Winter Recess (DEC. 24-JAN. 1)

HOMEWORK for YOUR HOLIDAY CHEER!!!

Please log into iXL.com and Myon.com each day for 30 minutes. You all have your username and password. Most of you have the two programs downloaded onto your phone. If you have any problems, please email, text or call me. Also, next month we will be reading the Great Gatsby. 

Please click the two links below and get ahead start on next month!

The Great Gatsby - the movie and  The Great Gatsby - the audiobook

Enjoy your holiday break! You've all worked so hard!

12/21

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  Why might Desdemona lie about the handkerchief? What is Emilia’s response?

Option #2: Emilia suspects that more is bothering Othello. Explain: “Tis a monster begot

upon itself, born on itself.” 

Option #3:  What does Cassio do with the handkerchief?  

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12/20

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  When Othello demands “ocular proof,” how does Iago answer?

Option #2: Why might Iago ask Othello to let Desdemona live? 

Option #3:  What story is attached to the handkerchief?

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12/19

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  Explain: “Oh Desdemona’s honest. Long live she so and long live you to think

so!”

Option #2: Othello fears Iago understands human nature better than he, and lists three reasons

why Desdemona may be untrue. What are they? 

Option #3:  How does Desdemona lose her handkerchief? What is special about it? What does

Iago plan to do with it? 

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12/18

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  Iago says of Cassio, “men should be what they seem.” What does this mean? Why

is this ironic?

Option #2: Iago builds Othello’s anxiety by delaying responses to direct questions. What four

reasons does he give for not answering? 

Option #3:  Explain: “I’ll see before I doubt, when I doubt prove, and on the proof, there is no

more than this – away at once with love or jealousy.” 

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12/17

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  To what is Iago referring when he says, “Ha! I like not that”? What is he doing

when he says, “I cannot think it. That he would steal away so guilty-like seeing

you coming”?

Option #2: When Desdemona pesters Othello to bring Cassio back, Othello asks that she

stop, but says he will deny her nothing. What is her response? Why is she wrong?

Option #3:  Iago asks seemingly innocent questions about Cassio and leads Othello to demand

to know his thoughts. How does Iago manage this?  

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12/14

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  Who had the handkerchief at the end of Act III? Why?

Option #2: What lines indicate that Emilia believes her husband is a good man?

Option #3:  Why does Cassio urge Desdemona to act quickly?  

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12/13

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1: What was Iago's reply when Othello demanded proof of his wife's disloyalty?

Option #2: What did Othello decide and command at the end of Scene III? 

Option #3:  What was Emilia's relationship with Iago? Desdemona?  

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12/12

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1: Why did Iago want Cassio to ask Desdemona for help in restoring Othello's faith in Cassio?

Option #2: Why didn't Iago simply tell Othello right away that Desdemona and Cassio were

having an affair? 

Option #3: What thing did Emilia find and give to Iago? What did Iago intend to do with it?  

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12/11

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  Why did Iago want Cassio to drink more wine?

Option #2: What lie did Iago tell Montano about Cassio? 

Option #3:  Why did Othello strip Cassio of his rank?  

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12/10

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  What was Roderigo's complaint, and what was Iago's reply to it?

Option #2: Why did Iago want Roderigo to anger Cassio?

Option #3:  What was the purpose of Iago's plan?  

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12/7

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  What was Brabantio's reaction to Othello's marriage to Desdemona?

Option #2: Why did the Duke send for Othello?

Option #3:  Brabantio complains to the Duke about Othello's marriage to Desdemona. After

listening to both sides of the story, what was the Duke's reply?  

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12/6

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  What was Iago's complaint in Scene I?

Option #2: Who was Brabantio, and why did Iago and Roderigo awaken him in the middle of the

night?

Option #3:  Why did Iago leave Roderigo at Brabantio's house?  

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12/5

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  Please complete the activity. 

Option #2: Please complete the activity and add another sentence expanding on the sentence already provided for 3 of the pictures. 

Option #3:  Please complete the activity and add another sentence expanding on the sentence already provided for all of the pictures. 

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12/4

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Othello is a general in the Venetian army who becomes very jealous of his wife. Which of the

following words do you think you will find in the story? Check any words which you do not know in

your dictionary.

Option #1:  Use you own words to define the words you're unclear about.

Option #2: Use you own words to define the words you're unclear about. Write a sentence for a few of the words you have define.

Option #3:  Use you own words to define the words you're unclear about. Write a sentence for all the words you have define.

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12/3

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Shakespeare is one of the most famous English writers. What do you know about him?

Option #1: When and where did he live?

Option #2: Can you name any plays that he wrote?

Option #3: What were theatres like in Shakespeare’s time?  

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1/2 Chapter 1

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. Please answer in complete sentences for all questions asked. 

Option #1:  How does Nick describe himself at the beginning of the book?

Option #2: Why has Nick come to the East? How does Nick describe Tom Buchanan? 

Option #3:  Who is Jordan Baker? What does Nick find appealing about her?  How does Daisy react to the phone calls from Tom’s woman in New York?

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11/22-23 SCHOOL CLOSED

11/20 CHAPTER 8

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1: Explain the Puritan attitude toward luxury and Governor Bellingham and the Reverend John Wilson responded to it.

Option #2: How do the magistrates react to Pearl and why?

Option #3:  How does Hester behave towards the magistrates and why?  

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11/19 CHAPTER 5-7 REVIEW

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1: Hester is released from prison. Why doesn't she run away to a different settlement? How did Hester support herself and Pearl?

Option #2: Describe Pearl. Describe Hester's feelings towards Pearl.

Option #3:  Why did Hester go to see Governor Bellingham? What did Hester and Pearl see in the breastplate of the armor? What is the significance of the exaggeration?

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11/16 CHAPTER 6

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  What is the significance of Pearl’s name?

Option #2: What is the significance of Pearl’s behavior?

Option #3:  Explain the ambiguity concerning Pearl’s background. Hester believes that while society punishes her for sinning, God has a different reaction. How does Hester explain Pearl’s existence?  

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11/15 CHAPTER 5

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1: How do the townspeople treat Hester? How does she react?

Option #2: How does Hester’s character evolve?

Option #3: Describe the difference between Hester’s clothing and her child’s. 

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11/14 CHAPTER 5

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  How is Hester’s emergence from the prison at the end of her confinement different from her emergence on the day she stood in public humiliation?

Option #2: What traditional dichotomy does Hawthorne begin to establish with the location of Hester’s cottage?

Option #3: Give two reasons why Hester decides to remain instead of moving to a less-restrictive colony.  

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11/13 Chapter 1-4 REVIEW

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  Identify Hester Prynne, Pearl, Rev. Mr. Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth. What emblem did Hester have to wear? Why was she sentenced to wear it?

Option #2: What information did Hester refuse to tell the officials and Mr. Dimmesdale? 

Option #3:  What was the relationship between Hester and Roger Chillingworth? What did Hester promise to Roger Chillingworth? 

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11/12 Veteran's Day NO SCHOOL

11/9 Chapter 4

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  Who does the stranger Hester recognized in the crowd that afternoon turn out to be? Why does Hester fear Chillingworth?

Option #2: Again, given the use of physiognomy in literature, what is Hawthorne suggesting by

Chillingworth’s aged, deformed appearance? Explain Chillingworth’s attitude toward Hester. 

Option #3:  What does Chillingworth intend to do and why? What does Chillingworth ask Hester to promise? Why does she agree?

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11/8 Chapter 3

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  What purpose does the conversation between the townsman and the stranger at the beginning of the chapter serve?

Option #2: Why wasn’t Hester sentenced to death for her adultery? Where has the stranger been? What motion does he make to Hester?

Option #3: Who is Dimmesdale?  

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11/7 Chapter 2

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  What is Hester’s punishment?

Option #2: What is surprising about the “A” Hester has sewn for herself?

Option #3:  Considering the common use of physiognomy in pre-twentieth-century literature, what might Hawthorne be suggesting by portraying Hester as extremely beautiful?  What does the flashback reveal about Hester’s past?

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11/6 Chapter 2

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  What is Hawthorne saying about the Puritan women of the New World?

Option #2: For what sin is Herter Prynn condemned? What is the Old Testament punishment for adultery?

Option #3: What is the public view of Hester’s sin as expressed by the women outside the prison?

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11/5 Chapter 1

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  The author includes a real flower, a wild rosebush, in his description. What is the effect of this image? What does the rose symbolize?

Option #2: Ann Hutchinson was a religious leader in seventeenth-century America who attacked popular religion practices and preached for a simpler and purer religion without ministers or buildings. She was tried and banished in 1637. What is implied by suggesting that a rose might have sprung up under her footsteps?

Option #3:  What is the tone of this opening chapter?

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11/2 Chapter 1: The Prison Door

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1: Why would Hawthorne want to start The Scarlet Letter with this paragraph?

Option #2: Hawthorne writes that new towns need two public places: a cemetery and a prison. Why?

Option #3: How has the prison door changed in appearance since the town was founded? What type of message does this send?  

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11/1 Chapter 1: The Prison Door

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1: What impression comes to mind when you think of a prison door?

Option #2: What feeling does paragraph 1 give you with its description of the men and women?

Option #3:  What images are used to describe the prison door?  

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NOVEMBER CURRICULUM

10/30

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  What kinds of preparations are being made? Who’s in charge of making them?

Option #2: After the watchman arrives, who comes to the tomb? What has happened to Lady Montague? 

Option #3:  Who tells the truth about Romeo and Juliet? How do Lord Capulet and Montague react to the deaths?  

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10/29

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1: What explanation does Paris give Friar Laurence for the rushed marriage? What will Juliet do if the Friar cannot help her?

Option #2: According to Friar Laurence’s plan, what should Juliet do first? On Wednesday night, Juliet should do what?

Option #3:  What will the potion do? How long will it last? 

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10/26

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1: What does Romeo think of the Prince’s decision of banishment, not death? What does Romeo attempt and why?

Option #2: Who stops him? What does he say about Romeo’s desire to die? What is Friar Laurence’s plan? 

Option #3: What decision does Lord Capulet make regarding Juliet and Paris? Why has Capulet changed his mind from what he said earlier?

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10/25

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1: What is Juliet doing at the beginning of this scene? How does Juliet first interpret the Nurse’s news that “he’s dead”?

Option #2: What does Juliet say about Romeo after the Nurse tells her that Romeo killed Tybalt? How does Juliet react when the Nurse criticizes Romeo?

Option #3:  What upsets Juliet worse than the death of Tybalt? Where is Romeo hiding?  

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10/24

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1:  How does Mercutio talk with the Nurse? What does Romeo tell the Nurse?

Option #2:What is Juliet’s state of mind as she waits for the Nurse? What is humorous about the scene when the Nurse returns?

Option #3:  What is Romeo willing to risk in order to marry Juliet? What warning does Friar Laurence give Romeo?

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10/23 Friar Laurence

Homework: Select and complete 1 of 3 options from below. 

Option #1: Who does Romeo visit to ask for help? What is he doing when Romeo visits?

Option #2: What does Friar Laurence say about the earth? What are some of the powers of herbs? How does Friar Laurence compare man to herbs?

Option #3:  What does Romeo ask Friar Laurence to do? What is his initial reaction to Romeo’s request? Why does Friar Laurence change his mind?  

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