OMAM
Name one other book by John Steinbeck besides Of Mice and Men.
What are East of Eden, The Pearl, The Moon is Down, Tortilla Flat, The Red Pony, The Grapes of Wrath?
College that the author attended.
What is Stanford?
:an arrangement of events that are in order.
What is "chronology"?
Name two clubs on campus.
What are the Key Club, BSU, Foodie Culture Club, Drama Club, Animal Pack?
Your last name in plural form.
(Write on board.)
What is . . . ?
Period in American history which is the setting for Of Mice and Men.
What is The Great Depression?
Name one of the two major awards John Steinbeck received.
What is the Nobel Prize for Literature or the Pulitzer Prize for writing?
: seeming to be seen everywhere.
What is "ubiquitous"?
Color Yerba Buena no longer uses for sports uniforms.
What is red?
Your first name is possessive form.
(Write on board.)
What is . . . ?
He was the jerkline skinner, or the head mule driver, on the ranch.
Who is Slim?
Place where the author grew up.
What is Salinas or Salinas Valley?
: belongings wrapped up so that it's easy to travel with.
What is a bindle?
Yerba Buena PRIDE goal tomorrow.
What is Innovative Thinkers?
: the creation of words that imitate natural sounds (such as buzz, hiss)
What is onomatopoeia?
Name the location of the ranch where George and Lenny were chased out of.
What is Weed?
Which one of these books did the author write:
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Outsiders
Grapes of the Vine
The Winter of Our Discontent
Night
What is The Winter of Our Discontent?
Spell the word for this definition: a name that someone uses instead of his or her real name?
What is P-S-E-U-D-O-N-Y-M?
Year Yerba Buena High School was opened (within five years).
What is 1971?
The figurative language used here: The whispering winds wove through the willows.
What is alliteration?
Owner of the ancient dog.
Who is Candy?
Age the author was when he died (within three years).
What is 66 years old?
Despite the lively conversation around Alicia, she remained ____________, gazing out of the window.
What is "aloof"?
Name all three administrators by first and last name.
Who are Lyra Hua, Marco Osuna, and Hien Doan?
The meaning of the idiom: "Blind leading the blind."
OR
The meaning of: "Carpe Diem."
What is "Seize the Day!"