Daily Lessons for Teaching Of Mice and Men

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Chapter 1 - The setting in Of Mice and Men is as much a character as any of the humans that are included. Today's objective is to learn more about Soledad, California and how the setting might have affected the characters and their actions, and how setting affects anyone in their lives.

1) 1. Writing Activity: Have each student write out how they think the...
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