1. Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ Versus Robert Burns' ‘To a Mouse’

2. Robert Burns 1759-1796 A Scottish poet and lyricist. Widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide. Best known as writing in the Scots language, but also wrote in standard English. Credited with pioneering the Romantic movement.

3. Robert Burns ‘To A Mouse’ “The best laid schemes o’ mice and men, Go oft astray (often go wrong), And leave us nought but grief and pain, To rend our day (tear apart).” Look at poem as whole

4. Class Tasks: Robert Burns worksheet Plot Graph (use bullet point plot sheets) 6 hand outs all up (most are just info)