Themes in Of Mice and Men

Agenda:

• Review themes
• Group search for themes: power vs. powerlessness and community vs. individuality 

Homework:

• Read the excerpt of Letters from an American Farmer and answer the discussion questions
• Finish questions from today's group work

STAR

Agenda:

• STAR exam (if you are absent, you will need to come to the TEA time I scheduled you to next week to make it up)
• Vocab definitions

Homework:

• Finish vocab list
• Read ch 3 in OMM for Tuesday

Review OMM Intro

Agenda:

• Check-in Quiz
• Review beginning of text
• Peer share sections 1 & 2

Homework:

• Read section 3 for Monday

Realism, Naturalism, and Regionalism

Agenda:

• PPT
• Review places we see it in OMM

Homework:

• Study for vocab tomorrow
• Thursday: Read section two and keep a journal of at least five instances of realism, naturalism, and regionalism in the text.  Please be as specific as possible.  Instead of saying, here's this quote, it's naturalism, explain why.  Is it very detailed?  Is it fatalistic?

Wrap-Up

Agenda:

• Finish "Johnny Bear" + thematic statements

Homework:

• Read section one
• Answer 1 Paragraph journal: Do you agree that George's relationship with Lennie is more complicated than Lennie's relationship with George.  Explain.
• Vocab quiz Wednesday

OMM Previewing Themes

Agenda:

• Theme Presentation
• Reading "Johnny Bear" + Theme Practice
• Link to audiobook: http://www.openculture.com/2013/03/listen_to_john_steinbeck_read_two_short_stories_the_snake_and_johnny_bear.html
• until 12:08

Homework:

• Finish writing your second theme that covers the first 4 pages that we listened to in class

Finish Film

Agenda:

• Complete viewing of Riding the Rails documentary
• Hand in completed viewing notes

Homework:

• None