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The contextual revision at the start is important, as well as the chapter questions and short activities.

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Five Literature Techniques You Will Find In ANY Unseen Poem! | Top GCSE Poetry Devices To Memorise!

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Hi all. Hoping you've had a good rest and are refreshed and ready to work hard toward this exam.

Without any resources, write down each character and all the key quotes you can remember about them. Try to label each quote too, for example:

George
1.  "I bet we could swing her" - theme = dreams, it's the moment Candy offers money and the dream begins to seem possible
2. "I could live so easy"
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5.

Lennie
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Turn these notes into an essay.

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VOCABULARY TO USE IN EXTRACTS TO DESCRIBE MOODS/ATMOSPHERES, THOUGHTS/FEELINGS

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VOCABULARY TO USE IN EXTRACTS TO DESCRIBE MOODS/ATMOSPHERES, THOUGHTS/FEELINGS

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Build your vocabulary - look up any words you don't know

MOODS/ATMOS = HIGHER
| tense | dramatic | heart-wrenching | desperate
| poignant | anxious | evasive | despairing
| empathetic | depressing  | hopeless | blunt
| apprehensive | harsh | reflective | grim
| mournful | hopeful | tranquil | cynical
| sombre | optimistic | desolate | condescending
| melancholy | despairing | angry | detached

THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS = FOUNDATION
| tense | afraid | fearful | desperate
| sad | anxious | petrified | despairing
| scared | depressed  | hopeless | shocked
| apprehensive | sorrowful | reflective | panic
| mournful | hopeful | relaxed | pessimistic
| sombre | optimistic | terrified | concerned
| melancholy | startled | angry | worried

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Here's the next two pages of chapter 5. How does Steinbeck present Curley's wife here? Write at least a page of A4. QUOTATION - EXPLANATION

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EXTRACT PRACTICE! MOOD AND ATMOS - CH. 5 - LENNIE & PUP

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EXTRACT PRACTICE! MOOD AND ATMOS - CH. 5 - LENNIE & PUP

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Here are the first two pages of chapter 5. How does Steinbeck create moods and atmospheres here? Remember to QUOTE with speech marks and then EXPLAIN (E.G the word "...." Makes me think that...  , I get the impression from "....." That....., the mood is quite ...... When X happens etc)

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Work through these videos and resources to make sure you know all there is to know about 'Of Mice and Men'!

Make notes on the following videos and resources in whichever way your brain prefers (try out different styles).  Times given = video length then note-taking time. Check regularly for new content.

SECTION B: POETRY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvL1392jLnM&list=PLiPrJMGytEpR1NZ6rbZrUQZjKMB0qD7CZ&index=3&t=0s 12m

OMAM Introduction (4 videos)
VIDEO 1: SUMMARY: watch to make sure you are familiar with all the events and the order in which they occur.  10+5 (10 mins of video plus 5 mins of notes/writing)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GJIDR9J5eg

VIDEO 2: KEY QUOTES LINKED TO CONTEXT: copy the mind map and add extra notes from the teacher's talk.   14+5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X0GMQ-wBMQ

VIDEO 3: THE IMPORTANCE/RELEVANCE OF THE TITLE. This information is detailed (more than you need - don't worry about understanding/writing down everything. ACTIVITY: Summarise why you think Steinbeck selected this title for the novella. What does it have to do with the story?) 8+2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bp6gBbHY3o&list=PLqGFsWf-P-cC2JbnhAw88geP1FSkNAcb6&index=4

VIDEO 4: MR BRUFF READS AND ANALYSES THE WHOLE BOOK. This is an amazing resource. The teacher reads the entire novella and analyses as he goes along. Those of you that have picked up your own book should read along with him and add notes to your text. Not to worry if you don't, you can use bullet points or mind-maps to remember Mr Bruff's points. 30mins (video 1 of 22)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syn_KXtofZs&list=PLqGFsWf-P-cC2JbnhAw88geP1FSkNAcb6&index=34

Themes
The following videos and resources will test and develop your knowledge of the themes in the novella. It will cover loneliness (isolation), dreams (the American Dream), friendship, nature/destruction and will also briefly discuss cycles and fate/destiny.

VIDEO 1: LONELINESS: Check your knowledge of the theme of loneliness. Make a mind-map each for the setting, Candy, Crooks, Curley's wife and George and Lennie. 10+10mins. For revision time yourself writing this essay in 40 minutes, as you will have in the exam.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qjXN9qY38k

VIDEO2: FILM CLIP. In writing, Explain the relevance and importance  of this scene in the novella. What theme is it addressing? 3:15 + 10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24-zvMyxNAo

VIDEO 3: DREAMS. Make sure you can relate the theme of dreams to each of these characters: Lennie and George, Curley, Candy, Crooks, Curley's wife. 9 +10
ESSAY: Explain how the theme of dreams is important the novella. Use a timer and write up in 40 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc4pLeFSa6U&t=309s

VIDEO 4: THREE KEY THEMES. Dreams, loneliness, nature & destruction. 10+10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF9PSIxIH9A&t=438s.

VIDEO 5: THREE KEY THEMES: prejudice/marginalisation, cycles, fate/destiny. 8+8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ6tGLocheU

Characters
VIDEO : ESSAY: HOW IS LENNIE PRESENTED? TEACHER MARKING AN A GRADE ESSAY. Copy out any analysis sentences you feel would improve your writing. 15+10mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEnA3t_7DNg

VIDEO : ANALYSIS OF CURLEY'S WIFE. 9+5 mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thZRpR-qHPc

VIDEO: SOME INTERESTING ANALYSIS OF CURLEY.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S--UX1uDeN0. 13mins

TASK : CLIFFSNOTES CHARACTER ANALYSIS. Click on the link and work your way down the character analysis for each character. Read and add to your character notes/create new ones for any points you did not know. 1hour
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/o/of-mice-and-men/character-analysis/george-milton

*NEW VIDEO: A MUCH NEEDED CROOKS ESSAY. Can you create a detailed plan for an essay on the character of Crooks? When you're planning, you should note down, for each paragraph, your point (discussion of the character), the quotation, and what it tells you about life at the time. 9:30 + 10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmJmYq9L2bs

Extra
GLOSSARY OF VOCABULARY FROM THE NOVELLA
https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/o/of-mice-and-men/study-help/full-glossary

WHOLE AUDIOBOOK. Listen to/read the book to become as familiar as possible with it before we come back to school. 4 hours whole book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Car_We66TME&t=2508s

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Create a mindmap of the information given on each character!

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A revision video looking at the main characters in Of Mice and Men for GCSE English Literature.

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Write this up as an essay. How else could this question have been phrased? The characters being trapped also links to them being victims of society, a lack of power, the hierarchy of power at the time, marginalisation/prejudice etc. Be careful when reading the essay questions. You know more about it than you think! You might just remember it under a different title. You must find relevant quotations to support your point.

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