Warm Up – Read the excerpt below and answer the questions …

1. Warm Up – Read the excerpt below and answer the questions … For a research paper about “Depression glass,” James has read this passage in a book and has taken down this information. When it was made, Depression glass was the cheapest glassware available. It was meant to be so, for otherwise few people could have afforded it during the difficult economic times of the Great Depression. Today, however, Depression glass is prized by collectors who are willing to pay large amounts of money for it. Which of the following headings captures the focus of this information? • The high price of Depression glass today • Prices of Depression glass continue to rise • Depression glass people couldn’t afford expensive glassware • Depression glass prices then and now For James’s research on the marketing of Depression glass during the 1930s, which source would provide the BEST information? • a book about the companies that manufactured and sold Depression glass • an Internet site that features pictures of modern glassware • an interview with a person who owns a glass repair company • a recent article about the kinds of glassware used in most houses Which of these is BEST to do when paraphrasing a source? • write down the author’s exact words and put quotation marks around them • jot down only the main idea • rewrite every sentence in the source • restate the source’s most important ideas and details in your own words

2. Answers… For a research paper about “Depression glass,” James has read this passage in a book and has taken down this information. When it was made, Depression glass was the cheapest glassware available. It was meant to be so, for otherwise few people could have afforded it during the difficult economic times of the Great Depression. Today, however, Depression glass is prized by collectors who are willing to pay large amounts of money for it. Which of the following headings captures the focus of this information? d. Depression glass prices then and now For James’s research on the marketing of Depression glass during the 1930s, which source would provide the BEST information? a. a book about the companies that manufactured and sold Depression glass Which of these is BEST to do when paraphrasing a source? d. restate the source’s most important ideas and details in your own words

3. Agenda • Warm Up – Research Writing • Homework Collection (Lincoln Analysis) • Economic Turmoils • Turtle from Grapes of Wrath • Performance Assessment Instructions • Summarizer – Speech Analysis/Venn Diagram

4. Today’s Standards • ELAALR1: Demonstrate comprehension: Identify and analyze elements of fiction.

5. Economic Turmoil • What do you know about the Great Depression? • List 10 events that could be considered turmoil in America’s economy.

6. Ranking • Rank them from Most Important to Least Important • How did you choose your Most Important Event? • Why did you choose your Least Important Event? • Where does the Great Depression fall on your list of events?

7. Thoughts… • America has experienced turmoil on the economic front. Three examples of economic turmoil include: __________________________, _________________________, and ___________________________________. I think _____________________________ has had the greatest economic effect because _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

8. Quick Write • How did The Great Depression affect America?

9. “Turtle” from Grapes of Wrath

10. Performance Assessment • Review 3 Options on Worksheet • Choose your Assignment • Choose your Turmoil/Person • Begin Brainstorming • To Do List • Resources Required • Working Thesis • Due – Next Class!

11. Summarizer – 3-2-1 • 3 literary devices found; quote using MLA parenthetical documentation(Steinbeck 7) • 2 statistics/information about the Great Depression • 1 - which turmoil did you choose for your Performance Assessment