English 9 Honors (Period 3) Assignments

Today is the last day to turn in any missing assignments.

Your research paper on Ancient Greece/The Mycenaean Age is due!

Use the handouts that you were provided in class (introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion, say-mean-matter, research, etc.) to complete your paper.

Make sure you have a total of 6 quotations (2 per body paragraph). You must use 3 sources of information. You were given at least 2 copies from books and 1 copy of a website (Ancient Greece) that you may use.

Make sure that you complete your Works Cited page. The proper MLA citation for each book is written at the bottom of your copy.

• Complete the introduction for your research paper.
  
• Say-Mean-Matter Chart: Use the research you were provided on Ancient Greece, and complete your chart.

Of Mice and Men  book report is due!

See the attachments for directions and worksheets you might be missing.

Of Mice and Men Chapter 6 Study Questions

1. Where does Lennie hide?
2. Lennie has an unusual hallucination. Describe it.
3. How do the characters in Lennie’s hallucination treat him?
4. What does George do to Lennie? How does he do it? Why?
5. Earlier in the novel, who or what was killed in the same way?
6. Why did George lie to others about what really happened?
7. Why does Slim say, “You hadda, George, I swear you hadda”?
8. Do you think this story has a positive or negative ending? Why?
9. Dramatic Irony occurs when a character’s words/actions carry a meaning that the character him/herself does not perceive. The audience, however, is fully aware of the character’s situation and can realize the full meaning of the action/dialogue. Do you find dramatic irony in the way Lennie’s dream ends? Explain.
10. Were you satisfied with the book’s ending? Was Lennie’s death necessary? Explain your answer.

Of Mice and Men Chapter 5 Study Questions

Chapter 5 Study Questions

1. What does Lennie do to the puppy?
2. Why is he angry at the dead puppy?
3. When Lennie does not want to talk to Curley's wife, how does she react? Why does she react this way?
4. What does she ask Lennie to do?
5. How does Lennie harm her? What ultimately happens to Curley's wife?
6. Whom does Candy blame for the murder? Why is he so angry at what has happened?
7. Why does George leave and then return to the scene of the crime with the others?
8. Who does Carlson think has stolen his luger pistol?
9. Do you think it was appropriate for Curely's wife to visit Lennie in the barn? Why or why not?
10. In you opinion, should Lennie be treated as a cold-blooded killer? Explain your answer.

Of Mice and Men Chapter 4 Study Questions

1.      Why does Crooks have so many possessions?

2.      Why isn't Crooks welcome in the bunkhouse?

3.      Why does Crooks warm up to Lennie?

4.      Why is Crooks jealous of Lennie's friendship with George?

5.      How does Crooks fill his loneliness?

6.      How does Crooks feel about Lennie's dream of "livin' off the fatta the lan'"?

7.      Why does Curley's wife interrupt Crooks, Candy, and Lennie?

8.      Does Curley's wife really know what happened to his hand? What is her reaction to the incident in which Curley hurt his hand?

9.      Why does the reader know Curley's wife as only "Curley's wife"? How come she doesn't have a name?

10. Describe Curley's wife's dreams.

11. Why is Curley's wife so bitter?

12. Is Curley's wife happy in her marriage? Why or why not?

13. For what reason do you think Crooks, Candy and Lennie are excluded from the poker games and the trips into town? Comment on whether you think they realize this exclusion AND how it makes them feel.

14. Which characters do you like at this point in the story? Why do you like them?

15. How does Curley's wife feel about life on the ranch? Explain why you do or do not feel sympathy for her.

16. What do you think might occur because of Lennie's preoccupation with soft objects? Explain why you think so.

Of Mice and Men Chapter 3 Study Questions

1.      Who is Slim?

2.      What kind act does Slim do for Lennie?

3.      How does Slim react to Lennie and George's traveling together?

4.      Why do you think George tells Slim about what happened in Weed?

5.      List words that Carlson might use to describe Candy's dog.

6.      What is Carlson's solution to the problem presented by the dog?

7.      Describe the way in which Carlson shoots Candy's dog.

8.      What role does Candy play in helping George and Lennie try to buy land?

9.      Why does Curley attack Lennie? What happens to Curley?

10. Candy seems very attached to his old dog. Why do you suppose he allows the dog to be killed? Comment on whether you would have made the same decision.

Of Mice and Men Chapter 2 Study Questions and Chapter 1 Vocab.

1. Why is the new boss angry before George and Lennie arrive?
2. Why isn’t George happy with his bunk? How does Candy reassure him? Do you believe Candy?
3. Whom does the boss punish because George and Lennie are late? Why?
4. Why does George answer the questions directed to Lennie?
5. How does the boss react to George’s friendship with Lennie?
6. What excuse does George give for Lennie’s slowness?
7. How does Curley react to Lennie’s silence? Why does he act this way?
8. What does Curley think about George and Lennie traveling together?
9. What does the swamper mean by the statement, “Curley’s pretty handy?”
10. What uneasy feeling does George have about Curley’s wife? Why?
11. What is your impression of Curley’s wife? What passages in the story lead you to your opinion? In what ways do you think George is different from the other men on the ranch?

Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 Study Questions

1. What is the setting as the novel begins? What do you picture as the story opens? What does your imagination add to the sights, sounds, and smells?
2. What is George like? What is Lennie like? Base your answers on how each man looks, what each man says, and how each man acts.
3. What sort of relationship do these two men seem to have? What are the benefits that each bring to the other?
4. Where are George and Lennie going? Where have they come from? Why are they camping out?
5. What does Lennie have in his pocket and why do you suppose George won’t let him keep it? How did George know what Lennie went to look for?
6. What do you learn about what happened to make Lennie and George leave Weed?
7. Why does George get angry with Lennie (pg. 12)?
8. Why do you think Steinbeck uses the word “craftily” in this sentence: “Lennie spoke craftily, ‘Tell me like you done before…’´(pg. 14)? How is Lennie being tricky? What story does he like to hear over and over?
9. What does George coach Lennie to do if there is trouble?
10. Make a prediction: How will Lennie and George be treated on their new job? Will they ever get the place George tells Lennie about?
11. Why do you think Steinbeck writes in dialect rather than using standard English? Explain the effect/impact of dialect on the story? Would the story be different if Steinbeck used standard English? Why or why not?

Cause-and-Effect Essay is due!
See pages 402-409 for complete directions.
Page 409 has the rubric that will be used for grading the essay.
**Your essay must be typed in MLA format. Essays that are not typed in proper MLA format will not be accepted for a grade. Please see the attachment for directions on how to properly format your paper.
**If you quote any sources, including online sources, you MUST cite them in proper MLA format style. See the link below and look at MLA In-Text Citations for clear directions. You can also look on pg. R36-R37 in your textbook for more citation directions.

Should you have any questions regarding this essay or MLA formatting, please email me ([email protected]) or ask in class.

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Assignment: Write a cause-and-effect essay to explain an event or a condition in a subject area that interest you, such as business, the arts, technology, history, sports, or music. Include these elements:

• a clear identification of a cause-and-effect relationship
• an analysis of specific aspects of the cause or causes that produce the effects
• facts, details, examples, and reasons that support your assertions and anticipate readers' questions
• a logical organization clarified by smooth transitions
• error-free grammar
  

Short Story Elements test! See study guide attached.

Bring all information that you have gathered for your Cause-and-Effect essay. We will work on your body paragraphs in class today.

Read "The Interlopers" pg. 269-278
Complete pg. 278 #1-4 and the Big Question
Complete pg. 279 #1-3

Autobiographical Narrative

pg. 41 in your textbook

Writing Workshop: Work in Progress
Prewriting for an Autobiographical Narrative For an essay you may write later, list three or four vivid memories, describing the visual picture you see in your mind for each one. Develop the scene in your mind by adding details related to other senses. Include what you heard, smelled, and felt. Make notes about the weather and the temperature, the setting, and the taste, if there is one. Save this Memory List in the "Classwork" section of your notebook.