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Answer the following prompts in your writing journal. Make sure you are writing a well-developed, coherent paragraph that cites specific support to justify your reasoning.
1) What kinds of circumstances are truly beyond an individual’s control and what options are truly within the realm of personal choice?
2) As a society, what is our responsibility to people whose circumstances are beyond their control? What is our responsibility to those people who cannot make choices for themselves?
3) What is the meaning of friendship, loneliness and being an outsider?
4) How can friendship/companionship combat loneliness?
5) Do our friends have to look and act like us?
6) What is our responsibility to the “friendless?” (less fortunate/less able people)
7) Can murder ever be justified? What’s the difference between murder and mercy-killing? Who decides?
8) What is the importance of our dreams?
9) Do the best-laid plans often go awry?
10) What happens if our dreams are never realized?
11) What is the most important relationship in your life? What makes this relationship important to you? How would your life be different if the relationship had not occurred and how would you be affected if the relationship ended? How does the relationship affect your decisions and actions? Does it interfere with your freedom?
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Characters: Fill in the table for the following characters.
Character Physical description, age, personality
What do they do or what is their relationship to others?
Lennie Small
George Milton
Candy
Curley
Curley’s wife
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Slim
Carlson
Crooks
Chapter
Day & Time Location Characters involved Main Events Part of plot line
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Symbolism in Of Mice and Men
Characters: Each of these characters represents a “type,” a segment of society or a person whom the reader might recognize as one of a certain group. Notice also the way their NAMES say something about them.
Lennie Small—
Crooks—
Curley’s Wife—
Candy—
Carlson—
Slim—
Curley—
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Of Mice and MenChapter 1 Reading and Study Guide
I. VOCABULARY: Be able to define the following words and understand them when they appear in the novel.
bindle [slang] a bundle, as of bedding, carried by a hobo
jack [slang] money
morosely______________________________________________________________________
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droned________________________________________________________________________
contemplated___________________________________________________________________
II. Allusions and historical references:
Soledad: a coastal California city about 130 miles south of San Francisco.
Salinas River: a river that flows through Soledad and into Monterey Bay
Weed: a northern California mining town
watchin’ that blackboard: employment agencies would post available jobs on a blackboard in front of their offices. Prospective employees would watch the blackboard for any new jobs.
work cards a job assignment from an employment agency would be written on a work card to bepresented by the worker to the employer.
III. LITERARY TERMS: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the novel.
imply_________________________________________________________________________
infer__________________________________________________________________________
exposition_____________________________________________________________________
setting________________________________________________________________________
What is the setting of this novel? __________________________________________________
From what point of view is the story told?____________________________________________
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Paragraph: write a paragraph answer to the following question. Use quotes to support your answer. Explain the relationship that exists between George and Lennie based on Chapter 1 of the book.______________________________________________________________________________
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Of Mice and MenChapter 2 Reading and Study Guide
I. VOCABULARY: Be able to define the following words and understand them when they appear in the novel.
swamper handyman; someone who performs odd jobs—such as cleaning. Refers to the character Candy
tick mattress covering
stable buck a stable is a building where horses are kept. A buck, in this case, is a derogatory word for a black man. A stable buck, then, would be a black man who works in a stable.
skinner a mule driver
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ominously_____________________________________________________________________
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derogatory_____________________________________________________________________
mollified______________________________________________________________________
II. LITERARY TERMS: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the novel.
dialect________________________________________________________________________
novella________________________________________________________________________
irony_________________________________________________________________________
What is an example of something ironic from this chapter?______________________________
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SHORT ESSAY: write a paragraph answer to the following questions. Use quotes from the book to support your answer.
Describe the atmosphere of the ranch and bunkhouse. Be sure to include characteristics of different characters who were formally or informally introduced to us in this chapter.
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Of Mice and MenChapter 3 Reading and Study Guide
I. VOCABULARY: Be able to define the following words and understand them when they appear in the novel.
derision_______________________________________________________________________
receptive______________________________________________________________________
reprehensible___________________________________________________________________
reverence______________________________________________________________________
II. Allusions and historical references:
Luger German semiautomatic pistol
III. LITERARY TERMS: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the novel.
theme_________________________________________________________________________
What is a theme of the novel so far?_________________________________________________
imagery_______________________________________________________________________
onomatopoeia__________________________________________________________________
example: ______________________________________________________________________
foreshadow____________________________________________________________________
conflict_______________________________________________________________________
General type Specific example from story
External: _____________ vs. ________________ — _______________ vs. _______________
_____________ vs. ________________ — _______________ vs. _______________
_____________ vs. ________________ — _______________ vs. _______________
Internal: _____________ vs. ________________ — _______________ vs. _______________
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Paragraph: write a paragraph answer to the following questions. Use quotes from the book to support your answer.
There are some similarities between Candy and his dog and George and Lennie. In a paragraph explain the similarities.
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Of Mice and MenChapter 4 Reading and Study Guide
I. VOCABULARY: Be able to define the following words and understand them when they appear in the novel.
aloof_________________________________________________________________________
fawning_______________________________________________________________________
apprehension___________________________________________________________________
indignation____________________________________________________________________
crestfallen_____________________________________________________________________
II. LITERARY TERMS: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the novel.
Verbal irony__________________________________________________________________
example:______________________________________________________________________
symbolism_____________________________________________________________________
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Paragraph: write a paragraph answer to the following questions. Use quotes from the book to support your answer.
How is the theme of loneliness developed in this chapter? Think about the characters Lennie, Crooks, Candy, and Curley’s wife.
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Of Mice and MenChapter 5 & 6 Reading and Study Guide
I. VOCABULARY: Be able to define the following words and understand them when they appear in the novel.
woe__________________________________________________________________________
writhed_______________________________________________________________________
belligerently___________________________________________________________________
monotonous____________________________________________________________________
II. LITERARY TERMS: Be able to define each term and apply each term to the novel.
protagonist_____________________________________________________________________
Who is/are the protagonist(s)?_____________________________________________________
personification__________________________________________________________________
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Paragraph: write a paragraph answer to the following questions. Use quotes from the book to support your answer.
Write whether or not George was justified in what he did to Lennie.
Yes, George was right in killing Lennie—Reasons: No, George shouldn’t have killed Lennie—Reasons:
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Three of the key themes in the novel are:
LonelinessViolence Dreams
Read the following comments about the novel and identify which theme they support.
1. Migrant workers never stay in one place long enough to form permanent relationships.2. Lennie has a violence that he cannot control. He doesn’t have an inclination to be
violent but when he uses violence he is unable to contain it.3. Crooks has been injured by a violent kick to the spine.4. Curley’s wife has a dream of being famous and acting in movies.5. Curley is hated by those around him, including his wife and the only contact he has
with others is unfriendly.6. George is left alone once more when Lennie dies; he reconciles himself to the lonely
existence of a migrant worker.7. The word ‘Soledad’ means loneliness.8. Curley is a character that thrives on violence. Tension arises whenever he appears.9. Lennie crushes small animals at first then Curley’s hand and eventually kills Curley’s
wife.10. Migrant workers tolerated their difficult conditions by striving to be their own bosses
and put down roots of their own.11. Significantly none of the characters achieve their dreams.12. Lennie has the simplest dream, to care for rabbits, he doesn’t understand fully the need
to own land like the others.13. Curley’s wife is newly married and in a strange place and she is forbidden to speak to
anyone.14. Candy is old and different to the other hands; his only company is his dog.15. George continually plays a solitaire hand of cards in the bunkhouse.
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Of Mice and MenPersuasive Paper
Write a four paragraph persuasive paper. At the end of the novel, George shoots Lennie in theback of the head. George feels he has no alternative. If he doesn’t kill him, Carlson or Curleymight. And if they don’t kill him, he definitely will go to jail for killing Curley’s wife.In this paper, write whether or not George should have killed Lennie. Remember, you need toprovide reasons and evidence. In the second body paragraph, write whether or not mercy killingor capital punishment is good. Again, make sure you provide reason. Why should mercy killingbe allowed? Why is it good? How does the novel make this clear? OR Why is mercy killingbad? And why shouldn’t it be allowed? And how does the novel make this clear?
Paragraph 1 (Introduction):Attention getter – get the reader’s attention.• rhetorical question• relevant quote from an outside source• relevant quote from the story• fact or statistic• description of initial response to the work• shocking or amusing generalization.Whichever method you decide to use, make sure the attention-getter is relevant to the topic ofyour paper. The attention-getter should relate to the topic of your paper.
Necessary information• author’s full name – John Steinbeck• Title of story – Of Mice and Men• Brief plot summary
Thesis:Your thesis should consist of a topic and limiting ideas. It should never be a question. The thesisfor a persuasive paper should make it clear which side of the controversy you are on.
Example: The novel makes it clear that capital punishment is a bad idea and should not bepracticed.
Paragraph 2 – body• Topic sentence: a topic sentence has a topic and a focus, or a limiting idea. Your topic isthe killing of Lennie. And your limiting idea is whether it was right or wrong.• Support: the rest of the paragraph should support your stance.
Paragraph 3 – body• Topic sentence: Your topic should be mercy killing or capital punishment. Your limitingidea is whether it is right or wrong.• Support: the rest of the paragraph should support your stance using reasons, examples,and so forth.
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Paragraph 4 – conclusion• Restate, or reword, your thesis.• Tie it all together. This is not a summery. You may need to in two sentences remindyour reader how you have shown that they should agree with you.• Clincher: try to end your paper with a short sentence that reinforces your argument. Thisis like the attention-getter. And it can relate back to your attention-getter.
Notes:
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Works Cited
“Of Mice and Men Anticipation/Reaction Guide .” Web English Teacher. N.p. 12 Feb. 2011.
Web. 22 June 2011.
“Of Mice and Men Internet Resources.” Mr. Lettiere’s English on the Web. N.p. 28 April
2011.
“Of Mice and Men Webquest.” Web English Teacher. N.p. 12 Feb. 2011. Web. 22 June
2011.
Steinback, John. Of Mice and Men. Penguin Books. 1993. Print.
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