English+Warm-ups

=Warm-ups=

09/09/2013
Teenagers feel the effects of peer pressure on a daily basis. Write about a time in your life where you felt pressure to believe in something you didn’t, or a time where you felt pressure to take sides against someone, maybe a friend, when you knew it was wrong. Write at least one paragraph.

09/10/2013
Create a list of superstitions that people believe in today. Are you superstitious? In one paragraph explain why you think people are superstitious.

09/12/2013
Define the literary Terms:
 * Conflict:
 * Plot:
 * Theme:
 * Climax:
 * Protagonist:
 * Antagonist:
 * Verbal Irony:
 * Situational Irony:
 * Dramatic Irony:

09/18/2013
List two facts you learned about the Puritans from your Webquest. List two facts you learned about the Salem Witch Trials from your Webquest. List two facts you learned from the McCarthy Trials and the Red Scare from your Venn diagrams.

09/19/2013
Why is Reverend Parris upset at the beginning of the play?

09/20/2013
How does Abigail feel about Goody Proctor? Why?

09/23/2013
What happened between John Proctor and Abigail Williams? Why is this important to the plot?

09/24/2013
A) What type of characterization is being used? __**Direct**__ or __**Indirect**__? Explain! B) What do these lines tell you about Reverend Parris
 * //__Parris__//**//: Oh Abigail, what proper payment for my charity! Now I am undone.//
 * //__Putnam__//**//: You are not undone! Let you take hold here. Wait for no one to charge you—declare it yourself. You have discovered witchcraft.//
 * //__Parris__//**//: In my house? In my house Thomas? They will topple me with this!//

09/25/2013
Give an example of direct or indirect characterization from Act 1. Explain your answer.

09/26/2013
Use your red literature textbooks. Give an example of something Rebecca Nurse said in Act I that demonstrates that she is the **voice of reason**.

**10/03/2013**
After Elizabeth has been taken away to jail, what does John Proctor command Mary Warren to do? Why is Mary Warren afraid to do what he asks?

**10/07/2013**
At the end of our reading on Friday, Giles Corey brought a deposition (sworn testimony) to Deputy Danforth. In this deposition Giles Corey accuses Thomas Putnam of…

**10/08/2013**
“You must understand, sir, that a person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road between” (Act III).

Write down the questions exactly as you think of them Do not stop to discuss or answer the questions Write down as many questions as you can
 * __Step One__:** Generate a list of questions, adhering to these rules...
 * __Step Two__:** Look at your list and put an “O” by all of the open-ended questions (questions with many possible answers) and a “C” by questions that elicit one answer (a “yes/no” question or a question with a factual answer). Then, change any closed questions into open questions.
 * __Step Three__:** Select 3 questions from your list and rank them. It could be the three questions you find most interesting or important or the three questions that you think need to be addressed first.
 * __Step Four__:** Share your questions including why you selected these three.

**10/10/2013**
In your own words, briefly describe the events from Act Three of “The Crucible” that supported the statement, “Miller, the playwright, is demonstrating the power of mass **__hysteria__** and **__fear__** in Act III of //The Crucible.//”

**10/18/2013**
Write down two similarities and two differences between the documentary of "The Salem Witch Trials," and the play “The Crucible.”

10/22/2013
Write down an example of how a character’s motivations and personality traits have affected the plot of “The Crucible.”

**10/29/2013**
Create three separate sentences using the vocabulary words **//unctuous//**//, **lurid**,// and //**meritorious**//.

**10/30/2013**
Complete a “word within a word” diagram for the vocabulary word **//__jaded__//**

**11/11/2013**
After looking at the prohibition infographic complete the chart below by filling in at least 3 pieces of information for each column



What is the definition of success? Explain in at least one paragraph.
 * 11/12/2013 **

**11/13/2013**
What are the expectations of American society pertaining to success? Explain your answer in at least one paragraph.

**11/14/2013**
Please write a sentence using a vocabulary word in context that also demonstrates how to use an apostrophe correctly for possession.

**11/19/2013**
“The rich are different” is an old saying used to describe those who have enormous wealth. Please consider this phrase carefully. Are the rich different? What advantages might they have? How does being very wealthy affect how one views the world? Write a one paragraph response.

**11/20.2013**
Please write a sentence that uses “accept” or “except” correctly AND incorporates at least one vocabulary in context.

**11/21/2013**
Create a “word within a word” for at least two of this week’s vocabulary words.

**11/27/2013**
Create a word within a word for three Unit 3 vocabulary words.

**12/02/2013**
Create a 25 word summary of chapter six of "The Great Gatsby."

**12/04/2013**
In one sentence summarize any event from chapters 1-6 of “The Great Gatsby.” You must use at least one vocabulary word from unit 3 in your explanation.

**01/07/2013**
Is killing out of revenge ever justifiable? Why or why not? Explain your answer in at least one paragraph.

**01/14/2014**
Complete a “word within a word” exercise for at least three vocabulary words from unit 5, part 2

**01/29/2014**
Create a sentence using a vocabulary word from Unit 6: part 1. You also need to use one of the following directional preposition words : //to, on (to), in (to), toward//
 * Example:** //The owner had to __castigate__ his dog for jumping __into__ the frozen lake//.

**01/30/2014**
In Act 1, we discover that Hamlet is mourning the death of his father. How do Hamlet’s mother and uncle/stepfather react to his mourning? Why do you think that they react this way?

**02/10/2014**
__Making predictions: //Tea party activity-//__ as a group, read the quotes from Hamlet and create a “we think” statement in order to make a prediction concerning the characters, setting, plot, etc. in Hamlet.

**02/11/2014**
Write an original context-clues sentence using one vocabulary word from unit 6-2. //Ex: Because the father was old and could no longer play sports, he had to live __ through his athletic sons and daughters.// a) //Surreptitiously// b) //Vicariously// c) //Heinously//

**02/18/2014**
To what extent do parents have the right to "spy" or check up on their children? What circumstance might allow or prevent this? Your response must be at least one paragraph in length.

**02/20/2014**
Create a “word within a word” for **three** unit 7, part 1 vocabulary words.

**02/25/2014**
The “father-son relationship” is a theme in Hamlet that Shakespeare constantly draws our attention towards. There are three significant father-son relationships; Prince Hamlet/King Hamlet, King Fortinbras/Prince Fortinbras, and Polonius/Laertese. What do all three of these relationships have in common with one another, and what do you think was Shakespeare’s message about family in this theme? Your answer must be at least one paragraph in length.

**02/26/2013**
Create a “word-within-a-word” for two vocabulary words from unit seven, part two.

**03/04/2014**
Create a “word within a word” for two vocabulary words from unit 8, part 1.

**03/05/2014**
Characterize yourself as a "thinker" or a "doer." In this respect what character in the play are you most like? How would you like to be different, or would you like to be different?

**03/11/2014**
First term-paper reading log

**03/12/2014**
Second term-paper reading log

**03/13/2014**
Third term-paper reading log

**03/14/2014**
Fourth term-paper reading log

**03/17/2014**
Fifth term-paper reading log

**03/20/2014**
Is it okay for parents to plan the futures of their children, or should parents let their children follow their own ambitions? Your response must be four to five sentences in length.

**03/21/2014**
Sixth term-paper reading log

**03/25/2014**
Seventh term-paper reading log

**03/26/2014**
Write down at least two examples of “news flashes” that would change your life. Teacher example: //“Mr. Lynch Brings the WBO Heavyweight Belt Back to Philly!” (wishful thinking)//. After this, write a sentence for each example explaining how you would react to this “news flash,” and how it would change your life.

**03/27/2014**
After watching the beginning of "An OCcurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," write down what you think the prisoner did to get himself into the situation he was in.

**03/28/2014**
At the very end of “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,” what is the effect of the shift in point of view in the last paragraph of the story? Your response must be two to three sentences.