Unit+Four-+Midcentury

=Unit Two- Midcentury=



The Great Depression & The Dirty Thirties
1) - (ISN p. 55)

__Links for Webquest__

Questions 1-4 Questions 5-9 Questions 10-11

2) - Migrant Mother Activity

What sacrifices did Florence Thompson make for her children growing up during the Dust Bowl? What are some of the things that Florence had to do to ensure her family's survival? How did Dorothea Lange convince Florence to allow her to take photos of her and her children? Discuss the fact that Thompson never profited from the photo, which is one of the most famous photos in American history, while the photo made Lange's career. = = = = = = = = =** 3)"The Harvest Gypsies" by John Steinbeck **=
 * Response Questions to "Migrant Mother" **

Before he wrote his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel T // he Grapes of Wrath //, John Steinbeck was commissioned by // The San Francisco News // to write a series of articles on the migrant laborers of the Salinas Valley, California. The result, ‘The Harvest Gypsies” (1936) were published consecutively from October 5 to October 12, 1936.



=Of Mice and Men- John Steinbeck=

Supreme Court Must Not Allow Executions of the Mentally Impaired



Links for Webquest #1 #2-#9 #10-#12 #13



**Slang Vocabulary- (p. 61)**

 * bindle- a bed roll and/or pack of personal belongings**
 * jack- money**
 * graybacks- lice**
 * tick- mattress**
 * buck- a man**
 * buckler- those who move or load heavy objects (sacks of grain, for example)**
 * skinner- a driver of a draft (team of animals)**
 * tart- prostitute**
 * mules- shoes or slippers**
 * found- free food and lodgings in addition to wages**
 * hoosegow- jail**
 * hame- part of the collar for a draft animal**
 * booby hatch- insane asylum**
 * floozy- a cheap, immoral woman**
 * snooker- a variation of pool played with 15 red balls and 6 balls of assorted colors**

= Characters = **LENNIE SMALL** **Mentally-handicapped large migrant worker who does not know his own strength. He loves soft things.**

**GEORGE MILTON** **Migrant worker who is tasked with the responsibility of taking care of Lennie. He dreams of one day owning his own ranch, but struggles to make it a reality.**

**CANDY** **“the swamper” an old one-handed handyman who persuades George to let him join their dream of owning a ranch.**

**CURLEY** **Son of the ranch owner; mean little guy who is always picking fights with bigger men. He is extremely jealous of anyone who looks at or talks to his wife.**

**CURLEY’S WIFE** **Curley’s “possession”. She is a tease, and attempts to get the other men’s attention, but she is just lonely and neglected by Curley.**

**SLIM** **the compassionate and understanding leader of the team whom everyone respects. He becomes George’s ally, and helps protect Lennie when he gets in trouble with Curley**

**CARLSON** **Insensitive ranch hand**

**CROOKS** **Black stable hand who cares for the horses. He is isolated due to his color, but becomes friends with Lennie, and convinces him to let him join their ranch scheme.**



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=*Bellringers* (October 14-November 12)=

Speak Up Survey (1st period only) Secret Phrase- letsdothis