Ms. Forman's Homework Blog

Homework Parents/Guardians: Please assist your child in completing the homework assignment below. Please complete the same level that you complete in class. Use the reading below to answer the questions about Geroge and Lennie. “Both were dressed in denim trousers and in denim coats with brass buttons. Both wore black, hats and carried blanket rolls. The first man was small and quick, with strong features. Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose. Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, and wide; and he walked heavily, dragging his feet. His arms hung loosely.” Level 1: What are the similarities between George and Lennie? (Circle all that apply)   Large eyes                                      Denim Trousers                                Brass buttons   Carried blanket rolls             

Homework Parents/Guardians: Please assist your child in completing the homework assignment below. Please complete the same level that you complete in class. Today we started the new novel for the month of May: Of Mice and Men. Use the reading below to answer the questions about John Steinbeck. This book was written because John Steinbeck wanted to show how life was during the Great Depression. He wanted to show how people were affected by the depression and what people had to do to survive. He showed how people had to make hard decisions, not only for themselves, but for others as well. Level 1: What was John Steinbeck trying to show in his novel Of Mice and Men? (Circle all that apply)   What is was like during the Great Depression                                              How to feed animals   How people were happy