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
Monday
Tuesday
19
Character
Wednesday
Day One
26
Californian’s Tale by Twain
All the Years of Her Life
The Glass Menagerie 1.1
Summary
August and September
Thursday
Friday
Quiz
writing a formal summary
Lab F 237
Formal Summary
With Citation
HW 1.1 due
HSAP 1.1 DUE
Quiz
The Glass Menagerie 1.2
Lab F237
Constructed Response
HW 1.2 due
Test 1
Lab F237
Letter
L.2 Use Standard Eng. –
Punctuation (54 in CCM)
Labor Day 2
Setting
Straw into Gold by Cisneros
To Build a Fire
The Glass Menagerie 1.3
Plot
9
The Glass Menagerie 1.4
The Ring of General Macias by
Niggli
Poker by Zora N. Hurston
HW 1.3 due
HSAP 1.2 DUE
Quiz
LAB F237
Extended Response
The Glass Menagerie 1.5
Determine the meaning of new
worlds in context (40 CCM)
Point of View
16
Poetry Selections
The Cask of Amontillado
Theme
23
Playing Jazz by Marsalis
The Gift of the Magi by O.
Henry
The Glass Menagerie 1.6
HW1.4 due
Quiz
The Glass Menagerie 1.7
Lab F237
POET PPT
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
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Twain The Californian's Tale Page 17
1.2- Essay/Memoir
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Sandra Cisneros Straw into Gold Page 382
1.3 - Drama
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Josephina Niggli The Ring of General Macias Page 846
1.4- Poetry (Choose One Poet)
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Jimmy Santiago Baca I am Offering this Poem Page 554
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N. Scott Momaday The Print of the Paw and To An Aged Bear Page 510
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Robert Frost – After Apple Picking and Fire and Ice Page 599
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Emily Dickinson – After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling Comes ; Heart! We Will Forget Him! Page 534
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Rita Dove The Parlor Page 568
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Langston Hughes – Dream Boogie and Motto Page 618
1.5- Letter
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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.
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Predecessor
Solace
Sedate
Imploring
Boding
Foreshadowing
Mark Twain
Pages 17 - 25
Read Carefully The Californian's Tale by Twain Pages 19-25
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.
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Intuitively
Taboo
Thesis
Allusion
Read Carefully
Sandra Cisneros
Pages 382 - 387
Straw into Gold by Cisneros Pages 384 - 387
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.
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Regally
Ostentatiously
Notorious
Repressed
impertinent
Characterization
Read Carefully
Josephina Niggli
Pages 846-865
The Ring of General Macias by Niggli Pages 848 - 865
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.
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Poetry
Prose
Line
Stanza
Verse
Rhyme
Alliteration
Repetition
Read Carefully :Poems ______________ by_______Pages _______
Summary (20 pts) Summarize the poem
Constructed Response (40 pts)
literary element the poet is using.
(At least 4 sentences)
In a constructed paragraph, write about a
1.4- Poetry (Choose One Poet)
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Jimmy Santiago Baca I am Offering this Poem Page 554
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N. Scott Momaday The Print of the Paw and To An
Aged Bear Page 510
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Rita Dove The Parlor Page 568
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Emily Dickinson – After Great Pain, A Formal Feeling
Comes ; Heart! We Will Forget Him! Page 534
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Robert Frost – After Apple Picking and Fire and Ice
Page 599
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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.
Extended Response –
Wynton Marsalis
Pages 627 -630
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
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Character
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Main Character
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Antagonist
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Protagonist
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Dynamic�
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Round
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Static�
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Flat
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Characterization _____________________________________________________________________________
Motive
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Dialect
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Dialogue
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Concrete Words
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Abstract Words
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Character Development _________________________________________________________________________
Nouns
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Predecessor
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Solace
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Sedate
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Imploring
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Boding
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Foreshadowing
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Short Story
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Setting
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time
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place
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Figurative Language _______________________________________________________
metaphor
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simile
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Personification ___________________________________________________________
Imagery
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Senses
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visual (sight) _____________________________________________________________
olfactory (smell) ___________________________________________________________
auditory (hearing) __________________________________________________________
gustatory (taste) ____________________________________________________________
tactile (touch) _____________________________________________________________
Symbol
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Connotation _____________________________________________________________
Denotation _____________________________________________________________
Intuitively
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Taboo
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Thesis
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Drama
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Allusion
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1.3- Vocabulary and Literary Elements – Define and Study
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Plot
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Exposition
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Rising Action _____________________________________________________________
Climax
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Falling Action ________________________________________________________
Resolution
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Denouement _____________________________________________________________
Sequence
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Solution
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Conflict
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Internal
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External
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Flashback
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Foreshadowing _________________________________________________________
Irony
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Suspense
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Drama
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Stage Directions __________________________________________________________
Regally
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Ostentatiously _____________________________________________________________
Notorious
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Repressed
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Impertinent _____________________________________________________________
Characterization __________________________________________________________
1.4- Vocabulary and Literary Elements - Copy and Define
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Point of View _____________________________________________________
Narrator ____________________________________________________________
First Person ___________________________________________________________
Second Person ________________________________________________________
Third Limited _____________________________________________________
Third Omniscient ____________________________________________________
Internal Story Teller ____________________________________________________
External Story Teller ____________________________________________________
Detached Observer ____________________________________________________
Poetry _____________________________________________________________
Prose _______________________________________________________________
Line ______________________________________________________________
Stanza _____________________________________________________________
Verse_______________________________________________________________
Rhyme ____________________________________________________________
Alliteration _________________________________________________________
Repetition
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Theme _____________________________________________________
Allusion _____________________________________________________
Proverb _____________________________________________________
Idea _____________________________________________________
Maxim _____________________________________________________
Regally_____________________________________________________
Ostentatiously_____________________________________________________
Notorious_____________________________________________________
Repressed_____________________________________________________
Impertinent_____________________________________________________
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.