Finishing Animal Farm

Big Idea: Constructing Strong Arguments

Learning Target: understand the argument essay format and process

Reading: We will read for ten minutes. You should be done with your next book by October 29th.

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Read Animal Farm chapter 10.
2. Animal Farm Connections map.
1. Your connections map must have a large title, color, and various symbols. It should also use all of the words listed below along with how each words is connected to other words.
1. Napoleon
2. Old Major
3. Boxer
4. Benjamin
5. Mollie
6. Moses
7. Snowball
8. Squealer
9. Mr. Jones
10. Clover
11. Muriel
12. The Dogs
13. Persuasion
14. Violence
15. Deception
16. slavery
17. freedom
18. corruption
19. ideals
20. naive
21. working class
22. education
23. Beasts of England
24. Seven commandments
25. The windmill

Homework:

1. Vocabulary list #1

Animal Farm chapter 9

Big Idea: Constructing Strong Arguments

Learning Target: understand the argument essay format and process

Reading: We will read for ten minutes. You should be done with your next book by October 29th.

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Grade Mr. B's essay.
2. Read Animal Farm chapter 9.
3. Create two column notes for the chapter.
4. AP test opt-out form discussion.
   

   

   
   

Homework:

1. Vocabulary list #1

Self Grade Johnson RA

Big Idea: Constructing Strong Arguments

Learning Target: understand the argument essay format and process

Reading: We will read for ten minutes. You should be done with your next book by October 29th.

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Create vocabulary list #1
2. Grade my RA timed writing.
3. Grade your own timed writing.
4. AP test opt-out form discussion.
   
   
   
   
   

Homework:

1. Vocabulary list #1

Star Reading Test

Agenda:

1. Take the STAR reading test.
1. Login to Clever.
2. Scroll down and choose the Renaissance icon.
   
   
   
3. Click on STAR reading.
   
   
   
4. If it asks for a password, enter admin

Animal Farm Chapter 8 part 2

Big Idea: Constructing Strong Arguments

Learning Target: understand the argument essay format and process

Reading: We will read for ten minutes. You should be done with your next book by October 29th.

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Catch up day.

Homework:

1. None

Animal Farm chapter 8

Big Idea: Constructing Strong Arguments

Learning Target: understand the argument essay format and process

Reading: We will read for ten minutes. You should be done with your next book by October 29th.

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Read Animal Farm pages 91-101 "...good relations with Pilkington"
2. Complete the Fortunately / Unfortunately activity on Google classroom.

Homework:

1. None

Argument Essay

Big Idea: Constructing Strong Arguments

Learning Target: understand the argument essay format and process

Reading: We will read for ten minutes. You should be done with your next book by October 29th.

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Argument essay lecture notes.

Homework:

1. None

Catch up day

Big Idea: Constructing Strong Arguments

Learning Target: timed writing

Reading: We will read for ten minutes. You should be done with your next book by the end of the month.

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Catch up on any work you need to. Make sure you work quietly and don't disturb others.

Homework:

1. None

Argument Essay Timed Writing

Big Idea: Constructing Strong Arguments

Learning Target: timed writing

Reading: We will read for ten minutes. You should be done with your next book by the end of the month.

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Argument essay timed writing.

Homework:

1. None

Animal Farm chapter 7 part 2

Big Idea: Rhetorical Analysis

Learning Target: spotting uses of rhetoric

Reading: We will read for ten minutes. You should be done with your next book by the end of the month.

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Finish Animal Farm chapter 7
2. Complete assignment for chapter 7 on Google Classroom.

Homework:

1. None

Animal Farm chapter 7 part 1

Big Idea: Rhetorical Analysis

Learning Target: spotting uses of rhetoric

Reading: We will read for ten minutes. You should check out a new book from the library by Friday.

Argue ideas, not things!

Agenda:

1. Read Animal Farm chapter 7 pages 73-82
2. One pager activity
1. Center: rhetorical situation
2. Each box: what the animals believe, how Squealer tailors the argument to create a new belief in the animals.
3. The border: diction that reflects Squealer and the other pigs' bias. 

Homework:

1. None

Animal Farm Fortunately/Unfortunately

Big Idea: Rhetorical Analysis

Learning Target: spotting uses of rhetoric

Reading: We will read for ten minutes. You should check out a new book from the library by Friday.

Argue ideas, not things!

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDER.

Agenda:

1. Read silently for 10 minutes.
2. Complete the AP Classroom multiple choice activity.
3. Complete the Unfortunately/Unfortunately activity in Google Classroom. This link is an example of what the activity looks like for another novel.

Homework:

1. Finish all assignments from today.