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Important Links
Animal Farm Essay: Here is the Propaganda Graphic Organizer, and here is the Essay Prompt. The Wikipedia list of additional types of propaganda can be found here.
Propaganda Analysis Project: Here are some templates for you to use in creating your PowerPoint presentations: PPTX format, PPT format, & OpenOffice format.
Read: If you don't have your copy of Animal Farm, you can read it for free online. You will not be able to see page numbers, but you can still read by chapter.
Handouts: Did you lose an Animal Farm handout? It probably came from this study guide, so look for it here.
Propaganda Analysis Project: Here are some templates for you to use in creating your PowerPoint presentations: PPTX format, PPT format, & OpenOffice format.
Read: If you don't have your copy of Animal Farm, you can read it for free online. You will not be able to see page numbers, but you can still read by chapter.
Handouts: Did you lose an Animal Farm handout? It probably came from this study guide, so look for it here.
Homework Assignments
Due Friday, 5/31
*Try to avoid selecting the same piece as one of your classmates
2. Bring in your cover art (what your CD cover looks like)
3. Bring in your finalized list of songs with two sentences for each song, explaining why you chose it
Due Friday, 2/8
Due Thursday, 2/5
Due Wednesday, 2/6
Due Friday, 2/1
- Entry should be 1 page, handwritten
Due Tuesday, 1/29
- Complete six graphic organizers with quotes
- Complete a rough draft of the Animal Farm essay
- You can check out the PowerPoint from Wednesday, which includes an outline for the essay.
- Finish reading Animal Farm
- Last day to turn in final PowerPoint presentations (assignment prompt here; PowerPoint sample here in PPT, here in PPTX, and here in OpenOffice). If you need help with the PowerPoint, you need to e-mail me ([email protected]) or come see me before school, at Nutrition, at lunch, or after school!
- Complete two AF Propaganda Graphic Organizer with 1 quote per page
- Final draft of your PowerPoint presentation due to Miss Brown by e-mail ([email protected])
- FYI, here is the Ch. 8 Historical Background PowerPoint from Wednesday's class
- Late rough drafts of your PowerPoint presentation due to Miss Brown by e-mail ([email protected])
- E-mail a rough draft of your PowerPoint presentation to Miss Brown by Tuesday ([email protected]).
- If you haven't presented your Revolutionary Song yet, be prepared to sing/rap it for the class.
- If you haven't read Animal Farm Ch. 8, then finish reading that for class discussion Tuesday.
- FYI: Here is the PowerPoint presentation on Advertising Techniques from our lesson on Friday, 5/10.
- Read Animal Farm Ch. 8
- Above, there is a link to the PowerPoint template for the Propaganda Analysis project that I showed you in class on Wednesday
- Here is the PowerPoint presentation on historical connections within Ch. 7 of Animal Farm (from Wednesday's class)
- Select a piece of propaganda to use for your Propaganda Analysis Project
*Try to avoid selecting the same piece as one of your classmates
- Write 1-2 sentences in response to each of the questions on the Propaganda Analysis Project prompt (these are the bulleted questions toward the bottom of the page)
- Finish your written responses to the Animal Farm Ch. 6-7 questions that the sub gave you on Tuesday, 4/30. Come prepared to discuss them in class.
- For your reference, here is the Propaganda Analysis Practice PowerPoint that I showed on Friday.
- Bring in one example of propaganda you might want to use for your project. If you bring in an electronic form of propaganda (song, video), you must also bring some way of showing it to a partner (e.g., cell phone with Internet).
- On a separate sheet of paper, write a 1-2 sentence response to each question at the bottom of the Propaganda Analysis Project prompt
- Types of Propaganda PowerPoint available here
- Types of Propaganda handout available here
- Finish all Revolutionary Song & Annotated Bibliography requirements (see links below).
- Research Stalin's "Great Purge" (1936-1938). Write one paragraph summarizing what happened and one paragraph explaining how the Great Purge connects to Animal Farm Ch. 7 (which you should have read in class on Tuesday).
- Add one quote to your Manipulative Language T-chart. So far, you should have 4 examples of Manipulative Language.
- Complete your Annotated Bibliography for your Revolutionary song.
See the following resources:
Annotated Bibliography assignment instructions (including a sample on Slide 11)
Purdue OWL: How to format various types of books in MLA format
Purdue OWL: How to format various types of electronic sources in MLA format
EasyBib.com -- use at your own risk! - Come prepared to perform your song, including a typed copy of the lyrics.
Revolutionary Song requirements here
- Grammar Workbook pgs.41-42. (Subject Complements PowerPoint presentation here.)
- Read Animal Farm Ch. 6
- Fill out the Active Reading chart we created in class, and list a minimum of 3 examples of manipulative language. (Animal Farm Ch. 5-7 PowerPoint presentation here, including Active Reading chart instructions.)
- Grammar Workbook pgs. 37-38 (all exercises) & pg. 39, Section A
- Grammar PowerPoint from Friday available here: Subjects in Unusual Positions
- If you did not complete the homework that was due Fri., 4/12 (see below), then bring that work in.
- Complete Grammar Workbook, pgs. 35-36 (PowerPoint here).
- If necessary, conduct further research of the Russian Revolution (1917). Keep track of your sources!
- Write a complete rough draft of your Revolutionary Song (7 stanzas, 4 lines per stanza).
- Prepare one complete citation for one of your sources. It should be typed in 12-point, Times New Roman font. Your citation should include not only all of the source information, but also a one paragraph summary of your source (5 sentences). The annotated bibliography PowerPoint is available here. If you have questions, e-mail Miss Brown.
- Complete Grammar Workbook pages 31-33 (all exercises)
- Read Animal Farm Ch. 5
- Bring in all of the sources you’ve consulted so far in your research of the Russian Revolution (1917) so we can begin your annotated bibliographies. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, view this presentation from Friday, 4/5.)
- If you missed class on Tuesday, you can view the grammar PowerPoint here. (The last slide includes information on your Animal Farm homework.)
- Finish pgs. 29-30 in Grammar Workbook. (PowerPoint here.)
- If you did not read it in class, then read Ch. 4 of Animal Farm.
- Complete Animal Farm worksheet for Ch. 1-4. (If you lost yours, you can find it on pgs 14 & 15 here.)
- Complete the rough draft of three of your stanzas for your Revolutionary Song. Remember to keep track of the sources you research for the Russian Revolution.
- You can see the PowerPoint from class on Friday here. It contains the instructions for your Revolutionary Song and Annotated Bibliography.
- Read Ch. 3 of Animal Farm
- Complete all exercises on pages 25-27 of your Grammar for Writing Workbook. (If you do not have a workbook at home, come see Ms. Aguirre to get one.)
- If you missed class on Wednesday, 4/3, you can review the PowerPoint we discussed: Simple Subjects and Predicates.
- Read Ch. 2 of Animal Farm
- Read Ch. 1 of Animal Farm
- Complete character list on the handout given out in class on Wednesday
- Bring your completed Focus Activity (which was due Wednesday) to work on with a partner
- Complete "Focus Activity" from the handout given out in class on Fri., 3/14 in preparation for reading Animal Farm
- Final draft of individual essay
- Commercial performances (1-3 minutes long)
- Final draft of Commerical script
- Rough draft of Individual Essay: compare and contrast your utopia with the World State. Be sure to discuss the issues of Community, Identity, and Stability as well as Promiscuity, Detachment, Human Hierarchy, and Consumerism
- Finish reading Brave New World
- Complete study guide questions for all chapters
- Read Brave New World Chapters 15-16
- Finish study guide questions for Ch. 15-16
- Final draft of group Travel Brochure due (see the prompt here)
- Late work: Read to Ch. 13 of Brave New World and complete study guide questions
- Read Chapters 11-13 in Brave New World
- Complete study guide questions for Chapters 11-13
- Complete the final draft of your group Soundtrack, including:
2. Bring in your cover art (what your CD cover looks like)
3. Bring in your finalized list of songs with two sentences for each song, explaining why you chose it
- Complete a rough draft of your Travel Brochure
- You can view the project prompt here, and feel free to e-mail Miss Brown or come see us throughout the week if you have questions.
- Read Chapter 10 of Brave New World
- Complete rough draft of your group's Soundtrack, including a list of songs and their artists, along with two sentences of rationale per song (i.e., explain why you chose each song). The prompt can be found here.
- Brainstorm ideas for your own Utopia. You will share these ideas with a group as you create a Utopia. You will be completing three group assignments in the coming weeks. Instructions can be found here. You must come to class with a minimum of three ideas written down to contribute to your group.
- Late work: Read Brave New World through Chapter 9 and complete study guide questions through Chapter 9
- Read Brave New World, Chapters 8 & 9
- Complete study guide questions for Chapters 7 & 8 and questions #1-3 for Chapter 9
Due Friday, 2/8
- Complete study guide questions for Chapter 6
- Read Chapter 7 of Brave New World
- Late work: Complete four entries in your RRJ (instructions below)
Due Thursday, 2/5
- Those of who had field trip permission slips sent to your 8th-period classes on Wednesday must return your permission slips by Thursday.
Due Wednesday, 2/6
- Complete the study guide questions through Chapter 5
- Read Chapter 6 of Brave New World
- Write four additional entries in your Reader Response Journal (for a total of 5 entries, including the one we wrote together in class). You can find the Reader Response Journal instructions below.
Due Friday, 2/1
- Answer study guide questions for Chapters 2 & 3
- Read Chapters 4 & 5 of Brave New World
- Read Chapters 2 & 3 of Brave New World
- Write one entry in your Reading Journal
- Entry should be 1 page, handwritten
Due Tuesday, 1/29
- Read Chapter 1 of Brave New World
Brave New World Links
Read: If you don't have your copy of Brave New World, you can read it for free online here. You will not be able to see page numbers, but you can still read by chapter.
Study Guide Packet: If you lost your study guide, you can download a new one here.
Study Guide Packet: If you lost your study guide, you can download a new one here.
Course Information
Welcome to the class of 2016.
I am looking forward to a very productive and enjoyable year with you all.
Requirements for class: Texts we will read:
1. Three divider notebook 1. Bless Me Ultimate by Rudolfo Anaya
2. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
3.
Week 1 - 8/14 - 8/17
Assignments:
"All About Me" = 25 pts
American Literature Timeline (Class notes) = 25 pts
Timed In-Class Essay - Baseline Entrance Exam = 200 pts
Notebook = 50 pts
Week 2 -
I am looking forward to a very productive and enjoyable year with you all.
Requirements for class: Texts we will read:
1. Three divider notebook 1. Bless Me Ultimate by Rudolfo Anaya
2. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
3.
Week 1 - 8/14 - 8/17
Assignments:
"All About Me" = 25 pts
American Literature Timeline (Class notes) = 25 pts
Timed In-Class Essay - Baseline Entrance Exam = 200 pts
Notebook = 50 pts
Week 2 -