Unit #2
English Literature
Aug 30-Sep 5
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First Test Thursday, September 2 over:
Midsummer, Old Man and the Sea, Allegory, Alliteration, first 5 Greek/Latin roots
Assignment 2.2:
Novel Reading:
Begin reading the book "When Crickets Cry" (Chapters 8-20)
Submit Assignment 1.2 due Sep 5
Assignment 2.3
Literature Terms
Allusion
Couplet
--define in your own words
--give an example of the word from two different sources of literature...share with me an example of allusion from two novels and 2 examples of a couplet (hint: Shakespeare sonnets are a place to start)
--give the name of the literature/poem AND the author from your examples above.
Due Sep 3
Assignment 2.4
Greek/Latin Roots
Have all roots up through Unit #2 memorized by Sunday night and be ready to be tested over them.
Due Sep 5
Assignment 2.5
Novel Notecards
There is a huge list on the website. We will be skipping some of these so don't just do the next two. Always look here for the books we will be going over:
Here are your novels:
The Count of the Monte Cristo
watch this video for an additional plot explanation
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Due Sep 2
