Thesis statement practice

Big Idea: How do authors use novels to make an argument?

Learning Target: Create Command and Conquer questions to guide reading.

Reading: Over the next three weeks you will read Animal Farm. Here is the reading schedule: Chapters 1-4 by Sunday 1/12; Chapters 5-7 by Sunday 1/19; Chapters 8-10 by Sunday 1/26.




Agenda:

1. Read Squealer's speech on page 67. Then fill in the RA graphic organizer with the following prompt:
1. Read the speech by Squealer carefully; then, analyze how Squealer uses rhetorical strategies to explain why the pigs sleep in beds.
2. Fill out the graphic organizer with a partner.
3. Use the graphic organizer to create a thesis statement. You MUST do this with your partner.
4. Submit your thesis statement to Socrative.
5. Vote for the best thesis statement.
2. Work on the next section of the MC practice from last week.
3. Start reading Animal Farm. Create Left and Right Side notes on paper.
   

Homework:

1. No vocabulary homework this week.