9th Grade - English I

(Ms. Sangutei)

Second Online English Packet Due Wednesday, May 6th

Directions: Complete the second packet for Virtual English to continue receiving credit

toward your 4th Quarter scores. Use your ELA notebook and the internet for reference.

Part A: Literacy Vocabulary Sections 5 and 6 (2 Classwork Grades)

Part B: Reading Comprehension Questions (Test Grade)

Part C: CNN 10 – 3 Student News Videos (3 Homework Grades)

Part D: Weekly Journaling (Project Grade)

How to turn in assignments:

• If you have a computer/laptop, type all assignments and submit to isangutei@nfei.org.

Alternate email if you have issues: ivoriesangutei@gmail.com. (Complete each section

and attach as Word files using the paperclip icon in your email.)

• If you do not have computer access, write all assignments on your own paper and keep it

until you are given further instruction via email, phone call, or the NFEI website. Please

still use the internet on a cell phone (if possible) to assist with completing assignments.

• INCLUDE THE TITLE OF EACH SECTION TO ORGANIZE YOUR WORK.

Section Titles:

Part A: Literacy Vocabulary Sections 5 and 6 (2 Classwork Grades)

Part B: Reading Comprehension Questions (Test Grade)

Part C: CNN 10 – 3 Student News Videos (3 Homework Grades)

Part D: Weekly Journaling (Project Grade)

Additional Information from Ms. Sangutei:

The best option for turning in work is by emailing me, this will allow me to grade your work

and email your scores back with any additional comments. Please email your assignments on

time to ensure you receive a true 4th quarter ELA grade. (Due on or before May 6th, 2020.)

9th Grade - English I

(Ms. Sangutei)

Part A: Literacy Vocabulary Sections 5 and 6 (Use the same format we have been using all year. Refer to your ELA notebook in section 2- Literacy Vocab.)

Directions: For each vocabulary term below, write the definition, an example of the term, and a sentence

using the term properly. You may use the internet or any dictionaries you may have.

Section 5 1. Personification

2. Metonym 3. Paradox

4. Satire 5. Soliloquy

6. Synecdoche 7. Humor

8. Protagonist 9. Antagonist

10. Characterization

Section 6

1. Allusion

2. Illusion 3. Colloquialism

4. Ambiguity 5. Anecdote

6. Doppelganger 7. Double-Entendre

8. Fable 9. Genre

10. Heroine (female hero)

Examples from Previous Sections:

1. Simile

-Definition: Simile- comparing 2 things using like or as.

-Example: The virus spread like an Australian wildfire.

-Sentence: Instagram users make memes that are basically similes comparing the Corona Virus to acts in

history and social media concepts.

2. Short Story

-Definition: Short Story- a story with a fully developed plot but is shorter and less elaborate than a novel.

-Example: The first short story we read this year was “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker.

-Sentence: My favorite genre of literature is short stories.

Each section is an individual classwork grade.

Part B: Reading Comprehension Questions (Test Grade)

“Everyday Use” by Alice Walker

You can find a copy of this short story on the NFEI Website where your online assignments are. The file

is called “English9Sangutei V2 Short Story” PDF. This short story is also in your ELA notebook in

section 4, the Reading Notes section.

Reading Comprehension Questions

1. Whose arrival does Mama await in the yard?

Maggie’s

Dee’s

Hakim-a-barber’s

Aunt Dicie’s

2. What has Dee changed about herself since she last saw Mama?

Her bad attitude

Her hair color

Her name

Her accent

3. What does Dee want to do with the top of the butter churn, the dasher, and the heirloom quilt?

Restore them

Photograph them, and show the items to her friends at college

Take them to keep for herself

Sell them

4. What does Mama hope that Maggie will do with the heirloom quilts when she inherits

them?

Whatever she wants

Pack them up

Use them

Preserve them

5. What does Dee accuse Mama of not understanding?

Her own heritage

Her own daughters

Southern culture

African hospitality

Critical Thinking Questions:

6. Is Dee an unsympathetic character? Why or why not?

7. How did Dee react when the first house burnt down?

8. Why is Maggie so content at the end of the story?

9. Considering the daughters in “Everyday Use,” which is more important, being smart of having experience?

10. Which character is most important: Mama, Dee, or Maggie? How so?

11. Compare and contrast Dee and Maggie. (How are they alike and different?)

12. How is Maggie different after her sister leaves than she was before and during her sister’s visit?

13. Explain the title “Everyday Use.” What is it referencing?

14. How would the story be different if the quilt concept was replaced by a traditional recipe or meal

passed down through generations? Would Mama be just as disappointed if Dee were trying to change her great-grandmother’s recipes or family meal traditions?

15. What is the story’s message about family? (What is the lesson)

Part C: CNN 10 - Watch 3 Student News Videos (3 Homework Grades)

Using your phone or computer, go to YouTube and type in CNN 10- April 14, 2020 (or any date since school has closed). CNN News representative, Carl Azuz, provides daily news for students, so each day, there will be a new video uploaded to YouTube or the CNN official site. Each video is exactly 10 minutes.

Directions:

Watch 3 CNN 10 videos and provide a paragraph summary or bulleted list (at least 8 summarizing details or an organized paragraph with 8 sentences) about each video. The title of each summary is the video’s title.

Format: CNN 10- May 2, 2020.

Part D: Weekly Journaling (Project Grade)

Choose 9 of the questions/topics below, and complete at least 3 journal entries each week.

Your answers should include 2 – 5 lines of writing.

Journal Questions/Topics:

1. What do you miss most about being a young child (under 10 years old)?

2. Write about a time when you were shocked by something your best friend did.

3. What makes a person unattractive. Elaborate.

4. Who is the coolest person in your group of friends? Why?

5. If you could have a superpower what would it be?

6. What is your favorite song right now? What do you like about this song?

7. Explain how someone in your family has aggravated you recently.

8. If your parents described you to their friends, what would they say about you? Would your

parents brag or complain? Elaborate.

9. Which of the four season is your most favorite? Why? Which is your least favorite? Why?

10. Do you study and complete your school work better with or without music and television?

11. If you had to choose to keep only your sight or your hearing, which would you keep. Why?

12. What is your definition of beauty? Name a beautiful person, and explain his/her beauty.

13. Which of your online classes is the easiest? How? Which is the most difficult? How?

Week 1: April 12th – April 18th

Week 2: April 19th – April 25th

Week 3: April 26th – May 2nd

-Write the question for each entry, and include the date. (3 ENTRIES EACH WEEK)

-Your answers should include 2 – 5 lines of writing.