Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Week #10 October 28-Nov. 1, 2013

Literature: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Grammar/writing: CP - appositive phrase
                                  Academic - participial phrase
Vocabulary: CP - SAT 9
                      Academic - SAT 4

Homework:
- CP - SAT notes - due Wednesday
         - First book report - due in person or on Edmodo on Friday, Nov. 1
- Academic - SAT notes - due Thursday

Last week, we read and annotated and discussed Of Mice and Men in class.  CP students wrote sentences with appositives while the academic students wrote sentences with participial phrases.  Everyone had a quiz on Monday, 10/21.  Oh, and we had Homecoming and won the game last Friday, Oct. 25! :)

We started this week with a vocabulary quiz as well.  We will continue to read and annotate the novel OMM until we finish it at the end of this week.  Prepare for a UNIT test on Monday next week, Nov. 4.

Note: Please complete all your missing work or make-up low grades before this cycle is over.  Ask about extra credit opportunity.  

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Week #8 and 9 October 14-18/October 21-25, 2013

Literature: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary: Academic - SAT 1 and 2 lists
                      CP - SAT lists 7 and 8
Writing: OER

Homework:
Academic: SAT List 2 due - Thursday, Oct. 24
CP: SAT List 8 due - Wednesday, Oct 23

Last week was a busy week. The students took a vocabulary quiz on Monday and continued to read chapter 1 of OMM.  They used their focus questions and character and setting analysis chart to understand the plot, characters, and motivations in the novel.  On the 16th, they took their PSAT. Back in the classroom, they continued to read and made headway in chapter 2. There was an early dismissal last Friday, Oct. 18.

We will start the week of Oct. 21 with a vocabulary quiz.  We will continue to read and annotate OMM. 

John Steinbeck, The Great Depression, Of Mice and Men

Week #7 October 7-11, 2013

Literature: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary: Academic - SAT 1#s 1-20
                     CP - same as last week
Homework: Academic - TP map - due: Oct. 8 on Edmodo
                    CP - TP map, music and lyrics - due: Oct. 8 on Edmodo

Last week, we read and wrote poetry. Twice! You wrote a poem with me after reading Exra Pounds' poem and used specific diction, imagery, tone and mood.  You also submitted your poem to Edmodo. Congratulations! And then, you read two poems with our WITS writer, after which you also wrote a poem, still with specific language, but you added metaphors using a comparison between and abstraction and a concrete noun. Great job!

We started the week yesterday reading about John Steinbeck, the Great Depression, and the Migrant Experience.  We finished these articles today.  Tomorrow, Oct. 9, I will give you an open notes quiz on these articles. Don't forget your notes! This is for both academic and CP.

The CP students read an additional article about "The Flood," an excerpt from the Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. You have the questions based on this article. Please bring it tomorrow, Oct. 9, already done. You will also take Quiz #6 for SAT list #6. (Additional assignment: "The Possibility of Evil" questions)

For the rest of the week, we will work on the following assignments:

• Anticipation guide
• Chapter 1 reading
• Character analysis

One last thing, please DO NOT FORGET to finish your PSAT questions!!!

The PSAT mandatory test is on Oct. 16.