November 26 - 30

Welcome back! I hope you had a terrific Thanksgiving holiday. We have four fabulous weeks to dig into the Argument Unit, finish The Grapes of Wrath, and enjoy several debates and discussions along the way.

MONDAY/TUESDAY: Journal warm-up. Argument notes: graph of possible positions to take, argument outline format. Go through argument essay outline example as a whole class. Music inspired by The Grapes of Wrath presentation with lyrics, analysis. Intro to excerpts from Nickel and Dimed included in the Expansion Pack (see sidebar of this website). We are reading about the modern-day working poor to prepare for a discussion/debate on Thursday/Friday.  

Due: Read Grapes, Chapters 22 - 25

Homework: Please read and annotate the Nickel and Dimed excerpts in the Expansion Pack, pages 9-25. Please interact with the text, and comment in the margins.

WEDNESDAY: (UPDATED DUE TO MS. M ABSENCE - Periods 1 and 3) Journal warm-up. Please read The Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 26, pages 478-514. Finish Expansion Pack reading, pages 9-25.

Due: n/a

 

Homework for 1st and 3rd periods: Please read and annotate the Nickel and Dimed excerpts in the Expansion Pack, pages 9-25. Please interact with the text, and comment in the margins. 

Please read Grapes, pages 478-514. 

THURSDAY/FRIDAY: Journal warm-up. Quiz covering Vocabulary List #10, grammar, reading. Argument Notes: types of evidence and examples. Discuss and debate the universal basic income proposal, write an outline response.

Due: Please read and annotate the Nickel and Dimed excerpts in the Expansion Pack, pages 9-25. Please interact with the text, and comment in the margins. 

(1st and 3rd only: read Grapes of Wrath, Chapter 26, pages 478 - 514)

Homework:
4th and 6th periods only: please finish the rest of Grapes, Chapter 26.

1st and 3rd periods only: please read Grapes, Chapter 26, pages 478-514. 

Please bring your notes from the universal basic income discussion so we can finish the outlines next week.