Over the course of the semester, your texts will come from a variety of sources. Some materials will be provided for you in class, but there will be texts you will be asked to print. You can find these here, organized by topic or category. You can also find additional helpful materials here. Please be mindful of the course calendar, which offers target dates on which to have specific texts ready, include those you will print. (Please note: you will not necessarily need to print everything on this list, so don't panic!) |
Because it is necessary to our souls:
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And on the lighter side, for these reasons, too:
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English IV Novel Study
English IV Novel Study Assignment and Templates Dialectical Journal Template English IV Novel Study Project Options Plot Diagram Models Teach a Lesson to the Class Activity Info Eaters of the Dead: For background information, refer to your materials on Beowulf, as Crichton's novel is a retelling of the Anglo-Saxon epic. |
Honors English IV Novel Study
Honors English IV Novel Study Assignment and Templates Dialectical Journal Template (Honors) Honors English IV Novel Study Project Options Plot Diagram Models Teach a Lesson to the Class Activity Info Wuthering Heights Background Information Hard Times Background Information |
Archetype Power Point: Click HERE.
Fairy Tale Archetype Activity
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Short Story: "The Possibility of Evil"
Poem and Constructed Response: Click HERE for "Where the Sidewalk Ends" and the writing prompt.
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Just for fun, a video on mythological objects:
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Video: These are from John Green (yup, the guy who wrote The Fault in Our Stars). It is interesting and includes some interesting commentary.
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Another take on the Judgment of Paris:
Troy: Paris v Menelaus (This is super inaccurate!)
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A Summation of the Iliad:
Troy: Hector v Achilles (compare and contrast with the text)
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A Summation of the Odyssey:
Helen of Troy Parody: "Tainted Love"
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An interview with Paul Rusesabagina:
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Don Cheadle, the actor who plays Paul, comments on human rights:
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This storyteller is a wonderful example of the oral tradition:
For an amazing dance performance:
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We read this one in class:
For history on the great kingdoms of West Africa:
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These are two additional folk tales from west Africa:
A narration of the story of Sundiata:
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"Turn, turn, turn," taken from Ecclesiastes
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Psalm 8, sung in Hebrew: "Oh Lord, our Lord"
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The adhan, or call to prayer (salat)
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Quran recitation: Surah Muzzamil, verses 1-9
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Zen Parable: "The Burden"
A poem from Saadi, recited in Farsi
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Zen Parable: "Cliffhanger"
A recitation from Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat
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Don Quixote and the Windmills:
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Man of La Mancha: The Impossible Dream
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Man of La Mancha: Dulcinea
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Man of La Mancha: I, Don Quixote
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The Kite Runner
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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A Thousand Splendid Suns Audio
You will need Windows Media Player
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The Kite Runner Audio
You will need Windows Media Player
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elephant_hunter[1].pdf | |
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talk[1].pdf | |
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dead_mens_path.pdf | |
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article_of_the_week_pharaohs_of_the_sun[1].docx | |
File Size: | 15 kb |
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omar_khayyam_and_rumi_and_saadi.docx | |
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jezebel_annotated.docx | |
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the_book_of_ruth[1].pptx | |
File Size: | 2090 kb |
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motifannotationgroupsfortwhf.docx | |
File Size: | 31 kb |
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South Africa Research Project:
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Allusions Writing Project for Cry, the Beloved Country
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thestrangeranalysisportfolio.docx | |
File Size: | 495 kb |
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