1. Thursday 6th December 2012 Section 3
1) COPY the title, date and learning objectives. 2) Register Challenge: What is your impression of Curley now? 3) Starter: Go through the notes that you made on the text last lesson. Make sure that your group is prepared to feedback to the class. Extension – create a new sheet for Carlson and build his profile with quotes from the book.
Thursday 6th December 2012 Section 3
To scrutinise the portrayal of Crooks in relation to the context of the novel.

2. Task 1:
Page 78 Whit has a lot to say about Curley’s wife. What quotes are significant? Pick out key words and analyse them.

3. Task 2:
Page 79 We find out here about the way that women are perceived and treated What quotes are significant? Pick out key words and analyse them.

4. Task 3:
Page Curley comes back and we see him looking for his wife What quotes are significant? Pick out key words and analyse them.

5. Task 4:
Page George is worried about Lennie for two reasons here What quotes are significant? What is he worried about?

6. Task 5:
Page This is a turning point in the book. What quotes are significant? Why is it a turning point?

7. Task 6:
Page Lot’s of very significant things happen here. What are they? Look at What Candy says to George- what could be forshadowed? Look at how Slim treats Curley How does Curley behave?

8. Task 7:
Page 91 – 94 What do we find out here about Lennie? What quotes are significant? Pick out key words and analyse them.

9. Continuing with Reading
We will read from page 98.
As we do, we will pay particular attention to the descriptions of Crook’s possessions .