Scavenger Hunt Response

Once you have completed your Of Mice and Men Scavenger Hunt, I want you to comment on THIS blog post. Your comment should answer the following questions:

What's something new you learned from your scavenger hunt?
How does this information shape the reading that you've done in Of Mice and Men?
Name one aspect of the story that changed for you from finding out the historical context.

Your comment will be worth 10 points.

Scavenger Hunt

Of Mice and Men Scavenger Hunt Websites

American History - 1930-1939 This great site includes statistics, fads, fashion, people, radio, events, music, & theatre and film! Make sure you scroll down to the bottom to find the movie descriptions. For detailed information on prices of items try Then and Now Prices

Film History by the Decade. Just scroll down on the right and click on Film History by Decade.

Photographs and Information on Migrant Workers in California During the Great Depression For more photographs of the Great Depression era, go to Back in Time WebQuest and scroll down to the links. Here are even more Drought and Migrant Life photographs from the New Deal Network. Here’s one more: A Photo Essay on the Great Depression.

Steinbeck's Life from the National Steinbeck Center Scroll down to About John Steinbeck.

OF MICE AND MEN - The Student Survival Guide You’ll LOVE this site! Click on vocabulary to find out more about “life on the ranch.”

For music try Music in the United States in the 1930s and American History - 1930-1939 -- Music.

Information Please: 1937 Scroll down to find events, entertainment, and sports.

If you still haven’t found what you’re looking for, try this great site: Great Depression History Resources Scroll down past the 1920’s sites to reach the Great Depression websites.