Honors ELA (Jefferson-Morgan High/Middle School)

Honors ELA (Jefferson-Morgan High/Middle School) //hsms.jmsd.org/apps/classes/774178/assignments/ Class Name: Honors ELA Instructor(s): Katrina Caffrey en-us SchoolSitePro <![CDATA[Due: 05/26/2017]]> //hsms.jmsd.org/homeworkItem4694639 //hsms.jmsd.org/apps/classes/774178/assignments/ Journal

There’s a divinity that shapes our ends,
Rough-hew them how we will. Hamelt V.ii
What major theme is this quote exploring? What does this theme mean? Explain and extend.

Vocabulary

Week 37 Quiz

Literature
~ Discussion on Act V
~ Introduce Project Assignment Project due May 30

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Who is your favorite character from the play so far and why?

Vocabulary

~ Week 37 quiz tomorrow

Literature

~ Read Act V for Friday

~ Complete RG Questions

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Do you believe in romantic love? Do you believe there is one true soul-mate for each person? Explain your overall views on love relationships and break-ups.

Vocabulary
~ Week 37 Quiz on Friday

Literature
~ Discussion on Act IV
~ Read Act V for Friday – Complete RG Questions

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In what areas of life do you show ambition in achieving certain goals? In what areas of life do you lack ambition? Why?

Vocabulary
~ Week 37 Sentences due

~ Week 37 Quiz on Friday

Literature
~ In-class Assignment #3
~ Read Act IV for Wednesday– Complete RG Questions

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What is your definition of madness or insanity? In your opinion, what characteristics must someone exhibit in order to be classified as insane?

Vocabulary

Introduction to Week 37; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday

1. largess (adj) generous giving
2. pall (v) to lose interest or attraction, to become wearisome
3. phobia (n) fear of something or a situation
4. premonition (n) a forewarning; a feeling of anxiety over a future event
5. quash (v) to set aside or to suppress forcibly; annul, abrogate, quell
6. restitution (n) restoration of or compensation for something taken from a rightful owner; redress, amends, reparation
7. retrenchment (n) the act of cutting down or off as by the reduction of expenses
8. sedentary (adj) characterized by a sitting posture; abiding in one place
9. stand (n) a determined effort for or against something; a determined position
10. table (v) to put aside or to postpone (usually relates to parliamentary procedure)
11. turpitude (n) depravity, vile, or shameful
12. vignette (n) a short descriptive literary sketch or a short scene from a movie
13. wistful (adj) having unfulfilled longing or yearning

Literature
~ Discussion on Act III
~ Read Act IV for Wednesday– Complete RG Questions

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To what extent do parents have the right to "spy" or check up on their children? What circumstances might encourage parents to spy? What circumstances might discourage parents from spying?

Vocabulary
~ Week 36 Quiz

Literature
~ Discussion on Act II
~ In-class Assignment #2
~ Read Act III for Monday Complete Reading Guide Questions
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We all deceive; we sometimes wonder why. Hamlet becomes so caught up in a web of deception that he is unable to free himself, except with the loss of his own life. Write of an incident when you deceived someone. Describe the situation. Explain why you did it. Was this particular deception good or not? Explain a situation where deception would be acceptable.

Vocabulary
~ Week 36 Quiz

Literature
~ In-class Assignment #1
~ Read Act II for tomorrow; Complete Reading Guide Questions

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If your father had died only a few months ago, how do you think you’d react to your mother remarrying? How would your feelings change if your mother married your father’s brother, your uncle? How would you treat your mother? How would you feel about your uncle/stepfather?

Vocabulary
~ Week 36 Quiz on Friday

Literature
~ Discussion on Act I
~ Read Act II for Friday Complete Reading Guide Questions

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In Act I, scene iii of Hamlet, Polonius gives Laertes a great deal of "fatherly advice" about how to live his life. Look at this section and find advice you have heard from your own parents or mentors. How valuable is this advice? Have you used it? Have you been involved in any situation in which this advice was applicable?

Vocabulary

Week 36 sentences due; quiz on Friday

Literature

~ Read Act I and complete study guide questions for Wednesday
~ Discussion will be held tomorrow; be prepared to ask questions and to discuss with classmates

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How common do you believe acts of revenge are in everyday life? Discuss specific incidents, including any you have witnessed and/or been involved in.

Vocabulary

Introduction to Week 36; sentences due tomorrow; quiz on Friday

1. adroit (adj) skillful, adept, clever, deft, dexterous, ingenious
2. broach (v) to open up for the first time
3. commission (v) to authorize or order; to send on a mission; to give authorization
4. cupidity (n) greed; avarice
5. disjunction (n) the act of breaking a connection
6. dynamic (adj) producing an effect of energetic movement or progression; forceful; energetic
7. ensconce (v) to settle comfortably
8. facsimile (n) a reproduction or exact copy
9. fulsome (adj) excess to the point of disgust; extreme lavishness
10. germinal (adj) being in the earliest stage of development
11. impoundment (n) the act of being seized and held in the custody of the law; confinement
12. insufferable (adj) not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable

Literature

~ Introduction to Hamlet
~ Read Act I and complete study guide questions for Wednesday
~ Discussion will be held; be prepared to ask questions and to discuss with classmates

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