Objectives Recall events of the story Link amusing images to key points The following questions define this story Before we do anything you should think about and write your own answers to these questions Only then can we examine how the characters feel ID: 711991
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Of Mice and Men. Re-introduction summary
Objectives
: Recall events of the story.
Link amusing images to key points.Slide2
The following questions define this story. Before we do anything, you should think about and write your own answers to these questions. Only then can we examine how the characters feel.
What is your favourite place in the world? Why?
What do you want to be in the future? Why?
What might stop you getting your ideal future?
Warm-up: writing answers to the questionsSlide3
Task: Fill in the blanks
As a class, we are going to fill in the blanks of this summary.
To aid you, an array of visual cues and props will be displayed. Also look at the sheet labelled ‘use the words’ to help. Raise your hands to answer. Don’t shout out.Slide4
Section 1
George and
Lennie
are two migrant workers in the state of____________
looking for work on a farm as
.
mental disability, mouse, tall, guidance, small, ranch hands, easier, rabbits, farm, California, protection, petting.
Let’s read the possible words firstSlide5
George is a
man with sharp, strong features while
Lennie, in his opposite, is a __ man with a “shapeless” face. Overcome by thirst, the two stop by a pool and camp for the night. As the two men talk, it becomes obvious that
Lennie
has a
____________
and is dependent on George for
_______________
and _____ .
mental disability, mouse, tall, guidance, small, ranch hands, easier, rabbits, farm, California, protection, petting.Slide6
George catches
Lennie
with a dead
which Lennie had enjoyed because it was soft. George yells at him, fearing he could have caught a disease and complains how his life would be
without having to care for
Lennie
. Before sleeping, George treats
Lennie
to a story about their dream of owning a
_________
and keeping
.
mental disability, mouse, tall, guidance, small, ranch hands, easier, rabbits, farm, California, protection, petting.Slide7
Section 2
The next day, George and
Lennie
arrive at the nearby ranch. Afraid how the boss would react to Lennie
, George insists that he’ll do all the
. He lies when he says that they are ________
and that
Lennie
was kicked in the head by a
as a child.
Slim, handyman, talking, shoot, stay, away, horse, “
purty
”, cousins, Curley’s wife, Candy, Curley.
Let’s read the possible words firstSlide8
They meet a man called
, an old “
swamper
” or
, with a missing hand and an old dog as well as
, the boss’s mean spirited son.
Slim, handyman, talking, shoot, stay, away, horse, “
purty
”, cousins, Curley’s wife, Candy, Curley.Slide9
_________
________ also appears and flirts with them.
Lennie
thinks she is
“____________”
, but George, sensing trouble, warns
Lennie
to
_______
_________ from her.
Slim, handyman, talking, shoot, stay away, horse, “
purty
”, cousins, Curley’s wife, Candy, Curley.Slide10
When they return from the fields for lunch, they meet
_________
, a skilled mule driver who wields great authority on the ranch. Carlson, another ranch hand, suggests that as
Slim’s
dog has just given birth, they should offer the puppy to Candy and
___________
his old, good-for-nothing dog.
Slim, handyman, talking, shoot, stay away, horse, “
purty
”, cousins, Curley’s wife, Candy, Curley.Slide11
Section 3
Let’s read the possible words first
Lennie
, life’s savings, crushing, flee, rape, hand, kindness, dress, kills
The next day, George confides in Slim that he and
Lennie
are not cousins, but have been friends since childhood. He tells Slim how often
Lennie
has gotten them into trouble. They were forced to
________
their last job because
Lennie
tried to touch a woman’s
__________
and was accused of
_____________
.Slide12
Candy reluctantly
__________
his old dog, calling it an act of
________________
and a welcome relief for a suffering animal. Candy overhears George’s plans to buy land and offers his
__________
____________, before making a pact of secrecy.
Lennie
, life’s savings, crushing, flee, rape, hand, kindness, dress, kills Slide13
Curley, who is maniacally searching for his wife, accosts Slim before looking for an easy target for his anger. He chooses
____________
who severely injures Curley by
____________________
his
_____________
.
Lennie
, life’s savings, crushing, flee, rape, hand, kindness, dress, kills Slide14
Section 4
Let’s read the possible words first
The following night, most of the ranch goes to the local brothel while
Lennie
(who has a
________________
____________________), Candy (who is
______
and has a
________________
____________________), and Crooks (who is a
__________
______) are forced to stay behind. They are all feeling
____________
.
lonely, woman, hostile, happy, mentally disability, insults, talk to, old, blank man, threatens, physical disabilitySlide15
This makes Crooks
______________
as he begins saying George might not come back for
Lennie. As a mad Lennie towers over him, Crooks retracts this statement. He then realises that every guy needs another guy to ____________ ______.
lonely, woman, hostile, happy, mentally disability, insults, talk to, old, blank man, threatens, physical disabilitySlide16
Curley’s wife (a
__________) then arrives. She ______________
and
____________________ them, but she is lonely too. They tell her to go away however. Before departing, Curley’s wife realises it was Lennie who hurt Curley, which makes her ____________.
lonely, woman, hostile, happy, mentally disability, insults, talk to, old, blank man, threatens, physical disabilitySlide17
Section 5
The next day,
Lennie
accidentally kills a ____________. Curley’s wife appears and attempts to
______________
him. She admits that her life is a
_____________________
and wishes she had followed her dream of being a
_____________
___________.
George, movie star, breaks, puppy, petting things, console, pool, disappointment
Let’s read the possible words firstSlide18
Lennie
tells her of his love of
______________
____________ and she offers to let him feel her hair. When he grabs too tightly however, she screams out. In an attempt to silence her, he accidentally ____________her neck. Lennie
remembers George’s instructions to go to the
________
of the Salinas River if he ever got in trouble. Candy discovers the body and tells
___________
.
George, movie star, breaks, puppy, petting things, console, pool, disappointment Slide19
Section 6
George finds
Lennie
and, much to his surprise, George is not
__________
. He begins to tell
Lennie
the story of the farm they will have together. As he describes the
______________
Lennie
will tend to, the sound of the lynch party grows louder.
Let’s read the possible words first
Shoot, shoot, wrestled, rabbits, mercy, angrySlide20
George decides to
__________
his friend in the back of his head. When the others arrive, George lets them believe that
Lennie had the gun, they ________________ and George was forced to
__________
. Only Slim realises that George killed his friend out of
__________
. Slim consolingly leads him away as the men, puzzled, watch them leave.
Shoot, shoot, wrestled, rabbits, mercy, angrySlide21
Reflection
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