English 11 Assignment Guide Units 6-10: Use your own paper, organize and
mark your work clearly, answers only in full and complete sentences.
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6
English 11: Assignment Description
Chapter 5: The Moderns
1. Read: The Moderns 1914-1939 by John Leggett and John Malcolm Brinnin pages 562569
2. Read: Make It New! on pages 570-573
The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter and The Garden
1. Read: Ezra Pound on pages 574-575
2. Read: Before You Read on page 575
3. Read: The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter on pages 576-577
4. Read: Before You Read on page 578
5. Read: The Garden on page 578
6. Read: Primary Source/ Article A Few Don’ts by an Imagiste on page 579
7. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis complete for each poem Interpretation
questions on page 580
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
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Read: T.S. Eliot on pages 581-582
Read: Before You Read on page 583
Read: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock on pages 584-587
Read: Critical Comment The Oldest Love Song on page 588
Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Interpretations questions 1-15 odd numbers
only on page 589
William Carlos Williams
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Read: William Carlos Williams on page 591
Read: Before You Read on page 592
Read: The Red Wheelbarrow on page 593
Read: Critical Comment So Much Depends on page 593
Read: The Great Figure on page 594
Read: This Is Just to Say on page 595
Read: Critical Comment This Is Just to Say on page 595
Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Interpretations questions 1-7 on page 596
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Read: Marianne Moore on page 597
Read: Before You Read on page 598
Complete: Make the Connection Quickwrite on page 598
Read: Poetry on pages 598-599
Read: Connection/ Poem Ars Poetica page 599
Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Interpretations questions 1-7 on page 600
Poetry
E. E. Cummings
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Read: E. E. Cummings on page 601
Read: Before You Read on page 602
Read: what is a much of a which of a wind on page 602
Read: Primary Source/ Introduction “Miracles are to come” on page 603
Read: somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond on page 603
Complete: Literary Response and Analysis for both poems Interpretations questions 15 on page 604
Essay
1. Write a descriptive essay using the directions on pages 605-606. You must turn in a
first draft and final draft.
English 11 Assignment Guide Units 6-10: Use your own paper, organize and
mark your work clearly, answers only in full and complete sentences.
Credit
7
Soldier’s Home
1. Read: Ernest Hemingway on pages 608-609
2. Read: Before You Read on page 610
3. Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 610
4. Read: Soldier’s Home on pages 611-617
5. Read: A Closer Look: Social Influences on pages 614-615
6. Read: Primary Source/ Speech on page 618
7. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis complete Reading Check and
Interpretations questions 1-8 on page 619
Winter Dreams
1. Read: F. Scott Fitzgerald on pages 621-622
2. Read: Before You Read on page 623
3. Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 623
4. Read: Winter Dreams on pages 624-639
5. Read: Primary Source/ Letter A Letter to His Daughter on page 640
6. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Reading Check and Interpretations
questions 1-9 on page 641
A Rose for Emily
1. Read: William Faulkner on pages 643-644
2. Read: Before You Read on page 645
3. Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 645
4. Read: A Rose for Emily on pages 646-653
5. Read: Primary Source/ Speech on page 654
6. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Reading Check and Interpretations
questions 1-10 on page 655
Literature of the Americas
1. Read: Literature of the Americas - Uruguay on page 657
2. Read: Before You Read on page 658
3. Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 658
4. Read: The Feather Pillow on pages 659-661
5. Read: A Closer Look: Social Influences on page 661
6. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Reading Check and Interpretations
questions 1-7
Essay
1. Pick a short story and write a literary analysis of it, using the directions on pages 665666. You must turn in a first draft and final draft.
Credit
8
The Leader of the People
1. Read: John Steinbeck on page 668
2. Read: Before You Read on page 669
3. Complete: Make the Connection Quickwrite on page 669
4. Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 669
5. Read: The Leader of the People on pages 671-682
6. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Reading Check and Interpretations
English 11 Assignment Guide Units 6-10: Use your own paper, organize and
mark your work clearly, answers only in full and complete sentences.
questions 1-9 on page 682
A Jilting of Granny Weatherall
1. Read: Katherine Anne Porter on page 695
2. Read: Before You Read on page 696
3. Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 696
4. Read: The Jilting of Granny Weatherall on pages 697-703
5. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Reading Check and Interpretations
questions 1-12 on page 704
6. Complete: Vocabulary Development on page 705
The Harlem Renaissance
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Read: The Harlem Renaissance on pages 742- 743
Read: Countee Cullen on page 744
Read: Before You Read on page 745
Read: Tableau on page 745
Read: Before You Read on page 747
Complete: Make the Connection Quickwrite on page 747
Read: Incident on page 747
Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Interpretations for Tableau questions 1-6
and for Incident questions 1-4 on page 748
Read: Langston Hughes on page 749
Read: Before You Read on page 650
Complete: Make the Connection Quickwrite on page 750
Read: The Weary Blues on page 751
Read: A Closer Look: Social Influences Birth of the Blues on page 753
Read: Before You Read on page 754
Complete: Make the Connection Quickwrite on page 754
Read: Harlem on page 754
Read: Primary Source/ Essay Heyday in Harlem on pages 756-757
Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Interpretations for Weary Blues questions
1-6 and for Harlem questions 1-5 on page 758
Read: Before You Read on page 759
Read: The Negro Speaks of Rivers on page 759
Read: Connection/ Poem the Mississippi river empties into the gulf on page 761
Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Interpretations questions 1-7 on page 761
from Dust Tracks on a Road
1. Read: Zora Neale Hurston on page 762
2. Read: Before You Read on page 763
3. Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 763
4. Read: from Dust Tracks on a Road on pages 766-769
5. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Reading Check and Interpretations
questions 1-11 on page 770
Essay
1. Choose one of the three following writing selections from the Literary Response and
Analysis to write an essay based on the instructions provided. You must turn in a first
draft and final draft.
- Analyzing Literature on page 748
- An Investigation into the Harlem Renaissance on page 758
English 11 Assignment Guide Units 6-10: Use your own paper, organize and
mark your work clearly, answers only in full and complete sentences.
a. Judging a Book by Its Cover on page 770
Credit
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Chapter 6: Contemporary Literature
1. Read: Contemporary Literature 1939 to Present by John Leggett, Susan Allen Toth,
John Malcolm Brinnin, and Thomas Hernacki pages 796-809
The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner
1. Read: Randall Jarrell on page 813
2. Read: Before You Read on page 814
3. Complete: Political Points of View Quickwrite on page 814
4. Read: The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner on page 814
5. Read: Primary Source/ Comment The Ball Turret on page 815
6. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Interpretations questions 1-8 page 815
from Night
1. Read: Elie Wiesel on page 816
2. Read: Before You Read on page 817
3. Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 817
4. Read: from Night on pages 818-827
5. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Reading Check and Interpretations
questions 1-7 on page 827
A Noiseless Flash
1. Read: John Hersey on page 829
2. Read: Before You Read on pages 830-831
3. Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 831
4. Read: A Noiseless Flash on pages 831-842
5. Read: Primary Source/ Comment Unforgettable Fire on page 842
6. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Reading Check and Interpretations
questions 1-8 on page 843
The Arrogance and Cruelty of Power
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Read: Robert H. Jackson on page 844
Read: Before You Read on pages 845-864
Complete: Political Points of View Quickwrite on page 845
Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 846
5. Read: “The Arrogance and Cruelty of Power” on pages 847-851
6. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Reading Check and Interpretations
questions 1-6 on page 852
Connected Readings
1. Read: Political Points of View Before You Read on pages 855
2. Read: from The Diary of a Young Girl on pages 857
3. Read: Political Points of View Before You Read on page 858
4. Read: “The Biggest Battle of All History” on page 859
5. Read: Political Points of View Before You Read on page 860
6. Read: from April in Germany on page 861
7. Complete: Comparing Political Assumptions question 1 on page 862
Speaking of Courage
1. Read: Tim O’Brien on page 865
2. Read: Before You Read on page 866
English 11 Assignment Guide Units 6-10: Use your own paper, organize and
mark your work clearly, answers only in full and complete sentences.
3. Complete: Make the Connection Quickwrite on page 866
4. Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 866
5. Read: Speaking of Courage on pages 867- 874
6. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Reading Check and Interpretations
questions 1-11 on page 874
PowerPoint
1. Using the information on pages 1102-1109, create a PowerPoint Presentation on an
issue of “national importance,” and analyze the coverage of four different types of
media sources. Turn in the disk, CD, email, or paper printout of your presentation.
Credit
10
Daughter of Invention
1. Read: Julia Alvarez on page 897
2. Read: Before You Read on page 898
3. Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 898
4. Read: Daughter of Invention on pages 899-909
5. Read: A Closer Look: Social Influences on pages 906-907
6. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Reading Check and Interpretations
questions 1-8 page 909
When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine
1. Read: Jhumpa Lahiri on page 932
2. Read: Before You Read on pagse 933-934
3. Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 934
4. Read: When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine on pages 934-946
5. Read: Connection/ Newspaper Article The Ravaged People of East Pakistan on page
947
6. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Interpretations questions 2-9 on page 948
The Book of the Dead
1. Read: Edwidge Danticat on page 951
2. Read: Before You Read on page 952
3. Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 952
4. Read: The Book of the Dead on pages 953-962
5. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Reading Check and Interpretations
questions 1-12 on page 963
from Black Boy
1. Read: Richard Wright on page 967
2. Read: Before You Read on page 968
3. Complete: : Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 968
4. Read: from Black Boy on pages 969-980
5. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Reading Check and Interpretations
questions 1-11 on pages 980-981
The Girl Who Wouldn’t Talk
1. Read: Maxine Hong Kingston on page 894
2. Read: Before You Read on page 985
3. Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
English 11 Assignment Guide Units 6-10: Use your own paper, organize and
mark your work clearly, answers only in full and complete sentences.
sentence on page 985
4. Read: The Girl Who Wouldn’t Talk on pages 986-993
5. Read: A Closer Look: Cultural Influences on pages 990-991
6. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Reading Check and Interpretations
questions 1-6 on page 994
from The Way to Rainy Mountain
1. Read: N. Scott Momaday on page 996
2. Read: Before You Read on page 997
3. Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 997
4. Read: from The Way to Rainy Mountain on pages 998-1003
5. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Reading Check and Interpretations
questions 1-11 on page 1004
from In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens
1. Read: Alice Walker on page 1006
2. Read: Before You Read on page 1007
3. Complete: Vocabulary Development write the word, definition, and use the word in a
sentence on page 1007
4. Read: from In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens on pages 1009-1012
5. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Reading Check and Interpretations
questions 1-9 on page 1013
Sylvia Plath
1. Read: Sylvia Plath on page 1049
2. Read: Before You Read on page 1050
3. Read: Mirror on page 1050
4. Read: Before You Read on page 1052
5. Read: Mushrooms on page 1053
6. Complete: Literary Response and Analysis Interpretations questions 1-5 for both
poems on page 1054