OMAM Powerpoint

OF MICE AND MEN BACKGROUND NOTES

WHAT ARE INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES? 

The definition used most often in the U.S. is from the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD). According to AAIDD, an IDD is a disability that occurs before age 18. It is characterized by significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior as

expressed in conceptual, social and practical adaptive skills. It is diagnosed through the use of standardized tests of intelligence and adaptive behavior. AAIDD points out that both functioning and adaptive behavior are affected positively by individualized supports. AAIDD, (formerly AAMR -- American Association on Mental Retardation) is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization of professionals and citizens concerned about intellectual and developmental disabilities.

INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES: 

Lower intelligence and limited skills Conceptual skills: reading/writing; money → → Social skills: friendships; responsibility; rules (written and unwritten) → → Practical skills: eating; hygiene → →

GREAT DEPRESSION 1920’S-30’S

Migrant

workers:

Move from place to place to make money Construction, mining, farming Mostly men –some as young as 14 Earned $2.50-3.00/day New Deal programs –find work through agencies

GREAT DEPRESSION 1920’S-30’S (CONTINUED)

Dialect: Reflection of time, place, educational background and social status TIME: 1920-30’s: tart 1950’s: neato 1960’s: groovy 1970’s: far out 1980’s: rad 1990’s: phat 2000’s: snap – dog

PLACE: Northeast: soda – sneakers Midwest: pop – tennis shoes

South: Coke – y’all

GREAT DEPRESSION 1920’S-30’S (CONTINUED)

Dialect (continued): Reflection of time, place, educational background and social status

EDUCATIONAL:

SOCIAL STATUS:

amount of education (schooling) at this time, working was more important than going to school

born into the “right” family (with money)

manners; larger vocabulary words: not appropriate for an educated person to use not for shock value for artistry; realistic

GREAT DEPRESSION 1920’S-30’S (CONTINUED)

The Great Depression began on October 24, 1929 with the crash of the stock market.  The state of the Union was very low.  There were no jobs to be had and those who had jobs were losing them.  The value of the dollar was almost zero.  In order to obtain goods, people had to barter or trade. 

GREAT DEPRESSION 1920’S-30’S (CONTINUED)

1928 Hoover was elected President

1929 October 24, “Black Thursday”

1932 Emergency Relief and Construction Act

1933 Economy begins to recover Federal Emergency Relief Act

1933 Farm Relief Act Home Owners’ Loan Act Farm Credit Act

1933 Adolf Hitler named Chancellor of Germany

1934 Securities Exchange Commission Act Federal Farm Bankruptcy Act

1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Hoover to become President

1935 Farm Credit Act Social Security Act Soil Conservation Act

GREAT DEPRESSION 1920’S-30’S (CONTINUED)

The Great Depression ended when the US joined forces in WWII in 1941.  FDR was elected to serve 4 terms in office, but died in his last term and therefore did not serve the entire 4 terms.  FDR is best known for the New Deal Era (the implementation of government social services). 

GREAT DEPRESSION 1920’S-30’S (CONTINUED) 

Think about:  Why

did the joining of the war end the depression?  What is so important about the Acts that were passed in the above timeline?  Who and what are they meant to serve and help?

OF MICE AND MEN Setting:  on a ranch (farm) in the town of Soledad; on the Salinas River in California;  1929-1930s= Great Depression 

OF MICE AND MEN 

Author: John Steinbeck  

Born:1902 in Salinas, CA Education: went to Stanford University (CA) Never graduated – dropped out  Couldn’t choose one area of study 

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1935-Tortilla Flat: 1st book to make money 1937-Of Mice and Men: best seller 1939- Grapes of Wrath: most popular/about the dust bowl 1962- wins Nobel Prize for Literature Writing: focused on people Died: 1968

WESTERN UNITED STATES