Homework• Complete any task from the Of Mice and Men homework menu.

This has been set on the ‘Show my homework’ website and is also available to download from the year 9 literature blog.

http://strattonenglishyear9.blogspot.co.uk/

L.O: To analyse setting and characters in Chapter 2.

OF MICE AND MEN

Tuesday, 10th June 2014

This is the setting for Chapter 0ne – Write a paragraph

describing it.Use as many adjectives as

you can…

Questions1. Find a quote that shows the bunkhouse is like a

coffin. What does this foreshadow in the novel?

2. How is the bunkhouse different to the setting of chapter 1?

3. Does the Bunkhouse fit with the description of what the American Dream is made out to be?

Chapter 2

Name of character

Words to do with them

Candy swamper right

Boss annoyed late

Curley big boxer

Curley’s wife pretty tart

Slim puppies promises

Carlson dog new

We meet six new characters in this chapter as George and Lennie arrive at the ranch the following morning. For each character listed below write a sentence about them containing their name and the other words provided in the order they appear. Each sentence should demonstrate an accurate understanding of the text.

Letters and numbers…

• Choose a number from 1 to 10.

• Choose a letter from the alphabet.

• Come up with … words beginning with the letter … which relate to Of Mice and Men.

Plenary