1. Mr. Verlin South Philadelphia High School February 3, 2015

2. Preliminaries  Read the handout “America the Beautiful”.  Answer the following in one sentence (max.):  At what types of events have you heard this anthem?  What themes run through these three stanzas of “America the Beautiful”?

3. Objectives:  The students will be able to analyze anthems and political speeches as agents of patriotism, unity and potential rebellion.  The students will be able to identify poetic devices used in two anthems.

4. Focus Lesson: Interpreting…  Literary Terms  Anthem  Patriotism  Parody  Animal Farm  Background  Chapter 1  Pre-reading  Dramatic reading  Chapter 2: the anthem  Small groups: political signs (from Old Major’s)

5. Focus Lesson: Homework  Finish QNQs by Feb. 6.