Of Mice and Men Pre-Reading Activity

The Migrant Worker Experience

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What is the dust bowl?

o A period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and
agriculture of the US and Canadian prairies during the 1930s
Where in California did migrant workers find jobs?
o Mainly on farms.
What would a typical day be like for a migrant be like?
o Migrant workers lived in very poor conditions. They didnt always get
enough food. They only earned about 15 to 20 cents per hour. At work
they usually labored for 12 hours a day at least 6 days a week.
What were typical salaries, benefits, and working conditions like for
migrant workers?
o Migrant workers lived in very poor conditions. They didnt always get
enough food. They only earned about 15 to 20 cents per hour. At work
they usually labored for 12 hours a day at least 6 days a week.

Developmental Delays
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What
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are some symptoms of developmental delays?

There are many different symptoms of this. They vary with age.
are the some of the causes of developmental delays?
Inherited disorders, mental retardation, neurological damage, autistic
disorders, degenerative diseases, social or environmental deprivations,
deafness, and many more causes.
How were people with developmental delays treated especially
during the 1900s to 1950s?
o They would have been treated like slaves, made fun of and abused.

The Great Depression

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What is the Great Depression?

How long did it last?
What were some of the causes? (economic and cultural)
What was the life like for workers during depression?
What were some of the problems with farming during the
Depression, especially in the American West, including California?

Attempts to censor Of Mice and Men

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What is censorship?
How does censorship apply especially to schools and students?
Why has Of Mice and Men been challenged?
Did attempts to remove Of Mice and Men work?