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

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

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:

CORNELL NOTES: OF MICE AND MEN

BY J O H N S T E I N B E C K

PLOT

• 1937: friendship between 2 men • Salinas Valley• The Dust Bowl:

drought and wind in central U.S.

THE DUST BOWL

•Poor farmers lost land, went to California

THE SETTING

• farmland of Salinas valley

THE FIELDS OF SALINAS, CALIFORNIA

•The ranch = near Soledad

SALINAS

•

SOLEDAD

CALIFORNIA IN THE 1930S

ISSUES IN OF MICE & MEN

• The Depression• Stock market

crashed• Unemployment• Men left families to

work

WHAT’S A BINDLESTIFF?

A “hobo,” especially one who carries a bedroll.

• Door-to-door for food or workLoneliness & drifting

•Transients wandered country• Possessions on back• Rode boxcar trains

ISSUES IN OF MICE & MEN

• Controversial issues:• Foul language• Mental disabilities• Racist terminology

THEMES

• The American Dream• Social roles• “My brother’s keeper”

• Power vs. powerlessness• Fate• Nature

SUMMARIZE

• Summarize the background info on Of Mice and Men at the end of your Cornell notes.

1. recumbent 2. stilted

• Lying down/ reclining • Stiff/ stiffly formal

OMM VOCAB LIST!

3. Scowl 4. Morosely (morose)

• Frown/ look of disapproval

• Moody/ sulky

OMM VOCAB

5. lumber 6. anguish

• Walk or move w/ heavy clumsiness

• Agonizing physical or mental pain

OMM VOCAB

7. vicious 8. pugnacious

• Evil & wicked/ savage & dangerous

• Combative/ looking for a fight

OMM VOCAB

9. ominous 10. derision

• Menacing/ threatening sign of future

• To speak of or treat someone w/ contempt, hatred

OMM VOCAB

11. reprehensible

• Deserving blame/ disgraceful

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

14. sullen 15. avert

• Bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy.

• Turn away (one's eyes or thoughts)• Prevent or ward off

16. hurl 17. console

• Throw with great force • Comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment

18. complacent 19. writhe

• self-satisfied, smug • Make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body

20. monotonous

• Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.• Lacking in variation in

tone or pitch