This LitPlan Novel Study for Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck is a comprehensive foundation of ready-to-use materials that will ensure your students get the most out of their Of Mice and Men novel study.

Practical, flexible, and standards-based with step-by-step plans for the whole novel unit, my LitPlan Novel Study is especially helpful to new teachers or veteran teachers teaching Of Mice and Men for the first time.

18 Step-by-Step Daily Lessons guide you and your students through this novel study.

Assignments and Activities are planned for each day of the novel unit.

Vocabulary Worksheets that focus on meaning in context and dictionary definitions go with each reading assignment.

Comprehension Questions and Quizzes follow the reading assignments, so you know if your students are keeping up with their reading and if they are understanding what they are reading.

Writing Assignments are sprinkled throughout this novel study for Of Mice and Men, too! Detailed writing assignment sheets guide students' writing.

• The first assignment combines creativity and information: students write a ‘want ad’ to advertise for a friend. This assignment pulls in the theme of friendship and the skills necessary to write a "want ad."

• The second assignment gives students the opportunity to express their personal ideas: students choose a hope or dream that they have for the future and make a plan they can follow to help make their dreams come true.

• The third assignment is to give students a chance to persuade: students pretend to be defending or prosecuting George for Lennie's murder and write their closing arguments to a jury.

Two Lessons are also devoted to Leveled Critical Thinking Questions:

• Interpretive Questions require students to simply interpret facts that are given.
• Critical Questions require students to think deeply to develop answers that go beyond what is in the text.
• Personal Response Questions have no right or wrong answer; students formulate and give their own opinions.

A Nonfiction Reading Assignment is incorporated into this novel study unit for Of Mice and Men. 

Students are required to read at least one article and view a least one video of nonfiction related to Of Mice and Men. After reading and viewing their nonfiction pieces, students will fill out a worksheet on which they answer questions regarding facts, interpretation, criticism, and personal opinions. They will complete the Informational Writing Assignment and during one class period, students make oral presentations about the nonfiction pieces. This not only exposes all students to a wealth of information, it also gives students the opportunity to practice public speaking.

A Variety of Additional Activities are woven into this Of Mice and Men novel study:

• Oral Reading Evaluation
• Writing Conferences
• Oral Reports
• Writing/Grammar Exercise

There is an optional class project (Project Homeless) through which students gain first-hand knowledge of the situation of the homeless people and have some part in helping to do something about this problem.

A class period is devoted to Vocabulary Review. Review puzzles, games, and worksheets are provided.

One class period is devoted to Whole-Unit Review in preparation for the unit test. Review puzzles, games, and worksheets are provided.

Five Different Unit Tests are provided on different levels and to use for make-up tests or tests for different classes if you're teaching the book to more than one class at a time. Two are multiple-choice, two are short-answer, and one is advanced short-answer. You can mix-and-match test sections as well.

Evaluation Rubrics are included for some activities.

A page of Bulletin Board Ideas is included.

A page of ideas for Extension Activities is included.

Answer Keys are provided for the short-answer comprehension questions, multiple choice quizzes, vocabulary worksheets, tests, and review materials.

FLEXIBILITY is a key property of this novel study unit for  Of Mice and Men.

• It is formatted so that you can skip an activity I have planned and plug-in one of your own favorites if you want to.
• You can use all or just parts of this LitPlan.
• Written for whole-class use, but easily adaptable for:
• independent study
• small groups or lit circles
• Homeschooling
• tutoring

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