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English 9 OMM and The Depression

English 9 OMM and The Depression. Week 1: Historical Context & Preparation. English 9: OMM & The Depression. LT: Historical Context. Cornell Notes: Of Mice and Men. By John Steinbeck. plot. 1937: friendship between 2 men Salinas Valley

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English 9 OMM and The Depression

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  1. English 9 OMM and The Depression Week 1: Historical Context & Preparation

  2. English 9: OMM & The Depression

  3. LT: Historical Context

  4. Cornell Notes: Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck

  5. plot • 1937: friendship between 2 men • Salinas Valley • The Dust Bowl: drought and wind in central U.S.

  6. The Dust Bowl • Poor farmers lost land, went to California

  7. The setting • farmland of Salinas valley

  8. The ranch = near Soledad The Fields of Salinas, California

  9. Salinas

  10. Soledad

  11. California in the 1930s

  12. Issues in Of Mice & Men • The Depression • Stock market crashed • Unemployment • Men left families to work

  13. What’s a Bindlestiff? A “hobo,” especially one who carries a bedroll.

  14. Transients wandered country • Possessions on back • Rode boxcar trains Door-to-door for food or workLoneliness & drifting

  15. Issues in Of Mice & Men • Controversial issues: • Foul language • Mental disabilities • Racist terminology

  16. Themes • The American Dream • Social roles • “My brother’s keeper” • Power vs. powerlessness • Fate • Nature

  17. Summarize • Summarize the background info on Of Mice and Men at the end of your Cornell notes.

  18. 2. stilted OMM Vocab List! 1. recumbent Lying down/ reclining Stiff/ stiffly formal

  19. 4. Morosely (morose) OMM Vocab 3. Scowl Frown/ look of disapproval Moody/ sulky

  20. 6. anguish OMM Vocab 5. lumber Walk or move w/ heavy clumsiness Agonizing physical or mental pain

  21. 8. pugnacious OMM Vocab 7. vicious Evil & wicked/ savage & dangerous Combative/ looking for a fight

  22. 10. derision OMM Vocab 9. ominous Menacing/ threatening sign of future To speak of or treat someone w/ contempt, hatred

  23. 11. reprehensible Deserving blame/ disgraceful

  24. 13. indignation OMM Vocab 12. contempt The feeling that a person or a thing is worthless Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment

  25. 15. avert 14. sullen Bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy. Turn away (one's eyes or thoughts) Prevent or ward off

  26. 17. console 16. hurl Throw with great force Comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment

  27. 19. writhe 18. complacent self-satisfied, smug Make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body

  28. 20. monotonous Dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest. Lacking in variation in tone or pitch

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