Unit 9 Activity 12

Post the poem you wrote about yourself here. Then Read your classmates poems. What is similar and what is different about you and your classmates? Write down your thoughts and post them here.

Unit 8 Lord of the Flies chs 6-8

Based on what you have read so far in Lord of the Flies, predict what you think will happen to the boys because of Jack’s decision to split the group. Is this a wise decision, or a poor decision?

Lord of the Flies Chapters 3 & 4

Piggy often has useful ideas and sees the correct way for the boys to organize themselves, yet the other boys rarely listen to him and frequently abuse him. Why do you think this is the case?

Tell-tale Heart

In “The Tell-Tale Heart,” how does the author build suspense?

Oh Captain, My Captain

This symbolic poem by Walt Whitman was written around the time of the American Civil War. Who, in real life, do you think was the captain? What line in the poem creates the most vivid mental image, picture, for you?

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Moby Dick is a lengthy novel, your literature book has only a short exerpt. There are two main characters in the novel, a protagonist and an antagonist, who are they? What is the universal theme, a theme that everyone, in every culture will relate to?

Grammar Lesson: What is a sentence?

How would you define a sentence? What are the essential parts? Write one GREAT sentence about America. Take a look at Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America Singing" to gather inspiration.