Summer Reading Assignment for Standard English Iv

Summer Reading Assignment for Standard English Iv

<p> SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT FOR STANDARD ENGLISH IV The Hound of the Baskervilles</p><p>Directions: Type the answers to the following four sections according to MLA standards. As well, type the instructions of each section in bold, and type the answer in an un-bolded font. In order for your summer reading assignment to be accepted with an on-time grade, you must submit one file, containing the answers for all four questions, to turnitin.com by 8:00 a.m. of the day of the due date.</p><p>I. Relate aspects of the novel to aspects of another novel (If you can’t think of one, use a movie.). On your own, outside of class, you must a 1 ½ to 2 page essay. (Be as specific as possible.)</p><p> Example: The mystery of determining who is responsible for the murder of Sir Charles Baskerville is analogous to To Kill a Mockingbird (TKM). In TKM, the children don’t realize who is leaving gifts for them in the huge tree in front of the Radley house.</p><p>II. Relate aspects of the novel to your own life and/or world events. On your own, outside of class, you must write a 1 ½ to 2 page essay. (Be as specific as possible.)</p><p> Example: Sherlock Holmes uses all of his deductive powers to determine who killed Sir Charles Baskerville. In contrast, all the technology of the modern world has been unable to find the wreckage of the lost aircraft of Malaysian flight 387. To this day, its location remains a mystery.</p><p>III. Find one quote that provides some insight into the following characters. (Be sure to cite the page number on which the quotation was found.) After you cite the quotation, identify the insight given. In your explanation of the character insight, note whether the insight is a result of direct characterization or indirect characterization. Explain how you know.</p><p> o Direct Characterization: The narrator tells the reader what to think: Tom was a good guy.</p><p> o Indirect Characterization: The narrator shows the reader what to think. Tom worked two jobs to support his family. No matter how tired he was, he always made time for his children. </p><p> Sherlock Holmes * Jack Stapleton</p><p> Dr. Watson * Sir Henry Baskerville</p><p> Mr. Jack Stapleton * Mr. Mortimer</p><p> Sir Henry Baskerville * Miss Stapleton</p><p>IV. Vocabulary: Write down the definition of the following words that best reflects the context of the original sentence. Next, type the original sentence, along with the parenthetical citation. Finally, write an original sentence of the word that clearly conveys an understanding of the word.</p><p>1 Slovenly (4) 9 Compelled (60) 2 Untenanted (11) 1 Melancholy (73) 0 3 Supernatural (15) 1 Incessant (84) 1 4 Punctual (20) 1 Precipitous (96) 2 5 Invalid (30) 1 Surmise (99) 3 6 Amiable (37) 1 Defects (108) 4 7 Pallid (45) 1 Retrospection (115) 5 8 Choleric (58)</p>

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