Introduction lesson Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men
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This lesson contains 11 slides, with interactive quiz, text slides and 1 video.

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Of Mice and Men

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Pre-reading information
  • The Novella
  • John Steinbeck
  • The American Dream and the Great Depression
  •  Characters
  • Themes throughout the novel

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Of Mice and Men
  • Published in 1937
  • Widely read in classrooms
  • Blacklisted for controversial topics
  • Adaptations 

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John Steinbeck
  • Born in 1902 in Salinas, California
  • Poor background
  • Stanford University
  • Wrote about social and economic issues
  • Award-winning novels

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The Great Depression
of the 1930's
  • Roaring 
  •  Stock Market crashed
  • Half of the US banks went bankrupt
  • Migrant workers
  • The American Dream (George and Lennie's farm)

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Characters
  • George: Small, smart, Lennie's guardian
  • Lennie: Big, intellectually disabled, loves to pet soft things
  • Candy: Ranch handy-man, 1 hand, has an old dog
  • Slim: Well-respected, mule driver.
  • Curley: Boss's bitter son, small, mean and aggressive
  • Curley's wife: Very flirtatious
  • Crooks: Black, isolated, bitter but funny.
  • Carlson: Ranch-hand, wants to kill Candy's old dog

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What do you expect the themes to be?

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Themes
  • Poverty
  • Friendship
  • The American Dream
  • Good vs. Evil
  • Fear
  • Racism 

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Reading Time!
The text and Study Guide can be found on OneDrive under 'Literatuur'. 

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What do we think?
  • How was it?
  • Feedback class
  • Feedback teacher
  • Deadline Chapter 1 on Wednesday --> SOM 
  • See you all on Monday :)

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