One sentence that captures the meaning of the entire paragraph.
What is a Topic Sentence?
100
This topic was the central idea that helped Lennie and George stay together for so many years.
What is friendship?
100
Early city life, around 1900, was very dangerous for this group of the population who had to work long hours, in dangerous situations, without safety or much pay when they should have been studying.
Who are children?
100
This is the word for when only a small amount of something could be bought or used, due to a shortage, usually during wartime.
What is to ration or rationing?
100
Words like Ultimately, Consequently, and Furthermore are best used in this part of the TEAACH paragraph.
What is the Concluding Helper sentence?
200
This is always found in quotation marks.
What is evidence?
200
This character threatened Crooks with a lynching (a hanging) if he told the boss anything.
Who is Curley's Wife?
200
The Works Progress Administration was part of this program set up by FDR.
What is the New Deal?
200
FDR's wife, the first lady, Mrs. Roosevelt, often received letters describing needs the people had during this event in American History.
What is the Great Depression?
200
'Steinbecks writes' or 'Lennie says' are examples of these.
What are introductions for evidence?
300
This is evidence's bff.
What is analysis.
300
The following sentence represents this kind of statement: In Of Mice and Men, the book speaks about hope and says that hope cannot be kept up if society is determined to keep you down.
What is a thesis or theme statement?
300
This time period involved getting checked at Ellis Island for disease and general physical fitness.
What is immigration?
300
This person was a woman who was fun, flirty and young. She wore her dresses short and her hair even shorter.
Who is a flapper?
300
During the Great Depression, 25% of the population was out of this and often couldn't pay their bills.
What is out of work?
400
The second analysis sentence answers this question.
What is 'Why?'
400
Crooks stared hopelessly at her, and then he sat down on his bunk and drew into himself...Crooks seemed to grow smaller: This quote is best represented by one of the following topics: Prison, Money, Friendship, Abuse, or Loyalty.
What is abuse?
400
This naval military base was the target for the December 7, 1941 attack by the Japanese.
What is Pearl Harbor?
400
This weapon was first used in World War II even though scientists like Einstein warned against it since it was so deadly.
What is the Atomic Bomb?
400
During World War II, Victory in Europe was known as this.
What is V-E Day?
500
The answer to 'So What' is this sentence in the TEAACH paragraph.
What is the Concluding Helper.
500
This character's dream was to become an actress in the movies.
Who is Curley's Wife?
500
This time period was marked by women becoming more independent, cutting their hair and wearing shorter dresses.
What is the 1920s?
500
When people lost their homes during the Great Depression these were made in public parks and spaces.
What are Hoovervilles?
500
Your first piece of analysis in a TEAACH paragraph does this.