Homework Assignments (as of August 26, 2005)

1. Study SAT Vocabulary Terms (List 1-Lesson 2); Students should review the following: a. word definitions b. related forms (family words) c. parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) d. synonyms and antonyms e. notes on how to distinguish the varied parts of speech In addition, students should prepare to work on additional in-class vocabulary assignments by reviewing words nightly. Quiz on List 1-Lesson 2 (words #11-20) is TBA[A] and TBA [B]. To prepare for the in-class study and tests/quizzes, students are encouraged to create 3x5 study cards.

2. Students should begin nightly/daily review of the literary elements for prose literature. For a complete list of terms, students may look on the back of the 1st Quarter Pacing Guide (Notebook Item# 3). Students will be expected to have complete mastery and knowledge of ALL terms. They should employ the same study method that is suggested for the SAT terms. SUPRISE QUIZ IS FORTHCOMING!!!

3. Students are to read, annotate and outline the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell (p. 67 in textbook).

"THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME" ANNOTATIONS ASSIGNMENT

Task: Using their knowledge of annotations, literary elements, and the short story, The Most Dangerous Game, by Richard Connell (page 67), please type a complete and thorough (detailed) annotation for each of the specific passages. Students should clearly and legibly type the annotation on a separate sheet of paper in the discussed format and then staple to the back of their outline form. If the work requires two pages, please number the pages, and staple both to the outline.

Objective: Students should be able to demonstrate their knowledge of annotations, literary elements, and their ability to type a complete and thorough (detailed) discussion annotation using the appropriate format.

Standards: ER2, 3 and EW 1, 2, 3, 4

Model: Students should use the following as a model for the format of their annotations:

Page 50, First Column, First Paragraph: He turned, and with a firm and rapid step he walked across the empty space. Every heart stopped beating, every breath was held, every eye was fixed immovably upon that man. Without the slightest hesitation, he went to the door on the right, and opened it.

Annotation: Plot, character, conflict, point of view, and setting: The narrator is speaking in the third person omniscient point of view. The setting is revealed through the narration. The climax occurs when the princess gestures toward the right and the young man opens the door. The story’s loose ends are not resolved, and the reader is free to decide the fate of the man. The young man is experiencing internal conflict as he tries to decide which door he should open, and as the audience awaits his selection. One might interpret this scene as a very good example of man versus society given the fact that the man is in a unique situation in which the audience wants him to make a decision that may result in the loss of his life. We see this conflict specifically when the narrator says, “...Every heart stopped beating, every breath was held, every eye was fixed immovably upon that man...”

Evaluation: Students’ work will be evaluated based on the following specific areas:

Specific Ideas: To receive the maximum points in this area, students should submit an assignment that is well organized. Ideas presented in the assignment must be relevant, clear and specific. Students’ assignments should produce a feeling of cohesion (unity) that demonstrate their ability to take ideas and place them into an assignment that has a clear beginning, middle, and end.

Attention Given to Each Image in the Passage: To receive the maximum points in this area, students should discuss each image presented in the passage. Overlooking relevant images will result in a lesser grade.

Connecting Comments: To receive the maximum points in this area, students’ assignments should demonstrate that they are able to not only connect the image to the passage, but also to the story. Connections should be logical and supported with evidence pulled from the short story.

Evidence of Time Spent: To receive the maximum points in this area, students’ assignments should clearly indicate that a sufficient amount of time, effort and thought was put into it. Assignments should reflect a serious study of the passages, and should not reflect a rushed completion of work.

Typesetting/Format: To receive maximum points in this area, the students’ assignments should be written per the discussed standards. The entire passage should be typed first in a clear and legible single space format. Then the annotation should be typed in a clear and legible double space format beneath it (see model on handout). Students must use 11 point Times New Roman font. The following heading for the assignment should be included at the top of the paper: ANNOTATIONS FOR A FEW PASSAGES FROM “THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME"

Passages: Students should annotate the following passages:

1. Page 69, First Column, Fifth Paragraph: “He struggled to the surface...blotted out entirely by the night.”

2. Page 70, Second Column, Second Paragraph: “Bleak darkness was blacking out the sea...lips in the shadow.”

3. Page 73, Second Column, Second Paragraph: “The general filled both glasses...how many animals I have killed.”

NOTE: Work should be completed neatly, professionally, and most importantly, without the aid or assitance of another student. Any evidence that students have used unauthorized cooperative learning techniques (i.e. cheating) will be handled according to the prescribed Academic Integrity Program (see course syllabus). Students should include Honor Code on their paper; along with their signature and the date.

To complete the written outline portion of the assignment, students are to use the handout distributed in class. The responses written on this handout should be detailed and specific. Each response note should be connected to a reference example and page number found in the text. Any answer that does not have each may receive point deductions.