English 11 Kowalke Q2 Daily Lesson Plans Date Learning Target(s) Topics/Classroom Activities Assignments Mon 12/8

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1 12/8 12/9 Students analyze rhetorical and literary devices employed by Orwell, including the purpose of each device Students work cooperatively to respond to literature; DUE: AF study guides (5-8) RAW: Mouseland (recognizing allegory) Discuss AF Chapter 7. How have the events of the story reflected the Russian Revolution? How do the conditions on the farm reflect the failure of Communisim? Groups: Respond to questions about Chaps. 5-8 of the novel (characters, symbols, themes, rhetoric, important quotes,etc.) ; report out tomorrow HW: Read AF Chap. 8, pp Handout: Chaps. 5-8 discussion questions 12/10 Write argumentatively to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. Review scored essays from last argumentative prompt; discuss the prompt and how to use it to develop a clear thesis; discuss common problems, strengths and weaknesses Assign Argumentative Essay #2 (due day, 12/18) HW: Read AF Chap. 9, pp /11 12/12 Review content; students will analyze literary elements, devices of rhetoric and allegory, and important quotes to understand author s purpose and meaning of the rhetorical and literary concepts in the novel Groups report their responses from yesterday s discussion assigned questions; discussion will serve as review for quiz tomorrow Continue discussion from / Groups report their responses from yesterday s discussion assigned questions; discussion will serve as review for quiz tomorrow Quiz: AF Chaps. 5-8 Assign Argumentative Essay #2 (due day, 12/18) HW: Read Chap. 10, pp

2 12/1 of the vocabulary in Chaps. 1-6 of the novel 12/2 12/3 PLC Day of the rhetorical and literary concepts in Chaps. 5-8 of the novel Draw evidence from literature to support analysis GLOW: Semi-Colons RaW: Obama Personally Apologizes Review AF Chaps. 1-4 prior to quiz HW: Read AF Chap. 10, pp ; complete study guide questions AF Quiz, Chaps. 1-4 Doublespeak research articles to present in class tomorrow Present doublespeak articles. How does the use of rhetoric compare to this type of writing? Doublespeak assignment HW: Read AF Chap. 5, pp HW: Read AF Chap. 6, pp HW: Read Chap. 7, pp. 12/4 12/5 Analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the structure an author uses in his argument, including whether the structure makes points clear, convincing, and engaging Discuss the novel as a work of rhetoric; What is Orwell trying to persuade the reader to understand? Review forms of rhetoric apply these forms to the novel Discuss AF themes and symbols Quiz: Doublespeak, rhetoric, semi-colons, conjunctive adverbs, Obama article HW: Read Chap. 8, pp. Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop over the course of the text

3 Date Topic(s) Plans Objective(s) 11/24 Review AF SG for assessment 11/25 11/26 11/27 11/28 of the rhetorical and literary concepts in Chaps. 1-4 of the novel AF Reading Quiz, Chaps. 1-4 NO SCHOOL THANKSGIVING BREAK

4 11/17 Identify the use of allegory as a rhetorical device DUE: AF webquest RaW: Meet the Author, Introducing the Novel Allegory: The Sneetches ; discuss RaW article identify allegory GLOW: Semi-Colons (conjunctive adverbs) Assign: AF Chaps. 1-2 study guide & vocabulary HW: Read AF, Chap. 1, pp /18 of the concepts of the Russian revolution related to the novel Students will link literature to other works; analyze the use of rhetoric in both works, along with author s/speaker s common purpose Discuss Animal Farm webquest, then Schoology Quiz Discuss the rhetoric used by Old Major; Students will analyze the rhetoric in Old Major s speech and compare it to the MLK Dream speech. Group discussion Is Animal Farm serious or funny? How can it be both? How are the comedic elements used as rhetoric in the novel? HW: Read AF, Chap. 2, pp Handout: MLK speech 11/19 DUE: Old Major Speech Comparison Discuss Chaps. 1-2 How is Orwell developing the characters? What types of human behaviors are the animals displaying? Assign: AF Chaps. 3-4 SG and vocabulary, pp HW: Read AF Chap. 3, pp /20 Students identify and analyze the elements of satire, parody and irony as rhetorical devices in the novel Discuss themes and symbols that have developed so far in the novel Read: AF Chap. 8, pp HW: Read AF Chap. 4, pp /21 mastery of concepts related to allegory, AF Allegory, AF background and vocabulary, review of rhetoric, conjunctive adverbs and semi-colons Assign Chaps. 5-6 vocabulary and SG, pp Due day, 12/1 Assign AF Chaps. 5-6 SG HW: Read Chap. 5, pp

5 w/ Objectives 11/10 11/11 11/12 PLC Day Students will become proficient at the elements of argumentative writing in preparation for the ACT and for the research paper Sub lesson plans Students analyze concepts in the novel and connect these concepts to current society Sub lesson plans Structure and organize essay to logically sequence claim(s), counterclaims, reasons, and evidence. RaW: Losing the Race for Intelligence GLOW: Semi-colons (related sentences) Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing. IMC Argumentative Essay Finish webquest Continue working on vocabulary & SG Focus Question: How are the animals ideas for utopia realized in Chapter 3 Handout: MLK s I Have a Dream Speech Students will read in preparation for tomorrow s assignment analyze MLK s speech for rhetoric devices and forms DUE: Typed draft - Argumentative Essay Conference re: argumentative essays Argumentative Essay Schoology: How are Napoleon s ideas about education reflected in today s society? Provide examples from the novel to support your response. HW: Read AF, Chap. 2, pp Students will identify and analyze the author s use of rhetoric in the story. 11/13 Students identify critical terms and concepts of the Russian revolution related to the novel DUE: Argumentative Essay #1 Review semi-colons Animal Farm webquest (w/ Chromebooks) HW: Finish webquest 11/14 MISD Hrs. 5,6 Review RaW article for the author s purpose in the use of allegory Students will utilize the Internet and a guided practice worksheet to identify and define common terms and people related to the Russian Revolution as background for the novel (due day) Discuss historical context and background of Animal Farm

6 11/3 Students will be able to identify the main parts of an argumentative essay RaW: Animal-hoarding case prompts questions in Iowa 5 Ways Pets Can Improve Your Health Triangle of rhetoric how to appeal to ethos, pathos, logos for assigned topics This lesson is intended to introduce students to the art of argumentative writing by familiarizing them with basic terms GLOW: Same/Different subject sentences Identifying critical information to write an argumentative writing the structure of an essay (PPT) 11/4 11/5 Students will recognize the structure of an argument, and implement this knowledge while writing an introduction Students will analyze an author s use of argument in a model text Students will be able to determine proper use of the warrant (support) for an argument; The claim/position/argument, the counterargument, and rebuttal Introduce the ACT writing rubric Review a model essay (6) what s done well? Identify the components of an effective argument (claim, warrant, rebuttal, refutation) Practice writing an introduction to respond to argumentative prompts Assign the argumentative essay (due day) graded on position and complexity (counterargument) Students will practice establishing the relationship between claims, reasons, and evidence Data-Warrant-Claim handout Label parts of the model essay Discuss elements of the essay and review a model essay 11/6 Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of assigned topic, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence Establish a clear thesis as main argument/claim of the essay Students may conference with teacher(s) for essay s claim, data, warrant, structure, and organization Write a claim for the argumentative essay submit on Schoology for review 11/7 Students will demonstrate mastery of terms associated with grammar and argumentative writing day Quiz: Same/different subject sentences, argumentative writing, animal articles