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My Social Studies 7 class really enjoyed learning about Mesopotamia via student created brochures and a travel agency luxury vacation grand prize package. First students take on the role of travel consultants who are hoping for promotion. Their task- create an interesting and informative travel brochure... Next they become the grand prize winners of a trip to Mesopotamia (certificate included). In order to claim their prize they must answer skill testing questions, choose their destination, and

I use this resource to check students understanding of the introduction (pages 1-10) of the novella, Of Mice and Men. This can be used in regular English classes as well as with ESL/ELL students to focus their attention the contrasting descriptions of George and Lennie at the beginning of the book. We talk about direct characterization and methods of indirect characterization beforehand. I do not reveal that Lennie is mentally challenged. Students are asked to summarize this section after listen