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Our research project is inspired by the themes in Of Mice and Men.
The research project has 2 parts and each part must have a connection to the novel: The American Dream + Connection to Novel and an Ethical Issue + Connection to Novel. Each part will be included in a presentation format: POWER POINT, WEBSITE, BROCHURE, NEWSLETTER
American Dream Viewpoint: Choose one blue question AND one red question.
(Blue QUESTIONS)
What was the economic state of 1930s America?
What was happening politically in America during the 1930s?
What was the American migrant worker experience during the 1930s?
How did natural disasters affect American life during the 1930s?
(RED QUESTIONS)
What did people have to be hopeful about in the 1930s?
What kept people moving forward during the 1930s?
What was the American Dream of the 1930s?
How do the political, economic, and social events affect the American Dream of the 1930s?
The American Dream + Connection to Novel
Choose ONE of the following questions to connect the American Dream to the novel:
How does George and Lennie’s farm dream connect to the dream of most Americans during the 1930s?
How does George and Lennie’s dream affect them?
How can you tell George and Lennie are examples of “the common man” during the 1930s?
Ethical Issue Perspective: Choose ONE question below to answer.
Can murder be justified?
What are mercy killings and are they right or wrong?
How do the laws apply to the mentally retarded, do you agree or disagree?
Is the death penalty right or wrong?
Does the death penalty rule apply to the mentally retarded?
Is the death penalty the same as murder?
Ethical Issue + Connection to Novel
Choose ONE of the following questions to answer:
Should Lennie be responsible for killing Curley’s wife?
Was George justified in killing Lennie?
Did Lennie intend to kill Curley’s wife? How do you know?
What should happen to George now?
AMERICAN DREAM LINKS for Research
search.ebscohost.com/ EBSCO Research database
Username: springhigh
Password: lion
Select Research Database or Student Research Center
xroads.virginia.edu/~1930s/front.html
Excellent overview and mulitmedia references of what life was like during the 1930's.
www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/database/subtitles.cfm?TitleID=69 Digital History of life and times of the 1930's.
www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/snprelief.htm SnapShots--America in 1930's.
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113844245 Story about hope for the 1930's
KEYWORDS TO SEARCH DATABASES: 193O'S, THE GREAT DEPRESSION, FDR, NEW DEAL, MIGRANT WORKERS.
ETHICAL ISSUE LINKS for Research:
www.euthanasia.com/ Learn about the history of mercy killings(euthanasia).
euthanasia.procon.org/ Articles list the pro's and con's of different types of euthanasia.
www.archives.nysed.gov/a/research/res_topics_health_mh_timeline.shtml
Historic overview of mental health issues in America.
www.nodeathpenalty.org/newab025/banned.html
Article about the death penalty and the mentally handicapped.
www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/
This site is dedicated to informing the public about the death penalty.
www.aclu.org/capital-punishment
The ACLU's site that has several aricles relating to the death penalty.
infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/hous71192
GALE OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS
PASSWORD: ella
Select opposing viewpointsSearch key words: captial punishment, euthanasia, ethics, mercy killings, mentally handicapped, laws of mentally handicapped
Directions for keeping track and organizing research:
1. Copy and paste your research questions into a word document.
2. As you research each question, copy and paste information you find to answer your question under the question. Be sure to include the website and date you found it for MLA citations later. l This will help you keep track of and organize your research. This will make it easier for you to transfer your information to the final presentation format (PowerPoint, brochure, etc)
EXAMPLE:
AMERICAN DREAM
What was the American migrant worker experience during the 1930's?
How does the political, economic, and social events affect the American Dream during the 1930's?
American Dream Connection to the Novel:
How does George and Lennie's farm dream connect to the dream of most Americans during the 1930's?
ETHICAL ISSUE
What are mercy killings (euthanasia) and are they right or wrong?
Ethical Issue Connection to the Novel:
Did Lennie intend to kill Curly's wife?
