English 10 (Period 6) Assignments

Review the Schaffer method of literary analysis (use the notes you have taken in lecture and the hand outs I have provided).

Bring these materials with you to class, as you will be able to use them on the Final.

Best of luck!

Benchmark # 2 is today.

Bring a pencil & something to do when you are finished.

Complete your study guide for the final exam over William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.  Make sure and bring it to class!

Today is the Final Exam over Midsummer.

Quiz over Act IV.

Act IV Vocab Chart due.

Act IV

amiable: (adj) friendly; likeable

amity: (noun) friendship; likeable

conjunction: (noun) together; in combination

discourse: (noun) talk; conversation

dotage: (noun) feeble-mindedness; foolish affection

enmity: (noun) harm; ill-will

jollity: (noun) good cheer; merriment

paragon: (noun) model of excellence; shining example

recount: (verb) tell; relate

visage: (noun) face; countenance

SCENE BY SCENE

ACT IV SCENE i

1.  Now that Oberon got his revenge, he decides to use the reverse potion on Titania.  It works, and she thinks her love for Bottom was just a dream.

2.  Theseus, Hippolyta, and their crew enter the forest to listen to the dogs.  They encounter the four lovers and ask for their story.  Things are foggy to them, as the events seem dream-like. 

3.  Bottom wakes from a nap, thinking his fling with Titania was just a dream.  He decides that Peter Quince should write a ballad about it called “Bottom’s Dream.”

ACT IV SCENE ii

1.  The craftsmen are upset that Bottom will no longer be part of their play.

2.  Snug delivers the news that the wedding ceremony is over, and that Theseus and Hippolyta were married, along with two or three others.  (We can assume that it’s Lysander and Hermia, and Demetrus and Helena.)

3.  Bottom returns, to the relief of the other actors, and they leave to perform their play.

Act III Emotions worksheet

Quiz over Act III.

Act III Vocabulary Chart due.

Act III

abate: (verb) cut short; reduce

congeal: (verb) frozen; solidified

conjure: (verb) bring up; invoke

derision: (noun) mockery; ridicule          

disparage: (verb) put down; degrade

gambol: (verb) skip; leap

odious: (adjective) foul; revolting

rebuke: (verb) scold; criticize

recompense: (verb) payment; compensation

consecrate: (verb) made sacred;

devoted to a special purpose

ACT 3 SCENE 1

1.  Craftsmen meet in woods to practice play

2.  When Bottom steps aside, Puck/Robin transforms his head into a donkey’s head.

3.  Ass-headed Bottom returns to the men, and they run away in terror.

4.  Titania wakes, sees Bottom, and falls in love with him.

5.  Bottom is not shocked about her feelings and is clueless about being a jackass (literally and figuratively).

 

ACT 3 SCENE 2

1.  Oberon discovers Puck’s mistake of putting the love potion on Lysander; he then squeezes the flower juice onto Demetrius’s eyelids.

2.  Helena accuses both Lysander and Demetrius of mocking her, and also accuses Hermia of being in on the joke.  There is almost a cat fight.

3.  Demetrius and Lysander decide they’re going to duel, but Oberon sends Puck to keep them away from each other. 

4.  Puck sprinkles the “reverse potion” on Lysander’s eyelids, in hopes that when he wakes, he’ll love Hermia again.

 

Bring your Literature textbook today!

Vocabulary Chart for Act II is due.

Figurative Language worksheet is due.

Quiz over Act II. (vocab & reading comprehension)

Here is the Scene by Scene for Act II for your notes:

ACT 2 SCENE 1

1.  We learn about Oberon (King of Fairies) and Titania’s (Queen of Fairies) conflict.  (They are married.)

2.  We meet Robin Goodfellow, or Puck, who is notorious for pulling pranks on mortals.

3.  Titania and Oberon fight about infidelity and the young boy who is an Indian prince.

4.  We learn of Oberon’s revenge plan:  he sends Puck after the magical flower.

5.  The love potion from the flower is to be used on Titania and Demetrius.

 

ACT 2 SCENE 2

1.  Oberon uses potion on Titania.

2.  Puck/Robin Goodfellow puts potion on Lysander’s eyes by mistake.

3.  Lysander wakes, sees Helena, and falls in love with her.

4.  Hermia wakes, and Lysander is gone.

Bring your Midsummer book to class all week.

Vocab chart for Act I of Midusmmer.

Quiz over Act I.  Quiz will cover reading questions and vocabulary.


Here are the notes for the "Scene by Scene" that I gave in class.  Please finish your notes and keep them somewhere safe.  We will be adding more to them with each new scene.  Your notes are not due today, however, you'll want this information for your notes.

SCENE BY SCENE

ACT 1 SCENE 1

1.  Theseus and Hippolyta are preparing for their wedding.

2.  Egeus (Hermia’s father), approached Theseus about the Demetrius – Hermia – Lysander love triangle.

            Hermia is left with three options:  marry Demetrius, convent, death.

3.  Hermia and Lysander devise a run away plan.

4.  They share the plan with Helena; Helena plans to tell Demetrius in an effort to win him back.

 

ACT 1 SCENE 2

1.  Peter Quince works with a group of men to organize a play to be performed at Theseus and Hippolyta’s wedding celebration. 

2.  Nick Bottom continually interrupts with advice and to show off his acting skills.

3.  The group plans to meet in the woods the following night to rehearse.

Love Project Requirements: 50 points total
    a. Illustration (drawing) of love (romantic/platonic/both)
    b. Sonnet

Bring your Literature Book & A Midsummer Night's Dream today.

Word Hoards Test # 5 today.  Study!

Click here for Quizlet.com  Search "Tevis" then click on Word Hoards # 5.  Study for at least thirty minutes.

Word Hoards # 5 Notes due.
    Notes MUST include the notes you took from page 1036 in the textbook.  You should have everything for "6g" Appositive & Appositive Phrases.

Bring your No Fear Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream to class today!

No Fear Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream book check today.

You can always print it out from the following link:

Click here

Elie Wiesel's character analysis paragraph.

Night Unit Test today.  Study and bring you Study Guides.

Finish the final chapter of Night (chapter 9) & chapter 9 study guide.

Finish Chapter 8 of Night and chapter 8 study guide.

Extra Credit Analysis V.S. Summary worksheet

If you would like me to order you a copy of No Fear Shakespeare A Midsummer Night's Dream...

$5.50 is due by today.

If any parents are willing to help out, I am accepting donations to purchase class copies for those students who cannot afford to purchase or print out the book themselves.

Students who cannot purchase the book or print it online will need to check out the original William Shakespeare version from the library.

Finish Chapter 7 of Night & study guide for chapter 7

Word Hoards Test # 4 today.  Study!

Notes are attached below

Finish reading Chapter 6 of Night.  Finish study guide for chapter 6.  Be prepared for a quiz.

Finish Chapter 5 of Night.  Quiz over Chapter 5.

Read Chapter 4 of Night

Finish the Study Guide

T-Chart for Elie Wiesel check. Two per side.

Bring Textbook to class.

Bring Literature Textbook today!

Stop reading Night at the line "'It doesn't hurt.' His cheek still bore the red mark of the [man's] hand."

Page 37 in the 1st Edition
Page 39 in the 2nd Edition

Answer the corresponding questions in the study guide.

Study for Word Hoards Test # 3

Worth 75 points (25 questions, 3 points each)

Bring Night by Elie Wiesel to class everyday this week.

Bring your Literature textbook today.

Six word Memoir & Image.

Final draft of Memoir.  350-500 words.  Typed or neatly written in blue or black ink.  Original Rubric stapled to the front.  Worth 100 points.

Must check out from the library or buy Night by Elie Wisel.

Bring book to class for book check.  Worth 5 points.

2nd draft of Memoir.  350-500 words

Study for Word Hoards Test # 2 worth 50 points.
Word Hoards Lesson Two Notes worth 60 points.

Rough draft of memoir. 350-500 words.

Create a character analysis t-chart for "Born to be Wild."

Follow the format, I gave in class on Thur/Fri.

Diction Exploration Exercise

Meet in the English Computer Lab (Room 50)

You do not need Literature Textbook today.

Complete the Analysis VS. Summary worksheet that we started in class on Friday.

Word Hoards Test # 1

Study for your test.  The list of words, their definitions, and sentences are available for download below.

Read "It Can't be Helped" on page 355 in the textbook. Create a detailed Character Analysis T-Chart for the narrator with "Character's Speech, Actions, and Reactions" on one side and "What does this reveal (show) about his/her personality?" on the other side. (Since you cannot annotate the textbook, your T-Chart should be as detailed as possible, include page numbers and paragraph numbers for where you made the observation.)

Quiz on "It Can't be Helped" on Monday. Study!

Read and annotate "Everything Will be Okay" by James Howe. Create a Character Analysis T-Chart for the story, with "Character's Speech, Actions, and Reactions" on one side and "What does this reveal (show) about his/her personality?" on the other side.

Ten Things That Make Me Happy Poster Project

Parent and student signature on syllabus.

Daily Materials:
Composition notebook
Spiral notebook or 3 ring binder with a section for English
Two pocket folders (2)
Blue & black ink pens (2 minimum)
Pencils (2 minimum)

Bring your summer reading book with annotations.