ENGLISH 11 HONORS APRIL 3, 2014

AGENDA - 4/3/2014 • Unit 2: Chapter 11 Vocab Quiz

• Collect Vocab Packet

• Quick QUIZZER – Chapter 4 (EC Option!)

• Collect/Discuss Ch. 4 Questions

• Improving Vocabulary - Unit 2: Chapter 12 Vocab

• Journal/Vocab Practice

• The Great Gatsby

• Cars and The American Dream

• Reflection

• Read Chapter 5

• Answer Questions

• Homework: Finish Reading Chapter 5 and answer questions.

WRITING PROMPT – THE ELEGANT AND THE QUIRKY

4/3/2014

• In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald creates some rather elegant characters—and some quirky ones.

• Of all the characters in The Great Gatsby, whom do you think you would most enjoy hanging out with? With which character would you have the most in common? Why?

•-ate • forc, fort

• bio- • hum

• claim, clam • pater, patri-

• fin • semi-

• flex, flect • -ward

UNIT TWO: CHAPTER 12

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

1 -ate

The word part -ate means A. cause to become. B. call. C. end.

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

• Teachers often find it difficult to motivate students to want to learn.

• The TV history series fascinated viewers with such details as a seventeenth-century English children’s hospital that gave each child two gallons of beer per week.

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

1 -ate

The word part -ate means A. cause to become. B. call. C. end.

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

• Teachers often find it difficult to motivate students to want to learn.

• The TV history series fascinated viewers with such details as a seventeenth-century English children’s hospital that gave each child two gallons of beer per week.

It can be difficult to cause students to become interested in learning. Motivate means “to cause to become interested.” The details in the history series caused viewers to become completely attentive to the show.

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

2 bio-

The word part bio- means A. bend. B. life. C. partly.

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

• Helen Keller wrote a touching autobiography titled The Story of My Life.

• Biology is the science of living things, both plant and animal.

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

2 bio-

The word part bio- means A. bend. B. life. C. partly.

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

• Helen Keller wrote a touching autobiography titled The Story of My Life.

• Biology is the science of living things, both plant and animal.

In the first item, the word Life signals that an autobiography is the story of the writer’s life. In the second item, the word living suggests that bio- means “life.” A biohazard is a

danger to life.

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

3 claim, clam

The word part claim or clam means A. cry out. B. father. C. partly.

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

• In 2008, American theater critics acclaimed In the Heights, which won four Tony awards, as the best musical of the year.

• The exclamation point emphasizes passionate, sudden, and surprised outcries, such as “Aha!” and “That hurts!”

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

3 claim, clam

The word part claim or clam means A. cry out. B. father. C. partly.

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

• In 2008, American theater critics acclaimed In the Heights, which won four Tony awards, as the best musical of the year.

• The exclamation point emphasizes passionate, sudden, and surprised outcries, such as “Aha!” and “That hurts!”

If the show was the best musical of the year, the critics must have cried out in praise of it. In the second item, the word outcries suggests that an exclamation point signals a crying out.

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

• The final word in many prayers is amen, which means “May it be so.”

• “Ooooooooh! Aaaaaaaah!” the crowd exclaimed, enjoying the spectacular five-minute finale that closed the Fourth of July fireworks display.

4 fin

The word part fin means A. strong. B. toward. C. end.

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

• The final word in many prayers is amen, which means “May it be so.”

• “Ooooooooh! Aaaaaaaah!” the crowd exclaimed, enjoying the spectacular five-minute finale that closed the Fourth of July fireworks display.

4 fin

The word part fin means A. strong. B. toward. C. end.

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

The word amen comes at the end of a prayer. If the finale closed the display, it must have been the ending event of the display.

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

The word part flex or flect means A. bend. B. father. C. person.

5 flex, flect

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

• Gymnasts must be extremely flexible so that they can bend their bodies into many positions.

• When they enter church, Catholics genuflect—that is, they bend one knee, as a sign of reverence.

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

The word part flex or flect means A. bend. B. father. C. person.

5 flex, flect

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

• Gymnasts must be extremely flexible so that they can bend their bodies into many positions.

• When they enter church, Catholics genuflect—that is, they bend one knee, as a sign of reverence.

In the first item, the word bend tells you that flexible means “able to bend.” In the second item, the word bend tells you that genuflect means “bend one knee.”

The word part forc or fort means A. person. B. direction of. C. strong.

• The burglar forcibly entered the home by breaking the kitchen window.

• The children made a high wall of pressed snow to fortify themselves against a snowball attack by the kids across the street.

6 forc, fort

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

The word part forc or fort means A. person. B. direction of. C. strong.

• The burglar forcibly entered the home by breaking the kitchen window.

• The children made a high wall of pressed snow to fortify themselves against a snowball attack by the kids across the street.

6 forc, fort

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

If the burglar broke the window, he or she must have entered the home by the strong use of physical power. A high wall of pressed snow would make the children’s position strong against a snowball attack.

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

The word part hum means A. in the direction of. B. having to do with people. C. call.

• “We have done all that is humanly possible to save your grandmother’s life,” said the doctor.

• A resident of the shelter for the homeless complained, “The treatment here is not humane. We want to be treated like people, not objects.”

7 hum

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

The word part hum means A. in the direction of. B. having to do with people. C. call.

• “We have done all that is humanly possible to save your grandmother’s life,” said the doctor.

• A resident of the shelter for the homeless complained, “The treatment here is not humane. We want to be treated like people, not objects.”

7 hum

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

The doctor and his staff have done all that people can do to save the grandmother’s life. In the second item, the word people tells you that humane treatment means “being treated like a person.”

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

The word part pater or patri- means A. partly. B. toward. C. father.

• Mike just became a father, so he is taking six months’ paternity leave to help care for the baby.

• The soldiers’ patriotism was so strong that they risked their lives to defend their fatherland.

8 pater, patri-

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

The word part pater or patri- means A. partly. B. toward. C. father.

• Mike just became a father, so he is taking six months’ paternity leave to help care for the baby.

• The soldiers’ patriotism was so strong that they risked their lives to defend their fatherland.

8 pater, patri-

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

In the first item, the word father tells you that paternity leave means “leave granted to a father.” In the second item, the word fatherland suggests that patri- means “father.”

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

The word part semi- means A. partly. B. of living things. C. toward.

• My grandfather is only semiretired —he works part-time as a plumber.

• I use semisweet chocolate in my frosting to keep it from being too bitter or too sweet.

9 semi-

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

A circle A semicircle

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

The word part semi- means A. partly. B. of living things. C. toward.

• My grandfather is only semiretired —he works part-time as a plumber.

• I use semisweet chocolate in my frosting to keep it from being too bitter or too sweet.

9 semi-

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

If the grandfather works part-time, he must be only partly retired. If the frosting is not too bitter and not too sweet, the chocolate must be partly sweet.

A circle A semicircle is half a circle.

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

The word part -ward means A. call. B. in the direction of. C. of living things.

10 -ward • Everyone at the fair looked skyward in horror as the colorful hot-air

balloon exploded. • The children tried walking to school backward but gave up before even

reaching the end of their block.

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

TEN WORD PARTS IN CONTEXT

The word part -ward means A. call. B. in the direction of. C. of living things.

10 -ward • Everyone at the fair looked skyward in horror as the colorful hot-air

balloon exploded. • The children tried walking to school backward but gave up before even

reaching the end of their block.

Choose the meaning of the word part based on the boldfaced words.

If the hot-air balloon exploded in the sky, it would cause everyone to look in the direction of the sky. The children tried walking facing in the opposite direction of where they were going.

MOTIF: MATERIALISM • A MOTIF is any element, subject, idea or concept that

is constantly present through the entire body of literature. Motifs are very noticeable and play a significant role in defining the nature of the story, the course of events and the very fabric of the literary piece.

• What are some of the SYMOBOLS, using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning, that add to the motif of Materialism in The Great Gatsby? • Sports – Polo/Golf • Parties • CARS!

SYMBOLISM: THE AUTOMOBILE AND THE AMERICAN DREAM

Gatsby’s Car

In what ways do automobiles symbolize the American Dream?

CARS AND THE AMERICAN DREAM

THE PRIUS – THE NEW STATUS SYMBOL?

•SOUTH PARK – SMUG ALERT! • https://screen.yahoo.com/thanks-

050000869.html

CARS AND THE AMERICAN DREAM REFLECTION

• Read the article and annotate it. Take the opinion of the author, as well as the South Park clip into consideration as you reflect in a ½ page or more about the symbol of a car as the American Dream. In what ways has it been a symbol of the American Dream in the past and how does it reflect the American Dream today?