A Christmas Carol Meaningful Sentences

Use ten of the twenty vocabulary words from A Christmas Carol to write meaningful sentences. Sentences that do not conform to the formula will not receive credit, nor will sentences with misspelled vocabulary. (Due 12/9/2010)

Remember:

• a meaningful sentence is made up of two independent sentences combined with a semicolon (;)


• the first sentence includes a vocabulary word


• the second sentence contains the definition of that vocabulary word


• the first word of the second sentence is not capitalized


• you should underline the vocabulary word and its definition

For instance, if the vocabulary word was:

Humbug (n): something worthless or ridiculous; a person or thing with no sense

a meaningful sentence would be:

Ebenezer Scrooge thought Christmas was a humbug; he couldn't understand how anyone could value such a nonsensical thing.

Pre-AP: A Christmas Carol Vocabulary

Free Christmas Carol Audiobook

Listen to Dickens' story as you read along. You may download a free audiobook recording of A Christmas Carol from LearnOutLoud.com, then load it onto your iPod/MP3 player and enjoy.

You are still responsible for obtaining a text version of the novella, so this will enhance -- not replace -- that responsibility.

A free Word-DOC file is also available. This Kindle edition will work with Kindle apps on Apple, Android, and Blackberry devices (must have parental permission to use electronic reader in class).

Opinion v. Fact

For each of the categories below write down something that is an OPINION and something that is a FACT.

For instance, if the category was Computers, an opinion would be “Apple makes the best computers.” A fact would be “Early computers were the size of large rooms.”

	Opinion	Fact
School
Candy
Music
Tennis  Shoes
Television

The Pearl Essay #2

In class December 3rd, you'll write an essay based on the following prompt:

Read the passage from chapter 6 of The Pearl that begins “The night seemed a little less dark” and ends “from the little cave in the side of the stone mountain, the cry of death.” In a well-developed essay discuss how Steinbeck uses literary elements (including, but not limited to metaphor, simile, etc.) to develop the theme that violence dehumanizes its perpetrators.

Students who completed a graphic organizer for the last essay tended to do much better than those who didn't. Be a student with a successful future: Complete the Pearl Essay #2 Graphic Organizer, courtesy of Ms. Farinas.

You may use the completed graphic organizer to assist your writing in class, but you may not pre-write your essay, turn it in, and chill for the rest of the period.

The Pearl Socratic Seminar Questions

Be prepared to discuss these questions in class on Thursday, December 2, 2010.

If you missed the seminar, submit well-thought out written responses to two questions (100%; one question=80%).

If you were in class and did not respond twice, use the back of your remaining half-sheets ("buns") to respond to the questions. If you respond to a question discussed in class, your response must add to the conversation we had. (+10 pts. each.)


WORLD CONNECTION QUESTIONS
Can a person change his/her destiny? --E.V. (1st)

When faced with a decision where every outcome seems negative, how do you finally make your choice? --A.P. (7th)

What do you do when you realize the path you are going down in life is leading you away from where you want to be? --M.V. (8th)


CLOSE-ENDED QUESTIONS
What's the meaning of the baby's name (Coyotito)? --L.A. (1st)

What did Juana do to heal Coyotito of the scorpion sting? --A.R. (7th)


OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
In what ways did the pearl change Kino? --M.S. (3rd)

How does Juana's personality change over the course of the novel? --T.B. (3rd)

Why does Coyotito "have" to die? --M.M. (8th)


UNIVERSAL THEME / CORE QUESTIONS
If you found the "pearl of the world" how do you feel your responsibilities would change? --A.V. (1st)

If a friend suddenly became rich, how would your friendship change? --K.M. (8th)


LITERARY ANALYSIS QUESTIONS
Why did the narrator introduce Kino's "songs" to the reader? --U.V. (3rd)

Why does Steinbeck use the pearl as a symbol of destruction, rather than hope? --M.R. (7th)

English II: "Ain't I a Woman" Persuasion Analysis

After reading the transcript of Sojourner Truth's speech -- here -- answer the following questions:

1. What is Sojourner Truth’s claim?



2. What counterarguments does Sojourner Truth address?













3. Which method of argument does she primarily use? (Ethos, Logos, or Pathos)
   
   Explain: