Mrs. Griz    

Also, please finish your study guide!!!! (I forgot to say this in your email)

Open Book Quiz: Book II
Your book is the only resource you may use to help you. Use specifics from the novel in your answers. Turn in answers on Monday. (Be ready for the same type of quiz on Book III)

1. What did the Burden family decide to do when Jim was 13 years old?
2. What happens to Otto and Jake?
3. Describe Mrs. Harling.
4. What does Lina Lingard move to Black Hawk to do?
5. Compare Mrs. Harling to Antonia.
6. Who brought dancing to Black Hawk? Explain.
7. What was the "curious social situation" in Black Hawk concerning the country girls?
8. Explain the quote: "Antonia's success at the tent had its consequences."
9. Describe Wick Cutter.
10. How does Antonia change after she leaves the Harlings?
11. Why does grandmother cry? What does Jim promise her?
12. Who does Jim dedicate his speech to? What do you suppose is significant about this?
13. What do Jim, Antonia, Lena, Tiny, and Anna see as the sun sets over the prairie? What might this be symbolic of?
14. Why does Antonia feel uncomfortable sleeping at the Cutters?
15. What happens to Jim while sleeping at the Cutters?

My Antonia Seasons Project:
Willa Cather spends a great deal of time describing the seasons on the Nebraskan prairie.  Go back through the novel and find these descriptions and create a large collage that represents all of the seasons.  Your collage must have text from the novel, as well as symbolic graphics that bring the quotes to life.  You may use magazine clippings, drawings, paint, fabric, photographs or any combination of the above.  Your finished piece must look professional, and ready to be displayed in the Mom's room at lunch. This assignment will be due Feb 16th. We will talk more about it in class, but if you want to start gathering quotes, materials and brainstorming now you can. You might find this website helpful: http://www.willacather.org/

Is Arthur Dimmesdale a remarkably strong character to have carried his burden of guilt for so many years? Or was he weak for not having the courage to confess? Given what we know about him, would he have been able to “run away” with Hester and Pearl and start a new life? Discuss these issues with other members of your class. Cite evidence from the text to
support your opinions.

Book 10 Lessons 8 + 9

I can't believe I didn't post this for you guys!!! You can take it tonight or turn it in after Thanksgiving. So sorry!

Book 10 Lesson 7+8

Check out this ridiculously helpful website on The Hiding Place-Click Here.
I hope you are enjoying your reading so far! Come to class with questions and thoughts!

Hello All! I hope you are having a great week so far. Please read this poem. As with all poetry, it sometimes takes 2 and 3 readings of the poem to feel like you have a grasp on it. Then answer these questions on paper, to be turned in on Monday.

1. Vocabulary: Look up a definition for these words...
Pathos-
Gait-
Eddying-
Irresolute-

2. Who is the speaker? Are there any other people in the poem?

3.  Summarize each stanza of the poem. Try to put it in your own words.

4. What do you make of the last lines of the poem?

5. What is God's role in this poem?

6. What do you think the title helps us to understand about the poem?

7. What are the parallels between this poem and THE CHOSEN? (There are quite a few!)

See you guys on Monday!

What are your personal thoughts about the novel so far? Be sure to give specifics from the story when formulating your answer.

"Open Boat" Questions
Write (or type) the answers out to bring to class on Monday. Also, if you have a copy of the story you can bring to class, that would be great!

What are some of your thoughts on the story????? Leave your comments here.

Here are just a few links to online versions of the story if you haven't found one yet. Plus, you could always go to the library :)

http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lotry.html http://www.americanliterature.com/SS/SS16.HTML

Questions:
Please answer these questions on a paper and turn it in on Monday, September 7th.

1. When does the lottery take place?

2. Describe the setting.

3. How does the author, Shirley Jackson, foreshadow what is to come?

4. What can you say about the people of the town?

5. What paraphernalia is used to conduct the lottery and what attempts are made to keep the traditional ceremony?

6. What role does Old Man Warner play?

7. The lottery is carried on by Mr. Summers, who owns the coal company, and Mr. Graves, the postmaster. What do the names and the objects hint at?

8. Usually a lottery is something good. When do you begin to suspect that, in this case, no one wants to “win” the lottery?

9. How does the author build tension?

10. What is the “procedure” of the lottery?

11. What is the reaction of Old Man Warner to the fact that in the north village “they’re talking of giving up the lottery”?

12. What does the saying “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon” hint at?





13. Choose and answer only one of the questions below:

What does the story imply about traditions and ceremonies? Support your opinion from the story.

What does the story imply about religion? Support your opinion from the story.

What does the story imply about family loyalties? Support your opinion from the story.

What does the story imply about human nature? Support your opinion from the story.

(Questions From: http://www.etni.org.il/literature/lottery/#Questions)


Blog: Please comment on your reaction to this story then respond to at least one other person's comment.

Assignment: Choose one of the "Which..?" questions below and write a response. Be creative, and be specific in your writing. Your response should be at least a paragraph long. When posting a comment be sure to only write your first name. Also, make sure spelling and punctuation are correct.  Check back later and comment on a classmate's response.

Which quality best describes your life--exciting, organised, dull--and why?
Which quality do you dislike most about yourself--laziness, selfishness, childishness--and why?
Which is least important to you--money, power, fame--and why?
Which is most important to you--being popular, accomplishing things, being organized--and why?

I'm looking forward to reading your responses!