Monday, March 30, 2009

Of Mice and Men- Period 8

Candy
gossiper
"swamper"-general handyman/sweeper
mellow
old
missing hand
has a dog- shot in head (put out of misery)
really hard for him to put his dog down
hunchback

Boss
Curley's father
"let him answer"-curious about why Lenny doesn' t speak for self
fat-legged man
high-heeled boots w/ spurs (shows his power/ status)
brought gallon of whisky to workers on X-mas

Curley
Bosses son, works for father
Cocky, handy, lightweight, small-stature, fighter
protective of wife
agressive
confrontational
prone to violence
uptight
small
short
high-heeled boots
brown face, eyes
married two weeks earlier
"scraps w/ big guys" (Napolean syndrome)


Curley's Wife
(no name)
only girl on farm
attention seeking
personality: potentially jailbait
body language very affectionate/ flirtatious
no trust-always looking for Curley & vice-versa
"Loo-Loo"- "tart"
small & skinny
red make-up, nails, shoes, dress
"gotta an eye going all around"

Slim
jerk-line skinner
ranch prince
tall
long black straight hair
35-50
big hands
respected
powerful words
seems to stand up for what's right
moved like royalty
all stopped talking when he spoke
drowned the puppies
"I'll do it myself"-tar ex.
Stood up to Curley about his wife
After fight, problem solver
God












Of Mice & Men Characters Period 1

Candy

attached to his dog- couldn't shoot it p.44
sensitive- doesn't want to shoot the dog p.47
occupation-worker on the ranch "swamper" (cleans; sweeps)
350.00 contribution to the "ranch plan"
p.18:
stoop-shouldered, tall
blue jeans
old man
right arm- missing hand


Curley's Wife
Physical:
full, rougged lips
red lips & fingernails
red mules (shoes)
curls like sausages
She'd clear out for 20.00 p.32
"rat trap"p.32
blunt
flirtatious in her posture

Boss
Fatleged man
short, stocky
high-heeled boots w/ spurs
"I've seen wise guys before..." Suspicious (21)
"pretty mad sometimes..." (21)
gave workers gallon of Whisky on Christmas



Curly
Dark-skinned
Dark curly hair
thin
high-heeled boots
brown eyes
glove w/ vaseline on left hand
bosses son
married
handy
lightweight
picks fights w/ bigger guys

Carlson
Skinner
powerful, big-stomached man
humorous: "he ain't very small" (says that about Lenny Small)
put Candy's dog down
he had the idea to give him one of the pups

Slim
Tall, skinny, long black hair
agesless face
jerkline skinner
highly skilled mule driver
"prince of the ranch" (33)
"understanding beyond thought...hands large & lean...(quite skilled) (34)

Of Mice & Men characters Period 1

Carlson
rude
bad jokes
"glad to meet you he ain't very small" p.35
wants to kill puppies
"Why don't you get Candy to shoot his own dog...."p.36
infer that he is some type of ranch hand
powerful, big-stomached man p.35


Curley
Thin young man with a brown face, with brown eyes and a head of tightly curles hair. He wore a work glove on his left hand. Like the boss, he wore high-heeled boots.
Angry
Picks fights w/ bigger guys
recently married
"...like a lot of little guys...picks fights w/ bigger guys" p. 26 (The swamper)

Candy
The swamper
Lost one hand in accident
Old/ Old Dog
Tall, stoop shouldered man
p.60 "I wished somebody shoot me"
"I make a will & leave my share to you" p.59

Slim
Jerk-line skinner
Tall long black straight hair
Moved like royalty/ master craftsmen
All talk stopped when he spoke
Great authority; word was taken on any subject
ageless face
slow-speech; understanding beyond thought
hands large, lean & delicate
p.41 "What did you do in Weed" (acts like he doesn't know)
p.36 "You guys better come in and eat..." (not animalistic; more chill)

Boss
"A little stocky man...blue jeans, flannel...soiled stetson...high-heeled boots (not laboring man)
"pretty nice guy"-
controls who he hires

Curley's Wife
Full roughed lipes
Red fingernails
Voice nasal quality
"body thrown foward" -tease p.34
"married two weeks and got the eye...maybe that's wife Curley's pants got the ants"
tart, lu-lu

Sunday, March 22, 2009

A Raisin in the Sun Essay Rubric

1oo Points

1. Catchy Title (7)
2. Introduction: (hook, background information, thesis) (10)
2. Thesis Statement- clear & concise (10)
3. Body Paragraphs- organized, topic sentence evident (30)
4. 6 Quotes- utilized & incorporated well into body of paper (18)
5. Conclusion: (moves from specific to general/global) (10)
6. Few errors in grammar, mechanics & spelling (10)
7. MLA format (5)