Fill in the profi le for Crooks on page 39 of your Portfolio using the information you have learned from reading the passage.
Explore
1. ‘He kept his distance and demanded that other people keep theirs.’ What does this tell you about Crooks?
Investigate
Find out if there are other characters in Of Mice and Men who have nicknames and share your fi ndings with the class.
Create
1. Write a short diary entry from the perspective of Crooks after a hard day, in the space provided on page 39 of your Portfolio. (For information on diary entries see page 5.)
2. (a) Choose a character from a story you have read in class. As a group, try to answer the questions below.
How might this character say ‘How are you?’ What would his/her favourite fi lm be? What kind of music does he/she listen to? What would he/she have for breakfast? Who is his/her hero? Does he/she have any hobbies? Who would play him/her in a fi lm?
(b) Work in pairs to come up with some more questions to ask this character. Take turns playing the part of the interviewee and the character, and try to answer the questions the way you think the character would. (For information on interviews see page 56.)
