Wednesday, November 30, 2011.

1) Read Introductory background information on play Antigone and Greek Theater and take notes.

2) Complete Fill-in-the-blanks handout. Turn in.

3) Don't forget to complete Vocabulary Lesson XV (15), the last lesson in the workbook for this semester. Bring tomorrow to check in class. Quiz Friday.

4) Read The Grapes of Wrath through chapter 22. If you have finished, go on and read Chapters 23-25.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011.

1) Vocabulary Quiz 14 (XIV)
2) The Grapes of Wrath Ch. 19-20 reading quiz.
3) Intro notes to play Antigone.

Monday, November 28, 2011.

1) Final Exam Essay: Fall 2011. Choose your topic. 30% of final exam grade. If you were absent, make sure you see me to make this up ASAP.

2) Turn in Of Mice and Men Literary Analysis essay.

3) Your vocabulary quiz over Manter Hall vocabulary Lesson 14 will be tomorrow, 11/29
4) Homework assignment: Reading Schedule The Grapes of Wrath

Read Ch. 22 by Wednesday, 11/30
Read Ch. 23-25 by Friday, December 2
Read Ch. 26-28 by Monday, December 5
Read Ch. 29-30 by Wednesday, December 7
TEST: Thursday, December 8

Monday, December 12: Final exam review/questions over vocabulary and reading.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011.

1) Check vocabulary lesson XIV (14).
2) Complete viewing film Of Mice and Men and answer questions on handout passed out today.
3) Bring Of Mice and Men essay Monday 11/28.
4) Read The Grapes of Wrath Ch. 20-21.

Monday, November 21, 2011.



The Grapes of Wrath Chapters 17-19 question quiz.

Of Mice and Men Film

Make sure you bring vocabulary lesson 14 tomorrow to check. Quiz Monday November 28

Friday, November 18, 2011.

1) Vocabulary Quiz Lesson XIII (13).

2) Complete essay on Of Mice and Men.

NOTE: Don't forget to read The Grapes of Wrath chapters 17-19 by Monday, 11/21.

Vocabulary Lesson 14 due Tuesday, 11/22; Quiz Monday, 11/28

Thursday, November 17, 2011.

1) Reading quiz over ch. 14-16 in The Grapes of Wrath.

2) Check vocabulary lesson 13. Add words: frugal, dank, dour, rueful, austere, and chasten.

Review definitions of words. Quiz tomorrow.

3) Discuss chapters 14-16 in The Grapes of Wrath.

Bring OMM outline tomorrow..

Wednesday, November 16, 2011.

1) Review essay structure for Of Mice and Men essay assignment.

a) Structure of essay and its components.
b) Distributed handout with outline format and samples of thesis statements and topic sentences.
c) Distributed chart for textual evidence: Lead into quote, evidence, and commentary.

Students selected their thesis statement and worked on chart. Complete chart and outline for homework.

NOTE: Don't forget to bring Manter Hall vocabulary lesson XIII (13) and read The Grapes of Wrath Ch. 14-16.