Exit Ticket: Chapter 1 1. Write out a quote and your response! Directions for this task are on the back of this paper. Quote Response 2. Read the excerpt from Karl Marx’s “The Communist Manifesto” and answer the question in the box. Communists everywhere support every revolutionary movement against the existing social and political order of things… they labor everywhere for the union and agreement of the parties of all countries. The Communists refuse to conceal their views and aims. They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions. Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The working class will have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Working class of all countries, unite!” -Karl Marx How does this connect to the speech Old Major gives to all the animals in Chapter 1? How to Write Your Response! Directions: - On the left side of the box, write out a QUOTE that stood out to you in the chapter. Look for quotes that are interesting, complex, significant, or puzzling. Don’t waste a lot of time writing out the quote. Write the page number, then the most important part of the quote. Ex. “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs…” Pg. 6 - On the right side of the box, write your RESPONSE. This is your reaction to the quote. In this commentary you can: - Make a connection to the history of Russia and the Revolution of 1917 - Make a connection to your life or pop culture - Analyze the author’s use of literary elements, metaphor, tone, etc. - Ask questions about the ideas or decisions of the characters Your response should be 3-5 sentences with complex sentence structures and correct grammar. Rubric: A B C D/F Your response offers thoughtful analysis of the text. Your response offers adequate analysis of the text but could go deeper. Entry offers below basic analysis of the text Entries are mostly summary or off topic. Meets or exceeds length requirement and written with complex sentence structures and correct grammar. Meets length requirement and written with some complex sentences. Writing is simplistic with some mistakes. Written with simple sentence structures. Writing is confusing and the grammatical errors distract from meaning. Sentences are overly simple in structure. Might contain a few grammatical errors. Doesn’t meet length requirement Significantly incomplete. Here is an example response- at the bottom of the page are helpful sentence starters to use in analysis. Example A+ Response: Quote Response “Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs…” Pg. 6 Helpful Stems for Responses This makes me wonder… This shows… This means… This illustrates/highlights/exemplifies… This is interesting/fascinating/disturbing because… It is important to notice that… The author wants the reader to understand… The author includes this in the story to show… The author’s point/idea is… At the end of the chapter, the character…
