Lesson 1
To know what inference and deduction means
To be able to infer meaning from clues in the text
To know how to identify the main ideas in the opening chapter; to be able to select relevant evidence from the text
A card sort. The plot is divided on to each card. Students divide the cards in to three sections (Before; during and after the war) then put them in the right order; in a linear structure. Heroes Structure Plot Sorting Activity (Cormier)
Features of non-standard English Of Mice and Men
Matt Posner: I find this guide to the dialect in OMAM potentially useful to readers of the book. I would consider using it myself.
Mid Summer Night's Dream. A cut and stick or copy handout. Students must find the modern translation of Shakespeare's language and answer questions on what is being said.