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English 12 World Literature (Period 6) Assignments

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Fall 2019 - Spring 2020
Department
English
Description
Through a survey of literary works of merit, students will analyze and evaluate the form, content, and contexts of the selected texts. Selections for this course will consist of varied narrative modes: novels, poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, and films from the nineteenth century to the present. Students will study, research and evaluate works of literate and related media from the perspective of the appropriate historical, philosophical, and psychological context. In accordance with the Common Core State Standards, students will develop skills of analysis and critical thinking using the selected texts, then apply these skills to writing persuasive essays supported with relevant textual evidence.

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  • Payments and signed parent letters for Grad Night are due to Rm. 200 no later than March 25th if you are interested in going. If you need a copy of the packet, see Ms. Aguilar.

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  • You have each been invited (via your Mary Star email) to join our Google Classroom for World Literature. If you have not yet accepted, do so ASAP in order to keep up to date with our daily lectures + assignments. In case you need it, the join code for our class is listed below:
    • Period 6 (World Lit) = pjcb5n3
  • Below you will also find the Student Resources PDF file that Mr. Nguyen sent to your Mary Star email address. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. It contains important information for our online classes, including links that you can click on to see how you navigate Google Classroom, submit assignments, etc.

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  • Study for Tuesday's test on Julius Caesar. If you would like to use the Quizizz we did in class to help you review, the code you can use is 144986 (it will remain open until 8am on Tuesday morning).

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  • Read the remainder of Julius Caesar (Acts 4-5) if you did not finish in class. Be ready to discuss these closing scenes at the start of class on Monday.
  • Study for the test that will take place on Tuesday. You should review your notes, questions, vocabulary, etc. 

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  • The directions for the character study assignment are posted in the PDF below for your reference.

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  • Vocabulary for Act 4 of Julius Caesar is due on Friday. 
  • Act 4 review questions (#2-6) are also due at the start of class on Friday. They have been posted below for your reference.

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  • If you did not finish reading the rest of Act 4 from Julius Caesar in class today, do so for homework and be ready to discuss in class on Thursday.

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  • Study for Friday's test on Julius Caesar (Acts 1-3). If you would like to use the Quizizz from Thursday's class to help you review, the information is posted below.
    • Go to joinmyquiz.com
    • Enter code: 774615

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  • From the notes your group members shared in class, add the new insights from the annotations presented on the speech posters. With these additions, your copies of the speeches should be very thoroughly annotated. 

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  • Finish reading Act 3 of Julius Caesar at home, and be prepared to discuss in class on Friday. 
  • Reminder: Submit your Cabrini essay to turnitin.com if you haven't yet done this yet, so that your score can be adjusted to reflect your submission.
  • Reminder: Study for next week's test on Julius Caesar (Acts 1-3). You should be reviewing your vocabulary, background notes, recap notes, presentation notes, etc.

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  • Begin studying for the upcoming test on Julius Caesar (Acts 1-3). You should be reviewing your vocabulary, background notes, recap notes, presentation notes, etc.

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  • Vocabulary for Act 2 of Julius Caesar is due by the start of Friday's class.

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  • Read Act 2 from Julius Caesar and be ready for a check. Brief notes have been posted below for your reference to help you review some major items that you should keep in mind as you read.

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  • The group questions for Julius Caesar Act 1 Scene 3 (listed in the PDF below) are due at the start of class on Monday.

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  • The materials you will need for our Opportunity Tickets assignment are due by Thursday. You will need to bring the following for credit:
    • 10 letter-sized envelopes
    • 10 postage stamps
    • 10 addresses (of family, friends of the family, neighbors, church or club members, etc.)
      • Do not use the address of another MSHS student.
      • International students do not need to bring addresses.

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  • Complete the two brief recap items for Scenes 1 and 2. These are included in the PDFs below for your reference, and are due at the start of block period.

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  • Review the content of Act 1, Scenes 1-2 in preparation for our discussions on Monday.
  • Complete the two brief recap items for Scene 1. These are included in the PDF below for your reference.

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  • Final draft of Cabrini Literary Guild essay is due in class on Friday.
    • Bring your hard copy to class. REMINDER: Do not include your name on the essay itself - use a cover page instead. Download the Word document below and use it to format your cover page (or if you do not have Word, use the PDF to show you how to format it). 
    • Submit your essay via turnitin.com by 11:59pm tonight as well.

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  • Your vocabulary chart for Julius Caesar (Act 1) is due in class on Thursday.
  • Begin gathering the materials you will need for our Opportunity Tickets assignment (you will need to bring these by next week):
    • 10 letter-sized envelopes
    • 10 postage stamps
    • 10 addresses (of family, friends of the family, neighbors, church or club members, etc.)
      • Do not use the address of another MSHS student.
      • International students do not need to bring addresses.

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  • A printed copy of your Cabrini Literary Guild essay draft is due at the start of block period (the library is open before school, during break, and after school for printing - plan accordingly). Some writing tips have been posted in the PDF below for your reference.

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  • Bring your copy of Julius Caesar to class - there will be a book check in block period.
  • Your thesis statement for the Cabrini essay is due at the start of block period - we will use this to finish brainstorming and begin working on our drafts in class. Also bring any outside research you may want to use (e.g. notes on videos, printed news stories). You can also bring your own laptop/tablet for this week if you prefer not to use our school laptops.
    • For your reference, the information regarding the Cabrini essay is posted in the PDF below.

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  • In case you misplace the copy you were given in class last week, the study guide for our final exam has been re-posted below.

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  • Extra credit is due by the end of the day on Tuesday, 12/17 (any missing assignments are due by this same deadline). It is a One Pager for Oedipus the King, with the following requirements: 
    • BORDER: The border must represent key themes from the text (include 2-3).
    • UPPER LEFT CORNER: Taking what you consider to be the most important symbol from the play, include an image with a significant quotation woven into/around it that represents this symbol.
    • UPPER RIGHT CORNER: Incorporate three important quotations from throughout the text.
    • LOWER LEFT CORNER: Include images and/or words that represent the setting and its significance.
    • BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER: Draw images and words that show connections between the themes/ideas in the play and what's going on in the world today.
    • CENTER: Include images and doodled words that represent the key characters from the text (must include 3-4), why they are significant, and how they change over the course of the novel (or if they do change).
    • Final product must be neat, creative, and in color.

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  • The directions for the coat of arms portion of your Oedipus newspaper project are posted in the PDF below for your reference. Please refer to your notes from class on Thursday (Dec. 5th) for the other required elements of your project. You should bring any necessary supplies (including laptop/tablet, if needed) to class all week so that you can work on the assignment in class.

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  • The senior lunch order form for our next catered lunch is posted below. If you would like to place an order, your exact payment is due no later than Monday, Dec. 2nd. If your order and payment are not received by this date, your order will not be placed. No late orders can be accepted.

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  • Your character analysis posters for Oedipus the King are due this week. The instructions have been posted in the PDF attachment below.

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  • On a separate sheet of paper, complete a paraphrase and analysis of the following two quotes from Oedipus the King. The chart format for your responses is included below.
    •  QUOTE - Lines 784-805:
JOCASTA: Do not concern yourself about this matter; listen to me and learn that human beings have no part in the craft of prophecy. Of that I'll show you a short proof. There was an oracle once that came to Laius - I will not say that it was Apollo's, but it was from his servants - and it told him that it was his fate that he should die a victim at the hands of his own son, a son to be born of Laius and me. But, see now, he was killed by foreign highway robbers at a place where three roads meet... and for the son - before three days were out after his birth King Laius pierced his ankles and by the hands of others cast him forth upon a pathless hillside. So Apollo failed to fulfill his oracle to the son, that he should kill his father, and to Laius also proved false in that the thing he feared, death at his son's hands, never came to pass. So clear in this case were the oracles, so clear and false. 
    • QUOTE - Lines 975-982:
CHORUS: If a man walks with haughtiness of hand or word and gives no heed to Justice and despises the shrines of the gods - may an evil doom smite him for his pride of heart, if he reaps gains without justice and will not hold from impiety...
 
Quote (Line #s) Paraphrase Analysis
Lines 784-805
 
    
Lines 975-982
 
    
 

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  • Study for Thursday's test on Oedipus the King. If you would like to replay the Quizizz for practice, the code for that is: 857173.

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  • Finish the quote analysis activity for the following quotes from Oedipus the King. For each one, paraphrase the quote first, then analyze its significance (i.e. What is so significant about this quote/interaction? What does it reveal about the character(s), the plot, and/or any major themes so far?). 
    • QUOTE - Lines 497-501: 
OEDIPUS: How needlessly your riddles darken everything.
TEIRESIAS: But it's in riddle answering you are strongest.
OEDIPUS: Yes. Taunt me where you will find me great.
TEIRESIAS: It is this very luck that has destroyed you.
OEDIPUS: I do not care, if it has saved this city.
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CHORUS: Who is the man proclaimed by Delphi's prophetic rock as the bloody handed murderer, the doer of deeds that none dare name? Now is the time for him to run with a stronger foot than Pegasus for the child of Zeus leaps in arms about him with fire and the lightning bolt, and terribly close on his heels are the Fates that never miss.

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  • Your original fable project is due today at the start of class. This includes:
    • Completed comic poster (with the title of your fable and the names of your group members included).
    • Final draft of your story (12-point font, Times New Roman, double-spaced, 1-inch margins).
    • Rough draft of your story with the peer editing feedback given to you by the group that edited your draft.

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  • By no later than Wednesday at 11:59pm, have one member of your group submit an electronic copy of the final draft of your original fable on turnitin.com as well.

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  • Print and bring a hard copy of your group's original fable draft to class no later than the start of block period. We will need these to work on our peer editing sessions during block. 
  • Continue working on the comic poster for your fable presentation. Our presentations will take place during block period of next week.

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  • Study for Thursday's test on "Numskull and the Rabbit" -- you should review your notes, vocabulary, and responses to the critical reading and literary analysis questions from our gallery walk and discussion from last week. If you would like to review the Quizizz from class, the code is 346856.
  • Continue working on your original fable project this week -- you should have the draft by Thursday.

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  • If you did not finish the critical reading questions for "Numskull and the Rabbit" in class on Friday, finish these over the weekend and be ready to discuss them at the start of class on block period.

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  • Reminder: Review any items marked "missing" on PowerSchool to avoid a score of "0" being entered -- late submissions can be accepted through the end of the school week. Friday is also the last day for test makeups and test corrections.
  • Partner vocabulary for "Numskull and the Rabbit" is to be collected at the end of the week as well.

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  • Mini-posters from "The Thousand and One Nights" will be due at the start of block period (be ready to present). The directions have been posted below.
  • The test on "The Thousand and One Nights" will also take place in the second half of block period. As a reminder, review your notes, vocabulary, and the stories (all parts of the story have been posted below, numbered in order). 
  • If you were absent last week when we read the rest of the story, use the posted story sections to complete the summary and reflection for "The Tale of King Yunan and Duban the Doctor" as well as "The Tale of King Sindbad and His Falcon."

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  • Begin reviewing your notes, vocabulary, summaries, etc. in preparation for our upcoming activities and test on "The Thousand and One Nights."

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  • The summary and reflection for "The Tale of King Yunan and Duban the Doctor" will be reviewed at the start of block period. The PDF of the story and a PDF of the instructions have both been posted below for your reference.

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  • Gilgamesh vs. modern hero mini-project is now due on Monday (original due date was pushed back). The directions have been posted below for your reference. 

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  • The summary and reflection for "The Fisherman and the Jinnee" (started in class) is due at the start of the period on Friday. The PDF of the story and a PDF of the instructions have both been posted below for your reference.

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  • Submit your One Pager explanation task through turnitin.com by Friday at 11:59pm. If you submitted your summer reading through the site, you do not need a new enrollment code and can submit your assignment directly into the appropriate folder for our class. If you are not yet enrolled, you can find the necessary enrollment information under the first post for this class website (August 19th).

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  • If you did not finish questions #1-6 in the Gilgamesh literary analysis packet during class on Monday, work on those at home. We will finish the last page during our block period this week.
  • Study for the Gilgamesh test at the end of the week. You should review your notes (e.g. historical background, types/elements of epics, characterization types, archetypes, vocabulary, literary analysis packet) to help you prepare.

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  • One Pager explanation writing due on Monday, September 16th. Instructions have been reposted below in a PDF for your reference.

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  • If you did not finish the classwork that was checked at the end of Thursday's class (the 16 images AND summaries for the first page of our Gilgamesh packet), finish it by the start of class on Friday. You may show me your completed work at the start of class so that your score can be increased. 
  • Remember to continue studying your Gilgamesh vocabulary list at home. 

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  • Finish at least half of the first page of your literary analysis packet for Gilgamesh. This includes BOTH the images and the corresponding summaries. You will have approximately 20 minutes in class on Thursday to finish the remaining half before we discuss.

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  • Be ready to discuss Gilgamesh questions #1-4 on p. 32 for participation credit (the PDF of the second portion of the story has been posted below). You will only have 10 minutes at the start of block period to put any finishing touches on your responses, so plan accordingly and work on the questions at home (since you will not be able to finish all four in 10 minutes).

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  • Reminder: Your One Pager visual representations are due by Friday's class. Please take a photo or make a copy of your One Pager before submitting -- you will need to refer to it when you work on the second portion of this assignment over the weekend.
  • Finish the Critical Reading questions (except #7) if you did not finish in class. These will be discussed at the start of class on Friday. The PDF of the story thus far is posted below for your reference.

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  • If you were absent or finishing the vocabulary assignment during block period this week, review the brief notes and the segment of The Epic of Gilgamesh that was covered during class (both are posted below). We will pick up with our reading from here during Thursday's class.

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  • Study for the test on The Road, which will take place on Friday. You should review your personal annotations from the summer, your notes from our class discussions and activities this week and last, the practice Quizizz sets (posted below) and any additional resources you may wish to consider. The character chart notes from our class activity last week are posted below for your reference, in the event that you misplaced them or didn't finish noting everything down. 
    • For the practice Quizizz sets, go to join.quizizz.com and enter the corresponding game code (both are listed below). You may play as many times as you wish before the test.
      • Quizizz #1 Code: 322756
      • Quizizz #2 Code: 941176

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  • Answer your group's assigned questions from the jigsaw review activity that was handed out in class. By the time you enter class on Friday, you should have notes on your response added into the chart in your notebook. Be prepared to discuss your ideas with your group members at the start of class and come up with a final answer together based on the ideas you each bring.

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  • Bring The Road with you to class -- during block period, we will begin our review activities and you will need to use the book to help you do the work.
  • Bring your finished student survey with you to class -- we will collect this at the start of the block period.

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Welcome to World Literature!

Check this website regularly throughout the school year, as it is continually updated with information on upcoming assignments, tests, handouts, etc.

  • Summer reading assignments are due on Monday, August 19th by 3pm -- please submit a hard copy in class AND submit an electronic copy through turnitin.com by the deadline (see below for information on how to enroll in our class). Reminder: The school library is open before school, during break/lunch, and after school. Please plan your printing accordingly, as you will not be allowed to print during class.
    • Turnitin.com enrollment information (if you are having trouble enrolling, double-check that you are entering the information in the correct fields):
      • Class ID = 21895899
      • Enrollment key = 2006
      • USE ONLY YOUR MARY STAR E-MAIL!
  • The signed Course Policy Agreement is also due on Monday, August 19th. Please remove this sheet from the packet and submit it in class. If you misplace your copy that was given in class, it is included on this class website for you to reprint as needed (under "Files" -- see gray box on right-hand side).