English 2
Homework Assignments
Semester 2
Assignment 1:
 Reading Fiction- DIRECTIONS: Follow your teacher’s instructions regarding the
fictional reading assignment.
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Teacher Assigned Reading:
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a. Read “The Interlopers” by Saki on pages 396-402, and answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, & 8 on page 403 on a separate sheet of paper.
b. Review page 81 on Setting and Its Roles and then complete page 83.
c. Review page 55 on Conflict and Suspense and then complete page 57.
Reading Nonfiction: Read & annotate the nonfiction article “JFK Assassination Conspiracy
Theory.” Complete all tasks that go along with the article.
Grammar: Apostrophe worksheet
Vocabulary: Complete the graphic organizer. Use a dictionary or search engine to help you
with definitions. Create a drawing to help you remember the roots.
Assignment 2:
 Reading Fiction- DIRECTIONS: Follow your teacher’s instructions regarding the
fictional reading assignment.
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Teacher Assigned Reading:
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a. Read “Two Friends” by Guy de Maupassant on pages 408-416, and answer
questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, & 9 on page 417 on a separate sheet of paper.
b. Review page 291 on Symbol and Symbolism and then complete page 294.
Reading Nonfiction: Read & annotate the nonfiction article “If Star Athletes Sell Junk Food.”
Complete all tasks that go along with the article.
Grammar: Word Forms: their, there, they’re worksheet
Vocabulary: Complete the graphic organizer. Use a dictionary or search engine to help you
with definitions. Create a drawing to help you remember the roots.
Assignment 3:
 Reading Fiction- DIRECTIONS: Complete one of the two choices below:
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Teacher Assigned Reading:
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a. Read “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” by Jhumpa Lahiri on pages 422-437, and
answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, & 8 on page 439 on a separate sheet of paper.
b. Review page 23 on Characterization and then complete page 26.
Reading Nonfiction: Read & annotate the nonfiction article “Car Windows May Not Protect
From the Sun.” Complete all tasks that go along with the article.
Grammar: Comma usage worksheet
Vocabulary: Complete the graphic organizer. Use a dictionary or search engine to help you
with definitions. Create a drawing to help you remember the roots.
Assignment 4:
 Reading Fiction- DIRECTIONS: Complete one of the two choices below:
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Teacher Assigned Reading:
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a. Read “And of Clay are We Created” by Isabel Allende on pages 530-539, and
answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 on page 540 on a separate sheet of
paper.
b. Review page 435 on Author’s Perspective and then complete page 437.
Reading Nonfiction: Read & annotate the nonfiction article “Powerade Drops Controversial
Ingredient.” Complete all tasks that go along with the article.
Grammar: Comma usage worksheet
Vocabulary: Complete the graphic organizer. Use a dictionary or search engine to help you
with definitions. Create a drawing to help you remember the roots.
Assignment 5:
 Reading Fiction- DIRECTIONS: Complete one of the two choices below:
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Teacher Assigned Reading:
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a. Read from The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough on pages 102-108, and
answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 7 on page 109 on a separate sheet of paper.
b. Review page 405 on Mood and then complete page 408.
Reading Nonfiction: Read & annotate the nonfiction article “Wrigley to Sell Caffeinated
Chewing Gum.” Complete all tasks that go along with the article.
Grammar: Quoting vs. Italicizing worksheet
Vocabulary: Complete the graphic organizer. Use a dictionary or search engine to help you
with definitions. Create a drawing to help you remember the roots.
Assignment 6:
 Reading Fiction- DIRECTIONS: Complete one of the two choices below:
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Teacher Assigned Reading:
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a. Read “The Pit and the Pendulum” by Edgar Allen Poe on pages 772-787, and
answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, & 8 on page 789 on a separate sheet of paper.
b. Review page 441 on Style and Syntax and then complete page 427.
Reading Nonfiction: Read & annotate the nonfiction article “No Book Library? Bibliotech is
Coming.” Complete all tasks that go along with the article.
Grammar: Fragments
Vocabulary: Complete the graphic organizer. Use a dictionary or search engine to help you
with definitions. Create a drawing to help you remember the roots.
Assignment 7:
 Reading Fiction- DIRECTIONS: Complete one of the two choices below:
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Teacher Assigned Reading:
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a. Read “Only Daughter” and the excerpt from Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros on
pages 816-820 and answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8 on page 822 on a
separate sheet of paper.
b. Review page 441 on Style and Syntax and then complete page 428.
Reading Nonfiction: Read & annotate the nonfiction article “Enslaved Children Freed After
Being Forced to Make Christmas Decorations.” Complete all tasks that go along with the
article.
Grammar: Subject Verb Agreement
Vocabulary: Complete the graphic organizer. Use a dictionary or search engine to help you
with definitions. Create a drawing to help you remember the roots.
Assignment 8:
 Reading Fiction- DIRECTIONS: Complete one of the two choices below:
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Teacher Assigned Reading:
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a. Read “Marriage is a Private Affair” by Chinua Achebe on pages 898-903 and
answer questions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, & 9 on page 904 on a separate sheet of
paper.
b. Review page 241 on Recognizing Critical Approaches and then complete page
243.
Reading Nonfiction: Read & annotate the nonfiction article “Real Benjamin Buttons:
Matthew and Michael Clark are Aging Backwards.” Complete all tasks that go along with the
article.
Grammar: Subject Verb Agreement
Vocabulary: Complete the graphic organizer. Use a dictionary or search engine to help you
with definitions. Create a drawing to help you remember the roots.
Assignment 9:
 Reading Fiction- DIRECTIONS: Complete one of the two choices below:
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Teacher Assigned Reading:
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a. Read “On the Rainy River” by Tim O’Brien on pages 910-926 and answer
questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10 on page 927 on a separate sheet of
paper.
b. Review page 101 on Theme, Motif, and Epiphany and then complete page 104.
Reading Nonfiction: Read & annotate the nonfiction article “Cell Phone ‘Valets’ at NYC
Schools; Students Pay to Store Devices in Trucks.” Complete all tasks that go along with the
article.
Grammar: Parallel Structure
Vocabulary: Complete the graphic organizer. Use a dictionary or search engine to help you
with definitions. Create a drawing to help you remember the roots.