Juniors--Exam terms

Here are the literary terms to know for the exam...

imagery
onomatopoiea
symbolism
satire
paraphrasing
transcendentalism
rhetorical question
parallelism
primary sources
emotional appeals
logical appeals
antithesis
persuasive appeals
transitions
hyperbole

Senior Exam Questions

Here are the ten possible exam questions. You will write on FOUR of these questions.

1. How does the poem Beowulf meet the definition of a heroic epic? Explain.
2. Choose one of the following themes from Frankenstein and explain how the author develops this theme in the novel: love, parenting, friendship
3. How did the introduction of Christianity change the fabric of the Anglo-Saxon society? Use specific examples from Anglo-Saxon literature.
4. How does The Canterbury Tales depict society in Middle Ages England? Explain.
5. How is the theme of idealized love present in Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” and Marlowe’s “The Passionate Shepherd to his Love?” How do “Sonnet 130” and the “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” disavow the idealization of love? Explain.
6. Compare and contrast the fall of Macbeth to the fall of Tiger Woods. How are both tragic characters?
7. The renaissance was a period of rebirth in English literature. Explain the significance of Henry VIII and his daughter, Queen Elizabeth I, in the development of the literature of the period.
8. Explain the role of the supernatural in Macbeth. How do the witches disrupt the natural order of the world?
9. What two forms of romantic love are portrayed in Wuthering Heights? Explain.
10. How do the two settings of Wuthering Heights (Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights) reflect the events and the characters of the novel?

Macbeth..."I just don't get it"

If this is your reaction to Macbeth, then have no fear! I am here to help. Use Sparknotes No Fear Literature to help you! You can simply read the translation for each scene you are confused on to find the answer to the study guide questions. Also, if you post a comment of the question you cannot find, perhaps one of your fellow classmates will post the answer. Oh and I will add a point to the grade for the study guide for each question asked or answer given. Remember to give your name, as there is no Anonymous on any of my rosters.

One more thing, your extra points will max out at five!

Censorship Letter--Juniors

Censorship Letter Guidelines

Thursday: You will select a book from the list of 100 Banned Book titles from 2000-2009. You are to either support banning the book, or supporting keeping the book.
Select a book that you have read and can give specific details as to why it should be kept or banned.
You will write a letter in class on Thursday.
You will read the letter in front of the class on Friday. The grade will be based on your reading of the letter in class. I will take off for grammatical errors and faulty support of your position.

For your writing portfolio, you will have to revise the letter and type it in correct business letter format. Click this link to see an example of a business letter.

Shakespeare Webquest

Click here and complete the 20 questions listed under the PROCESS tab. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.
Once you have answer the 20 questions, go to this website and write down the definition of the following types of literary criticism: Marxism, Psycholanalytical, and Feminist.You can type this assignment if you would like. Read the information on this website for each of these lit crits!
This assignment is due Thursday, November 18!
Webquest created by Mr. Balof of Stockton High School.

Sonnet Review

Sonnets
Shakespearean (English)
4 part structure: 3 quatrains, 1 couplet
3 quatrains: present and expand the situation
Couplet: resolves the situation
FANBOYS
Abab cdcd efef gg
Petrarchan (Italian)
2 part structure: octave and a sestet
Octave: presents the situation
Sestet: Resolves the situation
Abba abba cde cde (cdc ded)

The Turn

THE SCARLET LETTER Prompts

The Scarlet Letter Prompts

1. How are Puritans depicted in The Scarlet Letter? How does Hawthorne characterize Indians and sailors? Do the same social standards apply to all? Explain.

2. Discuss Hester’s conflict with herself, others, and nature. Does she arrive at peace with herself by the end of the novel? Explain.

3. Who is the worse sinner: Dimmesdale or Chillingworth? Explain your choice.

4. Explain this proverb in light of the novel: “Appearances can deceive. People are often not what they seem.”

5. Analyze the symbolism of the scaffold.

6. Analyze the symbolism of the letter “A” and its changes throughout the novel.

7. Analyze the symbolism or weeds/plants in the novel.

8. The major theme of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is sin, guilt, and the consequences of each. Explain how Hawthorne develops this theme through the contrast in actions of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale.

Symbol Error
(sad face
ymbol) parallelism
AWK awkward or faulty construction
PV passive voice
SP spelling error
CONTRACT Avoid contractions
VT incorrect verb tense
VSB vary sentence beginnings
WC word choice
CHOP choppy sentences
FRAG fragment
RO run-on sentence
NR not relevant
WW wrong word
[] look
! verbal surprise  A good thing!
+ good point; good information
- weak or incorrect information
SVA subject-verb agreement
PP pronoun problem
VO voice
POV point of view
CS comma spice
PR prepositions
REP repetitive
MM misplaced modifiers
ADD/EX add information or explain further
^ insert
MLA MLA format error
PUNCT punctuation error
CB Combine sentences
THESIS no thesis statement (or not clearly stated)
COH Coherence error

Senior Vocab list 6

Seniors--Vocab list 6

1. abject – adj., miserable

2. allure – vt., tempt

3. arbiter – n., judge

4. cursory – adj., superficial

5. diabolically – adv., wickedly

6. dormant – adj., sleeping

7. equitable – adj., fair

8. execration – n., cursing

9. inclemency – n., storminess

10. minister – vi.,give help

11. mortification – n., humiliation

12. noisome – adj., foul smelling and unhealthy

13. pensive – adj., thinking deeply

14. purloin – vt., steal

15. relinquish – vt., give up

16. sagacity – n., wisdom and good judgment

17. savory – adj., appetizing

18. somber – adj., dark and gloomy

19. spurn vt., reject with contempt

20. surmount – vt., overcome

Things Fall Apart Sites

http://www.swisseduc.ch/english/readinglist/achebe_chinua/things/

http://www.wmich.edu/dialogues/texts/thingsfallapart.html

http://www.pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk/shared/Resources/NonSecure/00000001/ThingsFallApart_OCR.pdf

http://www.haphazardous.com/marcuseure/teachingportfolio/02pedagogy/thingsfallapart.pdf

Canterbury Wiki!

Seniors - here are links to your wiki pages. If you need help logging on, just e-mail.

1st period
http://lhs-canterburytales-2010-1.wikispaces.com/

4th period
http://lhs-canterburytales-2010-4.wikispaces.com/

5th period
http://lhs-canterburytales-2010-5.wikispaces.com/

6th periodhttp://lhs-canterburytales-2010-6.wikispaces.com/

Week of September 27-October 2

Seniors! Please do not forget the letter of intent is due Tuesday! Look at page 8 in the senior project manual for the format and the rubric. Remember, you can find a copy of the manual on my website on the senior project page. Look around while you are there!

Make sure someone PROOFREADS your letter before you turn the letter in!

Progress Reports....and extra c redit!

Funny how progress reports bring out the requests for extra credit...stay tuned!

Agenda for 4th-6th Seniors, August 31

No opening activity today.

Copy the next vocabulary list, list 2. Sentences are due Thursday, September 2. The quiz will be next Thursday, September 9.

Parent Permissions forms went home today. These must be signed and returned by September 7 (next Tuesday).

Introduce and begin The Phantom of the Opera. Complete the handout while viewing. This will count as a quiz grade.

Follow my blog!

Follow my blog and I will give you an extra daily grade!

To do this, you may have to create a google account. You can use your email address to do this...

Seniors!

You WILL not be able to access the SIRS resource at home! I am sorry! We did not realize a password was required. You will be able to use this at Lakeside. Sorry again!

Wuthering Heights EXTRA CREDIT

Read this article, "The Magnanimity of Wuthering Heights," by Joyce Carol Oates, and write a paragraph summarizing the key points. This will count as an extra quiz grade. All paragraphs must be typed and turned in by August 27.

Juniors...Colonial Lit Quiz Tuesday!

Juniors...here is a brief reminder of what will be on Tuesday's quiz.

• Background of Colonial and Puritan literature (you have notes on this from the textbook)
• Native American lit: "The World on the Turtle's Back"
• Exploration literature: De Vaca and John Smith (remember the importance of point-of-view!)
• Puritan literature: Anne Bradstreeet and Jonathan Edwards (be able to tell me the characteristics of Puritan literature as seen in the selections)

Know the following literary terms, which we discussed in class...

paradox, hyperbole, point-of-view, emotional appeals, purpose, audience


Post any comments here! Don't post anonymous!

3rd period Homework August 18

By Friday, read "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards (pages 118-125 in the textbook). If you can, listen to the audio using the textbook online. On the home page for the textbook (www.classzone.com) and after you enter the access code, you will find a link for the listening sinner. The files are organized alphabetically, and you will find "Sinners" under the "S" tab.

Help! I'm reading WUTHERING HEIGHTS

Here are a few websites that may help you with this rather difficult novel...

Audio download of the novel

A good website...

If you are going to use a study guide...use cliffsnotes

A pretty thorough list of chapter summaries

3rd period Homework August 16

Finish classwork...

Read pages 66-67 and 69-74. Answer 1-5 on page 75. 

Senior Vocabulary List 1

List 1—From Wuthering Heights

Decamp: leave
Phlegm: lack of emotional involvement
Assiduity: exaggerated attentiveness
Ensconcing: settling in
Lachrymose: tearful
Visage: face
Indigenae: local residents
Near: stingy
Hob: hook by the fireplace
Pharisee: person of excessive religious zeal
Cant: speak with too much religious righteousness
Vociferated: spoke loudly
Execrations: words of angry blame
Culpable: blameworthy
Settle: wooden bench with a back
Fastidiousness: extreme neatness and cleanliness
Abjured: gave up
Mitigating: making less
Ignominious: humiliating
Pertinaciously: with great persistence