Over the break, remember that you should be working on your Of Mice and Men essay.

The question:

What is the relationship between loneliness, friendship, and the American Dream as evidenced by Of Mice and Men?

* Remember that you only need to focus on two of the three terms


You may find the following graphic organizer useful.  I encourage you to print it out and use it.  Although they don't mention the term "MEAL" you will notice that it is exactly that.

https://webersown.weebly.com/uploads/8/9/8/6/8986793/writing_literary_analysis_organizer.pdf


The paper is due at 11:59 on January 4th on turnitin.com

Step 1

Create a folder on Google Drive and name it "Your Last Name 9" (ex. Smith9, Williams9, etc)


Step 2

Type up the essay that I returned to you today in class, word for word, without edits and put in a Google Doc
Name this "Formative 1"
Place this inside the folder

Step 3

Create a new Google Doc, call it "Formative 1 Reflection" and answer the following questions:

1. Generally speaking, what strengths did you notice in your own writing

2. Generally speaking, what was one thing you need to work on in the next formative?

3. In terms of organization, were you able to complete 5 paragraphs?

4. Did you include MEAL paragraphs? If not, what did your parents lack?

Create a thesis statement that describes the relationship between loneliness, friendship, and the American Dream.

- You can use 2 out of the 3 terms


* This thesis statement will be the focus of your future essay - what you are trying to prove.

* Remember that your job is to ask yourself what John Steinbeck is saying about ______ + _______, and how does he achieve it

* Your thesis should not be longer than 1 sentence

Please read chapter 4 tonight, you homework will revolve mostly around Crooks


Please answer the following questions on a sheet of paper

1.  The idea of loneliness is a key part of this book. Write two lines spoken by Crooks where he directly talks about his feelings of loneliness (include the citation)

2. Why does Crooks have more items than most of the other men? Take a look at his belongings. Choose three specific items and explain what they show about this character.

3. Despite the racial segregation of the time, Crooks asks to join Candy and Lennie on the dream farm. Later, he says he was “jus’ foolin’. I would’ want to go no place like that.” Why do you think Lennie invites him? What causes Crooks' change of heart?

Complete Chapter 3

In a paragraph, explain the importance of Candy's dog as a symbol

(what does the dog represent generally and for Candy?)

Provide evidence with citations

Complete Chapter 2

- Identify 3 examples of direct characterization

- identify 3 examples of indirect characterization
(explain what we learn about the character from this description)


Remember:

Direct Characterization is when a writer tells
Indirect Characterization is when a writer shows through description

1. Read Chapter 1 in Of Mice and Men



2. Complete the questions on Google Classroom


*If you were absent today and did not get a book, you can find the pdf here:

http://www.stjohns-chs.org/english/nwixon_courses/english-9-111/of-mice-and-men.pdf

Choose 1 statement from the pre-reading activity and explain your answer throughly

- make sure that your response includes a counter-argument (please label it)

To be done in your notebook:

1. What scenes from Night do you remember the most vividly?  Why?

2. What lesson are you taking away from the memoir?

3. Why do you think Elie Wiesel called the book Night?  What do you think night is meat to symbolize?  Explain your answer

For those of you who signed up for extra credit, please remember to prepare and bring in notes

The Extra Credit Assignment Has Been Posted on Google Classroom

- Please sign up for one or two question.  I will try to give as many people their first choices as I can

For those of you who were absent today, please remember that you need to prepare for the Socratic Seminar which will begin on Monday.  If you look at the previous post, you will see your group number and the question (if you are in group 1, you should prepare for question ).

I will post the prep sheet that you need to complete and You must print it out on Google Classroom.  Please be advised that you are still responsible for completing the handout, printing it out, and preparing for the seminar whether or not you were here today.

You will notice while filling out the form, you need to write the main question on top of the paper, then:

Create 4 Questions (that reflect the larger question)

- A world connection
- A text to text connection
- An open ended question
- A universal theme question

The 5 quotes that you are collecting should also reflect the larger question you were assigned.



You may find the following links useful:

Transcript of Oprah's interview
http://static.oprah.com/pdf/201212-sss-elie-wiesel-transcript-v4.pdf