Mice and men takeaway homework
- 1. For work on the novel Of Mice and Men By John Steinbeck #alwaysaclassic Follow us on Twitter @StrattonEnglish SOLEDAD’S BIG RANCH DINER “We got beans with ketchup” The Takeaway Homework Menu Format This homework menu is designed to give you an element of choice in your work outside the classroom. You should complete at least one task per week, but your teacher may guide you in the type of task. Just off the Soledad Highway Desserts “Red Velvet Cupcakes just like Ol’ Aunt Clara used to make” These tasks are designed to appeal to your creative side. Write a poem or a song on the theme of loneliness. Create a short video with a soundtrack using pictures to explain the Depression in America. Make a Lego stage setting of the novel and take a photo or bring in the model. Write a short story set at the time of the novel. Create a Facebook page for one of the central characters. Learn a passage from the novel and recite it to the class with actions. Draw a storyboard or cartoon which shows a key scene from the novel Write Lennie’s school report. Make a collage of the themes in the novel. Sides (A chance to reflect) Write down a WWW and an EBI on a recent piece of work. Go through a recent writing task and make improvements. Design a logo to show a recent lesson objective. Write 3 tweets which summarise your learning over the week. Explain the storyline of the novel to someone at home.
- 2. Delete text and place photo here. You should ensure that you complete one “Main Course” homework per week. Appetisers Research and produce a list of 10 facts about John Steinbeck. Create a fact sheet for Year 5 students on The Dust Bowl. Find out about the title of the novel and the poet Robert Burns. Research the location and the meaning of Soledad. Make up a quiz using research on the era. Build a bank of important key words. Find the definitions of 5 new words from the novel and write them in your book. Main Courses Main Courses Imagine you are George at the end of the novel. Write about your feelings. Create an advertisement for the dream farm to appear in a local real estate agent’s window. Invent a starter for your next lesson. Write 10 questions and answer them on a chapter of your choice. Create a flow chart of the events in the novel. Write a letter as The Boss asking the ranch in Weed for a reference. Write a reference for George and Lennie. Create a poster to show what you have learnt in English this week. Create a powerpoint on a character study. Create a blog as a character . Script an extra scene from the novel. Appetisers: These tasks will help you to understand the social and cultural context of the novel. Mains: • These tasks are related to the study of the text and will help you to understand the characters and the themes in more depth. Write a diary entry from a character in the novel which reflects on an important event Write a newspaper article about “what happened in Weed.”