English 9 A

Books: (check out from teacher)

• American Anthology
• Armageddon Summer by Jane Yolen and Bruce Coville
• The View From Saturday by E.L. Konisburg

For this .5 credit course you will need to complete the online lessons in A+ and the lessons in American Anthology book. The final for the class is a 3-5 page paper discussed at the end of the syllabus.

List of A+ Lessons to track your scores and progress.

**Please turn in each UNIT one at a time when you have completed ALL of that unit’s assignments. Make a title or cover page for the unit with your name, the class, the unit, and any extra touches you’d like to add.**

Unit 1: (90 points)

Read pgs. 2-3 The Story Teller

Clearly, much of the language in the poem does not mean exactly what it says.
For instance, the wallpaper in line 2 did not really “come alive”. In your opinion,what does the poet mean to suggest? In paragraph form, explain the meaning of the poem. What you think the author is trying to say?

Read pgs. 4-8 The Eye Catcher

Answer all nine Qs on page 9.

Read pgs. 11-15 Emily Dickinson Sampling

Answer “Ways of Knowing” Qs on pg. 12-13

Choose 1 question under “Ways of knowing” pg. 13-14

Read pgs. 17-28 Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Answer all 7 Qs on page 29.

Read pgs. 33-41 Canvas Bag

Answer all 8 Qs on page 41.

Read pgs. 52-57 Tell-Tale Heart

Answer all 9 Qs on page 58.

Read pgs. 63-67 (Bio) Edgar Allan Poe

Answer all 10 Qs on page 67.

Complete Writing to “Sell the Sizzle” on pg. 73

Unit 2: (85 points)

Read pgs. 76 Appointment in Baghdad & the 2 pages on Elements of Short Stories that follow.

• Write a paragraph explaining why this (super) short story is so popular and powerful.
• Rewrite the story in a modern setting with characters from your time period…try to add some of your own creative touches, but stick to the basic formula from the original.

Read pgs. 79-89 Out casts of Poker Flat

Answer all the Qs on pages 89 and 90.

Read pgs.91-95 On the Path of the Poltergeist

Answer the “All things considered” Qs on page 95 and the “Literary Skills” Qs on page 97.

Read pgs. 98-101 Casey at the Bat

Answer 1 of the Composition Questions on pg. 103 and complete the

Vocabulary and Skill Review on pages 104-106.

Read pgs.115 World is not a Pleasant Place to Be

Answer the 4 Qs on page 115.

 

Unit 3: (95 points)

Read pgs. 142-147 Woman Warrior

Answer the “All Things Considered” and “Literary Skills” Qs on pages 148 and 149.

Read pgs. 150-162 Chief Joseph Bio and his speech: No More Forever¨

Answer the “All Things Considered” Qs, complete the “Relationships” assignment and do the “Critical Thinking” exercises on pages 163-165.

Read pgs.169-176 Baxter’s Procrustes

Answer all 11 Qs on page 177.

Read pgs.183-190 How to Tell a Story

Answer all 10 Qs on page 191.

Complete the composition described on page 197. Use pg. 131 to help you.

Final (200 points):

Read the books The View From Saturday and Armageddon Summer.

• Complete the Book Report Questions for each novel.
• Write a 3-5 page paper comparing and contrasting the “voices” used in the books. How do the chapters that were written by men differ from those written by women? What was good and bad about the different “voices”? Did you like hearing the stories from more than one point of view? You are NOT retelling or summarizing the stories - you are discussing HOW the stories are written. You can use quotes from the books to help support your arguments.