 19-31 Vocabulary  http://quizlet.com/924764/to-kill-a-mockingbird-chapters-19-31-flash-cards/  The Quizlet will be on May 23

5.  Homework:  Begin reading and answering questions on Chapters 20-25 in To Kill A Mockingbird

6.  We will discuss chapters 20-21 on Thursday May 13, and chapters 22-25 on Monday, May 17   

 

Chapter 20

1.  What do you learn about Raymond Dolphus in this chapter?

2.  How does he explain his behavior?

3.  Why would Atticus say it is ten times worse to cheat a colored man than it is to cheat a white man?

4.  How does Atticus explain Mayella’s guilt?

5.  What is the jury’s “evil assumption”?

6.  What are Atticus’s views about people being equal?

 

Chapter 21

1.  Calpurnia and Aunt Alexandra agree on one issue.  What?

2.  What is unusual about how long it takes the jury to reach a verdict?

 

Chapter 22

1.    Miss Maudie tells Jem that “things are never as bad as they seem”.  How does she explain her opinion?

2.    How did Judge Taylor help Tom?

3.    Why does Dill say that he will be a clown when he grows up?

4.    Why does Bob Ewell feel so angry with Atticus?  Do you think the threat is real?

 

Chapter 23

1.    What do you think of Atticus’s reaction to Bob Ewell’s challenge?

2.    How did Atticus explain Bob’s anger and his own response to it?

3.    Atticus says, “Serving on a jury forces a man to make up his mind and declare himself about something.  Men don’t like to do that.”  Why might that be true?  Do you agree?  Explain.

4.    What is Jem’s theory about four kinds of folks in Maycomb?  

5.    What does Jem think about family background and what people like the Finches different from other folks?  

 

Chapter 24

1.    On page 232 Mrs. Merriweather talks to Gertrude about “misguided people.”  What is she referring to?

2.    How does Atticus explain what happened to Tom?  Do you agree?

3.    How do Alexandra and Miss Maudie describe Atticus’s role in Maycomb?

4.    What new aspect of Aunt Alexandra do we see in this chapter?

 

Chapter 25

1.    What does the roly-poly bug incident indicate about changes in Jem?

2.    Comment on the idea that Tom’s death was “typical”?

3.    Explain Mr. Underwood’s editorial.

4.    Explain the contrast Scout draws between the court where Tom was tried and “the secret courts of men’s hearts.”

 

 

MAY 13 THURSDAY 8H

1.  Discuss Chapters 20-21

 

MAY 17 MONDAY 2E

1.  Discussion:  To Kill A Mockingbird, Chapters  22-25

2.  Have questions answered in advance in preparation for a group activity.

3.  As you read, remember to answer the study questions that accompany the text.

4.  Homework:  Begin reading and answer study questions for Chapters 26-31

 

Chapter 26

1.    What did Scout think Maycomb parents told their children about the Tom Robinson case?  Why?

2.    Why is Scout puzzled by Miss Gates’ comments about Hitler?

3.    What do you think Jem is trying had to forget?

 

Chapter 27

1.    What three things does Bob Ewell do that alarm Aunt Alexandra?

2.    According to Atticus, why does Bob Ewell bear a grudge?

 

Chapter 28

1.    What is ironic about Jem saying that Boo Radley must not be at home that night?

2.    Why do Jem and Scout leave the pageant later than most everyone else?

3.    How does Cecil Jacobs foreshadow the main action in this part of the story?

4.    With stick figures and a few words, explain what happened to Scout and Jem on their way home from the pageant.

 

 

 

MAY 19 WEDNESDAY 4F

1.  Discussion today:  Chapters 26-28

 

MAY 23 SUNDAY 6G

1.  Last Quizlet:  Chapters 19-31 To Kill A Mockingbird

http://quizlet.com/924764/to-kill-a-mockingbird-chapters-19-31-flash-cards/ 

2.  Continue reading and answering questions for final question set on To Kill A Mockingbird, Chapters  29-31 which are due for discussion on Tuesday, May 25. 

3.  Grammar Quiz:  Comma use.  Expect to  write sentences using the "Four Main Rules For Using Commas Effectively."  Expect to see sentences punctuated incorrectly and you will be expected to fix the punctuation errors.

 

Here are some sample sentences.  Decide if the sentence is correct or if it needs additional punctuation.  Answers will be posted on Wednesday or Thursday. 

 

1.  The waiter ignored the rude obnoxious customer.

 

2.  Joey ate all of his peas but he refused to eat his lima beans.

 

3.  Edgar Allen Poe the father of the short story is buried in Baltimore.

 

4.  Since the expansion of the Internet research has become much less tedious.

 

5.  To maintain excellent grades in your classes is an accomplishment.

 

6.  Handguns knives and other weapons are turning up in locker checks.

 

7.  The golfer wearing the plaid pants desperately needs to improve his game.

 

8.  As cucumbers grow their vines need room to expand.

 

9.  That movie in my opinion was too scary for children.

 

10.  You will come to my dance recital won't you?

 

Answers:

1.  The waiter ignored the rude, obnoxious customer.

2.  Joey ate all of his peas, but he refused to eat his lima beans.

3.  Edgar Allen Poe, the father of the short story, is buried in Baltimore.

4. Since the expansion of the Internet, research has become much less tedious.

5.  Correct.  To maintain excellent grades in your classes is an accomplishment.

6.  Handguns, knives, and other weapons are turning up in locker checks.

7.  Correct.  The golfer wearing the plaid pants desperately needs to improve his game.

8.  As cucumbers grow, their vines need room to expand.

9.  That movie, in my opinion, was too scary for children.

10.  You will come to my dance recital, won't you?

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 29

1.    How did Heck Tate know that Bob Ewell had intended to kill Scout?

2.    Do you agree with Atticus’ or Heck’s explanation for Bob Ewell’s attack?  Can they be sure?

3.    How did Scout decide out that Boo was the man who carried Jem home?  Can she be sure?

 

Chapter 30

1.   Describe Scout’s treatment of Boo.  What does that say about what she has learned?

2.   How does Atticus’s conversation with Heck reflect his values?

4.    Why does Heck Tate insist that Bob Ewell’s death was self-inflicted?  Do you think it was?  Can we be sure?

5.    Why does Scout say Mr. Tate is right?

 

Chapter 31

1.    How do the events of the final chapters explain the first sentence of the novel?

2.    Comment on the way the author summarizes earlier events to show their significance.

3.    How does Scout make sense of an earlier remark of Atticus’s as she stands on the Radley porch?

 

3.  ALL study questions due next class.

 

 

MAY 25 TUESDAY 8H

1.  Discussion:  Chapters 29-31 TKM.  Have questions answered in advance in preparation for a group activity.

2.  As you read, remember to answer the study questions that accompany the text.

3.  ALL STUDY QUESTIONS DUE TODAY FOR To Kill A Mockingbird

 

MAY 27 THURSDAY 2E

 

 

Stuff.  Hopefully a film.

 

 

 

EARLY RELEASE DAY

More stuff.  Hopefully, more of the film.

PLEASE RETURN YOUR VOCAB. BOOKS!

 

MAY 31 MONDAY 4F

CAIRO AMERICAN COLLEGE

ENGLISH 9 SUMMER READING & ACTIVITIES

(for students entering the 9th Grade in 2010)

 

Please read at least one of these titles before the first day of school (Aug. 15th) and be prepared to discuss and write about your reading:

 

    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

    Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

    The Laughing Sutra by Mark Salzman

 

We encourage you to mark your books (underline key lines, write questions and insights in the margins, etc.); you should put all your notes on post-its if you don’t own it.  Post-its or book tags should be used to indicate key passages, key events in terms of plot and character development, and anything else you find important and interesting.  All of this work will help you locate information more easily when you work with the book in August.  

 

These texts are available locally, though they may need to be ordered.  Local resources include: Al Khotob Khan (on Laselky Street in Maadi). The Book Spot (Road 9 in Maadi), and Diwan (Zamalek, Heliopolis, Alexandria).  Most of the bookstores have a website for online ordering and will deliver to your home.  If you intend to order locally, do so right away to better ensure getting the book soon.

 

Please also take advantage of free online resources like these to improve your English language acquisition, no matter your level:  

 

    www.freerice.com (click on Change Subjects to see all of the options)

    www.chompchomp.com (Grammar Bytes)

    http://a4esl.org/ (Activities for ESL Students)

    www.sporcle.com (brain games in a variety of subjects)

 

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