of mice and men
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Of Mice and Men. By John Steinbeck. Modern Movie. The Novel. Pictures. To understand the historical background to this novel. Time Period Author Setting Literary Movement. Objective. Reading 1.0 Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary Development 2.0 Reading Comprehension - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Of Mice and MenOf Mice and MenBy John Steinbeck
PicturesPictures
Modern Movie The Novel
ObjectiveObjective
To understand the historical background to this novel.
a.Time Periodb.Authorc.Settingd.Literary Movement
State StandardsState Standards
Reading1.0 Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary Development
2.0 Reading Comprehension 3.0 Literary Response and Analysis Literary Criticism 3.9 Analyze the philosophical arguments presented in
literary works to determine whether the authors' positions have contributed to the quality of each work and the credibility of the characters. (Philosophical approach)
Writing1.0 Writing Strategies
AssessmentsAssessments
Daily DiscussionsReading Logs and Say/Mean/MattersReading QuizzesVocabulary DevelopmentIn-Class Essay Final Project – to be incorporated with
other readings
Essential Questions and Essential Questions and UnderstandingsUnderstandings
Pause Slide Show and write your response to these questions. Discuss with class before
resuming. What does it mean to be
a true friend? Why are people treated
differently because they defy the status quo? (ex: mental/physical handicaps, gender, race, religion, status, sexual preference, etc.)
What are the consequences of stereotyping?
Understandings
Being a true friend requires unconditional love and support; although, life’s many obstacles can test our boundaries.
Stereotyping is a social dynamic, where there is typically a ‘weaker’ being; it may cause internal and external conflicts.
Time PeriodTime PeriodWhat was going on in 1937?What was going on in 1937?
Roosevelt is President of the United States.
Dust Storm Strikes West and MidwestEconomy enters a second depressionThe "little steel strike" shuts down dozens
of plants in seven states affecting 90,000 workers
Chrysler Strike pulls 63,000 off production lines
1937 continued…1937 continued…
The Great General Motors Strike starts and spreads to six states pulling 45,000 men off production lines
From Dawn to Sunset- a film created by General Motors that celebrates American industry and the industrial worker. Made during the decade's most intense anti-industrial protests
1937 continued…1937 continued…
Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck was published
July 2: Amelia Earhart's plane goes down some 35-100 miles off the coast of Howland Island. She is presumed to have died attempting to be the first woman to fly around the world
NY Yankees d. NY Giants (4-1)to win World Series
1937 continued…1937 continued…
January 24 Goering orders Heydrich to organize emigration of Jews still residing in Germany.
On January 27 Chancellor Hitler demands return of German colonies
Hitler formally abrogates the Treaty of Versailles.
A decision is made that all German colored children are to be illegally sterilized.
1937 continued…1937 continued…
April 11 A new order from the German Ministry of the Interior deprives all Jews of municipal citizenship
Most historians agree the second "world war" started in 1937 or in 1939. The most commonly accepted date is either September 1st or 3rd, 1939.
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John Steinbeck's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech1962
"Literature is as old as speech. It grew out of human need for it and it has not changed except to become more needed. The skalds, the bards, the writers are not separate and exclusive. From the beginning, their functions, their duties, their responsibilities have been decreed by our species...the writer is delegated to declare and to celebrate man's proven capacity for greatness of heart and spirit - for gallantry in defeat, for courage, compassion and love. In the endless war against weakness and despair, these are the bright rally flags of hope and of emulation. I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man has no dedication nor any membership in literature."
John SteinbeckJohn Steinbeck
The older Steinbeck The younger Steinbeck
Biographical InformationBiographical Information
John Ernest Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California, on February 27, 1902 of German and Irish ancestry.
During summers he worked as a hired hand on nearby ranches, nourishing his impression of the California countryside and its people.
Steinbeck attended Stanford University.He was an English major (whoo hoo!)
Continued…Continued…
He left Stanford permanently in 1925 to pursue his writing career in New York.
It was not until he went back to California that he was able to publish his work.
During World War II, Steinbeck was a war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune.
Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962
Continued…Continued…
Throughout his life John Steinbeck remained a private person who shunned publicity.
He died December 20, 1968, in New York City and is survived by his third wife, Elaine (Scott) Steinbeck and one son, Thomas.
Other Works by John SteinbeckOther Works by John Steinbeck
The Grapes of Wrath (1939)Cannery Row (1945)The Pearl (1947)East of Eden (1952)
Setting of Setting of OMMOMM
Salinas, California in 1937
Salinas, California today