1. Of Mice and Men Chapter 5 March 7/8

2. Do Now – 5 Minutes Copy the Roots Log (Word, Speech, Reasoning) Example: Catalog, Dialogue, Apology Erg (Work) Example: Allergic, Energy, Energetic

3. Roots Practice 1. erg 2. onym 3. Log 4. centr 5. metr 6. rect 7. cycl 8. calli 9. ana 10. seism A.Work B.Circle C.Beautiful D.Straight E.Shake F.Name G.Center H.Measure I.Speech J.Without/Not

4. Before Reading Think back to what we know about Curley’s wife: List 5 words that describe her Explain why you chose these words in 3 sentences.

5. Curley’s Wife Never Named Minor Character in our Story Her role is significant She is our focus for Today

6. Silent Reading Chapter 5 Page 84-98 When Finished: Answer and provide the page number 1.What “bad thing” did Lennie do at the beginning of chapter 5? What is he concerned about because of this? 2.What does Curley’s wife tell Lennie that she never told anyone before? Why do you think she tells him this? 3.Lennie also confides in Curley’s wife. What does he tell her about himself? What event does this cause to happen? 4.What does George tell Slim? 5.What is Carlson missing at the end of Chapter 5.

7. Answer Why do you think Steinbeck never gives Curley’s wife a name? Try to think of more than one reason. Why does Lennie react so violently when Curley’s wife gets angry with him? What do you think her death might symbolise?

8. Answer What important question does Candy ask George? What is George’s answer? Why do you think George answers as he did?

9. Exit Based on what we know and what has transpired in our novel: Was Curley’s wife a “loose” woman or just suffering from loneliness? Is she a sympathetic figure? Explain your answer using 2 direct quotes from the novel and in analysis paragraph format. Topic Sentence – Curley’s wife is /is not a sympathetic figure. Example 1 - For example, on page Explain It - This shows Example 2 – Another example is found on page Explain It – Once again this shows Conclude – These are the reasons why Curley’s wife is/is not