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=Instructions for online discussion. Discussion are worth 10 points per posting.=
 * 1) ===Before reading your assigned chapter of our fiction novel, check below for your Guiding Question.===
 * 2) ===Keeping the question in mind while reading, take notes accordingly. (The questions are designed to help you successfully write your research paper).===
 * 3) ===When you are finished reading and taking notes, post your minimum 1 paragraph response/reflection under the Discussion tab at the top of this page. You may include questions, connections, or predictions you may have.===
 * 4) ===Type the page numbers in the subject box of you posting.===
 * 5) ===After posting your response to the question, read one other student's posting and respond to it.===


 * Posting Number || Page Numbers || Discussion Question ||
 * 1 || 17-37 || In what way is Curley like George, and how is Slim a foil to George? ||
 * 2 || 38-49 || What do you think is the importance of Candy's relationship with his dog to the story? Is Candy right to resist killing him? Interpret the silence in the room after Carlson takes Candy's dog to shoot him. ||
 * 3 || 50-65 || How are minorities portrayed in //Of Mice and Men//? In other words, how are women and Crooks referred to and treated? ||
 * 4 || 50-65 || How is Curley's attack of Lennie an illustration of Curley's weakness, and why might it be important that Lennie crushes Curley's hand? ||
 * 5 || 66-73 || Why do you think Crooks is distant and aloof? What is he missing by being alone? ||
 * 6 || 74-83 || How has George and Lennie's dream affected Candy and Crooks? ||
 * 7 || 84-107 || How might the death of the puppy be foreshadowing of the novel's ending? ||
 * 8 || 84-107 || This response is worth 30 points and must be extensive and complete. Do you think George's shooting Lennie is for Lennie's own good, or more for his own selfish reasons? ||