week 1: historical context & preparation english 9 omm and the depression
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W E E K 1 : H I S T O R I C A L C O N T E X T & P R E PA R AT I O N
ENGLISH 9 OMM AND THE DEPRESSION
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ENGLISH 9: OMM & THE DEPRESSIONObjectives Assignments HW
Mon Cite evidence to support analysis
Determine central idea & analyze development; summarize objectively
Analyze how author unfolds series of events
WU: Prepositional PhrasesA&E Biography: John Steinbeck
Tues WU: Prepositional PhrasesLT: Historical ContextRead NY Times Article “The Great Depression”
Summary due Fri.
Wed Unit Test (Grading Period 1) Summary due Fri.
Thurs
WU: Prepositional PhrasesNotes: OMM BackgroundOMM Study GuideOMM VocabBegin reading OMM
Summary due Fri.
Fri WU: Prepositional PhrasesLT: characterizationOMM Vocab ListRead
Reading HW
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LT: HISTORICAL CONTEXTDefinition:
The moods, attitudes, and conditions that existed in a certain time.
Can refer to the time the book was published AND/OR the setting of the book
Synonyms/in my words:
Graphic/symbol: Example:
The context of OMM:
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CORNELL NOTES: OF MICE AND MEN
BY J O H N S T E I N B E C K
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PLOT
• 1937: friendship between 2 men • Salinas Valley• The Dust Bowl:
drought and wind in central U.S.
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THE DUST BOWL
•Poor farmers lost land, went to California
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THE SETTING
• farmland of Salinas valley
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THE FIELDS OF SALINAS, CALIFORNIA
•The ranch = near Soledad
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SOLEDAD
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CALIFORNIA IN THE 1930S
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ISSUES IN OF MICE & MEN
• The Depression• Stock market
crashed• Unemployment• Men left families to
work
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WHAT’S A BINDLESTIFF?
A “hobo,” especially one who carries a bedroll.
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• Door-to-door for food or workLoneliness & drifting
•Transients wandered country• Possessions on back• Rode boxcar trains
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ISSUES IN OF MICE & MEN
• Controversial issues:• Foul language• Mental disabilities• Racist terminology
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THEMES
• The American Dream• Social roles• “My brother’s keeper”
• Power vs. powerlessness• Fate• Nature
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SUMMARIZE
• Summarize the background info on Of Mice and Men at the end of your Cornell notes.
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1. recumbent 2. stilted
• Lying down/ reclining • Stiff/ stiffly formal
OMM VOCAB LIST!
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3. Scowl 4. Morosely (morose)
• Frown/ look of disapproval
• Moody/ sulky
OMM VOCAB
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5. lumber 6. anguish
• Walk or move w/ heavy clumsiness
• Agonizing physical or mental pain
OMM VOCAB
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7. vicious 8. pugnacious
• Evil & wicked/ savage & dangerous
• Combative/ looking for a fight
OMM VOCAB
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9. ominous 10. derision
• Menacing/ threatening sign of future
• To speak of or treat someone w/ contempt, hatred
OMM VOCAB
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11. reprehensible
• Deserving blame/ disgraceful
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12. contempt 13. indignation
• The feeling that a person or a thing is worthless
• Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment
OMM VOCAB
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14. sullen 15. avert
• Bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy.
• Turn away (one's eyes or thoughts)• Prevent or ward off
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16. hurl 17. console
• Throw with great force • Comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment
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18. complacent 19. writhe
• self-satisfied, smug • Make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body
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20. monotonous
• Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.• Lacking in variation in
tone or pitch