If you would like to submit your summer assignment:
IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A TURNITIN.COM ACOUNT
*If you forgot your personal password, just click on Forgot Password.
-turnitin.com will send it to you in your email.
2. IF you have a turnitin.com account:
A. You must add the class
Class number: 18771490
Enrollment Key: integrated
3. Upload the Key Point Worksheets to the assignment entitled:
Part1: Key Point Worksheets
4. Upload the Novel Questions to the assignment entitled:
Novel Questions
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A TURNITIN.COM ACOUNT
1. Go to www.turnitin.com
2. In the upper right corner, click on CREATE NEW ACCOUNT
3. On this page, scroll down until you see Create a New Account / NEW ENROLLMENT
4. Under New Enrollment, Click on Student
A. You must add the class
Class ID: 18771490
Enrollment Key: integrated
**You MUST use your district email.
EX:
23msmith@berwicksd.org
(23 = graduation year, m= first initial, smith= last name)
You must use YOUR personal information
It will also ask you to make a personal password. You are responsible for remembering this password. I do not have access to it.
*If you forget your personal password, just click on Forgot Password.
-turnitin.com will send it to you in your email.
3. Upload the Key Point Worksheets to the assignment entitled:
Part1: Key Point Worksheets
4. Upload the Novel Questions to the assignment entitled:
Novel Questions
WELCOME TO INTEGRATED ENGLISH!!
Integrated English is a rigorous class that will
challenge your comprehensive and analytical skills while exploring all aspects
of writing. The class integrates
Composition 1 and World Literature.
I look forward to working with you next school year.
Have a wonderful summer!
Mrs. Christian
(If you have any questions, please email me at:
tchristian@berwicksd.org)
DIRECTIONS:
- Please type your assignments.
-You should save your assignment to your school One Drive account.
**Be sure your assignments are in your One Drive on the first day of school. Check your work. You have all summer to make sure that your work is saved properly and ready for the first day of school. In order to receive full credit, the ENTIRE ASSIGNMENT MUST BE COMPLETED.
(If you don’t have access to a computer, you may write them)
- Please complete each assignment on a separate document.
- -Your assignments will be due on the first day of school.
-We will upload your summer assignments to turnitin.com on the first day of school
Please review the course syllabus to see what we will be studying.
Integrated English Syllabus (Click on link)
Over the summer, you are going to read the short novel Sing Down The Moon.
(During the school year, we will focus on literary analysis and response.)
**All assignments will be collected on the FIRST day of school and graded.
As you read, you will complete the following:
1. Read the overview of the novel by clicking on the following link: Sing Down the Moon Overview
(There is nothing to complete here. This is just to help you understand the novel)
KEY POINTS WORKSHEET:
**This worksheet is designed to assess your ability to pick up key details and analyze important passages.
2. Complete the Key Points Worksheet (Click on Link) for these chapters (You will turn in 7 separate Key Point Worksheets. A separate one for A through G)
Please type your Key Point Worksheets. These do not have to be written in complete sentences, lists will be accepted. (These will be graded and used for class discussion)
A. 1-3
B. 4-6
C. 7-10
D. 11-13
E. 14-16
F. 17 - 19
G. 20-23
NOVEL QUESTIONS:
2. Using complete sentences, complete the following questions:( Please respond with specific answers using detail from the story.)
Chapters 1-6
1. What
is the “miracle” that Bright Morning describes in the first chapter?
2. What
lesson has Bright Morning learned since that spring when she first took the
sheep to the mesa?
3. Why
do you think Bright Morning refuses to speak about Tall Boy to her friends?
4. Who
are the Long Knives? Where does their name come from?
5. Why
did Bright Morning believe her brother died?
6. Who
Captured Running Bird and Bright Morning?
7. Write:
Bright Morning’s descriptions of the setting before the slaves arrive and after
they capture her are very different. How
do these descriptions reveal her inner feelings? Use specific examples from the chapters.
Chapters 7-11
1. The Spaniard says that Bright Morning is frightened rather
than surly. Why do you think she behaves
as she does in the kitchen?
2. How does Bright Morning feel when she describes where she comes from to Rosita?
3. Why would Spaniards punish Bright Morning if they found her talking to Nehena?
4. How does Bright Morning feel about Rosita? Do you agree? Why or why not?
5, How do Nehana's actions during the escape reveal her character?
6. Write a description of Bright Morning in which you explain whether you think she will or will not succeed in life. Base your inference on what you know about her character from the book. You know these details based on what she said/did/though, what others said/ thought about her, and what the author tells you.
Make sure you use a well- written paragraph format. (Restate the question, provide details, explain, conclusion)
Chapters 12- 15
1. How does Bright Morning's attitude toward Tall Boy differ from her family's attitude?
2. Why does Tall Boy taunt Bright Morning for running slowly? Do you think she was right to run more slowly than she could?
3. Why do the warriors leave the village before the soldiers come? How do you think Bright Morning feels about the villagers' response to the threat?
4. What do the villagers expect the soldiers to do? How do they prepare for this?
5. Do you think the Navahos respond well to the threat of the Long Knives? What else could the villagers have done?
6. Write: Chose a real life story or conflict that you know well. In a brief paragraph or two, explain what you think the central conflict is and who is involved in the struggle.
Chapters 16-19
1. Explain what Bright Morning means by “like sheep
before the shepherd, we went without a sound.”
2. Why do you think that Bright Morning was glad
not to find Little Rainbow?
3. What jobs did the women usually do that were no longer needed at Bosque Redondo? Do you think they liked being idle?
4. How does Bright Morning’s attitude differ from
that of Tall Boy and the other men? Why
do you think the men enjoyed bragging about the past?
5. Write an original paragraph describing a setting of your choice. Try to convey a mood that matches either the elated, hopeful mood of Chapter 1 or the bleak, despairing mood of chapters 16-19.
Chapters 20-23
1.Why does Bright Morning’s family finally accept
Tall Boy as a husband for her?
2. What does Bright Morning do to prepare for flight from Bosque Redondo? How does her attitude compare to the attitudes of others in her tribe?
3. What happens in the meeting with the white officer? How does the response of Bright Morning's father illustrate how little he understands about other cultures?
4. How does the confrontation that occurs between Tall Boy and Bright Moring after he excapes from jail reflect the theme of the story?
5. What significance do the sheep have for Bright Morning? Why do yo think she exchanges a lamb for the toy spear?
6. Write a short speech that a tribal elder might give to the people from Bright Morning's village. In the speech, try to persuade the villagers not to give up, but to keep planning and thinking of ways to escape their captivity.
Please work to the best of your abilities and attempt to work in a neat and organized manner. I will collect/ upload all assignments on the first day of school.
(Standards describe the skills needed to complete the assignment. They are guidelines provided by the state. )
(Standards describe the skills needed to complete the assignment. They are guidelines provided by the state. )
Standards:
Standard - CC.1.2.9-10.A
Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
Standard - CC.1.3.9-10.K
Read and comprehend literary fiction on grade level, reading independently and proficiently
Standard - CC.1.4.9-10.K
Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition. • Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic. • Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms of the discipline in which they are writing.
