M ONDAY, J ANUARY 30, 2012 Objective – Students will analyze traditional rhetorical strategies of persuasion, compare and contrast Old Major’s speech calling for justice with Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream, ” determine the effect of rhetorical strategies in two persuasive speeches, discuss the effect of each speech on the listening audience and the role each speech plays in bringing about change in society. Warm up - Exercises 4 & 5 Making Judgments pages. Agenda – 1. Review homework and chapter 1 2. Analysis of “I have a dream” speech 3. Using the basic structure and rhetorical tools illustrated in the two speeches, imagine it is one year after the conclusion of The Giver. Jonas has returned from Elsewhere to help the Giver and persuade the people of their community to change their habits and policies. Write a persuasive speech that is one page in length. Homework : Read chapter 2, Finish persuasive speech

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T UESDAY, J ANUARY 31, 2012 Objective – Evaluate the role/purpose of characters in Animal Farm. Discuss allegory as an author’s technique. Compare/contrast at least 2 fables to determine exposition, conflict, resolution and moral. Define meaning of vocabulary in Animal Farm. Warm up - Exercise 6 Making Judgments pages. Agenda – 1. Discussion questions for Ch 1 & 2 2. Discussion of the terms Allegory, Fable, 3. Read at least 2 fables, analyzing them Homework : DJ’s – Chapters 1 & 2 – Question, Clarify Reflect, Evaluate. Prepare for a quiz on chapters 1 & 2, and characters in Animal Farm.

C HAPTER 1 D ISCUSSION QUESTIONS What is significant about how the animals arrange themselves as they gather to hear Major? What might this arrangement say about future meetings or events? According to Major, what is the cause of all the animals' problems? What motto does Major give the animals? What are the commandments Major gives the animals? Can you think of ways each of them could be considered a vice Examine the song "Beasts of England" as poetry. What imagery is present? What is the message? Why do the animals like it so much that they memorize it on the spot? To what emotions and needs does it appeal?

C HAPTER 2 D ISCUSSION QUESTIONS After Major's death, what happens to the idea of rebelling against man Why don't the pigs like the pet raven Moses' stories about Sugarcandy Mountain? What causes the animals to finally rebel against Mr. Jones and his four farmhands When the humans have been chased from the farm, what do the animals do What do the animals do about the farmhouse? How does the behavior of the pigs foreshadow their eventual leadership positions

Allegory: a figurative representation conveying a meaning other than and in addition to the literal a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself. The underlying meaning has moral, social, religious, or political significance, and characters are often personifications of abstract ideas as charity, greed, or envy. Thus an allegory is a story with two meanings, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning.metaphor personifications symbolic

Fable: A fictional narrative meant to teach a moral lesson. The characters in a fable are usually animals whose words and actions reflect human behavior.narrative exposition : the presentation of essential information in a story, such as characters and setting conflict : occurs when a character is opposed by some character or force resolution : the part of a story which occurs after the climax and sets the tone for the new way that things will be from now on moral : a lesson that is taught through a fictitious story

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W ED, F EBRUARY 1, 2012 Objective – Discuss allegory as an author’s technique. Explore the literal and figurative meaning of Sneetches, by Dr. Seuss. Assess understanding of chapters 1 and 2 in Animal Farm Warm up - Exercise 8 Making Judgments pages. Agenda – 1. Vocabulary – Part 1 (test on Friday) 2. Quiz – Chapters 1 & 2 3. Sneetches – Allegory Discussion Homework : Read Chapter 3

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W HAT I S AN A LLEGORY ? A narrative (story) in which characters and actions represent a figurative, rather than literal, concept. In order for a story to be an allegory, it has to be appreciated on two different levels: Surface level (the story itself) Abstract level (underlying meaning)

S URFACE S TORY In an allegory, the surface story has a literal meaning and story elements. It has all of the elements of a regular fictional story: Plot Setting Theme Characters

I NTERPRETATION For a story to be an allegory, it has to be interpreted on another, more abstract level. This is the underlying message that the author is conveying through the story.

T HE S NEETCHES B Y : D R. S EUSS As you watch The Sneetches by Dr. Seus, complete the “surface story” side of the T-Chart with the a list of events that occur in the story’s plot. Sneetches Video

T HURS, F EBRUARY 2, 2012 Objective – Evaluate the role/purpose of characters in Animal Farm. Predict the figurative meaning of Animal Farm. Warm up - Exercise 9 Making Judgments pages. Agenda – 1. Vocabulary – Activity (1 st block – revisit 2 vocab words) 2. Discussion of Chapter 3 – Discussion Questions 3. Characterization chart – discussion of the purpose/role of various animals. 4. Animal Farm Visual - Homework : Edmodo Post – This is posted as a question for general response, not an assignment. Please answer the questions directly after my post, and respond to at least one other classmate.

C HAPTER 3 D ISCUSSION Q UESTIONS What further examples of the difference between the pigs and the other animals occur in chapter 3? What are Napoleon's ideas about education? How is Squealer able to convince the other animals to accept whatever Napoleon decides? Re-read pages (in ch. 3 – discussing the committees, and education of the animals). Revisit your character chart, and make additional notes on the various characters.

A NIMAL F ARM P REDICTIONS We have already discussed that Animal Farm is an allegory – or a piece of literature with both a literal and a figurative meaning. Think of the visual of the iceberg to represent the idea of an allegory… Create a visual representation of Animal Farm, incorporating the main characters, and some sort of drawing of the farm and activities on the farm. In some manner, list your PREDICTIONS of what you think the deeper meaning of the story is – what role will each of the animals play, and what do you think might be the outcome of the story?

F RIDAY, F EBRUARY 3, 2012 Objective – Analyze the historical significance of the Revolution of 1917, and relate it to the figurative meaning found in Animal Farm. e the role/purpose of characters in Animal Farm. Warm up - Exercise 11 Making Judgments pages. Agenda – 1. Vocabulary – Quiz 2. Notes on historical significance that inspired the novel Homework : Read Chapters 4 & 5 – be prepared for a quiz on chapters 3-5 on Monday