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Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck Key dates Discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus First settlers in 1513 1607 - first towns and cities built 1647 - New York ‘built’ 1770 – population of 2.6million 1860 – civil war ends slavery 1900’s – ‘boom’ years 1930’s – the depression 1940/50s – industry deveops 1960’s – World super power H/W for next lesson (Tuesday 17/5) Research ‘The Depression’ Create a general fact sheet on this topic and era of U.S. history (1920’s/1930’s.) Page 18 to 19 Using at least 3 quotes from the text, describe the setting at the opening of the novel. First looks…what might they suggest? The second man (Lennie) Quote Hunt + ‘this shows’…. 3 Quotes about George: “Lennie for God’ sakes don’t drink so much.” This shows George is the one in charge. 3 Quotes about Lennie: The Dream… Using a variety of quotes from the text, explaining what they show about the character, in a paragraph explain: What is George’s dream? What is Lennie’s Dream? Character Analysis Quick final question… Using quotes… Does George like Lennie? On Post Its… Based on the events in the opening, I think….. I think this because it says “…….”. H/W for Wednesday 8/6 Complete worksheet. Complete writing task. Using the worksheet, complete the following task: Explore the ways Steinbeck presents the setting in the opening of Of Mice and Men. Chapter 1: Answer the following questions using quotations where you feel necessary: Where is the story set? Film versions of the novel have focused on the beauty of the landscape; describe the environment that provides the setting for the start of the novel (pages 3-5 and 12-13) Who are the main characters? What do they look like? What do they do? What do we know about them? Why is George angry with the bus driver? (page 6) What is in Lennie’s pocket? (pages 7, 10 and 11) How does George react? What does this tell us about Lennie and his relationship with George? Where are they going and what are t