1. Of Mice and Men By: John Steinbeck
Identifying and using skills related to expository writing and comparing texts in various media

2. We Will Answer these Questions
How does history, including historical documents, inform literature?
How does citation help me sound informed and correct?
How are specific subjects, events, and experiences developed, enriched, or countered in different artistic/rhetorical mediums? (What is the definition of term “text”?)
How do we write expository essays?

3. We will Construct these Products
A 2-3 Page Expository Essay
A Response to How the Same Subject is Represented in Different Media
A digital database of Great Depression era resources
An Evaluation of a Speaker’s:
Point of View
Use of Rhetoric
Use of Evidence

4. About the Book date of first publication narrator setting (time)
1937
narrator  
Third-person omniscient
setting (time)  
1930s
setting (place)  
South of Soledad, California
themes  · 
The predatory nature of human existence
the impossibility of the American Dream
the destructive imbalance of social power structures in American society

5. About the Author 1902-1968 Humble about his talents
Won the Nobel Prize for Literature
Influenced by Ernest Hemmingway and William Faulkner
Lived through the Great Depression, World War II, and Vietnam War.
Other work you might know:
East of Eden
The Grapes of Wrath
The Pearl
Short Stories?

6. Access Your Prior Knowledge
What do you know about the Great Depression? Try to think outside your own perspective. Write at least 8 flawless sentences.

7. Homework: Task Topics Great Depression Overview with Timeline
In groups, you will explore a subject related to the Great Depression and create a document.
You will post what you find into the appropriate file on our website
You will write one response in the comment section to each subject based on what you see and read.
Topics
Great Depression Overview with Timeline
African Americans and minorities during the Great Depression
Art and Culture, including pop culture
Rural and Urban Lifestyles
News and Media
Government Happenings and Policies

8. Homework: Roles The Summarizer The Connector The Image Finder
There will be four roles in each group.
They will align with the group activity we did for The Lottery.
On the right are the roles and responsibilities for each member.
The Summarizer
Complete a summary of the topic using basic internet research.
The Connector
Find and connect the issues of your topic to other books, your community, or events in the world.
The Image Finder
Find images that relate to your subject and explain the context in which they are taking place.
Question Generator
Create questions (with answers) that your classmates can respond to in the comment section of your topic.

9. Homework: Requirements
If you do not have the internet you will need to stay after school on Tuesday.
Or come talk to me.
You need to have at least a half a page of single-spaced, typed work. Even the Image Finder.
You may use Wikipedia but you need an additional, credible source.
There needs to be 4 documents upload under each topic. One for each member
I expect your best work.
Documents posted Wednesday!