Week 9:
Block Day, Oct. 22/23:
American Dream Essay Due!!! (when you walk in the door)
**If you have problems printing, email me your paper
Friday, Oct. 24:
Week 7:
Mon, 10/6:
- Introduce American Dream (Unit 1)Essay Assignment
- Read Obama's 2004 Keynote Address (Springboard p. 84)
(Have chapter 5 read)
**Finish OM&M by Tuesday
Tues 10/7:
- Analyze OM&M Characters and their connection to the American Dream
(Have OM&M finished by today)
Block 10/8 & 9:
- Start gathering quotes from sources for essay
Fri., 10/10:
- Collect quotes from 3 texts for essay.
Homework: for Monday, finish up your organizer, gathering quotes/analysis for all 3 texts.
Week 6:
Mon, 9/29: Theme
Theme Statement sheet
Mother to Son poem
HW: Read to p. 50 in OM&M
Tues, 9/30:
Theme: Ch 1-3 OM&M
HW: Have Chapter 3 of OM&M completed
Wed/Thurs, 10/1/2: review chapter 3 & write paragraph about theme in Ch1-3 in OM&M (product grade)
Paragraph Prompt: Analyze one theme in chapters 1-3 of Of Mice and Men.
Fri 10/3: Ch 3 Group discussions
HW: Be prepared by answering discussion questions, and read chapter 4
HW: For Monday - read chapter 5
Absent last week on Block Day? (Sept. 24/25?)
Prompt: Based on what Curley does, his actions, and what other characters say about him, how can Curley be characterized? Write a paragraph using 3 quotes from pages 25-30.
(I'm looking for a strong topic sentence that mentions title/author of the text, good quotes/details, and a strong conclusion sentence.)