• COMPLETE ROUGH DRAFT OF ESSAY BY END OF CLASS THURSDAY
• IN CLASS THIS WEEK
  • Monday: Vocab Quiz 7, work on essay planning sheet
  • Tuesday/Wednesday work on Rough Drafts (Film will play during class)
  • Thursday: Drafts due: Vocab 8 introduced (Quiz Mar. 4)
  • Here’s a sample essay with commentary to help you. If nothing else, it’s a model for format.

WEDNESDAY: READ CH. 5 in class

THURSDAY: Deeper into discussion on Ch. 5

• You should be able to analyze key quotes to understand how sad Curley’s Wife’s life is?
• You should be able to understand what is required of you when writing the literary essay/paper on this book.

MATERIALS USED: Quick Presentation

• Essay Prompt and directions

TODAY’S LEARNING TARGETS:

• As a result of reading Ch. 4, you should be able to
  • Explain why Crooks is so bitter
  • Explain what Crooks, Lennie, Candy and Curley’s wife have in common as characters

IN CLASS

• MONDAY: Read Ch. 4
• TUESDAY: Completed discussion questions/sheet on Ch. 4

Digital copy of materials under OF MICE AND MEN TAB above.

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class you should be able to

• Use the Vocab words Somber, Renegade and Vociferous
• Explain the difference between PLOT and THEME
• Make some guesses about how Steinbeck feels life might be different on the DREAM FARM than it is on the RANCH.
• Be able to explain the concept of Rugged Individualism and why some people are critics of the idea.

IN CLASS

• We did the vocab warmup with slides corresponding to the three words above.
• Moved into the slide show about Ch. 3 in which we
  • We used the Three Little Pigs video to help understand plot vs. Theme.
  • Discussed ideas about the dream farm and how they might relate to Steinbeck’s theme.
  • Watched the videos on Rugged Individualism and discussed how they applied to the book.

HOMEWORK: have a nice weekend!

LEARNING TARGETS:

• Be able to work with vocab words on today’s warmups

IN CLASS:

• Went over/debriefed on selected Ch. 2 questions
• READING TIME: CH. 3: DUE TOMORROW (FRIDAY 2/5)

LEARNING TARGETS: As a result of today’s class, you should be able to

• Explain the key traits of the characters we meet in Ch. 2 (Candy, Slim, Curley, Curley’s Wife, Carlson)
• Explain the basic setting of the bunkhouse
• Explain how society on the ranch works

In class:

1. Vocab Warmup
2. Reading Quiz Ch. 2
3. Handout/chapter 2 questions + discussion (see tab at top of page for all Of Mice and Men handouts)

In class today we did a Vocab Warmup. (First three words).

The rest of the time was dedicated to reading Ch. 2.