This week, we'll work on revising essays and begin reading Of Mice and Men as a class. Please continue to check Illuminate and make sure you've turned in all missing work. The next grading period ends November 7th.
MONDAY: Pass back first essays and discuss results. NOTE: You'll have one week to revise and turn in if you'd like to increase your grade/points. If you didn't turn in the essay when it was due, the highest grade you can get is a "B"- which is much better than a zero. Finish video about migrant workers in current times and begin reading Of Mice and Men (OMAM) chapter one.
TUESDAY: Discuss OMAM chapter one. In pairs, complete Lennie and George worksheet. Read chapter two. HW: Finish chapter two of OMAM for Thursday.
WEDNESDAY: Independent reading -- work on your independent reading book or OMAM. You need 330 total pages of independent reading accumulated for November 1 (in advance of the end of the next grading period). This includes the first 165 pages you already read for the first grading period.
THURSDAY: They're/There/Their warm-up. Discuss OMAM chapter two. OMAM vocabulary worksheet. Read chapter three for Monday.
FRIDAY: Current events day -- read and annotate article, debate/discuss, outline about American ISIS. Half of this day will be spent finishing the vocabulary activity. HW: Finish outline for Monday, Finish essay revision and OMAM chapter three for Monday. OMAM vocabulary worksheet due Wednesday.
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