About This Lesson
Streamline your AP Literature or American Literature planning with this complete, print-and-go multimedia lesson plan for John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men.
Designed to seamlessly integrate into your unit, this resource is built around a highly engaging, 10-minute video analysis by Long Story Short Summaries. Because the video runtime is strictly 10 minutes, this activity is perfectly paced to fit into a single class period without sacrificing your valuable lecture time. It works flawlessly as a daily warm-up, a flipped classroom homework assignment, or a high-impact exam review.
This complete PDF download includes:
- Chronological Viewing Guide: 8 targeted questions that follow the video's exact pacing, ensuring students actively watch and engage with the breakdown.
- Character & Symbol Analysis Tables: Focused tables for tracking George, Lennie, Candy, Curley, and Curley's wife, along with key symbols like Candy's Dog and the Dream Farm.
- Advanced Thematic Deep-Dive: Short-answer questions focusing on the illusion of the American Dream, survival-of-the-fittest capitalism, and the tragedy of human isolation.
- Teacher Answer Key & Facilitation Guide: A complete, zero-prep grading key with model answers and discussion facilitation notes for the classroom.
How to use this resource:
- Print or digitally distribute the Student Worksheet (Pages 1-3).
- Have students watch the paired 10-minute analysis video here: https://youtu.be/uhr0WmLl2Q4
- Grade instantly and lead class discussion using the Teacher Answer Key (Pages 4-5).
Video runtime: 10 minutes | Total activity time: 20-25 minutes
