Of Mice and Men Podcast worksheet DURING PODCAST: 1) List three facts about John Steinbeck: 1) 2) 3) 2) List three

facts about 1930s America: 1) 2) 3) 3) Where did the title of the novella come from?

3) Write down the definition of the following: TERM DEFINITION Bum Tramp Hobo 4) Note down three quotations about Curleys Wife which are used in the podcast to analyse her character: 1) 2) 3)

AFTER PODCAST: What is the importance of the novellas title? What influences from Steinbecks own life can be found in the story? Why is it important that the novel is set in 1930s USA? Are George and Lennie best described as bums, tramps, hobos or none of these categorisations? Do you feel sorry for Curleys Wife?