Support for Newtown Students: The Sixth District PTSA in Connecticut has requested student
artwork (snowflakes) to decorate the school that children from Sandy Hook will attend when they
return in January. If any of you would like to make a snowflake or two over the break and donate
your work after the break, that would be a very nice gesture of support for the students of Sandy
Hook Elementary.
The Grapes of Wrath Unit—December 2011-January 2012
Students must take notes for this unit in the same format they used on previous units: 1-2 pages for
each day of reading including a well-documented quote and response and bulleted notes taken in
sentence fragments as well as all appropriate Applied Practice passages—the packet notes should
include quotes and definitions as well as some indications of how answers were chosen.
01/14-01/18:
 Finish reading the book—chapters 28, 29-30—and taking notes.
 Make up any reading quizzes you miss or didn’t pass on the first try.
 Study for the vocabulary quiz on Tuesday.
 Study for the unit test on Friday.
 Begin reading the Argumentation chapter and case studies in Patterns; get ready for the quiz.
 Review literary terms, vocabulary, packet work, MLA format, etc., for the final.
 Buy a practice book for AP English Language and Composition.
 Do other work as assigned.
01/07-01/11:
 Read and take notes on chapters 23-27—23-25 (2 nights), 26-27 (2 nights) in the novel.
 Make up any reading quizzes you missed or didn’t pass on the first try.
 Study vocabulary for the quiz on Tuesday.
 Study the rest of the vocabulary for the quiz on next Tuesday.
 Review literary terms, vocabulary, packet work, MLA format, etc., for the final.
 Buy a practice book for AP English Language and Composition.
 Make sure that you have a passing average on the quizzes so you can do the in-class essay on the
block day.
 Do other work as assigned.
12/24/12-01/04/13 (Winter Break):
 Read and take notes on chapters 19-22—19-21 (3 nights), 22—in the novel.
 Study vocabulary for the quiz on the Friday after Winter Break.
 Review literary terms, vocabulary, packet work, MLA format, etc., for the final.
 Buy a practice book for AP English Language and Composition.
12/17-12/21:
 Read and take notes on chapters 13-18—13-14, 15-16, 17-18—in the novel.
 Study vocabulary for the quiz on the Friday after Winter Break.
 Make up any reading quizzes you missed or didn’t pass on the first try.
 Do other work as assigned.
12/10-12/14:
 Read and take notes on chapters 9-12—9-10, 11-12—in the novel.
 Study vocabulary for the quiz on Friday.
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Study new vocabulary for the quiz on the Friday after Winter Break.
Make up any reading quizzes you missed or didn’t pass on the first try so that you are eligible to
do the in-class essay on Tuesday.
Write, revise, and proofread your formal essay to turn in Friday in class and online by 8 p.m.
Do other work as assigned.
12/03-12/07:
 Read and take notes on chapters 1-8—1-4, 5-6, 7-8—in the novel.
 Study new vocabulary for the quiz on next Friday.
 Revise and proofread outline to turn in on the block day.
 Do other work as assigned.