The Grapes of Wrath Packet Ch.1-11
Ms. Kucinski
English II CP
PART A: Vocabulary Grapes of Wrath Unit 2: WRITE THE DEFINITIONS ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER!
1. Listless (adj):
2. Zenith (noun):
3. Contrite (adj):
4. Denunciation (noun):
5. Veneration (noun):
6. Rakishly (adv):
7. Inveterate (adj):
8. Accoutrements (noun):
9. Feral (adj):
10. Slovenly (adj):
11. Agrarian (adj):
12. Vigilantes (noun):
13. Pinioned (verb):
14. Pall (noun):
PART B: Chapter 1-4 Review
Across
3. The protagonist in The Grapes of Wrath
5. The women in chapter one fear their men may ____________.
6. Tom Joad sees this man sitting under the tree on his journey home.
7. Jim Casy's occupation was a __________.
9. Jim Casy's physical description is similar to what animal from chapter three?
10. The sign on the truck in chapter two said "no _______"
11. This insect crawls into the turtles shell in chapter three.
Down
1. Tom Joad was in jail for __________.
2. The place where Tom Joad has been for the past four years
4. What began to settle on all of the crops
8. The author of The Grapes of Wrath
PART C: Chapter Five Questions
Tenant farming: An agricultural system in which farmers live on the property of a landowner and
share in the profits.
1. What metaphor is used to describe the bank?
2. Give an example of personification about the bank.
3. Some of the landowners are cruel, some are kind, but they all deliver the same news to the farmers,
what is the news they deliver?
4. Where do the landowner’s suggest the farmers go? Why?
PART D: Complete the two charts below.
Example
Baptized both of you in the
irrigation ditch at once, Fightin’and
yelling like a couple of Cats.‖
…the banks were machines and
masters all at the same time.‖
The banks –the monster has to have
profits all the time.‖
You even come close and I’ll pot you
like a rabbit.
The tractors came over the roads
and into the fields, great crawlers
moving like insects…‖
…he was part of the monster, a
robot in the seat.‖
Simile or Metaphor
Simile
Image or Idea Evoked
Cats hate water, and the simile
evokes an image of the boys
resisting and struggling against the
baptism fiercely.
Provide one direct quote from Chapter 5 to describe the bank, the tractor, and the monster.
the bank
the tractor
the monster
PART E: The Grapes of Wrath Essay- While watching the film The Grapes of Wrath take notes on how
the struggles of the Joad family are a good depiction of the experiences of a typical family from the Dust
Bowl. Apply the information in the chapters we have read so far and what you have learned about the
Dust Bowl and the Great Depression and continue to add information to your notes as we continue to
view the film and read The Grapes of Wrath. The following rubric will be used to grade your essay. Use
MLA format, size 12 font, double-spacing throughout. Your paper must be 2-2 ½ pages. Use quotes from
the inter-chapter’s as support. The rubric below will be used to grade your essay.
RUBRIC FOR COMMON CORE STANDARDS informative/explanatory essay:
1. Opening and claim (thesis)
Be sure to have a clear opening paragraph
In the opening, include the following information:
1. Discuss the topic in general terms.
2. Restate the issue in the writing prompt question.
3. Put in your claim (thesis) toward the end of the paragraph (this is your
argument/perspective on the issue).
2. Development
Each paragraph should address one of the three main reasons for your thesis.
1. Topic Sentence (what is the paragraph about) (T)
2. Supporting point (S)
3. Extend first point (E)
4. Second supporting point and extension
5. Third supporting point and extension
6. Make a connection back to the thesis. How does this support it? (T)
3. Audience
Consider the people in your audience and write your essay appropriate to their level
4. Cohesion
1. Use sentences of varying lengths to connect the different sections of the essay.
2. Use transitions at the beginning of the second, third, and last body paragraphs.
3. Use transitional words within the paragraph to connect and develop ideas: moreover,
furthermore, additionally, for example, however, therefore, in addition (to this), another (reason).
4. Use a closing: Summarize your main points, make final arguments, restate your thesis in
different words.
5. Style and Conventions (spelling, punctuation)
Use a formal and objective tone. Use standard English usage and mechanics. (Do not use capitals in the
middle of a sentence. Put in periods and commas. Remember this is formal writing.)
PART F: Chapter 7 Questions
1. Who is the narrator of chapter 7?
2. How does the narrator treat the farm families? Provide textual evidence!
3. What does chapter 7 imply about the used-car salesmen?
PART G: Journal #20: Stream of Consciousness
In chapter 7 of the novel, Steinbeck uses a style of writing called “Stream of Consciousness”. In this style,
the author writes quickly, letting his/her ideas flow out with little restraint. The result is usually short
sentences, lists of items, fragments, and ideas. It is a free-flow of thoughts. In this journal entry you will
be imitating this style. (YOU DID THIS FOR CATCHER IN THE RYE!)
1. Reread pages 61-62 to get a sense of the style.
2. Imagine you are a landowner in California. You have thousands of acres and you are in need of
workers. You would also like people to move to your state so you can expand your business.
3. Write in a Stream of Consciousness style and attempt to get people to come to California.
4. Write quickly for about five minutes.
5. Revise your writing.
6. Prepare to share your piece in your best salesperson voice.
PART H: Chapter 9
1. What does Steinbeck show us in chapter 9?
2. Analyze the following quotes:
a. "You're not buying only junk, you're buying junked lives. And more - you'll see - you're buying
bitterness. Buying a plow to plow your own children under, buying the arms and spirits that might have
saved you."
b." How can we live without our lives? How will we know it's us without our past? No. Leave it. Burn it."
3. Explain the willow tree metaphor at the end of chapter 9.
PART I: Journal #21: Chapter 9 describes the process of selling belongings. The items pile up in the yard,
selling for ridiculously low prices. Whatever is not sold must be burned, even items of sentimental value
that simply cannot be taken on the journey for lack of space.
Writing Task: Imagine that you have been forced to leave your home in Hackettstown (Allamuchy, Great
Meadows, ETC!) and travel west to California. You can only bring a few items on your trip, explain what
items you would bring with you (3-5 items) and explain why you chose those items.
PART J: Chapter 11 Questions
1. How does Steinbeck compare the horses to the tractors in chapter 11? Use textual evidence!
2. Using direct quotes from the chapter, describe the vacant houses.