English 11 B

Books to check out from your teacher:

Choose 2 of three:

Use this list to track your scores and progress in the A+ Lessons.

For this .5 credit course you will need to online lessons in A+ and the Lessons in the America: Focus on Literature book. The final for the class is a 5-7 page paper discussed at the end of the syllabus.

"Values, Visions, Realities" Most writers find purpose and meaning in their writing and others strive to teach and enlighten. Through it all is the story of mankind struggling to survive and find their place and live life to the fullest.

Values

Read The Tropics in New York and To a Young Girl Leaving the Hill Country pages 452-453. Then type a 1 page paper, single-spaced, answering the discussion questions on page 453.

Read The Tall Men pages 454-465. Then answer questions 1-4 on page 465.

Read The Devil and David Webster pages 468-479. Then answer questions 1-3 on page 479.

Read the poem "Karma Repair Kit: Items 1-4". Then answer the question: "Why is there no words after #4?"

Do pages 490-491. Complete vocabulary for The Tall Men and The Devil and Daniel Webster.

Visions

Read The Story of an Hour pages 496-498. Then answer questions 1 and 2 on page 498.

Read The Inside Search pages 499-502. Then answer questions 1 and 2.

Read The Centaur pages 504-505. Then answer the question "What is a Centaur?" and questions 1 and 2 on page 505.

Read The Bed Quilt pages 509-517. Then answer questions 1-3 on page 517.

Read "Oye Mundo/Sometimes" page 518-519. Then answer questions 2 and 3 and the question "What do you think about the style the poem was written in? Do you like it? Why or why not?"

Read The Secret Life of Walter Mitty pages 522-526. Then answer questions 1-4.

Read The Hunchback Madonna pages 527-535. Then answer questions 1 and 2.

Do Page 537 answer the composition #2 for The Bed Quilt and The Hunchback Madonna.

Read "Carriers of the Dream Wheel" page 538. Then answer questions 1 and 2.

Read "For My People" pages 539-540. Then answer questions 1-4.

Read "Let America Be America Again" pages 543-545. Then answer questions 1-4.

Read "The Gettysburg Address" page 546. Then answer question #1 only.

Read Harrison Bergeron pages 547-552. Then answer questions 1-3.

Do pages 560-56l complete the composition for "Carriers of the Dream Wheel", "Let America Be America Again" and Harrison Bergeron. Type out the "Gettysburg Address", then using scissors and tape complete the composition for the "Gettysburg Address".

Realities

Read The Open Boat pages 566-586. Then answer questions 2-5 on page 587.

Read Don’t Cry Darling, It’s Blood All Right page 588. Then answer question 1 and 2 on page 589.

Read Old Man at the Bridge pages 590-592. Then answer questions 1-4 on page 592.

Read The Jilting of Granny Weatherall pages 593-600. Then answer questions 1,2, and 5 on page 601.

Read "Where Have You Gone?" and "Farewell" on pages 604-605. Then answer the question on page 605.

Do Page 607 complete the "Where Have You Gone?" and "Farewell" composition.

Read The Sentimentality of William Tavener pages 609-613. Then answer questions 1-4 on page 613.

Read Auto Wreck on page 626. Then answer questions 1-3 on page 627.p

Read What is an American? on pages 628-631. Then answer questions 1 and 2 on page 631.

Read What is Pearl Harbor? On pages 632-640. Then answer questions 2-4 on page 640.

Do pages 652-653 complete the vocabulary for What is an American?

Choose TWO of the following Novels:

Read the novels and complete the worksheets that accompany it. Then watch the corresponding videos and complete the Video Worksheet. Write an essay discussing the themes of "value, vision, and reality" as it pertains to the novels, using specific examples from each novel. This paper should be 4-5 pages, typed, and double-spaced. Make sure to turn in all prewriting material.

*Use composition pages 492, 562, 654 to help you in the writing process.