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English IIWeek of 13-17 October

13 October

Warm Up: Parts of Speech ReviewEssential Question: How do folktales reveal characters and their virtues?Today’s Agenda: • 1000 Arabian Nights

Tomorrow’s Agenda: • Middle Eastern Literature – Poetry• 1,001 Arabian Nights - Assessment

Assignment: Answer Critical Reading Questions on The Fisherman and the Jinnee

10/13Warm Up – Identify the antecedent for each underlined pronoun

1. Some of the children are afraid of monsters.2. Robert usually brings his homework to class.3. This is not the entrée I ordered.4. The puppy dug its way out of the back yard.5. Jessica asked her father to help her change her tire.6. The family enjoyed themselves at the reunion.7. Did Robert loose his keys?8. The soldiers loaded their gear on the truck.9. The boat with the wood hull is the one that won the race.10. The twins ordered milkshakes with their meals.11. The rowdy fans jumped to their feet and cheered loudly.12. That was the first time Sandra met Renee.13. Rebecca bought herself a new suit for the interview.14. The referee changed his call after final review.15. The emperor wore a new suit to the parade in his honor.

The Fisherman and the Jinnee

11.How does this story thus far illustrate other qualities of the folk tale?12.Explain what character traits or qualities motivate the Vizier (92).13.How do you know that the Vizier is not actually concerned about the King’s safety, as he says?14.What motivates the King to tell the story of King Sindbad and the falcon.15.What does King Sindbad say he will do to whoever lets the gazelle escape?16.Who is responsible for the gazelle’s escape?17.Why, precisely, are the King’s courtiers winking at one another?18.What does this incident suggest about the King’s personality and perhaps about the way he

governs?19.Which are the most important events and details in the tale of King Sindbad and the falcon?

Explain20.What animal becomes trapped in the King’s nets?

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The Fisherman and the Jinnee

21.What lesson about life does the doctor’s final question point to?22.In what ways do the Vizier’s words and the doctor’s response emphasize the

separation of good and evil?23.What was the doctor’s earlier motive in coming to the King? (94)24.How did the doctor’s attitude toward the King change in the last three paragraphs

on page 94?25.In what ways do the doctor’s words echo those of the fisherman in the first story?26.What favor does the doctor ask the King to grant before the execution takes place?27.When making a judgment about a character’s actions, the reader must evaluate

the character’s behavior against moral or other criteria. Is the physician’s trick defensible? Why or why not?

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Critical Response QuestionsHomework

1. Did you enjoy the tales-within-tales format? Why or why not?2. What question does the fisherman ask the jinnee “in the name of the Most High”?3. How does the jinnee respond to that question?4. Which character trait in the jinnee allows the fisherman to defeat him? Explain.5. How does King Ynan react when the Vizier first denounces Duban the Doctor?6. What does Ynan’s willingness to believe the Vizier suggest about his character? Explain your answer.7. In the story of King Sinbad and the falcon, how does the falcon save the king’s life?8. Why is the king later stricken with sorrow and remorse?9. What does this story suggest about the dangers of unrestrained anger?10. The evil Vizier tells King Ynan, “He who does not weigh the consequences of his acts shall never

prosper.” In what ways might this statement apply to the jinee, King Yunan, and King Sinbad? Explain.11. Are stories such as these an effective vehicle for teaching moral lessons? Why or why not.

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14 October

• TOMMOROW’S CLASS WILL MEET IN ROOM 305 Warm Up: Parts of Speech ReviewEssential Question: How does poetry express a culture’s views on life?Today’s Agenda: • Middle Eastern Literature – Poetry• 1,001 Arabian Nights - Assessment

Tomorrow’s Agenda: • Middle Eastern Literature – Poetry• Vocabulary Unit 3 Quiz

Parts of Speech Review - Verbs

• Action Verbs – tell what action someone or something is performing• The fire siren sounded.

• Linking Verbs – connect its subject with another word that renames or describes the subject• John Adams was our second President

• Transitive Verbs – an action verb is transitive if it directs action toward someone or something named in the same sentence• Marie opened the package• The catcher chose a large, soft mitt

• Intransitive Verbs – an action verb is intransitive if it does not direct action toward someone or something named in the same sentence• Marie spoke into the mike.• The catcher shouted angrily.

10/14 Warm Up

From the list below, choose an appropriate linking verb to use in each of the following sentences:Appear seem grow look smellSound become feel be taste1. The flowers ___________ sweet and fresh.2. In the morning Mother ___________ sick.3. He certainly ________ qualified for the position.4. The band ___________ louder than usual.5. The actress _______ more excited than usual.6. Margaret __________ captain of our softball team.7. The pudding _____________ sour.8. Before each performance Sue _____________ tense.9. He _______________ our chairman last year.10. The sky __________________ dark and threatening.

The Thousand and One Nights: The Fisherman and the Jinnee

1. Identify the magical or supernatural element in each of the interlocking folktales:1. The Fisherman and the Jinnee2. The Tale of King Yunan and Duban the Doctor3. The Tale of King Sindbad and the Falcon

2. Which characters are seemingly weak or powerless? Explain3. Which seemingly powerless characters use cunning or trickery to achieve their goals? Explain4. Are any of these characters purely good or purely evil? Explain.5. Describe the narrative structure of “The Fisherman and the Jinnee” by explaining who narrates each interlocking

tale.6. In what ways are the tales connected by theme or message?7. How does the ending of the tale of King Sindbad and the falcon differ from the endings of the other two stories?8. Which main events and key details would you include in a summary of the main story about the fisherman and the

jinnee?9. Write a summary of the Fisherman and the jinnee.10. What do these tales reveal about the daily life and culture of the medieval Muslim world? Explain your response

by citing examples from the text.

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Arabian Literature – Major Assessment• Research and Technology• Conduct research to find out more about jinns (jinnees) and their role in

Persian and Middle Eastern folklore. • You must use (and cite) at least two separate sources• You will write a 2 page research-based report on Jinns and Middle Eastern

Folklore• This will be assessed as a Major Assessment Grade• This research-based report must be typed and submitted electronically• This report is due on 20 October

15 October – MEET IN ROOM 305

Warm Up: Parts of Speech ReviewEssential Question: How does poetry express a culture’s views on life?Today’s Agenda: • Middle Eastern Literature – Poetry• Vocabulary Unit 3 Quiz

Tomorrow’s Agenda: • Middle Eastern Literature - Poetry• Middle Eastern Literature - Assessment• ACT Test Prep - Benchmark Assessment

10/15 Warm up

• Identify the action verb in each sentence1. Wendy thought about the puzzle for hours.2. The auctioneer pointed toward the woman in the back row.3. The pendulum of the grandfather clock swung rhythmically.4. Dana decided early on the topic for her essay.5. The committee made posters to announce the next dance.6. Betsy plays golf every weekend.7. The tennis players sipped lemonade between sets.8. Both politicians considered withdrawing from the campaign.9. Tracy drew up a plan for us to follow.10. The star, with dignity, entered the room.

Middle Eastern Poetry

• Read the introduction on page 100 and summarize the information under each subhead.• Didactic Literature –• Teaches lessons on ethics, or principles regarding right and wrong conduct,

and it often reflects the values of the society that produces it. This literature usually presents specific situations or details from which a more general lesson, or moral, may be drawn. • Didactic literature uses literary devices to develop the themes and lessons

• Aphorisms – short, pointed statements expressing a truth about human experience• Personification – a technique that gives human qualities to nonhuman things• Metaphor – a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were

something else

From The Rubaiyat1. Which lines or phrases in poem VII might serve as a moral in a didactic story?2. For what condition is “behind the Veil” a metaphor?3. In poem XXVIII what seeds did the speaker sow?4. What is the figurative comparison that poem XLVII uses to show the world’s

attitude toward the speaker and his beloved and what does the comparison mean?

A quatrain, or four-line powem or stanza, is called a rubai in Arabic and Persian literature. Each of the poems by Omar Khayyam is a rubai. 5. Paraphrase what the moving finger in poem LXXI does.6. What does this use of figurative language stress about fate and human

power?

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From The Rubaiyat

• This picture is by Edmund Dulac –• How does the

couples in these two illustrations differ?


From The Rubaiyat1. Which images did you find especially vivid and powerful? Why?2. In line 3 of poem VIII, what image describes life?3. What does the imagery in the next line suggest life is like?4. What do the images in both lines stress about life? Explain5. According to poem XII, what four things does the speaker need to enjoy paradise?6. Who might “Thou” be?7. Do you think the speaker requires a great deal to be happy? Explain.8. What two possibilities does poem XVI offer regarding human hopes? 9. How does the description of the Sultan in poem XVII relate to one of these two possibilities?10. What does the speaker suggest about the lives of both the least and greatest of people?11. What do you think of the speaker’s view of life and how to spend it?12. Do you find inconsistencies in his ideas? Explain.13. In what ways is carpe diem still a relevant philosophy for people today?


From the Gulistan1. What has caused the prisoner to insult the king.2. Paraphrase the aphorism beginning “Who washes his hands” and identify the cause and effect

it contains.3. Does the prisoner behave wisely?4. Paraphrase the aphorism beginning “When a man is in despair” and identify the cause and

effect it contains.5. Paraphrase the aphorism beginning “In time of need” and explain how it applies to the

prisoner.6. Which of the aphorism in section 1 seem to guide the good-natured vizier’s behavior? Explain7. What decision does the king make regarding the desperate prisoner?8. Identify three aphorisms on page 107.9. What lesson does the vizier attempt to teach the king (108)?10. Identify aphorisms that express the main ethical lesson the vizier wants to teach.

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From the Gulistan11.Break down the last sentence of Poem 6 to determine the order of

events within the sentence.12.What modern aphorism might be a good substitute for the

philosopher’s words in poem 7?13.In story 6, what punishment is given to the vizier who displeases his

king?14.In the dialogue and closing verses of poem 35 explain the narrator’s

misconception about why one brother was not saved.15.What is one aphorism that summarizes the main message (or moral)

of this story?


From Gulistan – Critical Reading

1. Which of the lessons from the Gulistan would you share with a friend? Why?2. In story 1, what kinds of comments does the prisoner direct toward the king?3. Why does the vizier lie on the prisoner’s behalf?4. In story 6, why does the economy of the kingdom fail?5. What do the details of the fable reveal about the effectiveness of the king’s rule?6. What do you think history will remember about this king? Explain.7. To whom does the padshah, or king, turn for help in story 7?8. In what way might this story be relevant to kings or rulers, even though none appear

in it?9. In what ways do you think the fables in “The Manner of Kings” might be relevant to

leaders today?


16 October

Warm Up: Parts of Speech ReviewEssential Question: How does poetry express a culture’s views on life?Today’s Agenda: • Middle Eastern Literature – Poetry

Tomorrow’s Agenda: • Middle Eastern Literature – Non Fiction – “India’s Long Road to

Independence”• Notebook Quiz 7

10/16 Warm Up

• Complete each sentence by adding an action verb for each blank1. They _____ about life on the planet Mars.2. Someone ______________ it was almost midnight.3. The ping-pong ball __________ off the table.4. A dog house _______ its occupant from the rain.5. The gardener ________ the thick green lawn.6. Why don’t you __________ for a few minutes.7. No one _______ the dismal weather.8. The carpenter ________ the pine boards.9. The waitress ___________ at the soggy mess.10. How did the pilot _________ where to land?11. Anne ________ the strawberries in the garden.12. Margaret ____________ for her family.13. The frog _________ from one lily pad to another.14. Did you _____________ the beautiful sunset?15. The girls ___________ all afternoon.

Rumi - PoetryAnalogy

• An explanation of how tow things are similar. Analogies are usually extended comparisons that explain something unfamiliar by showing how it is like something familiar.

• Metaphor – a figure of speech that compares two apparently unlike things without using the words like or as• Direct Metaphor – connect the two terms directly

• This being human is a guest house• Implied Metaphor – suggests the comparison

• Getting always more/marks on your preserving tablets

• Generalization• A broad statement that applies to many situations and is supported by details or evidence

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Rumi – Poetry – Elephant in the Dark

1. What is the mystery that the scene implies?

2. What might the elephant symbolize in the poem?

3. In the first 11 lines how have the people experienced the elephant?

4. On the basis of the evidence so far, what generalization might you make (Stanzas 1-5)

5. What analogy or comparison does the poet draw between the situation and life?


Rumi Two Kinds of Intelligence1. In the first 11 lines what descriptions does Rumi use to indicate acquired intelligence?2. What generalization can you make about acquired intelligence?3. What things might demonstrate the kind of intelligence that flows from the inside out?The Guest House4. There is a human tendency for people to confuse their emotions with personhood; some

people think that they are their emotions. What evidence from “The Guest House” refutes this idea?

5. What extended comparison does the poet develop in this analogy?6. Why do you think that Rumi counsels acceptance of negative emotions?7. What can people learn from unpleasant emotions?8. What generalization sums up this poem’s message about life?


RumiWhich is Worth More?1. How might solitude and freedom be similar?Critical Response2. What two things does Rumi compare in the first two lines of “The Guest House”?3. What do the visitors in lines 2-5 have in common?4. In lines 6-12 of “The Guest House” what advice does Rumi give his readers?

What makes this advice unexpected?5. How might you apply the message of the poem to everyday life?6. In “Which is Worth More” what choice does Rumi identify in lines 1-3?7. Why is solitude so valuable, according to Rumi?8. In what ways are Rumi’s insights still relevant today?


17 October

Warm Up: Parts of Speech ReviewEssential Question: How does poetry express a culture’s views on life?Today’s Agenda: • Middle Eastern Literature – Non Fiction – “India’s Long Road to

Independence”• Notebook Quiz 7• Poetry Assessment

Monday’s Agenda: • Indian Literature

Warm Up 10/17

• Compose a sentence with the helping verbs indicated.1. Use the verb phrase has been talking in a question.2. Interrupt the verb phrase might know with not3. Interrupt the verb phrase could have sold with never.4. Use the verb phrase will have left in a question.5. Interrupt the verb phrase can be seen with scarcely

Notebook Quiz 71. Define aphorism2. Define Personification3. Define Metaphor4. When did the first translation of 1001 Arabian Nights appear?5. What was the focus of Palestinian literature?6. What are 4 things that most folklore contains?7. What are the two steps of summarizing a story?8. Where did jinnees live?9. In The Fisherman and the Jinnee what was the first thing that the fisherman caught?10.Who translated The Thousand and One Arabian Nights?

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Middle Eastern Poetry Assessment

1. In what ways does The Rubaiyat qualify as didactic literature?2. What behavior does Sa’di encourage in the four sections from “The Manners of Kings”?3. Why might these behaviors be particularly important for kings?4. State in your own words the most important lesson in “The Manners of Kings”5. Which three metaphors represent life in poem VIII of The Rubaiyat?

Which use of metaphor do you think is most effective? Explain.6. List two aphorism from each selection and explain the similarities and differences between each pair.7. In what way does the use of personification in The Rubaiyat make the verse more appealing?8. Why do you think didactic literature often uses personification?9. In Section 7 of “The Manner of Kings” what actions suggested by the philosopher finally calm the

distraught slave?10. Based on the selections what can you conclude about the relationship, centuries ago, between a

good padshah and his vizier?

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India’s Long Road to Independence

1. Based on the title what is the focus of the article? How does the title indicate the structure and how the main idea will be developed?

2. What can you infer from paragraphs 1-3 about British intentions as India’s ruler?3. How does the timeline support the text?4. Why did the British Empire want control of India. Identify the evidence in

paragraphs 5-6 that supports your response.5. How does the map support details in the text? What additional information does

it provide?6. The author states that there was both more famine and forced commercial

farming under British rule. What is the connection between these events? How does this information help develop the central idea?

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7. How does this subhead “Clamor for Independence” indicate what the section is about? How does it support and develop the central idea?

8. How do the details in paragraphs 8-9 help you understand why gaining independence from Britain took a long time?

9. Summarize the main ideas in paragraphs 7-9. Incorporate the most important details in your response.

10. Summarize what Gandhi learned in South Africa and how he applied it to the Indian Independence Movement.

11. What can you infer about Gandhi from the details in paragraph 12.12. What causes resulted in Britain granting independence to India. Write down

the specific causes.



13. Why was Pakistan created, and what was the result? Identify the specific details from the text that support your response.

14. Summarize the section titled “Independence, then Violence”.15. How does this section support the central idea of the article?16. What connections can you make between the assassinations of

Gandhi and Dr. King? How are the circumstances similar?17. What does the author claim about Ganhdi? Identify the details in

paragraphs 17-19 that support the author’s claim.18. Does the conclusion support the central idea of the article. Elaborate.



1. Do you think Gandhi chose the best method of political protest? Elaborate.

2. Why did Muslims in India want to establish their own country?3. Explain the events that finally led Britain to grant India its

independence.4. Analyze Gandhi’s role in the Indian Independence Movement, and

explain his legacy.5. What were the main effects of British rule over India?

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