Of Mice and Men Essay Plan Question SQA
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“Of Mice and Men” Essay Plan
Question SQA - 2010 • Choose a novel or a short story or a piece of non-fiction in which there is a person towards whom you feel a strong emotion such as sympathy or hatred or admiration. Say how you feel about the person, and explain why you feel this way.
Question SQA - 2010 • Choose a novel or a short story or a piece of non-fiction in which there is a person towards whom you feel a strong emotion such as sympathy or hatred or admiration. Say how you feel about the person, and explain why you feel this way.
Remember… • The word sympathy in essay questions does not just mean you feel sorry for someone. • It can also mean that you find them likeable or that you admire their actions or attitudes.
• We are going to write about George. • There are several characters we could write about, including Lennie. • However, we know most about the characters of George and Lennie. Of these two, George is more like the “men” in Burns’ poem. He can look back at the past and he can be afraid of the future. We can say that this makes life harder for George than it is for Lennie.
Reasons we feel sympathy for George. • Being responsible for Lennie can be difficult, frustrating and, at times, dangerous for George. • Despite the difficulties involved, George cares for Lennie and defends him, protecting Lennie as much as he can. • George is forced to shoot his closest friend at the end of the novel.
Your essay will have three main sections. You will use the PEAR formula for each section. • POINT Topic sentence with a linking word. It tells the examiner what your paragraph is going to be about. • EVIDENCE Explain what is happening in the part of the story from which you have taken your quotation or your example. Write down your example or quotation. • ANALYSIS Explain what the quotation or example tells you about how the character is feeling or what it tells us about theme of the text. • RESPONSE Explain how your evidence RESPONDS to the question. For example, why do you feel sympathy for. George
Look at the planning sheet to help you. • You must hand this essay in on Wednesday 21 st November.
