Learning Objective: To explore the characters of Slim and Candy and consider how Steinbeck presents them.

Think about what you know about Slim and Candy

•Which words from this list describe Slim and which describe Candy?

Swamper stoop-shouldered calm

old ageless hopelessly

godlike Nervously prince

Jerkline skinner

“A tall man stood in the doorway. He held a crushed Stetson hat under his arm while he combed his long, black, damp hair straight back. Like the others he wore blue jeans and a short denim jacket… His hatchet face was ageless. He might have been 35 or 50… His hands, large and lean, were as delicate in action as those of a temple dancer.”

Slim Candy

“…a tall stoop-shouldered old man came in. He was dressed in blue jeans and carried a big push-broom in his left hand…he pointed with his right arm and out of the sleeve came a round stick-like wrist, but no hand”

•In one colour highlight any similarities

•In one colour highlight any differences

•How do the differences here reflect their differences on the ranch?

10 Minutes: Study your Character and answer the questions

Then fill out your grid with information you want to pass on.

10 Minutes: Listen to each others presentations on the characters

Extract 3

“Candy sat on the edge of his bunk. He scratched the stump of his wrist

nervously. "I got hurt four years ago," he said. "They'll can me purty soon. Jus'

as soon as I can't swamp out no bunk-houses they'll put me on the county.

Maybe if I give you guys my money, you'll let me hoe in the garden even after

I ain't no good at it. An' I'll wash dishes an' a little chicken stuff like that. But I'll

be on our own place, an' I'll be let to work on our own place. " He said

miserably, "You seen what they done to my dog tonight? They says he wasn't

no good to himself nor nobody else. When they can me here I wisht

somebody'd shoot me

Writing your PEEYou need to say one thing you learn.

Use the phrases•From this extract I learn...•One quote that shows this is.....

•Explain the quote- it shows me this because.....

Checking time

•Highlight the word you used to describe Candy.

•Highlight your quote in one colour.

•Highlight the phrase that starts “because”...

Plenary

•Turn your lifesize characters over. Fill your lifesize characters with at least five phrases which sum up these characters with reasons why.

The Twist

You fill in the character you were not an expert on.