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Do Now: take out a new page of notes. Think of a time something didn’t turn out the way you had hoped. Be prepared to share!

Objective: to gain knowledge behind Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men November 2, 2017 Objective: to gain knowledge behind Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men Opening: meditation, return free write packets Work Period: John Steinbeck background, The Great Depression review Closing: “To A Mouse”

Homework Bring copy of Of Mice and Men Vocab assignments Monday, quiz Tuesday

1 Minute Meditation

John Steinbeck 1902-1968 Born in Salinas, California; started writing at age 14 Always had great appreciation for the land In 1919, Steinbeck enrolled in Stanford University, dropped out for good in 1925 without a degree Moved to NYC to become a freelance writer, soon moved back to California and wrote several novels and collections of short stories Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 for The Grapes of Wrath, about a family from Oklahoma attempting to start a new life in California during the Great Depression Won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962 "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception" Died of heart disease in NYC

What do you already know about The Great Depression?

The Great Depression Began in 1929, lasted to the beginning of WWII in 1939 (worst years between 1933-34) Herbert Hoover was President at the start, FDR was elected in 1933 Causes: weak banking system, overproduction, crash on Wall Street in 1929 Employment rate was 25% between 1933-34 Almost half of US children did not have proper food, housing, or medical care Dust storms/droughts in 1930s made the Great Depression even worse, causing many farmers to abandon their land About 750,000 farms were lost, crime became a common way of life

“To A Mouse” Underline the phrase that inspired our novel!