English 9 OMM and The Depression
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WEEK 1: HISTORICAL CONTEXT & PREPARATION ENGLISH 9 OMM AND THE DEPRESSION
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W E E K 1 : H I S T O R I C A L C O N T E X T & P R E PA R AT I O N
ENGLISH 9 OMM AND THE DEPRESSION
ENGLISH 9: OMM & THE DEPRESSIONObjectives Assignments HW
Mon Cite evidence to support analysis
Determine central idea & analyze development; summarize objectively
Analyze how author unfolds series of events
WU: Prepositional PhrasesA&E Biography: John Steinbeck
Tues WU: Prepositional PhrasesLT: Historical ContextRead NY Times Article “The Great Depression”
Summary due Fri.
Wed Unit Test (Grading Period 1) Summary due Fri.
Thurs
WU: Prepositional PhrasesNotes: OMM BackgroundOMM Study GuideOMM VocabBegin reading OMM
Summary due Fri.
Fri WU: Prepositional PhrasesLT: characterizationOMM Vocab ListRead
Reading HW
LT: HISTORICAL CONTEXTDefinition:
The moods, attitudes, and conditions that existed in a certain time.
Can refer to the time the book was published AND/OR the setting of the book
Synonyms/in my words:
Graphic/symbol: Example:
The context of OMM:
CORNELL NOTES: OF MICE AND MEN
BY J O H N S T E I N B E C K
PLOT
• 1937: friendship between 2 men • Salinas Valley• The Dust Bowl:
drought and wind in central U.S.
THE DUST BOWL
•Poor farmers lost land, went to California
THE SETTING• farmland of Salinas
valley
THE FIELDS OF SALINAS, CALIFORNIA
•The ranch = near Soledad
SOLEDAD
CALIFORNIA IN THE 1930S
ISSUES IN OF MICE & MEN
• The Depression• Stock market
crashed• Unemployment• Men left families to
work
WHAT’S A BINDLESTIFF?
A “hobo,” especially one who carries a bedroll.
• Door-to-door for food or workLoneliness & drifting
•Transients wandered country• Possessions on back• Rode boxcar trains
ISSUES IN OF MICE & MEN
• Controversial issues:• Foul language• Mental disabilities• Racist terminology
THEMES
• The American Dream• Social roles• “My brother’s keeper”
• Power vs. powerlessness• Fate• Nature
SUMMARIZE
• Summarize the background info on Of Mice and Men at the end of your Cornell notes.
1. recumbent 2. stilted• Lying down/ reclining • Stiff/ stiffly formal
OMM VOCAB LIST!
3. Scowl 4. Morosely (morose)• Frown/ look of
disapproval• Moody/ sulky
OMM VOCAB
5. lumber 6. anguish• Walk or move w/
heavy clumsiness• Agonizing physical or
mental pain
OMM VOCAB
7. vicious 8. pugnacious• Evil & wicked/ savage
& dangerous• Combative/ looking for
a fight
OMM VOCAB
9. ominous 10. derision• Menacing/ threatening
sign of future• To speak of or treat
someone w/ contempt, hatred
OMM VOCAB
11. reprehensible• Deserving blame/
disgraceful
12. contempt 13. indignation• The feeling that a
person or a thing is worthless
• Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment
OMM VOCAB
14. sullen 15. avert• Bad-tempered and
sulky; gloomy.• Turn away (one's eyes
or thoughts)• Prevent or ward off
16. hurl 17. console• Throw with great force • Comfort (someone) at
a time of grief or disappointment
18. complacent 19. writhe• self-satisfied, smug • Make continual
twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body
20. monotonous• Dull, tedious, and
repetitious; lacking in variety and interest.• Lacking in variation in
tone or pitch
