Narrative writing: Homework- Orignial and exciting plots!

Dear All,

Here is a fantastic clip from the BBC that presents a really interesting plot and story.  Have a watch and then have a go at writing this story.  Focus on the structure and your use of verbs, adjectives and adverbs. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/stories-nick-marriott/6530.html

This will be due for Monday 27/2/12

Miss Stark

Themes Homework

Dear All,

Here are the homework questions that you are to choose from:

How does the writer present the theme of loneliness in the novel Of Mice and Men?

How and why does Steinbeck make the theme of relationships important in the novel? (Discuss at least three examples in your answer)

Use evidence and don't forget to link to the historical context of the time (the great depression and the dustbowl theory etc) Any queries see me BEFORE the due date!

Miss Stark

Due for Monday 28th November 2011

Of Mice and Men-online copy

Dear All,

Here is an online copy of the novel, you need to click on the green button 'read online' to acces the book for reading.  Any issues email me asap!


http://www.onread.com/book/Of-Mice-and-Men-191086/

Miss Stark

Homework Of Mice and Men: Historical context

Of Mice and Men  WebQuest

You are about to embark on a journey of understanding of what it was like to be a migrant worker in the Salinas valley of California during the 1930's, during the great depression. John Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men as a vehicle to express his social conscience about the period. Of Mice and Men is a novel about poverty and dreams, friendship and loneliness, and despair and hope. Through the memorable characters of George and Lennie, Steinbeck paints a portrait of enduring friendship. In order to help you to understand the context of the novel and how it still resonates today, you are about to embark on a Webquest that will lay the ground work for a deeper understanding of this simple, yet profound story.

With a partner, answer the following questions by clicking on the links below.  Answer questions on a Word document- print off two copies, one for me and one for you and your partner to use for class discussion.

1.     What are the geographical features of the Salinas valley in California?

2.     What kinds of jobs are available here?

3.     What was John Steinbeck’s relationship to the Salinas Valley?

4.     What was the Great Depression?

5.     What were some of the causes?

6.      Who were the migrant workers and how were they affected by the Great Depression?

7.     Do migrant workers exist today? Where? What kinds of jobs do they have?

8.     Describe FDR’s New Deal.

9.     What were Hoovervilles?

10.              What is a mental disability and how does it affect a person's everyday life?

11.              What are some of the difficulties in caring for a mentally disabled person?

12.              What is the role of friendship in caring for the mentally disabled?

13.              A visual representation (picture, collage…etc…) of Steinbeck’s 1930’s.

14.               A visual representation of what the Depression in America looked like.

Links:

http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/decade30.html

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afctshtml/tsme.html

http://www.pbs.org/now/politics/migrants.html

http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/birth_defect/mental_retardation.html

http://www.mental-health-matters.com/articles/article.php?artID=725

http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Steinbeck/nobel.html

http://www.steinbeck.org/MainFrame.html

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/johnstei.htm

http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/lange/index.html

http://www.salinas.com/