Wednesday, May 24 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: Intro to Final

*you should know of what stories you are analyzing and have copies of them by tomorrow (end of block)

*Rough Draft Thesis due by middle of block tomorrow

*Add your name to the list with the titles of the stories you are writing about (if you need a copy, talk to me)

*Work Time: themes, ideas for thesis: checked mid block tomorrow

*Finish Part 4 (74-83)

*Perspective journal on all of 4 (can be Lennie, Crooks, Candy –George isn’t in the section till end of 4, so don’t pick him).  All perspective journals will be collected next Tuesday/Wednesday.

*Perspective Journal #5 (66-83)

*With the same small group, work on discussing and then jotting down answers to questions (1-8), especially questions 5 and 7 on sheet then add your opinions on these questions: (ADD THIS NEXT TO ?5) Why doesn’t Curley’s wife get a name? What could Steinbeck be saying by not giving Curley’s wife a name but giving the cathouse runners names? Or is it just trying to make something out of nothing that she has no name and they do? Explain why you think what you do.

*Add this to the ‘power’ question (8) on sheet: Why does Curley’s wife verbally attack Crooks the way she does at the end of section 4?

*Also add this to the power question: What does this section, or the book in general say/show about marginalized people? Who in the book would fall into that category? How/Why? How can that idea fit into any of the big ideas you are tracing?

*Hwk: Make sure you have finished your independent book and are posting your last post on your blog; thesis check tomorrow, mid-block; perspective journal (66-83)