Monday, September 28, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Summer Reading! All Students!!
Please do not forget to prepare this weekend for your summer reading Tests! They will take place in class on Monday and Tuesday!
Students in English II Level 1 and Honors!
Charles Dickens Scavenger Hunt!
Conduct an internet scavenger hunt to learn about the author. You may use any search engine; however, I caution the use of Wikipedia as is can often times be unreliable!
1. When and where was Dickens born?
2. Identify three places Dickens lived as a boy.
3. What happened to his father when Charles was young?
4. Identify one or two authors who influenced Dickens while he was growing up.
5. What job did Dickens have in 1827?
6. What occupation did Dickens have at age 20?
7. Who ruled England during most of Dickens’s life? How old was he when she became queen?
8. What was his first book?
9. In what form was his book first published?
10. What was Dickens’s adult home called?
11. What was the name of the woman whom Dickens was close to when he was age 18-20?
12. What was the name of the actress with whom he was deeply involved? What happened to their relationship?
13. What important personal event occurred in his life before he wrote Great Expectations?
14. Where did Dickens work when he was 12? Why?
15. Identify five social problems that concerned Dickens during his lifetime?
16. In what magazine was Great Expectations first published?
17. How many chapters were published at a time?
18. How many copies were sold in magazine form?
19. Which president of the U.S. did Dickens meet?
20. Which novel has sold the most copies?
21. Identify the titles of his books?
Conduct an internet scavenger hunt to learn about the author. You may use any search engine; however, I caution the use of Wikipedia as is can often times be unreliable!
1. When and where was Dickens born?
2. Identify three places Dickens lived as a boy.
3. What happened to his father when Charles was young?
4. Identify one or two authors who influenced Dickens while he was growing up.
5. What job did Dickens have in 1827?
6. What occupation did Dickens have at age 20?
7. Who ruled England during most of Dickens’s life? How old was he when she became queen?
8. What was his first book?
9. In what form was his book first published?
10. What was Dickens’s adult home called?
11. What was the name of the woman whom Dickens was close to when he was age 18-20?
12. What was the name of the actress with whom he was deeply involved? What happened to their relationship?
13. What important personal event occurred in his life before he wrote Great Expectations?
14. Where did Dickens work when he was 12? Why?
15. Identify five social problems that concerned Dickens during his lifetime?
16. In what magazine was Great Expectations first published?
17. How many chapters were published at a time?
18. How many copies were sold in magazine form?
19. Which president of the U.S. did Dickens meet?
20. Which novel has sold the most copies?
21. Identify the titles of his books?
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Creative Writing Assignment
Each student must bring in a picture from a magazine, book or newspaper to be used on an in class assignment.
Senior English Assignment
Seniors English IV
Please answer the following questions for homework in preparation for our first reading unit.
Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
Where were they from?
What did they do?
Why are they important to our study of literature?
Please answer the following questions for homework in preparation for our first reading unit.
Who were the Anglo-Saxons?
Where were they from?
What did they do?
Why are they important to our study of literature?
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Quote Response
At the beginning of every class, there will be a quote posted on the back board intended to provoke thought and discussion. Each day you will be required to write the quote in your notebook and explain what the quote means. You will also be asked to apply the quote to yourself, or a character in a novel you have read about. You may also apply the quote to any (relevant) current events. This will be a separate section in your notebook and will be checked frequently for content.
Welcome Back!
Welcome Back! All classes will be taking their Summer Reading Tests next week on Monday and Tuesday.
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