Of Mice and Men Pre-Reading Activity Chart 1 2 PDF

Title	Of Mice and Men Pre-Reading Activity Chart 1 2
Author	Sarah Murphy
Course	Algebra for Preservice Middle School Teachers
Institution	University of Maryland
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Of#Mice#and#Men!Pre-Reading!Activity! !

Of#Mice#and#Men!is!a!novella!by!American!writer!John!Steinbeck.!It!is!set!in!the!1930s,!during!the!Great! Depression,!and!tells!the!stories!of!two!migrant!workers!who!dream!of!having!their!own!small!piece!of!land.!! ! There!are!many!issues!in!Of#Mice#and#Men!that!require!some!background!knowledge!to!help!you!through!the! novel.! ! Topics:!For!your!topic,!answer!the!questions!below.!It!is!up!to!your!group!how!you!organize!and!present!this! information.!You!should!also!include!photographs!or!illustrations!to!help!your!audience!understand!your! material.! Topic

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-!Date!of!birth/death! -!Childhood! -!Books!Steinbeck!wrote! Group 1: John Steinbeck -!Topics!he!was!interested!in! -!Biographical!details!(wives,!children,!etc.)! -!Awards!he!received! -!Themes!he!wrote!about!

Group 2: The Migrant Worker experience

Group 3: Developmental Delays

Group 4: The Great Depression

Group 5: Attempts to Censor Of Mice and Men

-!What!is!the!Dust!Bowl?! -!Where!in!California!did!migrant!workers!find!jobs?! -!What!would!a!typical!day!be!like!for!a!migrant!worker!be!like?! -!What!were!typical like!for!migrant! workers? -!What!are!some!of!the!symptoms!of!developmental!delays?! -!What!are!some!of!the!causes!of!developmental!delays?! -!How!were!people!with!developmental!delays!treated,!especially!during!the! 1900s-1950s?! -!Note!to!this!group:!while!“developmental!delay”!is!the!preferred!term,!you! might!also!find!some!information!under!“mental!retardation,”!which!is! considered!offensive!in!general!conversation!but!is!the!technical!term!that!most! medical!professionals!still!use. -!What!is!the!Great!Depression?! -!How!long!did!it!last?! -!What!were!some!of!the!causes?!(economic!and!agricultural)! -!What!was!life!like!for!workers!during!the!Depression?! -!What!were!some!of!the!problems!with!farming!during!the!Depression,! especially!in!the!American!west,!including!California? -!What!is!censorship?! -!How!does!censorship!apply!especially!to!schools!and!students?! -!Why!has!Of#Mice#and#Men!been!challenged?!(there!are!many!different! reasons!depending!on!the!case)! -!Did!attempts!to!remove!Of#Mice#and#Men!work?...