Tuesday, Feb. 19th, 2013

Agenda: 

Students will have come to class prepared with the following:

1. A chart that includes compelling arguments that support both claims that George might be  categorized as a good friend to Lennie as well as a bad friend to Lennie. A minimum of 5 points should be included.

2. Quotes relevant to the topics given to each group provided by all members

 3.  A journal reflecting on the topic either in respect to Steinbeck's use of the topic itself or the topic in a broader spectrum. (e.g. if the topic of Misogyny was given, students might write a reflection on the misogynistic attitudes carried by the characters in Steinbeck's novel, the state of the western world in terms of gender inequality during the 1930's, the conditions at large that proliferate misogyny.)

Students will be given time in class to collaborate with their group members in preparation for a 5 minute presentation of their worksheet the following class. The following rubric will be used to evaluate the handout.


Homework:
Complete the worksheet for class on Thursday. The first 20 minutes of class will be devoted to organize yourself for presentation. Presentations should not exceed 5 minutes and worksheets should be provided for all students (18 for section 3 and 16 for section 4).

Homework that was not collected in class today will be collected next class.

Complete a Found Poem on your topic. Go the following website to get additional instruction on how to write a found poem: here.

Rubric for Worksheet

Writing Feature	5	3	1
Focus	You focus on the issues posed by your question, addressing all of the issues posed by your question.	You focus on the issues posed by your question, addressing most of the issues posed by your question.	You don’t focus on the issues posed by your question, addressing few of the issues posed by your question.
Support and Elaboration	You use many specific details from the novel. You chose only the most important details.	You use many specific details from the novel, but some of them aren’t really important.	You don’t use enough details from the novel.
Organization	Your handout is very well-organized and shows your “big idea” clearly. You make it easy for your audience to understand your handout.	Your handout is organized and shows the “big idea,” though it could be clearer. Your audience can understand your handout.	Your handout is difficult for your audience to understand.
Style	Your handout is very creative. You take a unique perspective on the issues.	Your handout is creative. You take an interesting perspective on the issues.	Your handout isn’t very creative. I feel like you didn’t really try.
Conventions	You ran a spelling and grammar check on your handout, and proofread it before submitting. You include page numbers (cited parenthetically) with each of your quotes.	You ran a spelling and grammar check on your handout, but you should proofread it before submitting. You include page numbers for the quotes, but they aren’t formatted correctly.	Your handout shows no evidence of editing or citing quotes.
			Total ____X 4 =____