12/5/11: Outline for In-Class Timed Essay

Topic of timed essay:  Did George do the right thing at the end of Of Mice and Men?

Please come to class prepared with an outline of your essay, blank paper, your book, and a writing utensil.  You will have only the class period to complete the timed essay.

Assignment for 11/28/11

Please complete the novel (starting with Chapter 5). 

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.

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. 

History of Mental Illness in the United States

Please read the article linked below, and take detailed notes as you read.  Quiz is an open-notes quiz.

History of Mental Illness by Kimberly Leupo