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Root Word Assignment Weeks 1-3
Directions for making origami craneInformation on Korean War
Week 2
Apartheid Video- DiscoveryInformation on ApartheidApartheid Haunts South Africa VideoApartheid LinksTheses sites provide a history of apartheid in South Africa along with images.
http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~cale/cs201/apartheid.hist.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid http://www.africanaencyclopedia.com/apartheid/apartheid.html This site is an interactive introduction to the apartheid museum in South Africa which illustrated the rise and fall of apartheid. http://www.apartheidmuseum.org/supplements/ Apartheid Assignment1. Using Dictionary.com, define Apartheid in your own words.
2. Who designed the laws and rules that created South Africa as an Apartheid nation?3. According to the Population Registration Act, South African's are classified in one of four categories. List the categories.4. How did racially assigned categories and Apartheid effect the social aspects of an individual's life? 5. When Nelson Mandela was in prison, he vowed not to wear short pants for long, why? ( read the last 4 paragraphs)6. Who was the last president under the Apartheid South Africa?7. Why did Apartheid fail in South Africa?
Movie: The Color of FreedomKeep track of how Gregory changes throughout the film. What are some of the things that are contributing to his internal conflict? After viewing the film, we will be writing a character analysis.
In your character analysis essay, explain how Gregory was conflicted throughout the film. What pressures influenced him the most? Explain at least 2 circumstances that lead to his changing behavior. Week 3Nelson Mandela AssignmentGo to the following website and answer the following questions on your weebly page: http://sf.factmonster.com/biography/var/nelsonmandela.html
1. What was Nelson Mandela’s name at birth? 2. What does ANC stand for? 3. What did the ANC do? 4. How was Nelson Mandela involved with the ANC? 5. How many years was Mandela in prison? 6. When was Mandela elected? Chinese Immigration: San Francisco1. What enticed the Chinese to immigrate to the United States? What was going on in the West at the time?
2. Explain what the Committees of Vigilance were. 3. Try to find information on some of the race riots that took place in the 1890s. Explain the tensions. 4. What was the Chinese Exclusion Act? What was the Magnusum Act? Were these just? 5. What are some of the biggest contributions the Chinese have given to the United States? Write a persuasive essay in which you detail what the policies on immigration in the United States should be. Include facts and details about the Chinese immigration and the Exclusion Act as well as the Magnusum Act. Can we learn from these past policies?
Week 4Scholarship ApplicationThis week we will work on writing an essay for a scholarship, filling out the application and setting up FAFSA. The scholarship essay is worth 50 points.
Ingraham v. Wright - 430 U.S. 651 (1977)Root Word Assignment Weeks 4-7Week 5The Supreme Court and Corporal Punishment ArticleQuestions
1. Summarize the article in 2-3 sentences.
2. Define Corporal Punishment. 3. Look up the 8th and 14th amendment. What are they? Should these amendments apply in school? 4. What types of punishment are appropriate for schools to use? Should corporal punishment in schools still be allowed? 5. Find out what states still allow corporal punishment in schools. What part of the country allows corporal punishment? Week Six"It takes two parents to produce a child,
but it takes an entire village to raise the child." -African Proverb What do you think? Should the community have some responsibility in making sure all kids turn out ok? Should raising a child be entirely the parents' job? What about parents who aren't doing their jobs? What about their kids?
Link to "Mother to Son"- Langston HughesLink to full text "Thank You Ma'am"- Langston Hughes"Thank You Ma'am" Assignment1. Why do you think Mrs. Jones handles the situation the way she does in the story? What is she trying to accomplish? How do you think this experience is likely to affect Roger?
2. Why do you think Mrs. Jones makes a point of getting Roger to wash his face? Why does she give him food? Why does she tell him about her past? Why does she avoid asking him about his family or background? 3. Why do you think Roger decides he “[does] not want to be mistrusted”? 4. What does Mrs. Jones mean when she says that “shoes got by devilish ways will burn your feet”? 5. Why do you think Roger can’t say “thank you” to Mrs. Jones as he is leaving? 6. What themes does the story express? What does it suggest about some people who commit some crimes? Writing Assignment: Try to put yourself “in the shoes” of someone like Roger—someone who does something bad but is not really a bad person. Why does this person do whatever bad thing he or she does? Write a short story about this character, and try to make the character sympathetic to the reader—in other words, create a character that the reader can understand and like despite his or her behavior. Imagine what this character would think and feel, and describe him or her in detail. Come up with a different character and situation from those described in “Thank You, Ma’am. Comparing ThemesWeek 7
Week 8Root Word Assignment Weeks 8-10
Beowulf for BeginnersWeek 9
Link to Character ChartParody of Beowulf
Translation wit_h pictures
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Week 10
Link to Caedmon's HymnLink to Dream of the RoodWeek 11Spread of the plagueFleas were the primary carriers of the Bubonic plague and rats were their hosts.
The Black Death- Bubonic Plague What long term effects did the Plague have on Europe? Based on what you’ve learned about the plague’s effects on Europe at the end of the Middle Ages, imagine one third of the people in Nevada have died from the plague. What would be the short and long-term effects be? Could there be any positive results? Apply your ideas to how Europe would be affected today by the plague. Answer this question as thoroughly as possible without going over one page. It must be typed and posted to your weebly.
Root Word Assignment Weeks 11-13Week 12The World of DanteThe Nine SpheresThe heavenly spheres of the cosmos
Dante's Inferno QuestionsCanto 1
1. At what point does Dante's "lose his way" on his path to righteousness? 2. When Dante tries to travel upward, what animal blocks his way? 3. What second animal blocks his way? Third animal? 4. Who is Dante's guide through hell? Why does he make a suitable guide for Dante? 5. According to Virgil, who is the "Emperor who reigns above"? Week 13
Link to The Canterbury Tales1. Summarize what the preamble is about in 3-4 sentences.
2. Choose any two of the characters (for example the monk and wife) and create a sketch of each character. Then write a paragraph summary of what each character was like. Lastly, explain how this character fit the typical courtly love scenario or not (use specific evidence, lines). Week 14
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Week 18At this point, you should be all done with your senior year English requirements. Congratulations!
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WebQuest
http://www.awesomestories.com/flicks/beowulf-grendel/source-of-the-story
make a list of 5 important historical facts about the
Beowulf manuscript, where it is, how it got there, what it is LIKE. (in other words,
DESCRIBE the manuscript)
Task 2 – View an actual copy of the Beowulf manuscript here: http://ebeowulf.uky.edu/Write about what you think about it VISUALLY. (3 things)
make a list of 5 important historical facts about the
Beowulf manuscript, where it is, how it got there, what it is LIKE. (in other words,
DESCRIBE the manuscript)
Task 2 – View an actual copy of the Beowulf manuscript here: http://ebeowulf.uky.edu/Write about what you think about it VISUALLY. (3 things)
kennings
Kennings-
a literary device in which a poetic phrase substitutes for a noun
Alliteration-
the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter,as in apt alliteration's artful aid.
Consonance-
the correspondence of consonants, especially those at the end of a word
Rhyme-
identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
Assonance-
rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables of the rhyming words, as in penitent and reticence.
a literary device in which a poetic phrase substitutes for a noun
Alliteration-
the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter,as in apt alliteration's artful aid.
Consonance-
the correspondence of consonants, especially those at the end of a word
Rhyme-
identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
Assonance-
rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables of the rhyming words, as in penitent and reticence.