Character Traits

Here is the work we're doing Monday and Tuesday of this week in English 9.

Identify the entrance and initial description of each of the new characters introduced in pages 17-37.

Choose three of these characters and think of some real person who has similar character traits.

These similarities can be physical, personal or a combination of both.
Be sure to describe in one short paragraph what the character and the real person have in common. For this paragraph you are not required to follow the SHAPER guidelines, but you can if you find them helpful.

Lennie/George Comparison paragraph

Here is the worksheet that was handed out today. Remember, what you turn in should simply be one full paragraph, but you would do well to use a shaper to make sure you cover all the requirements explained in the worksheet.

Homework for Thursday

Read pp. 1-16 of Of Mice and Men. There will be a short quiz on the reading at the beginning of class Thursday.
Here are the details of upcoming quizzes. There is one every class meeting for the next two weeks.

Fat Kid quotes in context

Here is the worksheet we are doing in class for the rest of this week. This is in preparation for your final, which will be an in-class essay on Fat Kid Rules the World.

Fat Kid POV writing prompt - BLOCK 5 ONLY

Fat Kid Rules the World is told from Troy's point of view. Most of what Curt says and does is interpreted by Troy in the narrative. But what if it were Curt writing the book and we read his thoughts, idea, worries and needs in between the dialogs?

Write a short "Chapter" (about 300 words) from Curt's point of view. This chapter takes place just after Curt gets five dollars from Troy and goes to McDonalds, leaving Troy alone with Ollie, the band member Curt has asked to teach Troy the drums.

Write about the trip to McDonalds, the reason for delay, the broken promise to bring back a hamburger for Curt, and anything else you think is going on with Curt during this period.

Having trouble getting started? Look closely at the last half of page 63 (when Curt leaves) and the bottom of 66/top of 67 (when he returns) for ideas. If you want, you can start with: So I left Big T with Ollie and headed out for some chow...

Reading Calendar for FAT KID RULES THE WORLD

By this day		Be up to this page
Block 5	Block 1
Wednesday 11/28	Thursday, 11/29	39
Tuesday 12/4	Monday, 12/3	92
Thursday 12/6	Wednesday 12/5	133
Monday 12/10	Friday 12/7	163
Wednesday 12/12	Tuesday, 12/11	End (183)

Character Study

Choose one of the characters we've read about in a short story and pretend you are making a MySpace profile for them.

Please do not actually go on MySpace for this assignment; use this worksheet instead. If you think the worksheet is missing important categories, you are free to add them.