Friday,+September+16

===‍Essential Questions- What is the American Dream? How has the American Dream evolved throughout the twentieth century? ===

Bell Ringer
Quick Journal Check- Tear a post-it into 2 strips. Mark your two best journal entries. Try to choose two with different LOT #s! (I need to see 4 columns!) Complete the form to share your gmail address with the media specialist. 3B Click Here 4B Click Here

Mini-Lesson: Different Views

 * Look at Forbes.com- The American Dream
 * With a partner, choose one of the views of the "American Dream" to read, evaluate, and share with the class. Each team must choose a DIFFERENT view.
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‍Exit Slip
Comment with a detailed prepared response to the conversation on my blog.

Book Assignment-

 * Read the Dialogue:**
 * Lennie** [to himself]: I ain’t gonna say nothin’… I ain’t gonna say nothin’… I ain’t gonna say nothin’.
 * George**: O.K. An’ you ain’t gonna do no bad things like you done in Weed, neither.
 * Lennie**: Like I done in Weed?
 * George**: Oh, so ya forgot that too, did ya? Well, I ain’t gonna remind ya, fear ya do it again.
 * Lennie**: They run us outa Weed!
 * George**: Run us out, hell, we run. They was lookin’ for us, but they didn’t catch us.
 * Lennie**: I didn’t forget that, you bet.
 * George**: God, you’re a lot of trouble. I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn’t have you on my tail. I could live so easy and maybe have a girl.
 * Lennie**: We gonna work on a ranch, George.
 * George**: Awright. You got that. But we’re gonna sleep here because I got a reason.
 * Lennie**: George—why ain’t we goin’ on to the ranch and get some supper? They got supper at the ranch.
 * George**: No reason at all for you. I like it here. Tomorra we’re gonna go to work. I seen thrashin’ machines on the way down. That means we’ll be bucking grain bags, bustin’ a gut. Tonight I’m gonna lay right here and look up. I like it.
 * Lennie**: Ain’t we gonna have no supper? (pp. 7-8).

//Let's think about setting and characterization for a minute. What do you learn about the relationship between Lennie and George in this scene? Where might the setting be? What inferences can you make about the previous situation? What predictions can you make about the book?//

Movie Trailer
 * Read pg.1-37 (Ch.1-2).
 * Annotate with POST-ITS! I should see heavy evidence of reading! We will have a short quiz next time.
 * Vocabulary- Complete the graphic organizer **for the words that appear in these chapters**.
 * Find or take a photo of a spot in your hometown that you feel is essential to understanding your town. These can be of nature or of a building/shop/house. You can either email me the photo or bring one in to scan.