Tuesday, June 3, 2014

 

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 54

 

REVIEW ODYSSEY:

1.      A MAJOR theme of The Odyssey is obedience to the laws of the gods (without gods, man is nothing)…

a.       Write down an example from the story of a character either obeying or disobeying “the laws of the gods.” Explain what happened in a sentence or two.

2.      What is another word for “odyssey”?

3.      Homer begins The Odyssey with a prayer to the Muses. What is another name for this prayer? (see page 1037)

4.      Write down an example from The Odyssey that proves that Odysseus’ men are sometimes violent, mutinous, plundering warriors.

5.      What law did the suitors break that makes Odysseus so angry with them?

a.       See page 1094, lines 1254-1260

6.      What does Helios threaten to do after Odysseus’ men eat his cattle?

a.       See page 1074, lines 923-930.

7.      What is an epithet used in The Odyssey?

8.      Write a personal response to The Odyssey.

9.      Write a critique of The Odyssey.

REVIEWED answers to these 9 questions as well as yesterday’s 18 Romeo & Juliet questions.

 

REMEMBER: On exam day, you will need to turn in your English books.

Sign form to be considered for Advanced English 10 (optional)

 

Play “Romeo & Juliet Jeopardy” - http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Mar201212/game1332198539.php

 

Play “Odyssey Jeopardy” - https://www.superteachertools.net/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=1395419355

 

Watched Act 5 of new Romeo & Juliet video

 

ENGLISH homework:

 

Study for exam – Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey see review sheet for details

 

You will need to turn in your English books

• Literature (purple)
• Writer’s Choice (green)

Monday, June 2, 2014

 

ENGLISH – 3rd trimester – Day 53

 

• Turn in your “Who’s To Blame” work from Friday.

 

Answer the following 5 questions:

 

1.      What do we know about this line from Juliet:

a.       Act 4, Scene 2, line 22

 

2.      What does Romeo mean when he says,

a.       Act 5, Scene 1, line 34

 

3.      Romeo and Juliet are called “tragic heroes.” What are the key characteristics of a “tragic hero?” (hint: tragic comes from the word “tragedy”)

 

4.      What is another word for “Prologue”?

 

5.      What did we say Juliet comes to realize about love that proves she is a dynamic character (one who changes as a result of the story)?

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Using your literary terms handout…and your textbook…

18 Review Questions:

1.        What is the difference between a Soliloquy and an Aside?

a.        What is an example of each from the play?

2.        On the bottom-right-hand side of page 807, the book defines a prologue as “a taste.” What does that mean?

3.        Which Acts of Romeo & Juliet begin with a sonnet?

4.        2/3 of R&J is written in rhyme (iambic pentameter). Why are some parts of Romeo & Juliet written in paragraph form (prose) instead of rhyme?

5.        What are we supposed to learn from this play? (theme)

6.        Using the definition of “character” on page 1242,

a.        What is the difference between static and dynamic?

b.        What is the difference between flat and round?

c.        If a character is “static”, is she ALSO usually flat or round?

d.        If is character is “dynamic”, is she usually flat or round?

7.        Look at the graph on page 4 of your textbook. What do you suppose is another name for “turning point” in a story?

8.        What happens after a turning point/climax in a play?

9.        The definition of “Personification” is on pgs. 1248 – 1249.

a.        Create an original sentence that contains personification.

10.     Using your definition of “Tragedy” from your handout (or on page 1252), what causes a tragedy?

11.     Tragedies do not have to end in death. What does have to happen to qualify a story as a tragedy?

12.     What is peculiar about the words in a pun?

13.     In Romeo and Juliet, whenever a character spoke in rhyme, he/she was…(finish this statement)

14.     Choose a character. What lesson(s) do we learn from that specific character?

15.     The scenes of this play do not have titles. Choose a scene (not an ACT) and give it a title and explain why.

16.     Which character is the most like you? In detail, explain how.

17.     We spent a lot of this trimester reading this story. What value does it hold for freshmen?

18.     In your opinion, which character changed the most? Is the change good or bad? What caused the change?

Watch several funny Romeo &Juliet videos.

ENGLISH homework:

 

Study for exam – Romeo & Juliet, The Odyssey see review sheet for details

 

You will need to turn in your English books on the day of your exam:

• Literature (purple)
• Writer’s Choice (green)