Reading Chapter 8

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: How do leaders manipulate others?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by November 30th.

Agenda:

1. Google Slides for Friday book chat.
2. Read Animal Farm chapter 8. Or listen to it.
3. Book snap first half of the chapter
1. How are things becoming worse on the farm for the other animals?
2. Why don't they revolt against the pigs? Why can't they see that they are stronger than the pigs?
4. Russian Revolution document.

Homework:

1. Vocabulary list E is due Friday.
2. Don't forget to bring food for the Book Chat on Friday.

Reviewing Animal Farm chapter 7

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: How do leaders manipulate others?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by November 30th.

What should I do if I have finished my third book? Read Newsela articles or other books for extra credit.

Agenda:

1. Create vocabulary list E
2. Choose day for book celebration
3. Animal farm chapter 7 Kahoot!
4. Starting with chapter 7 and moving backwards, how do the pigs break the rules of animalism?
1. The rules are on pages 24 and 25.
2. How the rule was broken with a page number
3. Why did the pigs break the rule? Think of how it increases their power.
4. Why don't the animals confront the pigs or challenge their power?
5. Russian revolution document

Homework:

1. Vocabulary list E is due on Friday.

Finishing Chapter 7

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: How do leaders manipulate others?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by November 30th.

Agenda:

1. Watch the Edpuzzle on Google Classroom. USE HEADPHONES.
2. Take the quiz for chapter 7 on Google Classroom.
3. Finish reading chapter 7. Or listen to it.
1. Why did the windmill fall down?
2. How does Boxer respond?
3. How does Napoleon respond to the hens rebellion?
4. What are the rumors about Snowball?
5. Why do the animals on the farm believe the false rumors?
6. What scenes of violence occur in this chapter?
7. How do the animals respond to the violence?
8. What is now forbidden on the farm?

Homework:

1. Vocabulary list D is due today.

Read Chapter 7

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: How do leaders manipulate others?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by November 30th.

Agenda:

1. Create a timeline for the events in the book so far.
2. Read chapter 7. Or listen to it. page 73
1. Why did the windmill fall down?
2. How does Boxer respond?
3. How does Napoleon respond to the hens rebellion?
4. What are the rumors about Snowball?
5. Why do the animals on the farm believe the false rumors?
6. What scenes of violence occur in this chapter?
7. How do the animals respond to the violence?
8. What is now forbidden on the farm?

Homework:

1. Vocabulary list D is due by Friday.

Catch up day

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: How do leaders manipulate others?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by November 30th.

Agenda:

1. Fill out the reading progress form.
2. Catch up on missing assignments
1. Emphasize assignments in the reading or writing category.
2. Then work on missing assignments from the Animal Farm unit.
3. Read the first half of chapter 7. Or listen to it.

Homework:

1. Vocabulary list D is due by Friday.

Guest teacher plans

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: How do leaders manipulate others?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by November 30th.

Agenda:

1. Watch the Edpuzzle sub instructions on Google Classroom.

Homework:

1. Vocabulary list D is due by Friday.

Animal Farm chapter 6

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: How do leaders manipulate others?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by November 30th.

Agenda:

1. Create vocabulary list D.
2. Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution on Google Classroom.
1. Fill info for Snowball
2. Answer Source 1: Animal Farm
3. Answer Source 2: Gleb Uspenskii, “From a Village Diary”
3. Watch Mr. Jones clip
4. Read Animal Farm chapter 6. Or listen to the audio.
5. Watch Animal Farm movie.

Homework:

1. Vocabulary list D is due by Friday.

Finishing Animal Farm chapter 5

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: How do leaders manipulate others?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by November 30th.

Agenda:

1. Chapter 5 book snaps
1. One book snap about Napoleon
1. How does he achieve power?
2. One book snap about Snowball
1. What plan does he propose in this chapter?
2. Gimkit for chapters 1-5.

Homework:

1. Vocabulary list C is due today.

Animal Farm chapter 5

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: How do leaders manipulate others?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by November 30th.

Agenda:

1. Fill out the Reading Progress form under class links.
2. Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution. Assignment of Google Classroom.
3. Read Animal Farm chapter 5. Or listen to the audio.
4. Chapter 5 book snaps
1. One book snap about Napoleon
1. How does he achieve power?
2. One book snap about Snowball
1. What plan does he propose in this chapter?

Homework:

1. Vocabulary list C is due on Friday.

Animal Farm Characters and Quiz

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: How do leaders manipulate others?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by November 30th.

Agenda:

1. Analyzing characters in Animal Farm chapters 1-4. Assignment on Google Classroom.
2. Quiz on chapters 1-4 of Animal Farm
3. Animal and the Russian Revolution. Assignment of Google Classroom.

Homework:

1. Vocabulary list C is due on Friday.

Read chapter 4 of Animal Farm

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: How do leaders manipulate others?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by November 30th.

Agenda:

1. Start list C. It is due by Friday.
2. Practice writing an introduction to an essay. We will write one together and then you will reverse it.
1. Are things better for the animals now that the humans are gone?
3. Read chapter 4 of Animal Farm. Or listen to the audio.
4. Analyzing characters in Animal Farm chapters 1-4.

Homework:

1. Book Review is due tonight.
2. Vocabulary list C is due on Friday.

Ending the Week

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: How do leaders manipulate others?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by November 30th.

Agenda:

1. Turn in Vocabulary list B.
2. Quizlet Live! on Animal Farm characters.
3. Animal Farm movie up to chapter 3.
4. Animal Farm chapter 3 quiz.

Homework:

1. Book Review is due on November 8th.

Reflecting on Animal Farm chapter 3

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: How do leaders manipulate others?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by November 30th.

Agenda:

1. Finish any missing Propaganda activity stations.
2. Propaganda station rotation writing activity in English Journal.
1. Premise 1: The two dominant types of propaganda used by [group] are [type] and [type] because...
2. Premise 2: Give examples of how that group uses the two types of propaganda.
3. Conclusion: Explain what purpose the propaganda achieves.
3. Create two Book Snaps for this chapter.
1. One should be about changes that are happening on the farm. Use the following sentence frame: Now that the humans are gone from the farm, the animals...This is important because...
2. The other should be about the suspicious actions of the pigs. Use the following sentence frame: "The pigs...I think this demonstrates..."
4. Animal Farm movie up to chapter 3.
5. Animal Farm chapter 3 quiz.
6. Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution video.
7. Russian Revolution activity in Google Classroom.

Homework:

1. Work on your List B vocabulary. It is due on Friday.
2. Book Review is due on November 8th.

Read Animal Farm chapter 3

Big Idea: What does tyranny look like?

Learning Target: How do leaders manipulate others?

Reading: You will read your independent reading book for ten minutes. You should finish your next book by November 30th.

Agenda:

1. Propaganda station rotation.
2. Read Animal Farm chapter 3. You can also listen to the audio.
3. Create two Book Snaps for this chapter.
1. One should be about changes that are happening on the farm. Use the following sentence frame: Now that the humans are gone from the farm, the animals...This is important because...
2. The other should be about the suspicious actions of the pigs. Use the following sentence frame: "The pigs...I think this demonstrates..."
4. Work on homework assignments for this week.

Homework:

1. Work on your List B vocabulary. It is due on Friday.
2. Book Review is due on November 8th.

Propaganda Station Rotation

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 November 30th.

Agenda:

1. Go to library to check out new books.
2. Fill out reading progress form for your new book.
3. Propaganda station rotation.
4. Create vocabulary List B
5. Start Book Review #2

Homework:

1. Work on your List B vocabulary. It is due on Friday.
2. Book Review is due on November 8th.

Book Review and 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 November 30th.

Agenda:

1. Fill out reading progress form
2. Create vocabulary List B
3. Start Book Review #2
4. 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.
5. Propaganda Gimkit game

Homework:

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