FILM & LITERATURE OF MICE AND MEN

DAILY JOURNAL (30 May) What do you think of the euthanasia* of Candy’s dog? Was it cruel or kind? *euthanasia = mercy killing

LITERATURE CIRCLE In your group, share the notes you took for the 2nd part of Of Mice and Men. Listen to others’ contributions & feel free to add ideas of your own Add this question to your discussion: What do you think of Curley & his wife?

OF MICE AND MEN - COMPARING THEMES Watch the clip and discuss the following question with your partner: What’s similar/different between the ideas of the American Dream between this story & The Great Gatsby?

OF MICE AND MEN - COMPARING THEMES Watch the clip and discuss the following questions with your partner: Is Lennie a violent man? How is mental disability treated differently in Of Mice and Men compared with Flowers for Algernon?

WRAP-UP Select a Lit Circle role from the following: Summarizer Discussion director Culture collector Word master Character curator (continue – same person) Read Ch. 11-15 in Of Mice and Men & journal according to your role Ch. 5-6 in full-length book Assignment #3 (essay) and journals due Tue 11 June