1. Scholars English I
Week 5 Lesson Plans

2. Bell Ringer
From the shadows of World War II in Europe, George Orwell wrote his essay “Notes on Nationalism” in the essay, he defines the concept, before offering a number of contemporary and historical examples.

3. Bell Ringer
George Orwell feared that nationalism would upset peace, and create factionalism in Europe and the rest of the world, he warned that nationalism leads to shortsightedness and a tendency not to recognize truth.

4. Bell Ringer
In her graphic novel Persepolis, the author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi presents the rhythm and flow of a modern revolution. Marji, the protagonist, desperately wants to protest the Shah’s economic policies, and even sneaks out to join a demonstration, later scenes, however, show crowds of revolutionaries who seem to have little to protest.

5. What’s next? 28 Vocabulary More Marx 29 Re-reading Marji and Marx 30
Re-reading “The Bicycle” 1
Re-reading “The Water Cell” 2
Matter of Fact Tone
“Persepolis” 5
Orwell on Nationalism 6
Clause Combining 7
ACT English diagnostic 8
Finish Orwell
Persepolis 9
History of Iran’s Rev. ACT quiz
Test Corrections

6. Let’s read. Read George Orwell’s essay on nationalism.
Annotate with paraphrasing and questions to help you understand what he’s saying about nationalism.

7. Now let’s read. With your partners, re-read “The Water Cell.”
In what ways does Satrapi depict the revolution?
Which parts of this chapter suggest a Marxist influence on Satrapi?

8. Now let’s read.
Re-read the chapter “Persepolis.” Pay particular attention to how Satrapi depicts the revolution and the growing unrest.
What might she be saying about the revolutionaries, themselves?

9. Test Corrections As always, reflect. Answer these two questions:
Why did I answer the way I answered? (i.e., What about the text was I thinking?)
In terms of sentence structure, what should I have recognized? (e.g., That comma interrupts the verb and complement.)

10. Message Tone Diction Fig. Language Imagery
Have students articulate the relationship between these terms. Consider references to Bush speech as examples. Add syntax before Macbeth.

11. Reading Analytically A-B
The student makes note of authors’ style choices (tone, diction, syntax, etc.) and begins to comment on the impact of those choices (i.e., how an author’s choices impact the reading).