1. 6 th 6 weeks

2. 2/14 Monday Obj: Making literary connections, on board HW: Complete Discussion #3 by Thursday Warm-up: Correct this passage: A important choice I had make is last year when, I meat a boy named Billy. my cousin’s they introduced me at there school. he change My entire life, Billy made me realize that hanging out with wrong people wouldn’t take you any were.

3. Essay Outlines (10 mins) Place essay outlines on desk Discuss difficulties in making these connections What things should you always have in an outline? What difficulties would you incur when planning and writing this essay in 40 minutes?

4. Group Assignment (15 mins) As a group, make a “monster web” rough draft that outlines a connection between your prompt and oMaM. – Must have a strong thesis – Must have three paragraph topics Must have a minimum of three pieces of text evidence (specific paraphrase of an exact incident in the novel or quote)

5. Presentations (10 mins) Finish making presentations Discuss making connections for AP Take novel questions Practice webbing and making connections

6. Station assignments All work from stations due by the end of class in your group leader’s folder Ensure that you have all stations completed Go back to the videos you have made and name them with your period #, group #, and group leader’s name, just like this: 51ryan See me for the flip camera

7. 2/16 Wednesday Obj: Historical context of oMam, (on board) HW: Discussion #4—Due before class on Friday Warm-up: Correct this passage in your journals (graded in 5 mins) GO TO THE FEBRUARY 4 TH STATION!!! Mental retardation occurs when there is either not enough “oxygen” in the infants blood to sustain normal brain function upon arrival. Another cause is a serious brain infection or mutated genes caused by the mother drinking the baby is still in development

8. Feb 4 th Station Discuss file-naming, etc. Use time to count materials – Does each group member have all his/her materials in folder? All work from stations due by the end of class in your group leader’s folder

10. Grammatical Mastery View the group videos made in Mission Control Complete any and all practice problems the group created End product: Create a multiple choice test that has at least two questions over each grammatical concept --Your entire group will have to take both your test and at least one of the tests from another group

11. Friday Obj: literary concepts HW: Buy copy of Once and Future King Get into station groups Warm-up: Finish this sentence and keep writing: So I walked outside calmly until I rounded this corner and…

12. Watch Grammar Presentations Take notes in the following 1-2-3-4 format: 1.Title: 2.Explanation: 3.Example: 4.Practice Problem:

13. Monday, 2/21 Obj: Literature HW: Warm-up: Add commas and dashes to the following sentence: (sit in station groups) I traveled to Portugal and yes my friend Samuel the best football player I ever met wanted to come with me to meet his father Velasco.

14. In Journals Journal/Outline about how the theme of friendship is present in Of Mice and Men

15. Discuss Process of Responding Strategy Difficulties How do we get to a place where we understand a frame of reference for these questions?

16. Discuss the needs of people What needs are basic to all of humanity? – Brainstorm in groups – Share

17. What is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? Watch Video The website we’re using states that “human beings are motivated by unsatisfied needs, and that certain lower needs need to be satisfied before higher needs can be addressed.” Source:http://www.abraham- maslow.com/m_motivation/Hierarchy_of_Needs.asp

18. Research part of hierarchy http://www.abraham- maslow.com/m_motivation/Hierarchy_of_Nee ds.asp http://www.abraham- maslow.com/m_motivation/Hierarchy_of_Nee ds.asp Summarize each part

19. Combine to make entire hierarchy Make graphic in journal

20. Connections In groups, connect Lennie to Maslow’s hierarchy. – discuss Where do most of the characters fit into the hierarchy? Why? (Hint: Think historically to get this)

21. Now, answer journal topic again: Journal/Outline about how the theme of friendship is present in Of Mice and Men