New edition of the popular study guide now provides sequenced activities for before, during and after reading; questions and sample essays to help students write about the novel in the exams or for coursework; a resource bank of background material to the novel. Contents of the study guide * A close reading of the opening. * Exploring characters and contexts. * A time chart. * Focus on key characters. * Focus on key episodes. * Getting a sense of the whole novel. * The title, including work on Burns' poem. * Why George and Lennie stay together - a drama activity. * Of Mice and Men and the American Dream. * Readers' responses to the novel. * How the story is constructed. * Steinbeck's style and language. * The novel and film adaptations. * Writing about Of Mice and Men in an exam. * Original writing based on Of Mice and Men.
- ISBN10 0907016332
- ISBN13 9780907016335
- Publish Date April 1980 (first published 30 April 1980)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 12 August 2010
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint English & Media Centre
- Format Paperback
- Pages 34
- Language English