Homework Assignment #2

Homework Assignment- Due October 1st

  Good Job in Class Yesterday! Way to start digging deep!

If you missed out on  class, we went over Lesson 2 (Plot and Conflict)

Please be sure to go over this Lesson on your own.

You must Read Peter Rabbit, complete the story chart and answer the discussion Questions. 

If you were in class and  DID NOT complete your Paul Revere writing Assignment, Please do so ASAP. If you did not Present your Literary Device... you will be asked to do so next class.

    IF you have completed all of the above.... CONGRATULATIONS!!

YOU have remained on task, and have successfully completed LEVEL 1.

Your reward is "LESS TO DO THIS WEEK"

You may now Proceed to Level 2

HOMEWORK

1. Define Protagonist and Antagonist in your OWN words. Give an example of these from any story or movie.
2. Define (in your own words): Conflict, Plot, Exposition,Rising Action, Climax, Denouement, and Conclusion
3. Find Conflict within  The Silver Chalice
4. Fill in the Blank Story Chart for the Silver Chalice. You will find the story chart on page 64 of your text. DO NOT write directly in your book. Instead, make a Photocopy of the page. If you do not have the book yet, Please find a copy of the Story Chart here:

Blank Story Chart

    5. Make a prediction about the THEME of The Silver Chalice

    6. Write a Plot Summary for The Silver Chalice .  A GOOD Plot summary should include all 5 elements of the Plot. Please do this in NO MORE than 5 sentences. You will find an example of Plot Summary below:

The Three Little Pigs

 3 Young Pigs are sent out into the world on their own with limited resources; each of them possessing different skill sets and attitudes. The first task that they have is to ensure their own safety through securing decent shelter in a world that presents many potential dangers. Little do they know that they are about to come face to face with one of their greatest adversaries...the wolf. They must battle against circumstance, human nature and the Wolf, himself, in order to survive, but doing so individually is sure to amount to failure. They will have to come together in order to succeed.

    EXTRA CREDIT: Find 3 Literary Devices within The Silver Chalice

Good Luck on this weeks Homework!!! AND REMEMBER....The Potential for a Pop Quiz in your near future hovers above you like the Sword of Damocles. Only you have the power of securing your fate. Study well, my friends...

Homework Assignment 1

Homework Assignment September 17th

Good work in class today!

Please complete the following assignments by Thursday September 24th

Most of your homework will be completed using Paul Revere's Ride by Longfellow. You will find this in your book. If you do not yet have a book, you will find it here:

http://poetry.eserver.org/paul-revere.html

1. Listen to and read along with the following dramatic reading of Paul Revere's Ride. It is read by H.W Longfellow.     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-6dhICCzcw         .
2. Complete Pages 10 and 11 in your book. It is important to note the Line in which the example occurs as well as the example itself. if you do not have the book yet, please find a link to Pgs 10 /11 at the following link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8p443HEQH0UbzYwU3dBeFpxMGc/view?usp=sharing      
3. Be sure to complete the section on the bottom of page 11 entitled "Who is the Author". Try to gather as much info about Longfellow as possible so that you can discover the CONTEXT  in which the poem was written.
4. During class you were each assigned a Literary Device (Simile, Metaphor , Assonance etc.).  You are to define this Literary Device in your own terms. 
5. Find an example of your assigned Literary device within another piece of literature. You may use a poem, short story, children's book.
6. Write your own example of this Literary device. (Use you imagination)
7. Tell what affect this device has. How does it affect the style and mood of a piece? What is so special about it?
8. Begin Reading the novel The Once and Future King by T.H White. This novel must be completed by October 22nd. If you do not have the book yet, you can read it online here: http://www.gutenberg.ca/ebooks/whiteth-onceandfutureking/whiteth-onceandfutureking-00-h.html                                                                                                    

Informational Letter to Parents

Dear Parents and Students of High School Literature Class,

Welcome to our high school literature class, which will utilize Teaching the Classics; A Socratic Method for Literary Education by Adam & Missy Andrews & Windows to the World; An Introduction to Literary Analysis by Lesha Myers (IEW.com; WTW-S). After some research and talking with IEW experts over the summer it is best for the students to utilize both curriculums. We will follow a syllabus written by Jill Pike at IEW that combines both courses.  We will begin with Teaching the Classics and progress to Windows to the World.  All students will need WTW-S by November 12.

All students must read The Silver Chalice by Thomas B. Costain before classes start, Sept. 17, 2015. We will utilize this novel in our class discussions along with familiar stories to delve into the Socratic method.  In addition to this novel, the student’s will be using a children’s book of their choice for a fall project (we recommend you look at Appendix B for suggestions; Stories for Young Children).  Also for the fall semester the student’s will need the following novels:

Lit Class with Mrs. O’Brien for Fall Semester:

Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle Needed by 10/22/15

The Once and Future King by T.H.White  Needed by 9/17/15

Lit Class with Mrs. Czarnopis for Fall Semester:

Beowolf by Seamus Heaney                Needed by 10/22/15

The Once and Future King by T.H.White Needed by 9/17/15

For Spring Semester we plan to use the same books:

The Prince and The Pauper by Mark Twain Needed by 12/10/15

Men of Iron by Howard Pyle OR Joan of Arc by Mark Twain

More than likely we will not complete the curriculum due to our one-hour classes and total weeks at Holy Trinity, but we will get to the heart of the program.  Parents can choose to finish at home after we complete HT or possibly utilize next year for another literature class.   

We plan to incorporate essay writing into the Spring Semester. 

There will be a lot to cover each week so it is imperative that the students come prepared for class discussions, keep up with their reading assignments, and complete homework.

Mrs. Czarnopis has set up a blog for all our communications.  It is up to the students and parents to keep up with what is happening in the class. Read the Blog EACH week; it will be updated every Friday for the homework assignment.  

htliteratureclass.blogspot.com

We are looking forward to a great year! Please let us know if you have any questions.