Mr. Richard Kiesel

Mr. Richard Kiesel International School of Broward 3100 N. 75th Ave Hollywood, FL 33024 Phone: (954) 987-2026 Email: [email protected] Fax: (954) 987-7261 ______

Achieving student progress requires flexibility to ensure a class’s unique needs are met. For this reason, please be aware these assignments are subject to change. Your student will always be notified of such changes in class.

Dear Parents,

I continue to meet with students on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 3:20-4:15 PM for special tutoring sessions, especially for French- and Spanish-speaking students who may need assistance with English vocabulary, reading, and writing assignments. All students are welcome! No additional or special fee is assessed for this tutoring help.

Parents are always welcome to schedule a conference to discuss a student’s progress. I would always want, however, for the student to be with us when we meet. Please contact me through the office and fill out the Parent Conference Request Form. Thank you.

Students will continue to need access to a functioning printer. Students will not have access to the computer lab during regular class time, so they may need to make special arrangements to use a school computer or printer.

English II Homework for the Week of March 9

Monday, March 16: The Time Machine vocabulary for chapters 8-12. Due today: The Time Machine study guide questions 1-4 for chapter 1.

Tuesday, March 17: Due today: The Time Machine study guide questions 5-13 for chapters 2 and 3.

Wednesday, March 18: Due today: The Time Machine study guide questions 14-31 for chapters 4 and 5.

Thursday, March 19: Due today: The Time Machine study guide questions 42-57 for chapters 8-12 and Epilogue.

Friday, March 20: Employee Workday—NO CLASSES

Monday, March 30: Due today: The Time Machine study guide questions 58, 59 for Afterword; concluding discussion of stylistic characteristics and themes.

Tuesday, March 31: TEST: The Time Machine (vocabulary, content, and literary techniques). Distribute The Time Machine film study guide.

Wednesday, April 1: Begin The Time Machine film; answer film study guide questions.

Thursday, April 2: Continue The Time Machine film; answer study guide questions. Friday, April 3: Good Friday—NO CLASSES

Monday, April 6: Continue The Time Machine film; answer study guide questions.

Tuesday, April 7: Introduction in class of verbs: action (physical and mental), linking, transitive and intransitive. Complete Writer’s Choice, p. 453, ex. 22.

Wednesday, April 8: Due today: WC, pp. 455, ex. 23, 24.

Thursday, April 9: Quiz01: Linking Verbs. Due today: WC, pp. 456f., ex. 26, 27, 28.

Friday, April 10: Due today: pp. 458f., ex. 29, 30, 31.

Monday, April 13: Begin FSA Reading for Grades 6-11. Begin with Easily Confused Verbs in class. Introduce adverbs.

Tuesday, April 14: Quiz02: Linking Verbs. Introduce adverbs—adverb questions and characteristics. Assign and begin in class WC p. 467, ex. 40. (Copy each sentence, label each adverb, draw an arrow to the word modified by the adverb, and label the part of speech of the word modified.)

Wednesday, April 15: Due today: WC p. 467, ex. 40. (Copy each sentence, label each adverb, draw an arrow to the word modified by the adverb, and label the part of speech of the word modified.) Assign WC p. 467ff., ex. 41 (copy entire sentence—odd items only), 42 all, and 43 all.

Thursday, April 16: Adverbs and what they modify. Due today: WC p. 467ff., ex. 41, 42, and 43 as directed above. Assign Forms of Adverbs, WC p. 470, ex. 44 as directed and Distinguishing adverbs and adjectives WC p. 471f., ex. 45 (copy sentences, label all adjectives and adverbs, and draw arrow to word modified).

Friday, April 17: Due today: WC p. 470, ex. 44 and 45 as directed above. Assign: TB p. 472, ex. 46. (Copy sentences, label adv., draw arrow, label pt/sp. of word modified).

Monday, April 20: Due today TB p. 472, ex. 46. (Label adv., draw arrow, label pt/sp.)

Tuesday, April 21: TEST: Verbs and Adverbs. Distribution of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and vocabulary and study guide materials.

Wednesday, April 22: Due today: Dr. Jekyll Vocabulary, ch. 1-5, items 1-35.

Thursday, April 23: Happy Birthday (Deathday) William Shakespeare! Quiz: Dr. Jekyll Vocabulary, ch. 1-5, items 1-35.

Friday, April 24: Dr. Jekyll Vocabulary, ch. 6-10, items 36-74.

Monday, April 27: Quiz: Dr. Jekyll Vocabulary, ch. 6-10, items 36-74. Due today: Read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, ch. 1; complete study guide questions 1-6.

Tuesday, April 28: Due today: Read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, ch. 2-4; complete study guide questions 7-22.

Wednesday, April 29: Due today: Read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, ch. 5-7; complete study guide questions 23-36.

Thursday, April 30: Due today: Read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, ch. 8 and 9; complete study guide questions 37-49.

Friday, May 1: Due today: Read Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, ch. 10; complete study guide questions 50-58.

Monday, May 4: TEST: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (contents, characterizations, and theme; vocabulary; narrative elements. English III Homework for the Week of March 9

Friday, March 13: Due today: Read Twain, from Life on the Mississippi, pp. 453ff. and complete study guide items 4-11.

Monday, March 16: Complete Vocabulary Development worksheet for “The Lowest Animal”. Begin analysis of Twain, “The Lowest Animal.”

Tuesday, March 17: Due today: Continue “The Lowest Animal” (photocopy); work on four to five paragraph essay: In three or four paragraphs discuss how Twain, with bitter sarcasm and irony, satirically argues that man, in terms of his nature and behavior, is “The Lowest Animal.” In a final paragraph explain why you agree or disagree with his point of view.

Wednesday, March 18: Due today: Essay on “The Lowest Animal”. DVD “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”.

Thursday, March 19: Due today: Read Ambrose Bierce biography, p. 466 ands complete study guide items 1-14. Verbal, situational, and dramatic irony.

Monday, March 30: Due today: Read Bierce, “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”, pp. 467ff. and complete study guide items 15-25.

Tuesday, March 31: Due today: Complete Vocabulary Development worksheet for “A Mystery of Heroism” and Read Stephan Crane biography, p. 484 AND complete study guide items 1-5.

Wednesday, April 1: Due today: Read Crane, “A Mystery of Heroism”, pp. 484ff and complete study guide items 6-21 [“War is Kind”].

Thursday, April 2: Due today: Read Jack London biography, p. 495 and complete Vocabulary Development worksheet. In class discussion of London’s life, works, and philosophy.

Friday, April 3: Good Friday—NO CLASSES

Monday, April 6: Due today: Read London, “To Build a Fire”, p. 496ff. and complete plot analysis and “Naturalism” worksheet.

Tuesday, April 7: TEST: Twain, Bierce, Crane, and London (biographies, content of selections, vocabulary, and narrative elements).

Wednesday, April 8: Read Leggett and Brinnin, “The Moderns”, pp. 523ff.

Thursday, April 9: Due today: Complete “The Moderns” study guide

Friday, April 10: Quiz: “The Moderns. Due today: Read Willa Cather biographical essay p. 538 and 539 and complete Cather, “A Wagner Matinee” study guide vocabulary items 1-10.

Monday, April 13: Begin FSA Reading for Grades 6-11. Due today: Read Cather, “A Wagner Matinee”, pp. 540ff. and complete study guide story question 1-10.

Tuesday, April 14: Due today: Read Robert Frost biographical essay, pp. 558f. and “Birches”, “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, and “Birches,” pp. 560ff.

Wednesday, April 15: Due today: Read Frost, “The Death of the Hired Man” and complete study guide. Thursday, April 16: Due today: Conclude Frost, “The Death of the Hired Man”

Friday, April 17: Due today: Read Robinson Jeffers biographical essay, p. 580. and “Shine, Perishing Republic,” pp. 581f. and “Original Sin” and “The Purse Seine” (photocopy)

Monday, April 20: Due today: Complete Jeffers study guide.

Tuesday, April 21: TEST: The Moderns (Cather, Frost, and Jeffers)

Wednesday, April 22: Due today: Read Fitzgerald, “Winter Dreams”, pp. 587; complete vocab items 1-15.

Thursday, April 23: Happy Birthday (Deathday) William Shakespeare! Complete Fitzgerald study guide, questions 16-41.

Friday, April 24: Due today: Read Steinbeck, “The Leader of the People”, pp. 607ff. and complete study guide

Monday, April 27: Conclude discussion of Steinbeck. Viewing of DVD: East of Eden?

Tuesday, April 28: Continue viewing of DVD: East of Eden.

Wednesday, April 29: Continue viewing of DVD: East of Eden.

Thursday, April 30: Read Thurber biography, p. 623 and complete vocabulary crossword puzzle.

Friday, May 1: Due today: Read Thurber, “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”, pp. 624ff. and complete study guide.

Monday, May 2: TEST: The Moderns, part 2, Fitzgerald, Steinbeck, and Thurber; narrative elements.

English IV Homework for the Week of March 9

Monday, March 16: Complete reading of King Lear, Act I; discuss study guide questions 1-21; viewing of DVD.

Tuesday, March 17: Complete reading of King Lear, Act II; discuss study guide questions 22-25; viewing of DVD.

Wednesday, March 18: Complete reading of King Lear, Act III; discuss study guide questions 26-28; viewing of DVD.

Thursday, March 19: March Madness Activities?

Monday, March 30: Complete reading of King Lear, Act IV; discuss study guide questions 29-34; viewing of DVD.

Tuesday, March 31: Continue reading of King Lear, Act IV; discuss study guide questions 29-34; viewing of DVD.

Wednesday, April 1: Complete reading of King Lear, Act V; discuss study guide questions 35-40; viewing of DVD.

Thursday, April 2: TEST: The Tragedy of King Lear.

Friday, April 3: Good Friday—NO CLASSES

Monday, April 6: Read Byron biography, and “She Walks in Beauty” p. 710f.; read Shelley biography and “Ozymandias” and “To a Skylark”, pp. 729ff.

Tuesday, April 7: Continue Byron and Shelley. Wednesday, April 8: Read Keats biography, “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer”, “When I Have Fears”, and “La Belle Dame sans Merci”, pp. 745ff.

Thursday, April 9: Continue Keats, “Ode on a Grecian Urn.”

Friday, April 10: Writing Exercise: Essay: The speaker of “When I Have Fears” sometimes feels that love and fame are “nothingness.” Based on both sonnets (“On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer” and “When I Have Fears”), what values do you think Keats holds to be the highest in life? Support your claim with evidence from the poems’ contents, tone, and style, including imagery and figures of speech.

Monday, April 13: Begin FSA Reading for Grades 6-11. Discussion of Keats essays.

Tuesday, April 14: TEST: Byron, Shelley, and Keats (biographies, selections, and poetic devices).

Wednesday, April 15: Read Gray, “The Victorian Period”, pp. 782ff. and complete study guide.

Thursday, April 16: Read Tennyson biography, “Tears, Idle Tears”, “The Eagle: A Fragment”, “Flower in the Crannied Wall”, and “Ulysses”, pp. 802ff. and complete study guide.

Friday, April 17: Conclude Tennyson, “Ulysses,” p. 821ff. and complete study guide. Read also “Crossing the Bar,” p. 824.

Monday, April 20: Read Browning biography and “My Last Duchess” and Porphyria’s Lover”, pp. 828ff.

Tuesday, April 21: Read Elizabeth Barrett Browning biography, p. 837 and Sonnet 43 (“How do I love thee…”).

Wednesday, April 22: Due today: “My Last Duchess” essay due. Read Mathew Arnold biog, 846 and “Dover Beach,” pp. 847-849.

Thursday, April 23: Happy Birthday (Deathday) William Shakespeare!

Friday, April 24: Read Thomas Hardy biog., “The Darkling Thrush,” and “Ah, Are You digging on my Grave.”

Monday, April 27: TEST: The Victorians. Begin grammar and writing review.

Tuesday, April 28: Read Leggett, “The Twentieth Century,” pp. 908ff. and complete study guide.

Wednesday, April 29: T.S. Eliot, “Preludes” and “The Hollow Men.”

Thursday, April 30: Continue Eliot, “The Hollow Men.”

Friday, May 1: Conclude Eliot.

Thursday, May 8: AP English Literature and Composition TEST.