FLEX 1 AGENDA ANIMAL FARM 1.READ ANIMAL FARM PRESENTATIONS & PAPER 2.DISCUSS THEME PRESENTATIONS & PAPER BOOK SUMMARY PARAGRAPHS 3.WORK ON / FINISH QUARTER 1 BOOK SUMMARY PARAGRAPHS (DUE TOMORROW)

DUE FRIDAY: QUARTER 1 BOOK SUMMARY NAME_______ BLOCK_______ DATE_______ QUARTER 1 BOOK SUMMARY The book titled War Horse written by Michael Morpurgeo is the story of a horse named Joey who wants to stay with his mother (and later with his young male owner) but instead is sold to an Army captain to pay off a farmer’s debts. Joey becomes a war horse and accompanies his rider into many battles. He even becomes a horse for a German officer once his rider is killed. In this story Joey is at first characterized as shy, nervous, and not willing to work. This is show when he doesn’t want to plow a field and has to be trained to do it. By the end of the book he is characterized as a heroic horse who saves his rider in battle and helps out his fellow war horses. Through the events in this story it is seen how Joey changes from a timid horse who wants to stay with his mother into a heroic horse who is eventually reunited with the boy who first owned him.

TURN IN QUARTER 1 BOOK SUMMARY PARAGRAPHS (HOMEWORK) CONTINUE READING QUARTER 2 BOOKS

TODAY 1.CONTINUE READING ANIMAL FARM 2.CONTINUE NOTE-TAKING (THEME NOTES / NARRATIVE NOTES) 3.WORK WITH PARTNER  DECIDE ON VISUALS TO REPRESENT THE THEME

ANIMAL FARM THEME PRESENTATIONS 1.INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND YOUR PARTNER 2.INTRODUCE / DESCRIBE YOUR VISUAL IMAGE 3.STATE HOW THIS IMAGE REPRESENTS THE THEME / ARGUMENT OF ANIMAL FARM (WORKERS SHOULDN’T BE EXPLOITED) 4.TURN IN A TYPED PAPER  (1) PARAGRAPH SUMMARIZING WHAT THE THEME OF ANIMAL FARM AND HOW YOUR VISUAL REPRESENTS THIS THEME.

ANIMAL FARM THEME PAPERS 1.TYPED, DOUBLE-SPACED 2.TIMES NEW ROMAN FONT, 12 POINT 3.1” MARGINS ON ALL SIDES 4.INDENT THE FIRST SENTENCE OF THE PARAGRAPH SENTENCES TOTAL a.TOPIC SENTENCE STATING: Animal Farm is a novel written by George Orwell and the theme of the story is __________________________. b.DESCRIPTION OF YOUR VISUAL AID: The attached visual aid illustrates the theme in the following way:___________________. (3 sentences minimum) c.CLOSER: As it has been shown, this visual aid illustrated the theme of Animal Farm which was _____________________.

ARGUMENT & THEME: Comparing Animal Farm to 1984 ARGUMENT = ARGUMENT = An author’s position on a subject supported by evidence (statistics, examples, stories, etc.) Animal Farm Animal Farm = George Orwell’s argument is that workers are exploited by the owners, but they have to be careful when they rebel because they can be exploited by other workers who want more power = George Orwell’s argument is that citizens are exploited by their government, but they have to be careful when they rebel because their government has control over information and can manipulate people’s minds as to what is right and what is wrong. ESSAY QUESTION ESSAY QUESTION: What is Orwell’s argument in both stories? Do you agree with it, challenge it, or wish to modify it?

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ Animal Farm THEME Notes 1.The theme (or message) of Animal Farm is_____________________________________________. 2.Examples of this can be seen in the following scenes from the text: a.__________________________________________________________________________________________ b.__________________________________________________________________________________________ c.__________________________________________________________________________________________ d.__________________________________________________________________________________________ e.__________________________________________________________________________________________ f.__________________________________________________________________________________________ g.__________________________________________________________________________________________ h.__________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.The scene that my partner and I will visually represent (and explain in our presentation) is the following: _______________________________________________________________________________

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ Animal Farm ARGUMENT Notes 1.George Orwell’s argument in Animal Farm is_____________________________________________. 2.Examples of this can be seen in the following scenes from the text: a.__________________________________________________________________________________________ b.__________________________________________________________________________________________ c.__________________________________________________________________________________________ d.__________________________________________________________________________________________ e.__________________________________________________________________________________________ f.__________________________________________________________________________________________ g.__________________________________________________________________________________________ h.__________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.I (agree with / challenge / agree with modifications) this argument for the following reasons: _______________________________________________________________________________

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ “1984” ARGUMENT Notes 1.George Orwell’s argument in “1984” is_____________________________________________. 2.Examples of this can be seen in the following scenes from the film: a.__________________________________________________________________________________________ b.__________________________________________________________________________________________ c.__________________________________________________________________________________________ d.__________________________________________________________________________________________ e.__________________________________________________________________________________________ f.__________________________________________________________________________________________ g.__________________________________________________________________________________________ h.__________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.I (agree with / challenge / agree with modifications) this argument for the following reasons: _______________________________________________________________________________

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ Animal Farm Notes 1.Who is the protagonist / hero of the story? Is this character “round” or “flat”? Why? 2.How is that character characterized? a.Directly: b.Indirectly: 3.Who is the antagonist / villain of the story? 4.How is that character characterized? a.Directly: b.Indirectly: 5.What is the structure of the plot? a.Exposition (set up) b.Rising action (events leading to the high point) c.Climax (high point of the action) d.Falling action (events following the high point) e.Resolution (the ending) f.Denouement f.Denouement (wrap up of events after the conflict has been resolved)

ENGLISH WRITING SOL PREVIEW: SAMPLE PROMPT Your character Do we choose our own character traitsour character formed by influences beyond our control reasons and examples The British naturalist and politician John Lubbock wrote, “Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it.” Do we choose our own character traits, or is our character formed by influences beyond our control? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.

PRE-READING: Characterization, Communism and Animal Farm Communism Communism was a political system where one group had control over the political, social, and economic lives of the people who lived in that country. The original goal was “equality.” Animal Farm Animal Farm by George Orwell tells the story of events of how Russia became the Communist Soviet Union, but it uses animals to tell the story. QUESTIONS QUESTIONS: Who is the protagonist / hero of the story? Who is the villain? How do you know? How are they characterized (directly & indirectly)?

Vocabulary List 4 1.CONCEDE 2.CONSERVATIVE 3.CONTRARY 4.DENOUNCE 5.DETER 6.DISCLOSE 7.SCAPEGOAT 8.SUPERFICIAL 9.SUSTAIN 10.TRANSITION

Vocabulary List 5 1.Compensate 2.Conceive 3.Derive 4.Diversity 5.Inhibit 6.Moderate 7.Supplement 8.Surpass 9.Tentative 10.Verify