Of Mice and Men KS3 Unit (24 Lessons) - SOW, PPT, Homework, Resources, Exam!

A tried, tested and challenging unit focused upon John Steinbeck's novella 'Of Mice and Men'! This unit has been created specifically to intigrate KS4 skills into the KS3 curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of the new 100% exam GCSE specification. With the novella now removed from the KS4 curriculum, this unit offers a great opportunity to keep this much-loved novella a part of English. The unit works particularly well with Year 8 or 9 students. A range of themes and writing techniques are explored throughout the unit, and the novella is read in its entireity. Particular focus is paid to the chcracter of Curley's wife and how she is presented in a range of extracts. The unit culminates in an end-of-unit reading and writing exam styled upon the 2017 GCSE Specifications for English Language and English Literature.

This detailed and high quality unit includes:
* 24 lesson plans (with 13 differentiation strategies)
* 102 slide PowerPoint presentation (divided into lessons)
* All resources and worksheets (21 sheets)
* Homework project (6 tasks) that includes both reading and writing skills
* End-of-unit reading/writing exam
* End-of-unit exam mark scheme (suitable for KS3 Levels 4-7, with GCSE 1-9 conversion)

Unit's lessons include:
* Contexts match-up activity
* Reading and discussing the whole novella
* Exploring light and darkness symbolism in the novella
* Exploring the importance of setting - the bunkhouse as a microcosm of 1930s society
* Essay writing skills - writing about settings
* Exploring key characters - Crooks and Curley's wife
* In-depth analysis of themes - loneliness, racism, sexism
* Writing to describe - creating a 'Chapter 7'
* Huge 60-question revision quiz
* Spelling tests on key vocabulary (differentiated by writing level)
* SPaG starter activities
* End-of-unit reading exam (GCSE English Language/Literature style)
* End-of-unit writing exam (GCSE English Language style)
* Teacher/peer/self assessment opportunities