Misunderstanding in of Mice and Men
Writing My Essay
1. Deconstruct
1. How is friendship shown in the text, Of Mice and Men? 2. How is misunderstanding shown in the text, Of Mice and Men? 3. How is mental illness shown in the text, Of Mice and Men?
Teacher Example: How is gender shown in the text, Of Mice and Men?
1. Keywords – Highlighted topic a. How b. misunderstanding c. Shown d. Text i. Synonyms 1. How – In what way, by what means 2. Misunderstanding- confusion, misinterpretation, error 3. Shown – Expressed, displayed, portrayed, conveyed 4. Text – Book, novel, writing 2. Write it using the keywords
By what means is misinterpretation expressed in the book?
Part 2: 3 point Structure
Teacher Example: How is Misunderstanding shown in the text, Of Mice and Men?
1. Curley’s wife a. The men (George, Slim, Curley) don’t get/know her (tart, a problem, trouble) b. She is a victim of her harsh and isolated surroundings/life c. She is viewed as an object (Curley owns her, she doesn’t have a name) 2. Lennie a. Everyone but George just thinks he’s ‘dumb
3. Misunderstanding – about Curley’s wife and women d. Curley’s wife – seen as a tart e. Red dress girl – vulnerable, has the power to cause “trouble” f. Women are “trouble” g. Aunt Clara – has a name, dead but influenced him, haunts George
Idea (point) | Example( to support your point ) | Quote (for your example) | Point 1: 1. Curley’s wife | 1. The men (George, Slim, Curley) don’t get/know her 2. A victim of her surroundings 3. She is viewed as an object | “all I want to do is talk to you – nothing wrong with talking”“I get lonely”“I could have been in the pictures. I could have made something of myself”“a tart”, “Curley’s wife” | Point 2: | | | Point 3: | | |
3.TEEL Paragraphs
T – Topic sentence
E – Explain
E - Evidence
L –
1. Deconstruct
1. How is friendship shown in the text, Of Mice and Men? 2. How is misunderstanding shown in the text, Of Mice and Men? 3. How is mental illness shown in the text, Of Mice and Men?
Teacher Example: How is gender shown in the text, Of Mice and Men?
1. Keywords – Highlighted topic a. How b. misunderstanding c. Shown d. Text i. Synonyms 1. How – In what way, by what means 2. Misunderstanding- confusion, misinterpretation, error 3. Shown – Expressed, displayed, portrayed, conveyed 4. Text – Book, novel, writing 2. Write it using the keywords
By what means is misinterpretation expressed in the book?
Part 2: 3 point Structure
Teacher Example: How is Misunderstanding shown in the text, Of Mice and Men?
1. Curley’s wife a. The men (George, Slim, Curley) don’t get/know her (tart, a problem, trouble) b. She is a victim of her harsh and isolated surroundings/life c. She is viewed as an object (Curley owns her, she doesn’t have a name) 2. Lennie a. Everyone but George just thinks he’s ‘dumb
3. Misunderstanding – about Curley’s wife and women d. Curley’s wife – seen as a tart e. Red dress girl – vulnerable, has the power to cause “trouble” f. Women are “trouble” g. Aunt Clara – has a name, dead but influenced him, haunts George
Idea (point) | Example( to support your point ) | Quote (for your example) | Point 1: 1. Curley’s wife | 1. The men (George, Slim, Curley) don’t get/know her 2. A victim of her surroundings 3. She is viewed as an object | “all I want to do is talk to you – nothing wrong with talking”“I get lonely”“I could have been in the pictures. I could have made something of myself”“a tart”, “Curley’s wife” | Point 2: | | | Point 3: | | |
3.TEEL Paragraphs
T – Topic sentence
E – Explain
E - Evidence
L –