American Literature (Period 6) Assignments

Comic Book Assignments due.

Select a passage from Fahrenheit 451 that focuses on a single color or a few different colors. Compose a paragraph explaining how the use of color(s) adds meaning to the scene. Consider the symbolic meaning of the colors you are discussing. You will read what you have written to the class. 

Final Drafts Due. Must be typed.

 

Assignment: You must choose a character from Fahrenheit 451, other than Guy Montag. Write a journal reflection from the point of view of this character. Comment on the state of society from the character’s perspective. Include any thoughts or experiences your character may have. Include details from the novel, but also be creative. Think of experiences your character may have had.

 

You will be graded on:

Is your reflection true to the character in the novel? (15 pts)

Did you include actual details from the novel? (15 pts)

Were you creative, adding details not included in the book? (15 pts)

Did you use proper grammar and punctuation? (5 pts)

 

Rough Drafts Due

 

 

Assignment: You must choose a character from Fahrenheit 451, other than Guy Montag. Write a journal reflection from the point of view of this character. Comment on the state of society from the character’s perspective. Include any thoughts or experiences your character may have. Include details from the novel, but also be creative. Think of experiences your character may have had.

 

You will be graded on:

Is your reflection true to the character in the novel? (15 pts)

Did you include actual details from the novel? (15 pts)

Were you creative, adding details not included in the book? (15 pts)

Did you use proper grammar and punctuation? (5 pts)

Answer the following questions. (Assignment must be typed)

 

What is the book of Job about?

Why would Ray Bradbury put the book of Job in the novel?

Test on Fahrenheit 451 part 1 (The Hearth and the Salamander) 

Vocabulary

"Unknown Citizen" and "Pretty How Town"

S.O.A.P.S. (Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Speaker)

Ethos, Pathos, Logos

Rhetoric

Finish Reading Part 1 ("The Sieve and the Sand") of Fahrenheit 451 by Monday.

 

Research Paper Due.

Must be 3-5 pages (Double spaced)

Must be 12 pt font (Times New Roman)

YOU MUST USE AT LEAST THREE SOURCES

MLA format

Citations Required

 

 

Many literary scholars have argued that Holden Caulfield’s alienation from society foreshadows the social protest of the 1960s.  Some see a connection between his hatred of many aspects of his society—what Rowe calls “a bleak moral climate which destroys the soul,” and the social protest and upheaval of the sixties, including the anti-war, civil rights, and women’s liberation movements as well as San Francisco’s summer of love and Woodstock.   

In a well-developed essay, first discuss Holden’s alienation from his society; how is the world he lives in a “bleak moral climate that destroys the soul?”  Secondly, consider how Holden how would feel about current society if he were alive today?  As you consider and discuss these ideas, be sure to support your statements with evidence from the novel and from your knowledge of the world today.  Be as specific as possible. 

NOTE:   Remember to include all four steps for every idea included in your essay:

1. Topic sentence
2. Explanation, expansion, discussion
3. Supporting evidence (quotes from the novel and specific, detailed examples about today)
4. Analysis; answer the “so what?” question; relate this discussion back to your thesis

 

Bring Fahrenheit 451 (by Ray Bradbury) to class. We are starting it on Monday, April 4th (The first day back from Easter Break).

 

THERE WILL BE A BOOK CHECK FOR POINTS

Catcher in the Rye final test on Monday.

50 questions multiple choice.

Outlines for chapter 21 and illustrations due Monday

PowerPoint Presentations Due

 

Choose something that Holden alludes to in the novel. This can be a story, location, the Bible, another book, a song, a magazine, an actor or actress, etc.

 

You must present a PowerPoint consisting of 7-10 slides educating the class about your topic.

 

You must have a mixture of interesting facts as well as images. You can include embedded video clips in your presentation.

 

At the end of the presentation, you must explain how it connects with Catcher in the Rye. Perhaps your topic relates to a major theme or a certain aspect of Holden's personality. If you need help with this aspect of the presentation, please come see me.

 

Catcher in the Rye Test on Chapters 18 and 19

1. Choose a song that relates to Holden's state of mind

2. Print out the lyrics

3. Be ready to explain why you chose the song and what part(s) of The Catcher in the Rye it relates to. 

Vocab Quiz (up to number 27)

 

(Vocab words attached as a pdf)

Read Catcher in the Rye Chapters 11 and 12

Quiz on The Catcher in the Rye Chapters 1-10

Outline Chapter 9 of The Great Gatsby

 

Guidelines:

1. 2 to 3 bullet points per page

2. Must be a mixture of key quotes and your own commentary

3. The page numbers must be listed to the left of the margin

1. Read Chapter 7 of The Great Gatsby

 

2. You must select a key scene from the chapter, analyze the diction (word choice), and explain why the passage is meaningful.

 

3. You must respond with a paragraph and you will present this orally on Monday.

Color Poems due. (Must be typed)

 

Do chapter 1 of your study guide.

Read chapters 1,2 and 3 of The Great Gatsby

Read chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby.

Quiz on chapter 4

 

Gatsby chapters 1-3

1920s documentary notes

Chapter 3 vocabulary

Read Chapter 1 of The Great Gatsby

Test on "Where is Here?", "The Raven" and "The Fall of the house of Usher."

Final drafts for essays due today.

 

A. They must be submitted to turnitin.com

B. You must also submit a typed copy to me

Outlineeas and rough drafts due

Thesis statements due. MUST BE TYPED!

 

(If you lost the handout with the topics, they are provided for you in the file below.)

"Read the Notorious Jumping Frog..." on pages 576-81

Chapter 13

 

1. How do Huck and Jim get off the steamboat?
2. What do Huck and Jim find?
3. What story does Huck tell the watchman? Why?
4. What happens to the crashed steamboat? How does Huck feel about this?

 

 

 

Chapter 14

 

1. Jim and Huck argue about King Solomon. Who is King Solomon? What are Jim and Huck’s differing opinions?
2. Jim and Huck also argue about languages. What is each of their positions on language?

 

Chapter 15

 

1. What is the weather like? Why is this problematic?
2. What lie does Huck tell Jim?
3. What happens after Jim realizes that Huck lied to him?

 

Chapter 16

 

1. As Huck and Jim get closer to Cairo, Huck starts to think. What is his problem?
2. What does Jim say he will do when he is free?
3. Why won’t the two men help Huck?
4. What is the conflict of Huck’s conscience?
5. What happens to the raft?

 

Chapter 17

 

1. Who does Huck stay with?
2. Who do they dislike?
3. Who is Buck?
4. Who is Emmeline Grangerford? What did she do that Huck finds interesting?

 

Chapter 18

 

1. What is Col. Grangerford like?
2. How would you describe the Grangerfords?
3. What is a feud?
4. What does Miss Sophia ask Huck to do for her?
5. What has Jim been doing while Huck lived with the Grangerfords?
6. What happened to Miss Sophia? What happens to the Grangerfords because of this?

Find two examples of Mob Mentality in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and describe them. Why is it an example of mob mentality? What lesson can the reader learn?

 

Do this in the assignment section of your binder.

Find two examples of Mob Mentality in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and describe them. Why is it an example of mob mentality? What lesson can the reader learn. 

 

Do this in the assignment section of your binder.

Test on Patrick Henry Speech, An Occurrence on Owl Creek Bridge and Huck Finn Chapters 1-10

Huck chapter 5,6,7 questions due

Read Mary Chesnut pp. 495-99

Do Questions 1,2,3 on page 499. MUST BE TYPED!!!!!

Huck Finn chapter 11 and 12 questions due today.

Vocabulary Quiz