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English 12 Mr. Wallace Of Mice and Men English 11/12 – Book Club Introduction: John Steinbeck’s famous novella, Of Mice and Men, will be read in class in place of short stories. The unit is designed to create a framework and foundation from which we can discuss literature as a group throughout the semester. Length: 3 weeks The Goal: To have discussions about this novel that are studentdriven, rather than teacherdriven. This means you will guide our discussions by posing questions and raising points of interest. Expectations: You will keep up with all assigned readings. o I encourage you to NOT read ahead during this unit so that you can better engage in conversation and debate without knowing the final outcome of the novel. You will attend all classes and engage in class discussions. This means both contributing to class discussion and listening to your classmate’s contributions. o Class discussions will occur in an organized fashion to ensure all students have an opportunity to speak. Your contributions will form the basis for a speaking and listening mark for this unit. o If you miss a class, you will be required to answer a series of teacher produced questions to make up for what you missed in class. Workshops: We will use Of Mice and Men as the content for several workshops designed to reinforce key terms or ideas, as well as to build our writing skills. Reading Dates: Chapter 1 – Monday, February 23 Chapter 2 – Wednesday, February 25 Chapter 3 – Friday, February 27 Chapter 4 – Monday, March 2 Chapter 5&6 – Wednesday, March 4 Assessment Pieces: Literary Paragraph Due: Wednesday, March 4 Literary Device Tracking Due: Friday March 6 Photographic Theme Due: Friday, March 6 Grade 11 Literary Essay Due: Thursday, March 26 Grade 12 Synthesis Essay Due: Thursday, March 26 Class Discussion Due: Ongoing * To keep up with the readings, you will need to read an average of 10 pages per day. Some time may be given in class, but you will probably have to read at home as well.

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English  12                     Mr.  Wallace    

Of  Mice  and  Men  English  11/12  –  Book  Club  

 Introduction:  John  Steinbeck’s  famous  novella,  Of  Mice  and  Men,  will  be  read  in  class  in  place  of  short  stories.  The  unit  is  designed  to  create  a  framework  and  foundation  from  which  we  can  discuss  literature  as  a  group  throughout  the  semester.    Length:  3  weeks      The  Goal:  To  have  discussions  about  this  novel  that  are  student-­‐driven,  rather  than  teacher-­‐driven.  This  means  you  will  guide  our  discussions  by  posing  questions  and  raising  points  of  interest.    Expectations:  

• You  will  keep  up  with  all  assigned  readings.  o I  encourage  you  to  NOT  read  ahead  during  this  unit  so  that  you  can  better  

engage  in  conversation  and  debate  without  knowing  the  final  outcome  of  the  novel.  

• You  will  attend  all  classes  and  engage  in  class  discussions.  This  means  both  contributing  to  class  discussion  and  listening  to  your  classmate’s  contributions.  

o Class  discussions  will  occur  in  an  organized  fashion  to  ensure  all  students  have  an  opportunity  to  speak.    

§ Your  contributions  will  form  the  basis  for  a  speaking  and  listening  mark  for  this  unit.  

o If  you  miss  a  class,  you  will  be  required  to  answer  a  series  of  teacher-­‐produced  questions  to  make  up  for  what  you  missed  in  class.  

 Workshops:  

• We  will  use  Of  Mice  and  Men  as  the  content  for  several  workshops  designed  to  reinforce  key  terms  or  ideas,  as  well  as  to  build  our  writing  skills.  

 Reading  Dates:    

• Chapter  1  –  Monday,  February  23  • Chapter  2  –  Wednesday,  February  25  • Chapter  3  –  Friday,  February  27  • Chapter  4  –  Monday,  March  2  • Chapter  5&6  –  Wednesday,  March  4  

   Assessment  Pieces:  

• Literary  Paragraph       Due:  Wednesday,  March  4  • Literary  Device  Tracking     Due:  Friday  March  6  • Photographic  Theme     Due:  Friday,  March  6  • Grade  11  Literary  Essay     Due:  Thursday,  March  26  • Grade  12  -­‐  Synthesis  Essay     Due:  Thursday,  March  26  • Class  Discussion       Due:  Ongoing  

   

*  To  keep  up  with  the  readings,  you  will  need  to  read  an  average  of  10  pages  per  day.  Some  time  may  be  given  in  class,  but  you  will  probably  have  to  read  at  home  as  well.  

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Preparation  for  class  discussion:  On  the  day  a  chapter  is  due  to  be  discussed,  you  must  come  to  class  with  the  following:    

1. THREE  questions  or  topics  for  class  discussion  2. Literary  device  tracking  completed  3. TWO  quotes  or  passages  you  connected  to  in  some  way  or  you  believe  are  

important.  Be  prepared  to  explain  their  importance  or  significance.    

1.  Student  Questioning    

While  you  are  reading,  you  should  be  making  note  of:  • Recurring  themes,  ideas  or  topics  • The  use  of  literary  devices  (ie.  metaphor,  imagery,  symbolism,  foreshadowing,  etc.)  • Events  or  descriptions  in  the  novel  that  captured  your  interest  • Events  or  actions  that  you  wish  to  discuss  further  as  a  group  • Aspects  of  the  story  that  are  confusing  or  unclear  • Characters  or  actions  of  characters  that  you  find  intriguing  or  you  believe  to  be  

important  • etc.    

 Once  you  have  a  list  of  ideas  or  topics  that  are  of  interest  to  you,  or  you  believe  are  important,  you  can  begin  the  process  of  formulating  questions  or  guided-­‐actions.    For  example:       In  chapter  one,  we  are  introduced  to  our  two  main  characters  and  their  friendship.    

This  relationship  seems  important,  so  I  could  ask  the  following  question:    

• How  do  the  characters  of  George  and  Lennie  contrast  with  one  another?    

Or  I  could  frame  a  guide-­‐action  such  as:    

• Discuss  how  George  and  Lennie  act  as  character  foils.      *  Note:  As  much  as  possible,  we  are  trying  to  avoid  basic  comprehension  questions  such  as:  

• Where  are  George  and  Lennie  going?  • Where  does  this  story  take  place?  • What  does  Lennie  have  in  his  pocket?  • Etc.  

                   

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2.  Literary  Device  Tracking    Instructions:      As  you  read  Of  Mice  and  Men,  keep  a  list  of  examples  of  the  literary  devices  below.  Record  examples  by  chapter  and  provide  page  numbers  for  each  example.  You  need  to  provide  enough  of  the  quote  so  that  it  makes  sense  when  sharing  it  with  the  class.    You  will  be  asked  to  share  your  examples  throughout  the  unit.  Your  responses  when  called  upon  will  be  used  as  part  of  you  speaking  and  listening  mark.    Example:    

Chapter  1    

• Alliteration  (p.  1)  –  “…  tracks  of  deer  that  come  drink  in  the  dark”  • Personification  (p.  1)  “The  shade  climbed  up  the  hills  toward  the  top.”  • Simile  (p.  1)  “His  huge  companion  …  drank  with  long  gulps,  snorting  into  the  water  

like  a  horse.      Literary  Devices:      Flashback    Foreshadowing    Suspense    Dilemma      Personification      

Metaphor    Simile      Situational  Irony    Verbal  Irony    Dramatic  Irony      

Symbolism      Archaic  Language    Colloquial  Language    Jargon    Alliteration    

3.  Significant  Passages    

p  .7  –  “He  (George)  looked  across  the  fire  at  Lennie’s  anguished  faced,  and  the  he  looked  ashamedly  at  the  flames.”  

• This  quote  provides  some  insight  into  George’s  character.  We  see  that  despite  his  frustration  and  anger,  he  does  care  about  Lennie  and  his  feelings.  

 p.  8  –  “Guys  like  us,  that  work  on  ranches,  are  the  loneliest  guys  in  the  world.  They  got  no  family.  They  don’t  belong  no  place….  With  us  it  ain’t  like  that.  We  got  a  future.  We  got  somebody  to  talk  to  that  gives  a  damn  about  us.”  

• Although  we  haven’t  met  any  other  characters,  this  quote  provides  us  with  a  sense  that  George  and  Lennie  are  going  to  be  different  from  those  characters  we  do  meet.  

 

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Theme  Tracking:  Throughout  the  novel  we  will  track  ideas  and  events  connected  to  each  of  the  following  theme  topics.    

• Dreams,  Hopes,  Plans  • Power  vs.  Powerlessness  /  Powerful  vs.  Powerless  • Loneliness  • Friendship  

 The  ideas  from  these  brainstorming  sessions  will  provide  the  foundation  for  your  essays.    

 Essay    

English  11      

• Discuss  the  themes  found  in  Of  Mice  and  Men.    English  12    

• Compare  and/or  contrast  the  themes  found  in  Steinbeck’s  short  story  Johnny  Bear  with  those  found  in  his  novel  Of  Mice  and  Men.  

o Be  sure  to  reference  both  stories  in  your  essay,  but  you  may  focus  more  heavily  on  one  over  the  other.  

 Formatting:    

• Follow  the  essay  structure  we  have  discussed  in  class.  • Please  complete  using  a  word  processor.  

o Double-­‐Space  o Use  Times New Roman,  Cambria,  Arial,  or  Calibri  –  12pt  font  

• Your  essay  should  be  400-­‐500  words  (roughly  two  pages,  doubled  space).  • Your  writing  must  be  your  own.    

                                 

 

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Photographic  Theme  Assignment    

Introduction:      You  will  look  for  inspiration  in  the  world  around  you  and  take  a  photo  that  you  feel  represents  a  key  theme  or  idea  in  Of  Mice  and  Men.  You  will  add  a  voice  caption  to  the  photo  that  clearly  identifies  the  theme  you  chose  and  explains  how  the  photo  represents  and  connects  to  that  theme  or  idea.    Example:    

   Presentation:  

 You  will  be  using  a  web-­‐based  program  called  VoiceThread  to  present  this  assignment.  I  will  provide  you  with  further  instructions  in  the  coming  days.    Commenting:    In  addition  to  your  own  assignment,  you  must  leave  a  brief  voice  comment  on  two  of  your  classmates’  assignments.  VoiceThread  offers  an  opportunity  to  do  this  online.  Your  comment  may  add  further  insight,  raise  an  important  question,  or  provide  specific  feedback.    Assessment:    • Quality  and  Depth  of  Connection                                              /5                              

o Demonstrates  high  level  of    engagement  and  understanding.  

• Clarity  in  expression                                                                                            /5                                                                                      o Written/verbal  expression.  o Connection  between  explanation,  photo    and  theme.  

 

• Creativity                                                                                                                        /5  o Quality  of  photo.  o Uniqueness  of  subject  matter.  o Uniqueness  of  connection.  

• Comments                                                                                                                  /5  o Thoughtful  and  respectful.  o Demonstrate  high  level  of  engagement.  

 

The   grey   lockers   in   this   photograph   represent   the  men  on   the   ranch.   Although   they   live   and   work   closely  together,   they   are   separated   by   distrust.   In   a   similar  fashion,   these   lockers   reside   side   by   side   but   are  separated   by   metal   walls   and   locks   preventing   others  from  entering  their  personal  space.  The  lone,  blue  locker  amongst   the   sea   of   grey,   represents   Curley’s   wife’s  existence  on  the  farm.  As  the  only  female  character,  she  does  not   fit   in  with  the  other  ranch  hands.   As  much   as  she   tries   to   make   connections   with   the   men,   her  “rouged   lips”   and   “heavily  made   up”   eyes   distinguish  her  from  the  men.  Like  the  blue  locker,  there  is  no  way  for  her  to  fit  in.