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Good morning!

What a fun and interesting class!

Your homework for tonight is to finish up your final projects:

žOption one:  Draw a picture of an alternate ending.ž

Option two: Write an alternate ending using imagery and characterization.

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See you tomorrow,

Ms. Betsyž

HW

Good morning,

I had such an awesome time in class with you guys!

Please have a safe and wonderful weekend.

Your homework for tonight is:

Option one:
1.  What is the climax of a story?

2.  What happened to Curley's wife?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question. Why did Lennie kill Curely's wife?

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See you on Monday,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

Thank you for being flexible and wonderful!

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1. What is a constant?

2.  Simplify the following expression:

3y + 5y


Option two:

simplify the following expressions:

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Ms. Betsy

HW

Hello,

That was an adventure!!! As Jose would say: "That was crazy!"

Remember, if anyone makes you feel uncomfortable or sad, you can tell them "I don't like that."

Your homework for tonight is:

Option one:
1.  What is the American Dream?

2.  What is George and Lennie's American Dream?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Do you think that George and Lennie's American Dream is possible?  Why or why not?

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Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

Welcome Jensy Castro to our class!

Your homework tonight:

Option 1:  Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

George: "O.K. Someday—we're … gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs…”

1.    What does George say he and Lennie will have some day?

Lennie shouted. "An' have rabbits. Go on, George! Tell about what we're gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits in the cages…

2.    What animal is Lennie really excited about?

 Lennie continues:  “and about the rain in the winter and the stove, and how thick the cream is on the milk like you can hardly cut it. Tell about that George."

3.    Mention 2 more things Lennie is excited about.

A.

B.

Option 2: 

Compare and contrast Arnold’s dream to George and Lennie’s.  Draw a t chart . Draw Arnold  and his dream on one side and Lennie and George’s dream  on the other.  On the bottom write down your conclusion: _______________’s dream is more realistic because_____________________.

Option 3: 

People dream of many things: some big and some small, some realistic and others not realistic.  Do you think Goerge and Lennie’s dream are realistic? Explain how?’

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Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

You guys did a STAND UP job today.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  What is loneliness?

2.  Who feels lonely in Of Mice and Men?


Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Describe the different ways Steinbeck portrays loneliness in Of Mice and Men.

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Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

Today we learned about the Great Depression.  I hope it wasn't too depressing for you.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  When did the Great Depression begin?

2. What is a drought?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Describe life during the Great Depression.

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See you on Monday,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

Class w04 is going through some changes.  Thank you for being patient.

Your homework for tonight is:

Option one:
1.  Give an example of direct characterization in chapter 2.

2.  What is indirect characterization?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Why do you think that Curley's wife flirts with other men?

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Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

I had such a fun time today with you guys!

Your homework for tonight is:

Option one:
1.  What are the two types of characterization?

2.  Tell me one thing about Curly's wife.

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Describe Curly's wife.

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Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

You guys did a great job this morning.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  What is a symbol?

2.  What does George tell the boss about Lennie?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Why do you think that George lied about Lennie?

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Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

You guys did a GREAT job this morning.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  What is suspense?

2.  What did George tell Lenny to to do if he gets in trouble?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  How is George and Lenny's situation similar to Juliane's situation?  Use direct evidence from the text.

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Ms. Betsy

HW

Hello,

The weekend is near.  Thank you for being diligent workers today.

Your homework for tonight:

Look at the picture above.

Using your knowledge of the Great Depression, and what you know about being a survivor, and answer the following questions:

Option one:

Compare the worries of these kids to worries of children today.  Are they similar? Different?  Why?

Option two:

In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following questions:

What do you think these kids are thinking about?

What worries do you think these kids have?  How do you know?

Compare the worries of these kids to worries of children today.  Are they similar? Different?  Why?

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Ms. Betsy

HW

Hello,

The weekend is near.  Thank you for being diligent workers today.

Your homework for tonight:

Look at the picture above.

Using your knowledge of the Great Depression, and what you know about being a survivor, and answer the following questions:

Option one:

Compare the worries of these kids to worries of children today.  Are they similar? Different?  Why?

Option two:

In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following questions:

What do you think these kids are thinking about?

What worries do you think these kids have?  How do you know?

Compare the worries of these kids to worries of children today.  Are they similar? Different?  Why?

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See you on Monday,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

Hopefully all of your appointments went well.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
Using TTQA (turn the question around) technique, answer the following questions:
1.  What is your favorite animal?

2.  Who is George's best friend?

3.  When did Juliane's plane crash?

4. What did you eat for lunch yesterday?


Option two:

In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Why is restating the question in the answer important?

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Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

What a wonderful start to a very short week.

Welcome back Demetrius!  We missed you very much.

Remember, there is no school tomorrow!

Your homework for tonight:
Option one:

1. What does survival mean?

2.  Why was Juliane lucky in "Deep Survival"?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Do you have what it takes to survive?  If your plane crashed in the Peruvian jungle, how would you survive?

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See you ON THURSDAY,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

It's all about the imagery!  You guys did a great job today.

Hector, you did an awesome job reading as Lennie, today.

Rusey, you were a convincing George and had all the right answers today!

Andrew, you will do better on Tuesday, I just know it!

Marcus, you were focused and on point today.

Jose, you were much more respectful today than yesterday.  Thank you

Daquan, your handwriting is improving!

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  Name the five senses.

2.  Did Lennie kill the mouse?

Option two:

In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  We will be reading an article called "Deep Survival".  It is about survival (obviously).  How do you think it relates to Of Mice and Men?

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See you ON TUESDAY,

Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

You must be respectful to your teachers.  It is the first step to a great education!

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:

1.  Who are the two main characters in Of Mice and Men?

2.  Describe Lennie.

3.  What does Lennie keep in his pocket?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  Why do you think authors use imagery in their writing?

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Ms. Betsy

HW

Good morning,

I had a FUN time this morning.  I hope you had as much fun as I did.

Remember:  you must practice being respectful to your teachers and to each other. We are here to support each other.

Your homework for tonight:

Option one:
1.  Who is the author of Of Mice and Men?

2.  What is Of Mice and Men about?

Option two:
In a well-developed paragraph, answer the following question.  What is the American Dream?  Why did people come to America from other countries?

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See you tomorrow,

Ms. Betsy