Of Mice and Men 1.1 The Great Depression The novel is set during the Great Depression, but what was so bad about it? Millions of people out of work People had to travel round the country looking for work, sometimes living in tents or cars No state benefits 1.2 John Steinbeck Born in 1902, died in 1968 Grew up in Salinas Valley, CA – where the novel is set Very concerned with the lives of the poor Many of his books were banned in schools in the US because of their subject matter Won the noble prize…
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Comp 2p.27 September 2012 Literary Analysis of Seven Blind Mice Seven Blind Mice is a children’s book by Ed Young in third person point of view, and it is based on a poem entitled “The Blind Men and the Elephant” by John Godfrey Saxe. Seven different colored mice discover a new mysterious “Something” at their pond, and they all take turns to look at it. Ed Young uses symbolism to explain why each mouse sees something different at the pond. Seven blind mice venture out to their pond and discover…
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Choose Your Own Of Mice and Men Essay Topic After reading Of Mice and Men, consider which aspect of the novel you would be most interested in exploring in a paper. 1. Discuss how and why Steinbeck uses animal imagery. 2. Discuss how loneliness influences the characters in the novel. 3. Discuss the outsiders in this community. What role does each play in the story? 4. Compare the novel to the Robert Burns poem, “To a Mouse.” 5. Discuss the dreams of the characters, focusing on the…
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argument about the time period. You will be required to research and read critical analysis essays about your two texts, and include quotations from those sources (you’ll get a handout on this on Tuesday, 4/22). Note: you will not need direct quotations from the texts in these paragraphs; your quoted material will come from the critical analysis essays that you find. 4. A paragraph concerning a short work (probably a poem) that you find during your research that helps to support your argument. You will…
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‘Of Mice and Men’ By John Steinbeck Revision Booklet English Literature Unit 1: Part B: Exploring Cultures The examination This is worth 20% of the total GCSE It is 45 minutes of a 90 minute exam. You must answer ONE question. The question is in two parts: Part A: candidates respond to a passage from the text Part B: candidates must link this passage to the whole text. Sample question: Read the passage ‘On one side of the little room… lighter than his…
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“Most of us would prefer to look at cartoons in a magazine than read a poem," says Kooser. Poetry reflects life in a way that even big movies, cannot do. Kooser’s poems invite the reader to reflect on everyday items and to notice the small details and beauties of the world. He has a talent to express emotions in a way that the readers themselves will experience. He has been referred to as the master of the short metaphorical poem (Gioia). Kooser has lived in Iowa and Nebraska all of his life. His…
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portrayals of characters in the novel you TEACHING IDEAS read, and write a critique of the book from its point of view. For example the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals might have a lot to say about Lennie’s treatment of animals in Of Mice and Men, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the portrayal of Crooks, and the National Organization of Women on the portrayal of Curley’s wife and the fact that she was never given a name. 5. Social worker’s report. If the…
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Parts of speech (8): Noun: person, place, or thing (concrete) Pronoun: Take place of noun (he, she, it) Adjective: describes a noun Verb: an action (remember “to be” and “to have” are actions) Adverb: describes an action (often ends in ‘ly’) Conjunction: links words or actions Preposition: links nouns, pronouns, & phrases (to show relationships in time, shape, or logic) Interjection: added to show emotion (!) *Articles: a, and, the The big black dog ran noisily through the neighborhood…
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