1. Of Mice and Men Character Poster
Novel Final Project

2. Character Poster
Choose one of the following characters from Of Mice and Men to focus your final project on:
- George
- Lennie
- Curley
- Curley’s wife
- Carlson
- Candy
Crooks
Slim

3. Parts to the Character Poster (fully explained on next slide…)
Your poster must have four divided parts:
Part I – Character Illustration
Part 2 – Character’s Feelings
Part 3 – Character’s Dream / Goal
Part 4 – Character’s Decisions
Part 5 – Character’s Quotes
All parts must be titled appropriately using the above titles
Each part will be worth a total of 10 points, making this a 50 point final project.
Your poster will be graded on accuracy to the novel, creativity, analysis and explanation, and following directions.

4. Part 1 – Character Illustration
Option 1 - draw the character yourself, and explain why your drawing is accurate to the novel. Please only choose this option if you are a talented drawer.
Option 2 - find a visual that represents your character from another source – must cite visual, and explain why it represents your character accurately.
Part 2 – Character’s Feelings
Explain a time when the character felt the following emotions during the course of the novel:
Frustration / Anger / Relief / Loneliness / Fear / Humiliation
Title each example using the above titles AND insert chapter numbers after each one.
Part 3 – Character’s Dream / Goal
Describe the overall dream / goal for this character.
Explain why it is important to him or her.
Part 4 – Character’s Decisions
Identify and explain a time when your character made a good decision. Explain why it was good? Title this section using “Good Decision”.
Identify and explain a time when your character made a bad decision. Explain why it was bad? Title this section using “Bad Decision” .
Insert chapter number after each decision and explanation.
Part 5 – Character Quotations
Find the top 5 most important quotes spoken by this character (in your opinion). Place chapter number after each quote.
Explain why each one is so important to the novel.