Universal Teacher
Moore's Teacher Resources: Of Mice and Men
An excellent site from the UK. Extensive review of characterizations and themes, along with information on structure and setting.
Curated OER
Writing Fix: A Monster of a Metaphor: The Grapes of Wrath
Front cover of the book The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.
University of Virginia Library
Prism: The Chrysanthemums: Characters' Emotions
[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.
University of Virginia Library
Prism: The Chrysanthemums: Part 2: Characters' Emotions
[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.
TES Global
Blendspace: Of Mice and Men Presentation of Curley's Wife
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.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Of Mice and Men
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...
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: The Grapes of Wrath
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."
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Evaluate Tone in Various Media for Audiences and Purposes
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
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Blending Multiple Genres in Theme Baskets
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...
OpenStax
Open Stax: The Great Depression 1929 1932: The Depths of the Great Depression
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.
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Of Mice and Men Wordlist and Vocabulary Puzzles
This page offers a Of Mice and Men wordlist and vocabulary puzzles
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: Book Summary for of Mice and Men
This is a wordlist (in order of appearance with page numbers) and a fill-in-the-blanks word puzzle for Of Mice and Men.
Other
Brooklyn Academy of Music: Of Mice and Men: Study Guide and Enrichment
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
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Of Mice and Men
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.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "Cannery Row" Teacher Guide [Pdf]
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.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: "Of Mice and Men" Teacher Guide [Pdf]
Six-page guide covering pre-reading tips, plot, characters, symbols, setting, and post-reading activities. This is a .pdf file.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Creating Dramatic Monologues From the Grapes of Wrath
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.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Teacher's Guide to "The Grapes of Wrath" [Pdf]
Chapter by chapter study questions, reflection and discussion questions, and ideas for further exploration are the heart of this 6 page .pdf teacher guide.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Literatura De Los Estados Unidos
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...
Shmoop University
Shmoop: The Grapes of Wrath
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.
The English Teacher
Teacher2 b.com: The Pearl
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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