4Q ELA - Animal Farm

FINAL ESSAY

Consider the ways in which the following factors show up in Animal Farm: ignorance, manipulation, and power-hoarding behavior.  Write an essay in which you describe how each of these factors contributed to the corruption of Animal Farm and argue which factor was most influential.

April

4/1 - Intro Slide Deck and George Orwell Article (EdHelper)

4/2 - Vocab. 1, Act. 1 and Partner Exploration

4/3 - Read Chapter 1; Ch. 1 Reading Lesson

4/4 - Vocab. 1, Act 2

4/5 - Vocab. 1, Act. 3

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4/08 - Read Chapter 2, Ch. 2 Reading Lesson

4/09 - Vocab. 1, Act. 4

4/10 - Read Chapter 3, Ch. 3 Reading Lesson

4/11 - Vocab. 1, Act. 5

4/12 - Vocabulary Quiz 1

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4/15 - Read Chapter 4; Ch. 4 Reading Lesson

4/16 - Vocab. 2, Act. 1

4/17 - Writing a Thesis with a Counterclaim

4/18 - Read Chapter 5, Ch. 5 Reading Lesson

4/19 - Using Summary in our writing

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4/22 - Vocab. 2, Act. 2

4/23 - Vocab. Quiz & Narrative Prompt  

4/24 - Read Chapter 6, Ch. 6 Reading Lesson

4/25 - Read Chapter 7, Ch. 7 Reading Lesson

4/26 - Grammar Pts. 1 & 2

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4/29 - Holodomar (Non-Fiction Analysis)

4/30 - Grammar Pt. 3

May

5/1 - Read Chapter 8, Ch. 8 Reading Lesson

5/2 - Grammar Pt. 4

5/3 - Read Chapter 9; Ch. 9 Reading Lesson

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5/6 - Grammar Pt. 5

5/7 - Read Chapter 10, Ch. 10 Reading Lesson

5/8 - MAP TEST

5/9 - MAP TEST

5/10 - MAP TEST

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5/13 - Research (& Review Animal Farm for Evidence)

5/14 - Writing Lesson (Outlining)

5/15 - Outlining Your Essay

5/16 - Outlining Your Essay

5/17 - Writing Lesson (Drafting)

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5/20 - Writing Essay Rough Draft

5/21 - Writing Essay Rough Draft

5/22 - Peer Review

5/23 - Polishing up for Final Draft

5/24 - Final Draft of Essay DUE

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5/27 - No School

5/28 - 

5/29 - Last Day of Spring Semester

5/30 - No School