Ms. Cavallaro’s Sophomore English

Period B

Ch 1-3        Weds 5/27
Ch 4-7        Thurs 5/28
Ch 8-10      Fri 5/29
Ch 11-14    Tues 6/2
Ch 15-17    Weds 6/3
Ch 18-20    Thurs 6/4
Ch 21-24    Mon 6/8
Ch 25-end    Tues 6/9

Period E

Ch 1-3  Tues 5/26
Ch 4-7  Thurs 5/28
Ch 8-10  Fri 5/29
Ch 11-14  Mon 6/1
Ch 15-17  Weds 6/3
Ch 18-20  Thurs 6/4
Ch 21-24  Fri 6/5
Ch 25-end  Tues 6/9

Click on the links below to answer the questions on the handout.

Questions #1-16: Shakespeare time line

Questions #17-22 - Elizabethan England

Questions #23-26 - The Melting Pot (scroll down to that section)

Question #27 - 21st century relevance

Question #28 - the Moor

Journal #8 :: Assigned and written in class on Thur 2/5 (Per E) or Mon 2/9 (Per B)
If you could rewrite the ending of the novel, keeping in mind what Frazier has given us in the rest of the book, what would happen? Would you change anything? Why or why not? Also, what’s your opinion of the book as a whole? Why?

Journal #7 :: Assigned and written in class on Fri 1/30 (Per E) or Tues 2/2 (Per B)
Imagine that you are Ruby. Using first person point of view, write a diary entry about the events in “black bark in winter.” Be sure to include everything important that occurs in the chapter (that includes the Georgia boy’s news, Ruby and Ada’s preparation and travel up the mountain, finding Pangle, finding Stobrod, the Cherokee village at the end). Focus on communicating Ruby’s emotions/reactions to these events.

Journal #6 :: Assigned and written in class on Thurs 1/29 (Period E) or Fri 1/30 (Period B)
This entry is in response to the chapter “a vow to bear,” p 345-356.

Describe, in your own words, why Inman made “a vow to bear.” Why must he break this vow? Why does he say, “Even my best intentions come to naught, and hope itself is but an obstacle” (353)? Discuss his words in the context of this chapter and in the novel as a whole.

Journal #4 :: Assigned and written in class on Thurs 12/18
Are Inman’s intentions in “like any other thing, a gift” good or bad? What are the impetuses for his actions? What new aspects of his character are revealed? Would he have acted differently if Veasey were attempting to kill a man? Your entry must correctly use all 20 words in vocabulary list 2 (adroit-tepid).

Journal #3 :: Assigned and written in class on Mon 12/15
Draw and analyze a quote from “the color of despair” — see me for the handout if you were absent.

Journal #2 :: Assigned and written in class on 12/10 (Period E) or 12/11 (Period B)
Choose the three words below that best describe Ada. Then explain each fully, using varied examples. (In other words, don’t use the same example twice.) Your entry must contain at least one correctly cited and integrated quote from “the ground beneath her hands.”

friendly    timid     frightened     outgoing    brave    lonely    weak     intelligent     content     proud    embarrassed    quiet    social    ashamed    tough    sophisticated    sad     depressed    energetic

Journal #1 :: Assigned and written in class on 12/8
Discuss how Inman is characterized through his memories of Fredericksburg (p 9-14) and his beliefs about Cold Mountain (p 23). Reread these sections, focusing on what these passages reveal about his character (his personality, his belief system, his motivations, etc.). Include at least one relevant quote to support your analysis.

We have just begun our unit on the Odyssey, the epic tale about Odysseus’ 10-year journey home from the Trojan War (during which he encounters cyclopes, witches, giants, and more). And what’s waiting for him at home? Just several men who are trying to steal his house, his money, and his wife…

Now that we’re into our first major text, you will have reading homework nearly every evening. Don’t forget that you should be answering questions in your journal as you read. These questions, which are in chronological order, are designed to help you focus your reading on the most important events in the chapters.

The four questions for Chapter 1 should be answered right after your Journal #3 entry, and be sure to label every set of answers with the correct chapter number(s).

If you’ve misplaced your questions, you can download a copy of them here.

Read the following selections in Edith Hamilton’s Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes.

“The Titans and the Twelve Olympians”
“How the World and Mankind Were Created”
“Narcisuss”
“Pygmalion and Galatea”
“Phaethon”
“Daedalus”
“Perseus”
“The Trojan War Prologue: ‘The Judgment of Paris’ and ‘The Trojan War’”
“The Fall of Troy”
“Oedipus”
“Midas”

As you read, complete the following assignments. Please note that the due dates for each of the assignments has now been posted.

1. Create a chart of the twelve Olympian gods. This chart is due on Wednesday, 9/3. The chart should list the following information for each of the 12 Olympians:
• Greek name
• Roman Name
• Domain (what s/he is the god of)
• Symbol
• 2-3 interesting facts

2. Make a bulleted list, in chronological order, of the major events of the Greek creation myth (“How the World and Mankind Were Created”). This list is due on Thursday, 9/4.

3. Create a chart of these 7 myths: Narcissus, Pygmalion and Galatea, Phaethon, Daedalus, Perseus, Oedipus, and Midas. This chart is due on Thursday, 9/4. The chart should list the following information for each myth:
• Main characters
• Major conflict
• Plot summary

Click on the links below for downloadable charts (in PDF format).

#1 - 12-olympians-chart

#3 - 7-myths-summarizer-chart

** There will be a brief matching quiz on the 12 Olympians on Thursday, 9/4. **