1. Historical Background:
-john steinbeck(author)
-1930's
-1929 stock market crashed(the great depression)
-migrant workers traveled to find work
2. Setting, Chapter 1:
Time -evening
Place -salinas river
Environment -hot day
3. Setting, Chapter 2:
Time -
Place -
Environment -
4. Characters that have been introduced:-
-george
-lenne
-Swamper
-Boss
-Curly
5. Direct & Indirect Characterization of George
kind hearted
6. Direct & Indirect Characterization of Lennie
lenne follows everything that george does, soft, gets into trouble
7. Direct & Indirect Characterization of the Swamper
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
mice
Who wrote Of Mice and Men? john steinbeck
What is a novella? a novella is a fitcion somewhere between a shirt story and a novel in length.
What was the Great Depression? The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America, Europe, and other industrialized areas of the world that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world.
What were some of the causes of the Great Depression? Bank Failures, Reduction in Purchasing Across the Board, Drought Conditions, Stock Market Crash
What is a migrant worker? anyone working outside of their home country
Do migrant workers exist today? Where? what kinds of jobs do they have? no i dont think they still exist because people start to do back round checks to make sure u from the us but if they do they wont have as good high paying jobs..
What is a novella? a novella is a fitcion somewhere between a shirt story and a novel in length.
What was the Great Depression? The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America, Europe, and other industrialized areas of the world that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world.
What were some of the causes of the Great Depression? Bank Failures, Reduction in Purchasing Across the Board, Drought Conditions, Stock Market Crash
What is a migrant worker? anyone working outside of their home country
Do migrant workers exist today? Where? what kinds of jobs do they have? no i dont think they still exist because people start to do back round checks to make sure u from the us but if they do they wont have as good high paying jobs..
Thursday, April 2, 2009
king
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Born: born at noon on Tuesday, January 15, 1929
Education: Morehouse College
Family: wife and four kids
Fought for: equal rights
Believed that: all people should be treated the same
Died :April 4, 1968 shot and kiled
Malcolm X
Born (when/where):
Education:
Family:
Fought for:
Believed that:
Died (when/how):
Born: born at noon on Tuesday, January 15, 1929
Education: Morehouse College
Family: wife and four kids
Fought for: equal rights
Believed that: all people should be treated the same
Died :April 4, 1968 shot and kiled
Malcolm X
Born (when/where):
Education:
Family:
Fought for:
Believed that:
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