Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Essential Questions
- What are the benefits of having relationships?
- Are all relationships equal?
- How do relationships support our lives?
- What are the trade-offs in relationships?
- What determines the relationships we have?
- How do class, religion, race, and culture affect our relationships?
- What role does empathy play in mutual relationships?
- What place does a dream/vision have in one’s life/relationships?
Unit Questions for Study
1. What is the thesis, what is the overall argument the author presents?
2. What did the author choose to study? Why?
3. What is the writer’s purpose? To inform? To persuade? To criticize?
4. Who is the author’s intended audience?
5. How does the writer arrange his or her ideas? Chronologically?
6. How does the writer use diction? (Word choice, arrangement, accuracy, is it formal, informal? Technical versus slang?)
7. Does the writer use dialogue? Quotations? Why?
8. Are important terms repeated?
9. What is the sentence structure of text? Are there fragments, run ons? Is it declarative, imperative, exclamatory? What effect does this have?
10. Does the writer use punctuation to create an effect? Italics, underlining, parentheses? Which marks does the writer use, and when?
2. What did the author choose to study? Why?
3. What is the writer’s purpose? To inform? To persuade? To criticize?
4. Who is the author’s intended audience?
5. How does the writer arrange his or her ideas? Chronologically?
6. How does the writer use diction? (Word choice, arrangement, accuracy, is it formal, informal? Technical versus slang?)
7. Does the writer use dialogue? Quotations? Why?
8. Are important terms repeated?
9. What is the sentence structure of text? Are there fragments, run ons? Is it declarative, imperative, exclamatory? What effect does this have?
10. Does the writer use punctuation to create an effect? Italics, underlining, parentheses? Which marks does the writer use, and when?
Assignments and Information
Pre-Reading Materials
Full Text of the NovelWriting Prompt Vocabulary Words |
Study Guides
Reading Schedule for Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 February 6, 2014 Chapter 2 February 7, 2014 Chapter 3 February 10, 2014 Chapter 4 February 12, 2014 Chapter 5 February 14, 2014 Chapter 6&7 February 17, 2014 All study guides are due the day the next chapter is set to begin. For example: Chapter 1 study guide is due on February 7. Chapter 2 study guide is due on February 10. This schedule is subject to change, but it should provide an outline for you in which to complete your work. |