English 9 Tuesday Feb. 6, 2018
Objectives:
RL.1- Identify main ideas from Russian History
RL.3 Identify character personalities in Animal Farm
RI.8- Evaluate effectiveness of argument
Homework:
1. FINISH READING ANIMAL FARM CH. 3 (15-26) and
COMPLETE STUDY QUESTIONS for Thursday
2. Complete Old Major's Speech section on yellow handout
Agenda:
1. Objectives/Activities (3 min)
2. SSR book of choice (12 min)
3. Quickwrite below your calendar:Which element, so far, is the most interesting about your new book of choice?
4. Animal Farm Quiz Ch. 1 & 2 (RL.1)
5. Respond to this passage:
Yes, it
was theirs−everything that they could see was theirs! In the ecstasy of that thought they gambolled round and
round, they hurled themselves into the air in great leaps of excitement. They rolled in the dew, they cropped
mouthfuls of the sweet summer grass, they kicked up clods of the black earth and snuffed its rich scent. Then
they made a tour of inspection of the whole farm and surveyed with speechless admiration the ploughland,
the hayfield, the orchard, the pool, the spinney. It was as though they had never seen these things before, and
even now they could hardly believe that it was all their own.
Then they filed back to the farm buildings and halted in silence outside the door of the farmhouse. That was
theirs too, but they were frightened to go inside. After a moment, however, Snowball and Napoleon butted
the door open with their shoulders and the animals entered in single file, walking with the utmost care for fear
of disturbing anything. They tiptoed from room to room, afraid to speak above a whisper and gazing with a
kind of awe at the unbelievable luxury, at the beds with their feather mattresses, the looking−glasses, the
horsehair sofa, the Brussels carpet, the lithograph of Queen Victoria over the drawing−room mantelpiece.
They were lust coming down the stairs when Mollie was discovered to be missing. Going back, the others
found that she had remained behind in the best bedroom. She had taken a piece of blue ribbon from Mrs.
Jones's dressing−table, and was holding it against her shoulder and admiring herself in the glass in a very
foolish manner. The others reproached her sharply, and they went outside. Some hams hanging in the kitchen
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were taken out for burial, and the barrel of beer in the scullery was stove in with a kick from Boxer's
hoof,−otherwise nothing in the house was touched. A unanimous resolution was passed on the spot that the
farmhouse should be preserved as a museum. All were agreed that no animal must ever live there.
6. Animal Farm Background Day 3- Take Notes
6. Discuss ch. 1. Old Major’s Speech
7. ReIntroduce RI.8RI.8 Evaluate the argument & claims of a textEvaluate argument:
1. Is the reasoning logical? 2. Is there enough evidence (sufficiency of evidence)? 3. Are there examples of false reasoning? 4. Can you explain how statements may be false or faulty?
8. Compare Notes on Old Major’s Speech (does his speech pass muster as a good argument(See RI.8 above)?
9. Read Animal Farm Chapter 3 (15-26) for Thursday COMPLETE STUDY QUESTIONS AS YOU READ.
