Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Lord of the Flies DQ's Chapter 12

1.Who was the "savage whose image refused to blend with the ancient pitcure of a boy in shorts and shirt?"Bill
2.Why would "bathing [Ralph's] injuries have to wait?Because you can't listen/hear for naked feet if you were splashing in the water
3.What did Ralph do to the "Lord of the flies?"Hit it and broke it
4.Who had the "memory of a new and shameful loyalty."Samneric
5.Who sharpened a stick on both ends intending to use it on Ralph?Roger
6.How did they try to get Ralph out of the thicket?By rolling large rocks into it-Ralph had 3 different strategies for 'escaping' the hunters. What were they?
7. Climb a tree
8. Break the line
9. To hide and let them passWho said it?
10. "Nobody killed, I hope? Any dead bodies?The Naval Officer
11. "They are going to hunt you tomorrow."Samneric

julius ceaser act one reading & study guid

. Vocabulary: Be able to define the following words and understand them when they appear in the play.Wherefore- for the cause or reason (why)Exeunt- used as a stage direction to indicate and two or more performers leave the stageVulgar- characterized by ignorance of or lack of good breeding
What part of speech is vulgar when used by Flavius in line 72? NOUN
Construe- to give the meaning or intention of ; explain; to interpret
II. Literary Terms: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the play.
blank verse: unrhymed verse or lines.
List characters who speak in verse- FLAVIUS, FIRST COMMONER
prose: written, non rhythmic literature
List characters who speak in prose- CAESAR
**What possible reason do some characters speak in prose and some speak in verse? Because it's a play from the older century's.
tragedy- disaster
pun- play on words
Example from Act I, scene I:
conflict- fight, warfare
External: 1. man vs. man
2. man vs. society
3. man vs. nature
Internal: 4. man vs. self
Sililoquy: a long speech given by a character while alone on stage to reveal his/her private thoughts or intentions.
Example: Casca begins plotting how to win over Brutus in a siloloquy that begins with these lines: Well, Brutus, thou art noble; yet I see thy honorable mettle may be wrought from that it is disposed
iambic meter:
iambic pentameter: a fixed pattern of rhythem, or meter in which most lines contain 5 unstressed syllables each followed by a teased syllable.
metaphor: saying something is what it's really not
Example: time flys
simile: uses "like or as" to compare something
Example: Her teeth were as white as snow.
III. Questions: Answer the following questions:
Background-
Where and when was Shakespeare born? April 23, 1564 in Stanford-Upon-Avon, England
What theatre did Shakespeare help build? Globe Theatre-Opened in 1599, also known as "The Wooden O".
When did he die? April 23, 1616
In what historical period was Shakespeare living? Who was the ruler of England at that time? The Elizabethan Period.... Queen Elizabeth I was ruler at that time.
What three types of plays did Shakespeare write? Give and example of each. Tragic Comedies, Romances and Problem plays.
What was it like to go to a play during Shakespeare's time? An honor
What historian did Shakespeare use as a source for writing Julius Caesar? Queen Elizabeth
When and where did Julius Caesar live? Rome- 100 to 44 BC
Who is Pompey? Although he is not a character in the play, why is he important to the plot? He was Julius Caesar's enemy
Scene 1:
10. What is the setting? What holiday is being celebrated? Rome and Indes of March
12. Who are Marullus and Flavius? Members of the Council
13. Why do they want to drive the commoners from the street? Because they do not like Caesar or his celebration.
14. What else do Marullus and Flavius do to further hinder the celebration of Caesar's victory? Ruin the stutues.
Scene 2:
15. What does Caesar tell Antony to do to Calpurnia? Keep her at the house
16. Why might Caesar ask Antony in front of everyone else? Because he is his most loyal friend
17. What is soothsayer? Of what does he warn Caesar? Someone who can predict the future- Beware the Ides of March.
18. What does ides mean? The 15th of every month in the Roman Calendar
19. Does Marcus Brutus like Caesar? What does Brutus think of Caesar's rise to power? Use lines from the play to support your answer. He respects him- Brutus is Caesar's good friend, but does not want him in power- No, Cassius for the eye cannot see itself, except when it's reflected by something else.
20. Brutus says, "For let the gods so speed me as I love/ The name of honor more than I fear death." What do these lines imply Brutu's most important value in life? That he fears the man in power, but also respects him.
21. What story does Cassius tell Brutus? He and Caesar had a swimming race in the Tiber River and he had to save Caesar's life.
22. What is Cassius point in telling this story? He is trying to convince Brutus that Caesar is not as great as he seems.
23. What is Caesar's opinion of Cassius? Why does he feel this way? He thinks too much and is dangerous, he reads to much.
24. What handicap does Caesar reveal about himself when speaking to Antony? One of his ears is deaf.
25. How many times was Caesar offered a coronet, or a small crown? 3 times
26. What was Ceasar's reaction to the offering, according to Casca? He fainted and fell down.
27. What sickness does Caesar have? Epolopsy
28. What happens to Marullus and Flavius? They were put to death
29. What does Cassius plan to do to convince Brutus to conspire against Caesar? He is going to manipulate him
Scene 3:
30. What unusual events occur during the storm? In his dream Caesar saw a slave who cought people on fire.
31. What meaning does Cassius interpret fromt he storm? That is was a sign that something bas was going to happen.
32. According to Casca, what are the senators planning to do to Caesar tomorrow? Kill Caesar
33. Who is definitely part of the conspiracy?
1. Metellus 4. Marullus
2. Casca 5. Flavius
3. Cassius 6. Coronel

Shakespeare: Terms to know
Define these terms found on p. 686-688.
verse drama- plays in which the dialogue consists almost entirely of poetry.
blank verse- unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter.
iambic pentameter- a fixed pattern of rhythem, or meter, in which most lines contain 5 unstressed syllables each followed by a teased syllable.
soliloquy- a long speech given by a character while alone on stage to reveal his/her private thoughts or intentions.
aside- a characters quiet remark to the audience or another character that no one else on stage is supposed to hear.
rhetorical devices- use language and sound to appeal to the audience's emotions and make the speech more convincing and memorable.
Repetition of words and sounds
Parallelism, or repeated grammatical structures
Rhetorical questions, or questions requiring no answer
7. irony- exits when there is a contrast between appearance and reality
8. dramatic irony- the audience or reader knows something that one or more characters do not know.
9. pun- play on words, jokes that suggest two or more meanings of a word
10. allusion- referring to historical, biblical and litarary, references well known people, places or things.
You should also know:
ambition: your drive to succeed
vanity: vane (think you are all that)
envy: jealousy
revenge: pay back
In your opinion, is it right to ask a close friend to do something dangerous? Explain.
Yes, if the dangerous thing involves a life or death situation. You hope that the close friend can understand and help you out.
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Shakespeare- Grade 10 Study Questions
England in Shakespeare's Day [p. 683]
William Shakespeare is the greatest Play writter of all time.
He lived in the country of England during the Renaissance.
He was born in the year 1564, when Elizabeth I was queen of England.
England was established as a world power in 1588, when the English defeated and attempted invasion by The Spanish Armada.
Plays in which dialogue is mostly poetry is called versa drama.
Theatre in Shakespeare's Day [p. 684]
In the 1590's, Shakespeare's theater group called the Lord Chamberlain's Men.
The new London home of the group was a place called the Globe Theatre.
When Queen Elizabeth I died, the group's new sponsor was King James I and the group changed it's name to the King's Men.
The Globe Theatre was located on the banks of the Thames River.
The theatre was 3 stories, made of wood, and could hold as many as 3,000 spectators. Customers, called groundlings stood on the pit by the stage and paid the lowest price for admission. Richer patrons sat in balconies, also called inner galleries.
Most theatres in that day had no artifial lighting or heating, so performances were given in daylight in warmer weather.
Most commonly quoted phrases came from Shakespeare's plays. Some examples are:
"Friends, Romans, Country Men, lend me your ears" from Julius Caesar
"O Romeo, O Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?" from Romeo and Juliet
"To be or not to be" from Hamlet

Thursday, October 29, 2009

vocab 3

21.Dubious(Doubtful)- Causing doubt. -someone that shouldn't be trusted.-Timmy always knew that John was a dubious person.
22.Ebullience(Zest)- High spirits, exhilaration;exuberance. -something exciting.-Timmy was full of ebullience when he heard about his new dog.
23.Ferocity(Savagery)-A ferocious quality aor state;savage;fierceness. -someone who is wild.-John's ferocity towards the speading ice cream truck didn't make the truck slow down any.
24.Florished(Grow)-To be in a vigorous state;thrive. -to thrive in growth.-The garden in the park has florished since May.
25.Floliage(Herbage)-The leaves of a plant. -leaves-Dad said to rake the foliage from the yard to make it look nicer.
26.Furtive(Sneaky)-Taken, done, used surreptiouly or by stealth. -taken by someone who is scheming.-John's furtive behavior made Timmy suspious of what he was plotting.
27.Grave(Vital)-Threatening a seriously bad outcome. -something dangerous.-He soon found out that his life was in grave danger.
28.Impervious(Resistant)-Not permitting penetration or passage. -something that is unapproachable.-John didn't know that Timmy was impervious to his schemes.
29.Incantation(Voodoo)-The chanting or uttering of words. -a chant.-The tribe's incantation was said to bring rain to the land.
30.Inscrutable(Secret)-Incapable of being investigated,analyzed or scrutinized. -something mysterious.-John's inscrutness made Timmy nervous.

vocab 3&4

1What is jack doing as the chapter opens?-He was hunting and tracking a pig.
2.Ralph and Simon are building huts.
3.Why can't Jack get the pig to stay on his spear?-It didn't have a barb on the end of it.
4.All the hunters but Jack have gone where?-They went to the other side of the island.
5.Who helps the littluns get fruit?-Simon.
6.At the end of the chapter, where does Simon go?-He went into the forest.
7.Who said it? "We want meat!"-Jack.
8."I was talking about smoke! Don't you want to be rescued? All you talk about is pig, pig, pig!"-Ralph.
9."I thought I might kill"-Jack.
1.Who "still felt the unease of wrongdoing?"-Maurice
2.Who affected by the "taboo of the old life?"-Jack.
3.How was Jack "liberated from the shame of self-consciousness?"-When Jack put on the face paint.
4.Why did the "littluns" always obey the summond of the conch?
.Habbit
5.Respect
6.Why did Jack want Samnearic to get him a coconut?-The got it for gathering water.
7.Why weren't the boys rescued?-Because Jack let the fire go out and went hunting instead.
8.Why were the littluns used to "Stomach aches and a sort or chronic diarrhea?"-Because there were no grownups to tell them what to eat and they ate the bad fruit.
9.Who sait it? "You don't half look a mess"-Jack.
10."They don't smell me. They see me, I think. Something pink,under the trees."-Simon.

vocab 2

11. Credulously- Ready to believe especially on sight or uncertain evidence-in everything the little girl was credulous
12. Cynically- Having the attitube or temper of a cynic-After the pep talk one day and a lay off the next the remaining staff was very cynical about the company
13. Declivities-Downward inclination or slope-Becasue of many moral declavities of wall street investors, the stock market began to loose significant points in time.
14. Decorous- marked by propriety and good taste-she is becoming decorous in everything she does
15. Demur- the act of making objection-he said the cost would be brone by the home budget, and concil did not demur
16. Derisive- characterized by or expressing derision; mocking-he gave a derisive laugh after he pushed her into the mud
17. Diffidenly- lacking confidence in one's own ablilty, worth, or fitness-the little boy was very diffident when he got his test back
18. Discursive-passing aimlessly from one subject to the next-all the facts stated by the man in court were discursive
19. Disentangled- to free or become free-all the slaves were disentangled after Abraham passed the immansipation proclimation
20. Disinclination- the absence of inclination; reluctance-the place was a mess becasue of her disinclination for house work

vocab 1

1. Abyss- A deep, immeasureable space, gulf or cavity
2.Articulate- to pronounce clearly each of a succesion of sounds
3. bastion- anthing seen as preserving or protecting some quality
4. Blundered- a gross, stupid, or careless mistake
5. Cascades- A waterfall descending over a steep, rocky surface
6. Compressed- Pressed into less space
7. Contemptuously- Manifesting or feeling contemp; scornfull
8. Contrite- Caused or showing sincere remorse
9. corpulent- Large or bulky of body, porlty, stout
10. Covert- concealed or disguised

lord of the flies

. How did the boys arrive on the island?-their plane was shot down.
2. How did ralph call the first meeting?-he used the conch him and piggy found.
3. what are the anemes of the twins?- Sam, and eric
4. What does Ralphs dad do?-he's in the navy.
5. What nationallity are the boys?- English
6. The Island was roughly boat-shaped
7. What is the scar?-A peice of land
8. For whom did piggy vote as cheif?-Ralph
9. Who went to make sure the island was really an island?a-Ralphb-Simonc-Jack
10. Who is your favorite character so far?-Ralph
CHAPTER 2
1.Who is the only one who may interrupt the speaker holding the conch?- Ralph
2.Who saw the beast/beastie/snakething?- The small boy with the birth mark on his cheek
3.Who says, again and again that there isn't a beast?- Ralph
4. On page 37, ralph makes a two-fold "mission statement". what are the two parts?- Get recued- have fun
5. Why do they need fire?- to signal for help
6. What did the boys use to start the fire?- piggy's glasses
7.Who is the first boy to die?- The boy who saw the beastie