Week of January 25-29, 2021
Monday, January 25, 2021
Classic Literature is Timeless: View Of M&M scenes from Longmire episode
View Of Mice and Men
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (13 people gone)
View Of Mice and Men
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Finish Of Mice and Men
Subject-Verb Agreement Practice Packet
Do Pre-test on 2nd sheet of packet
Complete first 4 sheets in packet.
Click here for a review of ALL the rules!
Most Important Rules:
1. Whenever each, either, neither, ones (someone, anyone), bodies (somebody, nobody" is the subject,
the verb MUST be singular. (Also add Every and Many a or Many an)
Each of the girls is carrying a backpack.
Every girl and boy carries...
Many a girl carries a
2. Whenever "both, few, several, many" is subject, the verb must be plural
Both of the girls are carrying a backpack.
3. If "some, all, any, none, most" is the subject, look inside the phrase to determine if the verb is singular or plural.
Some of the cake is gone.
Some of the cookies are gone.
4. Singular subjects joined by "or" take singular verb.
Jason, Jen or Pat does the dishes every night.
5. Compound subjects joined by "and" take plural verbs.
Jason, Jen and Pat are coming for dinner.
View ACT review videos:
1. ACT English Tips: SV Agreement
2. Tricky scenarios on the ACT with SV agreement
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Subject-Verb Agreement
Drill and practice! Complete Packet together.
Send screenshots of these 4 activities in an email:
1. Practice with this SV Agreement Practice Quiz
2. Grammar Bytes S-V Agreement #3
Keep practicing! Assessments are tomorrow!
**Note that BOTH of these activities say to choose the correct PRESENT tense verb!
3. Grammar Bytes S-V Agreement #4
4. Grammar Bytes S-V Agreement #5
Friday, January 27, 2021
Now use rules packet to
Complete these online assignments & assessments.
Go to Google Classroom or access below.
(I will record the better 2 of 3 18-pointers and the better 1 of 2 22-pointer. Do ALL FIVE!! )
Use the Cheat Sheet and your worksheet packet!
1. SUBMIT S-V Agreement ASSIGNMENT #1 at Quia (22 pts)
2. Submit S-V Agreement Assignment #3 (22 pts)
3. SUBMIT S-V Agreement ASSIGNMENT #2 at Quia (18 pts)
4. SUBMIT S-V Agreement Assignment #4 (18 pts)
5. SUBMIT S-V Agreement Assignment #5 (18 pts)
Monday, February 1, 2021
MUG: Verb Tense Consistency--an error tested on ACT and Common Core English tests
1. If you are absent today, view these brief videos on Shifts in Verb Tense (just through 2:59) and Verb Tense Shifts
If you DON'T use correct verb tense, you'll get called out! Wrong Verb Tense Songs #1 (warning: PG)
2. If you are absent today, we will use THIS ACTIVITY to introduce Verb Tense Consistency
3. If you are absent today, we will also use THIS ACTIVITY to review Verb Tense Consistency
4. If you are absent today, we will review Verb Tense Consistency with THIS DOCUMENT
5. If you are absent today, we will practice Verb Tense Consistency with THIS EXERCISE
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
MUG: Verb Tense Consistency
We practice:
Finish Worksheet Packet: "If" conditionals page and ACT passage on back.
Here are the "If" conditional rules
If you are absent, we will use THIS ACTIVITY in class today for practice.
You Practice:
1. Start with a super simple warmup
2. Tense Consistency Exercise
3. Consistency of Tense
4. English Grammar Online Quiz
5. Verb Tense Consistency Quiz
Monday, February 1, 2021
Using your notes packet and this conditionals cheat sheet,
Complete this Assignment:
1. Complete Verb Tense Consistency Quiz #1 at Quia
and
2. Complete Verb Tense Consistency Quiz #2 at Quia
Previous Weeks' Lessons
Week of January 18-22, 2021
Monday, January 18, 2021
No School--Teacher Inservice
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
NWEA MAP Testing 8:30-9:50; No SRB
View Chapters 1 & 2 (to 36:46) of Of Mice & Men.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
NWEA MAP Testing 8:30-9:50; No SRB
Listen CAREFULLY as we View 60secondrecaps (12 minutes)
View Video Sparknotes
View Summary & Analysis
Before assessments, do these summary quizzes for review.
Summary Quiz Ch 1
Summary Quiz Ch 2
Summary Quiz Ch 3
Summary Quiz Ch 4
Summary Quiz Ch 5-6
On your own, you could watch the Family Guy parody. I can't show it in class!
Thursday, January 21, 2021
NWEA MAP Testing 8:30-9:50; No SRB
Take TWO of the THREE CLOSED BOOK quizzes over the book (Ch 1-2, Ch 3-4, Ch 5-6).
Going to be gone Friday? Take the 3rd assessment before you go!
Friday, January 22, 2021
Friday Schedule with ER
Take THIRD CLOSED BOOK quizzes over the book (Ch 5-6).
Watch more movie
Week of January 11-15, 2021--Start of 2nd Semester
Monday 1/11
To prepare to begin reading Of Mice and Men, a novel set in the Dirty '30s/Great Depression,
View Of Mice and Men Movie Trailer (2:22)
View Of Mice and Men Context: The Great Depression (2:23)
View Background Video (4:38)
This novel asks the question: What would YOU do for a friend?
View THIS CLIP (3:00) of the movie to understand the relationship between
George the protector and Lennie the man-child--it's MORE than a BROmance!
Suggested Reading Schedule:
This is an approximately 3 hour read. What is the Reading Level of this book?
Read Chapters 1 & 2 for Tuesday
Read Chapters 3 & 4 for Thursday
Read Chapters 5 & 6 for Friday
Listen to Audio HERE
As a class, complete Steinbeck Webquest
**Use these sites below to complete assignment. Use the Edit, Find command to search the sites
Sites for John Steinbeck WebQuest:
1. Steinbeck's California Connection
2. Steinbeck Timeline
3. Find A Grave
4. Wiki on Steinbeck
5. Steinbeck's Friends
6. Sorry Charley
7. Steinbeck's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech--click Read the acceptance speech
Sites for Of Mice and Men WebQuest:
1. Wikipedia's Of Mice and Men
2.. Banned Books
3. Banned Classic American Novels
4. Why is the book banned?
5. Meaning of title
6. Themes of novel
Tuesday 1/12 9:00 Start
Reading Day Expectations
1. Read Bell to Bell
2. Your peers have the right to undisturbed reading time.
3. Remain at your table until 3:29.
Wednesday 1/13
Reading Day Expectations
1. Read Bell to Bell
2. Your peers have the right to undisturbed reading time.
3. Remain at your table until 3:29.
Thursday 1/14
Reading Day Expectations
1. Read Bell to Bell
2. Your peers have the right to undisturbed reading time.
3. Remain at your table until 3:29.
Friday 1/15 =Snow Day!
Classic literature is relevant EVERY year! Why this year?
Of Mice and Men Remains Relevant Today
Why Study Of Mice and Men?
Why is Lennie Relevant Today?
Golden Globes paragraph 3-6
The Controversy; mocking reporter with disability (to :58)
John Steinbeck Warned Us!
First Semester Below:
JOB SHADOW INFO:
Ifou have shadowed, put your Interview Questions in class folder on back shelf
If you have shadowed, complete the QuickTopic Job Shadow Reflection
If you have shadowed, send an email thank you and CC me and Matt Thompson
If you have shadowed, place in your class folder your Fast Shadow Facts with COMPLETE sentences using the bls.gov site.
Week of January 4-8, 2021
Monday 1/4
1. Wrap up job shadow activities (Thank you email, QuickTopic Post, Interview ?s, Fast Shadow Facts)
Staple Interview ?s and Fast Shadow Facts together. We collected these in a folder before Christmas. If you still have yours,
be sure your name is on it and place in your Class Period folder on back shelf where you pick up worksheets.
Please get it in the right folder!
EMAIL me and Matt the thank you email. EMAIL to let me know when you post to QuickTopic!
2. Here is Semester Test Review Info
Spend time gathering everything you need for semester test from your folder!
Gather all the resources listed on the review page for Open Note semester test
Make copies of anything you DON'T have!
3. Updated Resume is part of Semester Exam.
Add a statement under EDUCATION section about your virtual job shadow.
Under Anticipated graduation and under GPA, on a separate line, write something like this: (no names!)
Virtual Job Shadow with Banker from First Bank and Trust (Fall 2020)
Virtual Job Shadow with Physician's Assistant from USD School of Medicine (Fall 2020)
Virtual Job Shadow with Welding Instructor from Southeast Tech (Fall 2020)
Update any other fall activities, honors, awards from activities, Student of Month, perfect attendance, job changes, etc.
Tuesday 1/5
Expectations:
Work from Bell to Bell.
Remain in your own seat until the END of class!!
Study like your grade depends on it because it does.
Can you answer YES to these questions?
1. All of my job shadow pieces are TURNED IN. Put in your Class Period folder on back shelf!
2. All of my notes are organized according to the review sheet.
3. My resume is updated and PRINTED. A hard copy of my resume will be stapled to my semester test!
Don't forget to add Job Shadow info.
See above for example on Monday!
If updated Resume is NOT stapled to semester test, you will NOT earn points for it!
Print it TODAY and store in folder.
Wednesday 1/6 Semester Tests Periods 1-4
Thursday 1/7 Semester Tests Periods 5-7; 2:00 pm Study Table for Missing Work & Tests
Period 7 Test=12:45 to 2:00 (and beyond if you need to finish)
Semester Test Expectations:
1. Cell phone is off and out of sight. If it's out, you'll forfeit your test.
2. USE YOUR NOTES! Everything you need to know is in them!
Pick up your shadow pieces out of Period 5 folder on table by the door!
3. When you finish, STAPLE your RESUME to the top of your test. Stapler on speaker table. No resume, no points.
4. After stapling your resume to your test, slide it under my office door.
5. Check your book #, cross your name off the book sign out sheet taped to the cabinet in the back of room, and leave your Great Gatsby book on top of bookshelves.
6. Work QUIETLY and respect your peers' right to focus during the exam.
7. Do not wander or leave table until the bell rings.
8. We do have a brief Part 2 of exam, but we'll wait to see when everyone finishes before discussing Part 2, which can also be finished before or during class tomorrow.
EAR BUDS tomorrow!!
Friday 1/8 1:30 Dismiss on Last Day of Semester
Lesson Plans for 2020
Week of January 27-31
Monday 1/27
Paper clip in this order:
1. Final clean copy (1-sided please if you didn't print yet)
2. 2 highlighted articles
3. Peer Edit Checklist and Peer edit draft
4 Messy Self Edit
5. SHARE your doc with me in Google Drive. Call it First Name Last Name Job Shadow.
Tuesday 1/28 (9:00 Start)
Subject-Verb Agreement Practice Packet-Pre-test
Click here for a review of ALL the rules!
Rules:
1. Whenever each, either, neither, ones (someone, anyone), bodies (somebody, nobody" is the subject, the verb MUST be singular. (Also add Every and Many a or Many an
Each of the girls is carrying a backpack.
Every girl and boy carries...
Many a girl carries a
2. Whenever "both, few, several, many" is subject, the verb must be plural
Both of the girls are carrying a backpack.
3. If "some, all, any, none, most" is the subject, look inside the phrase to determine if the verb is singular or plural.
Some of the cake is gone.
Some of the cookies are gone.
4. Singular subjects joined by "or" take singular verb.
Jason, Jen or Pat does the dishes every night.
5. Compound subjects joined by "and" take plural verbs.
Jason, Jen and Pat are coming for dinner.
View ACT review videos:
1. ACT English Tips: SV Agreement
2. Tricky scenarios on the ACT with SV agreement
Wednesday 1/29
Subject-Verb Agreement --find packet
Together do the 2-sided 4th page of the packet and ACT passage
Together do the 3 pages of packet handed out in class (Handbook section)
Then practice with these
3. Practice with this SV Agreement Practice Quiz
Now use rules packet to
Complete these assignments.
(I will keep the better 18 point and the better 22 point assignment. Use the Cheat Sheet and your worksheets!)
1. SUBMIT S-V Agreement ASSIGNMENT #1 at Quia (22 pts)
2. Submit S-V Agreement Assignment #3 (22 pts)
Thursday 1/30
Find your SV agreement packet with Cheat Sheet.
Go over ACT passage and last page.
Do 2-sided worksheet (Handbook Section 11) together
Assignment: complete these 4 assignments.
(I will keep the better 22 point and the better 18 point assignment. Use the Cheat Sheet.)
3. SUBMIT S-V Agreement ASSIGNMENT #2 at Quia (18 pts)
4. SUBMIT S-V Agreement Assignment #4 (18 pts)
Friday 1/31
Cell phones may not be out or seen during today's assessment.
When you finish the assessment, work quietly and don't ask to leave the room.
Now that most of the Documented Shadow Essays are turned in,
OPEN your paper in Google Drive and use it to complete this
Assignment at Quia: 2019-20 Works Cited and In-Text Citations
Week of January 21-24, 2020
Tuesday 1/21
Create Works Cited page
Log in to EasyBib.
Create New Project called Job Shadow Journal.
Together, we'll...
1. Add Interview (click All 59 Options) to add the person you interviewed
2. Add Your Shadow's Business Website (find it and copy the link, add publication date, website title, etc.)
3. Add the bls.gov article you accessed (go to bls.gov and type your job title in search bar)
4. We will also add the career journal articles that you have sited in your paper.
Pick up Job Shadow Self Edit Activity
PRINT final paper. Corrections must be made on PAPER, NOT online!
Wednesday 1/22
ADD ANOTHER appropriate IMAGE to your paper!
1. Open EasyBib Shadow Paper Project that you set up yesterday. You'll have a MINIMUM of 4 sources here.
You'll have 5 if you cited 2 different articles in your paper.
2. Export out of EasyBib into Google Docs. Copy and Paste into your shadow paper doc in Google Drive. If you do it correctly, the header will be on the page and Works Cited will be centered at the top.
3. Show Mrs. Renner your printed and HIGHLIGHTED career articles (5 pts. No highlighted article=0 pts, no late pts awarded)
4. Show Mrs. Renner your Works Cited page IN YOUR PRINTED PAPER with a mimimum of 4 sources (interview, business website, bls.gov, career articles). (10 pts. or 0 pts, no late pts awarded)
5. Keep Going on the SELF-EDIT activity on a PAPER copy of your essay!
Remember what you are doing with Self-Edit! See this Sample Paper!
Here are 3 EXAMPLES of what your edited draft SHOULD look like:
Edit #1
Edit #2
Edit #3
6. Have AT LEAST one peer complete this PEER EDIT activity
Thursday 1/23--Did you ADD ANOTHER appropriate IMAGE to your paper?
Show Mrs. Renner your 2 page Job Shadow paper that shows SOME progress in editing from the SELF-EDIT activity. (5 pts or 0 pts, no late pts awarded)
Shadow Paper Editing Day
Friday 1/24
1. Did you Show me your messy self edit so I can check signal phrases and in-text citations.
2. After messy self edit is DONE, go into Google Doc and make the major changes.
3. Print a CLEAN copy or TWO to hand off to peer editors. I have a few extra peer edit sheets.
4. BE a PEER editor for someone. It makes YOU a better writer to see and read and help others edit their writing!
When you are ALL done: BE AN EDITOR!
Paper clip in this order:
1. Final clean copy (1 sided please if you didn't print yet)
2. 2 highlighted articles
3. Peer Edit Checklist and Peer edit draft
4 Messy Self Edit
5. SHARE your doc with me in Google Drive. Call it First Name Last Name Job Shadow.
Week of January 13-17, 2020
Monday 1/13 (If you did NOT update your resume, you MUST today. It's part of your semester test grade..)
Job Shadow Journal paper set up in Pages document (header, 4 line info block, Title)
Type the first paragraph, which should include the who, what, where, when details of your shadow
View sample
Listen to sample papers.
Here is the Job Shadow Self Edit Activity .
Here is the Rubric. for the Job Shadow Journal (it will be updated to reflect 4 sources on Works Cited)
Tuesday 1/14 (9:00 start & NWEA-MAPP testing)
*Show sample career articles in magazies
Read sample career articles in magazines
1. Construction Safety Inspector Regan Duvall
2. Country Vet
3. Logger
4. Nurse
5. Elementary Teacher
Put on PATIENCE. Research takes TIME and TENACITY.
Find job shadow "human interest" article (NOT web page but an article from a magazine or newspaper or newsletter, etc.)
in either the Google Drive folder I shared with your or an online library database (EBSCO, Pro-Quest, InfoTrac).
To search library databases:
1. Go to the West Central Library Research Page
2. Scroll down to EBSCO Megafile
3. In the search bar, type in "A Day in the Life of a (name your job)
4. Under Limit Your Results, click Full Text and Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) journals
5. Click Search
6. Carefully Read the description of the article because the TITLE might not tell what it's about!
7. To open and read it, click on the PDF Full Text icon on the left side of the page
8. BEFORE printing the article, skim/read it to make sure it's a HUMAN interest story ABOUT a person
engaged in that career.
9. Ideally, you should find and print TWO (2) articles so you have more info to choose from.
10. Two important tips: First, click the Save to Google Drive icon in upper left.
11. From EBSCO, you can cite DIRECTLY to EasyBib! How?
A. Log in to EasyBib in another browser
B. Click the Export link on right hand side
C. Choose Direct Export to EasyBib (2nd from bottom) and Click Save
D. Once EasyBib opens, Under Import the Following Citations, click Import and follow the steps
Wednesday 1/15
Assignment:
1. Show me your finished job shadow journal or the progress you have made.
2. Find, show me, then print 2 career articles with the quotes/passages from the article you have chosen for support .
--BEFORE printing the article, skim/read it to make sure it's a HUMAN interest story ABOUT a person
engaged in that career.
--Ideally, you should find and print TWO (2) articles so you have more info to choose from.
3. HIGHLIGHT the passages from the article that will support something YOU have written about in your paper.
Thursday 1/16
View: How to Make a Quote Flow in an Essay
View: Choosing & Using Quotations
View Quotation Sandwich
Read ICE it
What is a SIGNAL phrase and how do I use it?
Writing Signal Phrases
Now Apply It: Read Job Shadow Sample Paper with article added and Works Cited.
Friday 1/17--SNOW DAY!
Create Works Cited page
Log in to EasyBib.
Create New Project called Job Shadow Journal.
Together, we'll...
1. Add Interview (click All 59 Options) to add the person you interviewed
2. Add Your Shadow's Business Website (find it and copy the link, add publication date, website title, etc.)
3. Add the bls.gov article you accessed (go to bls.gov and type your job title in search bar)
4. We will also add the career journal article that you will find by accessing library databases.
Here is Semester Test Review Info (dates are different)
Spend time gathering everything you need for semester test from your folder!
Week of January 6-10, 2020
Monday 1/6
Of Mice & Men: Take three 30-pt quizzes (Ch 1-2, Ch 3-4, Ch 5-6).
Use Character Connection Sheet provided. Open Book for 20 minutes.
I will record the better TWO scores out of 3.
Tuesday 1/7
Semester Test Review
Gather all the resources listed on the review page for Open Note semester test
Make copies of anything you DON'T have!
See updated Resume examples reflecting job shadow(s)
Wednesday 1/8
Semester Test for Periods 1-4
**Note on board:
1. Pen/Pencil and notes packet only on desk.
2. You may write on the test, but record all answers on the answer sheet
3. Hand in both test and answer sheet
4. Don't throw away 5 major movements packet, Gatsby or Of M&M packets. You can recyle
the rest of your stack.
5. Finish revising resume. Be sure education section reflects job shadow.
6. Don't ask to leave the room.
Hand in Of M&M if you have not already.
Thursday 1/9
Semester Tests for Periods 5-7
Semester Test and missing work/missing time after 7th period
Friday 1/10
Short classes
Semester Celebration
1:30 Dismissal
Week of January 2-3, 2020
Thursday & Friday
Of Mice & Men
View Chapters 1 & 2 (to 36:46)
First Impressions?
Listen CAREFULLY as we View 60secondrecaps (10 minutes)
There is one good reason for reading Steinbeck's short novel Of Mice and Men--it is a very good book.
There is one good reason for teaching it--it is a TEACHABLE good book: simple and clear, yet profound
and beautiful. This short book is easy in the "accessible" sense. But it is NOT easy in the moral sense:
it raises large issues of the sort raised in and by the greatest and often more difficult literature.
Read: Best Critical Analysis out there
Go through review packet, especially back of pg. 1 on title, the Symbols and Themes page,
and the last page that ties Chapter 3 and 6 together.
Before tests, do review for Of Mice and Men
Summary Quiz Ch 1
Summary Quiz Ch 2
Summary Quiz Ch 3
Summary Quiz Ch 4
Summary Quiz Ch 5-6
Try this for more practice and review:
1. Gradesaver Of M&M Quiz
2. Click here for another quick summary for each chapter.
Use the Next button to advance to next chapter.
Week of January 28-Feb 1
Monday 1/28: 2-Hour Late Start
The Grapes of Wrath
On Friday we Viewed Chapters 14-17. Finish 18 (50:47-1:06)
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.
Assignment: Take Quiz over Chapters 15-18 (will turn on at 4:00 and off at midnight)
Reading Assignment for Wednesday: Read packet for summary of Chapters 19-28
and Read Chapters 29 & 30
Tuesday 1/29 1:30 Dismiss
Reading Day
Here is a Character List for Night
JANUARY 27 IS HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO READ BOOKS LIKE NIGHT? READ THIS ARTICLE!!
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 of our collective
history, we spur indignation, we reduce the number of indifferent bystanders and we make it
possible to learn from our mistakes."
Background on Night
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 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 traveled the world encouraging others not to
allow Holocaust-like events like those in Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur to ever occur
again. Wiesel twice spokn 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. Wiesel died in 2016 at age 87.
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)
Wednesday 1/30
No School
Thursday 1/31 and Friday 2/1
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
Read
1. Chapter 25 Summary
Demonstrates Inhumanity: When the California farmers cannot afford to harvest their crops, they let them go to waste and the smell of rotting fills the countryside. More and more people are being forced into poverty and watch food being wasted while they starve. The produce is kep from the starving migrant families. One of the most important title references is on pg. 477: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." Chapter 25, pg. 445
2. Read Summary of Chapters 28-30--read pp. 602-603 in Chapter 30,
pg. 609, pg. 612, pg. 616 (last 3 paragraphs)
through 618--the end of the book.
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
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.
Analysis: 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?"
Assignment: Take Quiz over Chapters 28-30
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Week of January 22-25
Tuesday 1/14
Chapter 5=The Monster
Chapter 7=Slick, Slimy Used Car Salesmen
The Grapes of Wrath Quiz Chapters 5-8
Wednesday 1/14
Chapter 12=Route 66 Chapter
View: Mother Road: People in Flight
Begin viewing Chapters 1-8 (to 27:25)
View Chapters 9-13 (27:25-42:24)
Thursday 1/14
Finish Video through Chapter 13
The Grapes of Wrath Quiz Chapter 13
Continue viewing
Friday 1/14
Read Ch 15-18 (minus 16--read THIS SUMMARY of 16)
Chapter 15 Video
Read Chapter 17= the worlds the migrants set up every night.
View: Chapter 17 Project (features an original student song that comes from pg. 272)
See Guitar story
View through Chapter 16
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Mini-Lesson: Texting Tom Joad
You are a friend of Tom Joad. He is currently on Route 66 heading for California. You know what lies ahead for him and his family. Send him a text message before he gets to the desert and loses cell-phone reception. What would you say that would save him and his family? You can only use 144 characters, so make them count.
Discussion: Exchange your text message with a partner. How would you respond to this message from a friend if you were Tom Joad. Write two paragraphs describing Tom’s reaction to the message. In one paragraph describe how does he changes his actions? In the second paragraph explain the reasons behind Tom’s reaction.
Final Project Possibilities (you must choose one)
Week of January 14-18
Monday 1/14
Intro to The Grapes of Wrath
1. The Grapes of Wrath Trailer
2. View Critics Video
Read The Big Read Pamphlet
Preview the Preface/Intro in The Grapes of Wrath book.
Complete Steinbeck and The Grapes of Wrath Scavenger Hunt
**In case of absence, here are the two pages!
Page 1
Page 2
Sites for The Grapes of Wrath Scavenger Hunt: (The little blue book I gave you will help with a lot of these!)
1. Wiki on The Grapes of Wrath Book--(use for #7-8-9)
2. Wiki on The Grapes of Wrath Film
3. The Big Idea behind The Grapes of Wrath (Original title)
3. NPR Articles on Grapes of Wrath
4. Books sold
5. The Movie--sorry, blocked at school
Use IMDB site--#15 & 16
6. Film vs. Book--back side of scavenger hunt
Assignment: Read Chapters 1-4 (pp. 1-42) for quiz on Wednesday.
Tuesday will be a reading day
Complete turtle chapter worksheet in packet as you read
Tuesday 1/15
View: History Brief: The Grapes of Wrath
Reading Day for Grapes of Wrath
Wednesday 1/16
The Grapes of Wrath
Discuss Turtle Chapter Worksheet responses
Chapter 1-4 Kahoot-
Click to Take Quiz Chapters 1-4 over The Grapes of Wrath-you MAY use your book, just not each other!
Assignment: Finish Scavenger Hunt. Read Chapters 5-8 pp. 42-119 for Friday. See calendar!
Thursday 1/17
Reading Day
Friday 1/18 Snow Day
Week of January 7-11
Monday 1/7
Here is Semester Test Review Info
Take three 30-pt quizzes (Ch 1-2, Ch 3-4, Ch 5-6) over Of Mice & Men
I will record the better TWO scores out of 3. These will not be online.
You'll get all three quizzes and like the Gatsby test, you'll be allowed to use the book for 10 minutes.
You will also be allowed to use the 2-sided color sheet that shows character connections.
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Tuesday 1/8
Here is Semester Test Review Info
Spend time gathering everything you need for semester test from your folder!
Bring ALL of your resources on Friday!
View Of Mice and Men
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Wednesday 1 /9
View Of Mice and Men
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Thursday 1/10
Semester Test for Periods 1, 2, 3, 4
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Friday 1/11
Semester Test for Periods 5, 6, 7
Week of January 3 & 4
Thursday 1/3 and Friday 1/4
Of Mice & Men
First Impressions?
Listen CAREFULLY as we View 60secondrecaps (10 minutes)
There is one good reason for reading Steinbeck's short novel Of Mice and Men--it is a very good book.
There is one good reason for teaching it--it is a TEACHABLE good book: simple and clear, yet profound
and beautiful. This short book is easy in the "accessible" sense. But it is NOT easy in the moral sense:
it raises large issues of the sort raised in and by the greatest and often more difficult literature.
Read: Best Critical Analysis out there
Go through review packet, especially back of pg. 1 on title, the Symbols and Themes page,
and the last page that ties Chapter 3 and 6 together.
As we look at all of the characters whose names begin with the letter C,
view Thug Notes Summary & Analysis
Assign Analysis Questions & Responses for discussion tomorrow.
View Chapters 1 & 2 (to 36:46) as time allows
You'll take three 30-pt quizzes (Ch 1-2, Ch 3-4, Ch 5-6)
I will record the better TWO scores out of 3. These will not be online.
You'll get all three quizzes and like the Gatsby test, you'll be allowed to use the book for 10 minutes.
You will also be allowed to use the 2-sided color sheet that shows character connections.
Before tests, do review for Of Mice and Men
Summary Quiz Ch 1
Summary Quiz Ch 2
Summary Quiz Ch 3
Summary Quiz Ch 4
Summary Quiz Ch 5-6
Try this for more practice and review:
1. Gradesaver Of M&M Quiz
2. Click here for another quick summary for each chapter.
Use the Next button to advance to next chapter.
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Monday, January 25, 2021
Classic Literature is Timeless: View Of M&M scenes from Longmire episode
View Of Mice and Men
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 (13 people gone)
View Of Mice and Men
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Finish Of Mice and Men
Subject-Verb Agreement Practice Packet
Do Pre-test on 2nd sheet of packet
Complete first 4 sheets in packet.
Click here for a review of ALL the rules!
Most Important Rules:
1. Whenever each, either, neither, ones (someone, anyone), bodies (somebody, nobody" is the subject,
the verb MUST be singular. (Also add Every and Many a or Many an)
Each of the girls is carrying a backpack.
Every girl and boy carries...
Many a girl carries a
2. Whenever "both, few, several, many" is subject, the verb must be plural
Both of the girls are carrying a backpack.
3. If "some, all, any, none, most" is the subject, look inside the phrase to determine if the verb is singular or plural.
Some of the cake is gone.
Some of the cookies are gone.
4. Singular subjects joined by "or" take singular verb.
Jason, Jen or Pat does the dishes every night.
5. Compound subjects joined by "and" take plural verbs.
Jason, Jen and Pat are coming for dinner.
View ACT review videos:
1. ACT English Tips: SV Agreement
2. Tricky scenarios on the ACT with SV agreement
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Subject-Verb Agreement
Drill and practice! Complete Packet together.
Send screenshots of these 4 activities in an email:
1. Practice with this SV Agreement Practice Quiz
2. Grammar Bytes S-V Agreement #3
Keep practicing! Assessments are tomorrow!
**Note that BOTH of these activities say to choose the correct PRESENT tense verb!
3. Grammar Bytes S-V Agreement #4
4. Grammar Bytes S-V Agreement #5
Friday, January 27, 2021
Now use rules packet to
Complete these online assignments & assessments.
Go to Google Classroom or access below.
(I will record the better 2 of 3 18-pointers and the better 1 of 2 22-pointer. Do ALL FIVE!! )
Use the Cheat Sheet and your worksheet packet!
1. SUBMIT S-V Agreement ASSIGNMENT #1 at Quia (22 pts)
2. Submit S-V Agreement Assignment #3 (22 pts)
3. SUBMIT S-V Agreement ASSIGNMENT #2 at Quia (18 pts)
4. SUBMIT S-V Agreement Assignment #4 (18 pts)
5. SUBMIT S-V Agreement Assignment #5 (18 pts)
Monday, February 1, 2021
MUG: Verb Tense Consistency--an error tested on ACT and Common Core English tests
1. If you are absent today, view these brief videos on Shifts in Verb Tense (just through 2:59) and Verb Tense Shifts
If you DON'T use correct verb tense, you'll get called out! Wrong Verb Tense Songs #1 (warning: PG)
2. If you are absent today, we will use THIS ACTIVITY to introduce Verb Tense Consistency
3. If you are absent today, we will also use THIS ACTIVITY to review Verb Tense Consistency
4. If you are absent today, we will review Verb Tense Consistency with THIS DOCUMENT
5. If you are absent today, we will practice Verb Tense Consistency with THIS EXERCISE
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
MUG: Verb Tense Consistency
We practice:
Finish Worksheet Packet: "If" conditionals page and ACT passage on back.
Here are the "If" conditional rules
If you are absent, we will use THIS ACTIVITY in class today for practice.
You Practice:
1. Start with a super simple warmup
2. Tense Consistency Exercise
3. Consistency of Tense
4. English Grammar Online Quiz
5. Verb Tense Consistency Quiz
Monday, February 1, 2021
Using your notes packet and this conditionals cheat sheet,
Complete this Assignment:
1. Complete Verb Tense Consistency Quiz #1 at Quia
and
2. Complete Verb Tense Consistency Quiz #2 at Quia
Previous Weeks' Lessons
Week of January 18-22, 2021
Monday, January 18, 2021
No School--Teacher Inservice
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
NWEA MAP Testing 8:30-9:50; No SRB
View Chapters 1 & 2 (to 36:46) of Of Mice & Men.
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
NWEA MAP Testing 8:30-9:50; No SRB
Listen CAREFULLY as we View 60secondrecaps (12 minutes)
View Video Sparknotes
View Summary & Analysis
Before assessments, do these summary quizzes for review.
Summary Quiz Ch 1
Summary Quiz Ch 2
Summary Quiz Ch 3
Summary Quiz Ch 4
Summary Quiz Ch 5-6
On your own, you could watch the Family Guy parody. I can't show it in class!
Thursday, January 21, 2021
NWEA MAP Testing 8:30-9:50; No SRB
Take TWO of the THREE CLOSED BOOK quizzes over the book (Ch 1-2, Ch 3-4, Ch 5-6).
Going to be gone Friday? Take the 3rd assessment before you go!
Friday, January 22, 2021
Friday Schedule with ER
Take THIRD CLOSED BOOK quizzes over the book (Ch 5-6).
Watch more movie
Week of January 11-15, 2021--Start of 2nd Semester
Monday 1/11
To prepare to begin reading Of Mice and Men, a novel set in the Dirty '30s/Great Depression,
View Of Mice and Men Movie Trailer (2:22)
View Of Mice and Men Context: The Great Depression (2:23)
View Background Video (4:38)
This novel asks the question: What would YOU do for a friend?
View THIS CLIP (3:00) of the movie to understand the relationship between
George the protector and Lennie the man-child--it's MORE than a BROmance!
Suggested Reading Schedule:
This is an approximately 3 hour read. What is the Reading Level of this book?
Read Chapters 1 & 2 for Tuesday
Read Chapters 3 & 4 for Thursday
Read Chapters 5 & 6 for Friday
Listen to Audio HERE
As a class, complete Steinbeck Webquest
**Use these sites below to complete assignment. Use the Edit, Find command to search the sites
Sites for John Steinbeck WebQuest:
1. Steinbeck's California Connection
2. Steinbeck Timeline
3. Find A Grave
4. Wiki on Steinbeck
5. Steinbeck's Friends
6. Sorry Charley
7. Steinbeck's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech--click Read the acceptance speech
Sites for Of Mice and Men WebQuest:
1. Wikipedia's Of Mice and Men
2.. Banned Books
3. Banned Classic American Novels
4. Why is the book banned?
5. Meaning of title
6. Themes of novel
Tuesday 1/12 9:00 Start
Reading Day Expectations
1. Read Bell to Bell
2. Your peers have the right to undisturbed reading time.
3. Remain at your table until 3:29.
Wednesday 1/13
Reading Day Expectations
1. Read Bell to Bell
2. Your peers have the right to undisturbed reading time.
3. Remain at your table until 3:29.
Thursday 1/14
Reading Day Expectations
1. Read Bell to Bell
2. Your peers have the right to undisturbed reading time.
3. Remain at your table until 3:29.
Friday 1/15 =Snow Day!
Classic literature is relevant EVERY year! Why this year?
Of Mice and Men Remains Relevant Today
Why Study Of Mice and Men?
Why is Lennie Relevant Today?
Golden Globes paragraph 3-6
The Controversy; mocking reporter with disability (to :58)
John Steinbeck Warned Us!
First Semester Below:
JOB SHADOW INFO:
Ifou have shadowed, put your Interview Questions in class folder on back shelf
If you have shadowed, complete the QuickTopic Job Shadow Reflection
If you have shadowed, send an email thank you and CC me and Matt Thompson
If you have shadowed, place in your class folder your Fast Shadow Facts with COMPLETE sentences using the bls.gov site.
Week of January 4-8, 2021
Monday 1/4
1. Wrap up job shadow activities (Thank you email, QuickTopic Post, Interview ?s, Fast Shadow Facts)
Staple Interview ?s and Fast Shadow Facts together. We collected these in a folder before Christmas. If you still have yours,
be sure your name is on it and place in your Class Period folder on back shelf where you pick up worksheets.
Please get it in the right folder!
EMAIL me and Matt the thank you email. EMAIL to let me know when you post to QuickTopic!
2. Here is Semester Test Review Info
Spend time gathering everything you need for semester test from your folder!
Gather all the resources listed on the review page for Open Note semester test
Make copies of anything you DON'T have!
3. Updated Resume is part of Semester Exam.
Add a statement under EDUCATION section about your virtual job shadow.
Under Anticipated graduation and under GPA, on a separate line, write something like this: (no names!)
Virtual Job Shadow with Banker from First Bank and Trust (Fall 2020)
Virtual Job Shadow with Physician's Assistant from USD School of Medicine (Fall 2020)
Virtual Job Shadow with Welding Instructor from Southeast Tech (Fall 2020)
Update any other fall activities, honors, awards from activities, Student of Month, perfect attendance, job changes, etc.
Tuesday 1/5
Expectations:
Work from Bell to Bell.
Remain in your own seat until the END of class!!
Study like your grade depends on it because it does.
Can you answer YES to these questions?
1. All of my job shadow pieces are TURNED IN. Put in your Class Period folder on back shelf!
2. All of my notes are organized according to the review sheet.
3. My resume is updated and PRINTED. A hard copy of my resume will be stapled to my semester test!
Don't forget to add Job Shadow info.
See above for example on Monday!
If updated Resume is NOT stapled to semester test, you will NOT earn points for it!
Print it TODAY and store in folder.
Wednesday 1/6 Semester Tests Periods 1-4
Thursday 1/7 Semester Tests Periods 5-7; 2:00 pm Study Table for Missing Work & Tests
Period 7 Test=12:45 to 2:00 (and beyond if you need to finish)
Semester Test Expectations:
1. Cell phone is off and out of sight. If it's out, you'll forfeit your test.
2. USE YOUR NOTES! Everything you need to know is in them!
Pick up your shadow pieces out of Period 5 folder on table by the door!
3. When you finish, STAPLE your RESUME to the top of your test. Stapler on speaker table. No resume, no points.
4. After stapling your resume to your test, slide it under my office door.
5. Check your book #, cross your name off the book sign out sheet taped to the cabinet in the back of room, and leave your Great Gatsby book on top of bookshelves.
6. Work QUIETLY and respect your peers' right to focus during the exam.
7. Do not wander or leave table until the bell rings.
8. We do have a brief Part 2 of exam, but we'll wait to see when everyone finishes before discussing Part 2, which can also be finished before or during class tomorrow.
EAR BUDS tomorrow!!
Friday 1/8 1:30 Dismiss on Last Day of Semester
Lesson Plans for 2020
Week of January 27-31
Monday 1/27
Paper clip in this order:
1. Final clean copy (1-sided please if you didn't print yet)
2. 2 highlighted articles
3. Peer Edit Checklist and Peer edit draft
4 Messy Self Edit
5. SHARE your doc with me in Google Drive. Call it First Name Last Name Job Shadow.
Tuesday 1/28 (9:00 Start)
Subject-Verb Agreement Practice Packet-Pre-test
Click here for a review of ALL the rules!
Rules:
1. Whenever each, either, neither, ones (someone, anyone), bodies (somebody, nobody" is the subject, the verb MUST be singular. (Also add Every and Many a or Many an
Each of the girls is carrying a backpack.
Every girl and boy carries...
Many a girl carries a
2. Whenever "both, few, several, many" is subject, the verb must be plural
Both of the girls are carrying a backpack.
3. If "some, all, any, none, most" is the subject, look inside the phrase to determine if the verb is singular or plural.
Some of the cake is gone.
Some of the cookies are gone.
4. Singular subjects joined by "or" take singular verb.
Jason, Jen or Pat does the dishes every night.
5. Compound subjects joined by "and" take plural verbs.
Jason, Jen and Pat are coming for dinner.
View ACT review videos:
1. ACT English Tips: SV Agreement
2. Tricky scenarios on the ACT with SV agreement
Wednesday 1/29
Subject-Verb Agreement --find packet
Together do the 2-sided 4th page of the packet and ACT passage
Together do the 3 pages of packet handed out in class (Handbook section)
Then practice with these
3. Practice with this SV Agreement Practice Quiz
Now use rules packet to
Complete these assignments.
(I will keep the better 18 point and the better 22 point assignment. Use the Cheat Sheet and your worksheets!)
1. SUBMIT S-V Agreement ASSIGNMENT #1 at Quia (22 pts)
2. Submit S-V Agreement Assignment #3 (22 pts)
Thursday 1/30
Find your SV agreement packet with Cheat Sheet.
Go over ACT passage and last page.
Do 2-sided worksheet (Handbook Section 11) together
Assignment: complete these 4 assignments.
(I will keep the better 22 point and the better 18 point assignment. Use the Cheat Sheet.)
3. SUBMIT S-V Agreement ASSIGNMENT #2 at Quia (18 pts)
4. SUBMIT S-V Agreement Assignment #4 (18 pts)
Friday 1/31
Cell phones may not be out or seen during today's assessment.
When you finish the assessment, work quietly and don't ask to leave the room.
Now that most of the Documented Shadow Essays are turned in,
OPEN your paper in Google Drive and use it to complete this
Assignment at Quia: 2019-20 Works Cited and In-Text Citations
Week of January 21-24, 2020
Tuesday 1/21
Create Works Cited page
Log in to EasyBib.
Create New Project called Job Shadow Journal.
Together, we'll...
1. Add Interview (click All 59 Options) to add the person you interviewed
2. Add Your Shadow's Business Website (find it and copy the link, add publication date, website title, etc.)
3. Add the bls.gov article you accessed (go to bls.gov and type your job title in search bar)
4. We will also add the career journal articles that you have sited in your paper.
Pick up Job Shadow Self Edit Activity
PRINT final paper. Corrections must be made on PAPER, NOT online!
Wednesday 1/22
ADD ANOTHER appropriate IMAGE to your paper!
1. Open EasyBib Shadow Paper Project that you set up yesterday. You'll have a MINIMUM of 4 sources here.
You'll have 5 if you cited 2 different articles in your paper.
2. Export out of EasyBib into Google Docs. Copy and Paste into your shadow paper doc in Google Drive. If you do it correctly, the header will be on the page and Works Cited will be centered at the top.
3. Show Mrs. Renner your printed and HIGHLIGHTED career articles (5 pts. No highlighted article=0 pts, no late pts awarded)
4. Show Mrs. Renner your Works Cited page IN YOUR PRINTED PAPER with a mimimum of 4 sources (interview, business website, bls.gov, career articles). (10 pts. or 0 pts, no late pts awarded)
5. Keep Going on the SELF-EDIT activity on a PAPER copy of your essay!
Remember what you are doing with Self-Edit! See this Sample Paper!
Here are 3 EXAMPLES of what your edited draft SHOULD look like:
Edit #1
Edit #2
Edit #3
6. Have AT LEAST one peer complete this PEER EDIT activity
Thursday 1/23--Did you ADD ANOTHER appropriate IMAGE to your paper?
Show Mrs. Renner your 2 page Job Shadow paper that shows SOME progress in editing from the SELF-EDIT activity. (5 pts or 0 pts, no late pts awarded)
Shadow Paper Editing Day
Friday 1/24
1. Did you Show me your messy self edit so I can check signal phrases and in-text citations.
2. After messy self edit is DONE, go into Google Doc and make the major changes.
3. Print a CLEAN copy or TWO to hand off to peer editors. I have a few extra peer edit sheets.
4. BE a PEER editor for someone. It makes YOU a better writer to see and read and help others edit their writing!
When you are ALL done: BE AN EDITOR!
Paper clip in this order:
1. Final clean copy (1 sided please if you didn't print yet)
2. 2 highlighted articles
3. Peer Edit Checklist and Peer edit draft
4 Messy Self Edit
5. SHARE your doc with me in Google Drive. Call it First Name Last Name Job Shadow.
Week of January 13-17, 2020
Monday 1/13 (If you did NOT update your resume, you MUST today. It's part of your semester test grade..)
Job Shadow Journal paper set up in Pages document (header, 4 line info block, Title)
Type the first paragraph, which should include the who, what, where, when details of your shadow
View sample
Listen to sample papers.
Here is the Job Shadow Self Edit Activity .
Here is the Rubric. for the Job Shadow Journal (it will be updated to reflect 4 sources on Works Cited)
Tuesday 1/14 (9:00 start & NWEA-MAPP testing)
*Show sample career articles in magazies
Read sample career articles in magazines
1. Construction Safety Inspector Regan Duvall
2. Country Vet
3. Logger
4. Nurse
5. Elementary Teacher
Put on PATIENCE. Research takes TIME and TENACITY.
Find job shadow "human interest" article (NOT web page but an article from a magazine or newspaper or newsletter, etc.)
in either the Google Drive folder I shared with your or an online library database (EBSCO, Pro-Quest, InfoTrac).
To search library databases:
1. Go to the West Central Library Research Page
2. Scroll down to EBSCO Megafile
3. In the search bar, type in "A Day in the Life of a (name your job)
4. Under Limit Your Results, click Full Text and Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) journals
5. Click Search
6. Carefully Read the description of the article because the TITLE might not tell what it's about!
7. To open and read it, click on the PDF Full Text icon on the left side of the page
8. BEFORE printing the article, skim/read it to make sure it's a HUMAN interest story ABOUT a person
engaged in that career.
9. Ideally, you should find and print TWO (2) articles so you have more info to choose from.
10. Two important tips: First, click the Save to Google Drive icon in upper left.
11. From EBSCO, you can cite DIRECTLY to EasyBib! How?
A. Log in to EasyBib in another browser
B. Click the Export link on right hand side
C. Choose Direct Export to EasyBib (2nd from bottom) and Click Save
D. Once EasyBib opens, Under Import the Following Citations, click Import and follow the steps
Wednesday 1/15
Assignment:
1. Show me your finished job shadow journal or the progress you have made.
2. Find, show me, then print 2 career articles with the quotes/passages from the article you have chosen for support .
--BEFORE printing the article, skim/read it to make sure it's a HUMAN interest story ABOUT a person
engaged in that career.
--Ideally, you should find and print TWO (2) articles so you have more info to choose from.
3. HIGHLIGHT the passages from the article that will support something YOU have written about in your paper.
Thursday 1/16
View: How to Make a Quote Flow in an Essay
View: Choosing & Using Quotations
View Quotation Sandwich
Read ICE it
What is a SIGNAL phrase and how do I use it?
Writing Signal Phrases
Now Apply It: Read Job Shadow Sample Paper with article added and Works Cited.
Friday 1/17--SNOW DAY!
Create Works Cited page
Log in to EasyBib.
Create New Project called Job Shadow Journal.
Together, we'll...
1. Add Interview (click All 59 Options) to add the person you interviewed
2. Add Your Shadow's Business Website (find it and copy the link, add publication date, website title, etc.)
3. Add the bls.gov article you accessed (go to bls.gov and type your job title in search bar)
4. We will also add the career journal article that you will find by accessing library databases.
Here is Semester Test Review Info (dates are different)
Spend time gathering everything you need for semester test from your folder!
Week of January 6-10, 2020
Monday 1/6
Of Mice & Men: Take three 30-pt quizzes (Ch 1-2, Ch 3-4, Ch 5-6).
Use Character Connection Sheet provided. Open Book for 20 minutes.
I will record the better TWO scores out of 3.
Tuesday 1/7
Semester Test Review
Gather all the resources listed on the review page for Open Note semester test
Make copies of anything you DON'T have!
See updated Resume examples reflecting job shadow(s)
Wednesday 1/8
Semester Test for Periods 1-4
**Note on board:
1. Pen/Pencil and notes packet only on desk.
2. You may write on the test, but record all answers on the answer sheet
3. Hand in both test and answer sheet
4. Don't throw away 5 major movements packet, Gatsby or Of M&M packets. You can recyle
the rest of your stack.
5. Finish revising resume. Be sure education section reflects job shadow.
6. Don't ask to leave the room.
Hand in Of M&M if you have not already.
Thursday 1/9
Semester Tests for Periods 5-7
Semester Test and missing work/missing time after 7th period
Friday 1/10
Short classes
Semester Celebration
1:30 Dismissal
Week of January 2-3, 2020
Thursday & Friday
Of Mice & Men
View Chapters 1 & 2 (to 36:46)
First Impressions?
Listen CAREFULLY as we View 60secondrecaps (10 minutes)
There is one good reason for reading Steinbeck's short novel Of Mice and Men--it is a very good book.
There is one good reason for teaching it--it is a TEACHABLE good book: simple and clear, yet profound
and beautiful. This short book is easy in the "accessible" sense. But it is NOT easy in the moral sense:
it raises large issues of the sort raised in and by the greatest and often more difficult literature.
Read: Best Critical Analysis out there
Go through review packet, especially back of pg. 1 on title, the Symbols and Themes page,
and the last page that ties Chapter 3 and 6 together.
Before tests, do review for Of Mice and Men
Summary Quiz Ch 1
Summary Quiz Ch 2
Summary Quiz Ch 3
Summary Quiz Ch 4
Summary Quiz Ch 5-6
Try this for more practice and review:
1. Gradesaver Of M&M Quiz
2. Click here for another quick summary for each chapter.
Use the Next button to advance to next chapter.
Week of January 28-Feb 1
Monday 1/28: 2-Hour Late Start
The Grapes of Wrath
On Friday we Viewed Chapters 14-17. Finish 18 (50:47-1:06)
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.
Assignment: Take Quiz over Chapters 15-18 (will turn on at 4:00 and off at midnight)
Reading Assignment for Wednesday: Read packet for summary of Chapters 19-28
and Read Chapters 29 & 30
Tuesday 1/29 1:30 Dismiss
Reading Day
Here is a Character List for Night
JANUARY 27 IS HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO READ BOOKS LIKE NIGHT? READ THIS ARTICLE!!
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 of our collective
history, we spur indignation, we reduce the number of indifferent bystanders and we make it
possible to learn from our mistakes."
Background on Night
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 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 traveled the world encouraging others not to
allow Holocaust-like events like those in Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur to ever occur
again. Wiesel twice spokn 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. Wiesel died in 2016 at age 87.
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)
Wednesday 1/30
No School
Thursday 1/31 and Friday 2/1
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
Read
1. Chapter 25 Summary
Demonstrates Inhumanity: When the California farmers cannot afford to harvest their crops, they let them go to waste and the smell of rotting fills the countryside. More and more people are being forced into poverty and watch food being wasted while they starve. The produce is kep from the starving migrant families. One of the most important title references is on pg. 477: "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." Chapter 25, pg. 445
2. Read Summary of Chapters 28-30--read pp. 602-603 in Chapter 30,
pg. 609, pg. 612, pg. 616 (last 3 paragraphs)
through 618--the end of the book.
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
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.
Analysis: 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?"
Assignment: Take Quiz over Chapters 28-30
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Week of January 22-25
Tuesday 1/14
Chapter 5=The Monster
Chapter 7=Slick, Slimy Used Car Salesmen
The Grapes of Wrath Quiz Chapters 5-8
Wednesday 1/14
Chapter 12=Route 66 Chapter
View: Mother Road: People in Flight
Begin viewing Chapters 1-8 (to 27:25)
View Chapters 9-13 (27:25-42:24)
Thursday 1/14
Finish Video through Chapter 13
The Grapes of Wrath Quiz Chapter 13
Continue viewing
Friday 1/14
Read Ch 15-18 (minus 16--read THIS SUMMARY of 16)
Chapter 15 Video
Read Chapter 17= the worlds the migrants set up every night.
View: Chapter 17 Project (features an original student song that comes from pg. 272)
See Guitar story
View through Chapter 16
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Mini-Lesson: Texting Tom Joad
You are a friend of Tom Joad. He is currently on Route 66 heading for California. You know what lies ahead for him and his family. Send him a text message before he gets to the desert and loses cell-phone reception. What would you say that would save him and his family? You can only use 144 characters, so make them count.
Discussion: Exchange your text message with a partner. How would you respond to this message from a friend if you were Tom Joad. Write two paragraphs describing Tom’s reaction to the message. In one paragraph describe how does he changes his actions? In the second paragraph explain the reasons behind Tom’s reaction.
Final Project Possibilities (you must choose one)
- POSTER: Design a poster for The Grapes of Wrath. Your poster MUST ILLUSTRATE A THEME FROM THE NOVEL. It must include the following:
- Title: must express the theme
- Three quotes from the book that capture the theme (include page numbers)
- A visual illustration of the theme as it applies to the book
- A one-page explanation attached to the poster explaining the how the picture illustrates the theme
Week of January 14-18
Monday 1/14
Intro to The Grapes of Wrath
1. The Grapes of Wrath Trailer
2. View Critics Video
Read The Big Read Pamphlet
Preview the Preface/Intro in The Grapes of Wrath book.
Complete Steinbeck and The Grapes of Wrath Scavenger Hunt
**In case of absence, here are the two pages!
Page 1
Page 2
Sites for The Grapes of Wrath Scavenger Hunt: (The little blue book I gave you will help with a lot of these!)
1. Wiki on The Grapes of Wrath Book--(use for #7-8-9)
2. Wiki on The Grapes of Wrath Film
3. The Big Idea behind The Grapes of Wrath (Original title)
3. NPR Articles on Grapes of Wrath
4. Books sold
5. The Movie--sorry, blocked at school
Use IMDB site--#15 & 16
6. Film vs. Book--back side of scavenger hunt
Assignment: Read Chapters 1-4 (pp. 1-42) for quiz on Wednesday.
Tuesday will be a reading day
Complete turtle chapter worksheet in packet as you read
Tuesday 1/15
View: History Brief: The Grapes of Wrath
Reading Day for Grapes of Wrath
Wednesday 1/16
The Grapes of Wrath
Discuss Turtle Chapter Worksheet responses
Chapter 1-4 Kahoot-
Click to Take Quiz Chapters 1-4 over The Grapes of Wrath-you MAY use your book, just not each other!
Assignment: Finish Scavenger Hunt. Read Chapters 5-8 pp. 42-119 for Friday. See calendar!
Thursday 1/17
Reading Day
Friday 1/18 Snow Day
Week of January 7-11
Monday 1/7
Here is Semester Test Review Info
Take three 30-pt quizzes (Ch 1-2, Ch 3-4, Ch 5-6) over Of Mice & Men
I will record the better TWO scores out of 3. These will not be online.
You'll get all three quizzes and like the Gatsby test, you'll be allowed to use the book for 10 minutes.
You will also be allowed to use the 2-sided color sheet that shows character connections.
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Tuesday 1/8
Here is Semester Test Review Info
Spend time gathering everything you need for semester test from your folder!
Bring ALL of your resources on Friday!
View Of Mice and Men
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Wednesday 1 /9
View Of Mice and Men
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Thursday 1/10
Semester Test for Periods 1, 2, 3, 4
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Friday 1/11
Semester Test for Periods 5, 6, 7
Week of January 3 & 4
Thursday 1/3 and Friday 1/4
Of Mice & Men
First Impressions?
Listen CAREFULLY as we View 60secondrecaps (10 minutes)
There is one good reason for reading Steinbeck's short novel Of Mice and Men--it is a very good book.
There is one good reason for teaching it--it is a TEACHABLE good book: simple and clear, yet profound
and beautiful. This short book is easy in the "accessible" sense. But it is NOT easy in the moral sense:
it raises large issues of the sort raised in and by the greatest and often more difficult literature.
Read: Best Critical Analysis out there
Go through review packet, especially back of pg. 1 on title, the Symbols and Themes page,
and the last page that ties Chapter 3 and 6 together.
As we look at all of the characters whose names begin with the letter C,
view Thug Notes Summary & Analysis
Assign Analysis Questions & Responses for discussion tomorrow.
View Chapters 1 & 2 (to 36:46) as time allows
You'll take three 30-pt quizzes (Ch 1-2, Ch 3-4, Ch 5-6)
I will record the better TWO scores out of 3. These will not be online.
You'll get all three quizzes and like the Gatsby test, you'll be allowed to use the book for 10 minutes.
You will also be allowed to use the 2-sided color sheet that shows character connections.
Before tests, do review for Of Mice and Men
Summary Quiz Ch 1
Summary Quiz Ch 2
Summary Quiz Ch 3
Summary Quiz Ch 4
Summary Quiz Ch 5-6
Try this for more practice and review:
1. Gradesaver Of M&M Quiz
2. Click here for another quick summary for each chapter.
Use the Next button to advance to next chapter.
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