H4 - P4 - Week 1 - Lesson 1 - Introductory Lesson / Of Mice and Men

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

H4 - P4 - Week 1 - Lesson 1

Lesson Goals

After today's lessons you will..

.. have learned learned what to expect in period 4

.. have started to get to know the book Of Mice and Men

Today's Lesson

What to expect period 4

Getting to know: Of Mice and Men

What to expect period 4

- Literatuur toets = Of Mice and Men - 2x  + ED  5x
> Read the book and answer the "booklet" questions

- Kennis toets = vocabulary + grammar - 2x
> Study the grammar booklet P4 + vocabulary WaspReporter EN-NE+NE-EN

- Testweek = exam idiom (vocabulary) + reading - 4x
> Study the exam idiom handout EN-NE + practise reading

Important information

Benodigde materialen periode 4:

- Studiewijzer periode 4 - Magister "Planners"

- Of Mice and Men PDF/boek - Magister "Reading"

- Of Mice and Men Booklet (vragen) PDF - Magister "Reading"

- WaspReporter vocabulary - Student File

- Exam Idiom woordenlijst - Handout + Magister "Vocabulary"

- Grammar Booklet period 4 - Handout + Magister "Grammar"

Let's get started

You will receive the WaspReporter books next week

We will go get the book Of Mice and Men at the mediatheek 

next week

Of Mice and Men - Introduction

Of Mice and Men

In period 4 you are going to read a short novel 

called Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

This lesson is the first introduction to the story and themes

Have fun and actively participate! 

Inspiration for the novel

When Steinbeck was a young adult, he spent his summer vacations working as a hired hand on local ranches. 

 His interactions with the people he met during those summers greatly influenced the characters he created throughout his career. 

 In an interview about Of Mice and Men, Steinbeck revealed that all the characters in the novel are composites based on real people. 

Main Characters

 Lennie Small: 

 a nondescript, hulking creature of a man whose childlike mentality continually gets him into scrapes with men who neither respect nor understand him. 

 George Milton: 

 a small, lean man, used to fighting for his place in the world. He oversees and protects Lennie. 

Other important characters

 Slim: a tall skinner (a highly skilled mule-driver) that serves as a counsellor to the ranch hands.

 Candy: The one-handed ranch worker who has lived past his prime.

 Curley’s wife: never named, she is not respected by the men on the ranch.

 Crooks: the African-American stable buck is called Crooks because of a spinal injury inflicted by a kicking horse.

 Curley: the boss’ son, he possesses a jealous, cruel streak.  

Synopsis

Of Mice and Men places the reader in Depression-era California, traveling from job to job with two migrant labourers, George Milton and Lennie Small. 

 The novel explores their friendship, in contrast to the isolation of their peers, and the way dreams can either motivate or unmotivate people. 

 It also addresses a variety of issues, including racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination, that play out against the backdrop of lonely people seeking happiness. 

Lesson Goals

After today's lessons you will..

.. learned learned what to expect in period 4

.. started to get to know the book Of Mice and Men

Well done!