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1. Write a 2-3 page paper introducing yourself to your teacher. You may choose to write
about your family, friends, interests, etc. Check your work for grammar, spelling, and
punctuation errors.
2. Review the poetry terms on pages 1-4. Demonstrate your understanding of these terms
by completing the following assignments:
a. Create a cross word puzzle using at least 20 of the terms listed.
b. Complete the Figurative Language worksheet using Edgar Allen Poe’s poem The
Bells on page 5.
c. Complete the Adding Alliteration to Poetry worksheet on page 6.
d. Complete the Alliteration in Literature and Rhetoric worksheet on page 7.
e. Complete Which is it? A Metaphor or Simile? Worksheet on page 8.
f. Complete Pun Fun worksheet on page 9.
g. Complete Personification in Literature worksheet on page 10.
h. Complete Paradox and Oxymoron worksheet on page 11.
i. Complete Metaphor Meaning worksheet on page 12.
j. Complete Metaphor Hunt worksheet on page 13.
k. Complete the Irony in Prose worksheet on page 14.
l. Complete the Irony in Poetry worksheet on page 15.
m. Complete Identify the Idiom worksheet on page 16.
n. Complete Writing with Hyperboles worksheet on page 17.
o. Read the following poems and complete. Choose 2 and complete the Poem
Analysis Worksheet on page 23.
 A Poison Tree page 18.
 Making a Fist page 19.
 The Road Not Taken page 20.
 Song of the Open Road page 21.
 The Courage That My Mother Had page 22.
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1. Complete the essay assignment pages 24-28. Your teacher will use the included rubric
to check your work.
2. Complete the Poetry Project on page 29. Your teacher will use the rubric on page 30 to
check your work.
3. Review the information about plot on page 31. Read the short story The Interlopers on
pages 32-35. After reading, diagram the plot on a piece of paper by creating a diagram
like the one on the bottom half of page 31.
4. Review the notes regarding types of conflict in literature on pages 36-39. Complete the
Conflict Practice worksheet on pages 40-41.
5. Read the short story The Most Dangerous Game on pages 42-72. Think about the
types of conflict in the story as you read.
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Complete the assignments as directed as you read
Complete the plot diagram on page 73.
Complete the test practice on pages 74-75.
Complete the comprehension questions on pages 76-79. Write your answers on
a separate piece of paper.
6. Review the information regarding theme on page 80. Then read The Lottery on pages
81-90. Complete the worksheets on pages 91-92.
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1. On a piece of lined paper, copy the list of characters from To Kill a Mockingbird from
page 93. Make sure to leave space between each character to give yourself room to
write about each character. As you read the story, fill in information about the
characters. Add as you learn more about them.
2. Read pages 104-107 before you begin reading to Kill a Mockingbird. Complete the
Before you read activities for chapters 1-11 on pages 107.
a. Complete the Web it activity.
b. Use each of the vocabulary terms in a sentence to demonstrate the correct
meaning of the word.
3. Read To Kill a Mockingbird chapters 1-3. Complete the comprehension questions on
page 94.
4. Read To Kill a Mockingbird chapters 4-6. Complete the comprehension questions on
page 94.
5. Read To Kill a Mockingbird chapters 5-9. Complete the comprehension questions on
pages 95-96.
6. Read To Kill a Mockingbird chapters 10 & 11. Complete the comprehension questions
on page 97.
7. Complete Responding for chapters 1-11 on pages 109-110. On page 110 complete
Character Analysis and Art Connection. SKIP the Literature Groups assignment.
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1. Complete the Before you read activities for chapters 12-21 on pages 111.
a. Complete the Quick write activity.
b. Use each of the vocabulary terms in a sentence to demonstrate the correct
meaning of the word.
2. Complete Active Reading on page 112 while reading chapters 12-21.
3. Read To Kill a Mockingbird chapters 12-14. Complete the comprehension questions on
pages 98.
4. Read To Kill a Mockingbird chapters 15-18. Complete the comprehension questions on
pages 98-99.
5. Read To Kill a Mockingbird chapters 19-21. Complete the comprehension questions on
pages 99-100.
6. Complete Responding for chapters 12-21 on pages 113-114. On page 114 complete
News story. SKIP the Literature Groups and Internet Connection assignments.
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1. Complete the Before you read activities for chapters 22-31 on pages 115.
a. Use each of the vocabulary terms in a sentence to demonstrate the correct
meaning of the word.
2. Complete Active Reading on page 116 while reading chapters 22-31.
3. Read To Kill a Mockingbird chapters 22-24. Complete the comprehension questions on
pages 100.
4. Read To Kill a Mockingbird chapters 25-28. Complete the comprehension questions on
pages 100-101.
5. Read To Kill a Mockingbird chapters 29-31. Complete the comprehension questions on
pages 101-102.
6. Complete Responding for chapters 22-31 on pages 117-118. On page 118 complete
Personal Letter. SKIP the Literature Groups and Music Connection assignments.
7. Complete the Response to the entire novel on page 119.
8. Read the short answer questions on page 120. Choose 2. Write a minimum 1
paragraph response.
9. Choose one of the projects on page121. Talk with your teacher about your expectations
for the project before completing it.
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1. Complete the Diagramming Worksheets on pages 122-135. You may use the internet
to complete the worksheets if necessary. If you cannot access the internet, do the
worksheets to the best of your ability and come to class with questions prepared for your
teacher.
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1. Read Act I of Romeo and Juliet. Complete the Study guide as you read on pages 146148.
2. Read Act 2 of Romeo and Juliet. Complete the Study guide as you read on pages 150151.
3. Read Act 3 of Romeo and Juliet. Complete the Study guide as you read on pages 152154
4. Read Act 4 of Romeo and Juliet. Complete the Study guide as you read on pages 155156
5. Read Act 5 of Romeo and Juliet. Complete the Study guide as you read on pages 157158.
6. Complete the Romeo and Juliet final exam on pages 159-166.
7. On a piece of lined paper, copy all of the characters from page 167. Write a short
description of each character.
8. Read the quotes from the play on pages 168 and 169. On a separate piece of paper,
explain each quote.
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