Of Mice and Men plot sequencing

Last updated: 21/11/2023
Contributor: Sarah Ashton
Of Mice and Men plot sequencing
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Prose: Modern prose
Resource type
Revision
Worksheet
Author
John Steinbeck
Genre
Fiction
Time period
Post-1900
Title
Of Mice and Men

This helpful resource is perfect for English students studying the novel ‘Of Mice And Men’ by John Steinbeck. There is a clear, useful activity helping students order the events of the novella and supporting their better understanding of the main characters, such as George, Lennie, Candy and Curley’s wife.

Ideal for practice during reading or for revision, the task helps students organise a plot summary of the text and create a deeper knowledge of theme, character and locations from the novella, including Salinas and America as a whole.

Included with the resource is an answer sheet to support a more accurate understanding of plot with main events emphasised.

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 A sample extract from the resource:

  1. (c) George and Lennie are chased out of Weed because Lennie touched a girl’s dress.

 

  1. (h) George and Lennie rest on the way to the ranch in Soledad.  George tells Lennie off for petting a dead mouse. We find out that Lennie is a bit ‘slow’. We find out that George and Lennie have a dream of owning their own place.

 

  1. (b) George and Lennie arrive at the ranch. They meet Candy, the Boss, Curley and Slim. Curly tries to pick a fight with Lennie because he doesn’t like big guys. They see Curley’s wife. George tells Lennie to keep away from her because she looks like trouble. He tells Lennie to go back and hide in the brush if he does anything wrong.

 

  1. (j) They meet Slim. Slim gives Lennie one of his pups. Carlson persuades Candy to let him shoot Candy’s old dog.  Whit tells George what the ranch workers do when they get paid.

 

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