POEM: PRIDE by Dahlia Ravikovitch

I tell you, even rocks crack,
and not because of age.
For years they lie on their backs
in the heat and the cold,
so many years,
it seems peaceful.
They don't move, so the cracks stay hidden.
A kind of pride.
Years pass over them, waiting there.
Whoever is going to shatter them
hasn't come yet.
And so the moss flourishes, the seaweed whips around,
the sea pushes through and rolls back---
the rocks seem motionless.
And suddenly the rock has an open wound.
I told you, when rocks break, it happens by surprise.
And people, too

KAS Grade 10 quiz requirements and homework

The quiz will include all vocabulary lists covered from the beginning of the year, the grammar lessons: types of nouns, pronouns and sentences,
as well as Emily Dickinson's poem, R K NArayan's short story and thurber's essay.

HW : Answer the reading questions in the sheet of Like the Sun and Tell the Truth Slant.

Make sure that you have all your copybooks and homework complete on Sunday.

KAS Grade 9 extra homework

1) Re-read the part of the short story that we have read in class and underline all the vocabulary items that you don't understand.

2) Answer only questions 2 and 3 on page 530 (the questions on the short story) in your literature copybooks.

3) Write an essay of at least 15 lines on the following topic.
"Describe your best friend"

KAS GRADE 10 Important announcements

1) You have three items of homework
a) essay writing
b) reading comprehension
c) language MCQs (multiple choice questions)

2) Make sure you hand you work in before Sunday morning.
P.S. Piece of friendly advice: don't delay doing all th homework till the last day; dedicate half an hour a day to finish it in order not to get bored.

3) Please make sure that you get ALL the copybooks of English on Sunday.

Thank you. Enjoy your weekend.

KAS Grade 10 6th October Homework 1

Write an essay of no less than 200 words on ONE of the following topics.
Make sure you divide your essay into well developed paragraphs and check your spelling, structure, punctuation and choice of vocabulary.

1)It is not always the best policy to tell the truth
2)Having pets is an important part of a person's life
3)Humans struggle with various conflicts in their lives. What is the biggest conflict you've had to struggle with so far?

KAS Grade 10 6th OCT 2010 Homework 2

Read the selection below. Then answer the questions that follow.
Pets Are Good for You

The British have long been famous as a nation of animal – lovers, from the Queen downwards. There’s a pet in nearly every family, and often the family dog or cat has a special chair near the fire, special food and a special place in the hearts of his owners. Most owners are very good to their pets; some people would say too good, like the writer of this letter to a magazine:
‘My mouth watered as I imagined the lovely soup I could make from some bones in the butcher’s window. There was a lot of meat on them, too. So, I went in and bought some. “Certainly, one kilogram of bones for you dog, madam,” said the butcher brightly. My next stop was at the fishmonger’s where I asked for some cheap fish. “For your cat?” asked the assistant. As you may have guessed, neither bones nor fish were for pets – they were for me, a pensioner. But it made me think that many animals eat better meals than people!’
Others would say that many pet owners make the mistake of treating their animals as if they were human beings:
‘We have a friend who works in a Dog Parlour where they sell coats for dogs. A customer choosing a coat, tried to describe her dog and the saleswoman suggested that she should bring the dog in so that they could fit him. Horrified, the customer replied that she couldn’t do that as it was for the dog’s birthday present and she didn’t want him to see it.’
Perhaps the British are too good to their pets, but more interesting is a recent theory among psychiatrists that pets are very good for us. Dr. R. writes:
‘The basic meaning of “pet” is an animal we keep for emotional rather than economic reasons. A pet animal is kept as a companion, and we all need companions to keep us feeling happy. But pets offer us more than mere companionship; they invite us to love and be loved. Many owners feel their pets understand them, for animals are quick to sense anger or sorrow. Often a cat or dog can comfort us at times when human words don’t help. We feel loved, too, by the way pets depend on us for a home, for food and drink. Dogs especially look up to their owners, which makes them feel important and needed.
A pet can be something different to each member of the family, another baby to the mother, a sister or brother to an only child, a grandchild to the elderly, but for all of us, pets provide pleasure and companionship. It has even been suggested that tiny pets be sent as companions to astronauts on spaceships to help reduce the stress and loneliness of space flights.
In this Plastic Age, when most of us live in large cities, pets are particularly important for children. A pet in the family keeps people in touch with the more natural animal world. Seeing an animal give birth gives understanding of the naturalness of childbirth, and seeing a pet die helps a child to cope with sorrow. Learning to care for a pet helps a child to grow up into a loving adult who feels responsible towards those dependent on him. Rightly, we teach children to be good to their pets. They should learn, too, that pets are good for us human beings.’
P.G. Wodehouse, the famous writer, was a great dog – lover, and one of the articles he wrote was about the pleasures, and problems of keeping dogs as pets.
‘The question of whether dogs have a sense of humour or no is often fiercely argued. My own opinion is that some have and some haven’t. Dachshunds have, but not St Bernards or Great Danes, apparently a dog has to be small to be fond of a joke. You never find a Great Dane trying to be a comedian.
But it is fatal to let any dog know that he is funny, for he immediately loses his head and starts overdoing it. As an example of this I would point to Rudolph, a dashchund I once owned, whose slogan was ‘Anything for a Laugh’ Dachshunds are always the worst offenders in this respect because of their funny shape. I lived in a cottage at the time outside an English village, not far from a farm where they kept ducks, and one day the farmer called on me to say that his ducks were disappearing and suspicion had fallen on my Rudolph. I was very annoyed. I said he only had to gaze into Rudolph’s truthful brown eyes to see how wrong he was in his accusation. Had he not heard of foxes? How much more likely that a fox was the bad guy in the story. The farmer was beginning to be convinced by my idea and seemed about to apologise, when Rudolph who had been listening to our conversation with the greatest interest and at a certain point had left the room, came trotting in with a duck in his mouth. Yes, dogs have their faults, but they seem unimportant compared with their virtues.’
The great virtue of pets is surely, as these writers show, that they can make us laugh or make us cry. An animal in the family helps to keep us human.

1- What are two mistakes pet owners make when dealing with their pets? Give an example from the text for each mistake.






2- List 3 different ways pets can be good for their owners, according to Dr. R. (Express your answer in your own words and do not copy from the text.)






3- How did Rudolph embarrass Wodehouse? Did Wodehouse find Rudolph's trick funny?






4- Do you think Wodehouse kept Rudolph or kicked him out of the house? Why?






Choose the most suitable answer:

5- The above text is extracted from:

a. A letter b. An autobiography c. A magazine d. A short story

6- The customer at the Dog Parlour
a. brought her dog with her to try the coat
b. wanted to make a surprise for her dog
c. wanted to buy fur for her dog
d. wanted to throw a party for her dog

7- In Wodehouse's opinion,
a. smaller dogs are funnier than biggger dogs
b. bigger dogs are funnier than smaller dogs
c. Rudolph is the funniest dog in the world
d. Rudolph was a bad dog



8- In Wodehouse's opinion,
a. dogs give more trouble than pleasure
b. dogs give more pleasure than trouble
c. all dogs are funny
d. all dogs should be kept out of the house

KAS Grade 10 homework 3

Read each passage and choose the word or group of words that belongs in each space. Mark the letter for your answer.

Do you think that a house and a home (1) the same thing? In one sense, they are. If you happen to live in a house, (2) also your home. In another sense, a house and a home are very different. A house is just a building. It might be a separate building (3) one family lives. It might be a larger building where several families live. However, it is the people in a place that (4) it a home. For some people, a tent is home. For others, a grass hut or a boat (5) home. In all cases, home is the place where we live. It can be as small as a single house. It can be as large as our (6) It could even mean our planet. If you ever met an alien, you would say that your home is planet Earth.

____ 1. Choose the correct answer for (1) above.

A. is B. are C. been D. was

____ 2. Choose the correct answer for (2) above.

A. it B. its C. its' D. it's

____ 3. Choose the correct answer for (3) above.

A. which B. where C. that D. who

____ 4. Choose the correct answer for (4) above.

A. makes B. made C. make D. is making

____ 5. Choose the correct answer for (5) above.

A. are B. were C. is D. was

____ 6. Choose the correct answer for (6) above.

A. neighborhood, town, or country. B. neighborhood, town or, country.

C. neighborhood town or country. D. neighborhood; town; or country.

The Washington Monument opened to the public in 1885, but plans (7) it began 100 years earlier. Even if you have not seen it in person, you probably know (8) familiar shape. The monument is a tall four-sided stone pillar. It gradually gets (9) as it rises. The top ends in a pyramid that comes to a point. (10) , you must see the monument in person to marvel at its size. It rises over 555 feet high from base to tip. Each of the four sides (11) over 55 feet at the bottom. The walls (12) are 15 feet thick at the bottom, but only 18 inches thick at the top. Inside, the monument is hollow. You can walk to the top by climbing 898 steps, or you can take an elevator to the top in 70 seconds. Every year, millions of visitors tour this monument.



____ 7. Choose the correct answer for (7) above.

A. for build B. building C. for builded D. for building

____ 8. Choose the correct answer for (8) above.

A. it's B. its C. their D. his

____ 9. Choose the correct answer for (9) above.

A. thinnest B. thinner C. more thinner D. most thin

____ 10. Choose the correct answer for (10) above.

A. Although B. Whether C. However D. Whenever

____ 11. Choose the correct answer for (11) above.

A. measure B. measuring C. measures D. have measured

____ 12. Choose the correct answer for (12) above.

A. itself B. theirselves C. themself D. themselves

Chris and his friends were (13) upset. The parking lot at the bank was the only safe place in the village for kids to go skateboarding. Now the village (14) a law against it. When Chris and his friends arrived at the lot on Sunday afternoon, the village policeman (15) there in his patrol car.
"Sorry, (16) you'll have to find someplace else to skate," he told (17) . "But there (18) no other place," Chris argued. That's when he got an idea. They could bring a petition to the village hall to build a skateboard lot in the park.

____ 13. Choose the correct answer for (13) above.

A. really B. real C. realistic D. real, real

____ 14. Choose the correct answer for (14) above.

A. passes B. had passed C. is passing D. have been passing

____ 15. Choose the correct answer for (15) above.

A. is sitting B. set C. was setting D. was sitting

____ 16. Choose the correct answer for (16) above.

A. boys, B. Boys, C. boy's, D. boys


____ 17. Choose the correct answer for (17) above.

A. they B. them C. to them D. them boys

____ 18. Choose the correct answer for (18) above.

A. are B. were C. is D. isn't

One of the (1) and most effective ways to help out in your community is to volunteer at a local food pantry. Many social service organizations (2) food donations and distribute them to people in the community who need it. How can you help? You can use part of your spending money to buy canned goods and (3) to your food pantry. You can organize drives in (4) community to collect food donations. You can contact the people (5) operate the pantry to offer your help in stocking shelves. (6) it good to know you can do something to help others in such an important way?

____ 51. Choose the correct answer for (1) above.

A. ease B. most easy C. easier D. easiest

____ 52. Choose the correct answer for (2) above.

A. collects B. collect C. collected D. is collecting

____ 53. Choose the correct answer for (3) above.

A. bring it B. bringing it C. bring them D. bringing them

____ 54. Choose the correct answer for (4) above.

A. you B. you're C. your D. their

____ 55. Choose the correct answer for (5) above.

A. who B. which C. whom D. they

____ 56. Choose the correct answer for (6) above.

A. Isn't B. Is'nt C. Isnt D. Isnt'

We (7) imagine that we see faces in natural shapes such as clouds and rocks. However, in the (8) , you can see four faces carved into a granite cliff, and what you see is not just imagined. (9) the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The faces are four American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. George (10) face alone is 60 feet high. Gutzon Borglum designed and supervised most of the work. Between 1927 and 1941, his helpers cut the figures out of the mountain (11) dynamite and drills. The mountain (12) rises 5,725 feet above sea level and more than 500 feet above surrounding land.

____ 57. Choose the correct answer for (7) above.

A. oftener B. oftenest C. often D. most often

____ 58. Choose the correct answer for (8) above.

A. black hills of South Dakota B. black hills of south dakota

C. Black hills of South Dakota D. Black Hills of South Dakota

____ 59. Choose the correct answer for (9) above.

A. Its B. It's C. Theres D. Their is

____ 60. Choose the correct answer for (10) above.

A. Washington B. Washingtons C. Washington's D. Washington, his

____ 61. Choose the correct answer for (11) above.

A. used B. and using C. to use D. using

____ 62. Choose the correct answer for (12) above.

A. its'self B. itself C. it D. themself

It is (13) called the "king of the jungle," but the lion actually spends little time deep in the jungle. It earned (14) name from its powerful body, large head, and mighty roar. Lions can grow up to 500 pounds and over nine feet long. Despite their ferocious appearance, you might think lions lazy if you saw (15) during the day. They spend much of the day (16) in the shade and sleeping. At night, they come out to hunt antelopes, zebras, and young rhinoceroses. They normally stay away from full-grown (17) . Lions can kill with one (18) sweep of their powerful forelegs and paws.

____ 63. Choose the correct answer for (13) above.

A. commonly B. common C. commonest D. most common

____ 64. Choose the correct answer for (14) above.

A. its B. their C. his D. it's

____ 65. Choose the correct answer for (15) above.

A. it B. they C. them D. themselves

____ 66. Choose the correct answer for (16) above.

A. laying B. laid C. lied D. lying

____ 67. Choose the correct answer for (17) above.

A. Elephants and Giraffes B. elephants and giraffes

C. elephants, and giraffes D. elephants, and, giraffes

____ 68. Choose the correct answer for (18) above.

A. might B. mightily C. mighty D. mightiest
As an art material, paper in its many forms (1) many opportunities. Preschool children tear shapes out of paper of one color and (2) on paper of another color. Professional artists design (3) patterns for wallpaper and wrapping paper. The Japanese (4) an art of making sculpture by folding paper. They call it origami. The favorite shapes in origami (5) birds and flowers, but you can fold an endless number of figures. Papier-mâché is another popular artistic use of paper. You soak newspaper scraps in water and add paste. Before the mixture (6) , you can mold it into any shape. Masks, doll heads, and puppets are often made using papier-mâché.

____ 101. Choose the correct answer for (1) above.

A. offer B. offers C. have offered D. offering

____ 102. Choose the correct answer for (2) above.

A. pasting it B. pasted them C. paste it D. paste them

____ 103. Choose the correct answer for (3) above.

A. beautifuller B. beautifully C. beauty D. beautiful

____ 104. Choose the correct answer for (4) above.

A. have developed B. has developed C. is developing D. develops

____ 105. Choose the correct answer for (5) above.

A. is B. was C. are D. will be

____ 106. Choose the correct answer for (6) above.

A. hardening B. hardens C. harden D. hardened

The Battle of Gettysburg, (7) lasted for three days in July of 1863, marked a turning point in the American Civil War. It started by accident. Troops from the South stumbled upon Union troops near (8) . Nearly 40,000 soldiers (9) or wounded in the battle. The (10) victory by the Northern army stopped the advance of the Southern army. General Robert E. Lee, who led the Southern forces, would never be able to fight on Northern soil again. The war (11) on for two more years, but Lee and his Southern troops no longer (12) chance of victory.

____ 107. Choose the correct answer for (7) above.

A. it B. which C. what D. who

____ 108. Choose the correct answer for (8) above.

A. Gettysburg Pennsylvania B. gettysburg, pennsylvania

C. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania D. gettysburg, Pennsylvania

____ 109. Choose the correct answer for (9) above.

A. was killed B. have been killed C. were killed D. is killed

____ 110. Choose the correct answer for (10) above.

A. cost B. costly C. most costliest D. costing

____ 111. Choose the correct answer for (11) above.

A. dragging B. drag C. drug D. dragged

____ 112. Choose the correct answer for (12) above.

A. hadn't a B. hadn't any C. had no D. had any

A bridge can be as simple as a log (13) across a small stream. However, building bridges to cross larger and (14) bodies of water requires great planning and skill. Many things can cause a bridge to collapse if (15) not properly designed and constructed. Engineers of the Roman Empire, 2,000 years ago, certainly (16) the skill! It was (17) who developed the arch bridge. These bridges could cross a river 100 feet wide. The Romans used stone to build (18) arch bridges, many of which still stand today.

____ 113. Choose the correct answer for (13) above.

A. lying B. laying C. lied D. lay

____ 114. Choose the correct answer for (14) above.

A. more dangerous B. most dangerous C. dangerouser D. dangerousest

____ 115. Choose the correct answer for (15) above.

A. its B. it's C. their D. their's

____ 116. Choose the correct answer for (16) above.

A. have B. has C. had D. are having

____ 117. Choose the correct answer for (17) above.

A. them B. him C. they D. themselves

____ 118. Choose the correct answer for (18) above.

A. its B. their C. there D. your

bonus word list from lyrics of flcabulary sat songs

P.S. the picture is of the two teachers who wrote the lyrics

quantify

coagulate
ruminate
vociferous
sedative
periphery
adulation
hesitation
beguiling
admire
nascent
indefinitely
obscure
caliginous
melodious
prune
Shot out
bawling,
vocalizing
weeping
singular
resplendent
blueprint
debacle
testimony
homonyms
neophyte
novice
belied
assiduous
diligently

venerate the venerable
robust and hardy
replicas, models, or clones
nurture
cultivate

FLOCABULARY

vividly
elocutionist
lyricist
fortitude
Linear
obstacles
visages
semblance
trepidation
dismay
initiating
illumination
rebirth
alienate
eccentric
adjacent
embellish
oscillating
manual
protagonist
digressing
universal
neglect
quiescence
tacit
famished
parched
critics
analyze
antagonize
Enmity
Abated
consensus
concave
convex
stoic
serene
the apex, the pinnacle, also the zenith

revision answer key

LITERATURE

2c
20b
9c
25a
27b
29b
33a
34c
44d
48a
49a
50c
52c
64a
65a
66d
67b
73b
74c
75a
76c
LANGUAGE
3c
4b
25b
48a
49a
50b
51b
31a
32b
33b
77a
78a
79b
80b
81b
82a
83b
84a
86b
87a
88b
89b
90b
91b
92a
153b
154b
155b
156a
157a
158a
159b
160b
161b
162a
163a
164a
165b
166b
167a
168a
169a
170b
171b
172b
173b
174b
175a
176b
177a
178a
179a
180a
181b
67a
68c
69c
70b
71b
98a
99b
100c
101c
102b
94c
96a
125a
126a
127b
108,109,111,138,141 passive
110,112,139,140,142 active
188b
189b
190a
191a
192a
193b
194b
195a
196b
197a
198b
199b
200a
201a
202a
203b
204a
205b
206a
207b
208a
209a
210b
211a
212b
213a
214b
215a
216a
217b
218b
219b
220b
221b
222b
223b
224b
225a
226b
227d
228b
229b
230b
231b
232b
233a
234a

revision literature quarter 3

Write the letter of the best answer.
____ 2. The hunters are allowed to kill dinosaurs that have been marked with red paint because those dinosaurs
A. aren't real. B. have only one brain.
C. are the easiest to kill. D. are about to die anyway.
____ 3. What leads Eckels to stray off the path?
A. panic B. curiosity
C. anger D. necessity
____ 4. In the story, which of the following actually changes the future?
A. a butterfly's natural death B. a butterfly's unnatural death
C. a dinosaur's natural death D. a dinosaur's unnatural death
____ 20. The path through the jungle is mainly intended to
A. prevent history from changing.
B. protect the hunters from dinosaurs.
C. protect the dinosaurs from hunters.
D. make it easier to walk through the jungle.
____ 21. Which of the following beliefs leads Eckels to decide against trying to kill the dinosaur?
A. There is no way that the dinosaur can be killed.
B. There is nothing to be gained from killing the dinosaur.
C. It would be wrong to kill such a magnificent beast.
D. The chances that the dinosaur's death will change history are too great.
____ 23. At the end of the story, Eckels gets the first clue that things may be changed when he
A. gets out of the machine. B. sees the sign on the wall.
C. sees the butterfly on his shoe. D. talks to the man behind the desk.
____ 9. A field of wheat would undulate because of
A. a breeze. B. sunshine. C. a plant disease.
____ 10. Which is most resilient?
A. steel B. wood C. rubber
____ 11. Expendable supplies are those one can
A. carry. B. consume. C. do without.
____ 36. In The Pedestrian, one can infer that the reason there is very little crime in the city at night is because
A. the police force is large and efficient.
B. people are home watching television.
C. television shows have successfully taught moral behavior.
D. people who commit crimes receive the death penalty.
____ 37. "But now these highways, too, were like stream beds in a dry season" is an example of
A. personification. B. simile. C. metaphor. D. exaggeration.
____ 38. In his ten years of walking at night, what probably surprises Leonard the most?
A. He has never met any other person walking.
B. The police have never stopped him.
C. Dogs have followed him.
D. Several homes he passes are dark.
____ 39. Which fact about Leonard is probably the most damaging to him when he is stopped by the police car?
A. He likes to walk at night. B. He is a writer.
C. He does not own a television. D. He is not married.
____ 40. The author of this story would most likely agree that
A. television is a wonderful invention. B. Leonard does not deserve any sympathy.
C. television can be misused. D. the police were right to stop Leonard.
____ 43. Atwood says that Canadians have "Porky Pig" noses because they
A. have their noses pressed up to the U. S. border.
B. are jealous of the wealth and prosperity in the U. S.
C. never look up from the ground and into the world.
D. produce so much waste in their country.
____ 44. Atwood compares Americans, with their fuzzy view of the world, to
A. Porky Pig. B. Bugs Bunny. C. Mr. Magoo. D. Daffy Duck.
____ 46. The "glare of truth" is what Mora misses about
A. the Heartland. B. the Mexican border. C. Cincinnati. D. North America.
____ 50. A person who makes an impudent remark is showing
A. consideration. B. kindness. C. contempt.
____ 51. An impenetrable book is difficult to
A. ignore. B. lift. C. understand
____ 60. In her essay, Atwood compares and contrasts
A. the United States and the Soviet Union. B. Mexico and the United States.
C. Canada and Mexico. D. Canada and the United States.
____ 62. Atwood maintains that it is not the Canadians' job to
A. protect their own interests in the world.
B. interpret Americans to the rest of the world.
C. maintain the border with the United States.
D. teach Canadian history in their high schools.
____ 63. Mora's tone when she describes Ohio is
A. resentful. B. angry. C. good-natured D. disappointed.
____ 64. Mora enjoys the Mexican spirit that allows her to
A. express herself with gusto. B. appreciate the beauty of the desert.
C. speak two languages. D. appreciate her new life in Ohio.
____ 65. What does Mora say about her children?
A. They want to live in Mexico. B. They are embarrassed by anything Mexican.
C. They will not speak Spanish. D. They appreciate knowing two languages.
.
Answer one of the following questions based on your understanding of the selections Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
Description in a story helps you visualize scenes, characters, and events. Reread the description of the scene between Leonard and the police car. What words or phrases help you visualize the police car? How do those words contribute to your feelings about the police car?
52. What is Atwood saying about the United States when she compares it to the Romans, the British, and the French? Use details from the essay to support your ideas.
53. In your own words, explain what Mora means when she says, "Because language shapes as well as reflects our reality, exploring it allows us to see and to explore our world anew, much as experiencing the world with a young child causes us to pause, savor." Use examples from your life or experiences in your explanation.
41. Think about the theme, or central idea, in each of these two essays you read this quarter. Then, use your own words to state the theme of each essay and list two examples of comparison and contrast the author uses to support her central idea.

Recall the events described in the selection. Then answer each question in sentences or phrases.
16. How far back in time does the time machine take the group?
17. What does Travis tell the hunters before they step off the time machine into the past?
18. What steps does the time travel company take to prevent its safaris from making changes in history?
19. What does Eckels notice about the sign on the office wall when he returns?
32. According to The Pedestrian, what kinds of television shows are people watching in A.D. 2053?
33. Why is there only one police car in a city of three million?
34. What questions does the voice in the police car ask Mr. Mead?
Answer the following question based on your own experience and knowledge. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper
54. Why do you think the Mexican border is so strictly patrolled and the Canadian border has so few checkpoints? Does that seem fair? Explain your answer.
59. How does the border between Mexico and the United States illustrate what Renato Rosaldo states is a world "saturated with inequality, power, and domination"?

Grade10: Vocabulary List based on Flocabulary song Lyrics

Vividly
Elocutionist
Lyricist
Fortitude
Linear
Obstacles
Visages
Semblance
Trepidation
Dismay
Initiating
Illumination
Rebirth
Alienate
Eccentric
Adjacent
Embellish
Oscillating fan
Manual
Protagonist
Digressing
Universal
Never neglect
Quiescence
Never tacit
I’m famished
Parched
Critics
Analyze
Antagonize
Enmity
Abated
Consensus
Concave and convex
Stoic and serene
The apex, the pinnacle,

Grade10: Weekend assignment

1- Research the following historical events mentioned in " Through the One Way Mirror"
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b-
c-

2- American Politicians refer to themeselves as the Mounties and to Canadians as Rose Marie.
Research the plot of the Opera and find out the points of comparison.

3- After watching Crash, prepare a presentation about the different forms of discrimination aganist certain ethnic groups in the U.S.A; why and how such discrimination is being practised and what stereotypes it is based on.

4- After Watching Freaky Friday, prepare a presentation about the main theme of the movie and how its message is delivered.

Grade 10 Lots of stuff

1) Grade 10 Green:

Research what the butterfly effect is.

2) Blue and Green:

i) The deadline to finish reading the self study short story: A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury is Sunday 7th March

ii) The deadline for finishing the book you chose from the reading list on the blog is Sunday 14th March

iii) Vocabulary quiz on Thursday 4th March

iv) Start looking at your photo albums whether virtual or actual searching for the best pics of ur mum and u. We will need those for a MOther's Day celebration that will be held at the school on Mother's Day

Grade 10 English Belated Valentine

One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered and they all admired his heart for it was perfect. There was not a mark or a flaw in it. Yes, they all agreed it truly was the most beautiful heart they had ever seen. The young man was very proud and boasted more loudly about his beautiful heart.
Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the crowd and said, "Why your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine." The crowd and the young man looked at the old man's heart. It was beating strongly, but full of scars, it had places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn't fit quite right and there were several jagged edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gouges where whole pieces were missing. The people stared -- how can he say his heart is more beautiful, they thought?
The young man looked at the old man's heart and saw its state and laughed. "You must be joking," he said. "Compare your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars and tears." "Yes," said the old man, "yours is perfect looking but I would never trade with you. You see, every scar represents a person to whom I have given my love - I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart which fits into the empty place in my heart, but because the pieces aren't exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we shared.
Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn't returned a piece of his heart to me. These are the empty gouges -- giving love is taking a chance. Although these gouges are painful, they stay open, reminding me of the love I have for these people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?"
The young man stood silently with tears running down his cheeks. He walked up to the old man, reached into his perfect young and beautiful heart, and ripped a piece out. He offered it to the old man with trembling hands. The old man took his offering, placed it in his heart and then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man's heart. It fit, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges. The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart flowed into his. They embraced and walked away side by side.
1- Why did the old man consider his heart more beautiful than the young man's? Do you agree with the old man? Why/Why not?
2- How did the old man describe reciprocated love in a metaphor? (look up recepracated in a dictionary)
3- This story is an allegory. Look up the word allegory on the internet and explain how this story is classified as one.
4- What is the moral message of this allegory?
5- Did you like this story? Why/ Why not?

answer key literature

1. Notes will vary but should include points similar to the following:
1.
a. This excerpt reveals that the story begins inside a house, and the

time is probably in the future (because of the voice-clock).
b. The mood suggests quietness, normality, emptiness, and perhaps a

hint that something is amiss.
2.
a. It is morning, and it is definitely in the future (because the whole

kitchen is run by robots).
b. The mood suggests that something is wrong because "the eggs were

shriveled" and the toast "like stone"; throwing away such a large

breakfast suggests wastefulness and deterioration.
3.
a. It has been raining, but now the sun is out. An atomic blast has

destroyed nearly everything for miles around.
b. The mood suggests a feeling of desolation, ruin, emptiness: the

house "stood alone in a city of rubble and ashes"; the "one house left

standing."
4.
a. The automated house continues to exist and function, but people have

not been inventive enough to stop from killing themselves.
b. The excerpt suggests an eerie, silent, and depressing mood: the

cigar fell away "into a mound of quiet ash"; the "empty chairs" faced

each other between the "silent walls."

18. 1. Notes will vary somewhat but should reflect the idea that Okeke

claims that love plays no part in the decision.
2. Notes will vary somewhat but should reflect the idea that Okeke says

that it is unchristian for a woman to teach school.
3. Notes will vary somewhat but should reflect the idea that Okeke

claims this will never happen because he will never meet Nene.
4. Notes will vary. Students could make notes suggesting that Okeke is

unable to persuade Nnaemeka not to marry Nene because Nnaemeka
a. does not share his father's traditional beliefs.
b. loves Nene and is determined to marry her.
c. wants his father's approval or acceptance but has no intention of

sacrificing his happiness just to get it.
d. believes that Nene is right for him regardless of what his father

says or believes.
55. 1. Luke tries to assert himself and maintain propriety in the

house, but he is easily cowed. The aside suggests that he is perceptive

and insightful; he knows that Smirnov will cause some problems.
2. Smirnov is arrogant, presumptuous, pompous, and demanding. The stage

direction ("angrily") suggests that he has a high opinion of himself

and a low opinion of Luke, or of servants in general.
3. Mrs. Popov tries to assert herself by throwing Smirnov out, but she

is indecisive. She waffles in her intentions and her feelings, and she

misconstrues her own confusion for anger. Despite her vows of mourning,

she is easily taken in by what is probably the first man who has

visited her since her husband died.
79. Notes will vary but could include the following:
1.
a. personification
b. There is something special about this night that "sings" to the

speaker and reminds him of his beloved.
2.
a. simile (and possibly personification)
b. The sense of loss he feels from writing the "saddest lines," or

admitting that he misses his beloved, covers him completely, like dew.
3.
a. repetition
b. The speaker seems to be trying to convince himself that he no longer

loves her, but each time he says it he realizes more and more that he

does still love her.
4.
a. personification
b. The speaker's love for his beloved lives, and he longs for her, but

she is gone.
30. Answers will vary. Students could say that, if the story were told

from Okeke's point of view, it is likely that
a. Nnaemeka would appear to be more stubborn and less sympathetic.
b. the reader would not meet Nene, and Okeke's feelings about her would

affect what the reader got to know about her.
c. the city of Lagos would be presented as a corrupting influence.
d. Okeke's anger and sadness would be more central to the story, and

the effects of his reactions on Nnaemeka and Nene would be less

central.
6. Answers will vary but should include points similar to the

following:
a. The house might be described as organized and efficient (it

continues to work every hour of the day in a highly efficient way); it

is protective of itself (it has a "preoccupation with self-protection";

it "tried to save itself"); and it is mortal-it can and does die (the

house "shuttered, oak bone on bone, its bared skeleton cringing").
b. The fire might be described as angry and vengeful ("The house gave

ground as the fire in ten billion angry sparks moved with flaming ease

from room to room. . . ."), and smart ("But the fire was clever. It had

sent flame outside the house. . . .").
c. Just as the house had a "sublime disregard for the situation," the

owners of these wonderfully inventive houses had a "sublime disregard"
for the dangers of self-annihilation.
83. Answers will vary. A description of the effect of the repetition of

"My soul is not satisfied that it has lost her" could point out that

the repetition
a. emphasizes the speaker's sense of loss.
b. makes it clear that the speaker has not accepted the loss.
13. D. radiation poisoning.
14. B. protective.
15. C. McClellans lived with a similar disregard for reality.
17. B. fire.
19. A. to make Okeke happy.
21. B. indifference.

Shakespeare Sonnet 130

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.

Book List for 3rd Quarter Project

P.S. All books can be found at The Egyptian American Book Center; unless you find a note stating otherwise.

Non Fiction: Self Help Books

Who Moved My Cheese? : Dr. Spencer
(There are two versions of the book. You can either choose the one especially written for teens or the original one for adults.

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Stephen Covey

Novels that are available as a photocopy which you can get from me (unfortunately they cannot be found in Egypt)

The Day They Came to Arrest the Book
White Oleander

Plays:
Arms and the Man : Bernard Shaw: (ILB or ACML) (comedy)
Pygmalion : Bernard Shaw (ILB or ACML) (comedy)
She Stoops to Conquer: William Goldsmith (ILB or ACML) (comedy)
The Importance of Being Ernest: Oscar Wilde (ILB or ACML)

Book Series
Any of the seven Harry Potter novels: J.K. Rowling (If you have never read any of them, you must choose Part One: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone)

The Twilight Saga: Stephanie Meyers (If you have never read any of them, you can either choose Part One,Twilight, or Part Three, Eclipse.)

The BFG + Mathilda: Roald Dahl (two very short novellas)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory + Charlie and the Glass Elevator (two very short novellas)

Short Story Collection

Tales of Mystery and Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe (We are studying two of his short stories in the third quarter anyway)

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Oscar Wilde (might not be available; you can borrow my book)

10 Things I Hate About Me: Randa Rezkallah (it's an awesome modern novel; recommended for girls)

My Sister's Keeper: Jodi Piccoult (it's a modern melodramatic novel; recommended for girls)

Christmas Carol: Charles Dickens

grade 10: Literature: Jan 21st 2010

Read the short story: There will Come Soft Rains, by Ray Bradbury (you can find at http://www.gladdemusic.com/raybradbury-there%20will%20come%20soft%20rains.htm)and answer the following questions

1)How did Bradbury use Sara Teasdale's poem by the same title as a source of inspiration for and a major symbol in his short story?

2) How is the theme of Bradbury's story an echo of Teasdale's poem?

3) What movie does this story remind you of? Why?

4) What genre is the genre of the short story? What's the setting? Who are the characters?

5) What happeneed to the people?

Grade 10 : Homework: Reading 18th Jan

(P.S. THE DEADLINE FOR THE ANSWERS TO THE READING QUESTIONS IS TUESDAY 19TH JAN)


* A) Look at the title and skim through the text quickly. What do you think this text is about?

Learning a second language.

Immigrants who become sick in the U.S.

Language and its effect on the identity of immigrants.

Schools attended by immigrants to the U.S.


* B) What type of text is this ?

*C) Scan the first paragraph to find out the following:

I) The name and nationality of the author.

* II) Which of these statements is NOT true according to the first paragraph of the article?

a) Second generation immigrants are usually eager to learn their parents' native language.

b) It is often hard for first and second generation family members to communicate with each other.

c) Because second generation immigrant children often speak only English, they may lose their ethnic identity.

d) Sometimes second generation immigrant children ignore their parents because of language differences.

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* III) Words in the first paragraph synonymous with the following:

people who leave their native country permanently

the sense of knowing who you are and where you belong

mother tongue

pity

* IV) The reason why people migrate to the United States of America and why they want their children to speak English both at school and home?

* V) The two causes of misunderstandings between the first and second generations of those immigrants.

Immigrants Suffer from Losing Their Identity By: Howard Kim

Language is a way to communicate with each other. We started to learn language when we were born. However, people are used to speaking their native language, so immigrants are having many problems between the first generation and the second generation because they don't have the same native language. Also, the second generation is losing their identity. Especially in America, there are many immigrants that came from different countries to succeed in the States. Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a job and trying to speak English, they want their children to speak English, not only at school, but also at home in order to be more successful. Because of this situation, their children are losing their ethnic identity and, even more, they are ignoring their parents whose English is not very good.

For example, my aunt, who has been living in Chicago for fifteen years, has three children and they were all born in the States. The eighteen year old daughter speaks English as a native language and she speaks Korean very well too. She has no problems talking with her parents, but she still doesn't understand Korean jokes, and there are sometimes misunderstandings. The second daughter is fourteen years old, and she doesn't want to speak Korean. My aunt often gets upset with her because she is very Americanized and they cannot understand each other. Even when my aunt punishes her, this daughter does not understand what my aunt is talking about.

I felt sympathy for my aunt whenever my fourteen year old cousin said, "Mom, what is your problem?" The third child is a twelve year old son. He speaks English to his parents and my aunt speaks Korean to him as she does to the second daughter. He also has a problem communicating with his parents. My aunt is trying to teach him to speak both languages very well, but it is very hard for him because he speaks English all day and does not understand why he should learn to speak Korean.

I think most immigrants are trying to preserve their native language in their new country, but this doesn't help very much in getting a good job. My aunt didn't teach Korean to her children in order to help them succeed in the U.S.; she did so, hopefully, to help them establish a Korean identity. Though the second generation is born in the new country, they often get confused about their identity because they look different from others, and also, if they visit their parent's country, they will probably feel different from other people there too. My cousins told me that when they visited Korea a few years ago, they felt different from other Koreans. They could even feel it just strolling around the street because they wore different clothing.


The Rest of the Questions:


D) Skim through the second paragraph and answer the question:

What about Kim’s cousins; why does each of them have a problem with Kim’s aunt?

E) * Tick the correct answer:

1- To whom does the mother speak Korean?

Her oldest daughter only.

All of her children.

Her two daughters only.

Only to her son.

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2- Why did the author's aunt try to teach her children to speak Korean?

To help them succeed in the U.S.

To help them find a good job.

To help them establish a Korean identity.

To help her improve her Korean language skills.

None of the above.

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3- Which of the following is closest to the main idea of this article?

Second generation Korean-Americans walk and dress differently than their parents.

Many immigrant families have problems with communication.

The language spoken in immigrant households is often a mixture of two languages.

Second generation Korean immigrants often speak only English.

Teaching immigrant children the parents' native language helps them establish their ethnic identity.

Post Reading:

Write an argumentative essay of not less than 200 words on EACH of the following topics) (Deadline WEDNESDAY)

1- Learning to speak a foreign language almost as well as our mother tongue is very important.

2- There is a generation gap between our parents and ourselves that can never be bridged. They don’t understand us and never will.

Grade 10 Green&Blue Essay Topics

1. Before one thinks of changing the world, one must start by changing oneself.



2. There is no such thing as freedom of choice. We are all controlled by the rules of society.



3. In your opinion what must we do in order to truly understand ourselves?



4. Virtue untested is not virtue.



5. The end justifies the means .



6. White lies are a crucial necessity in society.



7. Sometimes, honesty is NOT the best policy.



8. What in your opinion is the purpose of education?



9. Money is the root of all evil.



10. Without adequate knowldge of the past, we can't truly understand the present.



11. Disagreement leads to progress.



12. The benefits of new technology always outweigh the costs.

Grade 10 Green&Blue Second Quarter Projects: Guiding Questions

Project 1:

Act out "The Bear"

a. Make sure you rewrite the script in a simplified way.

b. Choose suitable formal costumes like the ones you saw on the video.

c. Either present it in school or get it already video taped on your falsh memory.

Project 2:

Take a shot at being a poet

a. Choose a theme to write EITHER a free verse OR a rhyming poem of any length you decide on . Make sure you express your ideas and emotions using suitable figures of speech.


b. Present it to the whole calss publicly for extra bonus or for your teacher in private if you prefer.


Project 3:

Movie analysis: Choose only one movie from the list below:

Make sure that whatever movie you choose, you start your project by giving a SHORT summary of the events.

3.A. Avatar

• The scriptwriter used aliens and humans as symbols of humans living on Earth in the present day. Which human groups does he really mean?


• Why do the alines refuse to wear clothing that covers their whole bodies?


• Why did the heroine apologize to the animals after she killed them?


• Why was the herione angry with the hero's avatar when she first met him? What did she call him? Why diden't she kill him?


• What was the function of the end nerves of the aliens' pony tail? What does that symblolise?


• What do you think the end of the movie symbolises?
  

3b) Christmas Carol

( The movie by Jim Carrie , The book by Charles Dichens)

• Compare the book to the movie. Mention which one you enjoyed more and why?


• The hero is an unusual hero; what is different about him?


• The hero was visited by several characters? What do they symbolise?
  

3c) Shrek the Halls: Christmas Edition.

• Why was there more than one version of the Christmas story? Which one did you like the best? Why?


• What are the moral messages of the film?

3d) New Moon:

* Compare the movie to the book: what was there in the book and not in the movie? Which one did you enjoy more and why?

* Meyers (the author of the book) did not really mean werewolves and vampires. They are symbols for different types of people living among us in the real world? Who do you think they symbolise? And who does Bella symbolise?

* New Moon is not just a romance, it has moral messages as well. What are they?

Grade 10 Blue and Green 2010 Important Deadlines

1. Chinua Achebe's short story "Marriage Is a Private Affair" will be discussed in class on Tuesday 12th Jan. If you didn't hand me the summary, the deadline is Tuesday.






2. The project deadline is on 31st Jan.

P.S. the deadline for the script of project 1 is Sunday 17th Jan.

Grade 10 Blue & Green: H.W January 9th 2010

1- Open the following links, read carefully and answer the questions below:

(The deadline for this H.W. is Tuesday 12th Jan.)

http://www.soulfulliving.com/legacyofluna.htm

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0062516590/soulfullivingcom#noop

http://juliabutterflyhill.wordpress.com/

http://www.circleoflife.org/letter_kids.php

http://www.circleoflife.org/tale.php

http://www.circleoflife.org/about.php

Grade 10 Green&Blue News Bulletin January 9th 2010

1. Not all of you handed me the essays you were assigned before , the swine flu quatrantine holiday: Book Review, Movie Review, Biogaraphy ( refer to blog with date 19/12/2009). your last chance is Tuesday 12/1/2010

2. @ Bolla,khedr, Esseily,Kaka,Abu Heif: i'm still waiting for that extra h.w ............ or else!!!!!!!!!! (check blog: 18/12/2009)