LEARNING TARGETS:  By the end of today, you should be able to

• Match characters, symbols and passages to the big themes of OF MICE AND MEN

IN CLASS

• Took VOCAB QUIZ 9
• Worked on OF MICE AND MEN THEME CHART YOU RECEIVED YESTERDAY.

LEARNING TARGETS:  by the end of today you should be able to

A) Explain what you think the ending of book means (think in terms of Steinbeck’s message).

B) Refine your thinking about Steinbeck’s themes and how he develops them.

In class we

1. Discussed the ending of the novel
2. Began work on theme sheet

IN class today we….

1.  Took a practice vocab quiz
2. Discussed more “Of Mice and Men”
   1. Talked a lot about what Steinbeck is trying to say by his comparison of
      1. The Dream “Farm”
      2. The reality of “The Ranch”
   2. Big idea is that the big theme of the book is tied up in that so as the book ends, be thinking long and hard about that.

FINISH THE NOVEL BY THURSDAY

LEARNING TARGETS:

• By the end of today, you should be able to explain the significance of key events in chapter 3 and 4 of “Of Mice and Men”

VOCAB PRACTICE UNIT 9

1. VOCAB WEEK:  PRACTICE QUIZ WEDNESDAY, QUIZ FRIDAY
2. READING DAY:  READ OF MICE AND MEN CHAPTER 4

IN CLASS TODAY

1.  READ CHAPTER 3 of OF MICE AND MEN
2. WORK ON REFLECTIONS.  HERE IS A DOCUMENT WITH SOME MODELS OF WHAT 20/20 REFLECTIONS LOOK LIKE

LEARNING TARGETS:  By the end of today’s class you should be able to

Identify all main characters (through chapter 2 and say something about their purpose)

In class: made a character chart and did a quick fishbowl

Reading Day.  Have Ch. 2 of OF MICE AND MEN read by tomorrow