Title: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
1Honors English I
- Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
2Tuesday Warm-up Writing Journal
- All of your WRITTEN warm-ups should now be
written in your writing journal. - Imagine you are Lucindas new friend, Ashley. You
and Lucinda have just met and you have gone home
to write about your new friend. Write a journal
entry from the perspective of Ashley describing
your new friend Lucinda. Start you journal entry
with Dear Diary
Make sure you have your hw and extra credit on
your desk to be checked
Your journal entry should be at least 100 words
3Tuesday Agenda
- Discuss warm-up
- Vocabulary Monday (even though its Tuesday)
- Prepare for library
- Homework Begin working on your vocabulary
homework.
4Vocabulary
- New words every 2 weeks
- Vocabulary homework due every other Friday
- Every other Friday you will take a vocabulary
quiz - Vocabulary Quizzes will be cumulative
- Words from past weeks will be on the quiz, so you
will have to be sure to study and remember all of
the words
59/8 Wednesday Warm-up (10 min)
- All of your WRITTEN warm-ups should now be
written in your writing journal. Your journal
entry should be at least 100 words. - Respond to the following prompt on relationships
in at least 100 words - Write a journal entry where you define a
relationship (friendship, boy/girlfriend, family,
etc.). What is a relationship? What do
relationships require? Is it possible for
relationships to be one-sided? Can you provide
any evidence from things youve read, seen, or
known to support your ideas? If so, what?
Have your homework on your desk to be signed off
6Wednesday Agenda
- Testing Finish Gates-McGinnity Exam (10 min)
- Read and complete the poetry analysis (finish for
homework) - Anticipation Guide Discuss answers to the
anticipation guide (15 min) - Of Mice and Men Chapter 1
- Setting and mood notes (15 min)
- Guided practice (15 min)
- Read chapter 1 (15 min)
- Work-time (15 min)
- Homework 1) Finish poetry analysis 2) Finish
chapter 1 and complete worksheet
79/9 Thursday Warm-up
- Get together with 2-3 people around you
- Discuss the seven statements from yesterdays
ANTICIPATION GUIDE - Your whole group must agree or disagree on each
statement - You only have 10 minutes to decide whether your
group will agree or disagree, so you must work
together!!!!
8Thursday Agenda
- Discuss warm-up and homework
- Turn-in anticipation guide
- Group discussion (10 min)
- Each group shares (10 min)
- Chapter 2
- Notes on setting and mood (10 min)
- Read chapter 2 (20 min)
- Guided practice (10 min)
- Independent practice (10 min)
- Homework 1) finish chapter 2 2) worksheet on
chapter 2
9Chapter 1 Group Discussion (10 min)
- Choose a leader, recorder, quote finder, and
presenter - Leader should read the question to the group
- Your group must come to a consensus, an
agreement, as to your answer - Find at least 1 quote to support your answer
- Presenter will present question, answer, and
supporting quotation
10Setting
- Definition the time and place a story takes
place - In your notes, write down, in as vivid detail as
possible, the setting for a short story or novel
you have recently read. - Why is setting important to a story?
- Setting can affect and/or influence characters
actions - Setting can impact the mood/atmosphere of a story
- Setting affects the major conflict and plot of a
story - Setting can be symbolic, representing a deeper
theme
11Mood (aka Atmosphere)
- Definition the feeling that a literary work
conveys to the reader - In your notes, using the setting described
earlier, write down the mood or atmosphere
coveyed in the story. - How is mood conveyed?
- Setting
- Characters
- Plot
- Conflict
Can anyone think of a good example from a book,
short story, or movie of how mood was conveyed
through setting, characters, plot, or conflict?
12Chapter 2
- As we read
- Look for ways in which Steinbeck creates vivid
settings, moods, and characters - Look for ways in which
- Setting affects mood
- Plot, characters, and conflict contribute to the
mood - Major themes The American Dream, Friendship,
Loyalty, Mercy - Independent Work-time
- Work independently
- Keep your work to yourself
- If you finish early, work on your homework
139/10 Friday Warm-up (10 min)
Please have your hw on your desk for me to check.
- In at least 100 words
- 1) Define the American Dream. 2) Are Lennie and
George living out the American Dream? Why or
why not? - As you write you may want to think about the
following questions - What does the American Dream mean to you?
- Can you think of examples of people who lived out
the American Dream? In what ways are they
living out the American Dream - Do you think the American Dream is
possible/real? Or is it a façade? Why?
14Friday Agenda
- Warm-up (10 min)
- Setting and mood
- Discuss homework (5)
- Identify descriptive parts of speech (10)
- Create a new setting (20)
- Of Mice and Men
- Read chapter 2 (20)
- Complete worksheet (10)
- Homework 1) Read chapter 3 and complete
worksheet 2) Of Mice and Men Quiz on Wednesday
15Chapter 2
- As we read
- Look for ways in which Steinbeck creates vivid
settings, moods, and characters - Look for ways in which
- Setting affects mood
- Plot, characters, and conflict contribute to the
mood - Major themes The American Dream, Friendship,
Loyalty, Mercy - Independent Work-time
- Work independently
- Keep your work to yourself
- If you finish early, work on your homework
16Warm-up
- In at least 100 words and in your writing journal
- Write about the friendship between George and
Lennie. - Are George and Lennie friends? How do you know?
Are they loyal to each other? Why or why not? Do
you think George is using Lennie, or is it real
friendship? Why? - When youre done, drop your writing journal off
on the back table.
179/13 Monday Agenda
- Focus game
- HW review group discussions
- Share settings
- Choose best one
- Of Mice and Men
- Read chapter 2
- Student work-time
- Share with class
- Extra Credit Film showing (Slumdog Millionaire)
and film analysis- Wednesday 9/15 afterschool - Homework 1) Read chapter 3 2) Complete worksheet
18Focus game
- Partner stand up next to your partner
- Stare 1 stare at something directly behind your
partner - Stare 2 stare directly into your partners eyes
- How to win
- The team that can focus the longest without
laughing wins the game. - If either of you laugh, you must sit down.
-
19Setting Re-creation (11 min)
- Decide the order decide who will read 1st, 2nd,
3rd, etc. (1 min) - The reading take turns reading your setting
re-creation. After each reading, each person must
share one thing they like about the persons
newly created setting (8 min). - The final decision as a group, come to a
consensus as to which group members setting has
the best (2 min) - Vivid imagery- created the best image in the
readers brain - Mood- created the most feeling from the setting
description - The final read the chosen group member reads to
the entire class. The finalists will have their
work posted on the wall.
20Chapter 2
- As we read
- Look for ways in which Steinbeck creates vivid
settings, moods, and characters - Look for ways in which
- Setting affects mood
- Plot, characters, and conflict contribute to the
mood - Major themes The American Dream, Friendship,
Loyalty, Mercy - Independent Work-time
- Work independently
- Keep your work to yourself
- If you finish early, work on your homework
21Warm-up (10 Min)
- On a piece of binder paper answer the following
questions - After reading W.H. Audens poem
- Describe the unknown citizen in the poem. What
is he like? Are there any lines form the poem
that give hints as to what type of person the
unknown citizen is? - While there is no sure way to know, who do you
think the speaker of the poem is? What lines
support your answer? - The speaker asks the questions Was he free? Was
he happy? What do you think are the answers to
these questions? Why?
22Wednesday Agenda
- Homework discussion
- Group reads
- Reading Quiz
- Class Notes
- 1st vs. 3rd person narrator notes
- Poems focusing on speaker
- Of Mice and Men
- Chapter 4
- Student work-time
- Homework Finish chapter 3 and worksheet
23Theme reads (11 min)
- Decide the order decide who will read 1st, 2nd,
3rd, etc. (1 min) - The reading take turns reading your journal
entry. After each reading, each person must share
one thing they like about the persons journal
entry (8 min). - The final decision as a group, come to a
consensus as to which group members journal
entry has the best (2 min) - Voice- who best captured the characters voice
- Theme- who best captured the theme of loneliness
- The final read the chosen group member reads to
the entire class. The finalists will have their
work posted on the wall.
249/15 Class notes point of view
- Everything you read, watch, and listen to is the
reflection of someones point of view - Point of view position from which the narrator,
or speaker (if a poem), views the subject
As we watch the following film clip(s), notice
how the director utilizes point of view.
In film, a point of view shot is a take that is
shot from the point of view of a character
In your notes answer the following Why do you
think the director chose to shoot
25- In literature we speak of point of view primarily
using two terms. Can anyone guess what those
terms are? - 1st person- the story is told from the
perspective of a character who is in the story. - the reader experiences the story form 1
characters perspective - Hint look for pronouns I, me, my, ours, we, etc.
in the narration - 3rd person objective- the story is told from an
outside observer who has no insight into the
characters thoughts, feelings, etc. - 3rd person limited- from an
outside observer who has insight into one
characters inner thoughts, feelings, etc. - 3rd person omniscient- from an
outside observer who is all-knowing and has
insight into the inner thoughts, feelings, etc.
of all the characters
26Mirror by Sylvia Plath
- As you read
- Annotate the text
- Circle, underline, or highlight any literary
devices you find (see the word wall) - Write in the margins any important ideas or
questions that pop up in your mind while you read - At the end of the poem, write what you think is
- the theme of the poem
- Analyze, analyze, analyze!!!
- Who is the speaker?
- What is he/she/it saying?
- What is the tone? The mood?
- What is the theme, the deeper meaning?
27Schizophrenia by Jim Stevens
- As you read
- Annotate the text
- Circle, underline, or highlight any literary
devices you find (see the word wall) - Write in the margins any important ideas or
questions that pop up in your mind while you read - At the end of the poem, write what you think is
- the theme of the poem
- Analyze, analyze, analyze!!!
- Who is the speaker?
- What is he/she/it saying?
- What is the tone? The mood?
- What is the theme, the deeper meaning?
28Rewriting the point of view
- Directions rewrite your assigned lines from the
1st person point of view with the house as the
speaker - Check your number
- 1s- lines 1-5
- 2s- 6-10
- 3s- 11-15
- 4s- 16-20
- Silent search
- Complete a silent search for your team. You must
creatively find a way to get your whole team
together without talking.
29Thursday
- HW Discussion
- Vocabulary
- Memory
- Class notes SEE paragraphs
- Notes
- Student analysis
- Student practice
- Peer revision
- Homework 1) Poem analysis read and complete the
worksheet on To a Mouse 2) Finish vocab and
study for quiz
309/16 Class Notes Paragraphing
- Writing takes many different forms and performs
many different functions. What are some forms,
functions, purposes, and/or occasions for
writing? - In this class you will write for all kinds of
purposes - Poetry
- Short stories
- Dramas
- Worksheets
- News articles
- Letters
- Journal entries
- Short responses- paragraphs
- Essays
31- Any time you are asked to give a response in
writing, FOR ANY CLASS, JOB, ETC., demonstrate
your intelligence by writing in paragraph form. - You write a SEE paragraph
- S- Your first sentence should, your topic
sentence, should be a really strong statement on
the writing topic - E- The next few sentences (2-3) should be
evidence to support your statement - E- The last few sentences is your explanation.
Should be 1) your evidence in your own words 2)
an explanation of how your evidence supports your
statement
Heres how you do it!!!!!!!!
32Friday
- Vocab and Of Mice and Men quiz
- Characterization
- Setting
- Mood
- Identifying nouns, verbs, and adjectives
- SEE paragraph writing
- Poetry Analysis
33Handouts for the week
- Monday
- Questions cut up for group work
- Ch. 4 hw- questions
- Vocabulary words- mood words
- Tuesday
- Popsicle sticks- STEAL and character names
- Characterization handout
349/20 Warm-up
- In your warm-up journal, in at least 100 words
- Reread Mirror. Answer questions 1-4 on the back
side (p. 880).
35Monday
- Warm-up Mirror
- Vocabulary Monday
- Point of view
- Read Schizophrenia
- Discuss in groups
- Rewrite Schizophrenia activity
- Of Mice and Men
- Group discussion activity
- Journal entry on euthanasia
- Ch. 4-audio
- Homework Complete Ch. 4 Questions and Activity
369/20 Warm-up- Euthanasia
Turn in Chapter 3 HW if you havent already done
so
- In your warm-up journal, in at least 100 words
- Write about your feelings on euthanasia, or mercy
killing. - Is it right to kill an animal if it is injured,
dying, or worthless? Why or why not? - What about a human being? Is it ever okay to kill
a human being? - What if the person is dying? Why or why not?
37Tuesday
- Parts of speech- modifiers
- Notes (5)
- Activity (10)
- Characterization
- Quick review game(20)
- Characterization chart (5)
- Read chapter 4 (30)
- Homework Parts of speech hw
38Grammar Notes
- The first step towards improving as readers and
writers is identifying parts of speech. - There are 8 parts of speech. Today, well revisit
3 of them. - Nouns
- Verbs
- Modifiers
- Adjectives and Adverbs
39Grammar Notes -- Nouns
- Nouns
- A word used to name a person, a place, a thing,
or an idea. - The overweight boy needs to stop eating donuts in
his bed. - Boy (person), donuts (thing) and bed (place)
nouns - The Lakers won the title because they had the
most determination. - Lakers (thing), title (thing), determination
(idea) nouns
40Notes Common vs. Proper
- Common nouns
- Are general. We rarely capitalize them in a
sentence. - Proper nouns.
- Are specific. We almost always capitalize them in
a sentence. - Can you grab the book when you get to school?
- All nouns are common. Why?
- Can you grab Of Mice and Men when you get to
Digital Harbor High School? - All nouns are proper. Why?
41Grammar Notes -- Verbs
- Verbs
- A verb is a word used to convey an action or a
state of being. - State of being is tricky.
- Stephon dunked the basketball and jogged back to
defend his opponent. - Dunked, jogged, and defend (all actions) verbs
- I am the best teacher in the school, but Mr. Hill
is pretty good too. - This is trickytake a moment.
- Am and is verbs. They are state of being
verbs.
42Grammar Notes -- Modifiers
- A modifier is a word that describes a noun or
verb. - Adjectives modify nouns. They can tell us how
many?, what kind?, or which one? - Malik moved all of the heavy library books
because he is the strongest boy in the class. - All (how many), heavy (what kind), library (what
kind), and strongest (what kind) modifiers. - Adverbs describe verbs. They can tell us how
someone did a verb. - Shannon walks to her classes very slowly.
- Slowly is an adverb. It tells us how Shannon
walks.
439/22 Warm-up Parts of Speech
- Complete in your writing journals
- Directions Copy down each of the following
sentences. Then a) underline all nouns (if it is
a proper noun underline it twice) b) circle all
verbs c) box all modifiers - One end of the barn was piled high with new hay
and over the pile hung the four-taloned Jackson
fork suspended from its pulley. - The hay came down like a mountain slope to the
other end of the barn, and there was a level
place as yet unfilled with the new crop. - At the sides the feeding racks were visible, and
between the slats the heads of horses could be
seen.
44Wednesday Agenda
- Warm-up on parts of speech
- Discuss warm-up
- Review hw
- Of Mice and Men
- Journal entry-choose theme
- Read chapter 4
- Work on character chart
- Characterization game
- Homework 1) Chapter 4 work 2) Work on
mini-minichapter
459/23 Thursday warm-up- Parts of Speech
- A preposition usually indicates the temporal,
spatial or logical relationship of its object to
the rest of the sentence. 1) copy each sentence
into your warm-up journal 2) underline the nouns
3) circle the verbs 4) box the modifiers 5)
triangle the prepositions - From outside the barn came a cry of men and the
double clang of shoes on metal. - The clang of the pitched shoes and the voices of
the men in the game seemed to grow more quiet. - The wild horses stamped and snorted, and they
maliciously chewed the straw of their bedding and
they clashed the chains of their halters.
46Thursday Agenda
- Parts of speech practice
- Of Mice and Men
- Journal entry
- Characterization chart
- Paired mini-mini chapter
- Homework 1)Ch. 4 Work- due Friday 2) Mini-Mini
Chapter- due Monday
47Announcements
- Film viewing afterschool I am Sam
- Grades are posted on the back wall by the door
- Be sure to check your grade before you leave
- If you are struggling or failing you must come to
coach class TODAY!!! - On Monday we will already be halfway through the
1st quarter!!!
48Writing Journal
- Each entry is worth 3 point
- Check plus-3
- Check- 2
- Check minus-1
- Each entry must have
- Title
- Date
- 100 words
- A thorough response the writing prompt
499/23 Journal Entry- Loneliness (5 min)
- One of the major themes present in Of Mice and
Men is loneliness. Think about the characters,
conflicts (problems that are both internal and
external), setting, etc. - How does Steinbeck address the issue of
loneliness in Of Mice and Men? In your response,
discuss the loneliness experienced by specific
characters (internal conflicts) and the
loneliness expressed by the physical setting of
the novel. - As with all journal entries, no less than 100
words!!!!
50Re- Characterization Review Game
- Today we are going to play a quick game to review
characterization. - Before we start, can someone remind us what
characterization is? - As readers, how do we figure out a characters
trait(s). Think along the lines of theft
51Heres how to play
- Teams You will be in teams of 2.
- Goal To recreate a character from Of Mice and
Men - Procedure Each pair will be given a character
and a characterization device (speech, thoughts,
effect on others, actions, looks). You will have
20 minutes to write a mini-mini-mini chapter that
might be found in Of Mice and Men. This chapter
could be found before chapter 1, after chapter 6,
or anywhere in between. You must become a
Steinbeck Duo (or trio in some cases) in writing
your chapter specifically focusing on the
character you chose from Of Mice and Men. - Winning The top three teams will earn a prize to
be announced later.
52Mini-mini Chapter Grading
- Structure (10 points)
- Begin with 1-3 paragraphs describing the setting
- Mixture of narration and dialogue throughout
- Creation of character (10 points)
- Create the character you pulled with the same
traits as Steinbecks character - Ex. Lennie must be created as a large, bulky man
who is mentally impaired yet gentle and
thoughtful. - You must use the characterization device you
pulled - Presentation (10 points)
- Must be 1-2 pages. No less than one, no more than
2 pages. - Typed, double-spaced, 12 pt. font, Times New
Roman
539/24 Warm-up- Parts of Speech
- . 1) copy each sentence into your warm-up journal
2) underline the nouns 3) circle the verbs 4) box
the modifiers 5) triangle the prepositions - At his heels walked a drag-footed sheep dog with
pale, blind old eyes. - With his back up against the wall, and as the
sharp-shooting police men were quickly closing on
his tail, the clever car thief decided to back
his car over the bridge safely landing on the
passing Ferry.
54Friday Agenda
- Parts of speech and characterization review
- Interim Assessment 1
- Begin reading chapter 5 and 6
- Work on your mini-mini chapter
- Work-time for your mini-mini chapter
- Homework 1) read chapters 5 and 6 (be ready for
a reading quiz Monday) 2) prepare questions for
Socratic Seminar 3) finish mini-mini chapter
55When you finish
- You must
- Finish reading Of Mice and Men
- Finish the characterization chart we started in
class - You may
- Read a book from my library
- Work on hw for another class
- You may not
- Talk to anyone
- Disrespect others required silence for testing
569/27 Monday Warm-up- Parts of Speech
- Please have your character chart (hw) on your
desk. - Each one of you received 2 slips of paper. You
must use each word you received in the way stated
on the slip of paper. - Your sentences should be written in your warm-up
journal.
579/27 Monday Agenda
- Warmup
- Parts of speech
- Quiz 1)discussion 2)revision
- Reading Quiz
- Introduce Of Mice and Men Menu Project
- Socratic Seminar
- Notes on Questions
- Seminar
- Socratic Seminar reflection
- Project work-time
- Homework 1)Begin working on your Of Mice and Men
Menu Project 1) Rough draft of essay due Monday
58Interim assessment 1
- Revisions
- On a piece of binder paper
- Write down the question
- Write down the correct answer
- Write at least one sentence explaining,
specifically, why the answer is correct - If you scored a 5 or below, or if you want help
with revisions, you must come after school today.
599/29 Warm-up Parts of Speech Quiz (10 min)- Do
in writing journal
- Write a 3 question parts of speech quiz. Write
three separate sentences. Underline one word
(noun, verb, modifier, or preposition). Ask what
part of speech is this word? - Each question should have the same structure as
the question below - Example It is time to get rid of that ratty old
notebook and buy a brand new one ASAP! - What part of speech is brand?
- Do not write answers for your quiz. You will be
trading with a partner who will be answering your
questions.
609/28 Tuesday Agenda
- Warm-up Part of speech quiz
- Socratic Seminar
- Essay Writing
- Overview notes on essay writing
compare/contrast, introduction, thesis, body
paragraphs, conclusion, and works cited page - Freewrite
- Class brainstorm
- Individual work-time
- Announcements 1) Of Mice and Men film viewing
today 2) Change in Due dates for project- Check
the board!!! - Homework 1Project Due Monday 10/11 2) Work on
your Menu Project
619/28 Class notes- notes on questions
- There are three types of questions good readers
ask of any text - Level one questions- can be answered explicitly
by facts contained in the text - Where did Lennie go after killing Curleys wife?
- What happened to Lennie in the end of the story?
- Level two questions are textually implicit,
requiring reading analysis and interpretation of
specific parts of the text- these questions
usually start with why or how. - Why does George shoot Lennie rather than letting
him runaway? - Why do George and Lennie always travel together?
- Level three questions are much more open-ended
and go beyond the text. They are intended to
provoke a discussion of an abstract idea or
issue. - Is mercy killing ever justified?
- How do we determine real friendships?
629/28 Socratic Seminar Preparation
- Today we will be conducting a Socratic Seminar.
- A Socratic Seminar is a class discussion in which
you ask the questions of each other. - In other words, all of you run the discussion
- I, like you, are just a part of the discussion
- To prepare for the discussion, you will spend the
next 5 minutes writing questions that will spark
discussion - Write down 3 level two questions
- Write down 3 level three questions
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649/329 Entrée- Character Essay
- As part of your project you must write an essay
comparing and contrasting two or more characters. - Today you will take notes on what makes a good
essay - Every essay you write, for the rest of your life,
will follow the format that you will learn
today!!!
659/29 Wednesday Agenda
- Warm-up Digital Desktop
- Brainstorm
- Essay Writing
- Class notes
- Class freewrite
- Class brainstorm
- Student brainstorm
- Work-time
- Homework 1) Brainstorm due tomorrow 2) Project
due Friday 10/11
669/29 Making Essays Easy Guide Organization
- Take really good notes because this information
is part of your Making Essays Easy Guide!!!! - A quick question before notes what is an essay?
- Your essay must be organized!!!!
- Must have 5 paragraphs
- 1st paragraph- introduction
- Your last sentence must be your thesis
- 2nd, 3rd, and 4th paragraphs- body paragraphs
- Each body paragraph should focus on a different
idea - Each new idea must relate to your topic and must
be a new paragraph - Each body paragraph must contain at least one
quote from the text to support your idea - 5th paragraph- conclusion
679/30 Warm-up Digital Desktop Search (15 min)
- Read/ skim through Digital Desktop
- Write down three sentences that use modifiers.
Circle the modifiers. - Choose one article to read. Summarize the article
in at least 1 full paragraph. In your summary
include your answers to the following questions - What the article is about?
- Where is the event taking place?
- Who is involved?
- Why was the article written/ why did the event,
etc. take place? - Do you like the article? Why or why not?
68Thursday Agenda
- Vocabulary quiz tomorrow
- Notes
- Brainstorm
- Work-time
- Homework 1) Have a finished brainstorm when you
walk in tomorrow!!!!!! 2) Study for your
vocabulary quiz tomorrow 3) Finish your
vocabulary hw
699/30 Making Essays Easy GuideBrainstorming
- Writing is about the process!!!!!
- Prewriting Drafting Revising Drafting
- Publishing Editing
- The first part of the process is pre-writing.
- Pre-writing is all about FORMING IDEAS to write
about. - After we finish brainstorming, you will already
know - How your paper should be ORGANIZED
- The IDEAS your paper will contain
- Tomorrow, we will create an outline for your
essay
70Advisory
- Paper work (1 min)
- Bus tickets (5 min
- SAT Words (10 min)
- Questions/comments (4 min)
71Missing paperwork
- Lunch forms
- Malik
- Shishir
- Caprice
- Jaquan
- Darrious
- Jennifer
- Dante
- Myles
- Ali
- Cawan
- Randy
- Charles
- Kathie
- Code of conduct
- Shishir
- Caprice
- Darrious
- Jennifer
- Dante
- Jesus
- Myles
- Jose
- Ali
- Deontay
- Tyler
- Randy
- Anthony
- Charles
72Work-time
- Tasks
- Work on Of Mice and Men Prewriting for essay
- Work on any one of the Of Mice and Men Menu
Project Assignments - Work on your Mini-Mini Chapter
- Expectations
- Respect the work-time
- Work with one other person
- Keep conversation between you and your partner
only - Keep conversation to a whisper
- Procedures
- If the chair is empty you may speak with Mr. Hill
- 2 minute warning- clean up your area and head
back to your seat - Drop off any work ready to be turned in
7310/1 Warm-up (10 min)
- Complete your warm-up in your writing journal.
Your warm-up should be at least 75 words. - An alien has just landed on earth and has just
learned the terms cat and dog, but doesnt
understand exactly what they are. You have been
given the text of explaining to this alien the
similarities and differences between the two. In
other words, compare and contrast cats and dogs. - As you write, you may want to think about the
following - What makes a cat, a cat?
- What makes a dog?
- How would you describe a cat?
- How would you describe a dog?
- What makes the two different?
- What about them is similar?
7410/1 Friday Agenda
- Essay Writing
- Comparing cats and dogs warm-up
- Read the compare/contrast essay
- Outlining a compare/contrast essay
- Of Mice and Men Menu Work-Time
- Expectations
7510/1 Making Essays Easy GuideOutlining
- A few questions and points before we take notes
76- What do you think goes into writing a
well-organized essay? - A well planned essay is an ORGANIZED essay!!!!
- Before writing you must create a plan for each
paragraph you write. - In other words, a specific, structured, and
narrow essay is one that has been planned out. - When would someone choose to write a
compare/contrast essay? - Evaluating two or more objects, ideas, themes,
characters, stories, etc. - Why would someone choose to write a
compare/contrast essay rather than an essay on
one subject, character, theme etc.? In other
words, what advantage does a compare/contrast
essay have over other forms? - Allows the writer to analyze two ideas that
relate to the same topic - Allows you to evaluate two or more objects,
ideas, characters, etc.
7710/1 Making Essays Easy GuideOutlining
- You have two options for organizing your essay
- Option 1
- Point by point
- Option 2
- Block
7810/1 Making Essays Easy GuideOutlining
- Point by point
- Introduction
- Thesis argument about A and B
- Main Point 1
- Discussion of A
- Discussion of B
- Main Point 2
- Discussion of A
- Discussion of B
- Main Point 3
- Discussion of A
- Discussion of B
- Conclusion
- Summarize main points
- Connect to world-at-large
7910/1 Making Essays Easy GuideOutlining
- Block
- Introduction
- Thesis argument about A and B
- Discussion of A
- Main point 1
- Main point 2
- Main point 3
- Discussion of B
- Main point 1
- Main point 2
- Main point 3
- Conclusion
- Summarize main points
- Connect to world-at-large
- Lets practice by creating an outline using your
freewrite on cats and dogs!!!!
8010/4 Monday Warm-up Essay Evaluation
- In your writing journal
- Answer the following questions. When you finish,
study your vocabulary silently while everyone
else finishes - How comfortable are you with writing your
compare/contrast essay? Explain. - What part of the essay do you feel like you
really GET? Explain. - What part of the essay do you think you need more
help understanding? Explain. - What have you done so far for your essay? How has
it gone? Explain. - What help can Mr. Hill give you so that you can
write the best essay ever?
819/30 Monday Agenda
- Warm-up
- Vocabulary Quiz (Block 2)
- Essay Writing
- Notes on thesis statements
- Definition and structure
- Example
- One together
- Clock activity
- Creating thesis statements
- Students create a thesis on their own
- Student work-time
- Homework 1) Your rough draft is DUE TOMORROW!!!
You must come in with your best essay effort so
that we can work on your essay tomorrow in
class!!!!
8210/4 Making Essays Easy GuideIntroductions
- Today we will be talking about introductions and
thesis statements. - What role do you think an introduction serves?
- Heres what your introduction must have
- Hook- a really, really interesting first sentence
that hooks the readers attention that also
relates to your topic - Background- important information needed by the
reader to understand your essay - Author/title- must contain the author and title
of the text you are writing about (Of Mice and
Men by John Steinbeck) - Thesis statement- the argument that directs your
paper. THIS IS THE LAST SENTENCE OF YOUR
INTRODUCTION
8310/4 Making Essays Easy GuideThesis statements
- We have talked briefly about thesis statements,
but what, specifically, are they? And what are
they used for? - Direct answer to an essay prompt
- Tour guide leading the reader through your paper
- Ties your whole paper together
- Narrow the topic of your essay
- Focus your writing in your essay
8410/4 Making Essays Easy GuideThesis statements
- Your thesis statement must be like a math
formula. - Here is the formula
- Thesis Answer 3 Reasons
- If your thesis does not answer the question (or
prompt as we say in English class), and does not
outline the reasons why, then your essay will not
be focused and narrow!!!!
8510/4 Making Essays Easy GuideThesis statements
- Now that you have learned what makes a good
thesis, and have learned how to improve a thesis
using a subordinating conjunction when writing a
compare/contrast essay, its time to take a look
at an example from yesterday. - Similar to dogs in that they too can (1R)be found
as strays, cats are really quite different from
dogs because they (2R)meow instead of bark and
(3R) lack the major traits connected to being a
canine. - Each of these reasons will be explored in my body
paragraphs - Every quote and sentence written in the rest of
the essay will be in support of THIS THESIS! - Dogs and cats are similar in that (1R)both can be
found wandering the streets as strays, however
are quite different in that a (3R)dog is a canine
that (2R)barks, while a cat is (3R)feline that
(2R)meows. - (1R)Both dogs and cats can be found in the
streets as strays, however dogs differ from cats
in that they are (3R)canines that (2R)bark while
cats are (3R)felines that (2R)meow. - Now try one on your own write your practice
thesis in your notes. - Create a thesis for a compare/contrast essay on
George and Lennie. -
86To sum up notes today, if this is your essay
Then this is your introduction
This is your thesis followed by your body
paragraphs.
And this is your conclusionnotice it becomes big
and broad againjust like your introduction.
8710/5 Warm-up (10 min)
- In your writing journal, in at least 100 words
- Write an alternate ending to the novel, Of Mice
and Men. You should become Steinbeck, rewriting
the ending so that it is even better than the
ending first written by Steinbeck. - I will collect your writing journal next
Wednesday. Be sure you have each and every entry
by then. Check with your neighbors!!!!!
8810/5 Tuesday Agenda
- Shitty 1st drafts
- Introduction analysis
- Clock activity
- Work-time
89In your notes
- After you read the following introduction
- What do you like about it? Why?
- What should be improved? Why?
- Does it fit the expectations of an introduction
written for Mr. Hills Honors class? Why or why
not? - After you finish discuss your responses with
someone sitting around you.
90Sample Intro 1
- The two-faced nature double-crossing nature of
people, although often hidden at first, does not
stay hidden forever. In Of Mice and Men, John
Steinbeck does a wonderful job of creating this
theme when parallels two seemingly unconnected
characters in Slim and George throughout the
entirety of the novel. These two are an unlikely
duo who come across one another through a chance
a meeting when George and Lennie first stumble
into the Salinas Valley farm camp where Slim is
already well established. While seemingly
different in that George, despite initial
appearances and in opposition to Slim,
demonstrates a complete lack of sympathy, however
are quite similar in the intuitiveness and
loyalty.
9110/6 Warm-up (15 Minutes)
- For your warm-up today you will have 15 minutes
to work on your Of Mice and Men Menu Project. - You MUST WORK INDEPENDENTLY for 15 minutes.
- If you are not working independently then your
time will be cut short and we will move on with
the lesson.
9210/6 Wednesday Agenda
- Making Essays Easy Guide
- Notes on conclusions
- Directions for revisions
- Students read and complete revision sheet for 2
other students - Of Mice and Men Menu Project
- Work-time
9310/6 Making Essays Easy GuideConclusions
- Your conclusion is your last paragraph.
- Therefore it is your last chance to make an
impression on the reader and is SOOOOO
IMPORTANT!!!! - Heres what your conclusion should contain
- Sentence(s) 1-2 Restatement of your THESIS in
different words - Sentence(s) 3-4 Brief summary of the main points
you made in your essay - Sentence(s) 5-6 Connection to the world-at-large
94Work-time
- Tasks
- Get 2 peer revisions
- When you finish, you may begin working on your Of
Mice and Men Menu Project - Expectations
- Respect the work-time
- Work independently
- Work silently, unless giving feedback in a
whisper - Work the whole time
- Procedures
- If the chair is empty you may speak with Mr. Hill
- 2 minute warning- clean up your area and head
back to your seat - Keep all essay material together (freewrite and
brainstorm, outline, rough draft, and revisions)
Have your brainstorm, freewrite, outline, and
rough draft out on your desk to be checked by Mr.
Hill
9510/6 Making Essays Easy GuideParagraphing
- Writing takes many different forms and performs
many different functions. What are some forms,
functions, purposes, and/or occasions for
writing? - In this class you will write for all kinds of
purposes - Poetry
- Short stories
- Dramas
- Worksheets
- News articles
- Letters
- Journal entries
- Short responses- paragraphs
- Essays
96- Any time you are asked to give a response in
writing, FOR ANY CLASS, JOB, ETC., demonstrate
your intelligence by writing in paragraph form. - You write a SEE paragraph
- S- Your first sentence should, your topic
sentence, should be a really strong statement on
the writing topic - E- The next few sentences (2-3) should be
evidence (quotes, etc.) to support your statement - E- The last few sentences is your explanation.
Should be 1) your evidence in your own words 2)
an explanation of how your evidence supports your
statement - As you revise drafts today, make sure the body
paragraphs are SEE paragraphs
Heres how you do it!!!!!!!!
97Thursday Agenda
- Warm-up Subject and predicate
- Work-time
- Expectations
- Work-time
9810/6 Friday Agenda
- Editing
- Class notes on editing marks
- Peer edit of revised draft
- Homework 1) Of Mice and Men Project DUE
MONDAY!!! - Announcements If you have any issues either
email me, or, if its an emergency you can call
or text me - (925)323-2005
99Group Discussion (12 min)
- Choose a leader, recorder, quote finder,
sketcher, and presenter - Leader- ask the question
- Recorder- record the groups response (legibly)
- Quote finder- find a quote that supports the
answer your group came up with - Sketcher- draw a quick sketch that relates to the
question, answer, or quote - Presenter- present your groups question, answer,
quote, and sketch. Be sure to fully explain how
the quote supports your answer and how the sketch
connects to your question, response, and/or quote