November 21 - 23

Welcome to Thanksgiving week!  I am thankful to have so many creative, interesting and talented students this year.  I've really enjoyed reading your narratives and I'm excited for the rest of the semester.

Here's what's on the agenda for the week:

MONDAY: Journal warm-up.  Discuss the controversial ending of The Grapes of Wrath.  Watch the 1940 movie ending and compare and contrast it with the book's ending.  Watch a low budget, twenty-minute student version that is true to the book.  Work on the first of the Socratic Seminar Questions.

Due: Finish reading The Grapes of Wrath.  Be ready to discuss the controversial ending on Monday.  Did it match the rest of the book?  Was it uplifting, unsettling, or both?

Bring your book to class, please!

Homework:  Using your book, please continue to work on the Socratic Seminar questions, due Tuesday, November 29.

WEDNESDAY: (minimum B day) Journal warm-up. Receive vocabulary sheet for next week.  Current issue: migrant workers today. Preview essay questions.

Due: n/a

Homework: Please finish the Socratic Seminar questions, due Tuesday, November 29.

Have a wonderful and well-deserved Thanksgiving Break!