Friday, October 30, 2009

Friday, Oct. 30
Per. 1
1. Completed reading of Of Mice and Men Chapter 4.
2. Of Mice and Men Vocabulary Quiz 2: "confide - grizzled"
3. Work on OMM Ch. 4 Focus Questions.

Per. 4
1. Of Mice and Men Vocabulary Quiz 2: "confide - grizzled"
2. Write an essay titled "Of Mice and Men: The Power Struggle in Chapter 4"
I. Introduce title, author, and four characters appearing in Ch. 4
II. Discuss social status of Candy, Crooks, Lennie, and Curley's wife.
III. Discuss the power struggle between characters in chapter 4. Explain how does one character's power exerted over another shifts from character to character. Use specific details from chapter 4 to describe each shift of power. [Each of the above-mentioned characters manipulates the other's weakness to control the situation.] Use your notes from class.
Complete for homework.