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L2: To consider the descriptive style in the opening to Of Mice and Men

L2: To consider the descriptive style in the opening to Of Mice and Men. L2: To consider the purpose of the descriptive opening to Of Mice and Men. Recap questions:. What event triggered the Great Depression? Why did men move towards California? Why was the Dust Bowl so significant?

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L2: To consider the descriptive style in the opening to Of Mice and Men

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  1. L2: To consider the descriptive style in the opening to Of Mice and Men

  2. L2: To consider the purpose of the descriptive opening to Of Mice and Men. Recap questions: • What event triggered the Great Depression? • Why did men move towards California? • Why was the Dust Bowl so significant? • Was 1930s America a fair society in which to exist? • In what ways were people offered hope during this time? Do it now

  3. L2: To consider the purpose of the descriptive opening to Of Mice and Men. Key questions: When was John Steinbeck born? What do we learn about the family’s finances? What did John Steinbeck have an early appreciation for? Why did John Steinbeck drop out of university? Why did John Steinbeck move to New York and why did he leave? When was Of Mice and Men written? Why was the novel The Grapes of Wrath so popular at the time? When did John Steinbeck die? New knowledge / Pen to paper

  4. L2: To consider the purpose of the descriptive opening to Of Mice and Men. Why did Steinbeck write ‘Of Mice and Men’ in 1937? Steinbeck wrote to a friend and said “I think I would like to write the story of this whole valley, of all the little towns and all the farms and the ranches in the wider hills. I can see how I would like to do it so that it would be the valley of the world.” Microcosm: a community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristics of something much larger. New knowledge / Pen to paper

  5. L2: To consider the purpose of the descriptive opening to Of Mice and Men. New knowledge recumbent: lying down

  6. L2: To consider the purpose of the descriptive opening to Of Mice and Men. Let’s focus in on the first paragraph. What one word would you use to describe this setting? New knowledge recumbent: lying down

  7. L2: To consider the purpose of the descriptive opening to Of Mice and Men. Now justify your choice. Highlight all the textual details that support your impression of the setting. Identify the techniques Steinbeck has used to create this environment. New knowledge recumbent: lying down

  8. L2: To consider the purpose of the descriptive opening to Of Mice and Men. New knowledge Why has Steinbeck presented the setting in this way?

  9. L2: To consider the purpose of the descriptive opening to Of Mice and Men. How has Steinbeck presented the Salinas River at the start of Of Mice and Men? New knowledge

  10. L2: To consider the purpose of the descriptive opening to Of Mice and Men. BUT….the tone changes In your groups, discuss how does the tone change? Pen to paper

  11. L2: To consider the purpose of the descriptive opening to Of Mice and Men. Find the evidence to support the following points, identifying any striking methods Steinbeck has used to help him. Man has little regard for nature Many men have made their way to the Salinas River Pen to paper

  12. L2: To consider the purpose of the descriptive opening to Of Mice and Men. How has Steinbeck presented the Salinas River at the start of Of Mice and Men? New knowledge

  13. L2: To consider the purpose of the descriptive opening to Of Mice and Men. Think about the work we did today and then reflect upon the following question: To what extent can context influence a writer? Reflection

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