LA+Works+Cited

Resources
 * **NOVEL**
 * //Of Mice and Men// Survival Guide -- Very good site for vocabulary and allusions.
 * Studying //Of Mice and Men// -- Good analysis of novel
 * //Of Mice and Men//[| Fact Sheet]
 * //Of Mice and Men//[| Notes] -- Character notes, chapter summaries, and maps.
 * **Steinbeck's Life**
 * Steinbeck and the Nobel Prize -- includes biography, speech, and a video clip.
 * Steinbeck.org -- a brief biography
 * Steinbeck's Biography
 * Steinbeck Chronology
 * Steinbeck's Homes and Location
 * **Great Depression**
 * Surviving the Dust Bowl
 * Dust storms and their damage -- a site on soil erosion and some info on the Dust Bowl
 * Dust Bowl Info
 * 1930's Dust Bowl
 * Key Terms from the Great Depression
 * Causes of the Great Depression
 * Problems of the Great Depression
 * Philosophies of President Hoover and President Roosevelt
 * An Outline of American History - Great Depression
 * Photos of Great Depression and New Deal-- A large collections of pictures. Site is a bit difficult to navigate.
 * Oral Histories of the Great Depression -- Students interview people about their experiences in the Great Depression
 * How the Depression affected Children
 * Sliding into the Great Depression
 * America's Great Depression
 * Interactive Quiz on Great Depression and New Deal
 * **The New Deal**
 * The New Deal Network -- history, documents, photos, and Internet and print resources
 * Successes and failures of Roosevelt's "New Deal" programs
 * Legacy of the New Deal
 * Photos of New Deal and Great Depression-- A large collections of pictures. Site is a bit difficult to navigate.
 * New Deal Cultural Programs
 * **Migrant Workers**
 * Migrant Workers and The Dust Bowl
 * Migrant Experience
 * Photographs of Migrant Workers
 * **Mental Retardation**
 * Mental Retardation Info
 * The Importance of Friendships Between People With and Without Mental Retardation
 * History of Fairview -- a history of a mental institution from early 20th century.
 * [|"Special Ed"][[image:audio_icon.gif width="20" height="18"]] -- This episode of //This American Life//, a radio documentary show, has interviews with people who were told they're different.
 * **Censorship**
 * Challenged and Banned Books -- //Of Mice and Men// was one of the top 10 most challenged books of 2004. Learn why books are challenged and banned. Try to think whether or not //Of Mice and Men// belongs on the list of books to be challenged.
 * //Of Mice and Men //[|"Inappropriate" in Illinois] -- here is an example of school that chose to stop teaching the book.
 * Banned Book Week[[image:audio_icon.gif width="20" height="18"]] -- This is an audio clip from the //Tavis Smiley Show.// It discusses some of the reasons why books are banned or challenged.