Assignment for 11/28/11

Please complete the novel (starting with Chapter 5). 

Journal #17: Your Choice: Diary from the Perspective of Curley, Curley's Wife, or Crooks

Two paragraphs.

Assignment for 11/17 and 11/18

Please read through page 83 in Of Mice and Men, work on your characterization charts.  Also, please complete Journal #17:  Diary from the Perspective of Curley, Curley's Wife, OR Crooks.

Assignment for 11/15 (Classwork and Homework)

Please complete Chapter 3 in Of Mice and Men and write one entry per column in your "Characterization Chart" for each of the following characters:  Lennie, George, Curley, Candy, and Slim.  You do not need to complete the column "Does the character change?" until the end of the novel.

Of Mice and Men Characterization Chart

Here is a link to the chart in case you lose it:
OMAM Characterization Chart

In-class work 11/14/11

In class, we viewed and discussed photographs about the Great Depression on the following website:  http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/depression/photoessay.htm

Then, we read Of Mice and Men through page 53.  No Journal Entry today.

Journal #16: Diary from the Perspective of Candy

After reading through page 49 in Of Mice and Men, write two paragraphs from the perspective of Candy.

Reading Assignment for 11/7/11

Please read through page 37 (finish Chapter 2) and complete Journal #15 by Tuesday.

Journal #15: Diary from the Perspective of Lennie

Following Chapter 2, pretend you are Lennie and write a diary entry from his perspective.  2 paragraphs, 10 points.

Reading Assignment for 11/4

Please read Of Mice and Men through page 30.

Journal #14: George's Diary

Write a "diary" entry in your journal from the perspective of George (using the first person, "I").  Pretend you are George, and reflect on your relationship with Lennie, being a migrant worker, and your dreams, and your internal conflict.  (2 paragraphs - 10 points)

Journal #13: Exposition of the story Of Mice and Men

Describe the exposition of Of Mice and Men.  (1 paragraph - 5 points)

(Hint:  Here is your topic sentence:  The exposition of Of Mice and Men reveals something about its characters, setting, and initial conflict.)

Reading Assignment for 11/2/11

Please read Chapter One of Of Mice and Men.