Week+12+11.17-11.21

__**Monday 11.17**__
Today we reviewed microcosm and discussed the symbolic importance of several characters.. Crooks=African Americans Curley's Wife=Women Candy=Senior Citizens Lennie=Mentally Handicapped

__**Tuesday 11.18**__
Today we reached the sad climax of the novel and discussed the mercy killing of Lennie Small. We examined the options that had, wrote a little from his perspective, and (for the most part) agreed that he did the right thing.

__Wednesday--Friday 11.21__
The class watched the 1992 film version of //[|Of Mice and Men]// while I attended the National Writing Project's Annual Meeting in San Antonio.