Watch the movie The Grapes of Wrath today
Write a total of 20 quotes (10 points). Go to the following links to find additional quotes. I want you to find at least three more Jim Casey quotes and tell me where you found them (Goodreads, etc.) Feel free to go to sites other than the ones listed here.
Read this link first on the significance of the quote/title "The Grapes of Wrath"
Three-fold cord
Quotes superimposed on images--nice
Sparknotes Jim Casey and Tom Joad
Schmoop Jim Casey quotes
Cliffnotes on Jim Casey
There are countless quotes at this site: Goodreads, Grapes of Wrath
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Monday, January 25, 2016
1.BOOK REPORTS--share
2.Vocabulary Cartoons List for Final
3.Read Of Mice and Men 45 minutes
Finish novel over the weekend
4.Watch the movie
5. 1 page handwritten essay or notes done in class:
Discuss themes in the novel:
Why did George kill Lennie? What point is Steinbeck making when he has George shoot Lennie?
2.Vocabulary Cartoons List for Final
3.Read Of Mice and Men 45 minutes
Finish novel over the weekend
4.Watch the movie
5. 1 page handwritten essay or notes done in class:
Discuss themes in the novel:
- With no governmental control, the Free Market System hurts poor people
- People with power hurt those who do not have power, in particular, minorities and women
- The failure of the American Dream
Why did George kill Lennie? What point is Steinbeck making when he has George shoot Lennie?
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Thursday/Friday
1.BOOK REPORTS--share
2.Vocabulary Cartoons List for Final
3.Read Of Mice and Men 45 minutes
Finish novel over the weekend
4.Watch the movie
2.Vocabulary Cartoons List for Final
3.Read Of Mice and Men 45 minutes
Finish novel over the weekend
4.Watch the movie
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
1. Read Of Mice and Men 45 minutes
Finish novel over the weekend
2. Watch the movie
3. BOOK REPORT DUE NEXT TIME!
Vocabulary Cartoons List for Final
Due dates:
1/19, 20 Creative Book reports. For ideas and assignment clarification, go to Book Reports
Project examples in back of room. 5 quotes on project. 1/2 page summary. 1/2 page response.
1/27 Final exam: Huck Finn reading comprehension
Finish novel over the weekend
2. Watch the movie
3. BOOK REPORT DUE NEXT TIME!
Vocabulary Cartoons List for Final
Due dates:
1/19, 20 Creative Book reports. For ideas and assignment clarification, go to Book Reports
Project examples in back of room. 5 quotes on project. 1/2 page summary. 1/2 page response.
1/27 Final exam: Huck Finn reading comprehension
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Sentence corrections 1-5
Read Of Mice and Men
Vocabulary Cartoons List for Final
Due dates:
1/19, 20 Creative Book reports. For ideas and assignment clarification, go to Book Reports
Project examples in back of room. 5 quotes on project. 1/2 page summary. 1/2 page response.
1/27 Final exam: Huck Finn reading comprehension
Read Of Mice and Men
Vocabulary Cartoons List for Final
Due dates:
1/19, 20 Creative Book reports. For ideas and assignment clarification, go to Book Reports
Project examples in back of room. 5 quotes on project. 1/2 page summary. 1/2 page response.
1/27 Final exam: Huck Finn reading comprehension
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
January 12
Sentence corrections
Share
Read Of Mice and Men
Due dates:
1/19, 20 Creative Book reports. For ideas and assignment clarification, go to Book Reports
Project examples in back of room. 5 quotes on project. 1/2 page summary. 1/2 page response.
1/27 Final exam: Huck Finn reading comprehension
Today:
1. Vocabulary Cartoons List for Final
2. Creative Book Report due January 19th/20th
3. Continue Huck Finn -- Twain's criticism of the South
4. Discuss Huck--Peter Wilkes, religious revival/
5. Emily Dickinson, pages 366, 367, 377
6. Watch Huck movie
7. Punctuation problems--comma
8. Punctuation quiz
According to Mark Twain, what are some incorrect views/problems that
people in the South had?
Story The Problem Twain is Criticizing
1. New judge is gullible He doesn't think. It's good to be kind, but . . .
2. Huck tells Jim he was dreaming Huck betrays his friend's trust
3. Grangerfords & Shepherdsons They don't think about why they're killing; grudges,
pride, think they're better than others
Like Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet (Sophia Grangerford marries Harney Shep.)
Like Civil War (1861-1865) . Twain felt that the Civil War was senseless
*Tangent: How many people died in the Civil War and other wars?
Civil War deaths 620,000 (The U.S. population in 1860 was only 31,000,000 so that's 2%)
WWI 116,000 17 million total English, German, French, U.S., etc.
WWII 420,000 85 million total including 12 million from Germany and Poland (6 million Jews) and 8 million people who starved to death in the Soviet Union and 15 million
in China. See Wikipedia link: WWII deaths
Korean War 36,000
Vietnam 58,000
Iraq 6,600 (500,000 Iraqis!)
4. Jim is sold Racism/cruelty/inhumanity toward fellow human beings
5. Pap is ruined by alcohol Alcoholism
6. Pap tried to kill Huck Child abuse
7. Colonel Sherburn is coldhearted
8. Buck Harkness and townspeople are cowards
9. Willing to take advantage of people's gullability (King and Duke)
Examples of comma-splice and run-on sentences
Exercise: Fixing comma-splices
If you were absent, you make click on the link and watch 25 minutes at home:
Read quietly, 25 minutes.
Discuss book up to chapter 22
HOMEWORK: Finish chapter 31 minimum! Remember, you have to finish the book for the final. The final exam doesn't cover a whole lot after chapter 31, but you need to read at least the last two chapters to know how it ends!
Emily Dickinson, pages 366-377
Share
Read Of Mice and Men
Due dates:
1/19, 20 Creative Book reports. For ideas and assignment clarification, go to Book Reports
Project examples in back of room. 5 quotes on project. 1/2 page summary. 1/2 page response.
1/27 Final exam: Huck Finn reading comprehension
Today:
1. Vocabulary Cartoons List for Final
2. Creative Book Report due January 19th/20th
3. Continue Huck Finn -- Twain's criticism of the South
4. Discuss Huck--Peter Wilkes, religious revival/
5. Emily Dickinson, pages 366, 367, 377
6. Watch Huck movie
7. Punctuation problems--comma
8. Punctuation quiz
According to Mark Twain, what are some incorrect views/problems that
people in the South had?
Story The Problem Twain is Criticizing
1. New judge is gullible He doesn't think. It's good to be kind, but . . .
2. Huck tells Jim he was dreaming Huck betrays his friend's trust
3. Grangerfords & Shepherdsons They don't think about why they're killing; grudges,
pride, think they're better than others
Like Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet (Sophia Grangerford marries Harney Shep.)
Like Civil War (1861-1865) . Twain felt that the Civil War was senseless
*Tangent: How many people died in the Civil War and other wars?
Civil War deaths 620,000 (The U.S. population in 1860 was only 31,000,000 so that's 2%)
WWI 116,000 17 million total English, German, French, U.S., etc.
WWII 420,000 85 million total including 12 million from Germany and Poland (6 million Jews) and 8 million people who starved to death in the Soviet Union and 15 million
in China. See Wikipedia link: WWII deaths
Korean War 36,000
Vietnam 58,000
Iraq 6,600 (500,000 Iraqis!)
4. Jim is sold Racism/cruelty/inhumanity toward fellow human beings
5. Pap is ruined by alcohol Alcoholism
6. Pap tried to kill Huck Child abuse
7. Colonel Sherburn is coldhearted
8. Buck Harkness and townspeople are cowards
9. Willing to take advantage of people's gullability (King and Duke)
Examples of comma-splice and run-on sentences
Exercise: Fixing comma-splices
If you were absent, you make click on the link and watch 25 minutes at home:
Read quietly, 25 minutes.
Discuss book up to chapter 22
HOMEWORK: Finish chapter 31 minimum! Remember, you have to finish the book for the final. The final exam doesn't cover a whole lot after chapter 31, but you need to read at least the last two chapters to know how it ends!
Emily Dickinson, pages 366-377
Monday, January 11, 2016
Monday, January 11
Due dates:
1/19, 20 Creative Book reports. For ideas and assignment clarification, go to Book Reports
Project examples in back of room. 5 quotes on project. 1/2 page summary. 1/2 page response.
1/27 Final exam: Huck Finn reading comprehension
Today:
1. Vocabulary Cartoons List for Final
2. Creative Book Report due January 19th/20th
3. Continue assignment from yesterday
4. Discuss Huck--Peter Wilkes, religious revival/
5. Emily Dickinson, pages 366, 367, 377
6. Watch Huck movie
7. Punctuation problems--comma
8. Punctuation quiz
According to Mark Twain, what are some incorrect views/problems that
people in the South had?
Story The Problem Twain is Criticizing
1. New judge is gullible He doesn't think. It's good to be kind, but . . .
2. Huck tells Jim he was dreaming Huck betrays his friend's trust
3. Grangerfords & Shepherdsons They don't think about why they're killing; grudges,
pride, think they're better than others
Like Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet (Sophia Grangerford marries Harney Shep.)
Like Civil War (1861-1865) . Twain felt that the Civil War was senseless
*Tangent: How many people died in the Civil War and other wars?
Civil War deaths 620,000 (The U.S. population in 1860 was only 31,000,000 so that's 2%)
WWI 116,000 17 million total English, German, French, U.S., etc.
WWII 420,000 85 million total including 12 million from Germany and Poland (6 million Jews) and 8 million people who starved to death in the Soviet Union and 15 million
in China. See Wikipedia link: WWII deaths
Korean War 36,000
Vietnam 58,000
Iraq 6,600 (500,000 Iraqis!)
4. Jim is sold Racism/cruelty/inhumanity toward fellow human beings
5. Pap is ruined by alcohol Alcoholism
6. Pap tried to kill Huck Child abuse
7. Colonel Sherburn is coldhearted
8. Buck Harkness and townspeople are cowards
9. Willing to take advantage of people's gullability (King and Duke)
Examples of comma-splice and run-on sentences
Exercise: Fixing comma-splices
If you were absent, you make click on the link and watch 25 minutes at home:
Read quietly, 25 minutes.
Discuss book up to chapter 22
HOMEWORK: Finish chapter 31 minimum! Remember, you have to finish the book for the final. The final exam doesn't cover a whole lot after chapter 31, but you need to read at least the last two chapters to know how it ends!
Emily Dickinson, pages 366-377
1/19, 20 Creative Book reports. For ideas and assignment clarification, go to Book Reports
Project examples in back of room. 5 quotes on project. 1/2 page summary. 1/2 page response.
1/27 Final exam: Huck Finn reading comprehension
Today:
1. Vocabulary Cartoons List for Final
2. Creative Book Report due January 19th/20th
3. Continue assignment from yesterday
4. Discuss Huck--Peter Wilkes, religious revival/
5. Emily Dickinson, pages 366, 367, 377
6. Watch Huck movie
7. Punctuation problems--comma
8. Punctuation quiz
According to Mark Twain, what are some incorrect views/problems that
people in the South had?
Story The Problem Twain is Criticizing
1. New judge is gullible He doesn't think. It's good to be kind, but . . .
2. Huck tells Jim he was dreaming Huck betrays his friend's trust
3. Grangerfords & Shepherdsons They don't think about why they're killing; grudges,
pride, think they're better than others
Like Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet (Sophia Grangerford marries Harney Shep.)
Like Civil War (1861-1865) . Twain felt that the Civil War was senseless
*Tangent: How many people died in the Civil War and other wars?
Civil War deaths 620,000 (The U.S. population in 1860 was only 31,000,000 so that's 2%)
WWI 116,000 17 million total English, German, French, U.S., etc.
WWII 420,000 85 million total including 12 million from Germany and Poland (6 million Jews) and 8 million people who starved to death in the Soviet Union and 15 million
in China. See Wikipedia link: WWII deaths
Korean War 36,000
Vietnam 58,000
Iraq 6,600 (500,000 Iraqis!)
4. Jim is sold Racism/cruelty/inhumanity toward fellow human beings
5. Pap is ruined by alcohol Alcoholism
6. Pap tried to kill Huck Child abuse
7. Colonel Sherburn is coldhearted
8. Buck Harkness and townspeople are cowards
9. Willing to take advantage of people's gullability (King and Duke)
Examples of comma-splice and run-on sentences
Exercise: Fixing comma-splices
If you were absent, you make click on the link and watch 25 minutes at home:
Read quietly, 25 minutes.
Discuss book up to chapter 22
HOMEWORK: Finish chapter 31 minimum! Remember, you have to finish the book for the final. The final exam doesn't cover a whole lot after chapter 31, but you need to read at least the last two chapters to know how it ends!
Emily Dickinson, pages 366-377
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