After Twenty Years

1. Why is the stranger standing in the hardware store doorway? He's keeping an appointment made twenty years ago.	2. How did the stranger know Jimmy Wells? He didn't know Jimmy; he was there to meet him for the first time.
3. Where and when does the story take place? on a New York street around 10 p.m.	4. Who is the stranger there to see? his brother his old friend Jimmy his mother none of the above
5. Why were the two men going to meet after twenty years? to see how each of them had fared in life	6. Who was the patrolman on the beat? "Silky" Bob

7. Why do you think the author used the sentence, "His scarf pin was a large diamond, oddly set"? What does this imply? probably that it broken off some how.

8. What does the name "Silky" Bob imply about the stranger? that he was smooth

9. Explain the irony of the title "After Twenty Years." that after all that time they still remember the promise and met each other but he was sold to the authorities.

10. Why do you think Jimmy was unable to make the arrest himself? Please explain. Because they knew each other and he still thinks of him as a friend.

11. Why do you think the Chicago police wanted to have a little talk with "Silky" Bob? Support your answer with details from the story. He probably was some type of drug dealer because or a gang member because of the scarf and the diamonds

12. The stranger tells the policeman that he and Jimmy Wells were best friends, almost like brothers. What does it imply that they hadn't corresponded in years? That they had change the way they were now they think differently.

13. Do you think Jimmy Wells did the right thing? Explain why you think this. well yes because he help capture a criminal but no because it meant betrayed his friend

14. The stranger describes Jimmy Wells as "the truest, staunchest old chap in the world." In light of that, do you think he should have been surprised at the outcome of the meeting? Please explain. Yes because he said that he was trust worthy but in the end he betrayed him.

Vocabulary:

Pick 15 words from the text. Find the meaning in the dictionary and come up with one synonym (similar meaning) and antonym (the opposite). Make a table similar to the one below:

1.Beat:trike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, usually with an implement such as a club or whip.



2.Avenue: street; path
Synonyms: parkway.

3.Habitual: usual, established
Synonyms: cyclic
Antonyms: Infrequent

4.Spectators:Person who watches event
Synonyms: Beholder
Antonyms: Participant

5.Twirling:turn around circularly
Synonyms:

gyre, pirouette, whirligig.

Antonyms: straight, untwirl, untwist

6.Stalwart: strong, valiant
Synonyms: Brave
Antonyms:Cowardly

7.Intricate: Complicated, Elaborate.
Synonyms: abstruse
Antonyms: Clear

8.Thoroughfare: Channel
Synonyms: pathway

9.Swagger:Show off; walk pompously
Synonyms: brag
Antonyms:humility

10. Slight: insult,disrespect
Synonyms:brush-off
Antonyms:compliment

11.Vicinity:local area
Synonyms: district
Antonyms:faraway

12.Hardware:tools;fittings,especially made of metal
Synonyms:accouterments, appliances, fasteners, fixtures, household furnishings, housewares, implements, ironware, kitchenware, metalware, plumbing, utensils

13.Unlighted:Lack of light
Synonyms: Cimmerian, aphotic, atramentous,blackish, caliginous, clouded
Antonyms:Bright

14.Appointment: arrangement for meeting; prearranged meeting
Synonyms: assignation


15.Dragged:haul something to a new place
Synonyms:draw, hale

Peter Paul Rubens, Prince of Baroque Painters

1. Where did Peter Paul Rubens grow up? Belgium	2. Which social or political events shaped Rubens' childhood most? Religious persecution
3. What was Rubens' first job away from home? Page	4. What style of painting did Rubens follow? Baroque
5. Which Renaissance artist did Rubens like best? Leonardo da Vinci	6. True or False: Most Baroque art has a calm, placid feeling behind it. True
7. Which of the following gifts to the king of Spain did Rubens repair? A carriage	8. To whom did Rubens originally leave his artwork? His sister

Writing - Choose a painting by Rubens from the three above. Write an ekphrastic poem. Don't forget about the literary elements you have learned in the previous unit. Make your poetry interesting!

Head Of Medusa

Scary snakes surrounding
A head full of hatred
No person, but a evil monster
Killed by her own desire
With some eyes that say
I'll hunt you
Lays a woman with no body(person)
But a bunch of snakes to get revenge.

Managing Your Credit

1. Which of the following questions should you ask before making a purchase on credit? (Choose all that apply) Do I have the money to make payments? Is this item something I need or something I want? Will my parents pay back the loan if I don't?	2. Which of the following offer credit cards? (Choose all that apply) Banks Retail stores
3. If you find you must make a larger purchase using a credit card, what is the "rule of thumb" for paying off the debt? Pay off the debt within six months	4. To what percentage of your take-home income should your debt payments be limited? Whatever is left over after all other payments are made.
5. Which types of credit are referred to as "revolving credit"? (Choose all that apply) Installment loans Department store credit cards Lines of credit	6. How can you protect yourself from credit card fraud? (choose all that apply) Keep track of cards by making a list of important information about the cards Keep them in your wallet but never use them
7. What is APR? Annual Percentage Rate	8. It is a good idea to pay off your credit cards each month in full. True

Writing:

Why is it important to have good credit in the world today? What will it help you to do? How will you plan to obtain credit and maintain a good credit history?

In the world we are living right now it is very important to have a good credit. Having a good credit can help. when you are buying a house and you are not planning on buying it at once then they won't give you the house because they think you can't pay for it. you can get your credit high by buy lot of stuff with you credit card and paying on time also depends on your job.

Vocabulary:

Fraud: wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain.(My lawyer was a fraud.)

Unforeseen: unpredicted, unexpected, unanticipated, unplanned, not bargained for, surprising. antonym expected.(that was an unforeseen ending for that movie.)

Direct: extending or moving from one place to another by the shortest way without changing direction or stopping.(I go direct home after school.)

Payment: The action or process of paying someone or something, or of being paid.(Boss when am i getting my payment.)

Unsecured:(of a loan) made without an asset given as security.
• (of a creditor) having made such a loan.
2 not made secure or safe.(I am unsecured about going on that trip tomorrow.)

Tremendous:very great in amount, scale, or intensity.(that was a tremendous game you miss.)

Enable:give (someone or something) the authority or means to do something.( I am enable to play baseball today please go with out me )

Creditworthiness:(of a person or company) considered suitable to receive credit, esp. because of being reliable in paying money back in the past.