Learning Goals
Students will be able to analyze key scenes from Of Mice and Men to explain how fear, loneliness, and hope shape characters’ survival choices.
Students will be able to cite and interpret textual evidence from Of Mice and Men to support a defensible claim about Lennie’s and George’s changing choices across the novel.
Students will be able to compare their own perspectives with the perspectives of characters and classmates to explain how different experiences shape responses to isolation and risk.
Students will be able to evaluate coping strategies and social choices in Of Mice and Men and connect them to school culture, relationships, and community well-being.
Products
Of Mice and Men Investigation Notebook
A research-style notebook documenting one student’s question, evidence collection, scene analysis, and personal interpretation of how fear, loneliness, and hope shape choices in the novel. It includes source notes from the text, reflection on a coping strategy, and a justified conclusion with limitations or unanswered questions.
Choice Trail Gallery Evidence Board with QR Reflection Clips
A collaborative hallway exhibit that synthesizes the group’s evidence into a revised claim about a character’s changing choices, supported by quotes, scene analysis, and QR-linked presentation/reflection clips. Teams must explain their method, note conflicting or anomalous evidence, and connect insights to school culture and community care.
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