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Quizzes
Summary Quizzes:
Quote Quizzes:
Crossword Puzzle:
- Interactive Crossword Puzzle
Jeopardy:
- OMAM PowerPoint Jeopardy Game -- Review Of Mice and Men using Jeopardy
Other Quizzes: Below are links to quizzes on the Internet.
- Of Mice and Men Multiple Choice
- Of Mice and Men Plot Summary Quiz
- CliffsNotes Review Quiz
- Sparknotes's Review Quiz
- FunTrivia General Quiz
- FunTrivia General Quiz #2
- FunTrivia General Quiz #3
- FunTrivia General Quiz #4
- FunTrivia Quote Quiz
Study and Reading Guides
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5 & 6
Worksheets Top
Study Aids
Interactive Vocab Quizzes
- vocab matching quiz
- complete sentence quiz
- vocab crossword
Novel Guides:
Below are links to sites that will help you understand and think about Of Mice and Men. They are not meant to be used as substitutes for the novel. They only help when used along with the novel. They will not help you on reading comprehension quizzes. Pay attention to the analyses on these pages. They should help you to start getting ideas about the book. Ignore all advertisements on the following sites. Top
Projects/Papers
- Film Viewing Guide
:
This is the worksheet we worked on in class while watching Of Mice and
Men. - Film Notes :These
are my notes for the brief lecture before the film.
- AFI
Film Guide :this is an
article published by AFI for ways to look at Of Mice and Men. This
is where I borrowed some ideas.
Resources
- NOVEL
- Of Mice and Men Survival Guide -- Very good site for vocabulary and allusions.
- Studying Of Mice and Men -- Good analysis of novel
- Of Mice and Men Fact Sheet
- Of Mice and Men Notes -- Character notes, chapter summaries, and maps.
- Steinbeck's Life
- Steinbeck and the Nobel Prize -- includes biography, speech, and a video clip.
- Steinbeck.org -- a brief biography
- Steinbeck's Biography
- Steinbeck Chronology
- Steinbeck's Homes and Location
- Great Depression
- Surviving
the Dust Bowl
- Dust storms and their damage -- a site on soil erosion and some info on the Dust Bowl
- Dust Bowl Info
- 1930's Dust Bowl
- Key Terms from the Great Depression
- Causes of the Great Depression
- Problems of the Great Depression
- Philosophies of President Hoover and President Roosevelt
- An Outline of American History - Great Depression
- Photos of Great Depression and New Deal-- A large collections of pictures. Site is a bit difficult to navigate.
- Oral Histories of the Great Depression -- Students interview people about their experiences in the Great Depression
- How the Depression affected Children
- Sliding into the Great Depression
- America's Great Depression
- Interactive Quiz on Great Depression and New Deal
- Surviving
the Dust Bowl
- The New Deal
- The New Deal Network -- history, documents, photos, and Internet and print resources
- Successes and failures of Roosevelt's "New Deal" programs
- Legacy of the New Deal
- Photos of New Deal and Great Depression-- A large collections of pictures. Site is a bit difficult to navigate.
- New Deal Cultural Programs
- Migrant Workers
- Mental Retardation
- Mental Retardation Info
- The Importance of Friendships Between People With and Without Mental Retardation
- History of Fairview -- a history of a mental institution from early 20th century.
- "Special Ed"
-- This episode of This American Life, a radio documentary
show, has interviews with people who were told they're different.
- Censorship
- Challenged and Banned Books -- Of Mice and Men was one of the top 10 most challenged books of 2004. Learn why books are challenged and banned. Try to think whether or not Of Mice and Men belongs on the list of books to be challenged.
- Of Mice and Men "Inappropriate" in Illinois -- here is an example of school that chose to stop teaching the book.
- Banned
Book Week -- This
is an audio clip from the Tavis Smiley Show. It discusses some
of the reasons why books are banned or challenged.
Reading Schedule
2005 Schedule
10/4 - Chapter 1
10/5 - Chapter 2
10/6 - Chapter 3 - up to page 51
10/7 - Chapter 3
10/11 - Chapter 4
10/12 - Chapter 5
10/13 - Chapter 6
