EAE3C Mme Laurin Of Mice and Men Final Assignment Options As your end-of-unit project, you will complete TWO of the following written assignments: PART 1: Judge the Better or the Best – Persuasive Editorial John Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962 for his body of work, which included Of Mice and Men. According to the Nobel Foundation, “The Nobel Prize in Literature 1962 was awarded to John Steinbeck "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception.’”1 Do you agree with this statement? You will write an opinion letter to the editor of Roméo-Dallaire Weekly letting him or her know what you thought of the novella, Of Mice and Men, and whether you think the author deserved the Nobel Prize. Your letter will need to: o be between 1 ½ and 2 pages long, double-spaced in 12-pt font o clearly state your point of view as to whether you liked the book or not, and whether the author deserved such an honour o THREE strong arguments (reasons) as to why you enjoyed the book, or didn’t enjoy the book (make sure you go beyond “it was good” or “it was boring” – show critical thinking), and why the author did or didn’t deserve the Nobel Prize for Literature o an explanation for each of your arguments (reasons) o a call to action in the conclusion (Did John Steinbeck really deserve the Nobel Prize for Literature?) o follow the proper form of editorial writing. Tip:  You might want to check out the links in the Of Mice and Men link in Edmodo to help you get an idea of John Steinbeck’s accomplishments. 1 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1962/ EAE3C Mme Laurin Of Mice and Men PART 2: Rework the Piece – Creative representation Choose ONE of the following activities to complete for your Creative Writing activity. 1. Create a scrapbook for one of the characters, including images, keywords, symbolism, literary devices, and anything else that could reflect the character, his personality, and who he is. Write a detailed paragraph to explain THREE of the objects you chose to include in your scrapbook (with elaboration for each). 2. Alternative ending – Didn’t like the way the story ended? Then change it! Using dialogue and literary devices, re-write the final chapter of the story, including how different things could’ve been. How can you improve on Steinbeck’s work? * 3. First-person perspective diary entry – What were some of the characters thinking and feeling during the story? Maybe the third-person narrator left out things that may have been happening behind the scenes. You will write TWO journal entries (at least one page each) from the perspectives of characters in the story that deals with important events in the story. You may write from three different characters’ first-person perspectives, or you can simply choose one character, and have him or her respond to the story’s events in a personal diary. The idea, however, is to go beyond the book, and imagine what a character may have been feeling, thinking, and perceiving a certain situation.** * Use the notes on how to punctuate written dialogue to help you out, and make sure to maintain the author’s style (vernacular dialogue, similes, metaphor, and other literary devices we covered during our novel study). ** Use the person’s voice in your journal entries. To be successful, your work must:  Be formatted according to APA standards (see Purdue OWL)  Show organization, and attention to detail  Be accompanied by all process work, and have had some obvious revisions made to it  Be incredibly creative, and show that you are able and willing to take some creative license to create something new and imaginative.  Be emailed to me at [email protected] by Thursday, March 27th.