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1 Culture and Times of the Dust Bowl Era
Of Mice and Men Culture and Times of the Dust Bowl Era *

2 Essential Questions How does society, past and present, treat individuals who are mentally challenged? Why is brotherhood important among men? How do characters in novels represent people in our lives and society? How and why do people seek companionship? *

3 Anticipation Guide Poll Everywhere Text #37607
A true friend will tell you the truth no matter what. True or False 2. Being rich is more important than having friends. True or False 3. People should be treated differently because of their mental or physical handicaps. True or False 4. If you dream it, you can achieve it. True or False

4 The Dust Bowl 1930’s during Great Depression
A Decade of Dust: Caused by human carelessness; overworking the land *

5 Do you think we could ever have another Dust Bowl or environmental event like it?
Yes No *

6 What caused the Migration?
Stock Market crash of 1929 Farmers lost farms Over-cultivation of lands causing drought People sought better life in California *

7 The Age of Migrant Workers Text 389174 and your message to 37607
Write a tweet for each of the pictures above (remember 140 characters or less and you may use hastags). What is going on in each of these images? What do these pictures say about this time in American history? *

8 Why California? Mild climate offered longer farming season *

9 Mental Disability in 1900’s
By 1915, mental disabilities had caught public attention as perhaps the most significant large-scale social problem of the time. People had frightened and often hostile attitudes toward the mentally challenged in the early 1900s. Throughout most of this period, health care specialists, equipped with scientific data from hereditary studies, employed measures such as sterilization of the mentally handicapped and segregated them from the larger population by placing them in institutions. Laws disallowing marriage between mentally disabled people were passed by thirty-nine states. Coupled with widespread sterilization, the laws were designed to limit the population of the mentally retarded. California, in fact, was one of the pioneers in adopting a eugenic sterilization measure. This scheme, designed to keep the population genetically superior, was eventually accepted by twenty-three states and later by Nazi Germany. By 1925, 1,374 sterilization operations had been performed on the mentally retarded, 64 percent of which had taken place in California. Of those who escaped such treatment, most were institutionalized. *

10 Text 182039 and your message to 37607
Predictions What will this novel be about based on the background information and the title of the novel? Text and your message to 37607 *

11 Literary Devices/Themes
Symbolism Character: Archetypes Foils Plot Irony Foreshadowing Setting Friendship Paradox of the American Dream *

12 Important Characters George Milton- brother figure to Lennie, migrant worker, quick witted, small but intense Lennie Small- large, childlike migrant worker depends on George to look out for him; doesn’t know his own strength Candy- aging ranch worker, missing a hand, worries about his future Curley’s Wife- only female in the story; often referred to as a “tramp”, “tart”, or “looloo” Slim- advice giver, “prince” of the ranch, respected, highly skilled Crooks- stable hand, only black character in novel, bitter yet funny, named Crooks for his crooked back. Curley- The boss’ son, confrontational and mean with Napoleon complex

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