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

• FIRST/THIRD HOUR
  • Begin to identify what Steinback is trying to say with his juxtaposition of the dream life on the farm and the reality of the ranch.
  • Explain Candy and Crooks’ roles in the story.
• FIFTH AND SIXTH HOUR
  • Identify and analyze the important details from Gatsby Chapter 2

IN CLASS

• Practice Vocab Quiz
• 1st and 3rd Hour
  • Quick Quiz on Ch. 3
  • Work on Questions for 3 and 4
• 5th and 6th
  • Mapping activity part 1
  • Read Ch. 3

HOMEWORK ALERT.  HOMEWORK ALERT.  HOMEWORK ALERT.

• If we have a snow day TUESDAY, you have the following homework for Wednesday.
  • FIRST and SECOND HOUR:  Read thru Chapter 4 of OF MICE AND MEN.
  • FIFTH and SIXTH HOUR:  FINISH CHAPTER 2 of THE GREAT GATSBY

WARMUP

LEARNING TARGETS: 

FIRST AND THIRD HOURS:

By the end of today’s reading you should be able to

• Compare and contrast the vision of life on George and Lennie’s dream farm with life on the ranch where they are working.
• Explain the significance of Candy’s dog.

In class today we went over selected questions from Friday’s assignment/handout and then read Chapter 3 of Of Mice and Men. 

FIFTH AND SIXTH HOURS:  by the end of today’s reading you should be able to

• Explain/define  SYMBOL/SYMBOLISM.
• Analyze Fitzgerald’s point of view toward the people at the party in Chapter 2.
• Identify important new characters: George and Myrtle Wilson
• Improve on/sharpen your analysis of Tom Buchanan as a character.

In class today we went over selected questions from Friday’s assignment/handout and then read Chapter 2 of The Great Gatsby.

WARMUP:

• How has the weather BUFFETED West Michigan this week.
• Describe a person with a CORROSIVE personality.
• If your teacher is a real MARTINET, what might their late work policy look like?
• Describe a place with a VOLUMINOUS amount of something.
• Describe a time when you or somebody you know behaved in a REPREHENSIBLE manner?

LEARNING TARGETS: 1st and 3rd Hour

• Be able to define (in your own words) FORESHADOWING.
• Be able to explain the key elements of Chapters 1 and 2 of OF MICE AND MEN
• HOMEWORK:  Finish handout from class  OF MICE AND MEN QUESTIONS_CHAPTER 1 and 2

LEARNING TARGETS: 5th and 6th Hours

• Be able to define (in your own words) FORESHADOWING.
• Be able to describe the symbolic importance of
  • East vs. West
  • Old vs. New Money
• Be able to explain the key elements of Chapter 1 of THE GREAT GATSBY, including being able to give a “scouting report” on each of the following characters
  • Nick Carraway
  • Tom Buchannan
  • Daisy Buchanan
  • Jordan Baker
  • Gatsby (based on the rumors).

WARMUP:  

• Explain something you ABHOR.
• What’s something you do to OBVIATE stress?
• Describe something SQUALID.

LEARNING TARGETS

• FIRST AND THIRD HOUR ONLY:
  • Explain the basic biography of John Steinbeck
  • Explain the basic ideas of Communism and Socialism as presented by Karl Marx
  • Be able to describe the characters of Lenny and George as introduced in Chapter 1 of “Of Mice and Men.”
• HOMEWORK: FINISH CHAPTER 1 by tomorrow.  IF WE HAVE AN ICE DAY TOMORROW READ CHAPTER 2.

• FIFTH AND SIXTH HOURS ONLY
  • Explain the basic biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Explain why the 1920s was called
    • “The Jazz Age”
    • “The Roaring 20s”
    • “The Age of Anxiety”

IN CLASS TODAY:

1. Did Warmup (all classes)
2. Author background
   1. 1st/Second C.E. lectured on Steinbeck
   2. 5th/6th read this Fitzgerald bio (class discussion followed)
3. Began reading book

HOMEWORK:NONE:  IF NO SCHOOL TOMORROW, READ CH1 FOR THURSDAY:

WELCOME BACK!

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

• Properly pronounce your Unit 7 Vocabulary words
• Explain the literary term: JUXTAPOSITION
  • JUXTAPOSITION PRESENTATION JUXTAPOSITION
• FIRST AND THIRD HOUR ONLY:
  • Explain the basic biography of John Steinbeck
  • Explain the basic ideas of Communism and Socialism as presented by Karl Marx
• FIFTH AND SIXTH HOURS ONLY
  • Explain the basic biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • Explain why the 1920s was called
    • “The Jazz Age”
    • “The Roaring 20s”
    • “The Age of Anxiety”

LEARNING TARGETS:  By the end of today you should

Know several interesting things about your classmates.

BIG SKILLS IN ENGLISH 10

1. Reading critically and effectively from a variety of texts
2. Writing cleanly and clearly.
3.  Increasing the size and usefulness of your vocabulary.
4. Being able to organize and defend an argument
5. Being able judge the effectiveness of sources (research)
6. Being able to correctly cite sources using MLA Style

LEARNING TARGETS:  By the end of class today, you should be able to explain the irony in:

• The TWILIGHT ZONE episode “Time Enough At Last”
• The Short Story: “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin

LEARNING TARGETS: by the end of this class period you should be able to:

1. Define (IN YOUR OWN WORDS) each of three types of irony:
   • Dramatic
   • Situational
   • Verbal
2. Be able to create an original example of each.
3. Summarize Richard Feynman’s learning technique

IN CLASS:

1. We read and briefly summarized the article about Richard Feynman’s learning technique.
2. Watched the videos about the different types of irony (followed by brief discussion).
3. Using the chart we received yesterday, worked to create original examples of each type of irony.

WELCOME TO DAY 1 of the brand new semester.

LEARNING TARGETS FOR TODAY: by the end of the hour you should be able to

1. Find the links at the website to Google classroom codes and second semester exam review materials.
2. Identify your personality type on a basic personality tester.
3. Identify three key habits of a successful student.

• Reminder on how to be a successful student
• Personality Test:

WHAT WE DID IN CLASS: 

1. Brief intro to new semester
2. Took and briefly discussed online personality test above.
3. Filled out 3×5 card with name, personality type etc.
4. Received handout with second semester literary terms and, time permitting, started discussion of IRONY.
   • literary terms_master document

C.E.’s 2018 Presentation: 

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