Work on essays. Final draft due on Monday.
Remember that most of you need work on your Works Cited page, in-text citations, and conclusions. Look at the rubrics that I handed out to you and grade yourself on them. Where are you? Where do you need to go?
HW: Read chapter 10 of The Grapes of Wrath.
Thursday, 17 April 2014
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Notes on the first three chapters?
People - Things to know:
Tom Joad - killed someone, was in jail released/paroled for good behavior
Jim Casey - former preacher lost his faith (philosophy: "maybe its not sin, maybe its just what people do to each other") - We vs. I theme
Turtle - symbol (Joads - nature vs. industry?)
Trucker Drivers/Diners/Waitresses
Themes: We vs. I, Moloch vs. the people
Tom Joad - killed someone, was in jail released/paroled for good behavior
Jim Casey - former preacher lost his faith (philosophy: "maybe its not sin, maybe its just what people do to each other") - We vs. I theme
Turtle - symbol (Joads - nature vs. industry?)
Trucker Drivers/Diners/Waitresses
Themes: We vs. I, Moloch vs. the people
Thursday, 10 April 2014
Grapes of Wrath Reading Schedule
4/14 Chapters 4 & 5 (pages 17-39)
4/15 Chapters 6 & 7 (pages 40-66)
4/16 Chapters 8 & 9 (pages 67-89)
4/17 Chapter 10 (pages 90-114)
4/18 Chapters 11-13 (pages 115-149)
4/21 Chapters 14 & 15 (pages 150-162)
4/22 Chapter 16 (pages 163-192)
4/23 Chapters 17 & 18 (pages 193-230)
4/24 Chapter 19 (pages 231-240)
4/25 Chapter 20 (241-281)
4/28 Chapter 21 & 22 (pages 282-324)
4/29 Chapter 23 (pages 325-330)
4/30 Chapters 24 & 25 (pages 331-349)
5/1 Chapter 26
5/2 Chapter 26 (pages 350-405)
5/5 Chapters 27 & 28 (406-432)
5/6 Chapters 29 & 30 (433-455)
5/7 Catch-up Day
5/8 Review Day
4/15 Chapters 6 & 7 (pages 40-66)
4/16 Chapters 8 & 9 (pages 67-89)
4/17 Chapter 10 (pages 90-114)
4/18 Chapters 11-13 (pages 115-149)
4/21 Chapters 14 & 15 (pages 150-162)
4/22 Chapter 16 (pages 163-192)
4/23 Chapters 17 & 18 (pages 193-230)
4/24 Chapter 19 (pages 231-240)
4/25 Chapter 20 (241-281)
4/28 Chapter 21 & 22 (pages 282-324)
4/29 Chapter 23 (pages 325-330)
4/30 Chapters 24 & 25 (pages 331-349)
5/1 Chapter 26
5/2 Chapter 26 (pages 350-405)
5/5 Chapters 27 & 28 (406-432)
5/6 Chapters 29 & 30 (433-455)
5/7 Catch-up Day
5/8 Review Day
Wednesday, 9 April 2014
The Grapes of Wrath
2nd Drafts DUE Next Monday.
THEMES
1) The importance of the land to the people
2) The Strength of Women
3) The Importance of family (even the definition of WHAT IS FAMILY)
4) We vs. I
5) People vs. “Moloch”
6) Anger
1) Give three detailed examples (detailed means a paragraph or more) of the following themes (and be able to explain how the examples fit the themes):
A) The Strength of Women
B) The Importance of Family (and the change of the definition of family)
C) We vs. I (this includes self-sacrifice and altruism)
D) People vs. Moloch
E) Anger
F) Capitalism vs. Socialism
G) The Great Depression
2) Symbols, Allusions, Analysis and higher orders of thinking
Be able to explore the ideas invoked by the following
Pretty Boy Floyd
The One-Eyed Man
The men returning from California to go back home
Exodus, Moses, the Plague
Jesus, Judas
Handbills
The Joad’s Truck and Highway 66
Tractor vs. Horses
The turtle (at the beginning of the book)
Desert (and places like Bakersfield, Barstow, etc.)
3) Be able to explain the following by description, events that happened, and what the places mean (symbolically and literally)
Weedpatch
Hooverville
Farms in Oklahoma
Dustbowl
Swarms of Cars
Truckstops
4) Outline the plot
5) Be able to explain the significance of the following characters (what they do, what they represent and how they are important or how they function in the novel)
Tom Joad, Jim Casey, Ma Joad, Pa Joad, Rose of Sharon, Granma and Grandpa Joad, Noah, Al, Muley Graves, Connie, the Wilsons, Ruthie and Winfield, Mr. And Mrs. Wainwright, Agnes Wainwright, and …
6) Be able to summarize and explain the significance of the following chapters: 22, 24, 26, 28, 30
7) Be able to discuss and explain in a paragraph what Steinbeck is doing in the “Descriptive” chapters of the novel and how these chapters function in the overall work.
8) Discuss how THE GRAPES OF WRATH is (or works as) socialist commentary?
9) Relate THE GRAPES OF WRATH to another book read in English 11.
10) The meaning of Land.
11) Economic Decline = the decline of family
THEMES
1) The importance of the land to the people
2) The Strength of Women
3) The Importance of family (even the definition of WHAT IS FAMILY)
4) We vs. I
5) People vs. “Moloch”
6) Anger
1) Give three detailed examples (detailed means a paragraph or more) of the following themes (and be able to explain how the examples fit the themes):
A) The Strength of Women
B) The Importance of Family (and the change of the definition of family)
C) We vs. I (this includes self-sacrifice and altruism)
D) People vs. Moloch
E) Anger
F) Capitalism vs. Socialism
G) The Great Depression
2) Symbols, Allusions, Analysis and higher orders of thinking
Be able to explore the ideas invoked by the following
Pretty Boy Floyd
The One-Eyed Man
The men returning from California to go back home
Exodus, Moses, the Plague
Jesus, Judas
Handbills
The Joad’s Truck and Highway 66
Tractor vs. Horses
The turtle (at the beginning of the book)
Desert (and places like Bakersfield, Barstow, etc.)
3) Be able to explain the following by description, events that happened, and what the places mean (symbolically and literally)
Weedpatch
Hooverville
Farms in Oklahoma
Dustbowl
Swarms of Cars
Truckstops
4) Outline the plot
5) Be able to explain the significance of the following characters (what they do, what they represent and how they are important or how they function in the novel)
Tom Joad, Jim Casey, Ma Joad, Pa Joad, Rose of Sharon, Granma and Grandpa Joad, Noah, Al, Muley Graves, Connie, the Wilsons, Ruthie and Winfield, Mr. And Mrs. Wainwright, Agnes Wainwright, and …
6) Be able to summarize and explain the significance of the following chapters: 22, 24, 26, 28, 30
7) Be able to discuss and explain in a paragraph what Steinbeck is doing in the “Descriptive” chapters of the novel and how these chapters function in the overall work.
8) Discuss how THE GRAPES OF WRATH is (or works as) socialist commentary?
9) Relate THE GRAPES OF WRATH to another book read in English 11.
10) The meaning of Land.
11) Economic Decline = the decline of family
Monday, 7 April 2014
Class Writing Workshop
Learning Objective: Write arguments to support claims in analysis of a
substantive topic using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient
evidence.
In other words: Students will be able to write a persuasive essay with arguments supported by valid reasoning and sufficient evidence while using the six elements of the writing process and working on proper organization and developing individual voice.
OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to proof other students' essays looking for effective hooks, thesis statements, order of the developments, conclusions and types of proofs to back up claims.
We also need to revisit MLA citations both in-text and Works Cited page.
Remember the order of importance in MLA
MLA
1) Last Name/First Name of Author
2) Title of article or title of webpage
3) Title of book or website
4) Place of publication
5) Publisher
6) Date of publication
7) Page number
8) Source of publication (example: Web, Print, DVD, etc)
9) (Internet) Date of access.
go here for sample MLA Citation pages or in-text citations.
Here are two short - but decent - videos are in-text citations and works cited page
Also go here for an additional video on WORKS CITED PAGE
In other words: Students will be able to write a persuasive essay with arguments supported by valid reasoning and sufficient evidence while using the six elements of the writing process and working on proper organization and developing individual voice.
OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to proof other students' essays looking for effective hooks, thesis statements, order of the developments, conclusions and types of proofs to back up claims.
We also need to revisit MLA citations both in-text and Works Cited page.
Remember the order of importance in MLA
MLA
1) Last Name/First Name of Author
2) Title of article or title of webpage
3) Title of book or website
4) Place of publication
5) Publisher
6) Date of publication
7) Page number
8) Source of publication (example: Web, Print, DVD, etc)
9) (Internet) Date of access.
go here for sample MLA Citation pages or in-text citations.
Here are two short - but decent - videos are in-text citations and works cited page
Also go here for an additional video on WORKS CITED PAGE
Friday, 4 April 2014
Class Essay Reviews
Learning Objective: Write arguments to support claims in analysis of a
substantive topic using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient
evidence.
In other words: Students will be able to write a persuasive essay with arguments supported by valid reasoning and sufficient evidence while using the six elements of the writing process and working on proper organization and developing individual voice.
OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to proof other students' essays looking for effective hooks, thesis statements, order of the developments, conclusions and types of proofs to back up claims.
In other words: Students will be able to write a persuasive essay with arguments supported by valid reasoning and sufficient evidence while using the six elements of the writing process and working on proper organization and developing individual voice.
OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to proof other students' essays looking for effective hooks, thesis statements, order of the developments, conclusions and types of proofs to back up claims.
Thursday, 3 April 2014
Conclusions
Learning Objective: Write arguments to support claims in analysis of a
substantive topic using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient
evidence.
In other words: Students will be able to write a persuasive essay with arguments supported by valid reasoning and sufficient evidence while using the six elements of the writing process and working on proper organization and developing individual voice.
Today's Objective: Students will be able to write an effective conclusion.
You should be working on your conclusion. Today, we will be talking about conclusions and looking at a few sources to help you.
For one view on conclusions go HERE
You can also look at the UNC Writing Center's advice on conclusions by going HERE
Remember, your 1st draft is due on FRIDAY. We will put this on the SmartBoard, and we will look closely at intoductory and concluding paragraphs.
In other words: Students will be able to write a persuasive essay with arguments supported by valid reasoning and sufficient evidence while using the six elements of the writing process and working on proper organization and developing individual voice.
Today's Objective: Students will be able to write an effective conclusion.
You should be working on your conclusion. Today, we will be talking about conclusions and looking at a few sources to help you.
For one view on conclusions go HERE
You can also look at the UNC Writing Center's advice on conclusions by going HERE
Remember, your 1st draft is due on FRIDAY. We will put this on the SmartBoard, and we will look closely at intoductory and concluding paragraphs.
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