Agenda, January 18

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 11-13
Due Tomorrow: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 14-16. Are you looking up unfamiliar words? Allusions?
Due Friday: Lucky Vocab 13

1. American Lit Notes
2. I've been wondering ... 
3. Steinbeck's Rhetoric (if time allows)

Agenda, January 17

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 9 and 10
Due Tomorrow: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 11-13. 
Due Now: Lucky Vocab 13
Due Now: Outline Essay. Please reread the assignment before printing your essay. 

1. Lingering Vocab 12 Questions
2. American Lit Notes
3. Who are these people?
4. I've been wondering ... 
5. Steinbeck's Rhetoric (if time allows)

Lucky Vocab the 13th

Ways of Knowing

Words for the Wise

Due January 20

1.     Conception

2.     Conviction

3.     Dogmatic

4.     Enlightening

5.     Impression

6.     Intuition

7.     Misconception

8.     Perception

9.     Perspective

10.  Profound

Happy MLK Day!

When you wrap up your Wrath reading, you might enjoy this speech.

In the highly unlikely event of a snow day Tuesday, I'll collect your essays on Wednesday. Keep up with the reading schedule; we don't have time to skip a day of reading.

That said, enjoy the flurries and I'll see you tomorrow!

Agenda, Lucky Friday the 13th

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 7 and 8
Due Tomorrow: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 9 and 10. Don't be afraid to read ahead. 
Due Now: Vocab 12
Due Next Tuesday: Outline Essay. Please reread the assignment before printing your essay. 

1. Rhetorical Devices Quiz 2
2. Wrath Quiz, Ch 1-8
3. Still in search of purpose ...
4. Steinbeck's Rhetoric
5. Vocab, if time allows

Agenda, January 12

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 5 and 6
Due Tomorrow: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 7 and 8
Due Friday: Vocab 12
Due Next Tuesday: Outline Essay. Please reread the assignment before printing your essay.

1. Rhetorical Devices Small Groups - spend some time with your Virtual Salt tonight
2. American Lit Notes
3. 6 important quotes
4. Whole Class Disco

Agenda, January 11

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 3 and 4
Due Tomorrow: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 5 and 6
Due Friday: Vocab 12
Due Next Tuesday: Outline Essay. Please reread the assignment before printing your essay.

1. Poetry Out Loud, anyone?
2. Rhetorical Devices Small Groups
3. American Lit Notes
4. While I was reading ...
5. Whole Class Disco

Agenda, January 10

Due Now: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 1 and 2
Due Tomorrow: Grapes of Wrath, Chapters 3 and 4
Due Next Tuesday: Outline Essay. Please reread the assignment before printing your essay.

1. Welcome Back!
2. Rhetorical Devices Quiz
3. American Lit Notes
4. While I was reading ...
5. Whole Class Disco

Grapes of Wrath Reading Schedule

Please have the assigned pages read when you enter the classroom. You should be able to summarize the important plot points and be aware of Steinbeck’s use of rhetorical strategies.

   

Tuesday 1/10 – Chapters 1-2 (18)

Wednesday 1/11 – Chapters 3-4 (20)

Thursday 1/12 – Chapters 5-6 (38)

Friday 1/13 – Chapters 7-8 (31)

Tuesday 1/17 – Chapters 9-10 (37)

Wednesday 1/18 - Chapters 11-13 (42)

Thursday 1/19 - Chapters 14-16 (57)

Friday 1/20 – Chapters 17-18 (47)

Monday 1/23  - Chapters 19-20 (65)

Tuesday 1/24 – Chapters 21-22 (55)

Wednesday 1/25 - Chapters 23-25 (32)

Thursday 1/26 – Chapter 26 (68)

Monday 1/30 – Chapters 27-30 (61)

Tuesday 1/31 - Review for Exam

Wednesday 2/1 – Review for Exam

Thursday 2/2 – Exam, part 1

Friday 2/3 – Exam, part 2

(indicates approximate number of pages)

Take your book home with you every night so that if you are absent, you will be able to keep up with the reading.

On the 12th day of Vocab ...

Go With the Flow

Words for the Weak Willed

Due Friday, January 13 (How lucky!)

1.     Assimilation

2.     Consensus

3.     Context

4.     Derived

5.     Incumbent

6.     Inevitable

7.     Malleable

8.     Subdue

Feeling at Home

Words for the Comfortable

1.     Inherent

2.     Innate

3.     Inveterate

4.     Omnipotent

5.     Proximity