A Historical Approach to Lit
history because of the large growth in business and residential development?
2. How did the 1930s shape a generation?
3. How does Steinbeck advocate a kind of "moral ecology" in Of Mice & Men?
4. Is this story one of hope & compassion or alienation & capitalism?
5. Examine the clash between romanticism, or the dream, and realism in Of Mice & Men.
6. Is farming technology helpful or harmful to the environment? The economy? How did technology
positively or negatively effect the farmer?
7. How is the water crisis in the Middle East similar to the droughts of the 1930s? Can it be solved?
8. What are key points of symbolism in the novel?
9. Social Security was developed in the United States so that people never had to suffer like they did
during the Depression. Because of politics, economics, and increase life expectancies, what
future does Social Security have for our generation?
10. Why is it in times of poverty or struggle, we learn the most about ourselves and what we need? Is
it possible to live without many of our material things today? What do you think will happen in the
future if "things" cannot satisfy us?
| Literary Concepts |
Vocabulary Terms |
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| Symbolism Foreshadowing Isolationism Romanticism Realism Moral Ecology The American Dream 3rd Person Objective POV |
Mottled Recumbent Morosely Contemplated Imperiously Dejectedly Scourages Pugnacious Slough Derogatory Plaintively Archly Apprehensive Gravity Scuttled Raptly Reprehensible Bemused Wryly |
Aloof Fawning disarming Indignation Averted Jeering Complacently Contorted Writhed Hovered Sniveled Scudded Retorted Belligerently Monotonous |
| Reading Selections |
| Section 1 (1-18) |
| Section 2 (19-41) |
| Section 3 (42-72) |
| Robert Burns Poem |
| Section 4 (73-91) |
| Section 5 (92-108) |
| Section 6 (109-end) |
| Author Study & Enrichment |
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| John Steinbeck |
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| Langston Hughes Poems |
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| Robert Burns Poem |
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| Unit Handouts, Notes, & Other Tools |
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| Web Quest Link |
SQUIDS & DIDLS Handout SQUIDS & DIDLS WS |
| 4-Square Unit Vocabulary |
Critical Analysis Essay Student Exemplar Essay Rubric |
| Student Groupings WS Group Work Rubric |
Test Review Handout |
| American Dreams WS |
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| Essential Questions WS |
How to Improve Your Lit Analysis Writing Template |
| Robert Burns Poem |
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