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Monday, February 22, 2016 O QW - Turn the following fragments (incomplete
sentences) into grammatically correct sentences: O The loud stereo that kept me up all night.
O The gorgeous sunrise breaking on the horizon.
O The obnoxious child only a mother could love.
O Reading The Great Gatsby until dawn.
O While the mother stood outside waiting.
O Pre-AP: Create a two voice poem (pair up with someone: Anne Franke / Frederick Douglass) –
O ELA: Finish close reading lesson writing prompt
O Include 2 or more vocabulary words (used correctly) in your poems.
O Share out two voice poems
O ELA - Create a two-voice poem using any 2 characters from Animal Farm
Monday, February 22, 2016 O Many components of Orwell’s allegory have
developed throughout this book. Thoroughly explain the allegorical connections to the Russian Revolution / Stalin era and support with evidence laid out in this excerpt from Chapter Six. Write a response using your understanding of the word choice and details revealed in the passage to present your opinions about what George Orwell is trying to get the audience to understand about the theme in the novel.
O (What theme from Animal Farm is George Orwell revealing by writing a novel that has 2 meanings which show the Russian Revolution’s events and people?)
Monday, February 22, 2016 O Brainstorming for the prompt:
O 1 Theme from Animal Farm:
O What lesson is the author teaching us with this
theme?
O Use at least two allegory examples that show
this theme / lesson from the chapter 6 excerpt
only. (Allegory connections can be any event or
character)
TUESDAY, February 23, 2016
O QW: Quiz over Trotsky film notes. You may use
your notes.
O Pick up a copy of chapter 7 questions and tape
them in
O Listen to / read CHAPTER 7 (pg 73-89)
O Write summaries for chapters 6 and 7
O Answer questions for chapter 7
O Work on characterization chart
WEDNESDAY Feb 24, 2016
QW – Which Animal Farm character is the most important? Why? Use evidence (specific reference to the book – doesn’t have to be a quote)to back it up.
O Characterization of Animal Farm character (handout)
O We will do 1 together as a class
O Teams will randomly draw out a character:
Snowball, Napoleon, Squealer, Boxer, Old Major, Mr. Jones
OEach team member will write up his/her ideas (see handout)
O Remember text evidence
WEDNESDAY Feb 24, 2016
O Each person will work to analyze the character assigned to your table (need quotes for all of them) (20 minutes):
O Seat 1 – Speech / dialogue (what does he say?)
O Seat 2 – Actions (What does he do?)
O Seat 3 – Affect (How does he affect other characters?)
O Seat 4 – Appearance (What does he look like? Physical description/personality)
WEDNESDAY Feb 24, 2016
BODY BIOGRAPHY O Body Biography of your character
O Select different segments of the body, quotes are required (3
per person)
O #1 person - Head: Thinking and analysis
O #2 person - Spine and heart: Important accomplishments and what is most
important to them
O #3 person - Legs: What they stood for (beliefs)
O #4 person - Arms and hands: Good and bad qualities, work that they did or
didn’t contributed
O Argue: Why is your character the most important character? You
must thoroughly explain the connection between your character
and the Russian Revolution, and defend why it is the most
important. You must also predict what would be the best argument
against you, and counter why that argument is wrong with your best
support. You can do this in a bullet (list) format instead of writing a
paragraph.
O You will also create a 6 Word Memoir and write that (about your
character) on your body biography.
BODY BIOGRAPHY Clean Up process
O Put signs back on the blue table
O Leave the handouts at each table (2)
O Stack body biographies (with your name on it)
on the desk in the back of the room.
O Return art supplies to their boxes.
THURSDAY February 25, 2016
O Finish Body Biography (20 minutes?)
O Make sure you have all the components on
your body biography poster (see handout)
O Debate / discuss / defend
O Reflect on group work / discussion:
O What went well?
O How could this project be improved?
O Best ideas / discussion points?
Friday February 26, 2016 O QW – Predict the ending of this story based on your
knowledge of the RR/Stalin era.
O Is corruption a fast or slow process?
O Can you believe everything you hear?
O Are there things that distract us?
O Are people naïve? Do we want to trust?
O Evil vs good… What is human nature?
O Resolve corruption… Can we?
O DISCUSS QUESTIONS/CHAPTER 7 QUIZ
O PEER EDITS OF CLOSE READING WRITING PROMPT
Friday February 26, 2016 Peer Feedback – Trade papers with shoulder partner and read
his/her close reading response. Write specific feedback
regarding these focus areas on his/her paper:
1. Does the author address every aspect of the prompt?
(Allegorical connections to the Russian Revolution / Stalin
era supported with evidence. Theme from the novel –
explained.) Is everything thoroughly explained? Please give
specific feedback if any portion of the prompt was not
addressed.
2. What grammatical errors do you see? (spelling,
punctuation, sentence structure) (Varied? Confusing?)
3. How is the paper organized? Do their ideas progress
logically?
Friday February 26, 2016 When you receive your paper back,
review suggestions and make an
outline for how you would write a
new paper, with edits incorporated.
Due Monday!
