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.
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'Stimulating use of facsimile documents and the general approach of requiring students to think in detail and for themselves about text and context.' TES, 2003 'A valuable resource ... Really attractive as well as useful and accessible ... Great stimulus material for writing ... Valuable support material for GCSE.' English Media Drama, 2004