English 12:
Finish reading Ch 1 in Of Mice and Men (OMAM together as a class.
Ch 1 Analysis questions (to be completed in full sentences); due at the end of the period:
1) Describe George. Describe Lennie. (4 marks)
2) Do you see the relationship between George and Lennie as one of friendship, or does George only feel obligated to take care of Lennie? What evidence can you find to support either conclusion? (2 marks)
3) Why does Lennie have the dead mouse? Why does George take it away? (2 marks)
4) What happened at the last place Lennie and George worked? Provide a brief overview. (3 marks)
5) Describe the dream George and Lennie share for their future. Why is this dream so important to both men? (2 marks)
English 8:
Creative writing prompts x 2 (collected in class):
#4: Describe a place where you felt unsafe as a child, and why.
#5: Describe yourself as a flavour of ice cream, making up any flavour or flavour combinations that you like.
Remaining class time to read p. 109-139 for Word Nerd; Journal #4 due at the start of class Thurs. If students did not complete the reading and/or journal #4 in class today, this must be done for homework.
English 11FP:
Venn diagrams from last day collected at the start of class.
Review 5 paragraph essay structure and hand back essays from “Reservation Dogs.”
Hand out novels and update book cards.
Review journal analysis prompts that will be used in our study of the novel:
Moon of the Crusted Snow
Journal Reflection Prompts
For each journal reflection, respond to ALL of the following prompts. All prompts should be answered using FULL sentences except for #4 which needs to be a narrative PARAGRAPH (8-12 sentences in length).
1.How has the plot advanced in this section? Detail changes in the story line, advancements of the plot etc.
2. Were there any new characters introduced? Describe them in detail.
3. Was there any vocabulary that was new to you in this section? If so, copy out the word(s) and its/their definition(s). If there weren’t any new words, find at least TWO unique/unusual words and copy out their definitions.
4.What personal connections can you make to the text from experiences in your own life? Write a narrative paragraph (8-12 sentences).
5.Considering the 21 themes and topics for the First Peoples’ course, choose at least TWO themes/topics you feel are demonstrated in this section and offer explanations for why you chose them.
6.What do you think will happen in the next section? (make a hypothesis)
7.Was your prediction correct from your last entry? Why or why not?
Remaining class time to read p. 1-45 in Moon of the Crusted Snow; if students did not finish reading in class, it must be done for homework. **if you missed today’s class, please come see me in flex tomorrow to get the novel so you can catch up with the reading before the next class on Thurs.