Monday, February 20, 2017 Quickwrite Predict the ending of this story based on your knowledge of the RR/Stalin era. Pick two and answer them: 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? DISCUSS QUESTIONS PEER EDITS OF CLOSE READING WRITING PROMPT
Monday, February 20, 2017 Commentary - your explanation and interpretation of the concrete detail (quote). Commentary tells the reader what the author of the text means or how the concrete detail proves the topic sentence and/or thesis statement. (Note: When choosing concrete details, be sure to choose quotes or passages that can be analyzed in other words, choose details that are worthy of commentary.) BASIC Level: (Use sentence starters as prompts when you don t know how to begin commentary.) Sentence Starters for Commentary (basic level): This means... This shows... This illustrates... This reveals... This highlights... This exemplifies...
Monday, February 20, 2017 Examples using sentence starters (basic level): The animals were not certain what the word (tactics) meant, but Squealer spoke so persuasively, and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly, that they accepted his explanation without further questions (Orwell 58). This means the animals don t understand what Squealer is telling them, yet they decide to accept his speech because of the way he says it and because they are afraid of the dogs. This shows that the animals are easily confused and intimidated; they are quickly convinced by Squealer and terribly afraid of what the dogs might do. This illustrates the difference between Squealer and the other animals. Squealer is a brilliant speaker and the other animals are followers. This reveals that Squealer is a very dynamic speaker who is able to use confusing language and the dogs to control the animals. This highlights how educated and well-spoken Squealer is. This exemplifies the dangers of being naïve (uneducated), especially when living in a society where those who have power are controlling.
Monday, February 20, 2017 ADVANCED Level: (After using sentence starters, try stripping away the starter and revising your commentary. Notice that this often forces you to say even more, as in the last two examples!) Examples removing sentence starters (advanced level): The animals were not certain what the word (tactics) meant, but Squealer spoke so persuasively, and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly, that they accepted his explanation without further questions (Orwell 58). The animals clearly don t understand what Squealer is telling them, yet they decide to accept his speech because of the way his says it and because they are afraid of the dogs. The animals are easily confused and intimidated; they are quickly convinced by Squealer and terribly afraid of what the dogs might do. The difference between Squealer and the other animals comes to light based on their response. Squealer is a brilliant speaker and the other animals are followers. Squealer is a very dynamic speaker who is able to use confusing language and the dogs to control the animals. Squealer is educated and well-spoken and he uses that to his advantage in this passage. Being naïve (uneducated) is dangerous, especially when living in a society where those who have power are controlling.
Monday, February 20, 2017 Peer Feedback Read the entire close reading response that your classmate wrote (switch at your table). 1. Underline allegory connections to the Russian Revolution / Stalin era supported with evidence. 2. Put a star by the theme from the novel. 3. Put a checkmark by each quote used. 4. What grammatical errors do you see? (spelling, punctuation, sentence structure) (Varied sentences? Anything confusing?) 5. Give feedback on the paper. (I will collect them.) 1. What do you see that is good/ that you like? 2. What needs to be improved?
Peer Feedback When you receive your paper back, review suggestions for edits. You will be typing the revised version of your paper tomorrow. (Begin today?) If you get very far today, bring your book tomorrow to work on your outside reading!
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Type your paper on Google Classroom incorporating the changes from yesterday s peer feedback. You need to add anything that was missing from your 1 st draft (theme, allegory connections, quotes ): Do the following when you finish typing and editing your paper: 1. Highlight the thesis 2. Underline allegory connections to the Russian Revolution / Stalin era 3. Put the theme in bold.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 The Animal Farm character chart is due on test day! Pick up handouts from the Outbox how to study for the Animal Farm test, chapter 8 questions / vocab and glue those in Quickwrite - If you could be reincarnated as something, what would it be and why? 2 nd If you were something in a vending machine, what would it be and why? Quiz on Socrative over chapter 7 (Room ccmcclure) Read chapter 8 of Animal Farm, work on questions
How to study for the Animal Farm test: Review your completed character chart. (Know which characters represent real-life people from the Russian Revolution.) Review vocabulary from all 10 chapters Study the research chart which we completed in class over events / people / ideas from the Russian Revolution Review your Gallery Walk handout Study your notes from the Russian Revolution video and the Trotsky video Review your answers to the chapter questions and your chapter summaries
Thursday, February 23, 2017 Quickwrite: Connect this quote to Animal Farm Pick up the chapter 9 questions (Outbox)
Thursday, February 23, 2017 o Keep working on your character chart o Read chapter 9 o Work on the questions for chapters 8-9 o Study / make flash cards for vocab (and characters, events?)
Friday, February 24, 2017 ELA - Pick up a book response handout Take out your book and work you completed before coming to class today. You have today in-class (only) to complete your book response over your Biography Due at the end of class
Friday, February 24, 2017 Pre-AP 2 voice poems over Animal Farm or outside books (you choose 2: 2 characters from Animal Farm or 2 of these people: Anne Frank, Malala, or Frederick Douglass) With your shoulder partner, write down similarities and differences between your person/character and their person/character Create your own two voice poem, using the ideas you wrote down (NOT IN YOUR WRITER S NOTEBOOK) You should have 12+ lines in your poem. Your poem does not have to rhyme! Share out as a class (performance time!) Turn in your 2 voice poems!