On the line:
1. What did the bunkhouse look like?
a. Tall building, triangle windows
b. Rusty building, no windows
c. Long, Rectangle building
d. Pretty white house
2. Where did the story take place in the beginning of the story? (Setting)
a. Philly
b. Miami
c. Weed
d. New York City
3. How many miles was the ranch from the bus stop according to the bus driver?
a. 10 miles
b. 2 miles
c. 5, 280 miles
d. 5 miles
4. Who kept talking for one another, when the boss was talking?
a. Kaleema
b. George
c. Lennie
d. Your mom
5. Whats one of the rules that a guy working at a ranch don’t do?
e. Ask questions and watch TV
f. Run up and down the ranch
g. Ask questions
h. Don’t do anything
6. Who wore blue jeans trousers, flannel black shirt, unbuttoned vest, and a black
Coat?
a. Lennie
b. Boss
c. Stable buck
d. George
7. Who did George tell Lennie to stay away from
a. Stable buck
b. Curley’s wife
c. George
d. Curley
Between the line:
Motif:
1. Why do the boss think its weird wit two guys traveling with each other?
Slim is a little confused about George and Lennie traveling together. He thinks its weird with two guys traveling together because Lennie is funny like a cuckoo, and George is very smart, and when guys come for a job they come in get a bunk, work for a month, then the quit, and go out alone. George and Lennie are just so close because they grew up together, and they went so far to go outside their country to find a job and their not going to leave one another in the wilderness. By the end of the book slim has become as close to them as they were to each other.
Character:
2. What’s some of the reasons why George hangs out with Lennie?
George hangs out with Lennie for three reasons protection, companionship, and because there friends. Lennie has the state of mind of a 5 year-old child and he has memory problems so George is his other half and he protects him from anyone that wants to harm him, Lennie don’t like to be bored because if he don’t keep himself occupied he’ll get into some trouble so that’s why George is there for him, and their like brothers from another mother. George also hangs out with Lennie because he said Lennie is so dumb, and he couldn't’t take care of himself, and it makes him feel smarter. So, all he loves to do is make fun of Lennie in front of everybody, but deep down inside George really loves him, but he just uses Lennie as his amusement.
Conflict:
3. Why does George want Lennie to stay away from Curley’s wife?
George wants Lennie to stay away from Curley’s wife because candy said that she’s a loose woman, a rattrap and she always giving people the eye. Plus, they already ran into Curley and realized what a jerk he is, and they don’t want to run into any problems with him because he is the boss son and they don’t want to be without a job. In addition, they left weed because Lennie touched a girls dress cause the fabric of her dress was soft and he likes to feel on things. So, the girl went and told these guys and they came looking for them, and if they would’ve caught them they’d probably lynched them. Curley’s wife is nothing but trouble!
Symbols:
4. Why are mice so important to Lennie?
Well, from the looks of it their important because when he was young his Aunt Clara used to give it to him, he loves animals, and he likes to feel soft things. Mice are an important part in Lennie life because to him they symbolize his dreams of living in a farm and tending to rabbits, also he loves his aunt and she past away when he was young and the mice helps him remember her because he has memory problems. Lennie just loves animals because there skin feels soft and they make him happy.
Theme:
What do you think the theme of this book could be?
One of the themes of the novel Of Mice and Men can be “Your friends is your biggest enemy”. George and Lennie care about each other a lot because if they weren’t so close, then George would’ve never left weed if he didn’t really care about Lennie because he could’ve stayed and told Lennie to fin for himself, but he didn’t. In addition, George is also a slimy friend because Lennie accidentally killed Curley’s wife and everyone found out that Lennie did it because he left evidence. Some of the major rules at the ranch is not asking questions, everyone sticks together, and if someone is murder, then the murderer must be killed. In conclusion, George killed Lennie because he didn’t want the guys at the ranch to kill him, and he started telling Lennie about their dreams and shot him in the back of his head. Lennie was betrayed because he thought George was always going to have his back no matter what because that’s what he told him.
Beyond the line:
Would you rather have Lennie or George as a friend?
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Personality Reveiw
Guardians (SJs)
Extreme dislike of conflict and criticism
Have difficulty accepting negative things about people close to them
Conflicts w/Rationalist and idealist
Symbol- Epimetheus
Career possibilities- Social Service & Education field
Artisans (SPs)
• Performers
• Compatible w/Guardians
• Make up 30% to 35% of population
• Famous face: Michael Jordan
• That doing things that aren’t fun & exciting is a waste of time
Idealist (NFs)
• Enthusiastic & yearn for romance
• Sure that Friendly cooperation is the best way for people to achieve their goals
• Inspirational leaders
• Make up 15% to 20% of population
• Famous face: Oprah Winfrey
Rationals (NTs)
o Focused on problem-solving & system analysis
o Make up 5% to 10% of population
o Impatient & don’t take criticism well
o Famous face: Thomas Jefferson
o Drive to unlock secrets & new technologies to shape the world
Extroverts VS Introverts
Extroverts Introverts
• Happier at the center of attention Inward focus
• Self-confident Rather work individually
• Outgoing Creative
• Naturally responsive w/people Sensitive
• Caring Caring
What did you learn about yourself from this project? What did you learn about others?
I learned a lot about myself from this project like actually read a lot about myself because as I sit back, my personality trait falls under the category of guardian, which I never really realized that’s what I would come up under. I do care about people a lot and sometimes I can find myself doing things for others before I do for myself. Some of the things I found out about people were shocking because the loudest and hype person would actually fall under a guardian because I would at least expect that person to fall under a rational, which is a person who does their own thing.
In schooling, should students be grouped homogeneously (same personality, backgrounds, skills) or heterogeneously (different personalities, abilities, cultures)? Why?
Students should not be grouped heterogeneously because they can experience more and learn things about different people around them, like personalities, and etc. I learned a lot about people I hang around everyday when we took the personality test because as I sit back and learned about different characteristics of my friends, them we read them and it really characterize them. So, in a homogeneously group you won’t learn experience different things in life.
Extreme dislike of conflict and criticism
Have difficulty accepting negative things about people close to them
Conflicts w/Rationalist and idealist
Symbol- Epimetheus
Career possibilities- Social Service & Education field
Artisans (SPs)
• Performers
• Compatible w/Guardians
• Make up 30% to 35% of population
• Famous face: Michael Jordan
• That doing things that aren’t fun & exciting is a waste of time
Idealist (NFs)
• Enthusiastic & yearn for romance
• Sure that Friendly cooperation is the best way for people to achieve their goals
• Inspirational leaders
• Make up 15% to 20% of population
• Famous face: Oprah Winfrey
Rationals (NTs)
o Focused on problem-solving & system analysis
o Make up 5% to 10% of population
o Impatient & don’t take criticism well
o Famous face: Thomas Jefferson
o Drive to unlock secrets & new technologies to shape the world
Extroverts VS Introverts
Extroverts Introverts
• Happier at the center of attention Inward focus
• Self-confident Rather work individually
• Outgoing Creative
• Naturally responsive w/people Sensitive
• Caring Caring
What did you learn about yourself from this project? What did you learn about others?
I learned a lot about myself from this project like actually read a lot about myself because as I sit back, my personality trait falls under the category of guardian, which I never really realized that’s what I would come up under. I do care about people a lot and sometimes I can find myself doing things for others before I do for myself. Some of the things I found out about people were shocking because the loudest and hype person would actually fall under a guardian because I would at least expect that person to fall under a rational, which is a person who does their own thing.
In schooling, should students be grouped homogeneously (same personality, backgrounds, skills) or heterogeneously (different personalities, abilities, cultures)? Why?
Students should not be grouped heterogeneously because they can experience more and learn things about different people around them, like personalities, and etc. I learned a lot about people I hang around everyday when we took the personality test because as I sit back and learned about different characteristics of my friends, them we read them and it really characterize them. So, in a homogeneously group you won’t learn experience different things in life.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Do Constitution High School have Cliques???
Cliques
Remember the movie “Mean Girl” when Janis Ian is giving Cady a tour of the school he introduces her to all the cliques.
“Now, where you sit in the cafeteria is crucial
Because you got everybody there.
You got your freshmen,
ROTC guys,
Preps, JV jocks,
Asian nerds,
Cool Asians,
Varsity jocks,
Unfriendly black hotties,
Girls who eat their feelings,
Girls who don't eat anything,
Desperate wannabes,
Burnouts,
Sexually active band geeks,
The greatest people
You will ever meet
And the worst.
Beware of The Plastics.”
Hollywood has produced a long list of movies that deal with cliques…Who remembers mean girls, Buffy the Vampire, Heathers, Saved, Sky High, 10 Things I Hate About You, My Favorite, and etc.
I've talked to many of Constitution High School students, and it turns out that cliques are groups of friends, but not all friends are cliques. The thing that makes a group a clique is that they leave some people out on purpose. Usually one or two popular people control who gets to be in the clique and who gets left out. People may act much differently than they did before they were apart of a clique.
Why Do People Join Cliques?
Graduating class of 2011 Brittany Davis said, “People join cliques sometimes act differently than they would outside the group. They often go along with what others are doing, even though they know it’s not right or if it means loosing a close friend. They might feel bad about it, but they can't figure out how to be cool and still be nice to people whose not in the clique.”
Cliques in Constitution High School
So, do we have cliques at constitution high school? Ninth and tenth grade English teacher Mr. Romero said, “yes, we have cliques in this school, its unavoidable. They are not biracial, grade level, nor ethnicity. Cliques are liked minded people, brought together by fashion, music, and teen interest.”
Some students at Constitution High School said, “People join cliques because one of the hard things about cliques is if a person who was your friend joins a clique and starts treating you differently. Sometimes the problem starts with a argument between the two friends, but other times you can find yourself on the outside of a clique even if nothing happened.”
Remember the movie “Mean Girl” when Janis Ian is giving Cady a tour of the school he introduces her to all the cliques.
“Now, where you sit in the cafeteria is crucial
Because you got everybody there.
You got your freshmen,
ROTC guys,
Preps, JV jocks,
Asian nerds,
Cool Asians,
Varsity jocks,
Unfriendly black hotties,
Girls who eat their feelings,
Girls who don't eat anything,
Desperate wannabes,
Burnouts,
Sexually active band geeks,
The greatest people
You will ever meet
And the worst.
Beware of The Plastics.”
Hollywood has produced a long list of movies that deal with cliques…Who remembers mean girls, Buffy the Vampire, Heathers, Saved, Sky High, 10 Things I Hate About You, My Favorite, and etc.
I've talked to many of Constitution High School students, and it turns out that cliques are groups of friends, but not all friends are cliques. The thing that makes a group a clique is that they leave some people out on purpose. Usually one or two popular people control who gets to be in the clique and who gets left out. People may act much differently than they did before they were apart of a clique.
Why Do People Join Cliques?
Graduating class of 2011 Brittany Davis said, “People join cliques sometimes act differently than they would outside the group. They often go along with what others are doing, even though they know it’s not right or if it means loosing a close friend. They might feel bad about it, but they can't figure out how to be cool and still be nice to people whose not in the clique.”
Cliques in Constitution High School
So, do we have cliques at constitution high school? Ninth and tenth grade English teacher Mr. Romero said, “yes, we have cliques in this school, its unavoidable. They are not biracial, grade level, nor ethnicity. Cliques are liked minded people, brought together by fashion, music, and teen interest.”
Some students at Constitution High School said, “People join cliques because one of the hard things about cliques is if a person who was your friend joins a clique and starts treating you differently. Sometimes the problem starts with a argument between the two friends, but other times you can find yourself on the outside of a clique even if nothing happened.”
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
POEM: "COMPLETE HAPPINESS"
A FATHER AND CHILDREN SITTING IN THE SUN.
HAPPILY AS CAN BE
PROUD THAT THEY HAVE A FATHER THAT THEY CAN SEE
BY THE FACES OF THE FAMILY YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE PROUD
THEY ARE LIKE PLANES JUST SITTING HIGH UP ON A CLOUD.
NO ONE KNOW IF THAT IS THERE FATHER OR A CLOSE FRIEND
BUT FROM THE LOOKS OF IT THEIR SMILES WILL NEVER END.
MAYBE THEY HAVE NO MOTHER AND THE YOUNG MAN IS FULFILLING THEIR LIVES.
AS LONG AS THEIR FACES ARE HAPPY WITHOUT CRIES
MAYBE THEIR MOTHER WAS GONE SO LONG THAT THEY CAN'T DISCOVER
MAYBE,THERES NO MAYBE, ALL THAT MATTERS IS THERE IS A MAN THERE ON A SILVER PLATTER
A CHANGE OF PLANS
THESE CHILDREN ARE HAPPY THATS ALL THAT MATTER
"COMPLETE HAPPINESS IS ALL THEY NEED AT THE END OF THE DAY"
HAPPILY AS CAN BE
PROUD THAT THEY HAVE A FATHER THAT THEY CAN SEE
BY THE FACES OF THE FAMILY YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE PROUD
THEY ARE LIKE PLANES JUST SITTING HIGH UP ON A CLOUD.
NO ONE KNOW IF THAT IS THERE FATHER OR A CLOSE FRIEND
BUT FROM THE LOOKS OF IT THEIR SMILES WILL NEVER END.
MAYBE THEY HAVE NO MOTHER AND THE YOUNG MAN IS FULFILLING THEIR LIVES.
AS LONG AS THEIR FACES ARE HAPPY WITHOUT CRIES
MAYBE THEIR MOTHER WAS GONE SO LONG THAT THEY CAN'T DISCOVER
MAYBE,THERES NO MAYBE, ALL THAT MATTERS IS THERE IS A MAN THERE ON A SILVER PLATTER
A CHANGE OF PLANS
THESE CHILDREN ARE HAPPY THATS ALL THAT MATTER
"COMPLETE HAPPINESS IS ALL THEY NEED AT THE END OF THE DAY"
Monday, January 26, 2009
NHD REFLECTION
The project type i did for NHD was exhibit and the individual in history we chose was Ruby Bridges,and i worked in a group with one other person.At first we didn't know what individual in history to choose from because their were so many great ones to choose from,then my partner said lets do ruby bridges and i didn't know who she was at the time.Ruby bridges was one of the people you really don't hear about and she was the first African American to integrate all-white schools.
It was difficult at times because we started working on our project late and i think we should of started earlier than what we did.plus, we had to do a lot of annotations but it was a lot easier working with a partner than by your self cause last year i did an exhibit by myself and you had a lot of qualifications to meet certain dates and it was very stressful.this year was a lot equal cause we spilt everything in half.for example 30 annotations was due and we did 15 a piece.
Our project didn't make it to city, but i think our project should of been one of the projects going to city because ours was one of the best.The people that did go to city some of them shouldn't because they had half finished projects and they were late.Also some of the projects that did go to city was great because some of the finalist did excellent jobs on them. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NHD FINALIST!!
It was difficult at times because we started working on our project late and i think we should of started earlier than what we did.plus, we had to do a lot of annotations but it was a lot easier working with a partner than by your self cause last year i did an exhibit by myself and you had a lot of qualifications to meet certain dates and it was very stressful.this year was a lot equal cause we spilt everything in half.for example 30 annotations was due and we did 15 a piece.
Our project didn't make it to city, but i think our project should of been one of the projects going to city because ours was one of the best.The people that did go to city some of them shouldn't because they had half finished projects and they were late.Also some of the projects that did go to city was great because some of the finalist did excellent jobs on them. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NHD FINALIST!!
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