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English 10 Honors (Period Four) Assignments

Instructor
Ms. Thea Garcia
Term
Fall 2011
Department
English
Location
G-8
Description
This course is an introduction to selected works by American writers. It will introduce you to the study of early and modern American culture through its poetry, short fiction, and non-fiction prose. This course explores the concept of the “American Dream” and the identity of Americans while critically examining American ideals, cultures and mentalities. It will explore the major cultural issues (e.g., slavery, the Civil War, racism, the impacts of industrial capitalism, feminism, the crisis of faith, the role of art in society) as reflected in the literature. Literary analysis will focus on themes, form, style, language, and structure of a variety of works. We will seek to evaluate and explore the significance and role of the writings as part of American culture.

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Antigone Essay Final draft
Please include your original draft with readers signatures and your peer editing form.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

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English 10 Honors: quiz
1. What holiday is being celebrated and what important event takes place? A. The feast of Lupercal; Caesar is offered the crown. B. Caesar defeated Pompey; Flavius and Marullus killed. C. The feast of Lupercal; Anthony runs in a race.
2. Who tells warns Caesar and what does he say? A. Cassius; Beware the Ides of March B. Soothsayer; Beware the Ides of March C. Flavius ; Beware the Ides of March
3. What story does Cassius tell Brutus and why does he tell it? A. How he saved Caesar’s life; to show Caesar is human B. How Caesar was sick with fever; to show Caesar’s vulnerability C. All of the above
4. What happens to Marullus and Flavius? A. They leave Rome B. They are silenced, PERMANTLY c. They are jailed
5. What does Cassius plan to do to convince Brutus to conspire against Caesar?
6. What unusual events occur during the storm?
7. What meaning does Casca interpret from the storm?
8. What meaning does Cassius interpret from the storm?

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Caesar Translation Act 1 Scene 3
Translate JC in PLAIN English

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Julius Caesar Intro Cornell Notes
Notes on power point, including questions and summary

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Caesar Translation Act 1 Scene 2
Translate JC in PLAIN English
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/script-text-julius-caesar.htm

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Julius Caesar Act 1 Scene 2 questions

Who said it, What does it mean, and why is it important?
1. Beware the ides of March" (Shakespeare 5).
2. I have heard that many of the best respect in Rome (expect immortal Caesar), speaking of Brutus and growaning underneath this age's yoke, have wished that noble Brutus had his eyes" (Shakespeare 6).
3. I do fear the people choose Caesar for their king" (Shakespeare 7).
4. "Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus, and we petty men walk under his hudge legs and peep about to find ourselves dishonorable graves" (Shakespeare 8,9).
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/script-text-julius-caesar.htm

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Julius Caesar Translation Act 1 Scene 1
Translate JC in PLAIN English

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Response to Literature Essay
 
Critical Lens: “It isn't always easy to do the right thing.” —Anon
 
Write a multi-paragraph essay in which you analyze Antigone/Goodman Brown that you have read from the perspective of the critical lens. Be sure to interpret the statement considering the literature, as well as agree or disagree with the statement as you have interpreted it. Support your position with specific details and references to literary devices (theme, characterization, setting, point of view) as found in the literature you have selected.

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Translate a section of Antigone into modern English and then write 1-3 sentences summarizing the key ideas from your section.

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Translate these sections into simple English: write one paragrah at the end of your section summarizing your part.

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Translate a section of Antigone into modern English and then write 1-3 sentences summarizing the key ideas from your section.

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In addition to the study guide questions create a bubble map analyzing the characters of Antigone, Ismene and Creon

 
Included in this assignment
1. Cornell notes on videos about Ancient Greek society
2. Study guide questions (1-8 & 1-8)
3. Paragraph which explains the meaning of The Allegory of a Cave by Plato
http://drama.eserver.org/plays/classical/sophocles/antigone.txt http://antigonemythology.wikispaces.com/Ancient+Greek+Burial+Rituals

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Antigone Vocabulary Worksheet

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Fill in the work sheet after reading the stories Coyote Finishers His work and the Sky Tree on page 23-24, (LLA) and reviewing your Archetype notes.
 
Do not forget to complete part V on a separate piece of paper!!

V. A. On a separate piece of paper answer questions: p.26 The Sky 1-5, The Earth Only 1-2,
and Coyote 1-5.


On a separate piece of paper draw a Double Bubble Map and compare and contrast the two stories. Then write a one page paragraph describing the similarities and differences based on your map.

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Creation Mythology Project:
Part III. the writting aspect is due on 10-14-2011
Part I and Part II. the presentation and performance aspect will began on 10-17-2011; which is when presentations begin.

Please remember to type the written aspect and to have a work cited page of your sources in MLA format.

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Mythology Worksheets
1. Myth, the museum of the mind/finding the message in the myth
2. Let’s take a look at how it all began/Words and meanings from the creation myth
3. The creation of man and woman/Reading the moral in the myth
4. The gods as lovers/A chance to review
5. The Gods of Greece meet the Gods of Rome/The match game

http://books.google.com/books?id=eq19sbJE2bEC&pg=PA1&dq=isbn:0825128714&sour...

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Archetype Notes: to use with "Archetypes in Literature" worksheet.

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Side One:
1. Edit your paper according to the work-sheet instruction.
2. Read your paper aloud and then evaluate it.
3. Have a second person read your paper and then have them evaluate it.
4. Make corrections on your rough draft.
5. Highlight your thesis statement. (Due 9/8/11)

Side Two:
1. Read the myth aloud.
2. Check the myth for any sentence fragments.
3. Highlight/mark sentence fragments and correct with pin or ink.
4. Identify any words you are unfamiliar with, highlight them and replace with a synonym you are familiar with. (Computer class students may cut and paste from the website). (Due 9/16/11)

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Group Project:
Summer Reading Presentation:
1. Present your Summer Book to the class in a creative way.
2. Sell your book; In other words persuade your classmates to desire to read your book too.
3. Must use and show that you have knowledge of the different literary terms you were required to study over the summer. You do not have to use all of these terms at least five will be sufficient.
4. Must give hints or clues to what your group believes the theme to be without stating the theme.
5. DO NOT GIVE AWAY THE ENDING!! A good idea is to stop with your description after the conflict is introduced then end with some sort of teaser, (similar to the ones you wrote for the book jacket).
6. This presentation is to be your idea. Think for yourself and be creative. Do not ask me what to do, as long as you follow the criteria above there is no right or wrong way to present your book. You can do a movie trailer, OR a newspaper, OR an oral report, OR a movie poster, OR a scrap book, OR....(insert your own idea here). I want YOU to think for yourself and not wait to be told what to do.

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Echo and Narcissus:
1.Watch the myth of Echo and Narcissus, (The Simms Version).
2. Take Cornell notes on the movie.
3. Summarize your notes.
4. Create at least five, Costa’s level three and four questions, about the myth.

http://www.mrbisson.com/AVID/Forms/costa.pdf

5. Find another version of this myth.
6. Take Cornell notes on new version.
7. Summarize your notes.
8. Create at least five, Costa’s level three and four questions, about the myth.
9. Find two different definitions for the words echo and narcissus. They may be derivations of the original word, such as; narcissistic, narcissism.
10. Finally: Explain what this myth is trying to teach. Explain what this myth reveals to you about Greek/Roman society.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6HVoM8o5i8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ci32xjQtUo&feature=related