Learning Objectives: By the end of this unit, students should be able to identify and give examples of the major themes the author explores; describe how the author’s use of dialect and imagery...

The novel begins in a beautiful natural setting on the Salinas River. What descriptive details make this particular place seem so appealing? Would you enjoy spending the night here, as George and...

This guide highlights some of the most salient aspects of the text before you begin teaching John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. Whether it’s your first or hundredth time, Of Mice and Men has been a...

Each of the following lessons is geared to a specific skill category and Common Core standard. It includes a step-by-step guide to teaching the lesson as well as handouts, assessments,...

Learning Objectives: By the end of this unit, students should be able to explain the central lesson of the parable; discuss the role that colonialism plays in the novella; cite examples that...

Learning Objectives: By the end of this unit, students should be able to identify and give examples of the main themes of the novel; understand and explain the historical context of the Dust...

Themes Developed Through Conflict: This lesson plan examines how major themes in Of Mice and Men are developed through conflicts experienced by several characters in the novella. Students...

This quiz contains reading comprehension questions for Of Mice and Men.

Why is it so important that Kino find a pearl of some value? What does the “Song of the Pearl That Might Be” suggest about how he is feeling as he gathers the oysters? Sometimes Juana observes...

A. Directions: Match each character with his “dream” or “goal.” Lennie Candy Curley’s Wife Crooks Curley Hollywood movie star equality; to enjoy company of other men power; control; stature to tend...

I. Figurative Language and Stylistic Devices (4M/7A) - Read the following excerpts from the novel and determine what figure of speech or stylistic device is being used. “…and out of the beam flies...

Select three animals from the list and write three two-chunk paragraphs that not only explain each symbol but also connect that symbol to John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men. Be sure to follow...

I. Figurative Language and Stylistic Devices Read the following excerpts from Of Mice and Men and determine what figurative language or stylistic device is being used. “…rabbits sat as quietly as...

Reading Guide: Chapter V and VI I. Figurative Language and Stylistic Devices (4M and 7A) – Read the following examples and determine what figures of speech or stylistic devices are being used....

Tone (4S) - Read the following excerpts from the novel and choose the word that best describes the tone of the passage. “ I seen hundreds of men come on the road an’ on the ranches, with their...

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Reading Guide: Chapter III I. Figurative Language and Stylistic Devices (4M/7A) - Read the following excerpts from the novel and determine what figure of speech or stylistic device is being used....