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.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
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.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
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
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
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
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?
Monday, January 18, 2010
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.
* 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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Grade 10 Green&Blue Essay Topics
- Before one thinks of changing the world, one must start by changing oneself.
- There is no such thing as freedom of choice. We are all controlled by the rules of society.
- In your opinion what must we do in order to truly understand ourselves?
- Virtue untested is not virtue.
- The end justifies the means .
- White lies are a crucial necessity in society.
- Sometimes, honesty is NOT the best policy.
- What in your opinion is the purpose of education?
- Money is the root of all evil.
- Without adequate knowldge of the past, we can't truly understand the present.
- Disagreement leads to progress.
- The benefits of new technology always outweigh the costs.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
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?
( 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?
- 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
- 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.
- 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.)
Saturday, January 9, 2010
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)
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