Vocabulary (assignment [G]):  Each person can choose one of the following options.  These will be due on 2/18 for full credit OR on 2/28 for 80% credit.  Note:  on Thursday I changed the full credit due date for Travels with Charlie and The Grapes of Wrath to 2/28.

1. Spreadsheet:  just as you have done before, make a spreadsheet for the book and include a column for name, word, quote, and definition.  15 per person.  Make one spreadsheet per book instead of per group, and invite anyone interested.  Cannery, Mice, Charlie, Grapes
2. Picture of a Scene:  find a scene that is well described in the book and create some kind of visual representation of that scene on 11x17 paper.  Combine the words with the visual and make a connection between the two.
3. Jeopardy Game: Create a "Challenge Board" using www.quia.com (make a trial account) with 5 categories of words and 5 words per category.  You can pair up to do this one. Sample: Mice by Cade and Owen, Grapes by Alex, and Charlie by Norma and Cannery by Connie.
   

Analysis (assignment [H]):  Each person will do a written analysis of one aspect of the book.  It should be in the five paragraph format that you used for your Hunger Games analysis and include the graphic organizer.  The essay will be worth 25 points.  Here is a list of some possibilities:

1. Character Analysis: choose a character from your book and discuss various aspects, supporting your statements with evidence from the book.
2. Culture and Context:  research and discuss the relevant factors of the setting, time, and scenarios in which your book takes place.  ie. Dust bowl and depression, rural life in agricultural America, coastal canning towns of the 1950's, etc.
3. Biography of the Man:  Describe Steinbeck's life, lifestyle, and personal attributes.  Using evidence from your book as well as the others being read in our classes, connect his writing to his character.