Resources for Teaching Of Mice and Men Springbrook High School Media Center

Resources for Teaching Of Mice and Men

In Context: Of Mice and Men VIDEO (979.4 INC): Discusses labor exploitation in the Salinas valley during the Depression era to reinforce an appreciation of the precarious lifestyle faced by migrant laborers, whose friendship and loneliness was portrayed in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men..

Literature and Its Times. BOOK (809.93 LIT) Vol. 3 p. 269 Refresher reading for teachers about the novel's context:: Events in History at the Time the Novel Takes Place covers California ranches, farm labor, debt, women's role, life of a bindlestiff, mentally retarded.; Events in History at the Time the Novel Was Written covers migrant families, law, order and vigilante justice, Steinbeck's difficult marriage.

Readings on Of Mice and Men BOOK (813 STE): Collection of critical essays from a variety of sources. Each essay is introduced by a summary of its main points. Includes concurrent historical events.

Web English Teacher FREE WEBSITE: Links to lesson plans for Of Mice and Men; http://www.webenglishteacher.com/steinbeck.html


Gale U.S. History Resource Center SUBSCRIPTION WEBSITE: Resource articles, primary sources, periodical articles, images on the Great Depression.; Linked from Media Center Resources Page; http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/springbrookhs/www.html

Gale Student Resource Center SUBSCRIPTION WEBSITE: Literature Search module has biographical material on Steinbeck and critical essays on Of Mice and Men.; Linked from Media Center Resources Page; http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/springbrookhs/www.html

Encyclopedia Americana SUBSCRIPTION WEBSITE: Useful background material on the Depression with links to periodical articles and selected high quality web sites.; Linked from Media Center Resources Page; http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/schools/springbrookhs/www.html

Pink Monkey: http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/monkeynotes/pmOfMiceMen01.asp