Of Mice and Men mini webquest

With your small group, you will be assigned one of the following topics for research:

Banned books

1930s fashion

1930s music

Migrant farm workers of the 1930s

Mental retardation

The Dust Bowl

John Steinbeck's life

The New Deal

Your job is to research this topic, print pictures if necessary, and prepare a short, informational presentation for your class. Your presentation does not need to be formal. You are just providing us with information that will help us better understand the characters, setting, and issues presented in Of Mice and Men.

For Steinbeck's life, the Dust Bowl, the New Deal, migrant farm workers, mental retardation, and censorship/banned books: Mr. Lettiere's English on the Web

For 1930s music, 1930s fashion, migrant workers, Dust Bowl: Gail Snyder's Of Mice and Men: Back in Time

For banned books: American Library Association Challenged and Banned Books