Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?
After today I should be able to:
Reading: You will read Animal Farm by George Orwell over the next three weeks. Follow this reading schedule:
- Week 1: Chapters 1-3, The Ideology of Animalism
- Week 2: Chapters 4-7, The Corruption of Power
- Week 3: Chapters 8-10, The Full Circle
Agenda:
- Read for ten minutes.
- Vocabulary Word of the Day
- Chapter 4: The Battle of the Cowshed
- What: Snowball's tactical leadership and the creation of military medals (Hero, first class; Hero, second class)
- Why: Honors introduce a new kind of inequality
- Universal idea: ???
- You will write an introduction and the beginning of a body paragraph (the topic sentence and evidence).
- Use this sample introduction:
- The transition from a revolutionary ideal to a structured society often requires a common enemy to solidify a group's identity. In the wake of the rebellion on ____, this unity is tested as the neighboring humans attempt to reclaim ____, forcing the animals to defend their fledgling sovereignty in the Battle of ____. While the animals celebrate ____, the introduction of military decorations and rigid command structures begins to shift the farm's original focus from equality to _____. Orwell's focus on Snowball’s tactical leadership and the creation of ____ underscores the creation of a new type of inequality, proving that ____.
- Now write a body paragraph that focuses on the introduction of the two classes of medals.
- Orwell ends chapter four by ____ in order to____
- For example,... (first quote)
- Bridge sentence
- After..., (second quote)
- Animal Farm quizzes and hand out your reading notes.
Homework:
- Membean. It is due by Sunday at 9PM.
