1. Objective: Can I explore how to answer part b)?
Homework IN: Booklet is due in on February 10th
Homework OUT: Revision booklet
Title: Prejudice
Date: 28 April 2019
Objective: Can I explore how to answer part b)?
Learning Outcomes
Grade
Key Words
All
I can use quotations from the novel to discuss prejudice. I discuss two or more instances of prejudice. F
Context
Stereotypes
Sexism
Racism
Judgement E
Most
I can use well-chosen quotations from the novel to discuss prejudice. I can explore a range of prejudices and what Steinbeck was trying to say by including them. D C
Some
I can use apt quotations and details from the novel to discuss prejudice. I can analyse how Steinbeck uses language and structure to present it. I can make clear links to context. B
A-A*
Numeracy
Using page numbers
Literacy
S+L skills
SMSC
& Values
Discussing difficult issues

2. LO: Can I explore how to answer part b)?
“We often do on the young ones, they’re more impressionable “
Starter
Grade
All
Can you write down the examples of prejudice you can remember from the novel?
F -E
Most
Can you link these words to specific events in the novel? E.g at Christmas time Crooks was…. D C
Some
Can you link these events or characters to the context of North America in the 1930s? B
A-A*

3. Exam-style question and then Part (b)
How does Steinbeck present the theme of prejudice for people on the ranch at the time the novel is set? (30 marks)
In Part (b) you will always have to discuss the whole of ‘Of Mice and Men’. You should aim to spend about twenty minutes on this part of the question.

4. Exam-style question
and then Part (b)
How does Steinbeck present the theme of prejudice for people on the ranch at the time the novel is set? (30 marks)
Move around the room collecting short quotations that will help you.
In Part (b) you will always have to discuss the whole of ‘Of Mice and Men’. You should aim to spend about twenty minutes on this part of the question.

5. "That ranch we're goin' to is right down there about a quarter mile
"That ranch we're goin' to is right down there about a quarter mile. We're gonna go in an' see the boss. Now, look—I'll give him the work tickets, but you ain't gonna say a word. You jus' stand there and don't say nothing. If he finds out what a crazy bastard you are, we won't get no job, but if he sees ya work before he hears ya talk, we're set."
(George to Lennie)

6. “George patted a wrinkle out of his bed, and sat down
“George patted a wrinkle out of his bed, and sat down. "[The boss gave] the stable buck hell?" he asked.
"Sure. Ya see the stable buck's a nigger."
"Nigger, huh?"
"Yeah. Nice fella too. Got a crooked back where a horse kicked him. The boss gives him hell when he's mad. But the stable buck don't give a damn about that. He reads a lot. Got books in his room."
(Candy talking about Crooks)

7. "…You go on get outta my room
"…You go on get outta my room. I ain’t wanted in the bunk house, and you ain’t wanted in my room."
"Why ain’t you wanted?" Lennie asked.
"’Cause I’m black…"
(Crooks talking to Lennie)

8. “She turned on him in scorn. "Listen, Nigger," she said
“She turned on him in scorn. "Listen, Nigger," she said. "You know what I can do to you if you open your trap?"
Crooks stared hopelessly at her, and then he sat down on his bunk and drew into himself.”
(Curley’s wife talking to Crooks)

9. [Candy] said miserably, "You seen what they done to my dog tonight
[Candy] said miserably, "You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They says he wasn’t no good to himself nor nobody else. When they can me here I wisht somebody’d shoot me. But they won’t do nothing like that. I won’t have no place to go, an’ I can’t get no more jobs."

10. "Wait'll you see Curley's wife
"Wait'll you see Curley's wife.” George cut the cards again and put out a solitaire lay, slowly and deliberately. "Purty?" he asked casually. "Yeah. Purty... but-” George studied his cards. "But what? "Well- she got the eye.” "Yeah? Married two weeks and got the eye? Maybe that's why Curley's pants is full of ants.” "I seen her give Slim the eye. Slim's a jerkline skinner. Hell of a nice fella. Slim don't need to wear no high-heeled boots on a grain team. I seen her give Slim the eye. Curley never seen it. An’ I seen her give Carlson the eye." George pretended a lack of interest. "Looks like we was gonna have fun." The swamper stood up from his box. "Know what I think?" George did not answer. "Well, I think Curley's married... a tart.” "He ain't the first," said George. "There's plenty done that.”

11. Type of prejudice it shows
Quotation
Type of prejudice it shows
Key-words or type of language used and their effect
Link to context
"You know what I can do to you if you open your trap?”
Racism
Curley’s wife has used the colloquial term “trap” which adds to the unpleasantness of her threat.
The threatening way in which Curley’s wife is able to talk to Crooks represents the racism that was rife in North America in the 1930s. The existence of groups like the KKK, who did make sure black people were “strung up” means that in many states black men had a very real reason to be afraid.

12. Which different types of prejudice have you noticed?
Quotation
Type of prejudice it shows
Key-words or type of language used and their effect
Link to context
"You know what I can do to you if you open your trap?”
Racism
Curley’s wife has used the colloquial term “trap” which adds to the unpleasantness of her threat.
The threatening way in which Curley’s wife is able to talk to Crooks represents the racism that was rife in North America in the 1930s. The existence of groups like the KKK, who did make sure black people were “strung up” means that in many states black men had a very real reason to be afraid.
Which different types of prejudice have you noticed?

13. Exam-style question and then Part (b)
How does Steinbeck present the theme of prejudice for people on the ranch at the time the novel is set? (30 marks)
Learning Outcomes
Grade
All
I can use quotations from the novel to discuss prejudice. I discuss two or more instances of prejudice. F E
Most
I can use well-chosen quotations from the novel to discuss prejudice. I can explore a range of prejudices and what Steinbeck was trying to say by including them. D C
Some
I can use apt quotations and details from the novel to discuss prejudice. I can analyse how Steinbeck uses language and structure to present it. I can make clear links to context. B
A-A*

14. Sample paragraph:
Steinbeck presents a range of different prejudices at work on the ranch. One of the first examples of this is the prejudice Lennie faces about his lack of mental ability; George fears this may prevent the pair of them from getting a job. He instructs Lennie not to “say a word” as “if he finds out what a crazy bastard you are, we won't get no job”. Although George does try his best to look after Lennie throughout the novel, his use of the word “crazy” and the expletive “bastard” does show that even he lacks sensitivity towards Lennie’s condition. In the 1930s North America there would certainly not have been much of an understanding about learning difficulties and George’s statement shows that many potential bosses would have been prejudiced against Lennie. George’s fears about the two of them not being able to find a job also highlights how difficult the circumstances were for migrant workers; the depression had lead to a scarcity of jobs and George is clearly unwilling to risk anything jeopardising their chances of work.

15. Exam-style question and then Part (b)
How does Steinbeck present the theme of prejudice for people on the ranch at the time the novel is set? (30 marks)
Always start using the words of the question:
Steinbeck presents the theme of prejudice…
Can you write three/four further paragraphs of your own, each about a different type of prejudice?

16. Exam-style question Peer-assessment and then Part (b)
How does Steinbeck present the theme of prejudice for people on the ranch at the time the novel is set? (30 marks)
Peer-assessment
Learning Outcomes
Grade
All
I can use quotations from the novel to discuss prejudice. I discuss two or more instances of prejudice. F E
Most
I can use well-chosen quotations from the novel to discuss prejudice. I can explore a range of prejudices and what Steinbeck was trying to say by including them. D C
Some
I can use apt quotations and details from the novel to discuss prejudice. I can analyse how Steinbeck uses language and structure to present it. I can make clear links to context. B
A-A*