Chapter 2 & 3 Questions

1. Where do the ranch hands keep their personal belongings such as soap, razors and magazines?
They keep their personal belongings on a shelf(crate nailed to the wall) and one hook.

2. Candy, the old swamper who shows George and Lennie to their bunks, is missing what limb?
Candy is missing his right hand.

3. What evidence does the old swamper give that the ranch boss is a “pretty nice fella”?
He gives evidnence that the ranch boss is a pretty nice fella by stating that on Christmas he lets all the guys have Whiskey and let them beat on the Stablebuck.

4. What evidence is there that the boss is not a working man?
You can see that the boss is not a working man because he wears a tall hat, cowboy boots, and is never talked about in these two chapters. He's always in the house.

5. According to the old swamper, what is Curley good at?
According to Candy, Curley's good at boxing and getting into trouble with other workers.

6. According to the old swamper, why does Curley wear a work glove on his left hand?
According to Candy Curley wears a glove with vaseline in it to pleasure his wife.

Chapter 3

1. Why does George say Lennie will want to sleep in the barn that Friday night?
George says Lennie will want to sleep in the barn that Friday night because he wants to be with his puppy that Slim gave him.

2. According to George, how did he end up traveling with Lennie?
According to George, he ended up traveling with Lennie because they were childhood friends and he didnt feel comfortable leaving by himself because of his social dispostion.

3. What happened that made George stop playing dirty tricks on Lennie?
George told him to jump in the water, and Lennie did and almost drowned. George got him out, and felt bad and vowed never to play another trick on him again.

4. Why did George and Lennie have to flee from Weed?
George and Lennie had to flee from Weed because Lennie wanted to feel some girls red dress when she screamed and ran Lennie held onto the dress, and she later told officials that he tried to rape her.

5. Who makes the final decision on whether or not Candy’s old dog should be shot?
Carlson makes the final decison on whether or not Candy's dog should be shot.

6. What is significant about the letter Whit reads from the Western magazine?
Whit's friend William Truner wrote a letter to the Western Magazine and it was published in it.

OMAM Review

1. Historical Background:
This storyline is set in the year 1929, around the start of the Great Depression. Also during this time racisim was flourishing through the United States. Migrant Workers were beginning to lose hope of ever finding a steady job.

2. Setting, Chapter 1:
Time -1929
Place -A clearing in a forset 10 miles away from a workers ranch.
Environment -Very relaxed

3. Setting, Chapter 2:
Time -1929
Place -A workers ranch
Environment -Very Hostlie

4. Characters that have been introduced:
-Lennie
-George
-Swamper
-Boss
-Curley
-Stable Buck
-The Ho(Curley's Wife)
-Candy's Dog
-Slim
-Carlson
-Whit

5. Direct & Indirect Characterization of George
Direct: He always takes care of Lennie
Indirect: He's not related to Lennie
Direct: He wishes he didnt have to take care of Lennie
Indirect:He and Lennie have been traveling all over looking for work for long while.

6. Direct & Indirect Characterization of Lennie
Direct: He's Socially Challenged
Direct: He always gets George and himself in trouble.
Indirect: He looks up to George
Direct: He's tall big and strong

7. Direct & Indirect Characterization of the Swamper
Direct:He's missing a hand.
Direct: His best friend is a dog.
Indriect: He knows everything that goes on around the ranch.

8. Direct & Indirect Characterization of the Boss
Direct:Short
Indirect: feels wierd about George and Lennie

9. Direct & Indirect Characterization of Curly
Direct:Short
Direct: Mean
Indirect: Wants to challenge Lennie to a fight
Direct:Always in search of his wife
Direct:Boxer
Indirect:Napolean Complex

Of Mice and Men

Who wrote Of Mice and Men?
John Stienbeck


What is a novella?
A novella is a work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel.

What was the Great Depression?
A world wide economic downturn beginning on wall street in 1929.

What were some of the causes of the Great Depression?
stock market crash, the dust bowl, production shortages, consumer shortages.
What is a migrant worker?
A person who migrates from region of a country to another searching for employment.

Do migrant workers exist today? Where? what kinds of jobs do they have?
Recent estimates by the U.S. Department of Labor suggest that approximately 1.3 million U.S. citizens migrate between states, earning their living by working in the agricultural industry. They usually work in the western states.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & Malcom X

Malcom X





Born (when/where): May 19, 1925 in Ohama, Nebraska
Education: He dropped out of the 8th grade after his teacher said that he would never be anything in life. He decided to educate himself.
Family: Betty Sanders(X) was his wife, they married in 1957 and had six children, Attallah, Qubilah, Ilyasah, Gamilah, Malaak and Malikah.


Fought for: Civil Rights
Believed that: White Society actively worked to keep African-Americans from acheiving political, economic and social success. He believed in the Islamic religion.
Died (when/how):Febrauary 21,1965/ he was assinated





Martin Luther King Jr.

Born(when/where): January 15, 1929/Atlanta, Georgia

Education:Younge street elementary,

Family:He married Corretta Scott King on 18 June 1953. They had four children:Yolanda, Martin Luther III, Dexter, and Bernice.



Fought for:Peace between all races and cultures.

Believed that:Violence is not the answer.

Died(when/how):He was assinated.

Green Classroom

In the past week in my english class, we have created a Green Classroom. How, you ask? By setting up a classroom online. First we were asked to set up a gmail account and immediately email our teacher with our name in the subject line and a small message. Our teacher later explained to us later that every other day we were required to check our gmail to recieve work through the computer. This saves paper, instead printing work and making millions of photo copies we could submit the classwork and test/quizZes online.

Setting and the pursuit of happiness

time:2008
place: Washington D.C.
Environment: Posh musem