• Pulitzer Prize
Notes on The
Grapes of Wrath by
John Steinbeck
What is a
Pulitzer Prize?
Wikipedia
– US Award
achievements in
•
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Newspaper
On-line journalism
Literature
Musical
composition
– Established in 1917
– Provided in the will
of American
(Hungarian born),
Joseph Pulitzer
• The Grapes of
Wrath
– Won the Pulitzer
Prize
John
Steinbeck
• Born in Salinas California in
1902
• 1919 – went to Stanford
University
• 1925 – left Stanford w/o
taking a degree.
• Next five years – supported
himself as a laborer and a
journalist in NY City.
• First novel – Cup of Gold
(1929)
• Pastures of Heaven (1932)
• To a God Unknown (1933)
• The Long Valley (1938)
• Tortilla Flat (1935)
• Three Powerful Novels
– In Dubious Battle (1936)
– Of Mice and Men (1937)
– The Grapes of Wrath (1939
Chapter 1 & 2 (pp 1-13)
TOPIC:
The
Beginnings
A. The
Place
and Time
1. Chapter 1 – Setting
A. Where
B. When
B. The Chat
2. Chapter 2 – The
Conversation Between the
truck driver and the hitch
hiker
300
points
Fill in the
details.
Fill in the
details.
Two to three sentences.
Due at the end
of the period.
1/25/2013
The Grapes of Wrath by John
Steinbeck
Fill in the details.
The Turtle
Tom meets
Jim
1. Chapter 3 pp14-16
A. Setting
I. Time
II. Place
B. Character (the turtle)
I. Descriptions
II. Ordeals
(difficulties)
500
points
2. Chapter 4 pp17- 23
A. Setting
I. Time
II. Place
B. Characterization
I. Tom Joad (who)
II. Jim Casy (who)
C. Conflicts (problems)
I. External conflicts
II. Internal conflicts
Three to five sentences.
Due at the end
of the period.
1/28/2013
The Grapes of Wrath by John
Steinbeck
Questions/
Cues
What did Jim
“figger”?
(Southern
English –
figure out)
What was
Jim
“worryin’”
about?
Why was
Tom in
McAlester for
four years?
“…the guys
in the cell
blocked
laughed.”
1. Chapter 4 – pg 24
500
points
2. Pg 24
3. Pg 25
4. Pg 26 (explain this cue)
1 of 2
Three to five sentences.
Due at the end
of the period.
1/28/2013
The Grapes of Wrath by John
Steinbeck
Questions/
Cues
How did they
treat Tom in
McAlister?
“They got no
conveniences
at my old man’s
place.”
“But the
smell of
burned dust
was in the
air, and the
air was
dry…”
“Your pa
stole it?”
Who is Wink
Manley?
5. Pg 26
6. Pg 26 (explain this cue; who
said this and why was this
said?)
7. Pg 27 (explain this cue; what is
going on?)
5. Pg 27 (explain this cue; what is
going on? Why was this
sentence said?
6. Pg 28
2 of 2
Three to five sentences.
Due at the end
of the period.
1/29/2013
The Grapes of Wrath by John
Steinbeck
Questions/
Cues
Identify the
setting
described
on pg 28.
“We really
didn’t need
no fence
there,
but…”
What is a
shoat?
“And all of
them were
caught in
something
larger than
themselves.”
1. Time:
Place: (describe the location)
1. Pg 29 – Explain this cue: who,
what, when, where?
500
points
1. Pg 29
2. Pg 31 - Explain what this cue
means.
1 of 2
Three to five sentences.
Due at the end
of the period.
1/30/2013
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Questions/
Cues
“The
monster
isn’t men,
but it can
make men
do what it
wants.”
1. Pg 34 – Explain the meaning of this
cue, based on what you’ve already
read.
“Maybe
you can go
on relief.”
2. Pg 34 – Mention the place.
Page 35
3. Describe “the tractors” on this page.
…the similes…the metaphors
Page 35
4. Describe “the man sitting in the iron
seat…” on this page.
500
points
1 of 2
Three to five sentences.
Due at the end
of the period.
1/30/2013
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Questions/
Cues
“If a seed
dropped did
not
germinate, it
was
nothing.”
(very bottom
of pg 35)
5.
Based on what you have read, explain the
meaning of this cue.
Page 36
5.
Describe “the tractor…” on this page.
“The tenant
pondered…a
nd pondered
more.”
Pg 37
6.
Paraphrase what the tenant pondered.
7.
Describe what it is to figure out.
“We all got to
figure.
There’s some
way to stop
this.” Pg 38-9
2 of 2
Three to five sentences.
Due at the end
of the period.
1/31/2013
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Questions/Cues/
Connections/
Keywords
Pg 40
1.
Describe what Rev. Casy and young Tom
saw as they stood on the hill and looked
down on the Joad place.
“There ain’t
nothin’ left,”
said Joad 40
2.
Explain why Joad said this cue.
3.
Describe what they saw in the house.
4.
Respond to this question.
*fust = first
5.
Describe this event.
“Le’s look in
the house...”
41
What is the
“fust* thing
kids do when
folks move
out”? Joad,
42
“By God!
Look who’s
here…” 43
500
points
1 of 2
Write a 2-3 sentence
summary.
Due at the end
of the period.
1/31/2013
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Questions/Cues/
Connections/
Keywords
What is a
“pilla”? 44
6.
Describe what a “pilla” is for.
“Hell, I forgot
the turtle.” 44
7.
Describe what happened in this cue.
The Cat. 44
Narration
8.
Describe the cat – its looks and what it
does.
9.
Describe what happened on this page.
Page 45
Plotsequence of
events which
may include
the conflict.
2 of 2
Write a 2-3 sentence
summary.
Due at the end
of the period.
2/01/2013
Questions/Cues/
Connections/
Keywords
Chapter 1 & 2
Setting
Conflicts
20th Century Fox Darryl F. Zanuck’s
Production of The Grapes of Wrath
Starring Henry Fonda
Copyright MCMXL
Write about the 500
points
fidelity or
accuracy of the
motion picture
production to
the contents of
the book.
Characterizations:
Tom Joad
The Truck Driver
Chapter 3
Setting
The Turtle
Conflicts
Chapter 4
Setting
Characterization
Jim Casey
Dialogue
1 of 2
Conflicts
Write a 2-3 sentence
summary.
Due on Monday
1/4/13.
2/01/2013
Questions/Cues/
Connections/
Keywords
Chapter 5
Setting
Conflicts
Chapter 6
Setting
Characterization
Muley Graves
Dialogue
Conflicts
20th Century Fox Darryl F. Zanuck’s
Production of The Grapes of Wrath
Starring Henry Fonda
Copyright MCMXL
Write about the
fidelity or
accuracy of the
motion picture
production to
the contents of
the book.
2 of 2
Write a 2-3 sentence
summary.
Due on Monday
1/4/13.
2/04/2013
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Questions/Cues/
Connections/
Keywords
500
points
“Well, what
they doin’
there?” 46
1.
Elaborate this question.
Who is
Noah? 46
2.
Find the answer to this question.
“Them dirty
sons-abitches. I
tell ya, men,
I’m stayin’.”
47
3.
Elaborate this cue: ID the speaker and
the reason for this outrage.
4.
Elaborate this cue: ID the speaker and
the reason behind this question.
5.
Describe the setting.
“How’d my
folks go so
easy?” 48
What is the
time
described
on this
page? 48
1 of 2
Write a 2-3 sentence
summary.
Due at the end
of the period.
2/04/2013
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Questions/Cues/
Connections/
Keywords
What did
Muley eat
for
“sometimes
”? 48-49
6.
Describe this experience.
“Who got a
knife? Le’s
get at these
here
miserable
rodents…”
49
7.
Describe this event.
Setting 50
8.
Describe the setting on this page.
“This here is
a party,” he
said. 50
9.
Elaborate this cue.
2 of 2
Write a 2-3 sentence
summary.
Due at the end
of the period.
2/05/2013
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Questions/Cues/
Connections/
Keywords
“Well, sir,
it’s a funny
thing.
Somepin
went an’
happened to
me when
they tol’ me I
had to get
off the
place…” 5051
1.
“Like a
damn ol’
graveyard
ghos’. I
been goin’
aroun’ the
places
where stuff
happened…
” 51
1.
Elaborate this cue. Enumerate what
happened to the speaker when “they”
told him to get off the “place.”
500
points
Elaborate on “the places where stuff
happened.”
1 of 2
Write a 2-3 sentence
summary.
Due at the end
of the period.
2/05/2013
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Questions/Cues/
Connections/
Keywords
Muley’s
tight little
face was
rigid. 51
3.
Explore the cause of this intense
body language.
“I wanta
talk. I ain’t
talked to
nobody…”
52
3.
Identify the speaker and elaborate
further this cue.
“Fella,
should
maybe keep
stuff like
that in his
head.” 53
4.
Identify the speaker and elaborate
this cue further.
“Ever’body
knowed it
wasn’t no
fault of
your,” 53
5.
Identify the speaker and elaborate
this cue further.
2 of 2
Write a 2-3 sentence
summary.
Due at the end
of the period.
Write a reflection paper.
TOPIC:
from THE GRAPES OF WRATH
Write about any of the events in the
story the class has covered so far.
Re-tell the event(s) by including the
following: setting, the characters,
conflicts or problems.
Explain why the event(s) are teachingevents meaning the events teach us
about life.
What are things that we learn from
these events? …human frailty or
weakness like greed for money and
power… human strength like courage…
basic human needs like survival, love,
hope, et cetera.
350 words minimum; 500 points
DUE AT THE END OF PERIOD
2/07/2013
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Questions/Cues/
Connections/
Keywords
“it ain’t so
bad,” said
Joad. “Like
ever’place
else.” 54
1.
Elaborate this cue.
“The thing
that give me
the mos’
trouble was,
it didn’ make
no sense…”
54-55
1.
Elaborate this cue.
“I ain’t got a
hell of a lot
of respec’
for ‘em
now,” 55
2.
Elaborate this cue.
500
points
1 of 2
Write a 2-3 sentence
summary.
Due at the end
of the period.
2/05/2013
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Questions/Cues/
Connections/
Keywords
“Night after
night in my
bunk I
figgered
how she’d
be when I
come home
again.” 56
4.
Identify the speaker and elaborate
this statement.
“Think you’ll
come along,
Muley?”
Joad
repeated. 57
5.
Find out whether the response to
this question is affirmative or
negative.
“Yeah!” he
said. “I was
mean like a
wolf…”57
6.
Identify the speaker and elaborate
this outburst.
Who is Willy
Feeley?
7.
Find out who this person is.
2 of 2
Write a 2-3 sentence
summary.
Due at the end
of the period.
Write a five-paragraph character analysis essay.
(Pages 45-57)
WARNING: Do NOT use the personal pronoun
“I (think)” as referring to yourself, in the essay.
After all, you are the writer and the “thinker”.
Avoid redundancy.
(50 pts penalty for each occurrence)
Paragraph 1
Introduce the character (MULEY GRAVES) in
the story (id est: who, what, when, where,
why, how). State your thesis mentioning the
three character traits you have chosen.
Paragraphs 2, 3, & 4
Topic sentence introduces the character trait.
Use cue(s) from the book as evidence to the
trait. Explain how the cue(s) relate(s) to the
trait of the character – the CONNECTION.
Paragraph 5 – Conclusion/Summary
Due at the end of the period.
800 Points
Who
Paragraph One
What
Where
When
Why
How
Muley
Graves
THESIS
STATEMENT
The Traits
P2 Topic
Sentence
Character
Trait 1
• “Evidence or cue.”
(page)
• Rationale or the
connection
P3 Topic • “Evidence or cue.”
(page)
Sentence
Character • Rationale or the
connection
Trait 2
P4 Topic • “Evidence or cue.”
Sentence
(page)
Character • Rationale or the
connection
Trait 3
A strong character analysis
will:
✔identify the type of
character it is dealing with.
✔describe the character.
discuss the conflict in the
story, particularly in regards
to the character’s place in it.
Often the characters are
described in relation to the
conflict within the story.
Honest Light-hearted Leader Expert
Brave Conceited Mischievous
Demanding Thoughtful Keen Happy
Disagreeable Simple Fancy Plain
Excited Studious Inventive Creative
Thrilling Independent Intelligent
Compassionate Gentle Proud Wild
Messy Neat Joyful Strong
Bright Courageous Serious Funny
Humorous Sad Poor Rich Tall Dark
Light Handsome Pretty Ugly Selfish
Unselfish Self-confident Respectful
Considerate Imaginative Busy Patriotic
Fun-loving Popular Successful
Responsible Lazy Dreamer Helpful
Simple-minded
Humble Friendly Short Adventurous
Hard-working Timid Shy Bold Daring
Dainty Pitiful Cooperative Lovable Prim
Proper Ambitious Able Quiet Curious
Reserved Pleasing Bossy Witty Fighter
Tireless Energetic Cheerful Smart
Impulsive Loyal
1930s Car Dealership
CHAPTER 7
Name: ___________ Period __ Date: Feb. 11, 2013
Topic: The Grapes of Wrath
Main
Ideas/Questions/Cues/Conn
ections/Keywords
“By God, you’re
right!” he said. “I
ain’t got a thing in
the word’ to win,
no matter how it
come out.” 58
“I dug her,” said
Joad. “Me an’ my
brother Noah dug
her…” 59
Details
1. Identify the speaker then elaborate
this cue. (50 pts)
1. Identify the speaker then elaborate
this cue. (50 pts)
bresh 60
2. dialect: brush
gulch 60
3. ravine: a small narrow steep-sided
valley that is larger than a gully and
smaller than a canyon and that is
usually worn by running water
SUMMARY (50 pts)
1 of 2
Topic: The Grapes of Wrath
Main
Ideas/Questions/Cues/Conn
ections/Keywords
Chapter 7
Details
5. Skim (fast reading) this chapter and
write a short summary: Identify the
place and what’s happening.
(150 pts)
5. a dilapidated old vehicle (as an
automobile)
draw a sketch = 50 pts
jalopy
1930s
SUMMARY (50 pts)
2 of 2
STARTING ON
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
13, 2013, YOU WILL BE
USING YOUR TEXTBOOK
IN CLASS.
YOU ARE REQUIRED TO
BRING YOUR OWN
TEXTBOOK.
THANK YOU.