English II--September 3, 2015

Daily Warm-up: ● How would you have responded to the crisis at the end of the story, “By Any

Other Name”?Homework: ● Reading Plus due Sunday at 11:59● Study for Unit 1 Quiz● Artistic prompt due Friday

Reminders:● Make sure you bring a note if you are absent, so I can give you full credit for

your make-up work.● You are not allowed on the IRSC campus during the school day unless you are a

Dual Enrollment student.

Unit 1—Academic Vocabularysynthesis: the act of combining ideas from different sources to create, express, or support a new ideaperspective: a way of looking at the world or a mental concept about things or events, one that judges relationships within or among things or eventsargument: a form of writing that presents a particular opinion or idea and supports it with evidenceclaim: a thesis statement describing the position the writer is taking on an issuecounterclaim: a position taken by someone with an opposing viewpointconcession: an admission in an argument that the opposing side has valid viewpointsrefutation: the reasoning used to disprove an opposing point

Unit 1—Literary Termsvoice: a writer’s or speaker’s distinctive use of language to express ideas as well as his or her personasyntax: the arrangement of words and the order of grammatical elements in a sentence; the way in which words are put together to make meaningful elements such as phrases, clauses, and sentencesconflict: a struggle or problem in a storytheme: the writer’s central idea or main message about lifethematic statement: an interpretive statement articulating the central meaning of a textallusion: a reference made to a well-known person, event, or place from history, music, art, or another literary worksymbol: anything (object, animal, event, person, or place) that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative levelimage: a word or phrase that appeals to one or more of the senses and creates a picturefigurative language: imaginative language not meant to be taken literally, such as similes and metaphors

India is located in South Asia and is the second most populous country in the world, with more than one-sixth of the globe’s total population. India is a subcontinent, separated from the rest of Asia to the north by the Himalayan mountain range. During its history, India endured partial “conquests” by Arab, Turkish, and Persian invaders. But when the British navy achieved supremacy during the nineteenth century, India fell completely to the British. By 1858 the British ruled the country, with Queen Victoria also proclaimed Empress of India. British culture was entirely different from that of India. But India was a rich center of trade, and that mattered most to the British. The British made contributions to Indian society, but they transformed the Indian economy and Indian industry to suit the needs of the British Empire, using the wealth of India to benefit England. Even upper-class, wealthy Indians were treated as second-class citizens in their own country. Eventually Indian political movements gave way to more active struggles, with no success and little change. Then, Gandhi led a national non-violent protest movement during the 1920’s and 30’s. Various boycotts began. Indians were to give up British titles or honors. They were to stop wearing British clothes. They were to stop paying taxes. During these years thousands of Indians were imprisoned. Although many Indians served with the Allies during World War II, India, as a country, refused to join the war effort. They did not want to be associated with the British. It took until 1947 for India to finally achieve independence.

Predict the internal and external conflicts of an Indian child growing up during the time of the non-violent protest movement led by Gandhi.

Mahatma Gandhi was a lawyer who pioneered non-violent protests against British rule. Under his leadership, peasants organized to peacefully protest foreign domination; women’s groups protested the treatment of women and poverty. Gandhi is considered the “Father of the Nation.” He was assassinated in 1948.

By Any Other Name1.Reread story highlighting and finding meanings of the following words – headmistress; precarious; baffled; provincial; procession, post-monsoon; insular; veranda; incomprehensible; wizened; sedately; quarrel; ‘guarded friendship’, peevishness2. Answer the key idea and details questions, either in SpringBoard or on you own paper. Make sure you write in sentences, provide plenty of details and examples by giving evidence from the text.

Use the details from the memoir to fill in the chart below. Show the differences between the two cultures in the areas outlined. Based on the chart, decide which culture is dominant and which is submissive as represented in the story.

Clothing Food Language Sports Education

British

Indian

Using the details in this chart, create a thesis statement and write a paragraph (or two) that compares/contrasts the cultural traits of the two cultures represented in the story. In the conclusion, indicate which culture you believe to be dominant and which culture you believe to be submissive. Make sure to use textual evidence to support your answer.