1. Irony-in your own words, define these types of irony Situational Verbal Dramatic Now, find at least three examples of irony in Of Mice and Men and record these in your packet on page 5; be prepared to share

2. Of Mice and Men Literature Circle # 2 Act II

3. Summarizer (5 minutes) Share your assessment of the major events. Make sure you clearly outline each event Group members may add to the summary, but be RESPECTFUL This is a good time to clarify any confusion you may have had while reading these chapters Discussion director should make sure everyone stays on task.

4. Illustrator (4 minutes) Share your illustration with your group and explain why you chose what you did. Make sure you are detailed. Other group members should ask questions and make connections to what the summarizer said

5. Discussion Director (5 minutes) Begin asking and discussing your questions. Make sure you facilitate the discussion so it lasts the full time period. Make sure you invite everyone to participate in the discussion; don’t monopolize the conversation. Get it going and then allow others to comment.

6. Illuminator (5 minutes) Share your passages and insights. Make sure you tell your group the page number. This is a good time to discuss the passages, add to the discussion as the illuminator shares (discussion director, you should be exceptionally perceptive in adding your thoughts here)

7. Connector (5 minutes) Share your connections to the text and encourage your group to add their own thoughts to your connections. Make sure you ask all your follow up questions!

8. Word Watcher Share the words and the answers to your questions encouraging discussion If you do not have a word watcher, your group should take the time to identify important words; the vocabulary list in your packet can be helpful. Make sure you record the page number and why it is important

9. Symbolism A symbol is something that represents an abstract concept. Usually it is something tangible that represents something intangible. (heart=love) Consider the following tangible objects in Of Mice and Men. Decide with your group what three of these ideas could symbolize. Record in your packet  Mouse Candy’s Dog Crushing the fist  Rabbits Lennie’s Puppy Wife’s red nails/shoes

10. Chart As a group, make sure you find 1 important passage and explain how it indirectly characterizes the following characters:  Crooks, The Boss, Curley and Curley’s Wife.

11. Submit Staple your homework to your notes template and turn it in in the correct period box before you leave! Remember, you must finish the novel and prepare your role for Wednesday’s literature circle! (The last one yay!)