Honors
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9
Daily Agenda PPT
Lit
Welcome, Freshmen!
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First day Prezi: Welcome to H 9th Lit Prezi
Syllabus
Animal Farm: Close Passage Read
Personal Info Notecards:
• Your name
• One nerdy thing about yourself
• One non-nerdy thing about yourself
• One thing I need to know about you as a student
Important Info for this Week
• HW (Due Wednesday): Look over Political Figures sheet, and read the
Russell Baker preface to Animal Farm:
• Annolight the text OR take 1 page of notes that (includes questions you have)
• Russell Baker Preface
• AF Political Figures Sheet
• Make sure to buy a vocab book in class ($15)
What am I learning today? 8-4-15
• Annolighting: A couple of ways to do it:
• Annolighting 1
• Annolighting 2
• Practice Close Passage Read with excerpt from AF (The Battle of Cowshed)
• AF – Important Terms to Know (chart)
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Irony: Situational Dramatic Verbal
Satire
Allegory
Fable
What am I learning today? 8-5-15
• AF- Important Terms to Know:
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Irony
Satire
Allegory
Fable
Propaganda
Communism
Dystopia
• Class Discussion – Russell Baker Preface
• Find two people to work with and create a “top 5 list” of key ideas in the article
What am I learning today? 8-6-15
• Summer Reading / AF Terms Chart / Vocab Books (BRING Monday) / Syllabus
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& Supplies
Team Theme Brainstorm!
Divide into teams and draw a theme out of a basket (1 per team)
Working with your team, find three strong textual examples of your topic / theme
and create, as a team, a visual representation of that theme that also includes your
three quotations with page numbers.
In addition, on a separate piece of paper, write a justification for each quotation you
choose (short paragraph) to read to the class Monday when we present our visuals.
List of themes / topics in Animal Farm:
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The corrupting effects of Power
Freedom and Responsibility
Coercion
Rescue
Grief
Guilt
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Discontent
Idealism
Jubilance
Rebellion
Fear
What am I learning today? 8/10/15
• Present Team Theme Visuals (in groups)
• Intro to Vocab Unit 1 (Unit work due and quiz Friday)
• Word Pronunciation (p. 14) / Vocab Knowledge Rating Scale
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I know it
I’ve heart it
No clue
• Intro Story (p. 12)
• Time to get started on Unit 1 work in groups
What am I learning today? 8/11/15
• Check out literature books from bookroom (keep at home or in locker until we
need them in class)
• Document Analysis Stations: Excerpts from Animal Farm
• Hand back summer reading assignments (in Synergy)
HW:
• Vocab Unit 1 quiz on Friday
• Unit 1 exercises due Friday
• Pages 17-21 (Choose EITHER number one or two under the section “Writing: Words in Action” on page 20)
What am I learning today? 8/12/15
• Media Center Orientation
• MLA Pretest / Webquest (see blog post)
HW:
• Vocab Unit 1 quiz on Friday
• Unit 1 exercises due Friday
• Pages 17-21 (Choose EITHER number one or two under the section “Writing: Words in Action” on page 20)
What am I learning today? 8/13/15
• Assign Partner Paper on Animal Farm: Brainstorming Day
• Choose a topical question from the list below with your partner, and
together, write a 1.5-2 page paper with a short introduction that answers and
discusses implications of the question within the context of Animal
Farm. Cite at least two pieces of textual evidence from the book (use theme
visuals)
AF Partner Paper Topical Questions
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What do the key characters and events in Animal Farm symbolize?
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What is allegory, why do you think Orwell chose it as a vehicle for his message, and is it effective?
How does George Orwell convey his ideas about government abuses in Animal Farm?
Are any governmental abuses in Animal Farm similar to governmental abuses in our world? How and in what ways?
What is the relationship between freedom and responsibility, and how does this go wrong in Animal Farm?
Should people sacrifice freedom in the interest of security? How is this dealt with in Animal Farm?
When does the government have the right to restrict the freedoms of people? Are there any examples of positive governmental control and
restriction in Animal Farm?
What was Old Major’s idea of a perfect society? What is the cost of trying to attain a utopia? How does this play out in Animal Farm?
How does Napoleon use rhetoric and propaganda to achieve power in Animal Farm?
How does literacy, education, and ignorance play an important role in Animal Farm?
What am I learning today? 8/14/15
• Vocab Unit 1 Quiz / Check exercises
• When finished, pick up a sample paper and annotate / make notes and
observations about how your paper should look and read.
• Whole class discussion
• Share contact info with your partner; use Google docs, email, etc. this
weekend to begin working on the paper with your partner.
What am I learning today? 8-17-15
• Today we’re working with our partners to begin drafting the Animal Farm
essay. See the following resources for help:
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YY6TQBK6OYlXlQ239EbsjINmmk6SCyPAYopIlSBTPI/edit?usp=sharing (Rubric)
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LfV92XVKV2xuPhcHIjWE87SoEIBJcOFu0
U1mhIzWoVM/edit?usp=sharing (Assignment Guidelines)
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PxX1mBPZLfz_H7mwUPhMseHXXAH3LT
gbQjIjXoF5PeU/edit?usp=sharing (Tips for Writing and Editing the Paper)
What am I learning today? 8-18-15
• Writing Lab Day:
• Set up www.turnitin.com accounts (see blog post and hard copy handout)
• See blog for sample MLA paper and tips for writing the essay
• Essay due uploaded to turnitin.com on Thursday (by 11:59)
What am I learning today? 8-19-15
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Q&A: Animal Farm Essay
Tips for Writing and Editing (handout)
Blog Resources
Demon in the Freezer: Think-Pair-Share:
• 2 questions/ points of confusion while reading
• 2 big ideas/ topics worth discussing
• Brainstorm discussable topics as a class
• HW: Animal Farm paper due Thursday @ 11:59 to turnitin.com
• Find a credible article on one of the topics we brainstormed – use CDL – print and annolight and
bring in to present to a group on Friday.
What am I learning today? 8-20-15
• Thursday, 8-20: Watch PBS Documentary: "Vaccines: Calling the Shots" /
take notes: Click here to watch documentary
• Thursday HW: Article and evaluation due Friday (see Wednesday HW) /
Animal Farm Essay must be uploaded to turnitin.com by 11:59.
What am I learning today? 8-21-15
• Friday, 8-21: Group up based on article choices. 2-minute presentations to
groups on individual articles. Socratic Seminar Guidelines (Seminar
Tuesday).
• Animal Farm Essay Resources:
• Download Sample Poetry Paper in MLA
• Download Tips for Writing and Editing your Animal Farm Paper
What am I learning today? 8-24-15
• Intro to Vocab unit 2 words / team word tableaux freeze frames
• Work on Socratic Seminar questions with your tables if time allows
• Socratic Seminar tomorrow! Make sure you have questions thoroughly
completed to earn full credit
What am I learning today? 8-25-15
• Socratic Seminar (40 point major grade)
What am I learning today? 8-26-15
• Animal Farm Writing Workshop
• AF half page reflection (see handout)
• Choose a chapter (see directions) to read and apply to yourself as a student
in a personal reflection essay Download Study Smarter Essay Directions
What am I learning today? 8-27-15
• Organize binder using the following tabs:
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Writing and Research
General Lit Notes
Summer Reading
Short Fiction
The Odyssey
The Omnivore’s Dilemma
• PSAT Verbal Competition! (teams of 3 – playing for chooocccollllate)
• Reminders: Vocab Tomorrow (exercises and quiz), Study Smarter essay due Monday evening to
turnitin.com, Bring literature book Monday, turn in AF paper reflection by Friday
What am I learning today? 8-28-15
• Vocab Unit 2 Quiz (indicate / highlight words and sentence types in written
paragraph)
• Use the rest of the period to work on Study Smarter, Not Harder essay
• Due Monday night to www.turnitin.com
What am I learning today? 8-31-15
• Study Smarter essay due tonight to turnitin.com!
• Hand back graded work
• Introduce short fiction with “Lit Terms to Know” (use metacognitive markers to
indicate familiarity)
• Discussion on taking notes on stories (paper / sticky notes)
• Begin reading TMDG (page 214 in the book)
• E-Text The Most Dangerous Game
• The Most Dangerous Game Audio
What am I learning today? 9-1-15
• E-book login info
• Continue reading “The Most Dangerous Game” – Look for:
• Compound and complex sentences
• Indicators of Point of View
• Compelling figurative devices
• Hunting Article HW (Due Friday): Read the article on Sport Hunting by
Friday, annolighting according to the following:
Hunting Article Annolighting
• Annolight Hunting article (20 pt. minor grade). You may need to do some re-reading. Include the following
in your highlights and margin notes: (you may also ask questions or make personal connections to your
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In Each Section: Look for main ideas (1-2) as well as details (1-2) in each section; in the margins label them appropriately
and summarize them
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Whole Article: Make sure to circle all unknown vocab and make a prediction about what the word means in the margin
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Whole Article: Find 3 EUPHEMISMS (words that sugar-coat the truth) and write the actual meaning in the margin
Whole Article: Look for at least one example each of the persuasive techniques ETHOS (appeal to ethics), PATHOS
(appeal to emotion), and LOGOS (appeal to logic). Highlight them then label them appropriately in the margin
• Remember, 4-5 highlights and margin notes per page
What am I learning today? 9/2/15
• Finish “The Most Dangerous Game”
• Class discussion on climactic moment and denouement – implications,
theories, etc.
• Reminder of Sport Hunting article – due Friday (handout copies) – use
colorful slide directions to annolight
• Harkness table discussion Friday on article
What am I learning today? 9-3-15
• “Sport Hunting” article assignment due tomorrow (Harkness table
discussion)
• Finish “The Most Dangerous Game” / Class discussion on climactic
moment and denouement
• Divide into groups based on vocab quiz paragraphs (complex sentences
versus tricolon and parallel structure)
• See subsequent slides depending on which group you’re in…
Complex Sentences
• Review the rules on compound and complex sentences:
• Sentence Rules
• Take the Compound/ Complex sentence quiz on your phone:
• Compound & Complex Sentence Quiz
• Identify and write down 2 compound, 2 complex, and 2 compound-complex
sentences from “The Most Dangerous Game.”
• Then, as a group, write a paragraph summarizing the plot of the story using only
compound, complex, or compound-complex sentences.
Tricolon and Parallel Structure
• Read through the definition and examples of tricolon and parallel structure
• Tricolon and Parallelism Explained
• Look at the transcript of Obama’s victory speech (especially the first 2
segments) to see more examples of tricolon in action
• Obama's Victory Speech
• Work as a group to write sophisticated tricolon phrases using the “Magic of
Three” handout