Of Mice and Men Novel Study Unit Plan - 130-Page Teacher Resource

Of Mice and Men Novel Study Unit: 119 pages of student coursework, worksheets, resources, quizzes, tests, and more for teaching John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Classroom-tested by over 1,600 teachers, with a 4.9/5 Rating! Please note that this product is a printable PDF and will need modification for use in Google Classroom.

This Of Mice and Men Guide includes:

Informational Text Articles and Pre-Reading Activities to engage students and to support and introduce themes and concepts before reading:

✳️ One-Page Handout on the Elements of Fiction

✳️ Biography and Comprehension Check Questions on author John Steinbeck

✳️ Informational Text and questions on The Great Depression

✳️ Informational Text and questions on Migrant Workers of California

✳️ Elements of Fiction and prediction activity

✳️ Glossary of Allusions and Terminology from the novel

✳️ Glossary of Idioms and Expressions from the novel

✳️ Vocabulary lists with and without definitions by chapter

✳️ Anticipation/Reaction Activity introducing themes

✳️ Anticipation/Reaction Pre-Reading and Post-Reading Reflection

✳️ Note-Taking and Summarizing Charts for each chapter

✳️ Comprehension Check questions for each chapter

Novel-based Literary Analysis Activities that support student practice in text analysis and close reading and dig deeper into the text: specifically, activities on:

✴️ Dialogue

✴️ Analyzing Poetry (the Robert Burns poem "To a Mouse")

✴️ Recognizing Vivid Details

✴️ Conflict and Effect

✴️ Character and Character Types

✴️ Theme

Novel-based Vocabulary and Grammar Activities that support skills practice on:

✴️ Word Analysis

✴️ Word Origins

✴️ Determining Parts of Speech

✴️ Word Roots

✴️ Understanding Vocabulary in Context

✅ Quizzes on each chapter

✅ Vocabulary Quizzes on each chapter

✅ Vocabulary Review Crossword Puzzles

✅ Two Final Tests (one all Multiple Choice)

✅ Final Vocabulary Test

✅ Summary of the Novel

✅ List of suggested Pre-Reading Activities for the novel

✅ List of Post-Reading Cross-Curricular Activities

✅ List of Essay and Creative Writing Prompts and Ideas

✅ Project Rubrics

✅ Sample Agenda and Teacher's Notes

✅ Answer Key

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