Honors English 9

1. Honors English 9 Week 6: September 26-30, 2011

2. Due Today: Nothing Monday, September 26, 2011 • Walk-In: Turn to a new sheet of paper in the reading section of your notebook and title it Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck. • Learning Objective: • Students will gather background information about John Steinbeck, his writing (in particular Of Mice and Men), and the American Dream. • Students will make inferences and predictions about possible themes in Of Mice and Men. • Agenda: • John Steinbeck and Of Mice and Men Homework: Bring some sticky notes or annotation tabs to class tomorrow

3. John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men, and the American Dream While viewing the power point on John Steinbeck, his writing (in particular Of Mice and Men, and the American Dream record main ideas and respond to the questions related to the following topics. In this column ask any questions about information you need clarified or need to go back to as well as what you are wondering about. ? John Steinbeck Biographical________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Writing Influences ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ His Novels ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Of Mice and Men ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The American Dream ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Collective Conscious ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Quick Write Questions ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Predictions about themes and or conflicts based on information above________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Due Today: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 • Walk-In:Have a seat and get comfortable. • Learning Objective: • Students will select, apply, and self-monitor their use of skills, strategies, such as asking questions, forming predictions, tracking themes and using words in context in order to enhance our understanding of a novel. • Agenda: • Of Mice and Men Reading Log, Bookmark, & Vocabulary Chart • Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 Homework: Finish reading Chapter 1 and complete your reading response

5. Of Mice and men Reading Groups • To form the groups you may create a group of three people OR you can pair up with one other person and find another pair to create a group of four.

6. Of Mice and Men Quick Writes • Explain a time in your life when you felt alienated and left out. Use specific details to show what happened and how you felt. • Describe the importance of friendship. Then describe your best friend and your relationship. What does it provide for you? What do you provide the relationship? How do you deal with each other’s best and worst qualities? • Explain a dream you have for your future. What is your plan? How will you accomplish this dream? Why is this dream so important to you?

7. Of Mice and Men Reading Expectations While reading you need to be annotating for the following: Theme Subjects • S = Stereotype • A = Alienation • F = Friendship • H/D = Hopes or Dreams General Annotations • ! = Important Event or New Character • ? = Question • * = Vocab • P = Prediction

8. Of Mice and Men After Reading Expectations • Complete your Reading Response/Log • Complete your Vocabulary Chart with • Part of Speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb) • Sentence the word appears in with parenthetical citation • The correct definition of the word in context.

9. Due Today: Reading Log #1 Wed-Thurs, September 28-29, 2011 • Walk-In: Take out Of Mice and Men, your reading log, and the vocabulary chart. • Learning Objective: • Students will discuss key events in the novel, predictions, and practice using vocabulary in their speech to enhance their understanding. • Agenda: • Of Mice and Men Ch 1 Discussion • Of Mice and Men Quick Write Homework: Reading Log for Chapter 2 and Vocabulary Chart

10. Of Mice and Men Ch 1 Discussion • While discussing each question with your group, try to incorporate our vocabulary words into your answer. When you share out to the class, for each vocabulary word used you will receive a point. Once a word is used twice for the day, you may not use it again. Chapter 1 • How would you describe the relationship between George and Lennie? So far, do you feel that George is a good friend to Lennie? • In the novel, what does the narrator compare Lennie to? • Why might Steinbeck describe the actions of Lennie’s hands? • What do you think happened at their last job? • Why does Lennie like George to tell the story of the ranch, even though he already knows it by heart? Why does George like telling the story? • What does George say about migrant farm workers? How does this relate to their dream? • What might their conversations throughout the chapter foreshadow?

11. Grammar Terminology • While following along with the power point, write down the definition of the selected grammar terms on the handout. • In your notebook write down specific examples of the terms from the power point on one side and leave room for examples from Of Mice and Men on the other side. Examples from Power Point Examples from Of Mice and Men

12. Applying Grammar Terminology to Of Mice and Men “They had walked in single file down the path, and even in the open one stayed behind the other. Both were dressed in denim trousers and in denim coats with brass buttons. Both wore black, shapeless hats and both carried tight blanket rolls slung over their shoulders. The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose. Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws. His arms did not swing at his sides, but hung loosely. The first man stopped short in the clearing, and the follower nearly ran over him. He took off his hat and wiped the sweat-band with his forefinger and snapped the moisture off. His huge companion dropped his blankets and flung himself down and drank from the surface of the green pool; drank with long gulps, snorting into the water like a horse. The small man stepped nervously beside him. “Lennie!” he said sharply. “Lennie, for Gods’ sake don’t drink so much.” Lennie continued to snort into the pool. The small man leaned over and shook him by the shoulder. “Lennie. You gonna be sick like you was last night.” Lennie dipped his whole head under, hat and all, and then he sat up on the bank and his hat dripped down his blue coat and ran down his back. “Tha’s good,” he said. “You drink some, George. You take a good big drink.” He smiled happily.”

13. Due Today: Chapter 2 Reading Lof Friday, September 30, 2011 • Walk-In: Take out Of Mice and Men, your chapter two reading log, and your vocabulary chart. • Learning Objective: • Students will discuss key events in the novel, predictions, and practice using vocabulary in their speech to enhance their understanding. • Students will select, apply, and self-monitor their use of skills, strategies, such as asking questions, forming predictions, tracking themes and using words in context in order to enhance our understanding of a novel. • Agenda: • Of Mice and Men Chapter 2 • Of Mice and Men Chapter 3 Homework: Read Chapter 3 and Complete Reading Log and Vocabulary

14. Of Mice and Men Reading Log Discussion • Divide these tasks up between your group. • Step 1: Share and explain your chapter title. • Step 2: Share your response paragraph. • Step 3: Share your predictions or questions. • Step 4: Share your quote that relates to one of our theme subjects and explain.

15. Of Mice and Men Ch 2 Discussion • While discussing each question with your group, try to incorporate our vocabulary words into your answer. When you share out to the class, for each vocabulary word used you will receive a point. Once a word is used twice for the day, you may not use it again. Chapter 2 • When George asks why Whitey quit, what answer does the swamper, Candy, give him? • What does this seem to say about the men who work these ranches? • How does Candy describe the boss, the owner of the ranch? • Why is the boss suspicious of George? • How does George explain Lennie’s lack of intelligence? What other lie does he tell the boss about Lennie? • Who is Curley, and what does it mean when Candy says he is “Handy”? How does this word later prove “ironic”? • Who is Crooks? • What kind of person does Curley seem to be? How does George feel about Curley? • What does Lennie think of Curley’s wife? What does George think of her? • Who is Slim, and what impressions do we get of him?