You must review all notes, powerpoints, webquests, tests, etc. from the second semester. The exam will include a literary term section, important contributors to World Literature and Drama section, vocabulary section, quote analysis section, and a writing prompt. The following information will be very helpful for studying:
Terms:
Vignette
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
Synesthesia
Sonnet
Blank Verse
Flat Character
Round Character
Dynamic Character
Stock Character
Static Character
Foil
Oxymoron
Malapropism
Allusion
Anachronism
Rhetoric
Couplet
Magical Realism
Soliloquy
Aside
Concealment
Syntax
Diction
Prose
Allegory
People:
Niki Caro
Aeschylus
William Shakespeare
Thespis
Paulo Coelho
Henrik Ibsen
Sophocles
Sandra Cisneros
Works:
Hedda Gabler
A Doll’s House
Romeo and Juliet
Julius Caesar
The House on Mango Street
Oedipus
Antigone
The Alchemist
The Whale Rider
Rabbit Proof Fence
Minority Report
Vocabulary:
Units 4,5,6, and 7
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Friday, May 24, 2013
Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theater Background Test -- Thursday, May 30
(You must study for this test! Review PowerPoint handout, How William Became Shakespeare (CD) notes*, and the Computer Scavenger Hunt, as well as the Globe Theater handouts.)
*If you missed the How William Became Shakespeare CD, I will be happy to stay after school on Tuesday, May 28 for you to listen to the CD. It is about 40 minutes in length. If that doesn't work for you, please see me during your lunch period between now and May 28. I will let you borrow the CD for the period. You may go to the library and listen to it on a computer. You will need your headphones.
Julius Caesar: Acts IV and V --Monday, June 3 (*notice the due date has changed from Friday, May 31 to June 3)
Romeo and Juliet: End Test-- Tuesday, June 4 (*notice the date has changed from Friday, May 31 to Tuesday, June 4)
This will include an objective section and an essay section.
Julius Caesar End Test -- TBD
This will include an objective section and an essay section.
Romeo and Juliet Skit: "Save Romeo and Juliet..." -- TBD
Literature Circle Books: Depending on our time, I would like to end the year with you being part of a literature circle group. Possible works include: The Stranger, Animal Farm, Purple Hibiscus, Nectar in a Sieve, Walkabout, or a Yasmina Khadra novel you did not read yet.
(You must study for this test! Review PowerPoint handout, How William Became Shakespeare (CD) notes*, and the Computer Scavenger Hunt, as well as the Globe Theater handouts.)
*If you missed the How William Became Shakespeare CD, I will be happy to stay after school on Tuesday, May 28 for you to listen to the CD. It is about 40 minutes in length. If that doesn't work for you, please see me during your lunch period between now and May 28. I will let you borrow the CD for the period. You may go to the library and listen to it on a computer. You will need your headphones.
Julius Caesar: Acts IV and V --Monday, June 3 (*notice the due date has changed from Friday, May 31 to June 3)
Romeo and Juliet: End Test-- Tuesday, June 4 (*notice the date has changed from Friday, May 31 to Tuesday, June 4)
This will include an objective section and an essay section.
Julius Caesar End Test -- TBD
This will include an objective section and an essay section.
Romeo and Juliet Skit: "Save Romeo and Juliet..." -- TBD
Literature Circle Books: Depending on our time, I would like to end the year with you being part of a literature circle group. Possible works include: The Stranger, Animal Farm, Purple Hibiscus, Nectar in a Sieve, Walkabout, or a Yasmina Khadra novel you did not read yet.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Romeo and Juliet & Julius Caesar
Listed below are due dates and upcoming tests/quizzes.
Vocabulary: Unit 7 Quiz -- Thursday, May 23 (study definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, antonyms, and spelling)
Julius Caesar: Acts II and III -- Thursday, May 23
Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theater Background Test -- Thursday, May 30
(You must study for this test! Review PowerPoint handout, How William Became Shakespeare (CD) notes*, and the Computer Scavenger Hunt, as well as the Globe Theater handouts.)
*If you missed the How William Became Shakespeare CD, I will be happy to stay after school on Tuesday, May 28 for you to listen to the CD. It is about 40 minutes in length. If that doesn't work for you, please see me during your lunch period between now and May 28. I will let you borrow the CD for the period. You may go to the library and listen to it on a computer. You will need your headphones.
Julius Caesar: Acts IV and V -- TBD
Romeo and Juliet & Julius Caesar End Test -- TBD
This will include an objective section and an essay section.
Romeo and Juliet Skit: "Save Romeo and Juliet..." -- TBD
Literature Circle Books: Depending on our time, I would like to end the year with you being part of a literature circle group. Possible works include: The Stranger, Animal Farm, Purple Hibiscus, Nectar in a Sieve, Walkabout, or a Yasmina Khadra novel you did not read yet.
Online texts:
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/julius_caesar/index.html
Study guides:
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/romeoscenes.html
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/juliusscenes.html
Vocabulary: Unit 7 Quiz -- Thursday, May 23 (study definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, antonyms, and spelling)
Julius Caesar: Acts II and III -- Thursday, May 23
Shakespeare and Elizabethan Theater Background Test -- Thursday, May 30
(You must study for this test! Review PowerPoint handout, How William Became Shakespeare (CD) notes*, and the Computer Scavenger Hunt, as well as the Globe Theater handouts.)
*If you missed the How William Became Shakespeare CD, I will be happy to stay after school on Tuesday, May 28 for you to listen to the CD. It is about 40 minutes in length. If that doesn't work for you, please see me during your lunch period between now and May 28. I will let you borrow the CD for the period. You may go to the library and listen to it on a computer. You will need your headphones.
Julius Caesar: Acts IV and V -- TBD
Romeo and Juliet & Julius Caesar End Test -- TBD
This will include an objective section and an essay section.
Romeo and Juliet Skit: "Save Romeo and Juliet..." -- TBD
Literature Circle Books: Depending on our time, I would like to end the year with you being part of a literature circle group. Possible works include: The Stranger, Animal Farm, Purple Hibiscus, Nectar in a Sieve, Walkabout, or a Yasmina Khadra novel you did not read yet.
Online texts:
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/romeo_juliet/
http://shakespeare.mit.edu/julius_caesar/index.html
Study guides:
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/romeoscenes.html
http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/juliusscenes.html
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Shakespeare Unit
Romeo and Juliet: We will begin viewing Romeo and Juliet this week. If you miss a day of the film Romeo and Juliet, you will be responsible for reading the scenes you missed in class. I will provide you a copy of the play.
Julius Caesar: Act I and the study guide are due on Wednesday. Please use the study guide sheet to take notes for our discussion on Wednesday.
May is the month for many exciting trips for 9th grade students. Please remember you are responsible for any work you miss in class. Please remind me a day in advance if you will be missing class.
Julius Caesar: Act I and the study guide are due on Wednesday. Please use the study guide sheet to take notes for our discussion on Wednesday.
May is the month for many exciting trips for 9th grade students. Please remember you are responsible for any work you miss in class. Please remind me a day in advance if you will be missing class.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Shakespeare Unit
End Test on A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler will take place on Monday, May 6.
The following websites will be used for the webquest you will be completing in class on Monday and Tuesday for our Shakespeare Unit:
Romeo and Juliet and Shakespeare Background Webquest
The following websites will be used for the webquest you will be completing in class on Monday and Tuesday for our Shakespeare Unit:
Romeo and Juliet and Shakespeare Background Webquest
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/elizabethan-theatre-facts.htm
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/site-map.htm
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/site-map.htm
Julius Caesar Webquest:
Friday, April 26, 2013
A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler
Act II of A Doll's House - due Monday, April 29
Act III of A Doll's House - due Wednesday, May 1
A Doll's House Socratic Seminar and Diction Assignment - due Thursday, May 2 (Bring book to class, too!)
Hedda Gabler and A Doll's House End Test - Monday, May 6 (Review the Background PowerPoint given to you at the beginning of the unit)
Act III of A Doll's House - due Wednesday, May 1
A Doll's House Socratic Seminar and Diction Assignment - due Thursday, May 2 (Bring book to class, too!)
Hedda Gabler and A Doll's House End Test - Monday, May 6 (Review the Background PowerPoint given to you at the beginning of the unit)
Monday, April 15, 2013
The House on Mango Street
Vignette Project: Your completed project is due Monday, April 22. Please review the directions given to you in class. You will be penalized a letter grade lower for each day it is late. Below is the rubric I will be using to grade these projects:
Cover Page
Title/Name/Date/Period/Appearance/Creativity -- 5 Points
Vignettes
Creativity/Appearance/Titles -- 10 points
Content: Details/Development/Format -- 15 Points
Understanding Author's Style: Syntax/Diction/Figurative -- 15 Points
Overall Content
Typing Errors/Spelling issues/Other -- 10 Points
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The women on Mango Street vignettes and chart need to be completed by Wednesday, April 17.
Cover Page
Title/Name/Date/Period/Appearance/Creativity -- 5 Points
Vignettes
Creativity/Appearance/Titles -- 10 points
Content: Details/Development/Format -- 15 Points
Understanding Author's Style: Syntax/Diction/Figurative -- 15 Points
Overall Content
Typing Errors/Spelling issues/Other -- 10 Points
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The women on Mango Street vignettes and chart need to be completed by Wednesday, April 17.
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