Propaganda Slides

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: Understand the background to Animal Farm

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 31st.

Agenda:

1. Turn in vocabulary List A
2. Create a Google Slides presentation with a partner about the different forms of propaganda.
1. Each slide should have an image and three bullet points.
2. Each partner should also answer one of the following questions:
1. Why do people use propaganda? Can it be used for good purposes?
2. What are the dangers of propaganda? Who uses it for evil purposes?
3. Make sure your paragraph is at least five sentences long. Highlight the premise 1 in blue, the premise 2 evidence in yellow, and your conclusion in pink.
3. Propaganda game
4. Read chapter two of Animal Farm. You can also listen to the audio.

Homework:

1. Work on your List A vocabulary. It is due on Friday.

Chapter 2 One Pager

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: Understand the background to Animal Farm

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 29th.

Agenda:

1. Animal Farm chapter 2 quiz on Google Classroom.
2. Create a Google Slides presentation with a partner about the different forms of propaganda.
1. Each slide should have an image and a one sentence definition in your own words.
2. Each partner should also answer one of the following questions:
1. Why do people use propaganda? Can it be used for good purposes?
2. What are the dangers of propaganda? Who uses it for evil purposes?
3. Make sure your paragraph is at least five sentences long. Highlight the premise 1 in blue, the premise 2 evidence in yellow, and your conclusion in pink.
3. Read chapter two of Animal Farm. You can also listen to the audio.
4. Create a one page for chapter two. The image below has the instructions.
1. You must fill up the space and add color.
   
   
   
   

Homework:

1. Work on your List A vocabulary. It is due on Friday.

Reading Chapter 2

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: Understand the background to Animal Farm

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 29th.

Agenda:

1. Quizlet Live! 11
2. Read chapter two of Animal Farm. You can also listen to the audio.
3. Create a one page for chapter two. The image below has the instructions.
   
   
   

Homework:

1. Work on your List A vocabulary. It is due on Friday.

Finishing Chapter 1

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: Understand the background to Animal Farm

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 29th.

Agenda:

1. Work on vocabulary.
2. Analyze "Beasts of England", Google Classroom
3. Quizizz for chapter one, Google Classroom
4. Read chapter two of Animal Farm.

Homework:

1. Work on your List A vocabulary.

Analyze Old Major's Speech

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: Understand the background to Animal Farm

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 29th.

Agenda:

1. Create your own vocabulary list using Vocabulary.com
2. Analyze Old Major's speech to the animals. You will use Kami to complete this assignment. The assignment is on Google Classroom.
1. How to use Kami

Homework:

1. Work on your List A vocabulary.

STAR Reading Test

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: Understand the background to Animal Farm

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 26th.

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

Homework:

1. None

Old Major Speech

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: Understand the background to Animal Farm

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 26th.

Agenda:

1. Fill out the reading progress form.
2. I will read Old Major's speech to you. If you are absent, finish reading chapter one of Animal Farm.
3. Book snap Old Major speech
1. Take a picture of a page with his speech.
2. Draw a box around a memorable section.
3. Annotate with emojis.
4. Explain his argument about why humans are evil.
4. Animal Farm character Gimkit

Homework:

1. None

Animal Farm chapter 1

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: Understand the background to Animal Farm

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 26th.

Agenda:

1. Book snap how-to
1. Take a picture of your book.
2. Draw a box around a key part of the text.
3. Add emojis on the page that symbolize the characters, events, or themes of the part of the text you selected.
4. Create a text box that analyzes the passage. Don't just summarize. Write your thoughts about the passage.
2. Read chapter 1 of Animal Farm.
3. Work on the assignment from yesterday. I will extend the due date.

Homework:

1. None

Animal Farm Introduction

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: Understand the background to Animal Farm

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 26th.

Agenda:

1. Google Classroom: Watch Edpuzzle for today's instructions
2. Google Classroom: Animal Introduction
1. You will need headphones to watch the videos.

Homework:

1. None

CRISPR Day 4

Big Idea: Evaluating Ideas

Learning Target: Should human beings use Crispr?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 26th.

Agenda:

1. Quizizz Class Discussion
2. English Journal #1: Crispr
3. Watch a scene from Unnatural Selection

Homework:

1. None

Crispr Day 3

Big Idea: Evaluating Ideas

Learning Target: Should human beings use Crispr?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 26th.

Agenda:

1. Fill out the Reading Progress form under Class Links.
2. Quizlet Live! review about Crispr terms.
3. English Journal #1: Crispr
4. Annotate Crispr article for discussion on Friday.
   
   
   

Homework:

1. None

Crispr Day 2

Big Idea: Evaluating Ideas

Learning Target: Should human beings use Crispr?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 26th.

Agenda:

1. Watch Crispr video on Edpuzzle via Google Classroom.
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Homework:

1. None

Crispr Day 1

Big Idea: Evaluating Ideas

Learning Target: Should human beings use Crispr?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 26th.

Agenda:

1. Final first quarter catch-up
1. Anyone missing the book review or Should I go to college? assignment will have some time to work on it in class.
2. Crispr Intro video
   
3. Annotate Crispr article for discussion on Friday.
   
   
   

Homework:

1. None

Living Poet: Rita Dove day 2

Big Idea: Enjoying Poetry

Learning Target: What makes reading so engaging?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 26th.

Agenda:

1. Living Poet: Rita Dove. The activity can be found on Google Classroom.
1. Here is the link to her poem "Maple Valley Library, 1967"

Homework:

1. None

Living Poets: Rita Dove

Big Idea: Enjoying Poetry

Learning Target: What makes reading so engaging?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 26th.

Agenda:

1. Fill out the reading progress form.
2. Living Poet: Rita Dove. The activity can be found on Google Classroom.

Homework:

1. None

College and Career Final Writing Assignment

Big Idea: College and Career Options

Learning Target: Summarize a book you have read.

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 26th.

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS IN ORDER.

Agenda:

1. All students will start off by reading for 10 minutes silently.
2. Go to Google Classroom. Click on the Edpuzzle instructions for the writing assignment. I will know you were on task if you watch the video instructions. This Edpuzzle will count as a grade.
3. Should I Go to College? Writing assignment in Google Classroom. You will start on this assignment today and finish it on Monday.

Homework:

1. Finish your Should I Go to College assignment

College and Career Final Writing Assignment

Big Idea: College and Career Options

Learning Target: Summarize a book you have read.

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by October 26th.

Agenda:

1. Should I Go to College? Writing assignment in Google Classroom. You will start on this assignment today and finish it on Monday.
2. Make sure you finish your first book review. The format is located on the website. You can click here to find it.
1. List any extra books you finished at the bottom of the book review document.
2. You turn in your book review on Turnitin.com
3. Connections map- You need color, a title, and five symbols.
1. public university
2. private university
3. application
4. admission
5. cumulative
6. scholarship
7. academic
8. bachelor's degree
9. skills
10. resume
11. networking
12. confidence
13. talents
14. financial aid
15. challenge
16. distinguish
17. two year college / junior college
18. high school
19. experience
20. trade/career school
21. orientation
22. PhD
23. role model
24. master's degree
25. happiness
26. stigma

Homework:

1. Finish your book review.