Reviewing chapter three

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: none.

Agenda:

1. We will focus on chapter three today:
1. Exposition: List five key details that provide background to the characters and the plot up to this point. Explain why each detail is so important to the story.
2. Rising Action: List and describe the events in Chapter Three that increase the tension in the story and will lead to the climax. In a short paragraph, identify the events and explain how they affect the plot.
3. Infer: Steinbeck includes a lot of animals in the story, including mice, rabbits, and dogs. Think about these animals and their relationship to the humans. What do you think Steinbeck is trying to say by using these animals? Why do you think that? Provide evidence to support your argument.
4. Mood: On pages 48–49, Steinbeck refers to “silence” repeatedly. What is the cause and meaning of the silence? Note that he personifies silence. Find some examples in which he personifies silence and explain how this technique affects the mood.
5. Predict: You are roughly halfway through the novel. Based on what you know at this point, what do you think will happen in the remainder of the story? What do you base your prediction on?
2. You will plan out the activities for our final novel.
1. Every Wed-Fri a group of students will lead us through an activity for a chapter of the novel.
2. Here is a master list of activities that you can use to inspire your lesson.
3. You must fill out a lesson plan for the day you are going to teach.

Homework:

1. OMM vocabulary 5-6