Of Mice and Men A Pre-Reading Journey. Participants Heterogeneous, junior level class Heterogeneous, junior level class Low-level readers Low-level readers.

Of Mice and MenOf Mice and Men

A Pre-Reading A Pre-Reading

JourneyJourney

ParticipantsParticipants Heterogeneous, junior level class Heterogeneous, junior level class

Low-level readersLow-level readers

Visual learnersVisual learners

Do we HAVE to?

ObjectivesObjectives

Effective utilization of primary Effective utilization of primary documentsdocuments

Search techniques for Search techniques for www.loc.govwww.loc.gov

Oral and written application: two pre-Oral and written application: two pre-reading activitiesreading activities

Why Pre-Reading?Why Pre-Reading?

Student interestStudent interest

Prior knowledgePrior knowledge

Historical Historical connection in connection in literatureliterature

Pre-Reading ActivitiesPre-Reading Activities

““A Picture is A Picture is Worth a...Kajillion Worth a...Kajillion Words”Words”

Jigsaw Activity – Jigsaw Activity – Historical ContextHistorical Context

““What’s a primary resource?”What’s a primary resource?”

PhotographsPhotographs

Documents and Documents and manuscriptsmanuscripts

Audio and video Audio and video clipsclips

PRE Pre-ReadingPRE Pre-Reading

Student Use of LOCStudent Use of LOC

Small group analysisSmall group analysis

Historical contextHistorical context

““What does the picture What does the picture tell us?”tell us?”

““What else do we see?”What else do we see?”

Their Turn…Their Turn…

Access to LOC Access to LOC websitewebsite

Wireless laptopsWireless laptops

ProjectorProjector

Search techniquesSearch techniques

Audience Audience participationparticipation

Good attitudes Good attitudes

““What’s a bindle stiff?”What’s a bindle stiff?”

““Madame, your chamber awaits…”Madame, your chamber awaits…”

““Laundry Day”Laundry Day”

““Man, my back is killing me!”Man, my back is killing me!”

““You live in a WHAT?!”You live in a WHAT?!”

““Family Bonding”Family Bonding”

The bottom line?The bottom line?

““What have you learned about…What have you learned about…

……the Depression?”the Depression?”

……the lifestyle of migrant farm workers?”the lifestyle of migrant farm workers?”

……hardship and poverty?” hardship and poverty?”

Jigsaw ActivityJigsaw Activity

Small groupsSmall groups

Select research topicSelect research topic

Research strategiesResearch strategies

Oral presentation and Oral presentation and paperpaper

Topics, topics, topics!Topics, topics, topics!

Biographical Biographical background of John background of John SteinbeckSteinbeck

Connection: Life Connection: Life experiences and writingexperiences and writing

““He’s not a bad looking He’s not a bad looking guy! Maybe this won’t guy! Maybe this won’t be too bad.”be too bad.”

““Geography, Shmagraphy!”Geography, Shmagraphy!”

Locations from the Locations from the novelnovel

A focus on the Salinas A focus on the Salinas ValleyValley

Post-Reading question: Post-Reading question: “How does the “How does the topography affect the topography affect the novel’s events?”novel’s events?”

““Do migrant workers fly south for Do migrant workers fly south for the winter too?”the winter too?”

Characteristics of Characteristics of lifestylelifestyle

Percentage of workers Percentage of workers who ever owned their who ever owned their own farmsown farms

Societal factors and Societal factors and influencesinfluences

Music and Cultural InfluencesMusic and Cultural Influences

Social Commentary:Social Commentary:Genre as a WholeGenre as a Whole

Social Commentary:Social Commentary:Individual ArtistsIndividual Artists

““Boy, you’re a cheap date!”Boy, you’re a cheap date!”

Entertainment Entertainment optionsoptions

Typical themesTypical themes

Popular?Popular?

““Politics, Anyone?”Politics, Anyone?”

Social issuesSocial issues

UnemploymentUnemployment

Economic IssuesEconomic Issues

Political AgendasPolitical Agendas

AssessmentAssessment ““Professional” PresentationProfessional” Presentation

Demonstrates understandingDemonstrates understanding PowerPointPowerPoint

Written ComponentWritten Component Research methodsResearch methods Project InformationProject Information

Time to Read!Time to Read!

Questions?Questions?

Thank you for Thank you for

your attention!your attention!