Assignment # ____
1. Autobiography: an autobiography is an account of a person’s life written by that person.
You will write an autobiography to help your teacher get to know you better.
a. Your autobiography must be a minimum of 2 pages long typed or 4 pages long
hand written.
b. You autobiography should begin with your birth (where were you born? Day?
Time? Etc.) and end in the present.
c. You should include at least 5 important events in your life. Give as much detail
as possible.
d. Make your autobiography interesting- you must include at least 2 similes and 1
metaphor.
e. Use a dictionary to find 5 vocabulary words. Incorporate those 5 words into
your autobiography.
f. Check your work for grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
g. The included rubric will be used to grade your writing.
2. Complete grammar worksheets. Appendix B pages 1-16. You may use internet
resources to complete the worksheets.
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1. Read the information about John Steinbeck, the author of Of Mice and Men. Complete
questions 1 through 5 on pages 5 and 6.
2. Read The Migrant Experience. Review the directions and rubric on pages 11 and 12.
Complete the Migrant Worker Essay. You may use additional resources if necessary.
3. Read the background information on page 13. Then read the poem on the same page
and answer the questions. Write your answers on a separate piece of paper titled The
Title of the Novel.
4. Complete the Only What You Can Take There and Back Again … A Problematic
Situation for Of Mice and worksheet on page 14.
5. While reading the novel, you will have several worksheets to complete. You will turn
all of the following worksheets in once you have finished reading the novel:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Of Mice and Men vocabulary. Pages 15-24.
Of Mice and Men character list. Pages 25-26.
Character’s major desires/dreams worksheet. Page 27.
Dreams and Character Flaws worksheet. Page 28.
6. Read chapter one of Of Mice and Men. Complete the study questions on page 29 on
a separate piece of paper. Complete the Visualizing the Setting questions. Make
sure that all study questions and questions are clearly labeled when you submit them to
your teacher.
7. Define chapter 1 vocabulary.
8. Grammar worksheet 17-20.
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1. Read Of Mice and Men chapter 2 . Complete the study questions on page 36.
2. Complete the Anticipation Guide for Of Mice and Men before reading chapter 3 of the
novel on page 31.
3. Read Of Mice and Men chapter 3. Complete the study questions on page 32.
4. Read Of Mice and Men chapter 4. Complete the study questions on page 33.
5. Complete The American Dream Worksheet on page 34.
6. Grammar worksheet 21-30.
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1. Read Of Mice and Men chapter 5. Complete the study questions on page 35.
2. Complete Curley’s Wife: Stereotypes and Attitudes on page 36.
3. Read Of Mice and Men chapter 6. Complete the study questions on page 37.
4. Complete the “Private Victory” worksheet after finishing the novel 38.
5. Complete The Power is in the Hands (page 39) worksheet after finishing the novel.
6. Complete the Critical Thinking and Reading worksheet on page 40 after finishing the
novel.
7. Complete the Literary Devices worksheet on page 41.
8. Complete the Journals worksheet on page 42.
9. Vocabulary- make flash cards for all of the vocabulary words and practice them.
10. Find the movie Of Mice and Men on YouTube or at the video store. While watching the
movie, create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the movie with the book.
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1. Read Meet the Poets on pages 43-44.
2. Define the literary terms on page 45. Write an example of each.
3. Read the poems on pages 46-53. Complete the Poetry Essay Test on page 54.
4. Complete the PSSA Writing Practice Prompt on page 55. Check your work for errors.
5. Answer the PSSA prompt on page ____ by writing a persuasive essay answering the
question “should students be permitted to use cell phones during school hours?”
6. Grammar worksheets on pages 31-40.
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1. Before you read The Great Gatsby complete the first column of the pre-reading
worksheet on page 57. Once you have completed the novel, you will complete the
other two columns and submit the worksheet to your teacher.
2. Read the Before you read The Great Gatsby on pages 58-59.
3. While you read the novel, complete the character list on page 60-61. Add details as you
read. You will submit your character list once you finish the novel.
4. While reading the novel, review the vocabulary words from each chapter and complete
the assignment given. Pages 62-71.
5. Review the vocabulary for chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby before reading. Read chapter
1. After reading write a short summary of what you read. Be sure to include any
characters that are introduced and describe the setting of the story.
6. Complete the activity on page 74.
7. Write a sentence using each of the vocabulary words from chapter 1. Make sure that
your sentence demonstrates your knowledge of the meaning of the word.
8. Grammar worksheets 41-45.
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1. Review the vocabulary for chapters 2-4 of The Great Gatsby before reading. Read
chapters 2-4. After reading write a short summary of what you read.
2. Complete the activities on page 75-78.
3. Write a sentence using each of the vocabulary words from chapters 2-4. Make sure that
your sentence demonstrates your knowledge of the meaning of the word.
4. Grammar Worksheets 46-50.
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1. Review the vocabulary for chapters 5-7 of The Great Gatsby before reading. Read
chapters 5-7. After reading write a short summary of what you read.
2. Complete the activity on pages 79-81.
3. Write a sentence using each of the vocabulary words from chapters 5-7. Make sure that
your sentence demonstrates your knowledge of the meaning of the word.
4. Grammar Worksheets 51-55.
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1. Review the vocabulary for chapters 8 & 9 of The Great Gatsby before reading. Read
chapters 8 & 9. After reading write a short summary of what you read.
2. Write a sentence using each of the vocabulary words from chapters 8 & 9. Make sure
that your sentence demonstrates your knowledge of the meaning of the word.
3. Complete the Great Gatsby quiz on pages 82-83.
4. Complete the Great Gatsby Essay page 86. Check your work for errors.
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5. Complete the Conflict Chart on page 84 and the Drama Chart on page 85.
6. Extra Credit: Complete the Great Gatsby Project on page 87.
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Project
You will choose one of the Of Mice and Men OR The Great Gatsby. You will complete one of
the following projects:
 Write an alternate ending to the story.
 Create a poster reviewing important information about the book (ie. Characters,
important quotes, etc)
 Create a PowerPoint presentation.
 Create a graphic novel retelling the story.
 Make a pamphlet about the book that would entice someone to read the book.
 Create a jeopardy game of questions that you create about the story.
 Come up with a creative project of your own.
Some of the projects listed above are vaguer than others. The project that you choose must be
approved by your teacher. You should review with your teacher what information you would
like to present and in what way you would like to present it.
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1. Read the background information on Death of a Salesman on pages 88-99. Write a
brief outline of what you read. Come to class ready to discuss your outline with your
teacher.
2. Complete the Nonfiction Assignment Sheet on page 100. You may choose any
nonfiction article from the internet, a magazine, or a newspaper to complete this
assignment.
3. Complete the Tensions in a Family activity on page 101. Read the 2 dialogs. Then
write a short description of A and B. Do you believe that the characters are male of
female? What age might they be? What is their relationship to one another?
4. Read The American Dream on page 102. On a separate sheet of paper answer all
of the questions.
5. Read Selling Yourself on page 103. On a separate sheet of paper answer all of the
questions.
6. Read What was Happening Then? On page 104 to learn more about the time in
which the story takes place.
7. While you are reading this novel, complete the character’s dream chart on page 105.
Turn this in once you have finished the play.
8. On pages 106-115 read each sentence. Use context clues to determine what the
meaning of each word is. Then in your own words write the definition of the
underlined word. Check you definitions. Then complete the matching worksheet
that accompanies each word. This assignment will be collected once you have
finished reading the play.
Assignment # ____
1. Read act one on Death of a Salesman. Complete the study guide questions on
pages 116-124.
2. Continue to work on the Character’s Dream chart and your vocabulary assignment.
Assignment # ____
1. Read act one on Death of a Salesman. Complete the study guide questions on
pages 125-136.
2. Answer the questions on page 137.
3. Write a eulogy. Follow the directions on page 138.
4. Choose one of the writing assignments on pages 139-142. Your teacher will use the
included evaluation form to grade your work.
5. Complete the project on page 143.
6. Review the discussion questions on pages 144-145. Choose 1 from each category
and be ready to discuss with your teacher.
7. Choose 1 question from the essay test on page 146. Write a well thought out
response.
8. Extra Credit: Complete the Newspaper Feature assignment.