March 30- Foreshadow chapter 2

Today we reviewed chapters one and two and then wrote a 1/2 page on what is being foreshadowed in chapter two and why we think that.

March 16- comic strip chapter two and Fill out character worksheet

We did the backside of chapter two comic strip and also completed a character worksheet:

COMIC STRIP:

Use this worksheet to help you to design a comic strip of Chapter 1 of Of Mice and Men.

Fill in the missing words then draw pictures to make it easy to understand for a middle school pupil.

__________follows __________ through the woodland.	Lennie drank with long gulps, snorting into the water like a h______________.	George takes a d_______ m_______ from Lennie and throws it away.
George gets ___________ with Lennie Because he always forgets things.	He calms down and they eat b_______ for dinner .	George tells Lennie about their dream with the r_______.

Use this worksheet to help you to design a comic strip of Chapter 2 of Of Mice and Men.

Fill in the missing words then draw pictures to make it easy to understand for a middle school pupil.

George and Lennie enter the bunkhouse.  George has a problem with his bunk because ___________________________	The boss questions George and Lennie.  Lennie says “ ______________________”	Curley comes in.  He wants to ___________ Lennie.
Candy says that Curley’s glove is fulla Vaseline because ___________________ __________________________________	Curley’s wife comes in.  George acts ___________________________________ but Lennie acts_______________________	Slim and Carlson discuss Slim’s _____________.  Lennie wants George to __________________________________

CHARACTER WORKSHEET:

Name:  _________________________________

In chapter two, we meet a few new characters. For each character, answer the questions.

Candy

Draw a picture of him	How does he act?	Write what he thinks about George and/or Lennie
	Write one line that helps show this	Write what George and/or Lennie think about him

The Boss

Draw a picture of him	How does he act?	Write what he thinks about George and/or Lennie
	Write one line that helps show this	Write what George and/or Lennie think about him

Curley

Draw a picture of him	How does he act?	Write what he thinks about George and/or Lennie
	Write one line that helps show this	Write what George and/or Lennie think about him

Curley’s wife

Draw a picture of her	How does he act?	Write what she thinks about George and/or Lennie
	Write one line that helps show this	Write what George and/or Lennie think about her

Slim

Draw a picture of him	How does he act?	Write what he thinks about George and/or Lennie
	Write one line that helps show this	Write what George and/or Lennie think about him

Carlson

Draw a picture of him	How does he act?	Write what he thinks about George and/or Lennie
	Write one line that helps show this	Write what George and/or Lennie think about him

March 14- Foreshadowing

Today we discussed the foreshadowing in chapter one:

Read  these two sections of chapter one:

• top p. 11 “Well we…” to bottom “ashamedly at the flames.”
• middle p. 15 “George motioned…” through top p. 16 “I won’t get…”

Based on these two readings, write what you think will happen in this book.  Why do you think this? ½ page.

March 10-11 Comic Chapter one

Today we discussed chapter one in Of Mice and Men and drew a structured comic of the chapter:

Use this worksheet to help you to design a comic strip of Chapter 1 of Of Mice and Men.

Fill in the missing words then draw pictures to make it easy to understand for a middle school pupil.

__________follows __________ through the woodland.	Lennie drank with long gulps, snorting into the water like a h______________.	George takes a d_______ m_______ from Lennie and throws it away.
George gets ___________ with Lennie Because he always forgets things.	He calms down and they eat b_______ for dinner .	George tells Lennie about their dream with the r_______.

March 8- Anticipation guide for Of Mice and Men

We did a lot of talking about the American Dream in class. Then we worked on an anticipation guide for the book:

Complete these sentences:

1.  When I think of Hoboes, I think of…

2.  When I think of ranches, I think of…

3.  What I know about the Great Depression is…

4.  What I know about migrant workers is…

For each statement, circle which answer is truest for you.  Then write a sentence or two explaining why you think that.

1.  Friends should stand by each other, no matter what.

Strongly agree             agree             disagree             strongly disagree

Explain:

2.  Some people cannot control how they behave towards others.

Strongly agree             agree             disagree             strongly disagree

Explain:

3.  Everyone deserves a second chance.

Strongly agree             agree             disagree             strongly disagree

Explain:

4.  In America, anyone can have the kind of life and job they want if they work hard enough.

Strongly agree             agree             disagree             strongly disagree

Explain:

5.  The government has a responsibility to help people in need.

Strongly agree             agree             disagree             strongly disagree

Explain:

6.  Anyone who kills another person should receive the death penalty.

Strongly agree             agree             disagree             strongly disagree

Explain:

March 4- Reflection on Romeo and Juliet paper

STEP ONE: Find your Romeo and Juliet paper and open it. Re-read your paper and my comments.

STEP TWO: START A GOOGLE DOC AND TITLE IT “Reflection on Romeo and Juliet paper” THEN SHARE IT WITH SCHACHTER

Copy and paste the following into the document:

1.  Which paragraph were you proudest of? Why?

2.  Which paragraph should you have worked more on? Why?

3.  After re-reading your paper and  looking at my comments, is there something you could do right now to improve your paper? What is it?

STEP THREE: If you have time- read another student’s paper. What is one thing they did that you liked?

STEP FOUR: If you like, feel free to improve your paper. If you do, make sure to email me that you've changed your paper.

What improvement did you make?