Calendar October 2009 Pre-AP English 10 a Separate Peace

Calendar – Sept./Oct./Nov. 2015 – Pre-AP English 10 A Separate Peace by Knowles

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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