Of Mice and Men Themes Project
Directions: You will be exploring one of three major themes in Of Mice and Men:
1. Man is not created for a lonely and isolated life, in all people lies a basic urge and
desire for comradeship—loneliness leads to self-destruction.
2. Not only is oppression enacted upon the weak by the strong, it is used by the weak
on the even weaker.
3. Individual flaws inherent in ones personality are more to blame than society for an
individual’s defeat.
To put this information together your group will be creating a chart that is visually appealing and also
well-written and informative. The specific directions for each part are given below. This is worth 75
points, so work hard and do a good job!
Event #1
Event #2
*Description-choose and
describe one event in the
play that demonstrates the
particular theme.
*Support-provide a quote
from this event that
supports the presence of
the theme and your
description (cite with the
page #).
*Explanation-briefly
explain (1 or 2 sentences)
how this quote supports
the event as evidence of
the theme.
*Description-choose and
describe one event in the
play that demonstrates the
particular theme.
*Support-provide a quote
from this event that
supports the presence of
the theme and your
description (cite with the
page #).
*Explanation-briefly
explain (1 or 2 sentences)
how this quote supports
the event as evidence of
the theme.
Character #1
*Identify-in a sentence or
two name one character
who illustrates this theme.
*Support-provide a quote
with a page # that
provides evidence of this
character’s relationship to
the theme.
*Explanation-In a sentence
or two show how this quote
demonstrates the
character’s involvement
with the theme.
Theme-write the
theme here as a
heading. Then, in a
paragraph, summarize
how it presents itself
in the book.
Character #2
*Identify-in a sentence or
two name one character
who illustrates this theme.
*Support-provide a quote
with a page # that
provides evidence of this
character’s relationship to
the theme.
*Explanation-In a sentence
or two show how this quote
demonstrates the
character’s involvement
with the theme.
Grading Breakdown
Content
*Center theme identified with group written definition
*Event #1
~Description of event
~Textual support (quote with page #)
~Explanation
*Event #2
~Description of event
~Textual support (quote with page #)
~Explanation
*Event #3
~Description of event
~Textual support (quote with page #)
~Explanation
*Character #1
~Identification of character (complete sentence)
~Textual support (quote with page #)
~Explanation
*Character #2
~Identification of character (complete sentence)
~Textual support (quote with page #)
~Explanation
*Character #3
~Identification of character (complete sentence)
~Textual support (quote with page #)
~Explanation
_____/10 pts.
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_____/10 pts.
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TOTAL:
_____/10 pts.
_____/70 pts.
TOTAL:
_____/15 pts.
TOTAL:
_____/15 pts.
Creativity/Appearance
*Follows web/chart format as explained in class
*Information is organized and easy to identify
*Project is visually appealing
_____/5 pts.
_____/5 pts.
_____/5 pts.
Work Time
*Group worked well together and divided work equally
_____/7 pts.
*Individual made a meaningful contribution to the project _____/8 pts.
and used work time wisely to create the best project
(*Remember that your participation grade is also
affected by your use of work time!*)
PROJECT TOTAL: _____/100 pts.