English 4 Honors (Period 5) Assignments
- Instructor
- Mrs. So Hee Tan
- Term
- Fall 2014
- Department
- English
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Past Assignments
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Bring your Pride and Prejudice novels so that I can return them to the textbook room.
If you do not bring it by Friday, you will have to do so on your own after break.
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Study for Final Exam.
Be ready for Presentation (if you haven't presented yet).
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Extra Credit (you may only pick ONE option if you have NOT done an extra credit yet). The file with the details has been posted awhile ago.
Final Exam Presentations begin Tuesday.
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Study for the Final Exam.
Work on your Final Presentation.
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Close Reader: "Blackheart" p. 99-108
Read the story and complete all activities and answer all questions.
Be prepared to turn in your Close Reader at the end of the period to be graded.
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Pride and Prejudice Essay
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TYPED, Final Draft
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Double spaced
Come prepared to work on Group Final Presentations
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Read "The Mosquito Solution" starting on page 453.
Answer questions 1, 3, 5, and 7 on page 469.
Be thorough in your responses and provide textual evidence.
Reminder: Pride and Prejudice FINAL DRAFT essay (typed and double spaced) due TUESDAY, Dec. 9.
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Read Reagan's Address to the Nation: Explosion of Challenger Space Shuttle starting on page 429.
Answer questions 2, 4, 5, 6, 8 on page 432
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TYPED Rough Draft of Pride and Prejudice Essay
See attached file for specific prompt choices and essay information.
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Read the rest of Beowulf in the Textbook.
Answer questions 1-5 on page 426. Give thorough and complete responses.
Close Reader: Beowulf p. 87-98
Complete all activities and questions.
Reminder: TYPED Rough Draft of Pride and Prejudice Essay also due
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Bring Textbooks!
Read the Background to Beowulf on page 409 and begin reading the excerpt of the epic poem on pages 410-415 (The sections titled Grendel and Beowulf).
Start working on Pride and Prejudice Essay.
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Use the extra time over the Thanksgiving holiday to finish your college apps.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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None.
Use this time to finish UC and Cal State college apps.
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Read the final chapters in Pride and Prejudice. (Ch. 57-61)
Congratulations! You finished a Jane Austen novel!
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Read Chapters 52-56 in Pride and Prejudice.
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Read chapters 49-51 in Pride and Prejudice.
Only 10 chapters remain!
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Finish the handout "Elizabeth Takes a Closer Look at her Family".
Read chapters 44-46 in Pride and Prejudice.
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Use the time over the weekend to work on your college apps, personal statements, studying for SATs, and anything else college related.
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Read chapters 41-43 in Pride and Prejudice.
Complete Satirical Cartoon for P&P
Pride and Prejudice
Social Satire Cartoon
Directions: Create a cartoon satirizing the social attitudes or characters in Pride and Prejudice. Remember that satire is a literary technique in which behaviors or institutions are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society. What sets satire apart from other forms of social and political protest is humor. Satirists use irony and exaggeration to poke fun at human faults and foolishness in order to correct human behavior. For the most part, a satirist attempts to bring about change by exposing an oddity or problem in an imaginative, often humorous way.
The requirements are below:
- choose a “topic” (social attitudes, characters in P&P)
- use recognizable objects or characters but depict them symbolically/metaphorically
- use blank paper (nothing smaller than 8 ½ by 11)
- must be in black ink (and labeled if the drawing is not obvious)
- write a caption (either a quote from text or explanation of drawing)
- include a title: Social Satire in Pride and Prejudice (for example)
- put name and period on BACK of drawing
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Read chapters 38-40 in Pride and Prejudice.
Be ready to turn in the following P&P assignments:
- The Marriage Settlement (painting) Satire
- Satire in Pride and Prejudice (Miss Bingley and Mr. Collins)
- Character Relationship Chart
- Happy Manners Chart (the last column with the exception of Mr. Collins does not have to be completed)
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Read Ch. 31-37 in Pride and Prejudice.
Finish Ch. 24-37 Qs
Study for Ch. 30-36 Reading QUIZ
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Read chapters 27-30 in Pride and Prejudice.
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Read chapters 24-26 in Pride and Prejudice.
Complete the Vocab assignment for chapters 11-15
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choose 5 words
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type work
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Read chapters 19-23 in Pride and Prejudice.
Read the article, "Word Referee" and be ready for a Socratic Seminar.
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Work on college apps and research scholarships.
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Pride and Prejudice Dialectical Journal
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Must be TYPED.
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Part B for each quote must be thorough and really delve closely into some specific aspects of the novel.
Read chapters 16-18
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Complete the Vocab Assignment for chapters 7-10
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choose 10 words
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Review for Quiz on chapters 8-15
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Finish #5-7 (Ch. 8-12) in the Dialectical Journal assignment for Pride and Prejudice.
Read chapters 14-15.
Reading quiz on chapters 8-15 will be on 2nd block.
If you want to plan ahead, the entire dialectical journal (completed and typed) will be due this Friday if you want to get a head start typing it.
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Read chapters 11-12 in Pride and Prejudice.
Complete the vocab assignment for chapters 5-6
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5 words
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follow directions on handout
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Read chapters 9-10 in Pride and Prejudice.
Complete the vocab assignment for chapters 1-4
(10 words)
Follow directions on the handout.
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Read chapters 6-7 in Pride and Prejudice.
We will be working on an assignment during 2nd block that involves those chapters.
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Read chapters 1-4 in Pride and Prejudice.
Answer the chapter questions and complete the Close Reading assignment. (These can be on the same paper.)
DO NOT write on the handout. Use your own paper.
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Read the NY Times article that I posted titled: "When Women become Men in Women's Colleges.
Write a one paragraph summary. (This is a lengthy article so remember the strategy of leaving out unnecessary details, covering the central ideas, and making sure it is in your own words.)
Then, write a one paragraph analysis/discussion of the issues that the articles raises. To say it's just about gender issues is not specific enough and too broad. The article points out and expounds on many pertinent aspects of the gender debate.
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Rhetorical Analysis Essay on "The Men We Carry in Our Minds".
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must be TYPED
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double space
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5 paragraphs (intro, 3 body, concluding)
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Friendly reminders:
1. Rhetorical Analysis Essay due tomorrow (Oct. 17).
Must be typed.
2. Extra credit for the fall play also due tomorrow.
3. Last day to buy tickets from me for the documentary Girl Rising (another extra credit option) is tomorrow as well.
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In the Close Reader, read "Pink Think" and complete all the tasks and answer all the questions for that selection.
Work on the Rhetorical Analysis Essay for "The Men We Carry in Our Minds". The TYPED final draft is due on Friday.
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Read "The Men We Carry in our Minds" starting on page 131.
Answer the ODD questions on page 138.
Bring your textbook.
Also, be sure to check out the uploaded file for the extra credit option for watching the documentary, Girl Rising. The extra credit does require a write up of the film.
Please note that there will be 2 other extra credit options announced later this semester. Those will not require purchasing of tickets or any other monetary means. And remember that you may only take advantage of ONE extra credit assignment per semester.
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Go to hmhfyi.com
- Click 12 (for Grade 12) in the upper part of page
- Click on the unit for Gender Roles
- Choose TWO of the articles in the list and read them
- Then, write a summary paragraph AND a paragraph commenting and analyzing the article. Consider such questions as: What are the larger issues this article raises? What does this say about society? What controversial issues are raised? What are the pros and what are the cons? What is this article REALLY about? Why is this article important?
Bring your textbook daily!
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Rhetorical Analysis Essay (5 paragraphs)
on "Rights of Woman"
(use the handout on the format and your notes/homework on "Rights of Woman" to help you)
This must be TYPED!
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Finish reading "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" and answer all 6 questions on page 120.
You can use the same paper you started class notes on if you wish. We will continue to analyze and take notes on the selection in class during second block.
Please be sure to BRING YOUR TEXTBOOK.
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In the Close Reader, Read "The Pardoner's Tale" (starting on p.19) and complete all of the exercises and tasks in the workbook.
You should be marking the text, writing in the margins as needed, and answering the questions.
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Complete the web first if you did not finish it in class.
Then, use the web to complete the Writing Performance Task on page 90.
Follow the instructions in the textbook.
This is not due until Monday since we will be in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Friday, October 3.
Please go DIRECTLY to the PAC at the beginning of class on Friday.
Senior GLCs will be giving a presentation about college apps, UC/CSU/CCC, private universities, letters of rec, financial aid, etc...
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Reminder:
Go DIRECTLY to the Performing Arts Center (PAC) on Friday, Oct. 3.
GLCs will present important information about college pathways, applications, financial aid and the like.
This will take the entire period and will be in lieu of class so you do not need to bring your textbooks.
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We begin our next "collection" (unit) in our textbook which is Gender Roles. The selections in this collection will "explore the traditional roles of men and women as well as changes in gender roles that have occurred in recent decades."
Read "The Wife of Bath's Tale" starting on page 77 with some background information about the author and the time period. Although this tale was written during the time period known as "Middle English" and is dated over 650 years ago, the ideas and themes in the tale are still relatable to people today.
To help you with context and historical background, view the video "History's Mysteries: The Knights of Camelot" in your ebooks at my.hrw.com.
Answer the Analyzing the Text Questions # 1-6 on page 90.
Be thorough and provide textual evidence where appropriate or needed.
Keep in mind that irony, wit, and a satirical tone are common in Chaucer's work, including this tale. Note also how the Wife of Bath defies some of the stereotypes of women at the time.
Please continue to bring your textbook and close reader to class daily until we begin our next novel.
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Read Veinteuno and Veintedos (Ch. 21-22) in Bless Me Ultima.
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Be prepared for a reading quiz on Deiceocho to Veintedos (Ch. 18-22)
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Complete Tony's Dreams Chart
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Turn in ALL Bless Me Ultima class and homework assignments
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Tony's Dreams Chart
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Cultural Influences Chart (5 entries)
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Place in BMU T-chart
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Importance of Place Poetry Analyses (3 poems analyzed)
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Symbolism Assignment (NOT the poster, but the individual assignment on paper)
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Study Questions for Ch. 11-12, 13-14, and 18-20
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Bring BMU (we will return novels as a class)
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Bring Textbook (we will begin Collection 2)
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Socratic Seminar: Extreme Interviewing
Reflective Writing:
(Think about the discussion you listened to/participated in and the article that you read and answer the following questions.)
How effective do you think this “extreme” type of interviewing is to screen candidates? Explain.
How does “extreme interviewing” reflect our society today?
How well do you think you would do in this type of interview? Explain.
(Think about the discussion you listened to/participated in and the article that you read and answer the following questions.)
How effective do you think this “extreme” type of interviewing is to screen candidates? Explain.
How does “extreme interviewing” reflect our society today?
How well do you think you would do in this type of interview? Explain.
What do you is missing from this article? Explain.
Turn in the following Reflective Writing Assignments on Monday:
1. The Last Lecture
2. Socratic Seminar: Color-coded IDs
3. Socratic Seminar: Extreme Interviewing
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Both UC Personal Statements (Prompts #1 and #2). Typed, Final Drafts
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Prepare for the Socratic Seminar on Extreme Interviewing .
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Read the article, answer the questions at the end (does not need to be written down), and consider other questions you may have. I will need a volunteer to serve as the moderator.
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Read Dieciocho to Veinte (Ch. 18-20) and answer the study questions.
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Finish Poem and Illustration. Be sure to color your illustration. The focus should be the place. You do not need to include characters in the illustration. You may if you like.
Read Quince-Diecisiete (Ch. 15-17)
No study questions this time. Just be ready for a reading quiz on those three chapters.
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Please be sure to bring the Poetry Packet to class on Monday so that we can continue the work from Friday.
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Read Chapters Trece (13) and Catorce (14) in Bless Me Ultima and answer the study guide questions.
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Read chapters 11-12 in Bless Me Ultima and answer the study guide questions.
Also, UC Personal Statements (BOTH prompts #1 and #2) are DUE FRIDAY, Sept. 26. These will be the FINAL DRAFTS!!
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UC Personal Statement PROMPT #2
Typed Draft
If you want to stay anonymous during peer critiquing, put an ID # in place of your name.
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Read chapters 8-10 in Bless Me Ultima and answer the study guide questions.
Be prepared to turn in the previous questions as well from chapters 1-2 and 5-7.
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Read Chapters 5-7 in Bless Me Ultima and answer the study guide questions from the handout.
You may type or write your responses. Please be thorough.
Read the article that I handed out in class (about color-coded IDs) in preparation for the first Socratic Seminar. Read over the questions at the end and think about them. You do not need to write down your responses. I will explain the protocol and procedures for how we conduct seminars in class. Please consider serving as a moderator for the discussion.
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UC Personal Statement PROMPT #1
TYPED DRAFT
Bring your Textbook and Bless Me Ultima as well.
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Revised RESUME (optional)
The score you earned will remain if you choose not to turn in a revised resume.
Bring Bless Me Ultima to class on Monday.
You do not need your textbook on Monday.
Work on UC Personal Statement Prompt #1--TYPED draft due Tuesday
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Review the following selections to prepare for Friday's Test
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"Don't Eat Fortune's Cookie"
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"A Walk to the Jetty"
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"Ile"
Download or View the handout titled "Chicano Literature"
Read the handout and answer the questions in complete sentences.
This will serve as an introduction to the genre of our first class novel, Bless Me Ultima.
Finally, read chapters 1-2 in Bless Me Ultima.
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Read "A Walk to the Jetty" on pages 31-42.
Answer questions 1-6 on page 44. Be thorough and specific in your responses.
Bring BLESS ME ULTIMA
UC Personal Statement Prompt #1--TYPED Draft due Tuesday, 9/9.
More info to come during second block this week.
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TYPED RESUME
Be sure to follow the instructions from the handout and to refer to the two samples provided to assist you in this assignment.
If you have any questions, talk to me during/after class or email me.
If you need or want an email response that same night, be sure you send your email at a reasonable time.
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In the Textbook, read "The Secret to Raising Smart Kids" on pages 21-27.
Answer questions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 8 on page 28.
Please be thorough in your responses, citing evidence or details where appropriate.
Also, finish the Frankenstein Dialectical Journal if you needed more time as it will be collected.
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Read "The Right to Choose Same-Sex Education" in the CLOSE READER on pages 7-10.
Complete ALL the activities that go with that reading selection.
Also, come prepared to take the summer reading essay.
You should bring Frankenstein, The Alchemist, and Their Eyes Were Watching God (if you can) as those are the books that you can choose from to write to the prompt. You will have two prompt choices.
You CANNOT bring in any notes, handouts, or pre-written work, but you can certainly highlight, mark or simply review certain key passages that you know may be good sources to quote from. To facilitate the ease of locating quotes, you can post-note certain pages that you think may be helpful to you so you don't spend extra time just leafing through your book.
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Study for the Literary Terms Quiz.
The list of terms is attached to this class page.
Bring Frankenstein.
Continue to bring your textbooks DAILY.
Announcements:
The summer reading essay is planned for 1st block (this date MAY change depending on when the GLC college presentation happens. I have not been given a confirmed date yet.) Please review your books to prepare.
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Listen to the commencement speech titled "Don't Eat Fortune's Cookie" from the on-line textbook at my.hrw.com
You will find it in Collection 1.
Then, answer questions 1-5 on page 20. Please be thorough and complete in your responses.
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Read "Kewauna's Ambition" in the CLOSE READER (workbook that came with your textbook) beginning on page 3.
Complete all the tasks and written responses that are part of the selection on pages 3-6. For instance, task #1 on page 3 asks you to do three bulleted tasks as you read.
YES, you may write in this workbook.
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1. Friendly reminder that the remaining summer reading tests will be given tomorrow as well.
2. If possible, please bring Frankenstein
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Complete the Vocabulary Assignment on page 17 and
the Subject Verb Agreement Grammar Assignment on page 18 of your textbook.
Follow the instructions given in the book.
Print out and start studying the Literary Terms. File is attached to this class page.
Review for Frankenstein Objective Test