LINKS TO ONLINE TEXTS DEATH OF A SALESMAN A site designed for those interested in doing research on the word usage in the play can be found at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~spires/Concord/death.html
ROMEO AND JULIET Read the play at: http://pd.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/
CYRANO DeBERGERAC Read the play online at:  http://pd.sparknotes.com/lit/cyrano/ This is an interesting article about one scholar's exploration of the play: http://www.msc.edu.ph/wired/cyrano.html   GREAT EXPECTATIONS an online text can be found at: http://pd.sparknotes.com/lit/greatex/section1.html WARNING: Only use the online text at the link above.  The Sparknotes Study Guide will reveal secrets you don't want to know (yet)!!!  Finding answers to those questions will make your reading less rewarding.  DON'T USE THE STUDY GUIDE!  If you have questions about the book, email me.  I'll be happy to help! THE ODYSSEY an online text can be found at: http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~joelja/odyssey.html This text is not the translation we use.  (The translator for this text is Samuel Butler.)  However, if you do not have your book at home, use this text to keep up with your reading as the content is the same.
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SEMESTER ONE ASSIGNMENTS: YOUR SUMMER READING JOURNAL IS DUE Thursday, 9/8     DUE 9/8  Complete Summer Reading Business Card:  Create a business card for any character from your summer reading.  Review assingment page for details.   DUE 9/12  Complete your list of images of "The American Dream."  (You should have at least fifteen.)  Then cross out those you think most Americans cannot achieve. DUE 9/14  Read Death of a Salesman through page 26.  In your notes, write identifications for the following characters:  Willy, Linda, Happy, and Biff. DUE 9/16  Complete reading Act One.  Answer the SGQ for Act One. DUE 9/20  Read through page 89.  Answer SGQ # 1 - 3 for Act Two. DUE 9/22  Complete Act Two.  Answer remaining study guide questions. DUE 9/26  Complete SYMBOLISM handout.  DUE 9/28  Complete at least four quotes/page numbers/significances from DOAS essay record sheet. DUE 9/30  In your notes, write a 2 - 5 sentence response to numbers 1a, 3, and 5 of your DOAS General Questions. DUE 10/6  Using textual evidence from the play, complete your DOAS timeline. DUE 10/10  Complete "What's Important" handout. DUE 10/12  Complete first draft of your "dreams" essay. DUE 10/17  Revise your first draft using the writer's checklist from class. REMEMBER:  We are going to the Media Center to revise, edit, and type on Monday, October 17. DUE 10/19  Continue work on your essay. DUE 10/21  Final draft of essay due today.  TEST ON DEATH OF A SALESMAN TODAY. DUE 10/25:  Your "Parts of Speech" Poem: Create a poem that defines the eight parts of speech.  DUE 10/27:  Write a super sappy romantic love poem. DUE 11/2:  Read pages 1 - 48 (chapters 1 - 3) of Parrot in the Oven. DUE 11/4:  Read pages 49 - 89 (chapters 4 - 5). DUE 11/8:  Read pages 90 - 139 (chapters 6 - 7). DUE 11/14:  Read pages 140 - 183 (chapters 8 - 9). DUE 11/16:  Read pages 184 - 216 (chapters 10 - 11). DUE 11/18:  Complete "Prewriting: Reflect on the Experience." DUE 11/22:  Autobiographical Essay DUE 11/30:  Be sure you have completed Parrot in the Oven!  DUE 12/2:  "Grand Gestures" handout DUE 12/6:  Find an example of irony on television, in a movie, or in a recent magazine or news article. DUE 12/8:  Read "The Necklace."  Identify examples of foreshadowing and imagery.  Write a brief explanation of why the story is ironic. MONDAY, DECEMBER 12: Cyrano de Bergerac final assessment. DUE 12/14:  Paraphrase the Prologue to Romeo and Juliet. DUE 12/20:  Memorize the prologue to Romeo and Juliet. DUE 1/3:  Complete handout covering Act I, Scenes 3 and 4. DUE 1/5:  PERIOD 5:  Read Act II, scenes v and vi and paraphrase the Friar's advice to Romeo and Juliet.             PERIOD 6:  Read Act III, scene i and be ready for a quiz. DUE 1/6:  Complete timeline of the action of the play so far. DUE 1/11:  Complete handout for Act IV, scene 1.  Respond to the prompts on the paper.  Write your plan to "save" Juliet on the back of the page. DUE 1/13:  Complete reading Romeo and Juliet.  Study Midterm Review Sheet.  If you have questions about the exam, today is the day to ask! YOUR EXAM IS ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 19.
SEMESTER TWO ASSIGNMENTS DUE 1/26:  Enter input on the "Shakespeare in Love" comparison chart. DUE 1/30:  Learn a joke that uses a PUN in the punchline.  Be able to teach it to someone else. DUE 2/1:  Complete your HAIKU and SENRYU assignment. DUE 2/3:  No homework!  WOW! DUE 2/7:  Write a 16 line poem using alliteration, assonance, and onomatopeia. DUE 2/9:  Write a villanelle.  Review your notes and the article distributed in class for guidance. DUE 2/13:  Complete revisions on villanelle.  Write a triolet.  (period 6: also write a limerick!)  Use articles and class notes to be sure you are using the correct form.  NO CLASS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13: SNOW DAY! DUE 2/17:  Complete your poetry guide review sheet.  STUDY!  You will take a test on poetic forms and devices on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17. NO CLASS FEBRUARY 18 - 27:  WINTER RECESS! DUE 3/2:  Complete reading Chapters 1 - 4 of GREAT EXPECTATIONS.  If you do not have your text, use the link above to go to an online text. DUE 3/6:  Complete reading chapter 5 of GREAT EXPECTATIONS.  Answer Study Guide Questions (SGQ) for chapter 1 - 5. DUE 3/8:  Read chapters 6 - 9 of GREAT EXPECTATIONS.  Make notes as you read.  Answer questions at the end of each chapter.  USE THIS CHART TO KEEP UP WITH THE REST OF YOUR READING ASSIGNMENTS. DUE DATE CHAPTER NUMBERS Monday, 3/6 1 - 6 Wednesday, 3/8 7 - 9 Friday, 3/10 10 - 13 Tuesday, 3/14 14 - 18 Thursday, 3/16 19 - 22 Monday, 3/20 23 - 31 Wednesday, 3/22 32 - 34 Friday, 3/24 35 - 37 Tuesday, 3/28 38 - 41 Thursday, 3/30 42 - 46  TEST ON CHAP 1 -34.  SEE BELOW. Monday, 4/3 47 - 51 Wednesday, 4/5 52 - 54 Friday, 4/7 55 - 59 (plus original end) TEST ON CHAPTERS 1 - 34 WILL BE ON THURSDAY, MARCH 30. Things to think about: CHARACTER IDENTIFICATIONS  (know who the major players are...) SYMBOLISM (names and places: Havisham, Estella, Satis House, Pip...) THEMATIC DICHOTOMIES  (especially appearance vs. reality) VICARIOUS LIVING  (How does Miss Havisham live vicariously through Estella?) FOIL CHARACTERS  (especially Biddy and Estella) BILDUNGSROMAN  (How has Pip developed from childhood to adulthood?  Where is he on his path to being a MAN?) IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS: EMAIL ME OR SEE ME IN THE TEACHER CENTER BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL!!! FINAL TEST ON THE BOOK: TUESDAY, APRIL 11. DUE 4/13:  Read introductory packet for The Odyssey.  Complete Create-a-God activity. NO HOMEWORK DUE 4/17.  HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY! DUE 4/20:  Read BOOK I of The Odyssey.  Make notes in the margins.  Underline examples of HOMERIC EPITHETS. NO HOMEWORK!  ENJOY YOUR SPRING BREAK!  SEE YOU MAY 1! DUE 5/3:  Read BOOK II of The Odyssey.  Be ready for a quiz on books I and II on Wednesday. DUE 5/5:  Complete BOOK III of The Odyssey.  Create chart listing epithets used for: Odysseus, Telemachus, Athena, Poseidon, Nestor, and others as per directions from class. DUE 5/9:  Complete BOOK IV of The Odyssey.  Complete Study Guide Questions for Book IV.  DUE 5/11:  Complete BOOKS V and VI of The Odyssey.  Be ready for a quiz on the action so far, Homeric epithets, and the interaction between the gods and the mortals.   DUE 5/15:  Complete BOOKS VII and VIII of The Odyssey.  Complete SGQ for books VII and VIII. DUE 5/17:  Complete BOOKS IX - X of The Odyssey. DUE 5/19:  Complete BOOKS XI - XII of The Odyssey.  DUE 5/23:  Complete BOOK XIII of The Odyssey. DUE 5/25:  Complete Odyssey Postcard.  Illustrate the front with an image from the poem.  On the back, write a message from Odysseus to Penelope. DUE 5/30:  Complete BOOKS XIV - XV of The Odyssey.  TEST ON BOOKS I - XII TODAY! DUE 6/1:  Complete BOOKS XVIII - XXI of The Odyssey.  Complete initial board game planning. DUE 6/5:  Complete BOOKS XXII - XXIV of The Odyssey.  Work on board game materials. DUE 6/7:  Work on board game materials. DUE 6/9:  BOARD GAME IS DUE TODAY! YOUR EXAM REVIEW DAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 13.  YOUR FINAL EXAM IS ON THURSDAY, JUNE 15.
Do not fall behind in your reading!