by John Steinbeck
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Group One: John Steinbeck
1. Where was John Steinbeck born?
2. Who were his
wives?
His children?
3. When did Steinbeck
die?
Where is he burried?
4. Any additional facts you
find interesting.
**Create your own exhibit using
the great wealth of web resources provided.
Group Two:
Steinbeck's
Fiction
3. How did Steinbeck
"research" his fiction?
4. When did Steinbeck
win the Nobel Prize? Can you find some interesting quotes from
his
acceptance speech?
5. What other novels
did Steinbeck write?
**Create your own exhibit using
the great wealth of web resources provided.
Group Three: Of
Mice
and Men
1. When was Of
Mice
and Men first published? What did the original cover look
like?
2. Are there any
interesting
facts about the writing of the novel?
3. Was the novel a
commercial success?
**Create your own exhibit using
the great wealth of web resources provided.
Group Four: The Migrant
Worker
1. Lennie and George, the
two main characters in the book, are migrant workers. What is a
migrant
worker?
2. Find a painting / photo
which you feel best represents the Northern California migrant worker.
**Create your own exhibit using
the great wealth of web resources provided.
Group Five: A Banned
Book
6. Of Mice and
Men
is
one of the most frequently banned books in the United States. Why
has it been banned?
**Create your own exhibit using
the great wealth of web resources provided.
Group Six: Salinas,
California
1. Salinas, California is
the setting of this novel. Describe this setting.
2. Provide pictures of
Salinas
to show the class.
**Create your own exhibit using
the great wealth of web resources provided.
Evaluation
Each group will be evaluated on
both the creativity and the quality of their various exhibits, the
cohesiveness
of the group presentation, and their cooperation in creating the best
possible
archive. This will be a QUIZ grade.