1. English 10
3/17 & 3/20

2. Objectives | Students will be able to:
Properly use in-text citations.
Respond to literature with textual evidence.

3. Paper Due Monday, March 20 at 3pm
Regardless of A/B day…
Paper must be submitted to turnitin.com by 3pm
You will submit the following to the appropriate class bin in Room 305 by 3:30pm
*Rubric (A&B)
Hard Copy of paper
Draft 2 w/peer edit
*3 sources w/MLA citation and quote highlighted. (A&B)

4. Notebook check this week
Chapters 8 & 9
Journal Prompt #4
Boxer Mind Map

5. Character chart
Turn it in if you haven’t already… last day I will accept is Tue/Wed – you might want it for your final test!

6. Chapter 8 & 9
How has Napoleon set himself apart from the other animals?
2. How do the pigs ‘alter reality’ to handle the food crisis?
3. Which historical event does the betrayal by Frederick represent?
4. Who has been rewriting the commandments? Which is the only animal to make the
connection between this character and the commandments?
5. Considering all his actions, what kind of person is Benjamin meant to represent?
6. How does Napoleon become president? What is your opinion of this?
7. What happens to Boxer and how do the other animals accept it?
8. If the animals are practically starving, how come there was money for the pigs to buy whiskey?

7. Boxer: A tragic symbol of the complete corruption on Animal Farm
Boxer is an important character in the novel. Through who he is, his misplaced devotion, his limited intelligence, his unquestioning loyalty, and his ultimate treatment by the pigs, we an see the tragic downfall of Animal Farm. Mind map… draw, write, color – lots of info and quotes!
Mindmap
Boxer
Physical
How the pigs treat him
Characteristics
Personality

8. Chapter 10 Years pass, and the farm seems to be doing well
Read
Years pass, and the farm seems to be doing well
The pigs start walking on two legs
The pigs wear clothes, listen to the radio, smoking pipes…
The commandments are completely changed
The pigs and the humans interact and socialize

9. Chapter 10 response
Explain how Animal Farm can be seen as a fable even though it does not have a moral stated at the end. Provide a moral of your own and explain it in terms of the novel.

10. Themes/Gallery walk/Test review

11. CCSS
RL.10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RL.10.5 Analyze in detail how an author's ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter).
W Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
SL.10.1 Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher- led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.