Neoclassicism Packet

English 12 – Mrs. Schroeder

DUE: Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Name:

Period:

December 2015 – Neoclassicism – Mrs. Schroeder – Eng 12

Dec 7
Macbeth Vocab Test
Neoclassicism notes / Dec 8
Macbeth Essay
Rough Draft
Editing Day / Dec 9 Early Release
Macbeth Essay DUE
Background Reading p. 560-577 & Vocab
HW: Finish Vocab from 560-577 / Dec 1
Vocab will be P’d off
Diary of Samuel Pepys p. 578-587 & Questions p. 588
HW: Vocab & Flags / Dec 11
FLAG CHECK
Vocab will be P’d off
Pepys’ Tweets
14
Read “A Modest Proposal” p. 608-609 &620-631 / 15
Read “A Modest Proposal” p. 608-609 &620-631
HW: Questions p. 632: 1-5, 8 & “Injustice” AND Vocab / 16
Vocab will be P’d off
Verbal irony in “A Modest Proposal”
HW: Finish verbal irony & rhetoric & flags / 17
Elements of rhetoric in “A Modern Proposal / 18
FLAG CHECK
21
Winter Break / 22
Winter Break / 23
Winter Break / 24
Winter Break / 25
Winter Break
28
Winter Break / 29
Winter Break / 30
Winter Break / 31
Winter Break / Jan 1
Winter Break

January 2016 – Neoclassicism – Mrs. Schroeder – Eng 12

Jan 4
Read “The Spectator” p. 600- 605 & Questions p. 606 1-5, 8 & “Opinions”
HW: Vocab for “The Spectator” and flags / Jan 5
Vocab will be P’d off
FLAG CHECK
A Spectator’s Blog
HW: Finish Blog / Jan 6
Addison Assignment / Jan 7
Read “The Dictionary of the English Language”
p. 670-671;672-676
HW; Vocab; ?s 1-8 + Word on pg 677 / Jan 8
Vocab will be P’d off
FLAG CHECK
Read “The Life of Samuel Johnson”
p. 680-681; 682-687
HW: Vocab; ?s 1-9 + Life Story p 688
11
Vocab will be P’d off
FLAG CHECK
Assignment on BOTH readings regarding Samuel Johnson / 12
Assignment on BOTH readings regarding Samuel Johnson
HW: Finish assignment / 13 Early Release
Read “Encounter with King George III” p. 706-715 & Create “Draw Conclusions” chart p707 & ?s p. 716: 1-9
HW: Finish ?s & Vocab / 14
Vocab will be P’d off
FLAG CHECK
Burney Assignment
HW: Finish assignment / 15
“Letters to his Son,”
by Lord Chesterfield & “Letter to her Daughter,” by Lady Montegu
HW: ?s on reads
18
MARTIN LUTHER
KING, JR
DAY
NO SCHOOL / 19
FLAG CHECK
Vocab Test / 20
William Defoe
From “An Academy for Women” / 21
FLAGGING SHEET DUE
Neoclassic position on women in Montegu, Defoe & Chesterfield
HW: Finish assignment / 22
Romanticism Notes &
Read “A Vindication of Rights of Women”
?s 1-7 p. 637
HW: Finish reading & ?
25
“A Vindication of Rights of Women”
Historical context & resources / 26
PACKET DUE
Compare Neoclassicism to budding Romanticism / 27
Finals with neoclassic short write / 28
Finals with neoclassic short write / 29
Finals with neoclassic short write

“The Diary of Samuel Pepys” – VOCABULARY

Definitions have been provided for the following vocabulary words from “The Diary of Samuel Pepys.” You will be tested on all vocabulary from this packet.

For the vocab that is still used today, you will need to do the following:

ü  Locate the line where it is said in the reading.

ü  Copy that line/sentence , in its entirety.

ü  Create an original sentence correctly using the vocabulary word.

dissolved – v. to bring to an end

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discourse – n. formal and orderly expression of thought

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coronation – n. the act of crowning, as of a king or high office

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pardon – n. a release from the legal penalties of a crime

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cavalcade – n. a procession of riders or carriages

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heralds – n. an official crier or messenger

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Lamentable – adj. regrettable or unfortunate

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clambering – v. to climb awkwardly

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loath – adj. unwilling to do

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malicious – adj. given to casing pain or mischief

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discoursing – v. to express oneself in formal speech

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coach – n. a large horse-drawn carriage

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divertisement – n. diversion, amusement, recreation

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tumult – n. violent and disorderly agitation

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rogue – n. dishonest, worthless, or mischievous person

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“The Diary of Samuel Pepys” – QUESTIONS

In the space provided, answer the questions that follow the reading in the book on page 588. Answer only the questions # that are listed below.

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“A Modest Proposal” – VOCABULARY

Literary Terms

Satire (p608) def:

Horatian Satire (p609) def:

Juvenalian Satire (p609) def:

Verbal irony (p621) def:

Definitions have been provided for the following vocabulary words from “A Modest Proposal.” You will be tested on all vocabulary from this packet.

For the vocab that is still used today, you will need to do the following:

ü  Locate the line where it is said in the reading.

ü  Copy that line/sentence , in its entirety.

ü  Create an original sentence correctly using the vocabulary word.

prodigious –adj. enormous

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sustenance –n. a means of support or nourishment

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deplorable – adj. miserable; woeful

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rudiment – n. basic principle or skill

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proficiency – n. competence; expertise

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collateral – adj. accompanying as a parallel or subordinate factor; related

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deference – n. courteous regard or repsect

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expedient – n. a means to an end

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encumbrance – n. a burden

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famine – n. a period in which there is a severe shortage of food

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emulation – n. an effort to equal or outdo another person; rivalry

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propagation – n. the act of reproducing, multiplying or increasing

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parsimony – n. frugality; thrift

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animosity – n. hostility; hatred

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perpetual – adj. everlasting; continual

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“A Modest Proposal” – QUESTIONS

In the space provided, answer the questions that follow the reading in the book on page 632. Answer only the questions # that are listed below.

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VOCABULARY IN USE: How might a food shortage affect our society today? How would we respond to such a disaster, and what kind of cracks or divisions might it reveal in society? In your response use at least four vocab words from “The Diary of Samuel Pepys,” “The Spectator” and/or “A Modest Proposal.” Underline your vocab.

Verbal Irony in “A Modest Proposal”

Verbal Irony from Essay / What is Swift Criticizing / What he really wants


Rhetoric in “A Modest Proposal”

Type of Rhetoric
Ethos: Ethical appeal
Logos: Logical appeal
Pathos: Emotional appeal / Example from text / Explanation of how the example show one of the forms of rhetoric?

“The Spectator” – VOCABULARY

Literary Terms

Verisimilitude (p593) def:

Definitions have been provided for the following vocabulary words from “The Spectator.” You will be tested on all vocabulary from this packet.

For the vocab that is still used today, you will need to do the following:

ü  Locate the line where it is said in the reading.

ü  Copy that line/sentence , in its entirety.

ü  Create an original sentence correctly using the vocabulary word.

temper –v. to make less intense; moderate

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speculation – n. consideration of a subject

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assiduous– adj. steadily and carefully attentive

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superficial – adj. showing little attention to detail; shallow

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lugubrious – adj. dismal or gloomy to an exaggerated degree

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indulge – v.to yield to; devote oneself to

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scruple – n. an uneasiness about the rightness of an action

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laudable – adj. praiseworthy

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reprobate – n. an immoral person; one without principles

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disconsolate – adj. unable to be comforted; cheerless and gloomy

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wanton – adj. immoral or impure

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“The Spectator” – QUESTIONS

In the space provided, answer the questions that follow the reading in the book on page 606. Answer only the questions # that are listed below.

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“OPINIONS”

from A Dictionary of the English Language – VOCABULARY

Literary Terms

Voice (p671) def:

Definitions have been provided for the following vocabulary words from A Dictionary of the English Language. You will be tested on all vocabulary from this packet.

For the vocab that is still used today, you will need to do the following:

ü  Locate the line where it is said in the reading.

ü  Copy that line/sentence, in its entirety.

ü  Create an original sentence correctly using the vocabulary word.

censure – n. criticism

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recompense – n. payment or repayment, compensation

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copious – adj. plentiful; abundant

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suffrages – n. acts of support; assistance

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exhortations – n. communication emphatically urging someone to do something

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expunge – v. to erase or remove completely

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longevity – n. endurance over a sizable span of life; long life

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repository – n. a place where information or physical items are stored

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solicitous – adj. characterized by or showing interest or concern

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protract – v. to prolong or extend

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from A Dictionary of the English Language – QUESTIONS

In the space provided, answer the questions that follow the reading in the book on page 606. Answer only the questions # that are listed below.

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7.  Choose 2 words

Word / Johnson’s Definition / Definition Today


from The Life of Samuel Johnson – VOCABULARY

Definitions have been provided for the following vocabulary words from The Life of Samuel Johnson. You will be tested on all vocabulary from this packet.

For the vocab that is still used today, you will need to do the following:

ü  Locate the line where it is said in the reading.

ü  Copy that line/sentence, in its entirety.

ü  Create an original sentence correctly using the vocabulary word.

vehement – adj. acting with or having great force

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contempt – n. the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn

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riveted – v. to hold (the eye, attention) firmly

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temperate – adj. moderate

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discernment – n. the act of showing good judgment

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oblige – v. to require or constrain

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fortify – v. to make strong; to strengthen mentally or morally

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assail –v. to attack

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resolution – n. stubborn courage to face challenges; resolve

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impunity – n. exemption from punishment

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from The Life of Samuel Johnson – QUESTIONS

In the space provided, answer the questions that follow the reading in the book on page 606. Answer only the questions # that are listed below.

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“An Encounter with King George III” – VOCABULARY

Definitions have been provided for the following vocabulary words from “An Encounter with King George III.” You will be tested on all vocabulary from this packet.

For the vocab that is still used today, you will need to do the following:

ü  Locate the line where it is said in the reading.

ü  Copy that line/sentence , in its entirety.

ü  Create an original sentence correctly using the vocabulary word.

labyrinth –n. an intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way out; a maze

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exhorting – v. to urge, advise, or cautin earnestly; admonish urgently

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decamp – v. to depart quickly, secretly, or unceremoniously

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repugnance – n. strong distate, aversion, or objection; antipathy

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insensible – adj. unaware; unconscious; inappreciative

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undauntedly – adv. Undiminished in courage or valor; not giving way to fear

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benignity – n. a good deed or favor; an instance of kindness