Week of November 17th
November 15, 2008
A full week to read Of Mice and Men. You learned about the Great Depression, now meet George and Lennie, two migrant workers doing the best they can during that difficult time period. You shared what you believe to be the basic elements of a good life. Are George, Lennie, and the other characters in this book able to achieve those basic elements given the difficult times? VOCAB BINGO IS BACK!!!
Homework is due Friday, November 21st. omm-hw2 The Extra Credit article (due Monday, November 24th) will let you know what your cell phone has to do with Africa. extracredit1117 Lastly, you’ll be locating idioms found in the book and keeping a list of them in your binder. ommidioms1 ommidioms2
Week of November 10th
November 9, 2008
Yeahhhh! You finally have your computers! We’re on to Term #2 and beginning Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. This week is a short week. No school on Tuesday, 11:30 release on Wednesday. Get ready to learn about the Great Depression, migrant workers, and the hard times of men and women like those in Of Mice and Men.
Homework this week is all about friendship, a theme that we’ll explore in OM&M. This homework is due on Friday, November 14th. omm_hw12
Extra Credit is an interesting article asking if water is the new oil. This is due Monday, November 17th. Remember, you can only get credit for this if you’ve handed in your homework ON TIME!! xtracred11108
Week of November 3rd
November 2, 2008
You did it! Your Term #1 IP is over. (If you didn’t complete your English IP Assignment — please come see me after school ASAP!!!) This week we’ll be watching the film version of Tuesdays With Morrie and reading some student poetry submitted by students like you to www.poetry.com. This week’s homework involves two such poems and is due this Thursday. hwstudentpoems This week’s Extra Credit is an article about a difficult situation in Africa and is due Monday, November 10th. xtracreditcongorefugees
