Of Mice and Men

Chapter 2 Of Mice and Men

Recap . . . • What is a dialect? • What was The Great Depression? • What happened in Chapter 1?

Racism and sexism • The 1930’s in the United States was very different to the United States today. Yet, in many ways it is the same. America (and Australia) continue to struggle with racism and sexism. But in the 1930’s, the situation was worse.

Language • Challenging language – dialect • Some challenging words – vocabulary • Some confronting language and dialogue – racist and sexist

Read Chapter 2 – page 19

Burlap ticking

Apple box shelving

Vaseline

Vocabulary words • Itinerant – Moving from place to place with no fixed address • Mollified – Softened or calmed • Pugnacious – Looking for a fight • Derogatory – Critical and disrespectful

Create a “Character Descriptions” page • George: George is small and strong. He is an itinerant farm labourer. George tries to look after his friend, _____, but Lennie sometimes makes him cranky. • Lennie: Lennie is George’s friend. He is a tall, large man with an intellectual disability. Lennie depends on George for advice and support. He is obsessed with _______. • Candy:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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