Tuesday, April 15, Keystone Prep and Poetry

Objective:By the end of class, students will practice Keystone skills and vocabulary and analyze prose poetry in order to communicate visually using imagery.

DO NOW

WRITE into notebooks -

vice

1  

noun

1.

an immoral or evil habit or practice. Synonyms: fault, failing, foible, weakness.

vir·tue

 

1.

moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.

VICE AND VIRTUE ARE ANTONYMS - YOU WILL SEE THESE WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH ALLEGORY. Sometimes, an allegorical story represents more than a historical event - it uses fictitious characters or things to symbolize virtues and vices such as goodness, excellence, weakness and/or evil.

Direct Instruction

Handout - Keystone terms

Read introduction to Storm in the Mountains -pages 219-220 soft holt reader 

Guided

Read Storm in the Mountains and identify words and phrases that create imagery (sight, sound, smell, taste, feel).

Independent

Answer questions in soft holt reader at end of Storm in the Mountains. Pages 221-222 - rip out and turn in.

Closure

Review answers.

Exit Pass

Remember a prose poem contains a lot of imagery and little action, but what does a prose poem and a story have in common? 

Friday, April 11 - Animal Farm

Objective:By the end of class, students will analyze allegory and propaganda in order to make real life connections.

DO NOW

Propaganda Quiz

Direct Instruction

Finish reading for Periods 1/2.

Guided / Independent

Go back to question from yesterday: 

Analyze three ways that Squealer uses propaganda to control the animals.

(go back to story - find three occasions where Squealer manipulates the animals. Decide what type of propaganda he is using - fear, name-calling, logical fallacies, emotional words, etc. )

Complete all sidebars and questions at end of story 213-214-pages in soft holt reader.

Finish watching film.

Closure

Review allegorical elements and why authors use allegories to express ideas and opinions about a historical event.

Review EXtRA CREDIT HOMEWORK

Exit Pass

If you were to write an allegorical story about what really goes on at Randolph throughout the day, what setting would you choose and why? Be creative :)

Thursday, Animal Farm / Propaganda (bias)

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze allegory and propaganda in order to make real life connections.  

DO NOW

BIAS HANDOUT

Direct Instruction

Review elements of propaganda and BIAS.

Review answers to Animal Farm as Allegory quiz.

Read conclusion of Animal Farm.

Guided / Independent

1. Analyze three ways that Squealer uses propaganda to control the animals.
2. Choose one (1) character and analyze his behavior by what he says and does. Did his character grow/ change throughout the story? (This is called a dynamic character.)

a. Mr. Pilkington
b. Napoleon
c. Snowball
d. Squealer




Complete all sidebars.

Watch film that correlates with text.

Closure

Review sidebars and review for propaganda quiz tomorrow.


Exit Pass

Why is the use of propaganda important to the government? 9remember, you should be defining the word propaganda in your answer.

Wednesday, April 9 - Animal Farm - Propaganda and Characterization

Objective: by the end of class, students will analyze allegory and the use of propaganda in order to make real life connections.

DO NOW

QUIZ - 25 points

In 5-7 sentences, ANALYZE how Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution. Be specific AND cite examples.

Direct Instruction

propaganda in american news!

propaganda in Animal Farm

Read pages 200-206 - soft holt reader and complete side bars

Guided / Independent

(You can use NEOS if you want )

1. Analyze Squealer's speaking parts and determine if he is using propaganda. Then try to label the kind of propaganda he is using.

2.  Why does Napoleon first oppose the idea of the windmill that Snowball presents? What is it that Napoleon DOES NOT want the people to have and why?


3. Choose two characters and analyze their behavior by what they say and do. Is their character growing/ changing? (This is called a dynamic character.)

a. Mr. Pilkington
b. Napoleon
c. Snowball
d. Squealer


CLOSURE

Review answers

Exit Pass

Why do you think author's use allegories to express their ideas about a historical event?

Tuesday, April 8, Animal Farm / Propaganda

Objective; by the end of class, students will analyze allegory in order to make real life connections and learn from history.

DO NOW

Write the definition into your notebook:

Propaganda is the spreading of ideas in order to influence the public opinion to either support or rebel against a cause. 

Direct Instruction

Review how animal farm is an allegory for the Russian revolution and why an effective communistic society is difficult or impossible to achieve.

Types of propaganda include:

propaganda in Animal Farm- take notes

Guided

Assign roles  - soft holt reader pages 200-206 .  Read / Analyze and complete sidebars.

Independent

Propaganda worksheet

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1. Why does Napoleon first oppose the idea of the windmill that Snowball presents? What is it that Napoleon DOES NOT want the people to have and why?

2. Analyze two ways that Squealer uses propaganda to control the animals.

3. Choose two characters and analyze their behavior by what they say and do. Is their character growing/ changing? (This is called a dynamic character.)

a. Mr. Pilkington
b. Napoleon
c. Snowball
d. Squealer


Closure

Review

Exit Pass

Why do you think author's write allegories to comment on historical events?

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze allegory and its elements in order t make real life connections and practice Keystone skills.

DO NOW

com·mu·nism

  noun \ˈkäm-yə-ˌni-zəm, -yü-\

: a way of organizing a society in which the government owns the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) and there is no privately owned property

: a final stage of society in Marxist theory in which the state has withered away and economic goods are distributed equitably

Direct Instruction

Review Russian revolution. 

stalinism

characters

Analyze characters of Animal Farm and correlate with historical figures.

Guided 

Assign roles  - soft holt reader pages 193 - 199 .  Read / Analyze and complete sidebars.

Independent

1. Explain how communism seemed like a good idea "in theory." 
2. How does human nature prevent the creation of an "ideal" communist society?
3. Explain how Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian revolution.

Closure

Review

Exit Pass

Why do you think author's write allegories to comment on historical events?



propoganda

Wednesday, April 2, Symbolism and allegory

Objective: By the end of class, students will analyze symbols and be introduced to the concept of allegory in order to make real life connections.

DO NOW

Anticipation guide for Animal Farm

Direct Instruction

Read 398-399 - holt text

Powerpoint on symbolism and allegory

Guided

 video on connection between animal farm and stalinism

Independent

Symbolism handout


Closure

 review 

Exit Pass

What symbol best represents you?