Tuesday, February 5th

 Agenda:

Before launching in to the Mice and Men Unit, student were to consider the following key points in class today:

1. What are qualities you find central to sustaining friendship in your relationships you have now?
2. How does A.A. Milne describe the necessity of friendship?
3. How does Paul Simon conversely describe the necessity of isolation?

After considering the two positions when considering the necessity of relationship, students were to consider their own take where they stand between voluntary isolation, engaging in friendship and in addition what factors are involved in their arrival of their position.

Homework:

Students are to compile a paragraph of 100 - 150 words of research on the following topics. Be sure to leave the website where you found your information, your name and section. If the slot to research has been filled, you must research another section:

     -----Great Depression

     -----Okies / Migrant Farmers

     -----Dust Bowl

     -----Economic hardship in the U.S. in the 1930's

     -----John Steinbeck

Grade 10 - section 3 use the link for the online doc HERE.

Grade 10 - section 4 use the link for the online doc HERE.