Wednesday, October 31, 2012.

Periods 1 - 3

1.  SSR and LOG

2.  Check Steinbeck Author Study question handout. Students turned in with notes from film staped to the back.(Except Period 1, which was only collected)

3.  Of Mice and Men:  Begin reading Chapter 3 to pg. 43.

Periods 5 - 7

1.  Discuss The Grapes of Wrath Chapters 11 and 12.  Homework:  Read Ch. 13.

2.  Of Mice and Men:  Begin reading Chapter 3 to page 43.

Study Of Mice and Men vocabulary words: 1-33  liniment - writhe

Tuesday, October 30, 2012.

Periods 1-3

1.  SSR and LOG

2.  Complete reading Of Mice and Men Chapter 2.  Work on questions.

Periods 5 - 7
Complete OMM Ch. 2 questions.  Per. 7:  We checked in class.  Some students completed STAAR essays.
Read The Grapes of Wrath Ch. 11 - 12.  We will discuss tomorrow.

Monday, October 29, 2012.

Of Mice and Men:  Read and work on Focus questions for Chapter 2.

Friday, October 26, 2012.

Periods 1 - 3

1.  SSR and LOG

2.  Of Mice and Men Chapter 2 to page 36; Period 2: 33

3.  Study Of Mice and Men vocabulary words  12-25:  "confide - grizzled."  Quiz Monday 10/29/12

Periods 5 - 7

1.  The Grapes of Wrath Ch. 9-10 independent reading homework quiz.

2.  Begin reading Of Mice and Men Ch. 2:  Period 5 to page 19 and Period 7 to page 24 top.

3.  Vocabulary Quiz 1 Of Mice and Men

For those who did not read independently, make sure you catch up over the weekend.

Thursday, October 25. 2012.

Periods 1 - 3

1.  SSR and LOG

2.  Checked and discussed Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 questions.  Worked on locator chart.

3.  Began reading Of Mice and Men Chapter 2 to page 24 (top).  Explained bunkhouse living quarters, the apple box used as shelving, Candy as the psychologist of the ranch, and Crooks the black stable buck, and the use of vernacular to refer to African Americans of the day. 

*  Offered Bunkhouse project for those students who need to replace the zero for "The Pedestrian" map.

4.  Study Of Mice and Men vocabulary 12-25:  confide - grizzled.  Quiz tomorrow.

Periods 5 - 7

1.  Checked and discussed Steinbeck Author Study question handouts.  Stapled both handouts and notes.  Turned in for homework grade.

2.  Students checked their OMM Chapter 1 questions.  We discussed the characters George and Lennie, their relationship as parent figure dealing with a childlike friend.  We worked on the Literary Device Locator chart, filling it out for foreshadowing, indirect characterization, animal symbols, etc.

3.  Explained living quarters:  the apple box, bunkhouse, etc.

4. Don't forget to READ The Grapes of Wrath Chapters 9-10 and study Of Mice and Men vocabulary words 1-25: anguished - grizzled for a quiz tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012.  Early Dismissal

Periods 1 - 3

1.  SSR and LOG

2.  Discuss Of Mice and Men Chapter One; complete focus questions for this chapter.

3. HOMEWORK:  Study Of Mice and Men Vocabulary words from list:  12-25:  "confide to grizzled."


Periods 5 - 7

1.  The Grapes of Wrath Quiz questions for chapters 7-8;  Read Ch. 9-10 by Friday, Oct. 26.

2.  Reminder to turn in "The Pedestrian" map & song project, which was due October 4.  Last week to turn in this project.

3.  Finished reading Of Mice and Men Ch. 1.  Worked on focus questions.

4.  Don't forget to study Of Mice and Men vocabulary words from packet:  "anguished - grizzled."

Tuesday, October 23, 2012.
Periods 1 - 3

1.  SSR and LOG

2.  Completed reading of  Of Mice and Men Ch. 1.

3.  Of Mice and Men Vocabulary Quiz 1

HOMEWORK:  STUDY Of Mice and Men Vocabulary Packet words  12-25: "confide - grizzled."


Periods 5 - 7

1.  Discuss The Grapes of Wrath Ch. 3-6;   Make sure you READ CAREFULLY Ch. 7-8 FOR HOMEWORK.

2.  Of Mice and Men chapter 1

3.  Distributed Of Mice and Men Vocabulary packet. 

HOMEWORK:  STUDY Words for quiz on Friday:  1-25: "anguished - grizzled"