Of Mice and MenCharacterization Essay

Remember Last Week

George P.18 p. 3 s. 3 – Is it a dirty place

P. 19 p. 2 s. 2 – looking for a problem

P. 22 p. 10 s. 1 – p. 13 s. 4 – Lying to the boss about Lennie

P. 23 p . 0 s. 3 – p. 1 s. 1 – Lying about Weed

P. 23 p. 8 s. 2 – 4 – George yelling at Lennie

P. 23 p. 14 s. 1 – 2 and P. 24 p. 2 s.1-3 – Yelling -> Mean

P. 27 p. 3 s. 2 – 3 – Doesn’t like short people

P. 29 p. 2 – p.4 – setting Lennie up

P. 30 p. 2 - p. 6 – s. 1 – setting Lennie up

P. 35 p. 2 s. 1- Ironic

Lennie P. 19 p. 5 s. 1 – 3 – Lennie follows what George does

P. 20 p. 8 s. 1 – It takes Lennie longer to do the same things George does

quickly

P. 22 p. 1 s. - p. 5 s. 2 – Likes compliments but hates disappointing George

P. 23 p. 13 s. 1 and P. 24 p.1. s.1 – Feels uncomfortable about George lying

about him; afraid he had forgotten something

P. 25 p. 11 s. 1 – waiting for George to tell him what to do (foreshadowing)

P. 26 p. 7 s. 4 – giving Lennie permission to hurt Curley

P. 27 p. 1 s. 2 – 3 – Lennie can be reckless and dangerous

P. 29 p. 2 – p.4 – He wants George to protect him

P. 31 p. 6 s. 1 – He is interested in the ladies

P. 32 p. 12 – He is scared that he is going to do something wrong

THESIS: GEORGE, IN OF MICE OF MEN, IS A WELL-DEVELOPED CHARACTER WHO HAS

TRAITS THAT AT TIME CONTRADICT EACH OTHER.

PLAN: AT TIMES GEORGE WAS KIND TO LENNIE, AND OTHER TIMES HE WAS MEAN TO

LENNIE.

INTRODUCTION TAKING CARE

OF LENNIE

UNKIND TO

LENNIECONCLUSION

November 3, 2017

1. Grab your notebook, computer and a novel. Do not open the laptop until

you are instructed to do so.

2. The Ease of using Es - at the end of today’s lesson you will have practiced

elaboration in the accordion essay format.

3. Finish Reading Chapter 3

4. Chapter 3 Discussion

5. Start brainstorming topic sentences for essay.

6. Begin blocking your essay.

The Es – Elaboration in an Essay is an

Example followed by an Explanation.

The red part of the essay is the Elaboration or rational for the claim.

You will give an example – direct quote from the novel.

Two sentences to explain the connection between the claim.

THESIS: GEORGE, IN OF MICE OF MEN, IS A WELL-DEVELOPED CHARACTER WHO HAS

TRAITS THAT AT TIME CONTRADICT EACH OTHER.

PLAN: AT TIMES GEORGE WAS TAKING CARE OF LENNIE, AND OTHER TIMES HE WAS

MEAN TO LENNIE.

INTRODUCTION TAKING CARE

OF LENNIE

UNKIND TO

LENNIECONCLUSION

Topic Sentence

Example (direct quote)

Explain

Example (direct quote)

Explain

How to use the Es

AT TIMES GEORGE WAS TAKING CARE OF

LENNIE

“Now look – I’ll give him the work tickets, but

you ain’t goanna say a word” (6).

George wants Lennie a good impression, so he

telling how to act at the ranch.

Another example is “. . . because I got you to look

after me, and you got me to look after you. . .”(14).

George has explained this to Lennie so many times,

he can repeat it. Lennie is comforted by the fact

that George is going to be there to take care of

him.

Let’s brainstorm some character traits

for Lennie

Lennie

You topic is Character traits of Lennie

Go to this web address

https://padlet.com/malonek1/by3cdtqp233m

Type in a quote and explain it with two

sentences.

It is fine for the quotes to be used more than

once.