Class,
We are steadily approaching the end of 2018, but we still have many more weeks together before the end of the school year 🙂
Recently we have discussed the American Dream. We’ve learned about income inequality, wealth inequality, and how the middle class is shrinking. Scary stuff! But it’s important that we are aware of these trends, especially as we transition into our chosen Academies next year. We don’t need to know exactly what we’ll be when we grow up in 9th grade, but we definitely need to start exploring our options, skills, and interests.
Career Day is this week! We’ll have an amazing opportunity to learn about different types of careers from professionals from all types of backgrounds. I hope you realize that these men and women worked very hard to get to where they are in life and are very generous for stopping by Fordson to explain what they do and how they worked their way into that position. Bring your background information from your YouScience research and our Articles of the Week about the American Dream to Career Day to ask the hard hitting questions you’ve been dying to ask real-life professionals.
This week we dive into a classic American novel that explores the concept of dreams, especially the American Dream of working hard to build a comfortable life. This story is Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.
We’ve already learned a little bit about the historical context of the novel and have established the setting of the story. We are still getting to know the two main characters, George and Lennie. This week we will continue reading, annotating and exploring the key passages of the novel.
Being graded this week:
-George and Lennie Chart
-Short Response Questions
-Bellwork
-Chapter 1 and 2 Quiz
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