April 22nd - 26th
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Overarching Question: How can an author’s use of allegory promote social change?
Topical Questions:
Enduring Understandings:
Themes:
Topical Questions:
- Do I realize there is an ongoing battle against the exploitation of the weak by the strong?
- What are my responsibilities to do something about this exploitation?
- What do the characters and events in Animal Farm symbolize?
- How does George Orwell convey his ideas about government abuses in Animal Farm?
- How can we identify examples of governmental abuses in our world?
- What is freedom?
- Is freedom ever free?
- What is the relationship between freedom and responsibility?
- What are the essential liberties?
- Is liberty and justice for all attainable?
- Should people sacrifice freedom in the interest of security?
- When does government have the right to restrict the freedoms of people?
- When is the restriction of freedom a good thing?
- What is allegory and why is it a powerful way to express an idea?
- How can an author’s personal experiences influence his/her work?
- What are the positives and negatives of communism?
- What is the cost of attaining utopia?
- What is the impetus for change (evolution & change)?
- How is change related to conflict (evolution & change)?
- How do differing perspectives impact change?
- How do authors use the resources of language (rhetoric) to create meaning?
Enduring Understandings:
- Power tends to corrupt
- Absolute power corrupts absolutely
- All humans should be treated equally
- Individuals have the ability to make their own choices
Themes:
- When Power Corrupts
- Freedom and Responsibility
- Coercion
- Rescue
- Grief
- Guilt
- Discontent
- Idealism
- Jubilance
- Rebellion
- Violence
- Self-knowledge
Monday, 4/22:
Tuesday, 4/23:
*M.U.G. #7
*SSR
*Stamp Grade - Persuasive Essay/Business Letter
*Finish ending of film: The Boy Who Painted Christ Black
*Check out Animal Farm books
*Discussion about annotation requirements
*Finish writing rough draft
HW: Entire rough draft of Persuasive Essay/Business Letter due tomorrow, Read and annotate chapters 1 and 2 Animal Farm by Thursday
*SSR
*Stamp Grade - Persuasive Essay/Business Letter
*Finish ending of film: The Boy Who Painted Christ Black
*Check out Animal Farm books
*Discussion about annotation requirements
*Finish writing rough draft
HW: Entire rough draft of Persuasive Essay/Business Letter due tomorrow, Read and annotate chapters 1 and 2 Animal Farm by Thursday
AF Annotations | |
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Argument Grade Sheet | |
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Use the address below when writing to Mr. DuVaul in your business letter:
Wednesday, 4/24:
*Rough Draft due (Persuasive Essay / Business Letter - Homework Grade
*15 minutes Peer Editing
*Begin Animal Farm Background Notes
*What is Satire?
HW: Complete satire HW on a separate sheet of paper, finish Chapters 1 and 2 AF reading and annotations, work on revising and editing persuasive essay/business letter
*15 minutes Peer Editing
*Begin Animal Farm Background Notes
*What is Satire?
HW: Complete satire HW on a separate sheet of paper, finish Chapters 1 and 2 AF reading and annotations, work on revising and editing persuasive essay/business letter
AF Notes Information | |
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Outline for AF Notes | |
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Satire HW | |
File Size: | 2058 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Thursday, 4/25:
*M.U.G. #8
*SSR
*Stamp Grade - Satire HW
*Finish historical background information
*Begin discussion over Chapters 1 and 2 / Animal Farm
HW: Final copy of Persuasive Essay / Business Letter due tomorrow, SAT 7 QUIZ tomorrow
*SSR
*Stamp Grade - Satire HW
*Finish historical background information
*Begin discussion over Chapters 1 and 2 / Animal Farm
HW: Final copy of Persuasive Essay / Business Letter due tomorrow, SAT 7 QUIZ tomorrow
AF Historical Context | |
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Friday, 4/26:
*Final Copy of Persuasive Essay / Business Letter Collected
*M.U.G. #9
*SSR
*SAT 7 QUIZ
*Begin MLK / Old Major Speech Comparison (due on Wednesday)
HW: Read and annotate chapters 3 and 4 Animal Farm by Tuesday
*M.U.G. #9
*SSR
*SAT 7 QUIZ
*Begin MLK / Old Major Speech Comparison (due on Wednesday)
HW: Read and annotate chapters 3 and 4 Animal Farm by Tuesday
"I Have a Dream" Speech by MLK | |
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Speech Comparison | |
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