Animal Farm choice chart day 3

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: If you finish Animal Farm early, read 1984.

Agenda:

1. Begin work on your Animal Farm choice chart.  It will be due by Friday.

Homework:

1.    Animal Farm Vocabulary for chapters 3-4 on Gimkit.

Animal Farm Reading Schedule

1. Week 1: Chapters 1 and 2, Old Major's Speech, his death, the planning and execution of the Rebellion
2. Week 2: Chapters 3 and 4, The establishment of Animal Farm, early successes, the Battle of the Cowshed
3. Week 3: Chapters 5-6, Power struggle between Snowball and Napoleon, Snowball's expulsion, the windmill
4. Week 4: Chapters 7-10, The purges, windmill's fate, further corruption, and the novel's conclusion

Animal Farm choice chart day 2

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: If you finish Animal Farm early, read 1984.

Agenda:

1. Begin work on your Animal Farm choice chart.  It will be due by Friday.

Homework:

1.    Animal Farm Vocabulary for chapters 3-4 on Gimkit.

Animal Farm Reading Schedule

1. Week 1: Chapters 1 and 2, Old Major's Speech, his death, the planning and execution of the Rebellion
2. Week 2: Chapters 3 and 4, The establishment of Animal Farm, early successes, the Battle of the Cowshed
3. Week 3: Chapters 5-6, Power struggle between Snowball and Napoleon, Snowball's expulsion, the windmill
4. Week 4: Chapters 7-10, The purges, windmill's fate, further corruption, and the novel's conclusion

Animal Farm Choice Chart

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: If you finish Animal Farm early, read 1984.

Agenda:

1. Begin work on your Animal Farm choice chart.  It will be due by Friday.

Homework:

1.    Animal Farm Vocabulary for chapters 3-4 on Gimkit.

Animal Farm Reading Schedule

1. Week 1: Chapters 1 and 2, Old Major's Speech, his death, the planning and execution of the Rebellion
2. Week 2: Chapters 3 and 4, The establishment of Animal Farm, early successes, the Battle of the Cowshed
3. Week 3: Chapters 5-6, Power struggle between Snowball and Napoleon, Snowball's expulsion, the windmill
4. Week 4: Chapters 7-10, The purges, windmill's fate, further corruption, and the novel's conclusion

Finishing Animal Farm Chapter 2

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: If you finish Animal Farm early, read 1984.

Agenda:

1. Quiz on Animal Farm chapter 2.
2. Vocabulary game.
3. Animal Farm One Pager
1. Top 8 animals in the book (besides Old Major)
2. Picture (drawn or traced) of the type of animal
3. Name in the book and who in history it represents
4. Connections to other animals
5. Color and neatness

Homework:

1.    Animal Farm chapter 1 vocabulary

Animal Farm Reading Schedule

1. Week 1: Chapters 1 and 2, Old Major's Speech, his death, the planning and execution of the Rebellion
2. Week 2: Chapters 3 and 4, The establishment of Animal Farm, early successes, the Battle of the Cowshed
3. Week 3: Chapters 5-6, Power struggle between Snowball and Napoleon, Snowball's expulsion, the windmill
4. Week 4: Chapters 7-10, The purges, windmill's fate, further corruption, and the novel's conclusion

Motivating Others

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: If you finish Animal Farm early, read 1984.

Agenda:

1. Quiz on Animal Farm chapter 1.
2. Read silently.
3. Analyzing Old Major's language about humans.

Homework:

1.    Animal Farm chapter 1 vocabulary

Animal Farm Reading Schedule

1. Week 1: Chapters 1 and 2, Old Major's Speech, his death, the planning and execution of the Rebellion
2. Week 2: Chapters 3 and 4, The establishment of Animal Farm, early successes, the Battle of the Cowshed
3. Week 3: Chapters 5-6, Power struggle between Snowball and Napoleon, Snowball's expulsion, the windmill
4. Week 4: Chapters 7-10, The purges, windmill's fate, further corruption, and the novel's conclusion

Old Major's Speech

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: 

Agenda:

1. Finish Animal Farm introduction.
2. Old Major Speech desk work.
1. What are the problems with humans?
2. What words would you use to characterize Old Major's speech?
3. Is there a difference between persuasion and manipulation?
4. If I exaggerate or present only one side of an issue, am I being manipulative? What if it is for a greater good? In other words, what if I can't motivate people unless I exaggerate?

Homework:

1.    Animal Farm chapter 1 vocabulary

Animal Farm Reading Schedule

1. Week 1: Chapters 1 and 2, Old Major's Speech, his death, the planning and execution of the Rebellion
2. Week 2: Chapters 3 and 4, The establishment of Animal Farm, early successes, the Battle of the Cowshed
3. Week 3: Chapters 5-6, Power struggle between Snowball and Napoleon, Snowball's expulsion, the windmill
4. Week 4: Chapters 7-10, The purges, windmill's fate, further corruption, and the novel's conclusion

Introduction

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: 

Agenda:

1. Check out a copy of Animal Farm from the office and return your Things Fall Apart book.
2. Begin working on the introduction to the novel in Google Classroom. The assignment will be due tomorrow.

Homework:

1.    Animal Farm chapter 1 vocabulary

Animal Farm Reading Schedule

1. Week 1: Chapters 1 and 2, Old Major's Speech, his death, the planning and execution of the Rebellion
2. Week 2: Chapters 3 and 4, The establishment of Animal Farm, early successes, the Battle of the Cowshed
3. Week 3: Chapters 5-6, Power struggle between Snowball and Napoleon, Snowball's expulsion, the windmill
4. Week 4: Chapters 7-10, The purges, windmill's fate, further corruption, and the novel's conclusion

Animal Farm Introduction

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: 

Agenda:

1. Check out a copy of Animal Farm from the office and return your Things Fall Apart book.
2. Begin working on the introduction to the novel in Google Classroom. The assignment will be due tomorrow.

Homework:

1.    Animal Farm chapter 1 vocabulary

Animal Farm Reading Schedule

1. Week 1: Chapters 1 and 2, Old Major's Speech, his death, the planning and execution of the Rebellion
2. Week 2: Chapters 3 and 4, The establishment of Animal Farm, early successes, the Battle of the Cowshed
3. Week 3: Chapters 5-6, Power struggle between Snowball and Napoleon, Snowball's expulsion, the windmill
4. Week 4: Chapters 7-10, The purges, windmill's fate, further corruption, and the novel's conclusion

Finish TFA Partner Video

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: understand the difference between two characters and how it affects the plot.

Reading: read chapters 18-25 of TFA 

Agenda:

1. Finish Adobe Express Partner Project

Homework:

1. None

Oral Exam Day 2

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: trace a theme throughout the novel.

Reading:  

Agenda:

1. Adobe Express TFA partner project
2. Oral Exam

Homework:

1. None

Oral Exam

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: trace a theme throughout the novel.

Reading:  

Agenda:

1. Adobe Express TFA partner project
2. Oral Exam

Homework:

1. None

Adobe Express Vacation

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: understand the difference between two characters and how it affects the plot.

Reading: read chapters 18-25 of TFA 

Agenda:

1. Adobe Express Imaginary vacation place project.

Homework:

1. None

Discussing the end of the book

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: understand the difference between two characters and how it affects the plot.

Reading: read chapters 18-25 of TFA 

Agenda:

1. Class discussion on chapters 18-25.
1. Build on, modify, or challenge ideas you hear.
1. Build on is to add more examples and ideas
2. Modify is to acknowledge an observation but also point out something that is left out.
3. Challenge is to use the same examples or evidence but come to a different conclusion.

Homework:

1. Things Fall Apart Vocabulary 20-25

Things Fall Apart Reading Schedule:

• Week 10 (3/10-3/14) TFA chapters 1-6
• Ch. 1: 0:00:27
• Ch. 2: 0:13:12
• Ch. 3: 0:26:49
• Ch. 4: 0:47:04
• Ch. 5: 1:07:20
• Ch. 6: 1:26:00
• Week 11 (3/17-3/21) TFA chapters 7-11
• Ch. 7: 1:35:49
• Ch. 8: 1:57:35
• Ch. 9: 2:20:34
• Ch. 10: 2:44:48
• Ch. 11: 2:59:54
• Week 12 (4/17 - 4/21) TFA chapters 12-17
• Ch. 12: 3:31:08
• Ch. 13: 3:49:22
• Ch. 14: 4:02:08
• Ch. 15: 4:16:06
• Ch. 16: 4:29:41
• Ch. 17: 4:39:34
• Week 13 (4/24 - 4/28) TFA chapters 18-25
• Ch. 18: 4:52:16
• Ch. 19: 5:07:14
• Ch. 20: 5:19:01
• Ch. 21: 5:31:59
• Ch. 22: 5:42:31
• Ch. 23: 5:58:07
• Ch. 24: 6:08:44
• Ch. 25: 6:24:02

Signposts 2.0

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: understand the difference between two characters and how it affects the plot.

Reading: read chapters 18-25 of TFA 

Agenda:

1. Taking the signposts to the next level. Use this document to find examples for each signpost in chapters 18-25.

Homework:

1. Things Fall Apart Vocabulary 20-25

Things Fall Apart Reading Schedule:

• Week 10 (3/10-3/14) TFA chapters 1-6
• Ch. 1: 0:00:27
• Ch. 2: 0:13:12
• Ch. 3: 0:26:49
• Ch. 4: 0:47:04
• Ch. 5: 1:07:20
• Ch. 6: 1:26:00
• Week 11 (3/17-3/21) TFA chapters 7-11
• Ch. 7: 1:35:49
• Ch. 8: 1:57:35
• Ch. 9: 2:20:34
• Ch. 10: 2:44:48
• Ch. 11: 2:59:54
• Week 12 (4/17 - 4/21) TFA chapters 12-17
• Ch. 12: 3:31:08
• Ch. 13: 3:49:22
• Ch. 14: 4:02:08
• Ch. 15: 4:16:06
• Ch. 16: 4:29:41
• Ch. 17: 4:39:34
• Week 13 (4/24 - 4/28) TFA chapters 18-25
• Ch. 18: 4:52:16
• Ch. 19: 5:07:14
• Ch. 20: 5:19:01
• Ch. 21: 5:31:59
• Ch. 22: 5:42:31
• Ch. 23: 5:58:07
• Ch. 24: 6:08:44
• Ch. 25: 6:24:02

Religious Conflict

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: understand the difference between two characters and how it affects the plot.

Reading: read chapters 18-25 of TFA 

Agenda:

1. TFA Desk work
1. Make three columns on your desk: challenge, Christian belief, Igbo belief, and effect.
2. Identify an Igbo belief that is being challenged by the Christians and the effect of this challenge. I have included an example below.
3. Also, come up with a list of the five best words to describe Mr. Brown and Reverend Smith. The author presents them as contrasting approaches to spreading the Christian faith.

Homework:

1. Things Fall Apart Vocabulary 20-25

Things Fall Apart Reading Schedule:

• Week 10 (3/10-3/14) TFA chapters 1-6
• Ch. 1: 0:00:27
• Ch. 2: 0:13:12
• Ch. 3: 0:26:49
• Ch. 4: 0:47:04
• Ch. 5: 1:07:20
• Ch. 6: 1:26:00
• Week 11 (3/17-3/21) TFA chapters 7-11
• Ch. 7: 1:35:49
• Ch. 8: 1:57:35
• Ch. 9: 2:20:34
• Ch. 10: 2:44:48
• Ch. 11: 2:59:54
• Week 12 (4/17 - 4/21) TFA chapters 12-17
• Ch. 12: 3:31:08
• Ch. 13: 3:49:22
• Ch. 14: 4:02:08
• Ch. 15: 4:16:06
• Ch. 16: 4:29:41
• Ch. 17: 4:39:34
• Week 13 (4/24 - 4/28) TFA chapters 18-25
• Ch. 18: 4:52:16
• Ch. 19: 5:07:14
• Ch. 20: 5:19:01
• Ch. 21: 5:31:59
• Ch. 22: 5:42:31
• Ch. 23: 5:58:07
• Ch. 24: 6:08:44
• Ch. 25: 6:24:02

Catch up on assignments

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: understand the difference between two characters and how it affects the plot.

Reading: read chapters 18-25 of TFA 

Agenda:

1. Finish timeline presentations.
2. Work on the review for chapters 11-15.
3. Work on vocabulary assignment.
4. Slow read an important section.

Homework:

1. Things Fall Apart Vocabulary 20-25

Things Fall Apart Reading Schedule:

• Week 10 (3/10-3/14) TFA chapters 1-6
• Ch. 1: 0:00:27
• Ch. 2: 0:13:12
• Ch. 3: 0:26:49
• Ch. 4: 0:47:04
• Ch. 5: 1:07:20
• Ch. 6: 1:26:00
• Week 11 (3/17-3/21) TFA chapters 7-11
• Ch. 7: 1:35:49
• Ch. 8: 1:57:35
• Ch. 9: 2:20:34
• Ch. 10: 2:44:48
• Ch. 11: 2:59:54
• Week 12 (4/17 - 4/21) TFA chapters 12-17
• Ch. 12: 3:31:08
• Ch. 13: 3:49:22
• Ch. 14: 4:02:08
• Ch. 15: 4:16:06
• Ch. 16: 4:29:41
• Ch. 17: 4:39:34
• Week 13 (4/24 - 4/28) TFA chapters 18-25
• Ch. 18: 4:52:16
• Ch. 19: 5:07:14
• Ch. 20: 5:19:01
• Ch. 21: 5:31:59
• Ch. 22: 5:42:31
• Ch. 23: 5:58:07
• Ch. 24: 6:08:44
• Ch. 25: 6:24:02