Curley's Wife Revisited

Has your opinion of Curley's wife changed? Why? Explain.
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The Role of Women in "Of Mice and Men"

Discuss the role of women in the novel Of Mice and Men. Some ideas to start with.

• What are the women in this novel like?
• What happens in this novel because of women?
• What kind of portrayal of women is Steinbeck making?
• Are women portrayed in a positive or negative light?
• Why did Steinbeck write women like this?
  

For full credit you must:
Respond to at least two peers’ postings on this topic. When responding to others, ask questions, share experiences, offer resources or in some other way deepen the conversation. See the rubric I attached to focus or below to see how you will be scored.

This discussion will end on: Monday 10/19 8 AM for both classes

Exemplary (10 to 9 points)

Questions — Discussion postings include thought-provoking questions designed to elicit responses from other participants.

Postings — Discussion postings clearly indicate understanding of course readings and are completed before the deadline, meet or exceed the minimum number required, and are straight to the point, clearly worded, and respond constructively to others' ideas. Responses are posted to postings/questions of other participants and enhance the class discussion.

Proficient (8 to 7 points)

Questions — Discussion postings include questions that move beyond yes or no answers, and elicit responses from other participants.

Postings — Discussion postings are timely, relevant and include some feedback about the readings and include responses to others' comments in the discussions. Meets the minimum number of postings per week.

Partially Proficient (6 to 5 points)

Questions — Discussion postings include questions that do not move beyond yes or no answers, and fail to elicit responses from other participants.

Postings — Discussion postings do not fully speak to the prompts. Posting's may address one element of a prompt, but fail to completely deal with the topic.

Incomplete (4 to 1 points)

Questions — Discussion postings include unclear questions that do not move beyond yes or no answers and/or fail to respond to classmates' postings.

Postings — Discussion postings are merely perfunctory. For example, many of the postings are "I think so too" or "I disagree" without elaboration of thinking, or there is excessive quoting from the readings without any significant supporting evidence of the topic.

Missing (0 points)

Postings — Primary response to the prompt is missing.