Of Mice and Men Controlled Assessment

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Of Mice and Men Controlled Assessment

GCSE English Language Unit 3a Understanding written texts (extended reading)

Your Controlled Assessment

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Explore the ways John Steinbeck presents and uses settings in ‘Of Mice and Men’.

Extended Reading Task 1200 words Total of four hours

‘ Band 4 ‘Confident and assured

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confident and developed interpretations of texts

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engagement with writers’ ideas and attitudes and provide perceptive interpretations using precisely selected supporting textual detail 19-24 marks

Band 3 ‘Clear and consistent’ •

analysis of aspects of language and structure in convincing detail.

• clear evidence of understanding significant meanings of the text • ability to explain writers’ ideas clearly offering relevant and appropriate supporting textual detail 13-18 marks • ability to display understanding of features of language and structure supported by relevant and appropriate quotation.

Band 2 ‘Some’ 7-12 marks • some awareness of more obvious meanings in the text • some awareness of writers’ ideas supported by relevant textual detail • some awareness of obvious features of language and structure supported by some relevant textual detail.

For a

grade I need to:

• • • • • • Show a clear/confident

understanding

of the text Offer inferences (read between the lines) Use

quotations

as evidence Explain what my quotations show (PEE chains) Comment on

language

used deliberately by the writer Comment on how the writer has used

structure

Learning Objectives

Must: be able to recall the context of the novella and identify quotations as evidence Should: be able to infer meanings from the descriptions Could: explain inferences using a PEE chain

Of Mice and Men: BBC In Context (10 minutes each)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=506 3FCAH8mM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIH 2R2twn00&feature=related Jim Crow Laws: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtnYiR-CHxU

The Great Depression of America

The Wall Street crash of 1929 people out of work.

made many It forced people, like George and Lennie, to travel from ranch to ranch to find work. People like George and Lennie were known as migrant /itinerant workers .

Migrant/itinerant workers:

Migrant/itinerant workers usually travelled alone .

This would have been very lonely the novella.

– a theme in - How are George and Lennie different?

Setting: Context

‘Of Mice and Men’ written by John Steinbeck, is set during America’s Great Depression. This was when....

This forced people to.....

These people would have felt....

This is a ............ in the novella.

George and Lennie however are ............... because................

Settings

• • • • • • The opening of the novel in the brush The closing of the novel in the brush The bunkhouse Crooks’ room The Barn The ‘Dream’

Read along with the recording

Sum up what has happened /fill in your time chart

The opening of the novel in the brush: Make a list of adjectives used to describe the setting: e.g. Deep and green Water is warm What do the adjectives tell us about this setting?

The opening of the novel in the brush: P- In the opening of the novel, Steinbeck uses adjectives E- such as, ........ , .........and ........... to describe the ..........

E- This makes the setting seem.......

‘For a moment the place was lifeless, and then two men emerged from the path...’ What do you think this quotation means?

The opening of the novel in the brush: In the opening of the novel, Steinbeck uses adjectives such as, ........ , .........and ........... to describe the ..........

This makes the setting seem.......

P - Until....

E E-

Draw the image of George and Lennie walking down the path

• Label the characters with their descriptions from the novel

Recording – George and Lennie’s descriptions

• Add descriptions to your brainstorms

George

Small and quick Dark of face Restless eyes Sharp, strong features Small, strong hands Slender arms Thin, bony nose Authors often use physical descriptions to reflect a character’s personallity.

Lennie

‘opposite’ Huge man Shapeless of face Large, pale eyes Wide, sloping features Walked heavily Dragging his feet a little the way a bear drags his paws Arms –hung loosely

“Dragging his feet a little the way a bear drags his paws.” Simile or metaphor?

Why?

George

P – Steinbeck describes George as...

E – having ‘restless eyes.’ E – This suggests that George has not had much sleep because he has been travelling. Also when someone is restless, they might have something on their mind.

George

P – Steinbeck describes George as...

E – having ‘sharp, strong features.’ E – This is used to reflect George’s sharp intellect and strong personality. P – Lennie however, is described as George’s E – ‘opposite:’ ………………………..

E –

Lennie

P – Steinbeck describes George as...

E – having ‘sharp, strong features.’ E – This is used to reflect George’s sharp intellect and strong personality . P – Lennie however, is described as George’s E – ‘opposite:’ having a ‘shapeless’ face.

E – This makes Lennie sound like he has a weak intellect personality . or

Lennie

Write a PEE chain about how Lennie is described.

P – Lennie is described as...

E – E -

How many ways is Lennie described as or compared to an animal?

“Dragging his feet a little the way a bear drags his paws.” What makes man different from an animal?

How many ways is Lennie described as or compared to an animal?

“Dragging his feet a little the way a bear drags his paws.”

What makes man different from an animal?

- Humour - Intellect - Speech

So why has Steinbeck used animalistic descriptions for Lennie and not for George?

Lennie

Write one more PEE chain using your new information.

Recording –section one

The opening of the novel in the brush: What do we find out about Weed?

How does George feel towards the end of section one?

• How do you know?

• Write a PEE chain answering this question.

The opening of the novel in the brush: How does George feel about this?

Write a PEE chain

Learning Objectives

What is YOUR dream?

• • • What do you want to do?

Where do you want to live?

How do you want to live?

What is the American Dream?

• The

American Dream

is the idea that freedom the opportunity for prosperity and success.

includes “Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class.

The idea of the American Dream is rooted in the United States Declaration of Independence which states that "all men are created equal" and have a right to "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

George and Lennie’s dream

What does this quotation tell us about he lives of migrant workers?

“Guys like us,

that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place. They come to a ranch an’ work up a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they’re poundin’ their tail on some other ranch. They ain’t got nothing to look ahead to...

With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.” P – In this quotation, George says, E – ‘guys like us.’ E – By this he means .....

What does this quotation tell us about he lives of migrant workers?

“Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world . They got no family. They don’t belong no place. They come to a ranch an’ work up a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they’re poundin’ their tail on some other ranch. They ain’t got nothing to look ahead to...

With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.”

P – E – ‘loneliest guys in the world’ E – Why would they be lonely?

What does this quotation tell us about he lives of migrant workers?

“Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family.

They don’t belong no place

. They come to a ranch an’ work up a stake and then they go inta town and blow their stake, and the first thing you know they’re poundin’ their tail on some other ranch. They ain’t got nothing to look ahead to...

With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.” P – E – ‘

They don’t belong no place’

E –

What does this quotation tell us about he lives of migrant workers?

“Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place. They come to a ranch an’ work up a stake and then

they go inta town and blow their stake

, and the first thing you know they’re poundin’ their tail on some other ranch. They ain’t got nothing to look ahead to...

With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.” Why do ‘they go inta town?’

Foreshadowing: Chapter One

“Lennie – if you jus’ happen to get in trouble like you always done before, I want you to come right here an’ hide in the brush.” P - In the opening of the novel, Steinbeck uses foreshadowing to...

E – E –

• • • • • Description Steinbeck Lennie George suggests