Day 1•Intro to Steinbeck•Great Depression anticipatory worksheets•Sign out books•What is Your American Dream?•Assign Chapter 1 and 2 discussion questions for Tuesday

Day 2•Discuss Chapter 1•Before Reading Activity•Assign Chapter 2 and 2 discussion questions for Thursday

Day 3•Individual Reflection Activity•Reading Time

Day 4•Discussion Chapter 2•Getting to Know Characters through Improv Activity•Assign Chapter 3 (part 1) and 2 discussion questions for Monday

Day 5•Improv volunteers•Recreational Reading Time

Day 6•Discuss Chapter 3 (part 1)•Found Poems Exercise•Assign Chapter 3 (part 2) for Wednesday•Watch part of OMM movie

Day 7•Work on poems•Watch part of OMM movie

Day 8•Ripped paper discussion questions for Chapter 3 (part 2)•Watch part of OMM movie

Day 9•Discussion of Chapter 3 (part 2) continued•Poetry Reading•Assign Chapter 4 and2 discussion questions for Monday

Day 10•Poetry Reading continued•Recreational Reading Time

Day 11•Poetry reflections•Discussion of Chapter 4•Watch part of OMM movie•Assign Chapter 5 and2 discussion questions for Tuesday

Day 12•Snowball Groups for To a Mouse Poem•Assign Chapter 6 and2 discussion questions for Wednesday•Watch part of OMM movie

Day 13•Discuss Chapter 5 & 6•Go to Computer Lab to explore OMM Wiki•Assign Assessment Options due Monday

Day 14•After Reading Reflection•Answer questions about Assessment Options•Watch part of OMM movie

Day 15•Recreational Reading Time

English 3 Unit Plan for Of Mice and Men by Mindy M. WaraMarch/April 2011