OHS: Honors 10 Assignments

Week of 11/23

NO DGP THIS WEEK!
NO WORD POWER THIS WEEK!
Essay prompts for Oedipus, Antigone and Dead Poet's Society.
- Essay rough draft due Monday, 11/23.
- Final essay due Wednesday, 11/25.

Week of 11/16

NO DGP THIS WEEK!
Essay prompts for Oedipus, Antigone and Dead Poet's Society.
- Thesis statements due Wednesday, 11/18.
- Supporting points/ideas/quotes for TWO of the thesis statements due Thursday, 11/19.
- Essay rough draft due Monday, 11/23.
- Final essay due Wednesday, 11/25.
Word Power: Complete sessions 9 & 10. Quiz on sessions 9 & 10 on Friday, 11/20.
"D/E" words: Please give complete definitions and parts of speech for the following words. Due Friday, 11/20.
1. dearth
2. deleterious
3. deprecate
4. desultory
5. diatribe
6. diffident
7. disapprobation
8. dogmatic
9. duplicity
10. enervate
11. enfranchise
12. epiphany/Epiphany
13. evanescent
14. expurgate
15. expiate
16. equivocate
17. erudite
18. ersatz
19. eruct
20. epigrammatic
21. efficacy
22. ecdysiast
23. esoteric
24. excoriate
25. excogitate

Week of 11/9

DGP #8: wally was eager to prove that his dog blue was different from the other hunting dogs
NO WORD POWER THIS WEEK!
Using FIVE of the "B/C" words write a paragraph that expresses a particular tone of your choosing. (Review the "tone words" from the notes you took off the power point.) Then, explain how your diction conveys the tone you chose. Due Monday, 11/9.
Print "The Hero's Journey" handout for Tuesday, 11/10.
ACTIVITY: With a partner, choose 2 of the 5 poems/excerpts (see handout) and apply the DIDLS procedure to determine the tone of each. Due Monday, 11/9 AT THE END OF THE PERIOD.
Essay prompts for Oedipus, Antigone and Dead Poet's Society.

Week of 11/2

DGP #7: the southside baptist church sponsored a festival my mother bought some french pastries there
Fix sentences 1 - 6 from "Connotation/Denotation 1" handout. Due Wednesday, 11/4.
Please respond to the following questions regarding Arthur Miller's "Tragedy and the Common Man." Please TYPE or PRINT IN INK your response. Due Thursday, 11/5.
1. How does Miller define tragedy?
2. How does Miller define the tragic hero?
3. According to Miller what elicits "pity and fear"? How is this different than Aristotle's position?
4. Do you agree more with Miller's conception of the tragic hero or Aristotle's?
Word Power: Complete sessions 7 & 8. Quiz on sessions 7 & 8, Friday, 11/6.
Using FIVE of the "B/C" words write a paragraph that expresses a particular tone of your choosing. (Review the "tone words" from the notes you took off the power point.) Then, explain how your diction conveys the tone you chose. Due Monday, 11/9.

Week of 10/26

DGP #6: mahua enjoys flying kites so we bought her a new ball of string
Rewrites of The Good Earth outlines due Monday, 10/26.
Write five discussion prompts based on your reading of Antigone. (Please type these discussion questions, or print them neatly in pen.) Then, write your own response to each of the questions you created. Due Tuesday, 10/27. Some ideas that might lend themselves well to a discussion question are:
- Comparisons to Oedipus (character, plot, conflict, oracles, etc.)
- References to Greek gods (and their significance)
- Aspects of Greek tragedy and/or tragic hero
- Parallels or relevance to contemporary society
- Personal observations
- Intriguing quotes
- Questions
- Things you agree with/disagree with
- Archetypes
- Motifs/themes/images
"B"/"C" words: Please give complete definitions and parts of speech for the following words. Due Friday, 10/30.
1. belie
2. bellicose
3. bequeath
4. blithe
5. bombastic
6. bowdlerize
7. bilious
8. cache
9. capitulate
10. caustic
11. chicanery
12. churlish
13. chimerical
14. circumlocution
15. circumspect
16. conciliatory
17. confabulate
18. caveat
19. cant
20. cogent
21. capacious
Word Power: Complete session 6. Quiz on session 6, Friday, 10/30.

Week of 10/19

NO DGP THIS WEEK! NO WORD POWER THIS WEEK!
Quiz on "subject"/"verb" recognition on Wednesday, 10/21.
Test on Oedipus: Thursday, 10/22.
Rewrites of The Good Earth outlines due Monday, 10/26.

Week of 10/12

DGP sentence #5: the four men worked hard to finish the job their boss gave them a large bonus
Word Power: Complete sessions 4 & 5. Quiz on sessions 4 & 5, Friday, 10/16.
Read through Ode 2 of Oedipus for Monday, 10/12.
Examples of paradox (2) and irony (3) from "scene i" due Monday, 10/12.
Read through Ode 3 of Oedipus for Tuesday, 10/13
Read through the Exodus of Oedupus for Friday, 10/16.
"A" word activity: Choose eight of the "A" words. Then write two sentences for each of the four grammatical sentence types (you will end up with eight sentences). Underline the vocabulary word within the sentence and label the sentence according to the sentence type it represents. Please make Oedipus the subject of each of your sentences. Due Friday, 10/16.

Week of 10/5

DGP sentence #4: both breck and jolie drove their cars for a long time and then found themselves in arkansas
Test on Greek gods (you may use your notes): Monday, 10/5.
Read Oedipus through "Prologue" by Monday, 10/5.
Using only the "Prologue," make a list of Oedipus' characteristics. Look at what other characters say about him and what he says about himself. Please include full (if short) or partial quote (e.g., ". . . sure in the ways of. . . "), page number, and the characteristic suggested about Oedipus based on the quote (i.e., "confident"). Due Tuesday, 10/6.
Read "Parados" and "Scene 1" of Oedipus for Tuesday, 10/6.
Word Power: Complete session 3. Quiz on session 3, Friday, 10/9.
Write FULL definitions and parts of speech for each of the "A" words below. Due Friday, 10/9.
      "A" Words
      1. abjure
      2. abrogate
      3. abstemious
      4. acumen
      5. antebellum
      6. auspicious
      7. arcane
      8. attenuate
      9. axiomatic
      10. antediluvian
      11. alacrity
      12. autodidact
      13. aphorism
      14. addle
      15. asperity
      16. ameliorate
      17. acrimonious
      18. allegory
      19. anachronism
      20. aesthetic

Week of 9/28

DGP sentence #3: standing on a ladder i slipped and broke a window
Buy Word Power Made Easy in students store for Friday, 10/2. $6.50 (Mr. Eby loves exact change!)
Word Power: Complete sessions 1 - 2. Quiz on sessions 1 - 2 on Friday, 10/2.
Greek god/goddess/mortal presentations:
- Research Day (in library): Tuesday, 9/29.
- Work Day in library on Wednesday, 9/30 (Come with story & art supplies.
- Presentations begin on Thursday, 10/1

Week of 9/21

DGP sentence #2: someones copy of ethan frome a novel was found in the room but my copy of the play our town is missing
Thesis statement about a theme in The Good Earth is due Monday, 9/21.
Find 10 examples and/or quotes from The Good Earth that can support your thesis statement. Use this as your guide: What are some reasons why (or how) my thesis true? Due Wednesday, 9/23.
Take 10 examples and/or quotes that you gathered from The Good Earth and look for patterns; next, create categories; finally, explain what's significant about the categories and how they connect to your working thesis. THIS ASSIGNMENT SHOULD BE TYPED OR PRINTED NEATLY IN PEN! Due Thursday, 9/24.
"The Good Earth Essay Plan" Assignment: Please create an outline for an essay that you would write on The Good Earth. THIS ASSIGNMENT SHOULD BE TYPED OR PRINTED NEATLY IN PEN! And it should be arranged as follows:
- I. Thesis Statement:
- II. Topic Sentence (Include your "category explanation" from 9/24's homework.)
  - A. Quote/Example: Then make the "inductive leap" and explain the significance of the quote/example and how it connects/supports the topic sentence.
  - B. Quote/Example: Then make the "inductive leap" and explain the significance of the quote/example and how it connects/supports the topic sentence.
  III. Topic Sentence (Include your "category explanation" from 9/24's homework.)
  - A. Quote/Example: Then make the "inductive leap" and explain the significance of the quote/example and how it connects/supports the topic sentence.
  - B. Quote/Example: Then make the "inductive leap" and explain the significance of the quote/example and how it connects/supports the topic sentence. AND SO ON . . .
Please note that you need 2 - 3 quotes or examples for each body paragraph. Please have a minimum of three body paragraphs for this assignment. Due Monday, 9/28.

Week of 9/14

BRING THE GOOD EARTH TO CLASS ON Wednesday, 9/16 (and from then on until we are done with the novel).
DGP sentence #1: many students work on the olympus our school newspaper.
"My Name" personal essay: Write an essay about your name (first, middle, last, nickname, OR pet name) following Cisneros' structure and style (i.e., the "what" and the "how" (see below). You DO NOT have to have six paragraphs. You only need to adhere to the four parts of her essay. This essay should be typed, single space. Rough draft is DUE Thursday, 9/17. Final draft is DUE Monday, 9/21. REMEMBER: YOUR ESSAY MUST BE "THEMATICALLY" UNIFIED. IT MUST "HAVE A POINT."
- * Part 1: "Name Meaning" -- Use lots of figurative language (e.g., metaphors and similes).
- * Part 2: "History" -- Tell a story about your name with an anecdote. Optional: Incorporate an extended metaphor.
- * Part 3: "Relationship with Peer & Family" -- Use comparison and sound metaphors/similes.
- * Part 4: "New Name"/"The Christening" -- Shift in tone or irony.

Week of 9/9

Please read and sign the syllabus. Due Thursday, 9/10.
* "My Name" personal essay: Write an essay about your name (first, middle, last, nickname, OR pet name) following Cisneros' structure and style (i.e., the "what" and the "how" (see below). You DO NOT have to have six paragraphs. You only need to adhere to the four parts of her essay. This essay should be typed, single space. DUE (To Be Announced).
- * Part 1: "Name Meaning" -- Use lots of figurative language (e.g., metaphors and similes).
- * Part 2: "History" -- Tell a story about your name with an anecdote. Optional: Incorporate an extended metaphor.
- * Part 3: "Relationship with Peer & Family" -- Use comparison and sound metaphors/similes.
- * Part 4: "New Name"/"The Christening" -- Shift in tone or irony.