GEORGE MAKES THE PLANTS GO RED

DID GEORGE HAVE TO KILL LENNY?  WHAT ENDING WERE YOU EXPECTING?  DO YOU AGREE WITH GEORGE'S DECISION?  IF YES, EXPLAIN WHY AND IF NOT, WHAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO LENNY?

THEY DISCOVER THE BODY

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FROM CHAPTER 5

. What does Candy blame Curley's wife for? Check all that apply:
❐ being a tart ❐ getting him fired
❐ ruining his dream of having a place of his own ❐ Lennie's actions


 What is George's plan for announcing Curley's wife's death so he, George, will not be blamed for it?

 What does Curley say he will do to Lennie?

 What is Carlson missing?

WHAT DO YOU PREDICT CURLY WILL DO IF HE FINDS LENNY? WHAT WILL GEORGE DO IF HE FINDS LENNIE? WHERE DO YOU THINK LENNIE WENT?

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I DONE A BAD THING..I DONE ANOTHER BAD THING

LENNY LIKES TO PET FURRY THINGS.  THAT HAS GOTTEN HIM INTO A LOT OF TROUBLE IN HIS TRAVELS WITH GEORGE.  BUT THIS TIME, HE REALLY DID A BAD THING....HE KILLED CURLEY'S WIFE BY MISTAKE.  COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS GIVEN IN CLASS.
 Name:________________________________________ Date:______________________________
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck • Chapter 5 Reading Check
Directions: Complete the following activities.
PART I. Reading Comprehension.
Answer the following questions. Keep your answers short.

1. What is Lennie upset about in the first few pages of the chapter?

2. Where are most of the men? Check all that apply:
❐ at work ❐ in town
❐ playing horseshoes ❐ none of the above

3. Why does Curley's wife get angry at Lennie? Check all that apply:
❐ what he did in Question #1 ❐ smashing Curley's hand
❐ not talking to her ❐ for hanging out with George

4. Why did Curley's wife marry Curley?

5. List three of the most important things that led to Curley's wife's death:

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STEINBECK'S TAKE ON RACISM THROUGH THE CHARACTER OF CROOKS

COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS ON CHAPTER 4 REGARDING CROOKS AND WHAT HIS LIFE WAS LIKE ON THE RANCH. IN HIS PORTRAYAL OF CROOKS, IS STEINBECK EMBRACING RACISM OR IS HE MAKING A STATEMENT AGAINST IT?  WHAT ROLE IS CROOKS PLAYING IN THE BOOK? WAS STEINBECK RACIST?

OF MICE AND MEN MOVIE 1939

THE MOVIE WITH LON CHANEY AND MEREDITH BURGESS WAS MADE IN 1939. 

HOW MANY YEARS AGO WAS THE MOVIE MADE?

THE MOVIE IS IN BLACK AND WHITE.  DESCRIBE WHAT YOU LIKE OR DON'T LIKE IN A BLACK AND WHITE MOVIE. CAN YOU ENJOY A MOVIE IN BLACK AND WHITE?

WHAT FORESHADOWING DO YOU SEE COMING FROM WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN SO FAR?

 

LENNY FIGHTS BACK

EVERYONE WAS RIVETED BY THE FIGHT BETWEEN CURLY AND LENNY.  COMPARE THE DIFFERENCES IN THE STORY OF THE BOOK TO THE STORY IN THE MOVIE.  WHAT IS THE SAME?  WHAT IS DIFFERENT?  WHICH ONE DO YOU LIKE BETTER?

COMPARE THE MOVIE AND THE BOOK

LON CHANEY PLAYS LENNY IN THE ORIGINAL MOVIE VERSION OF MICE AND MEN.  HE IS A FAMOUS ACTOR WHO PLAYED FOUR OF THE GREAT MONSTERS: FRANKENSTEIN, THE MUMMY, DRACULA, AND THE WOLFMAN. THIS MOVIE WAS THE SERIOUS ROLE OF HIS CAREER. COMPARE THE CHARACTERS LENNY AND GEORGE IN THE MOVIE TO YOUR IMAGE OF THEM IN THE BOOK.  DESCRIBE WHETHER YOU THOUGHT THE MOVIE CHARACTERS WERE BETTER THAN YOUR IMAGE IN THE BOOK OR THE OPPOSITE.

HOW MUCH WOULD IT TAKE TO BUY.....

GEORGE SAYS THAT THE DREAM RANCH COSTS $600. CANDY WANTS TO OFFER GEORGE AND LENNY HIS STAKE OF $350.  WHO MUCH MORE WOULD THEY NEED TO BUY THE RANCH?  IF THEY MAKE $50 A MONTH TO WORK ON THE RANCH, HOW LONG WOULD IT TAKE FOR THE THREE OF THEM TO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY THE RANCH?

WHAT OBJECT OR THING WOULD YOU LIKE TO BUY?  HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE TO BUY IT?  HOW MUCH MORE DO YOU NEED?

CANDY WANTS IN ON LENNY AND GEORGE'S DREAM

CANDY WANTS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DREAM OF BUYING A RANCH WITH LENNY AND GEORGE. WHAT IS THEIR DREAM EXACTLY? HOW REALISTIC IS THEIR DREAM? IF A DREAM IS UNREALISTIC, SHOULD ONE STILL TRY TO GO FOR IT?

COMPARISON OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN LENNY/GEORGE AND ARNOLD/ROWDY

GOOD JOB ON YOUR COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE TWO FRIENDSHIPS IN THE TWO BOOKS WE HAVE READ SO FAR. DESCRIBE WHAT MAKES A FRIENDSHIP CLOSE.  WHAT IMPORTANT QUALITIES MUST A FRIENDSHIP HAVE?  WHAT DO LENNY AND GEORGE HAVE THAT MAKES THEIR FRIENDSHIP IMPORTANT OR SPECIAL?

COMPARISON OF THE FRIENDSHIPS OF LENNY/GEORGE AND ARNOLD/ROWDY

CONTINUE WORKING ON THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN LENNY AND GEORGE AND THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN ARNOLD AND ROWDY.

FORESHADOWING IN THE APPEARANCE OF CURLY'S WIFE

THE SWAMPER SAYS THAT CURLY'S WIFE IS A TART OR FLIRT.  WAS THE WAY SHE TALKED TO GEORGE AND LENNIE TOO MUCH?  WHAT MAKES THE WAY SHE TALKS TO MEN INAPPROPRIATE?

HOW MIGHT THIS BE A PROBLEM FOR LENNIE AND GEORGE?

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PREDICTION AND FORESHADOWING

Steinbeck provides hints about what will happen later in the story. This technique of giving clues to prepare readers for later events is called foreshadowing. Foreshadowing serves several purposes. It can arouse the reader's curiosity, piquing interest in details and creating an eagerness to continue reading. It can also make later events seem more believable since the author has already hinted at the outcome. A writer who uses foreshadowing doesn't necessarily give away the story. A reader must still interpret the clues and predict what will happen.

Complete the handout which asks for predictions of what will happen when Lenny and George get to the ranch and meet the people there.  We will work on them in class tomorrow, too.

CREATING A CHARACTER PORTRAIT OF LENNY AND GEORGE

YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES OF HOMEWORK TO COMPLETE OVER THE COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND:
OPTION 1:
Directions: Complete the following activities.
PART I. Reading Comprehension.
Answer the following questions. Keep your answers short.
1. What had Lennie done to cause trouble in the town of Weed?
2. When George gets angry with all the trouble Lennie causes, what does Lennie say he will do?
3. What is George and Lennie's dream?
4. What are George's instructions to Lennie when they meet the new boss?
5. What does George tell Lennie to do if he gets in trouble?
PART II. Working With the Text.
Read the following quotes from the novel. Then explain who said each of them, and write about what you
think the possible reasons are that the author created these words for each of these characters.
1. "I could pet it with my thumb..."(5-6). "–jus' wanted to pet it..."(11-12).
EXAMPLE: Lennie is the speaker. The author puts these words in Lennie's mouth to show us that
Lennie really likes to touch soft things, like fur and fabric.
2. "I wanted you to stay with me" (12-13).
3. "Tell me–like you done before" (13-14).



OPTION 2: COMPLETE THE HANDOUT OF CREATING A PORTRAIT OF THE TWO MAIN CHARACTERS--LENNY AND GEORGE.

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck • Sketching a Portrait--Character Traits
Directions: Steinbeck gives enough clues about George and Lennie that readers begin to associate certain character traits with the two men. Decide which trait in each pair best describes the character in question and circle your choice. Then find two examples from Chapter 1 to support your choice. Give the page numbers where you found your examples.
George
1. practical / impractical
First Example:__________________________________________________________________
Second Example:________________________________________________________________
2. inattentive / perceptive
First Example:__________________________________________________________________
Second Example:________________________________________________________________
3. quick-tempered / easygoing
First Example:__________________________________________________________________
Second Example:________________________________________________________________
4. kind / cruel
First Example:__________________________________________________________________
Second Example:______________________________________________________________________
Lennie
1. mature / childlike
First Example:__________________________________________________________________
Second Example:________________________________________________________________
2. emotional / unemotional
First Example:__________________________________________________________________
Second Example:________________________________________________________________
3. shrewd / simple
First Example:__________________________________________________________________
Second Example:________________________________________________________________
4. eager / reluctant
First Example:__________________________________________________________________
Second Example:________________________________________________________________

GEORGE TELLS LENNY DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO THE BOSS, JUST LET HIM  SEE YOU WORK FIRST. OTHERWISE THEY WON'T GET THE JOB.  HAS YOUR OPINION OF SOMEONE CHANGED FROM WHAT THEY SAID? SHOULD WE JUDGE A PERSON BY WHAT HE SAYS?

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RIDING THE RAILS AND HOBOS

HW: WAS IT BETTER TO STAY WITH THEIR FAMILY IN POVERTY OR LEAVE AND FIND THEIR WAY ON THE ROAD?

 WOULD YOU EVER WANT TO RIDE THE RAILS?  WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE ABOUT IT?

 FROM THE PBS SERIES: 

Riding the Rails: Hobo Kids during Great Depression 1/5

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