Novanet Assignments for 10Th Literature and Composition A

NovaNET Assignments for 9th Literature and Composition A, page 1

Text needed: Literature, Gold Level, Prentice Hall

Note: Do the readings at home, if possible. If there is an offline assignment (written assignment, speech, multimedia presentation), do that at home and turn it in to your instructor. If there is a test, come back and take it at school on NovaNET.

a) Theme: Spine Tinglers

Read the following selections in your text, thencomplete the 2 tests on NovaNET. You are responsible for reading

The Prepare to Read and Review and Assess sections before and after each selection.

Read The Most Dangerous Game (18-36)

Read The Birds (50-82)

b) Theme: Challenges and Choices

Read the following selections in your text, thencomplete the crossword puzzle on NovaNET to demonstrate your

understanding. You are responsible for reading the Prepare to Read and Review and Assess sections for the readings.

Read: I Have a Dream (164-166)

The Road Not Taken (188)

To Be of Use (189)

New Directions (191-192)

c) Theme: The Lighter Side

Read the following selections in your text, then complete the 2 tests on NovaNET. You are responsible for reading

the Prepare to Read and Review and Assess section before and after each selection.

Read: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (346-352)

Read: Go Deep to the Sewer (368-372)

Fly Away (373-376)

d) Narrative Writing

Read Narration: Autobiographical Narrative(140-143)in your text.

After completing the reading, write a humorous narrative essay. Complete Writing Lesson 3 (379).

NovaNET Assignments for 9th Literature and Composition A, page 2

Text needed: Literature, Gold Level, Prentice Hall

Note: Do the readings at home, if possible. If there is an offline assignment (written assignment, speech, multimedia presentation), do that at home and turn it in to your instructor. If there is a test, come back and take it at school on NovaNET.

e) The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet

You will be reading The Tragedy of Romeo and Julietby William Shakespeare. You are responsible for reading

The Shakespearean Theater (764-765) and the Prepare to Read and Review and Assess sections before and

after each Act. Note: take the test on NovaNET for EACH of the 5 Acts of the play.

Read Romeo and Juliet, Act I (771-791)

Read Romeo and Juliet, Act II (795-815)

Read Romeo and Juliet, Act III (819-841)

Read Romeo and Juliet, Act IV (845-857)

Read Romeo and Juliet, Act V (861-874)

f) Research and Writing

What was life like in William Shakespeare's England? Write a research paper (using MLA format). Describe

the following aspects of life in the Renaissance: medicine, theater, everyday life, exploration, and art.

Read Research Writing: Research Report (1070-1075)inyour textbook for guidelines and grading criteria.

The following websites may be helpful:

a) Renaissance (link broken)

b) Rome Reborn: The Vatican and the Renaissance (link broken)

c) Shakespeare's Works

g) Descriptive Writing

Descriptive writing gives the author a chance to createa verbal picture of a person, place or thing. You may

read about descripive writing on page R17 in your text.

Your assignment is to write a descriptive letter to a friend describing NovaNET and the experience of taking

a class on NovaNET.

NovaNET Assignments for 9th Literature and Composition B, page 1

Text needed: Literature, Gold Level, Prentice Hall

Note: Do the readings at home, if possible. If there is an offline assignment (written assignment, speech, multimedia presentation), do that at home and turn it in to your instructor. If there is a test, come back and take it at school on NovaNET.

a) Exposition: Comparison and Contrast Essay

Read Writing Workshop (968-971) in your text. After reading the material, write a comparison and contrast

essay on the topic of your choice.

b) Genre: Short Stories

Read the following selections in your text, thencomplete the2 tests on NovaNET that follow. You are responsible for

reading the Prepare to Read and Review and Assess sections before and after each story.

Read The Gift of the Magi (524-530)

Read The Necklace (608-615)

The Harvest (616-620)

c) Genre: Nonfiction

Read the following selections in your text, then complete the 2 tests on NovaNET.

You are responsible for reading Exploring the Genre (631) and How to Read Literature (633). You are also responsible

for reading the Prepare to Read and Review and Assess sections that correspond with each reading.

Read: Single Room, Earth View (637-640)

Read: From A White House Diary (674-679)

Arthur Ashe Remembered (683-684)

Georgia O'Keeffe (685-690)

d) Genre: Poetry

Read the following selections in your text, then complete the test on NovaNET.

You are responsible for reading Exporing the Genre (891), How to Read Literature (893) and the Prepare to Read and

Review and Assess sections that correspond to each poem.

Read: Dream Deferred (904)

Dreams (905)

The Eagle (906)

The Raven (938-943)

The Seven Ages of Man (945-946)

Three Haiku (956)

NovaNET Assignments for 9th Literature and Composition B, page 2

Text needed: Literature, Gold Level, Prentice Hall

Note: Do the readings at home, if possible. If there is an offline assignment (written assignment, speech, multimedia presentation), do that at home and turn it in to your instructor. If there is a test, come back and take it at school on NovaNET.

e) Genre: The Epic

You will be reading The Odyssey. You are responsiblefor reading Exploring the Genre (975), How to Read

Literature (977) and the Prepare to Read and Review and Assess sections that correspond with each part of

the epic. When you finish reading, complete the 2 tests on NovaNET.

Read from The Odyssey, Part I (981-1017)

Read from The Odyssey, Part II (1021-1046)

f) Persuasive Essay

You will be writing a persuasive essay.

Turn to the Writing Workshop (334-337) for information on this type of writing and grading criteria. You may choose

your own subject. Ask a friend or classmate todiscuss the topic with you to give you insight intopossible arguments.

g) Literary Analysis

Odysseus is an epic hero. Complete Writing Lesson #3(1049). You may find it useful to review the Responseto

Literature (R19) section of your text.

NovaNET Assignments for 10th Literature and Composition A, page 1

Text needed: Literature, Platinum Level, Prentice Hall

Note: Do the readings at home, if possible. If there is an offline assignment (written assignment, speech, multimedia presentation), do that at home and turn it in to your instructor. If there is a test, come back and take it at school on NovaNET.

a) Theme: On the Edge

Read the following selections in your text, then complete the test on NovaNET.

Prepare to Read (48-49)

The Monkey's Paw (50-58)

The Bridegroom (59-64)

b) Theme: Striving for Success

Read the following selections in your text, then complete the teston NovaNET.

Why Read Literature? (124)

How to Read Literature (125)

Prepare to Read (156-157)

Success is counted sweetest (158)

I dwell in Possibility (159

Uncoiling (160)

Columbus Dying (162)

c) Theme: Clashing Forces

Read the following selections in your text, thencomplete the test on NovaNET.

Reading Informational Materials (274)

Feel the City's Pulse? It's Be-bop, Man! (276-277)

Prepare to Read (298-299)

The Uprooting of a Japanese-American Family(300-307)

Speech on Japanese American Internment (308)

d) Delivering a Presentation

After completing the Clashing Forces module, complete Extension Activity 4 (311).

e) Theme: Expanding Horizons

Read the following selections in your text, thencomplete the test on NovaNET.

How to Read Literature (427)

Prepare to Read (482-483)

The Orphan Boy and the Elk Dog (484-492)

NovaNET Assignments for 10th Literature and Composition A, page 2

Text needed: Literature, Platinum Level, Prentice Hall

Note: Do the readings at home, if possible. If there is an offline assignment (written assignment, speech, multimedia presentation), do that at home and turn it in to your instructor. If there is a test, come back and take it at school on NovaNET.

f) Retelling a Myth

After reading The Orphan Boy... in the previous module, complete Writing Lesson 3 (495).

g) Drama: The Tragedy of Julius Caesar

You will be reading The Tragedy of Julius Caesar byWilliam Shakespeare. You are responsible for reading

Shakespeare on Stage (816-817) and the Prepare to Read and Review and Assess sections before and after

each selection. Note: take the test on NovaNET for EACH of the 5 Acts of the play.

Read The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act I (822-837)

Read The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act II (841-857)

Read The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act III (861-879)

Read The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act IV (884-897)

Read The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Act V (901-912)

h) Literary Writing Assignment

After reading Julius Caesar, locate four sources on theplay using the internet and/or media center.

Complete one of the following writing assignments:

Rewrite the play in another time or place

Pretend you are a character in the play. Write a letterto another character in the play.

Write a journal or diary expressing the thoughts and feelings of a character.

Write a letter to William Shakespeare about the play.

Your writing must demonstrate an understanding of the play. You must include your resources with your work.

For information on citing resources, turn to page R27 at the back of your textbook.

NovaNET Assignments for 10th Literature and Composition B, page 1

Text needed: Literature, Platinum Level, Prentice Hall

Note: Do the readings at home, if possible. If there is an offline assignment (written assignment, speech, multimedia presentation), do that at home and turn it in to your instructor. If there is a test, come back and take it at school on NovaNET.

a) Short Stories

Read the following selections in your text, then complete the 2 tests on NovaNET that follow.

Prepare to Read (538-539)

The Open Window (540-544)

Prepare to Read (636-637)

The Princess and all the Kingdom (639-640)

The Censors (641-644)

b) Persuasive Essay

Complete Writing Lesson #3 (647).

c) Nonfiction

Read the following selections in your text, thencomplete the test on NovaNET.

Why Read Literature (656)

How to Read Literature (657)

Prepare to Read (732-733)

Star Wars - A Trip to a Far Galaxy That's Funny... (734-736)

Star Wars: Breakthrough Film Still Has the Force (737-742)

d) Compare and Contrast Essay

After completing the nonfiction module, choose recent film that you enjoyed or strongly disliked.

Search for 3 movie reviews on the internet. You may want to look at Review and Assess (743) for ideason evaluating

the reviews.

Read Exposition: Comparison-and-Contrast Essay (758-761).

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the reviews.

NovaNET Assignments for 10th Literature and Composition B, page 2

Text needed: Literature, Platinum Level, Prentice Hall

Note: Do the readings at home, if possible. If there is an offline assignment (written assignment, speech, multimedia presentation), do that at home and turn it in to your instructor. If there is a test, come back and take it at school on NovaNET.

e) Poetry

Read the following selections in your text. You areresponsible for reading the Prepare to Read and

Review and Assess sections for each poem. After you finish reading, complete the test on NovaNET.

Exploring the Genre (923)

How to Read Literature (925)

The Stolen Child (928-930)

Cat's in the Cradle (934-935)

Metaphor (953)

Making a Fist (975)

Haiku (989)

Sonnet 18 (990)

f) Epics and Legends

Read the following selections in your text, thencomplete the3 tests on NovaNET.

Exploring the Genre (1001)

How to Read Literature (1003)

Prepare to Read (1004-1005)

Don Quixote (1006-1014)

Arthur Becomes King of Britain (1030-1042)

Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali (1064-1072)

g) Literary Terms

Using your text or other resources, define the following literary terms:

Alliteration MetaphorAssonance Meter

ConsonanceNarrative PoetryFree VerseOnomatopoeia

Imagery PersonificationIrony Simile

Lyric Poetry

Complete the puzzle on NovaNETto demonstrate your understanding.

h) Literary Analysis

Read Response to Literature (916-919) in your text. Think about the literature you have read this session.

Which literature is the most memorable? Which work made you think or feel?

Choose one story or poem, and write a well-written response to literature.

NovaNET Assignments for American Literature and Composition A, page 1

Text needed: Literature, The American Experience, Prentice Hall

Note: Do the readings at home, if possible. If there is an offline assignment (written assignment, speech, multimedia presentation), do that at home and turn it in to your instructor. If there is a test, come back and take it at school on NovaNET.

a) Beginnings - 1750

Read the following selections in your text, thencomplete the module test on NovaNET.

You are responsible forreading Beginnings to 1750 (4-11), Our Native American Heritage (12), and the Prepare to

Read and Review and Assess sections that correspond toeach reading.

Read: The Iroquois Constitution (24-26)

Journal of the First Voyage to America (62-64)

To My Dear and Loving Husband (102)

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (108-112)

b) A Nation Is Born

Read the following selections in your text, thencomplete the test on NovaNET.

You are responsible for reading A Nation is Born (128-135) and the Prepare to Read and Review and Assess section

that correspond to each reading.

Read: Poor Richard's Almanack (146-148)

The Crisis (160-162)

c) A Growing Nation

Read the following selections in your text, then complete the 2 tests and 1 crossword puzzle on NovaNET.

You are responsible for readingA Growing Nation (230-237) and the Prepare to Read and Review and Assess sections

that correspond to each selection. Note: The puzzle is graded - don't guess! Also, some answers may be found

in the Prepare to Read and Review and Assess sections!

Read: Thanatopsis (267-269)

Old Ironsides (270-271)

The Fall of the House of Usher (308-325)

The Raven (326-330)

Read: The Minister's Black Veil (336-348)

Read: Transcendentalism: The Seekers (384-385)

Nature (388-390) and Self-Reliance (391-392)

Walden (403-411)

Because I could not stop for Death (420-421)

d) Song of Myself

Read the following selections:

Prepare to Read (432-433)

Song of Myself (436-439)

Your assignment is to write a song of yourselfpoem. FollowWalt Whitman's style but make the poem a reflection of

who you are. Be creative! You may find it useful to review Writing Lesson 3 as you plan your poem.

NovaNET Assignments for American Literature and Composition A, page 2

Text needed: Literature, The American Experience, Prentice Hall

Note: Do the readings at home, if possible. If there is an offline assignment (written assignment, speech, multimedia presentation), do that at home and turn it in to your instructor. If there is a test, come back and take it at school on NovaNET.

e) Division, Reconciliation, and Expansion

Read the following selections in your text, then complete the 3 tests on NovaNET.

You are responsible for readingDivision, Reconciliation, and Expansion (464-471) and the Prepare to Read and

Review and Assess sections that correspond with each reading.

Read: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (489)

Go Down, Moses (490)

My Bondage and My Freedom (497-502)

Read: The Gettysburg Address (522-524)

Letter to His Son (525-526)

A Confederate Account of the Battle ofGettysburg (542-543)

Read: The Notorious Jumping Frog of CalaverasCounty (569-574)

The Outcasts of Poker Flat (580-590)

I Will Fight No More Forever (602)

f) Critical Essay

Read the following selections:

Prepare to Read (506-507)

An Occurrence at OwlCreekBridge (508-516)

Review and Assess (517)

Complete Writing Lesson 3 (519). You are expected toturn in a well-written essay.

g) Literary Terms

Using your text or other resources, define thefollowing literary terms:

analogy foreshadowing protagonist

anecdote genre realism

antagonist legend regionalism

aphorism myth romanticism

biography narrative round character

classicism naturalism static character

conflict plot transcendentalism

Once you have taken notes on the terms, complete the puzzle on NovaNET. This puzzle is graded so don't

guess!

h) Literary Project

Create a timeline of the events in American Literature including literary periods, authors, and historical events.

NovaNET Assignments for American Literature and Composition B, page 1

Text needed: Literature, The American Experience, Prentice Hall

Note: Do the readings at home, if possible. If there is an offline assignment (written assignment, speech, multimedia presentation), do that at home and turn it in to your instructor. If there is a test, come back and take it at school on NovaNET.

a) Disillusion, Defiance, and Discontent

Read the following selections in your text, thencomplete the 2 tests on NovaNET.

You are responsible for readingDisillusion, Defiance, and Discontent (702-714) and the Prepare to Read and Review

and Assess sections that correspond with each reading.

Poetry: This is Just to Say (736)

Pear Tree (737)

old age sticks (776)

anyone lived in a pretty how town (777-778)

The Unknown Citizen (779-780)

Ars Poetica (798-799)

Prose: Winter Dreams (744-762)

In Another Country (809-814)

b) Speaking and Listening

Read The Corn Planting (815-819).

Delivering a Speech (122)

Your assignment is to give a speech. After finishing the reading above, complete Writing Lesson 3 (831)

and present the speech to your teacher and severalclassmates. You will be graded on content and

presentation.

c) Disillusion, Defiance, and Discontent Part 3: From Every Corner of the Land

Read the following selections in your text, thencomplete the 3 tests on NovaNET.

You are responsible for reading the Prepare to Read and Review and Assess sections that correspond with each

reading.

Poetry: Grass (840)

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (885)

Mending Wall (886-887)

Acquainted with the Night (892)

Prose: The Night the Ghost Got In (898-902)

from Here is New York (903-906)

The Harlem Renaissance:

The Harlem Renaissance (910-911)

The Negro Speaks of Rivers (926)

Ardella (927)

The Tropics in New York (930)

d) Multimedia Presentation

Your assignment is to create a multimedia presentation.

Read Research: A Multimedia Presentation (950-953)for guidelines and grading criteria.

NovaNET Assignments for American Literature and Composition B, page 2

Text needed: Literature, The American Experience, Prentice Hall

Note: Do the readings at home, if possible. If there is an offline assignment (written assignment, speech, multimedia presentation), do that at home and turn it in to your instructor. If there is a test, come back and take it at school on NovaNET.