Wednesday 2/28
Discussion of the Relevance of The Grapes of Wrath Articles 1. Show me completed Article Review sheet 2. Meet with your own group to discuss your article. Add to your own notes (15 minutes) 3. Each group will then present their article to other groups (5-10 minutes) Everyone will have a copy of all of the articles. Your job is to "teach" us about the article. Help us mark it up. Each member of group must share something from your discussion of the article. You might consider dividing up to cover: Help us highlight the thesis of your article Main ideas Facts presented What point does the article make about the RELEVANCE of GofW today? Most surprising or interesting info from article Help us highlight Key quotes or passages from article (It's probably not necessary to share new or unfamiliar terms.) On Friday we'll do a BREIF written reader reflection to the articles. Pronouns continue! View: Celebrity Grammar with Ariana Grande You practice: Pronoun Case Exercise 1 Pronouns Pronouns at GrammarBook.com Complete Quiz on Pronoun Usage Complete Choosing the correct pronoun Quiz 1 Now submit: I'll record the better score of two--no feedback will show right away! Do both! At Quia: Pronouns in the Subject, Object and Possessive Case At Quia: Pronoun Agreement ========================================== Friday 3/2 Pronoun Reference Errors Pronoun Case Exercise 1 Pronouns at GrammarBook.com Pronoun Reference Practice #1 Pronoun Reference Practice #2 Now do: Complete assignment on Pronoun Reference MUG: Who/Whom Whoever/Whomever Who's (=Who is or Who has) Whose (shows possession) Who=he/she Whom=him/her 1. Pretest & Cheat Sheet 2. Whoever/Whomever Quiz #1 3. Take the Who or Whom Quiz 4. Practice with this quiz on Who or Whom 5. Take another quiz on Who or Whom Now Complete: I'll record the better score the Who/Whom/Who's/Whose assignment at Quia (22 points) and the Who/Whom assignment at Quia (22 points) ========================================== Previous Days' Lessons: Monday 2/26 MUG: Pronoun Agreement Pretest Pronoun Cheat Sheet We do: View: Celebrity Grammar with Ariana Grande Continue Pronoun Agreement packet One more tricky pronoun situation--possessive before gerund (-ing word) **One more tricky rule: Always use the POSSESSIVE case before an -ing word. Incorrect: I am tired of HIM whining. Correct: I am tired of HIS whining. Incorrect: The teacher was upset about HIM coming late every day. Correct: The teacher was upset about HIS coming late every day. Incorrect: Him coming late every day was annoying. Correct: His coming late every day was annoying. You do: Practice Quiz on Pronoun Usage Practice Choosing the correct pronoun Quiz 1 Now Complete 2 assignments: I will record the better of the two. Even if you get them all right on the first one, do both! USE your packet! 1. Pronoun Usage Assignment #1 (20 pts) 2. Using Pronouns Correctly #2 (20 pts) ========================================== Thursday 2/22 View last 3 minutes of movie (at 2:04 Tom leaves Ma) Read about end of book vs. end of movie (last 5 paragraphs) Read about the End of the Book Read 28-30 Summary/Analysis 60 Second Recap on the symbolism of the death of the baby Valentine's Day was the perfect day to watch & listen to the lyrics of this 1991 hit by the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, who died in 2009. Jackson said that "Heal the World" is the song he was most proud to have created. How does that Michael Jackson song relate to The Grapes of Wrath? The title? It came from the Battle Hymn of the Republic Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on. The hymn summons God to bring justice to those who have wreaked havoc over the land and over its people. In other words, the hateful ways of the people are so great that only God can bring about vengeance. In the context of this novel, "the grapes of wrath" may be interpreted as the greed, self-interest, and selfish ways of the landowners and of the banks—all of which lead to the suffering of thousands of migrant workers. 60 second recap on the WRATH The "grapes of wrath" is also a Biblical reference to the Book of Revelation, passage 14:19-20: So the angel swung his sickle to the earth and gathered the clusters from the vine of the earth, and threw them into the great wine press of the wrath of God. Make no mistake, the squishing of "the grapes of wrath" is a violent and emotional image, and one that is closely associated with the widespread oppression of a people and with the darkest chapter in American history: slavery. The "grapes" image also makes us think of the spilling of blood. This novel has an environmental message as well! The novel begins in a drought and ends in a flood. Nature is out of balance. What has man done to cause or compound these natural disasters? 60 second recap on Family 60 second recap on Characters 60 second recap on Power Structures I can not/did not show you this:! Thug Notes on GofW And finally, what should you MOST REMEMBER about this novel and movie and final controversial chapter? At the heart of The Grapes of Wrath is the need for community and compassion and love. Steinbeck invites us to ask ourselves 'Who is our family?', 'Who are our children?", "Who are the dreamers?" Take Quiz over Chapters 28-30 ========================================== For end of book Described as one of the greatest of the great American novels, The Grapes of Wrath is set during the height of the Great Depression. One family sets off from the American dust bowl on an epic journey driven as much by fear as by hope. They travel through Route 66 to California, the Promised Land, in search of work and a new life. The Grapes of Wrath is a towering testimony to the integrity, strength and perseverance of the human spirit.“The Grapes of Wrath is uncannily relevant to the world we find ourselves in today; increasing mechanization, displacement of people, economic and environmental crisis. Across the world we have seen fear and hatred entering political discourse on immigration and identity. At the heart of The Grapes of Wrath is the need for community and compassion and love. Steinbeck invites us to ask ourselves 'Who is our family?', 'Who are our children?", "Who are the dreamers?" All Read: The Enduring Relevance of The Grapes of Wrath The Grapes of Wrath is 75 years old and more relevant than ever 75 Years after The Grapes of Wrath, we need Ma Joad in the White House How Current Events keep John Steinbeck Relevant Grapes of Wrath is 75, But its Depictions of Poverty are Timeless Why John Steinbeck Wrote His Observation of Migrant Labor in the US First Monday Classics Using The Grapes of Wrath for Free Response Questions on AP Exam ========================================== Tuesday 2/20 (2 hour late start) View last hour of The Grapes of Wrath 1:06-2:08 1:09:00 Ma feeds the children at the camp see pg. 344-345, 350 1:13:30 JC takes the blame. Read the movie summary sheet, 3rd paragraph from the bottom. see pg. 361 ========================================== ❤️ Wednesday 2/14 ❤️ Assignment for next Tuesday: Read packet for summary of Chapters 19-28 Read Chapters 29 & 30 According to Wiesel, "By talking about past events, like the Holocaust, we open a disturbing chapter in human history, but in doing so we spread a message to humanity through the testimony of witnesses that helps to stir people's emotions. This drives them to prevent a recurrence of such devastating occurrences by acting against them. If we forget about abominable events like the Holocaust and write them off as things that could only have occurred in the past we open ourselves up to the possibility of repeating such unmonitored destructive behavior. Through the retelling of the events our collective history we spur indignation, we reduce the number of indifferent bystanders and we make it possible to learn from our mistakes." Here is a Character List for Night Here is background on Night Themes A Book Trailer Introduction (9:24) Auschwitz 70 years later Drone over Auschwitz--Spielburg & Schindler's List (2:29) A Tour of Birkenau (9:10) Oprah's Interview with Elie At Auschwitz (2:30) Elie Remembers His Little Sister (3:36) Night book trailer (stop at 1:25) Interview with Elie Wiesel (11:32) Interview with Elie Part 2 (10:59) Auschwitz 70--full version (6:30) Monday 2/12 View Grapes of Wrath Chapters 14-18 (42:24-1:06) Ch 15=Roadside Truck Stops Ch 16=Car trouble, Ma Rebels, Ch 17=Roadside camps Ch 18=Joads reach California, Noah leaves, Gram dies, Joads cross desert Another Biblical connection: Noah and the Flood--When the Joad family crams their car with their processions, it can be likened to Noah and his family in Genesis, who spend time loading the ark with animals, as God has ordered. The Joads must also gather all the important things they need in order to ensure survival. As we continue reading the novel, consider Noah Joad’s connection to the river and the water, as well as his relationship to the Joad family as a whole. Pg. 284--Noah Joad, is the eldest brother of the Joad family. During the Joad’s journey from Oklahoma to California to search for work, Noah decides that leaving his family is his only option. When he leaves, he walks down a river believing that during these difficult times his family is better off with one less mouth to feed. Take Quiz over Chapters 15-18 Here is a Character List for Night Background on Night (packet) Night (109 pgs.) by Elie Wiesel is a memoir of man’s inhumanity to man during the Holocaust in the 1940s. Elie Wiesel survived the Holocaust when 6 million of others did not. You’ll experience his forced deportation in at age 12 and his experience at Auschwitz, the largest of the Nazi concentration camps where 1.5 million Jews were murdered in the gas chambers. Wiesel was silent for years before he could come to terms with what happened to him and write about it and lecture about it. Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 and still travels the world encouraging others not to allow Holocaust-like events like those in Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur to ever occur again. Wiesel, now in 80s, has twice spoken at Augustana College in recent years. Wiesel says, “Sometimes we must interfere. When human lives are endangered, when dignity is in jeopardy…whenever men or women are persecuted because of their race, religion or political views, that place must—at that moment—become the center of the universe.” Wiesel wrote two more novels, Dawn and The Accident, which are both fictional stories of Holocaust survival. ========================================== Thursday 2/8 Finish Grapes of Wrath Quiz over Chapter 13 Reading Day for 15-18 Here is Chapter 16 summary Assignment for Monday: Read 15-18 for Quiz. ========================================== Tuesday 2/6 View Grapes of Wrath Chapters 1-8 & 9-13 (to 42:24) Kahoot Take Quiz over Chapters 5-8 Take Quiz over Chapter 13 (if time allows) ========================================== Friday 2/2 State One Act Grapes of Wrath Reading Day for Chapters 5-8, summary 9-12 in packet, Chapter 13 Quizzes next Tuesday 60 second recap on GofW structure |