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Of Mice and MenOf Mice and Men
A Pre-Reading A Pre-Reading
JourneyJourney
ParticipantsParticipants Heterogeneous, junior level class Heterogeneous, junior level class
Low-level readersLow-level readers
Visual learnersVisual learners
Do we HAVE to?
ObjectivesObjectives
Effective utilization of primary Effective utilization of primary documentsdocuments
Search techniques for Search techniques for www.loc.govwww.loc.gov
Oral and written application: two pre-Oral and written application: two pre-reading activitiesreading activities
Why Pre-Reading?Why Pre-Reading?
Student interestStudent interest
Prior knowledgePrior knowledge
Historical Historical connection in connection in literatureliterature
Pre-Reading ActivitiesPre-Reading Activities
““A Picture is A Picture is Worth a...Kajillion Worth a...Kajillion Words”Words”
Jigsaw Activity – Jigsaw Activity – Historical ContextHistorical Context
““What’s a primary resource?”What’s a primary resource?”
PhotographsPhotographs
Documents and Documents and manuscriptsmanuscripts
Audio and video Audio and video clipsclips
PRE Pre-ReadingPRE Pre-Reading
Student Use of LOCStudent Use of LOC
Small group analysisSmall group analysis
Historical contextHistorical context
““What does the picture What does the picture tell us?”tell us?”
““What else do we see?”What else do we see?”
Their Turn…Their Turn…
Access to LOC Access to LOC websitewebsite
Wireless laptopsWireless laptops
ProjectorProjector
Search techniquesSearch techniques
Audience Audience participationparticipation
Good attitudes Good attitudes
““What’s a bindle stiff?”What’s a bindle stiff?”
““Madame, your chamber awaits…”Madame, your chamber awaits…”
““Laundry Day”Laundry Day”
““Man, my back is killing me!”Man, my back is killing me!”
““You live in a WHAT?!”You live in a WHAT?!”
““Family Bonding”Family Bonding”
The bottom line?The bottom line?
““What have you learned about…What have you learned about…
……the Depression?”the Depression?”
……the lifestyle of migrant farm workers?”the lifestyle of migrant farm workers?”
……hardship and poverty?” hardship and poverty?”
Jigsaw ActivityJigsaw Activity
Small groupsSmall groups
Select research topicSelect research topic
Research strategiesResearch strategies
Oral presentation and Oral presentation and paperpaper
Topics, topics, topics!Topics, topics, topics!
Biographical Biographical background of John background of John SteinbeckSteinbeck
Connection: Life Connection: Life experiences and writingexperiences and writing
““He’s not a bad looking He’s not a bad looking guy! Maybe this won’t guy! Maybe this won’t be too bad.”be too bad.”
““Geography, Shmagraphy!”Geography, Shmagraphy!”
Locations from the Locations from the novelnovel
A focus on the Salinas A focus on the Salinas ValleyValley
Post-Reading question: Post-Reading question: “How does the “How does the topography affect the topography affect the novel’s events?”novel’s events?”
““Do migrant workers fly south for Do migrant workers fly south for the winter too?”the winter too?”
Characteristics of Characteristics of lifestylelifestyle
Percentage of workers Percentage of workers who ever owned their who ever owned their own farmsown farms
Societal factors and Societal factors and influencesinfluences
Music and Cultural InfluencesMusic and Cultural Influences
Social Commentary:Social Commentary:Genre as a WholeGenre as a Whole
Social Commentary:Social Commentary:Individual ArtistsIndividual Artists
““Boy, you’re a cheap date!”Boy, you’re a cheap date!”
Entertainment Entertainment optionsoptions
Typical themesTypical themes
Popular?Popular?
““Politics, Anyone?”Politics, Anyone?”
Social issuesSocial issues
UnemploymentUnemployment
Economic IssuesEconomic Issues
Political AgendasPolitical Agendas
AssessmentAssessment ““Professional” PresentationProfessional” Presentation
Demonstrates understandingDemonstrates understanding PowerPointPowerPoint
Written ComponentWritten Component Research methodsResearch methods Project InformationProject Information
Time to Read!Time to Read!
Questions?Questions?
Thank you for Thank you for
your attention!your attention!