American Literature Homework
2011-2012
August 29, 2011
- Take notes on Ms. Clark's website. If you've made it this far,
you're doing it right.
August 30, 2011
- Write 3/4 page notes researching the Salem Witch Trials. You can
find information wither in your U.S. History book or on wikipedia.org.
- Finish filling out the
Student Information Sheet
- Print out the last page of Ms. Clark's
Guidelines for this class, and have your parents sign it. Due by
Friday.
- Be sure to bring your student ID to class on Friday (we're checking
books out from the library, and she will not simply take your ID number for
this). If you don't have an ID, get one from the Student Store.
August 31, 2011
- Write two paragraphs arguing the case for and against using fear (or
scare tactics) in order to persuade people. For example, one paragraph
will say why making people afraid really works in terms of getting them to
do what you want them to do. The second paragraph can discuss why
using fear to persuade people is a bad (even an immoral) idea. Give
examples.
- Print out the last page of Ms. Clark's
Guidelines for this class, and have your parents sign it. Due by
Friday.
September 1, 2011
- Print out the last page of Ms. Clark's
Guidelines for this class, and have your parents sign it. Due by
Friday.
- Finish today's assignment (the Comprehension Check questions in the box
and the What Do You Think Question #1 on page 158). Also finish
drawing 6 different images from Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.
September 2, 2011
- Finish writing the vocabulary from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry
God" (page 153 in your anthology) and study them
- Quiz on these words on Tuesday
September 6, 2011
- Vivid Description (#2 on page 159 of yellow anthology): Humans are like
______. One paragraph explanation.
September 7, 2011
- Study for tomorrow's quiz on "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,"
including vocabulary and comprehension/analysis questions
September 8, 2011
- Bring index cards to class tomorrow (you'll need 41 of them; half-cards
are fine, cut up pieces of notebook paper are not)
September 9, 2011
- Study the following vocabulary from The Crucible:
- Terms from the Play Genre (drama, tragedy, comedy, plot, setting,
character, theme, act, scene, conflict, cast of characters, protagonist,
antagonist, foil, playwright, stage directions, dialogue, monologue,
soliloquy, aside)
- Crucible
- Words from Act One
September 12, 2011
- Study the following vocabulary from The Crucible:
- Terms from the Play Genre (drama, tragedy, comedy, plot, setting,
character, theme, act, scene, conflict, cast of characters, protagonist,
antagonist, foil, playwright, stage directions, dialogue, monologue,
soliloquy, aside)
- Crucible
- Words from Act One
September 13, 2011
- Study the vocabulary above
- Start thinking about the balance between maintaining order and freedom
September 14, 2011
- Study the following vocabulary from The Crucible:
- Terms from the Play Genre (drama, tragedy, comedy, plot, setting,
character, theme, act, scene, conflict, cast of characters, protagonist,
antagonist, foil, playwright, stage directions, dialogue, monologue,
soliloquy, aside)
- Crucible
- Words from Act One
September 15, 2011
- Read independently for 20 minutes, fill out your
Reading Log #2, and have a parent/guardian sign it
September 16, 2011
- Read independently for 20 minutes, fill out your
Reading Log #3, and have a parent/guardian sign it
- Continue to study the vocabulary terms from The Crucible
September 19, 2011
- Continue to study the vocabulary terms from The Crucible
September 20, 2011
- Study for the quiz on Act One of The Crucible, including vocabulary
September 21, 2011
- Read the first part of Act II of The Crucible, starting on page 191
until Hale's entrance on page 197.
September 22, 2011
- Finish the Character Study grid that we started in class today (four
quadrants on John, Abigail, Elizabeth and Hale--don't have to do Hale yet)
September 26, 2011
- Study for the quiz on The Crucible tomorrow (vocabulary from the
Play Genre, Act I and Act II; comprehension and analysis questions from Act
II)
September 27, 2011
- Answer questions 1-10 on the Act III worksheet I gave to you in class.
September 28, 2011
- No homework due to the meeting during class today
September 29, 2011
- Reading Log #6: 20 minutes
September 30, 2011
- Finish questions for Act III of The Crucible (#11-19)
- Study vocab through Act III
October 3, 2011
- Study for the Act II quiz (including vocabulary from the Play Genre, and
Acts I, II and III)
- Bring your independent reading book to class
- Finish the Words to Know worksheet (both sides)
October 4, 2011
- Answer numbers 1 and 2 on the Act IV worksheet
October 5, 2011
- Finish the remaining questions (both sides) of the Crucible Act IV
worksheet
- Study Act IV vocabulary
- Quiz tomorrow on Act IV
- Test on The Crucible on Monday
October 6, 2011
- Study for the Crucible test on Monday
October 11, 2011
- Reading Log # 8 tonight: 20 minutes
- Library books are due on Thursday. Bring them and your IDs to
class.
October 12, 2011
- Bring your library books to class tomorrow.
- Start brainstorming what essay you would like to write from
the choices given to you today.
October 13, 2011
- Come to class with a basic outline of what you want to write about for
the essay you chose.
- Review your notes on how to write a persuasive essay.
- Meet in the computer lab tomorrow, J187 (1st floor J Building; AKA 4000
building)
October 14, 2011
- Reading Log #10: 20 minutes
October 17, 2011
- Finish reading "Speech in the Virginia Convention" on page 262
- Do the Rhetorical Questions and Persuasion side of the worksheet given
to you in class today.
October 18, 2011
- Do the "Selection Quiz" given to you in class today
- Study for the quiz on "Speech in the Virginia Convention"
- Bring independent reading book to class
October 19, 2011
- Read for 20 minutes; Reading Log #12
October
20, 2011
October
21, 2011
- Memorize the first
part of the Declaration of Independence, from the beginning until
"happiness."
- Bring your Reading
Log and a reading book to class on Monday.
October
24, 2011
- Memorize the first
part of the Declaration of Independence, from the beginning until
"happiness."
October
25, 2011
- Do both sides of the
Declaration of Independence worksheet given to you in class
October
28, 2011
November
1, 2011
- Google Emerson
aphorisms, click on one of the hits (there will be many), and read a good
handful of the aphorisms. Choose one that sounds good to you and write
it down.
November
4, 2011
- Finish the worksheets
on Emerson's "Self-Reliance"
November
7, 2011
- Bring 37 index cards
to class tomorrow (half cards are fine)
- Bring an example of a
song, cartoon, or advertisement that gives an example of transcendentalist
ideas (non-conformity, self-reliance, etc.)
November
8, 2011
November
9, 2011
- Study for the quiz on
"Self-Reliance"
- Using what we learned
today, go through the Selection Quiz worksheet and check you answers.
Bring the worksheet (and the completed "Words to Know" side) to class
tomorrow
- Library day tomorrow;
bring your books. We'll also be getting our next novel; bring your
student IDs.
November
10, 2011
- Study for the quiz on
"Self-Reliance" (the words will be from the crossword puzzle I gave to you
in class; many of the questions will be on the worksheets I gave to you this
week).
November 14,
2011
- Reading Log #13, 20 minutes
November 15,
2011
- Bring The Great Gatsby to
class tomorrow
- Do your American Dream
poster. Here are the details:
- 1/2 sheet of paper
(hamburger style)
- Should have one sentence
starting "The American Dream is that..." Finish it to show your
idea of what the American Dream is to you.
- Name and period at the
bottom right-hand corner
- Should have a border
- The sentence should be a
large enough font to take up most of the half-page.
November 16, 2011
November 17, 2011
- Study your vocab
- Be sure you understand chapter one of Gatsby; quiz on ch. 1 tomorrow
November 18, 2011
November 22, 2011
- Read The first few pages of Gatsby, Chapter 3, from the beginning until
"The party has begun."
November 28, 2011
- Complete your group's Discussion Question presentation. You will
present in class tomorrow.
November 29, 2011
- Quiz on Chapter 3 tomorrow, including vocabulary from chapters 1-3.
November 30, 2011
- Read the beginning of Chapter 4 of Gatsby, from "On Sunday morning..."
until "All these people came to Gatsby's house in the summer." Use
four Post-It notes to write questions, notes or vocabulary from those pages
as proof that you read and thought about the section.
December 1, 2011
- Finish reading Chapter 4 of Gatsby. Answer the questions on your
sheet. The questions on the quiz tomorrow will come directly from that
sheet.
December 2, 2011
- Reading Log #14, 20 minutes
December 6, 2011
- Read the beginning of chapter 6 of Gatsby
December 7, 2011
- Answer the questions for chapter 6
- Study vocabulary for chapters 4-7
December 8, 2011
- Read the beginning of Chapter 7, until they drive toward death in the
cooling twilight
- Study vocab, ch. 4-6
December 9, 2011
- Finish reading chapter 7...poor Myrtle.
December 12, 2011
- Finish your two word maps for chapters 7-9
December 13, 2011
- Complete any questions from chapters 1-8 in Gatsby
- Study 7-9 vocab
December 14, 2011
- Answer questions for Chapter 9 of Gatsby
- Study Vocabulary
December 15, 2011
- Begin working on Gatsby essay. Final draft due on Wednesday.
December 16, 2011
- Continue to work on Gatsby essay. First draft due Tuesday, final draft
due on Wednesday.
- Final test on Gatsby on Tuesday.
December 19, 2011
- Continue to work on your essay for Gatsby. Bring it to class
tomorrow.
- Study for test tomorrow
January 10, 2012
- Finish taking notes on the 8 fallacies from
"Love is a Fallacy"
- Bring 28 index cards to class tomorrow
January 13, 2012
January 17, 2012
January 18, 2012
January 19, 2012
January 20, 2012
