Chapter 2 Discussion

Big Idea: How do good ideas go bad?

Learning Target: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. 2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Reading: Animal Farm chapter 1

Agenda:

1. Class discussion. Turn in your questions at the end of the discussion.

Homework:

1. Vocabulary List #3: Animal Farm 3-4
2. Extra credit list #2

Watch Chapter 2

Big Idea: How do good ideas go bad?

Learning Target: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. 2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Reading: Animal Farm chapter 1

Agenda:

1. Two Edpuzzle assignments - Yes, there are two Edpuzzle videos for chapter 2
1. Watch the cartoon version of chapter 2
2. Watch the analysis of chapter 2
2. Work on your vocabulary for ten minutes.
3. Work on the Gimkit for your vocabulary this week.

Homework:

1. Vocabulary List #3: Animal Farm 3-4
2. Extra credit list #2

Analyzing Animal Farm chapter 2

Big Idea: How do good ideas go bad?

Learning Target: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. 2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Reading: Animal Farm chapter 1

Agenda:

1. Work on your new vocabulary list.
2. Play a Vocabulary Jam!
3. Get ready for our discussion on Thursday:
1. Fold a piece of paper in half. Label one side "Notice" and the other side "Question"
2. Write down what your character did this chapter. Create an "I wonder..." question
3. Write down how one of your themes came up in this chapter. Use the theme to create a question.
4. Notice what came up again and again in chapter two. Use this information to write a question.
5. Notice a contrast or contradiction in this chapter. Use it to write a question.
6. Look for an Aha! moment in this chapter. Use it to write a question.
4. Analyze the principles of Animalism with a partner.
1. List the seven commandments listed on pages 23-24
2. For each commandment, write why the animals chose the commandment.
3. It should look like a two column list.

Homework:

1. Vocabulary List #3: Animal Farm 3-4
2. Extra credit list #2

Animal Farm chapter 2

Big Idea: How do good ideas go bad?

Learning Target: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. 2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Reading: Animal Farm chapter 1

Agenda:

1. Vocabulary List #3: Animal Farm 3-4. The extra credit list is located in the homework section.
2. Read Animal Farm chapter 2
3. Quiz on Animal Farm chapter 2 located in Google Classroom.
4. Fill out Character Ups and Downs
5. Fill out the Animal Farm themes document for chapters 1 and 2

Homework:

1. Vocabulary List #3: Animal Farm 3-4
2. Extra credit list #2

Finishing Chapter 1

Big Idea: How do good ideas go bad?

Learning Target: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. 2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Reading: Animal Farm chapter 1

Agenda:

1. Finish and turn in the vocabulary unit for this week. Here is an extra credit list if you finish early.
2. Animal Farm chapter 1 Gimkit on Google Classroom.
3. Watch the Animal Farm chapter 1 Edpuzzle on Google Classroom. Use my headphones under the table by the Chromebooks.

Homework:

1. Vocabulary List #2: Animal Farm chapter 1-2

Animal Farm Chapter 1 Discussion

Big Idea: How do good ideas go bad?

Learning Target: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. 2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Reading: Animal Farm chapter 1

Agenda:

1. Work on vocabulary unit for this week. Here is an extra credit list if you finish early.
2. Chapter 1 discussion

Homework:

1. Vocabulary List #2: Animal Farm chapter 1-2

Preparing for Discussion Tomorrow

Big Idea: How do good ideas go bad?

Learning Target: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. 2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Reading: Animal Farm chapter 1

Agenda:

1. Work on vocabulary unit for this week. Here is an extra credit list if you finish early.
2. We will take a quiz on Chapter 1.
3. Tomorrow we will have a class discussion about chapter 1. We will prepare for this discussion today. We will write down questions to ask tomorrow.
   
   
   
4. Vocabulary Jam!

Homework:

1. Vocabulary List #2: Animal Farm chapter 1-2

Old Major's Speech

Big Idea: How do good ideas go bad?

Learning Target: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text. 2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Reading: Animal Farm chapter 1

Agenda:

1. Work on vocabulary unit for this week.
2. Old Major using the propaganda technique Card Stacking in his speech to the other animals.
1. Create a T-chart to list the positive traits of animals and the negative traits of humans in Old Major's speech.
2. Add to the chart the missing information about animals and humans.
3. Write a paragraph that analyzes why Old Major uses the Card Stacking technique in his speech.

Homework:

1. Vocabulary List #2: Animal Farm chapter 1-2

Animal Farm Chapter 1

Big Idea: How do good ideas go bad?

Learning Target: 1. Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.

2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

Reading: Animal Farm chapter 1

Agenda:

1. Vocabulary List #2: Animal Farm chapter 1-2
2. We will listen to chapter 1 of Animal Farm by George Orwell
3. You will track one character throughout the novel:
1. Napoleon
2. Boxer
3. Squealer
4. Clover
5. Benjamin
6. Muriel
7. Snowball
8. Mr. Jones (other men)
4. You will also follow three different ideas
1. tyranny
2. violence
3. inequality
4. manipulation
5. utopia/dystopia
6. power of words
7. rules/laws
8. corruption
9. work
10. intelligence
11. human beings
12. trust
13. friendship

Homework:

1. Vocabulary List #2: Animal Farm chapter 1-2

Utopia High School Day 3

Big Idea: How do good ideas go bad?

Learning Target: Summarize information about the author and the novel.

Reading: TBD

Agenda:

1. Vocabulary List #1: Animal Farm chapter 1
2. You will create an ideal, perfect, utopian high school. The goal for your high school is to best prepare students for a positive, productive future after graduation.
3. You may work alone or with a partner.
4. Your Utopia high school poster must have
1. Utopia High School, motto, and mascot
2. Four sections
1. Facilities, buildings, campus design
2. Academics, classes, etc.
3. School climate or vibe
4. Daily/Weekly schedule

Homework:

1. Vocabulary List #1: Animal Farm chapter 1

Utopia High School Day 2

Big Idea: How do good ideas go bad?

Learning Target: Summarize information about the author and the novel.

Reading: TBD

Agenda:

1. Vocabulary List #1: Animal Farm chapter 1
2. You will create an ideal, perfect, utopian high school. The goal for your high school is to best prepare students for a positive, productive future after graduation.
3. You may work alone or with a partner.
4. Your Utopia high school poster must have
1. Utopia High School, motto, and mascot
2. Four sections
1. Facilities, buildings, campus design
2. Academics, classes, etc.
3. School climate or vibe
4. Daily/Weekly schedule

Homework:

1. Vocabulary List #1: Animal Farm chapter 1

Utopia High School

Big Idea: How do good ideas go bad?

Learning Target: Summarize information about the author and the novel.

Reading: TBD

Agenda:

1. Vocabulary List #1: Animal Farm chapter 1
2. You will create an ideal, perfect, utopian high school. The goal for your high school is to best prepare students for a positive, productive future after graduation.
3. You may work alone or with a partner.
4. Your Utopia high school poster must have
1. Utopia High School, motto, and mascot
2. Four sections
1. Facilities, buildings, campus design
2. Academics, classes, etc.
3. School climate or vibe
4. Daily/Weekly schedule

Homework:

1. Vocabulary List #1: Animal Farm chapter 1

Animal Farm Introduction Hyperdoc

Big Idea: How do good ideas go bad?

Learning Target: Summarize information about the author and the novel.

Reading: TBD

Agenda:

1. Complete the Animal Farm introduction hyperdoc in Google Classroom.

Homework:

1. None

Catch Up Day

Big Idea: How are people portrayed by the media?

Learning Target: Identify how a famous is portrayed by the media.

Reading: TBD

Agenda:

1. Today you need to catch up on:
1. STAR Reading test
2. Gimkit from Friday
3. Propaganda One Pager
4. Famous Person Project
5. Letter Ms. Hopkins

Homework:

1. None