Steinbeck uses linguistic features to portray the relationship between George and Lennie in Chapter 1 of Of Mice and Men. George is depicted as protective yet frustrated with Lennie, who is childlike and relies on George. Their shared dream of owning a farm represents hope for the future, though its realisticity is uncertain. Steinbeck establishes their dynamic through verbs, adverbs, and imagery that highlight their differences yet deep loyalty to one another.
Huckleberry Finn - Brief presentation about the book and its authorCarla Cristina
A brief presentation about the book The adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In this presentation it´s possible to find summary, important characters and also some information about the author.
Huckleberry Finn - Brief presentation about the book and its authorCarla Cristina
A brief presentation about the book The adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In this presentation it´s possible to find summary, important characters and also some information about the author.
The scarlet letter (introduction & historical background/ setting)rmlanqvi
"the scarlet letter" a novel by "Nathaniel Hawthorne"-
an introduction with historical (puritan) background and setting, made and presented by me... i hope my work will be helpful.
things fall a part themes and character Chintan Patel
Rigid social structure ; which isolates and sequesters the OSU, those whom the Igbo society cannot contain within its , ‘system of classification ’
The further fragmentation of the igbo community, , owing to the rigid demarcation between a man’s and a woman's role in the tribe
They go wrestle, celebrate festivals , go to war, while women stay at home
The overconfidence of the tribal in his attitude toward the new religion “EVANGELCAL CHRISTIANITY ”
The lack of unity in tribal’s response to threat posed by the new order and religion
This presentation is about the play "Arms and the Man" by GB. Shaw. It explains the main theme of play and relates other novels, books or movies with "Arms and the man".
The Rover and important themes marriage, prostitutionGoswami Mahirpari
and more – to my soul, than to obey those unjust commands.” – Florinda (The Rover, I. i. 18-22)
In this first quote, Florinda expresses her opposition to arranged marriages. It was a common
practice in the seventeenth century, especially among the higher classes as it is the case, that the
father would be the responsible for the choice of husband. The fact that Florinda is openly against
this practice proves that women were not as submissive as they might seem, but there was no other
honorable way for them to be finantially independent, for they depended first on the father – or the
brother, as in the play – and then on the husband.
Related to this vision, here follows another quote to illustrate it:
“I hate Vincentio, sir, and I would not have a man so dear to me as my brother follow the ill customs
of our country and make a slave of his sister […]” – Florinda (The Rover, I. i. 62-65)
After stating her position about the matter of arranged marriages, Florinda compares this practice to
slavery. The relationship between a male member of the family with the daughter or the sister is
shown as similar to that of the master and the slave, respectively. In that sense, marriage is a mere
transaction in which one part (the family, embodied in the figure of the brother in The Rover)
obtains profit by selling or using the services of the other part (the lady).
It is suprising that a female character declares her position on these matters so severely and openly,
since that was not very lady-like. However, it is important to highlight that women in the play have
very strong personalities and step out of the standards of womanhood to some extent.
The other vision of marriage that will be analysed is that of marriage as the dead of love.
“Hold, hold, no bug words, child. Priest and Hymen! Prithee add a hang-man to ‘em to make up the
consort. No, no, we’ll have no vows but love, child, not witness but the lover; the kind deity enjoin
naught but love and enjoy! Hymen and priest wait still upon portion and jointure. Love and beauty
have their own ceremonies. Marriage is a certain bane to love as lending money is to friendship;
I’ll neither ask nor give a vow – though I could be contente to turn gipsy and become a left-handed
bridegroom, to have the pleasure of working that great miracle of making a maid a mother, if you durst
venture. ‘Tis upse gipsy that, and if I miss, I’ll lose my labour” – Willmore .
A brief synopsis of one of Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales". Please allow for the slides to advance as you read along. Enjoy this simple, but effective, presentation for your secondary English Language Arts class!
The scarlet letter (introduction & historical background/ setting)rmlanqvi
"the scarlet letter" a novel by "Nathaniel Hawthorne"-
an introduction with historical (puritan) background and setting, made and presented by me... i hope my work will be helpful.
things fall a part themes and character Chintan Patel
Rigid social structure ; which isolates and sequesters the OSU, those whom the Igbo society cannot contain within its , ‘system of classification ’
The further fragmentation of the igbo community, , owing to the rigid demarcation between a man’s and a woman's role in the tribe
They go wrestle, celebrate festivals , go to war, while women stay at home
The overconfidence of the tribal in his attitude toward the new religion “EVANGELCAL CHRISTIANITY ”
The lack of unity in tribal’s response to threat posed by the new order and religion
This presentation is about the play "Arms and the Man" by GB. Shaw. It explains the main theme of play and relates other novels, books or movies with "Arms and the man".
The Rover and important themes marriage, prostitutionGoswami Mahirpari
and more – to my soul, than to obey those unjust commands.” – Florinda (The Rover, I. i. 18-22)
In this first quote, Florinda expresses her opposition to arranged marriages. It was a common
practice in the seventeenth century, especially among the higher classes as it is the case, that the
father would be the responsible for the choice of husband. The fact that Florinda is openly against
this practice proves that women were not as submissive as they might seem, but there was no other
honorable way for them to be finantially independent, for they depended first on the father – or the
brother, as in the play – and then on the husband.
Related to this vision, here follows another quote to illustrate it:
“I hate Vincentio, sir, and I would not have a man so dear to me as my brother follow the ill customs
of our country and make a slave of his sister […]” – Florinda (The Rover, I. i. 62-65)
After stating her position about the matter of arranged marriages, Florinda compares this practice to
slavery. The relationship between a male member of the family with the daughter or the sister is
shown as similar to that of the master and the slave, respectively. In that sense, marriage is a mere
transaction in which one part (the family, embodied in the figure of the brother in The Rover)
obtains profit by selling or using the services of the other part (the lady).
It is suprising that a female character declares her position on these matters so severely and openly,
since that was not very lady-like. However, it is important to highlight that women in the play have
very strong personalities and step out of the standards of womanhood to some extent.
The other vision of marriage that will be analysed is that of marriage as the dead of love.
“Hold, hold, no bug words, child. Priest and Hymen! Prithee add a hang-man to ‘em to make up the
consort. No, no, we’ll have no vows but love, child, not witness but the lover; the kind deity enjoin
naught but love and enjoy! Hymen and priest wait still upon portion and jointure. Love and beauty
have their own ceremonies. Marriage is a certain bane to love as lending money is to friendship;
I’ll neither ask nor give a vow – though I could be contente to turn gipsy and become a left-handed
bridegroom, to have the pleasure of working that great miracle of making a maid a mother, if you durst
venture. ‘Tis upse gipsy that, and if I miss, I’ll lose my labour” – Willmore .
A brief synopsis of one of Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales". Please allow for the slides to advance as you read along. Enjoy this simple, but effective, presentation for your secondary English Language Arts class!
This experiential workshop considers dramatic techniques and games to help students to enjoy literature, to understand more and to develop competent literacy skills. The aim is to offer teachers the tools to lift the text off the page so that it becomes "live" for the students in a meaningful fashion. The kinaesthetic approach, collaborative group work, thematic studies, presentation techniques and interactive learning and teaching will be modelled. By the end of the session the participants should have new ways of approaching literature classes and a number of adaptable practical techniques for classroom use whatever the material or age of the students. The teachers should be able to make literature live for their students.
1. Revising Of Mice and Men
The relationship between George
and Lennie
2. Learning Objective
To explore and evaluate Language for learning
how Steinbeck uses • Verbs
linguistic, grammatical, • Adverbs
structural and
• Imagery
presentational features
to present the • Simile
relationship between • Metaphor
George and Lennie in
Chapter One of Of Mice
and Men.
3. Verbs and adverbs
P. 19 Walked heavily, dragging his feet… arms hung loosely… flung
himself
P.20 snorting… stepped nervously… said sharply… smiled
happily… dropped it gently… dabbled his big paw…
P.21 stared morosely… said angrily… looked timidly… said
softly…jerked down the brim of his hat…
P.22 said gently… looked sharply…
P.23 slowly obeyed… looked startled… said resignedly…
P.24 droned to himself softly… looked puzzled… exploded
triumphantly… disgustedly… giggled happily
P.26 lumbered… said brusquely…looked wildly… snapped his
fingers sharply
P.27 Hung his head dejectedly… looked sadly
P.31 Looked quickly and searchingly…
4. How do the verbs and adverbs used by
Steinbeck here help to create a clearer picture of
what George and Lennie are like and how they
act with each other?
5. Reading of chapter 1
• As we read, consider:
• What do we learn about the relationship
between Lennie and George?
• How do they feel towards one another?
• How does Steinbeck contrast the two men?
6. George and Lennie
• What do we know about the two men, and how are they
described?
• Irony of Lennie‟s surname - Small
• George: protective, parental, anxious
• Lennie: childlike, repetitious, biddable
• Shared „Ranch‟ dream
• Lennie has a thing for „petting‟ mice and rabbits
• Contrasts: size, strength, worldliness, intelligence
• Simple but compelling characters, just like Steinbeck‟s writing.
7. Their relationship
• How do they feel toward one another?
• George: “God you‟re a lot of trouble”, “Poor bastard”
• Frustrations?
• Differences?
• Best mates – or?
• Why doesn‟t George abandon Lennie?
• Is the nature of the relationship resolved, or a conundrum?
8. Anticipations
• Structurally: Why does Steinbeck place the
‘mouse’ episode before we find out about
what happened in Weed?
• How realistic is their shared dream?
• Why does George try to fix the location of the
pool in Lennie’s mind?
• What do you imagine could happen later?
9. Main task: write three paragraphs to
answer this question using PEE:
Explore the ways Steinbeck presents the
relationship between George and Lennie in
chapter 1 of Of Mice and Men.
You should write about:
• George and Lennie
• Their relationship
• The Dream
10. An example PEE point
Our first impressions of the relationship between
Lennie and George come in the opening chapter.
Lennie imitates George’s actions: “he pulled his
hat down a little more over his eyes the way
George’s hat was.” Our immediate interpretation
is that Lennie looks up to George as a role
model; he acts just like him and mimics him how
a son might their father.
12. AO2 (English) / AO3 (English Language)
• Read and understand texts, selecting
material appropriate to purpose
• Develop and sustain interpretations of writers‟
ideas and perspectives
• Explain and evaluate how writers‟ use
linguistic, grammatical, structural and
presentational features to achieve effects and
engage and influence.
• Understand texts in their social, cultural and
historical contexts. (English only)
13. Band 4 • Sustained and developed interpretations of texts
• Engagement with writers‟ ideas and attitudes and provide
„Confident, perceptive interpretations using precisely selected textual
assured‟ detail
• Analysis of aspects of language and structure in
convincing detail
• convincing connections between the texts and their contexts.
Band 3 • clear evidence of understanding of significant meanings of the
text
„Clear, • ability to explain writers’ ideas clearly offering relevant and
consistent‟ appropriate supporting textual detail
• ability to display understanding of features of language and
structure supported by relevant and appropriate quotation
• ability to explore the significance of aspects of the contexts
matched to textual details.
Band 2 • some awareness shown of more obvious meanings in the text
• some awareness of writers’ ideas supported by relevant textual
‘Some’ detail
• some awareness of obvious features of language and structure
supported by some relevant textual detail
• make some relevant comments about the significance of the
14. How do I achieve a BAND 3+?
• Use P-E-E
• Include quotations / textual detail to support points
• Consider different interpretations of characters
• Write about your own opinion (you are the reader)
• Remember to integrate quotes
• Don‟t use long quotations – keep them short and
relevant
• Try to develop explanations – aim for a couple of
sentences for this.
15. Examples: Which is better? Why?
• George is in charge of Lennie. He takes his mouse away
from him. George gets angry with Lennie a lot because
he has to look after him
• George dominates Lennie throughout the chapter. An
example of this is when he confiscates Lennie’s mouse
and throws it ‘as far as he could’ into the brush. We infer
from this George’s frustration in constantly having to
remind Lennie what to do, almost as if he is an elder
brother forced to look after an irritating younger sibling.
• George dominates Lennie. For instance, in confiscating
the mouse from Lennie the second time, he is described
as ‘imperious’ and Lennie is characterised as a ‘terrier’
compelled through training to ‘lay’ the mouse in George’s
hand. We see something of George’s frustration in the
violence of his throw (‘as far as he could’) of the mouse
into the brush, followed by the deliberate washing of his
hands.
16. Main task: write three paragraphs to
answer this question using PEE:
Explore the ways Steinbeck presents the relationship
between George and Lennie in chapter 1 of Of Mice and
Men.
You should write about:
• George and Lennie (their description by Steinbeck;
their personalities; their differences)
• Their relationship (how do they get along; what role do
they each play in the relationship; how do they feel
about their relationship)
• The Dream (what is their dream; how realistic is it;
what point is Steinbeck making about the American
Dream)
17. Plenary: Peer Assessment
How developed is your PEE?
• Swap with a partner.
• Label up their PEE paragraphs:
– P for point
– Ev for evidence
– Ex for exploration
• How much of the latter is there?
• How could their work be improved?
18. Plenary
• What have we learned about the relationship
between Lennie and George?
• How do they feel towards one another?
• How does Steinbeck contrast the two men?
• Are there signs to suggest there may be
trouble to come?
Editor's Notes
.Lennie – big and strong / George – Cynical and intelligentSimple but compelling characters, just like Steinbeck’s writing.