1. Monday, 27 September 2010 Due Today: OMM Chapter 5 Reading Log Bell-work: Please get out your book and open to page 99. Get ready to turn in your reading log for chapter 5. Learning Objectives: You will analyze a text pausing occasionally to make predictions/ connections. You will interpret imagery, symbolization, and details in the setting. Agenda: OMM Chapter 6 Writer’s Notebook #8:OMM Imagery Homework: Binder Checkpoint #1: Friday 10/1

2. Writer’s Notebook #8September 27, 2010Of Mice and Men Imagery • Please reread the passages on page 7 and on page 99. Draw the imagery in your notebook and analyze what you think it means.

3. Tuesday, 28 September 2010 Due Today: OMM Vocabulary Chart Chapters 4-6 Bell-work: Please get out Writer’s Notebook #8 from last class and continue writing about the imagery and symbolization in OMM. Learning Objectives: You will interpret imagery, symbolization, and details in the setting. You will understand the cultural significance of our novel. You will analyze two poems and make a connection to our novel. Agenda: Writer’s Notebook #8:OMM Imagery “Harlem” & “To a Mouse” Connections OMM in Contemporary Society ~ Switchfoot & SNL OMM Socratic Seminar Introduction Homework: OMM Socratic Seminar Block Day Poetry Connections due Block Day Binder Checkpoint #1: Friday 10/1 OMM Vocabulary Test Friday 10/1

4. References to OMMin Popular Culture Cartoons • Futurama • Looney Tunes • King of the Hill • Spongebob • South Park • TV • The Monkees • The Shield • Family Feud • My Name is Earl • CSI • WWE • SNL • Psych • Movies • Gremlins • In the Army Now • Fever Pitch • Music • Megadeth • Katy Perry • TupacShakur • Brand New • Switchfoot

5. Switchfoot ~ “Meant to Live” We were meant to live for so much moreHave we lost ourselves? Somewhere we live insideSomewhere we live insideWe were meant to live for so much moreHave we lost ourselves? Somewhere we live insideWe want more than this world’s got to offerWe want more than this world’s got to offerWe want more than the wars of our fathersAnd everything inside screams for second lifeWe were meant to live for so much moreHave we lost ourselves? We were meant to live for so much moreHave we lost ourselves? We were meant to live for so much moreHave we lost ourselves? We were meant to liveWe were meant to live Fumbling his confidenceAnd wondering why the world has passed him byHoping that he’s meant for more than argumentsAnd failed attempts to fly, flyWe were meant to live for so much moreHave we lost ourselves? Somewhere we live insideSomewhere we live insideWe were meant to live for so much moreHave we lost ourselves? Somewhere we live insideDreaming about providenceAnd whether mice or men have second triesMaybe we’ve been livin with our eyes half openMaybe we’re bent and broken, broken

6. Of Mice and Menon Saturday Night Live http://www.hulu.com/watch/35498/saturday-night-live-george-and-lenny

7. Wednesday, 29 September 2010 Due Today: Poetry Connections Bell-work: Please pick up your binder from the bin and get organized. Learning Objectives: You will understand the components to a major project. You will interpret and define vocabulary in context. You will be critical of the themes in a novel by discussing and analyzing a text as a class. Agenda: Last Day for Word Wall Writer’s Notebook #9: Placing Blame Binder Checkpoint Review OMM American Dream Multi-Genre Project introduction OMM Socratic Seminar Introduction OMM Vocabulary Activity Homework: Binder Checkpoint #1: Friday 10/1 OMM Vocabulary Test Friday 10/1

8. Writer’s Notebook Entry #9September 29, 2010Placing Blame Draw a circle in your journal. Create a pie chart that represents four things: how much of the failure of the dream is George’s fault, how much is Lennie’s fault, and how much is due to economic forces beyond the control of characters. Use colors . • George’s Fault %: • Lennie’s Fault %: • Curley’s Fault • Curley’s Wife’s Fault %: • Economic Forces %: • Fate %:

9. Binder Checkpoint #1Writer’s Notebook Entries

10. The American Dream • The American Dream is a national concept that this country holds a promise of prosperity for its people. In the American Dream, citizens at every level feel that they can achieve a "better, richer, and happier life.“ • The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence which states that "all men are created equal“ and that they have "certain inalienable Rights“ including "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.“ • The accuracy and validity of the American Dream is highly debated. • The American Dream has been credited with helping to build a cohesive American experience but has also been blamed for overinflated expectations. • The presence of the American Dream has not historically helped minority groups or citizens in low economic status. Instead, the American wealth structure has often been observed to sustain class differences in which well-positioned groups continue to be advantaged. • The American Dream is often used as a synonym for home ownership since homes have historically been seen as status symbols separating the middle class from the poor.

11. Collective Consciousness • The shared beliefs and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society. • It has developed as a way of describing how an entire community comes together to share similar values.

12. Friday, 1 October 2010 Due Today: Binder Checkpoint #1 Bell-work: Please pick up a binder checkpoint slip and tape it into the inside front cover of your binder. Learning Objectives: You will demonstrate proficiency in understanding vocabulary in context. You will compare and contrast a film adaptation to a text. Agenda: OMM Vocabulary Test OMM Film Adaptation Homework: OMM Reading Comprehension Test on Monday