Teach John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men with confidence using this complete, ready-to-use novel study guide packed with 119 pages of student activities, worksheets, quizzes, tests, and teacher resources. Trusted by over 1,600 teachers and over 160 5-Star reviews, this comprehensive Of Mice and Men unit is everything you need to engage students in literary analysis, vocabulary, and critical thinking.

Why Teachers Love This

• Saves hours of prep with ready-to-use lesson plans and assessments
• Provides a balance of pre-reading, during-reading, and post-reading activities
• Builds student engagement with meaningful, standards-based practice
• Encourages critical thinking and literary analysis beyond basic comprehension
• Includes everything needed — from background knowledge to final assessments
• Classroom-tested by over 1,600 teachers with over 160 5-star reviews

What’s Inside

• Pre-reading activities: author biography, informational texts on the Great Depression and migrant workers, anticipation guides, and theme reflections
• Chapter resources: note-taking and summarizing charts, comprehension check questions, and vocabulary lists with/without definitions
• Literary analysis lessons: dialogue, poetry connections (To a Mouse), conflict and effect, character study, vivid details, and theme
• Vocabulary & grammar practice: word analysis, roots, parts of speech, word origins, and context usage
• Assessments: chapter quizzes, vocabulary quizzes, crossword puzzles, two final tests (including one all multiple choice), and a final vocabulary test
• Teacher tools: essay prompts, project rubrics, cross-curricular activities, sample agenda, teacher’s notes, and complete answer key

Teacher Feedback

"I LOVED this resource. I found it very thorough when going through this book and especially loved the vocabulary. Great strategies for test-taking." – Kelli A.

"This unit was exactly what I was looking for. As always, your units are skill-based and thoughtfully planned out. The assignments worked great with my college prep class." – Maori Montessori

"This is by far the very best item I have ever purchased on TpT. As a new teacher this has saved me more time and distress than anything else I have purchased on this site and was well worth every penny." – Amy J.

"Simply Novel continues to provide excellent study guide resources for most of the novels I teach. This was no exception. It was my first time to teach OMM...and it went splendidly! Looking forward to teaching it again this year." - Mary Feagley

"This resource is amazing. Thank you so much for this wonderful resource. It is very extensive and thorough." - Katharine M.

How to Use It

• As a complete novel study unit for whole-class instruction
• In literature circles or small reading groups for guided discussion
• As independent practice to support student accountability and comprehension in homeschool or other individual circumstances
• For substitute plans with ready-to-go, structured materials
• To differentiate for advanced or struggling readers with flexible activities
• As a review or test-prep resource before essays or final assessments

Why It Works

This Of Mice and Men unit works because it combines rigor, engagement, and practicality. Students are challenged to analyze Steinbeck’s text through multiple lenses, while teachers have everything they need for a full unit — from start to finish. With over 100 pages of thoughtfully designed resources, this guide saves planning time, supports standards, and makes teaching this classic novel both meaningful and manageable.

⚠️ Note: This product is a printable PDF. It is not a digital resource and will require modification for use in Google Classroom.