Of Mice and Men Choice Board for High School
A nine-task choice board in which 11th-grade and older readers pick one activity from each of three rows to demonstrate understanding of Steinbeck's novel. Tasks span literary analysis, character comparison, historical editorials, and creative responses, building textual evidence, thematic reasoning, and polished writing skills.
“A choice board with 9 ways to show learning about Of Mice and Men”
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this as an independent or small-group culminating project after the novel is finished, allowing roughly 2-3 class periods for planning and completion.
- Discussion question: How does the dream of owning land shape the choices George and Lennie make, and why might Steinbeck let that dream fail?
- Scaffold for struggling readers by providing a graphic organizer with text evidence prompts, and pairing them with a peer for the analytical tasks.
- Extension for advanced students: have them connect one task to a contemporary parallel, such as modern labor or housing precarity, and defend the connection with textual evidence.
- Estimated time: about 6-10 hours total, depending on which of the nine options students select and how much revision is required.
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Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use this as an independent or small-group culminating project after the novel is finished, allowing roughly 2-3 class periods for planning and completion.
- Discussion question: How does the dream of owning land shape the choices George and Lennie make, and why might Steinbeck let that dream fail?
- Scaffold for struggling readers by providing a graphic organizer with text evidence prompts, and pairing them with a peer for the analytical tasks.
- Extension for advanced students: have them connect one task to a contemporary parallel, such as modern labor or housing precarity, and defend the connection with textual evidence.
- Estimated time: about 6-10 hours total, depending on which of the nine options students select and how much revision is required.
Of Mice and Men Choice Board for High School
A nine-task choice board in which 11th-grade and older readers pick one activity from each of three rows to demonstrate understanding of Steinbeck's novel. Tasks span literary analysis, character comparison, historical editorials, and creative responses, building textual evidence, thematic reasoning, and polished writing skills.
What is Diffit?
Teachers use Diffit to get quality materials for their unique classrooms. Adjust difficulty, add scaffolds, or change the topic to get started.
Try Diffit for free