Finish reading Of Mice and Men chapter 1 aloud. Discussed formerly banned books.

Pass out final project; DUE JAN 13th. See attachment.

Discuss poem "To a Mouse"

Work on Google Classroom project "Illustrating Steinbeck"

Watch the video linked below and complete the "Explicating Poetry" assignment on Google Classroom. 

If you finish with these, go ahead and start on the "Illustrating Steinbeck" assignment also posted to the classroom.

Final Socratic seminar over Night. Turn in books.

Finish working on Thesis Support Assignment. (Linked to Monday's post.)

Reflection on forced Native American removal policies and open discussion on the following statements:

• People should be forgiven for breaking the laws or acting badly if they were acting out of self-preservation.
• Should a person atone for mistakes made by previous generations.
  
• Is it acceptable to sacrifice one person for the benefit of the majority.
  
• The biggest thing that separates humans from the rest of the animal world is empathy.
  
• ​It’s the United States’ responsibility to fix issues of human rights violations in other countries.
  

ASSIGNMENT
Began thesis support assignment attached below.

Began project examining primary source documents and discussed implications and connections brought up by Native American forced removal from ancestral lands... heavy.

Finished Night and complete the Socratic Seminar Prep sheet (attached below). Turned in book and sticky notes.

Held first class discussion over the book. 

Continued reading Night. Must finish by Thursday. 

Discussed Relative, Noun, and Adverbial clauses and how they affect commas. Notes and worksheet below.

Read Night. Must be finished by Thursday. 

Discussed types of dependent clauses and their effect on commas. Notes attached.