Welcome to my English II website!
It's the end of the year...here's what you need to turn in!
*PLEASE NOTE: CHARACTER CHARTS MAY BE WORKED ON WITH OTHER STUDENTS, BUT COPYING OF STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WILL RESULT IN A GRADE OF "0" FOR THAT SECTION. YOU HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED!
1. TKAM questions for chapters 11-31 (120 points)
2. Character charts (280 points total) for (IN THIS ORDER):
Scout
Dill
Jem
Atticus
Calpurnia
Boo Radley
Mayella Ewell
Tom Robinson
(you only need one quote for Dill, Atticus, Cal, Boo, and Mayella)
3. the minor characters sheet (70 points)
(don't forget to add Aunt Alexandra to that sheet!)
4. Your TKAM mini-research project (100 points)
5. Your journal (140 points)
On exam day, we will present and turn in projects. We will also watch the 1960 classic film version of "To Kill a Mockingbird." If time permits, we will discuss the differences between the print and film versions.
Welcome to Spring Semester in Ms. Steigman's English II!
"To Kill a Mockingbird" projects are due on the day of your exam.
The handout with guidelines and expectations can be found here: TKAM PROJECT
We are reading "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
Download the study guide http://teacherweb.com/LA/FontainebleauHighSchool/Steigman/revised-for-web-TKaM-study-guide.doc
VOCABULARY QUIZ - CHAPTERS 1 & 2 OF TKAM / THURSDAY, APRIL 19.
INTERVIEWS ARE DUE AND WILL BE PRESENTED ON THURSDAY, APRIL 26.
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THE EOC (END OF COURSE) TEST, WHICH COUNTS AS THE FINAL EXAM IN THIS CLASS, WILL BE TAKEN ON MAY 1.
CAESAR TEST – FRIDAY, MARCH 30
The test WILL be multiple choice. The test WILLNOTbe open-notes. There are 60 questions. Review the questions at the end of each act in your textbook. If you have been paying attention in class and taking down the information we worked on (character chart, handouts), you have all the information you need to study and succeed on this test!
Know the following material for Acts I, II, and III:
· Vocabulary for Acts I and II
· Characters – who they are, personalities, etc.
· Plot and Events
· The Conspiracy
· Ethos, pathos, logos
· Rhetorical devices: rhetorical questions, parallelism, and repetition
We are currently preparing to read Harper Lee's "To Kill A Mockingbird." We will begin reading upon our return from Spring Break. Students are strongly encouraged to obtain their own copy of the book, however, some will be available for check-out both from the FHS library and from my collection.
Exam Study Guide
For exam success, please be familiar with and able to identify the following terms:
Character
Setting
Dialogue
Plot
Stage directions
Climax
Methods of Characterization
Scene
Act
External Conflict
Conflict
Irony
Theme
Rhetorical questions
Pun
Allusion
Metaphor
Simile
Iambic pentameter
Unrhymed
Blank Verse
Symbolism
Soliloquy
Author’s purpose
Rising action
Mood
Foreshadowing
We are currently preparing to read The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.
***Please obtain a copy of To Kill a Mockingbird by Monday, March 19****
Tomorrow (Thursday, March 1st) we will work on revising the Antigone Extended Response Assignment, which most students have already turned in. If you have not turned in this assignment, click on the link and complete the assignment - you must have this completed to participate in writing groups tomorrow!
Please feel free to email me at ellen.steigman@stpsb.org with questions or suggestions - or if you find a typo on this page, perish the thought.
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