Monday-Tuesday,+October+3-4

Bell Ringer: Vocabulary Study
[|junctures (1)] [|mottled (1)] [|stilted (2)] [|morosely (4)] [|imperiously (9)] [|relish (20)] [|mollified (24)] [|pugnacious (25)] [|ominously (27)] [|slough (27)] [|plaintively (29)] [|brittle (31)] [|complacently (34)] Link to Dictionary.com derision (38) scuttled (43) reprehensible (59) bemused (60) reverently (60) appreciation (61)
 * Words from Ch. 1-2**
 * Vocabulary from Chapter 3 **

Discussion: Socratic Seminars
NotesOrganizer_SocraticSeminar.docx
 * Watch model discussion
 * Discuss qualities of the discussion. How did they keep the conversation moving? How did they use the text? What are some general rules for a mature discussion? (Make class chart)
 * Take 10 minutes to complete the graphic organizer for chapter 3 of //Of Mice and Men//. It is important that you do this **individually**, or the discussion just won't work.
 * Number into inside/outside groups. Each group gets 7 minutes in the inside group to discuss. Outside group takes notes- "Talked About" and "Not Talked About"

Mini Lesson: Describing Setting

 * Look at 1st two paragraphs in //Of Mice and Men//.
 * Talk about the setting. What is it's significance? How is it described? Look at DIDLS- What tone is Steinbeck taking towards this place?
 * Look at my model picture of the Arcade Restaurant in Memphis. What tone does it portray?
 * Brainstorm description. Think about the place's significance. Think of all of the senses.

Independent Practice
Create a web to brainstorm for your picture. Make sure to use all of your senses!

Homework

 * Finish web.
 * Read chapter 4 (ending on page 83)- Remember to annotate on post-its!
 * Look for vocabulary!