Of Mice and Men

Homework Assignments: Week 11
English 9

Monday
11/2 Finish the first draft of your Of Mice & Men essay. Due tomorrow.

Tuesday
11/3 Based on peer editing comments, the grading criteria, and your own ideas, revise your first draft. Be sure to make significant changes and staple your second draft to the top of your first draft to hand in tomorrow.

Wednesday
11/4 Read to page 15 in To Kill a Mockingbird. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.

Thursday
11/5 Read to page 41 in To Kill a Mockingbird. Read carefully so that you are prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.

Friday
11/6 Read in your IR book and work on the final draft of your Of Mice & Men essay. Due Tuesday.

Homework Assignments: Weeks 8 - 10

Week 10

Monday
10/26 Work on the study questions for the Of Mice & Men exam. The exam will be on Thursday. You can earn up to 10 points extra credit on the exam by thoroughly completing the study questions by Thursday.

Tuesday
10/27 Finish the prewriting for your Of Mice & Men essay. Due tomorrow. Begin the first draft of your essay. Due Friday.

Wednesday
10/28 Finish studying for the Of Mice & Men exam. Work on the first draft of your Of Mice & Men essay.

Thursday
10/29 Finish the first draft of your Of Mice & Men essay. Due tomorrow.

Friday
10/30 Read in your IR book and work on the second draft of your Of Mice & Men essay. Due Tuesday.

Week 9

Monday
10/19 Read to page 83 in Of Mice & Men. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Be sure to finish your IR book(s) if you have not done so already. All tests must be taken by Thursday 10/22.

Tuesday
10/20 If you were absent today, complete Think Write #3. Write more than a page on the passage and use several quotations to focus your writing. Read to page 98 in Of Mice & Men. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.

Wednesday
10/21 Finish reading Of Mice & Men. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.

Thursday
10/22 Complete Think Write #4. See the link for details. We are still a little behind schedule because of all the absences.

Friday
10/23 Choose a new IR book and get an early start on the second quarter reading assignment. Finish think write #4 if you haven't finished yet. Re-read the ending (99-107) so that you're prepared for some in-depth discussion on Monday.

Week 8

Monday
10/12 If you were absent today, complete the introduction to Of Mice & Men and answer the reflection questions about your character analysis. Read to page 16 in Of Mice & Men. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.

Tuesday
10/13 Read to page 37 in Of Mice & Men. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow. Complete Think Write #1 if you were absent today.

Wednesday
10/14 Read in your IR book and work on your Visual Rep--due Friday.

Thursday
10/15 Finish your visual representation. Spend a lot of time and check the link to make sure you’ve met all the requirements. Due Friday. Read to page 48 in Of Mice & Men. Read carefully so that you’re prepared for a reading quiz and/or class discussion tomorrow.

Friday
10/16 If you were absent today, we read to page 65 in class, Read in your IR book if you haven’t finished for this quarter yet. All tests must be taken by Thursday, October 22.