Of Mice and Men
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During the second unit of study in the English 1 curriculum, students will further develop their close reading and essay writing skills through reading Steinbeck’s classic novella, Of Mice and Men. This unit will culminate in a literary essay focusing on the friendship between George and Lennie.
Additional resources include: The film Of Mice and Men, Dorothea Lang photographs, Robert Burns “To a Mouse,” informational text from The New York Times, or similar publications; The Atlantic, or similar publications; or TED Talks, or similar web resources, focusing on dreams and plans, isolation and loneliness, society’s treatment of outsiders, and migrant/immigrant workers.
John Steinbeck
Essential Questions
How do dreams and plans give purpose to our lives?
In what ways are we isolated and alone, and how does friendship alleviate that reality?
How does society treat those who are handicapped in some way (or otherwise outsiders)?