Calendar – Sept./Oct./Nov. 2015 – Pre-AP English 10 A Separate Peace by Knowles
Date / Day / Class Activity / Homework / Due Date9/21 / M / Introduce. Vocabulary. Dialectical Journal format
9/22 / T / Read in class. Chp. 1-4. Vocab Quiz Fri. 10/5 / Vocab 1-4 / Fri. 9/25
9/23 / W / LATE START Dialectical Journal due Chp. 1-4 Class Discussion – PERIOD 5 / DJ 1-4 / Wed. Per. 5
Thurs. Per. 2
9/24 / Th / LATE START Dialectical Journal due Chp. 1-4 Class Discussion PERIOD 2 / Study Vocab / Test 9/25
9/25 / F / Test over Chp. 1-4 + Vocab / Read Chp. 5-7
9/2 / Weekend Read Chp. 5-7 DJ
9/28 / M / Intro Vocab Chp. 5-7 / Read Chp.5-7 / DJ 5-7
9/29 / T / Read Chp. 5-7 in class / DJ 5-7 / Thurs. 10/1
9/30 / W / Introduce Paper. Paper due 11/11turnitin.com. (Veteran’s Day Hard copy due Thursday, 11/12 / DJ 5-7 / Fri. 10/2
Vocab Test
10/1 / Th / Dialectical Journal Due Chp. 5-7 Discussion / Vocab Test
10/2 / F / Quiz over Chp. 5-7 Start reading Chp. 8-10 / Chp. 8-10
Weekend Read Chp. 8-10
10/5 / M / Intro Vocab Chp. 8-10 / Study vocab
10/6 / T / Read in class. Chp. 8-10 / DJ Chp. 8-10 / Due 10/8
10/7 / W / DJ due over Chp. 8-10 . Chp. 8-10 Discussion. / DJ Chp.8-10
10/8 / Th / Quiz over Chp. 8-10 plus Vocab
10/9 / F / NO SCHOOL Teacher In-service Day for WA STATE / DJ 11-13 / Due Wed.
Weekend Read Chp. 11-13
10/12 / M / Intro Vocab Chp. 11-13. No Dialectical J Work in Lab / Study Vocab
10/13 / T / Work on Essay in Lab 200 / Study vocab / Test 10/15
10/14 / W / Work on Essay in Lab 200 / Paper
10/15 / Th / Read in class / Paper
10/16 / F / Part I A Separate Peace Movie / Paper 11/11 / Turnitin.com
Weekend – Work on paper due 11/11 for turnitin.com. / Hardcover / Due 11/12
10/19 / M / Discussion of Chp. 11-13 Review of Vocab / Study Vocab
10/20 / T-F / Test over Chp. 11-13 / Paper
10-21-2 / W-T / LATE STARTS Finish Film Wed. and Thurs. / Paper
Paper due Wed., 11/11 Veterans’ Day turnitin.com. HARD COPY due Thurs. 11/12
Vocabulary Chp. 1-4, Quiz on Friday, 9/25 – Late Starts
Tacit, cupola, foyer, specters, salient, mire, demotion, prodigious, regiment, consternation, reverberant, collaborator, conniver, catacombed, inured, anarchy, anguish, insidious, encroaching, mordantly, obliterated, solace, effulgence, paganism, undulation
Vocabulary Chp. 5-7, Quiz on Friday, 10/2
Denounce, diminished, ludicrous, reverie, imply, vindicated, idiosyncratic, emissaries, motes, immersions, transcended, infinitesimal, turbid, sinecure, nonentity, goaded, skirmish, pre-empted, impinge, insinuate, fratricide, galvanized, implausibility, solicited, virtuoso
Vocabulary Chp. 8-10, Quiz on Thursday, 10/8 (Friday No School)
Sanctity, discernible, gaunt, opulent, reticent, sentinel, whimsical, pungent, poignant, grotesque, sustenance, exhorted, buoyed, abashed, desolation, cacophony, accolade, droll, concocted, presaged, austerity, fervently, querulous, rejoinder.
Vocabulary Chp. 11-13, Quiz on Thurs., 10/15 (Start novel movie Fri.)
Inveigled, pantomime, latent, vestibule, bane, culminating, masquerade, torpidly, opaque, balustrade, timbre, incarnate, tumult, incongruity, decrepit, impervious, rites, languid, precariously, bellicose, cogitation, vigor, chaos, forlornly, parry Page 2
Dialectical Journal: A Separate Peace by Knowles – Format To Follow
ü For each chapter you read of this novel, you will copy down 3 quotes or 3 passages of your choice.
ü You will analyze each quote or passage with your own opinion and response.
ü There are 4 kinds of responses to each quote or passage you select.
ü Identify which type of response you are using.
ü You must use 3 of the 4 kinds of responses for each chapter
ü Add the page # and chapter – Correct Quotation FORMAT expected.
ü Here are the four kinds of responses: 5 sentences minimum
A READER’S RESPONSE:
· Your emotional or logical reaction to the passage:
· “I believe”, “I admire”, “I hope”, “I appreciate”, “I am surprised”, or “I dislike”
· Or any other thought, emotion, or reaction to the passage AVOID: Like, think
A PROFOUND QUESTION + ANSWER:
· Copy down the quote or passage
· Write down the profound question and answer it according to your thoughts.
An ANALYSIS
· The psychological answer to a “Why?” question:
· Gene feels this because
· Finny wants ______because
· Gene reacts this way because
· Finny changes because
· Or any other analytical response to the passage.
A SYNTHESIS:
· Comparing and contrasting, looking at cause and effect, or relating other sources (use the Internet) to this autobiography
· Or any other interaction between the passage and another part of the text or other sources.
Guidelines
· Type for each Journal Assignment
· As a guideline, complete a page per “chapter” assignment
· Needed on due date for in class activities on the day assigned
· Mrs. Tweed will check each day when the Journal Assignment is due
Sample Journal Page for Mrs. Tweed Page 3
Name
Mrs. Tweed
Pre-AP English 10-5
Date Title: Dialectical Journal for Chapters 22-25
Chapter 22:
“He sat in a hammock under the shade of the mango, guava, and orange trees and he turned his radio to the BBC news” (234).
This section implies a large British presence in Sierra Leone. I looked up Sierra Leone history and found out that it was a British colony until its independence in the 1960s. Britain built the infrastructure in Sierra Leone which helped the people when the British left. Sadly, when the British left, Civil War did break out. Synthesis.
“Mother looked him directly in the eyes . . . for you boys” (238). Use ellipsis.
How is the narrator’s home life symbolic of the chaos engulfing his country?
The narrator’s home life is a mess. His mother and father have gone their separate directions, and he is split from his brother, whom his mother looks after. The narrator’s country is also divided in a similar fashion; the rebels have split from their countrymen/women. The rebels’ lives are truly being sacrificed on the altar of country. Profound Question + Answer
“You have been great soldiers and you all know that you are part of this brotherhood. I am very proud to have served my country with you boys. But your work here is done, and I must send you off. These men will put you in school and find you another life” (278).
I found it startling that the lieutenant was so quick to release some of his soldiers of whom he was proud of to UNICEF. I believe that he was likely threatened in some way to give up his boys. UNICEF was not tolerant of the abuse of these young boy soldiers by the rebels. Yet, UNICEF needed to help out a year earlier. Reader’s Response.
Chapter 23
“How de body, Ishmael?” (250).
Here is demonstrated an effective example of using the language to develop the character of Ishmael’s uncle; he is clearly illiterate in the European sense anyway. Dialect and slang is used to add authenticity to the reality of speaking for the Sierra Leone people. It is part of the types of diction we’ve been studying in class. Analysis
“It would be waste . . . they are buried” (251).
In Sierra Leone, as well as in Rwanda, there has been a trend in not following traditional rules of battle. Both sides in Sierra Leone regularly committed war crimes much the same as in Darfur and Rwanda. The Geneva Convention was not followed and no international troops of the UN or USA intervened. Shame on the USA. Synthesis.
Pre-AP Vocabulary – A Separate Peace Page 4
Chapters 1-4
Tacit - Adj - understood or implied without being stated openly
Cupola – noun- architecture a roof or ceiling in the form of a dome
Foyer – noun - the lobby in a public building such as a hotel or theater
Specters – noun - a ghostly presence or apparition
Salient – adj - particularly noticeable, striking, or relevant
Mire – noun - an area of very marshy ground or deep slushy mud
Demotion – noun - a reduction in the rank, status, or position of somebody or something
Prodigious – adj - great in amount, size, or extent
Regimen – noun - a prescribed or recommended program of medication, diet, exercise, or other measures intended to improve health or fitness, or stabilize a medical condition
Consternation – noun – a feeling of alarm, confusion, or dismay, often caused by something unexpected
Reverberate – verb - intransitive verb to echo repeatedly
Collaborator – noun - to work with another person or group in order to achieve something
Conniver – noun – to plan secretly to do something, usually something wrong or illegal
Catacombs – noun - an underground cemetery consisting of passages or tunnels with rooms and recesses used as burial chambers leading off them. In ancient Rome, Christians used catacombs for burial.
Inured – verb - to make somebody used to something unpleasant over a period of time, so that he or she no longer is bothered or upset by it.
Anarchy – noun - a situation in which there is a total lack of organization or control.
Anguish – noun - extreme anxiety or emotional torment.
Insidious – adj – slowly and subtly harmful or destructive.
Encroaching – verb – to intrude gradually or stealthily, often taking away somebody’s authority, rights, or property.
Mordantly – adj - sharply sarcastic or scathingly critical.
Obliterated – verb – to destroy something so that nothing remains.
Solace – noun – comfort at a time of sadness, grief, or disappointment
Effulgence – adj - brightness or a brilliant light radiating from something.
Paganism – noun – an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody who does not acknowledge the God of the Bible, Torah, or Koran.
Undulation – verb - to move in waves or in a movement resembling waves, or cause something to move in this way
Chapters 5-7
Denounce – verb - to criticize or condemn something publicly and harshly
Diminished – adj - describes a musical interval or chord reduced by one semitone
Ludicrous – adj - utterly ridiculous because of being absurd, incongruous, impractical, or unsuitable
Reverie - noun - a state of idle and pleasant contemplation
Imply – verb – to make something understood without expressing it directly
Vindicated – verb - to clear somebody or something of blame, guilt, suspicion, or doubt
Idiosyncratic – adj - a way of behaving, thinking, or feeling that is peculiar to an individual or group, especially an odd or unusual one
Emissaries – noun – an agent or representative sent on a particular mission Page 5
Motes – noun – a tiny speck or particle
Immersions – noun - involvement in something that completely occupies all the time, energy, or concentration available
Transcended – verb – to go beyond a limit or range, e.g. of thought or belief
Infinitesimal – adj – very small in number, amount, or degree
Turbid – adj – opaque and muddy as when particles and sediment are stirred up
Sinecure – noun – a job or position that provides a regular income, but requires little or no work
Nonentity – noun - somebody regarded as unimportant, powerless, or insignificant
Goaded – verb - to provoke or incite somebody into action
Skirmish – noun - an incident where fighting breaks out briefly between two small groups, sometimes as part of a larger battle
Pre-empted – verb - to do something that makes it pointless or impossible for somebody else to do what he or she intended
Impinge – verb - to affect the limits of something, especially a right or law, often causing some kind of restriction
Insinuating – adj – hinting at or implying something unpleasant
Fratricide – noun – the crime of killing a brother
Galvanized – adj - to stimulate somebody or something into great activity
Implausibility – adj – hardly likely to be true
Solicited – verb - to try to get something by making insistent requests or pleas
Virtuoso – noun - a musician who shows exceptional ability, technique, or artistry
Chapters 8-10
Sanctity – noun - the condition of being considered sacred or holy, and therefore entitled to respect and reverence
Discern – verb – to see or notice something that is not very clear or obvious
Gaunt – adj – extremely thin and bony in appearance
Opulent – adj - characterized by an obvious or lavish display of wealth or affluence
Reticent – adj - unwilling to communicate very much, talk freely, or reveal all the facts about something
Sentinel - noun – a guard or lookout
Whimsical - adj – imaginative and impulsive
Pungent - adj – strong smelling or strong tasting
Poignant – adj – causing sadness or pity
Grotesque – adj – misshapen, especially in a strange or disturbing way
Sustenance – noun – something, especially food, that supports life.
Exhorted – verb – to urge somebody strongly and earnestly to do something
Buoyed – verb – to keep something from falling or sinking
Gibe – noun – a comment that is intended to hurt or provoke somebody or to show derision or contempt
Abashed – verb – to make somebody feel ashamed, embarrassed, or uncomfortable
Desolation – noun – solitary, joyless, and without hope