Steinbeck, John: 1902-1968

Of Mice and Men, 1937 - Teaching

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Study Guides
- Studying Of Mice and Men, excellent lesson plan with just about everything you need.
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- Lesson plan from TeacherVision: it is designed to assist teachers in moving students beyond the surface story of Steinbeck's novella.
- Lesson plan from Steinbeck Center. Discussions should, first and foremost, be interactive. The teacher should not "tell" students what a book means.
- Nottingham Playhouse. (pdf 31pp)
- Course Hero.
- Penguin: Reader's Guide.
- Teachers' Guide. Penguin Edition, by Areathea J.S. Reed. The discussion of the techniques of plot, character development and theme employed by Steinbeck provides an overview of the story as well as an understanding of its simplicity and complexity. (pdf 7pp)
- Lesson plan from Steinbeck Center. Discussions should, first and foremost, be interactive. The teacher should not "tell" students what a book means.
- Collection of Lesson Plans
Other Teaching Help
- Questions about the theme of loneliness.
- Easy quizzes with online correction: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Average quizzes with online correction: 1
- Discussion Questionss
- Tom Ontis Brentwood, CA Freedom High School.
  I have developed an activity using the locations in "Of Mice and Men" in which the students use a map of California to identify the locations that are written about in the book. Just by asking, a number of local AAA offices have given me maps of California. After teaching them how to use a mapping grid system, I give them a stockcard copy of a map of California. I list on the board the locations they are to find. They include Weed, Auburn, Sacramento, San Francisco, Monterey, Salinas, Soledad, the Gabilan Mountains and the Salinas River. For good measure, I throw in Los Angeles, San Diego and the Sierras. They are graded on their relative accuracy and the pleasantness of their final product. The students have responded well to this project. They really like doing maps.