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3L Reading Packet Week 9 Keep This 3L Reading Packet Week 9 Keep this packet. You WILL need some of the readings next week – especially the Merchant of Venice pages! Week 9 3L READING - Page 1 MATH INSTRUCTIONS Week 9 3L READING - Page 3 Ms. Medcalf’s Math Scholars- Here are things to keep in mind: 1. The checklist is a guideline to make sure you complete everything you are asked to complete within the week. We encourage you to do as much as you can on any assignment. 2. Please complete ALL PROBLEMS for each problem set. You are required to complete all 30 problems in each problem set for every lesson going forward. 3. Please put your first and last name AND your math teacher’s name (Ms. Medcalf) at the top of EVERY math page! This will help the staff who sort the work to ensure that I get all the work from my scholars. For Week 9 of distance learning (May 29th – June 4th), Ms. Medcalf’s classes should complete all the problems in the sets for: 3L Saxon 8/7: Lessons 73, 74, 75 3L Algebra ½: Lessons 103, 104, 105 For additional resources to help you through the lessons, take a look at our website www.parnassusteachers.com; the password is: Pegasus. Click on “School of Logic” to find resources organized by subject. Feel free to email me at [email protected], or call/text me at 612- 465-9631 with any questions you have about anything school related. Nothing to it but to do it. You’re almost there! Ms. Medcalf Week 9 3L READING - Page 4 ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONS Week 9 3L READING - Page 5 3L English- Ms. Rossi May 29th- June 4th Clarifications and Notes ● Remember: DO NOT turn in your Merchant of Venice readings! You will need them to complete the Act 3 questions next week. ● Only turn in the questions pages. Rip them out of the packet, and turn them in. That means, for this week, you are​ only turning in page 29 on Friday! ​Make sure you write your name on it for me. Friday​: ​Take out your packet with the play in it. ​Read Act 2, Scene 1- Act 2 Scene 4 (pages 13-19 )​, and then read the ​summary of those scenes (page 27)​. You will need to read both in order to answer all of the questions for this book, so don’t skip the original! You may choose to watch the video of the play, as well, on http://www.parnassusteachers.com/sol-english.html Monday​: ​Read Act 2, Scene 5- Act 2, Scene 9 (pages 19-26)​, and then read the ​summary of those scenes (page 28) Tuesday​: Answer the Act 2 questions in complete sentences and cursive. (page 29) ​YOU WILL TURN IN THIS PAGE. Wednesday​: ​Read Act 3 Scene 1- Act 3 Scene 2 (page 30-37)​, and then read the summary of those scenes (page 42-43) Thursday​: ​Read Act 3 Scene 3- Act 3, Scene 5 (page 38-42),​ and then read the ​summary of those scenes (page 42-43). ​Be ready to answer questions on this when you get your new packet tomorrow! Don’t lose or turn in your reading! Week 9 3L READING - Page 6 13 Yourself, renowned prince, then stood as fair Act II, Scene 1 As any comer I have look'd on yet 535 Belmont. A room in PORTIA’S house. For my affection. ● Prince of Morocco. ​Even for that I thank you: Therefore, I pray you, lead me to the caskets To try my fortune. By this scimitar Flourish of cornets. Enter the PRINCE OF MOROCCO [p]and his That slew the Sophy and a Persian prince train; PORTIA, NERISSA, and others attending 540 That won three fields of Sultan Solyman, ● Prince of Morocco. ​Mislike me not for my complexion, I would outstare the sternest eyes that look, 515 Outbrave the heart most daring on the earth, The shadow'd livery of the burnish'd sun, Pluck the young sucking cubs from the she-bear, To whom I am a neighbour and near bred. Yea, mock the lion when he roars for prey, Bring me the fairest creature northward born, 545 Where Phoebus' fire scarce thaws the icicles, To win thee, lady. But, alas the while! And let us make incision for your love, If Hercules and Lichas play at dice 520 Which is the better man, the greater throw To prove whose blood is reddest, his or mine. May turn by fortune from the weaker hand: I tell thee, lady, this aspect of mine So is Alcides beaten by his page; Hath fear'd the valiant: by my love I swear 550 The best-regarded virgins of our clime And so may I, blind fortune leading me, Have loved it too: I would not change this hue, Miss that which one unworthier may attain, 525 And die with grieving. Except to steal your thoughts, my gentle queen. ● Portia. ​You must take your chance, ● Portia. ​In terms of choice I am not solely led And either not attempt to choose at all By nice direction of a maiden's eyes; 555 Besides, the lottery of my destiny Or swear before you choose, if you choose wrong Bars me the right of voluntary choosing: Never to speak to lady afterward 530 In way of marriage: therefore be advised. But if my father had not scanted me ● Prince of Morocco. ​Nor will not. Come, bring me unto my And hedged me by his wit, to yield myself chance. His wife who wins me by that means I told you, Week 9 3L READING - Page 7 14 ● Portia. ​First, forward to the temple: after dinner to me 'My honest friend Launcelot, being an honest 560 man's son,' or rather an honest woman's son; for, Your hazard shall be made. 580 ● Prince of Morocco. ​Good fortune then! indeed, my father did something smack, something To make me blest or cursed'st among men. grow to, he had a kind of taste; well, my conscience says 'Launcelot, budge not.' 'Budge,' says the [Cornets, and exeunt] fiend. 'Budge not,' says my conscience. 'Conscience,' say I, 'you counsel well;' ' Fiend,' 585 say I, 'you counsel well:' to be ruled by my Act II, Scene 2 conscience, I should stay with the Jew my master, Venice. A street. who, God bless the mark, is a kind of devil; and, to run away from the Jew, I should be ruled by the fiend, who, saving your reverence, is the devil 590 himself. Certainly the Jew is the very devil [Enter LAUNCELOT] incarnal; and, in my conscience, my conscience is but a kind of hard conscience, to offer to counsel ● Certainly my conscience will serve me to Launcelot Gobbo. ​ me to stay with the Jew. The fiend gives the more run from friendly counsel: I will run, fiend; my heels are this Jew my master. The fiend is at mine elbow and 595 tempts me saying to me 'Gobbo, Launcelot Gobbo, good at your command; I will run. Launcelot,' or 'good Gobbo,' or good Launcelot Gobbo, use your legs, take the start, run away. My [Enter Old GOBBO, with a basket] 570 conscience says 'No; take heed,' honest Launcelot; ● Old Gobbo. ​Master young man, you, I pray you, which is the take heed, honest Gobbo, or, as aforesaid, 'honest way Launcelot Gobbo; do not run; scorn running with thy to master Jew's? heels.' Well, the most courageous fiend bids me ● Launcelot Gobbo. ​[Aside]​ O heavens, this is my pack: 'Via!' says the fiend; 'away!' says the true-begotten father! 575 600 fiend; 'for the heavens, rouse up a brave mind,' who, being more than sand-blind, high-gravel blind, says the fiend, 'and run.' Well, my conscience, knows me not: I will try confusions with him. hanging about the neck of my heart, says very wisely Week 9 3L READING - Page 8 15 ● Old Gobbo. ​Master young gentleman, I pray you, which is the Launcelot, father; for the young gentleman, way according to Fates and Destinies and such odd to master Jew's? sayings, the Sisters Three and such branches of ● Launcelot Gobbo. ​Turn up on your right hand at the next learning, is indeed deceased, or, as you would say turning, but, in plain terms, gone to heaven. 605 630 at the next turning of all, on your left; marry, at ● Old Gobbo. ​Marry, God forbid! the boy was the very staff of the very next turning, turn of no hand, but turn my down indirectly to the Jew's house. age, my very prop. ● Old Gobbo. ​By God's sonties, 'twill be a hard way to hit. Can ● Launcelot Gobbo. ​Do I look like a cudgel or a hovel-post, a you tell me whether one Launcelot, staff or 610 a prop? Do you know me, father? that dwells with him, dwell with him or no? ● Old Gobbo. ​Alack the day, I know you not, young gentleman: ● Launcelot Gobbo. ​Talk you of young Master Launcelot? ​[Aside] 635 Mark me now; now will I raise the waters. Talk you but, I pray you, tell me, is my boy, God rest his of young Master Launcelot? soul, alive or dead? 615 ● Launcelot Gobbo. ​Do you not know me, father? ● Old Gobbo. ​No master, sir, but a poor man's son: his father, ● Old Gobbo. ​Alack, sir, I am sand-blind; I know you not. though I say it, is an honest exceeding poor man ● Launcelot Gobbo. ​Nay, indeed, if you had your eyes, you and, God be thanked, well to live.
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