1. No Pens Day Today we are putting down the pens to: -listen -discuss -problem solve -debate -work together -read -think

2. Conditions in 1930s America 1 Name the event that ruined the US economy. What year did it happen? 2 Describe why it ruined the economy. 3 Use your understanding of unemployment today. What must it have been like in 1930s America? 4 Compare what it must have been like in mid America with the west coast (California) and explain why it would be different. 5 Assess why people like Crooks were treated so badly in 1930s America. 6 Evaluate fully why the term ‘Great Depression’ was an accurate one for most Americans.

3. Which character is the loneliest in ‘Of Mice and Men’? Curley Curley’s wife Lennie George Crooks Candy Connective Used to add ideas (and, also, besides, in addition, furthermore, too, moreover) Connective Used to explain a result (as a result, hence, so, accordingly, as a consequence, consequently, thus, therefore, for this reason, because of this) Connective Used to sum up (in summary, to sum up, in brief, in short) Discussion tool kit