Nectar in a Sieve

Turn your work in as you complete each section. When answering questions, use complete sentences. Many questions have more than one part. Be sure to answer all of them. Essays will be graded on content, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Chapters 1-13

bulletComplete Journal Activity, pg.12.
bulletRead Background Information

·        Complete Vocabulary, pg.12. Write a sentence for each vocabulary word. Be sure to check spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

bulletComplete Active Reading, pg.13. Give examples of each conflict (against society, against nature, against fate, or against another person).

·        Complete Personal Response, pg.14. Remember some questions have more than one part. Answer them all.

·        Complete Analyzing Literature, pg.14. Remember some questions have more than one part. Answer them all.

·        Complete Analyzing Setting, pg.15. This should be a short essay. Be sure your essay has a clear thesis statement and conclusion.

·        Complete Extending your Response, pg.15. Find at least 5 examples for Rukmani. Write a brief paragraph (at least 6 sentences) explaining your opinion.

Chapters 14-23

bulletComplete Focus Activity, pg.16. You do not need to complete the Chart It Activity.
bulletRead Background Information

·        Complete Vocabulary, pg.16. Write a sentence for each vocabulary word. Be sure to check spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

bulletComplete Active Reading, pg.17.

·        Complete Personal Response, pg.18. Answer both parts.

·        Complete Analyzing Literature, pg.18-19. Remember some questions have more than one part. Answer them all.

·        Complete Analyzing Symbolism, pg.19. Be sure your essay has a clear thesis statement and conclusion.

·        Complete Learning for Life, pg.19. List at least 4 values. Be sure to cite your evidence and give a page number.

Chapters 24-30

bulletComplete Focus Activity, pg.20.
bulletRead Background Information

·        Complete Vocabulary, pg.20. Write a sentence for each vocabulary word. Be sure to check spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

bulletComplete Active Reading, pg.21. Find at least 5 examples.

·        Complete Personal Response, pg.22. Answer both parts.

·        Complete Analyzing Literature, pg.22-23. Remember some questions have more than one part. Answer them all.

·        Complete Literature and Writing, pg.23. Give examples from the book to support your work.

·        Complete Extending Your Response, pg.23. List at least 4 values. Be sure to cite your evidence and give a page number.

After Reading

·        Complete Personal Response, pg.24

·        Complete Writing About the Novel, pg.24. This essay should be typed using 12-point font, 1- inch margins, and double-spacing. Be sure to address all the questions and points.

Related Readings

·        Pictures of a Marriage

o       Read background, pg. 25.

o       Complete Responding to Reading, pg.25, #1-4.

 

·        Letter to Lord Irwin and About that Letter, Rice

o       Complete Focus Question, pg. 26.

o       Read Background, pg. 26

o       Complete Responding to Reading, pg. 26, #1-4.

·        Snatched from Death & In India, Marriages Made by Computer

o       Complete Focus Questions, pg. 27.

o       Read Background, pg. 27.

o       Complete Responding to Reading, pg. 27 #1-4

o       Complete Learning for Life. Pg. 27.

·        Work Without Hope

o       Complete Focus Question, pg. 28.

o       Complete Responding to Reading, pg.28, #1-4

·        from A Passage to India

o       Complete Responding to Reading, pg. 29 #1-4

o       Complete Creative Writing, pg. 29.