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REMINDERS: Make sure to include the number and the title in the table of contents and at the start of your assignment. Don’t forget to raise your hands
REMINDERS: Make sure to include the number and the title in the
table of contents and at the start of your assignment. Dont forget
to raise your hands when your group has finished for a stamp. 10H
Notebook AssignmentsNotebook 1: Steinbecks Writing StyleDirections:
You have now read 2 different pieces written by John Steinbeck.
Compare and contrast the tone in the two pieces. (8-sentence
paragraph) Be ready to SHARE your answers.
To get you started.Tone = Authors attitude towards the subject
matterWhat is the subject matter of each? How does he feel about
it? Compare = whats alikeContrast = whats differentNotebook 2:
Quick Dust Bowl ReviewDirections: Write 3 facts that you remember
from yesterdays Dust Bowl lecture. Be prepared to share!
Notebook 3: Friday YES!! Directions: Write an acrostic poem for
the word Friday. Dont copy me. F Final school bell rings!R Ready to
run the vacuum, do the laundryI Indeed, there is much to be
accomplishedD Determined to make each moment count.A A nap could be
in order?Y YES! That will be time well spent.
Notebook 4 Quick Character ReviewDirections: Draw the chart and
fill in the information.
Character Physical Traits Quote Personality
TraitsGeorgeLennieCandyCurley Curleys WifeSlimNotebook 5: Crooks
Mini-Character AnalysisDirections: Write a mini-character analysis
in 8 sentences. You must use one quote from chapter 4. To get
started: The character Crooks in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
shows (characteristic) and (characteristic). An often misunderstood
character in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is Crooks. His
unique (characteristic) and (characteristic) make him
Notebook 6: The EndDirections: Answer the questions below.
How did you feel about the end of Of Mice and Men? Explain is 3
sentences.Which character do you have the most respect for at the
end of the novel? Why?Which character do you have the least respect
for? Why? Explain to me why Slim says to George, You hadda, George.
I swear you hadda. Explain to me why Steinbeck chooses to end the
novel with Carlsons remark, Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin
them 2 guys?Notebook 7: Alternative EndingDirections: Write an
alternative ending for Of Mice and Men in 8-10 sentences. Start
when Lennie is in the barn with Curleys wifeWhat ending would have
been more desirable? Be creative. This is your chance!
