Danielle's+Teaching+Guide

//__**Revised Teaching Guide**__//

**__General Education Goals__**
The students will be able to create a persona of a person living in the 1930s to understand the mindset and actions of the characters in John Steinbeck's //Of Mice and Men//.

**__Description of Learners__**
This activity is meant for ninth graders.

**__Description of Subject Matter__**

 * NYS English Standard 1** - Students will read, write, listen and speak for information and understanding.


 * NYS English Standard 2** -Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression.


 * NYS English Standard 4** - Students will read write, listen and speak for social interaction.

**__Detailed learning objectives__**
source material in their subject area courses.
 * NYS Performance Indicator 1.1** - Students will interpret and analyze complex informational texts and presentations, including technical manuals, professional journals, newspaper and broadcast editorials, electronic networks, political speeches and debates, and primary


 * NYS Performance Indicator 2.9** - Students will write original pieces in a variety of literary forms,correctly using the conventions of the genre and using structure and vocabulary to achieve an effect.


 * NYS Performance Indicator 4.4** - Students will use a variety of print and electronic forms for social communication with peers and adults.

**__Expected prerequisites__**
None

**__Summary aim__**
Students will assume the persona of a person living in 1930s America and create letters, diary/journal entries or a short story about their experiences during the Great Depression.

**__Rationale__**
The students will understand the relevance of the Great Depression in our current lives and how it can aid us in evaluating our current economic situation. The students will know the importance of assuming the role of someone else to truly understand the views of others and think "outside of the box."