Lesson 3: Chapter 3
Duration of Days: 4
Lesson Objective
- Students will be able to cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- Students will be able to determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
- Students will be able to analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
- Students will be able to determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).
- In what ways does Lennie's innocence contrast with the harsh realities of the world around him?
- How does Steinbeck use Lennie's character to explore the loss of innocence?
- What is the significance of the dream farm to the characters?
- How does the dream farm represent hope and escape from their current circumstances?
- How does might the shooting of Candy's dog foreshadow future events in the story? What does this event reveal about the harsh realities of life on the ranch?
figure (verb)
cultivator (noun)
reversal (noun)
subdue (verb)
subside (verb)
reverently (adverb)
poised (adjective)
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Reading for Information
DOK 1-4
- Visual glossary
- Speaking frames
- Sentence frames
- Annotation guide
- Complete Independent Read: Of Mice and Men (Chapter 3)
- Complete Chapter 3 Think Questions for Close Reading