Weeks 3 4

Name: __________________

Date: ____/____/____

Teacher: Mr. Haase

Section: Homework

HOMEWORK CLUSTER #2 WEEKS 1-3 THROUGH 1-4 I. Assigned Reading (Due Mo Tu We Th Fr ____/____) • “The World is Not a Pleasant Place to Be” by Nikki Giovanni • “Choices” by Nikki Giovanni • “We Wear the Mask” by Paul Lawrence Dunbar • “Human Family” by Maya Angelou *remember that all of your assigned outside reading is available on the eBoard. II. Assigned Work (Due Mo Tu We Th Fr ____/____) • Copying the format onto a blank page in your notebook, use a different one of the poetry strategies attached for each of the poems listed above. • Write a short paragraph reflecting on which strategies work best (or worst) for you and why. III. Assigned Vocabulary and Spelling (Due Mo Tu We Th Fr ____/____) assess audience caption associate authentic characterize assume brief assumption calculate With each of the words above… Either draw or find (online, magazine, etc.) a picture that captures the word’s meaning. Explain in one sentence how each picture reflects its corresponding word. IV. Assigned Prefixes, Suffixes, or Root Words (Due Mo Tu We Th Fr ____/____) ant- against, opposite, opposing ante- before, preceding anti- against, before, opposite, opposed to auto- self bi- two

For each of the prefixes above… Write a sentence using a word that begins with that prefix. V. Ongoing Projects • Cab and Concept Quiz #2 (Mo Tu We Th Fr ____/____). • Character Development Project: Continue to record evidence of your progress. Your work will be checked periodically throughout the project. • Remember to live by the “Essential 30”!

VI. Challenge Work (Due Mo Tu We Th Fr ____/____) Choose one of the poems assigned in this cluster, then write a poem that replies to the speaker, revealing your feelings on the topic. If possible, try to emulate the speaker’s style and/or voice. For example, if the speaker uses a lot of metaphors, you should do the same. If the poem is literal, or uses fragments or onomatopoeia, try to do that, etc.