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Handout
Universal Teacher

Moore's Teacher Resources: Of Mice and Men

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent site from the UK. Extensive review of characterizations and themes, along with information on structure and setting.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Writing Fix: A Monster of a Metaphor: The Grapes of Wrath

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Front cover of the book The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
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Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: The Chrysanthemums: Characters' Emotions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read John Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums, and highlight positive emotion in blue, negative emotion in red, and ambiguous emotion in green.
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Activity
University of Virginia Library

Prism: The Chrysanthemums: Part 2: Characters' Emotions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read John Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums, and highlight positive emotion in blue, negative emotion in red, and ambiguous emotion in green.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Of Mice and Men Presentation of Curley's Wife

For Students 9th - 10th
A twelve-part learning module with links to texts, images, and videos to use while reading about Curley's wife in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Of Mice and Men

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1936 Steinbeck took a journalistic assignment to investigate the migrant worker situation. His discoveries are reflected in Of Mice and Men. Shmoop provides a summary, investigates themes and characters, and also offers a number of...
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: The Grapes of Wrath

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A Library of Congress lesson on "The Grapes of Wrath," through which young scholars discover how cultural artifacts from the book support its themes and see connections "between the social, cultural, and literary contexts of literature."
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Evaluate Tone in Various Media for Audiences and Purposes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson will help you evaluate changes in formality and tone within printed texts written for specific audiences and purposes. It focuses on writing produced during the Great Depression. RL.9-10.4 Word choice, Tone
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Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Blending Multiple Genres in Theme Baskets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The theme-basket concept of literature instruction combines several approaches known to work with marginalized readers, students with learning disabilities, and ELLs: 1) a thematic approach to teaching literature, 2) the use of...
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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: The Great Depression 1929 1932: The Depths of the Great Depression

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines the challenges faced by the average American, by African Americans, and by farmers on the Great Plains during the Great Depression, and the government's response or lack thereof.
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Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Of Mice and Men Wordlist and Vocabulary Puzzles

For Students 9th - 10th
This page offers a Of Mice and Men wordlist and vocabulary puzzles
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Study Guide
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for of Mice and Men

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a wordlist (in order of appearance with page numbers) and a fill-in-the-blanks word puzzle for Of Mice and Men.
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Website
Other

Brooklyn Academy of Music: Of Mice and Men: Study Guide and Enrichment

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The website contains a series of activities including pre- and post-viewing of a dramatic version of Of Mice and Men. RL.9-10.7 analyze 2 media
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Of Mice and Men

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a technology-based group project. It requires young scholars to use the Internet as well as various types of software to creatively display their knowledge of the novel, Of Mice and Men.
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Unit Plan
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "Cannery Row" Teacher Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Five-page guide to "Cannery Row" including comments on background, plot, characters, setting, and themes. Also features useful teaching methodology and post-reading activities. This is a .pdf file.
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Unit Plan
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: "Of Mice and Men" Teacher Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Six-page guide covering pre-reading tips, plot, characters, symbols, setting, and post-reading activities. This is a .pdf file.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Creating Dramatic Monologues From the Grapes of Wrath

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan engages students in creating dramatic monologues from certain scenes in The Grapes of Wrath. Primary sources from the Library of Congress are used to provide essential background content about the setting of the story.
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Unit Plan
Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "The Grapes of Wrath" [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Chapter by chapter study questions, reflection and discussion questions, and ideas for further exploration are the heart of this 6 page .pdf teacher guide.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Literatura De Los Estados Unidos

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia overview in Spanish of American literature from its roots to contemporary authors and themes. This entry is a broad sweep -- no era is covered in depth but it's a helpful "big picture" view for Spanish-speaking students, with...
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Activity
Shmoop University

Shmoop: The Grapes of Wrath

For Students 9th - 10th
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1940, The Grapes of Wrath is one of the most beloved novels in American literature. This site provides fascinating insights into the characters, themes and quotations from the novel.
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Lesson Plan
The English Teacher

Teacher2 b.com: The Pearl

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site presents a basic English lesson plan to teach the entire novel, "The Pearl." It includes notes, quizzes, tests, and prompts.

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