Lord of the Swill Bucket

Have you ever noticed in fairy tales that the characters don't seem very real to you? Perhaps one-dimensional? That is because it is intentionally so. The characters are not fully developed since they represent a quality and are not intended as real people.

Complete the worksheet titled "Lord of the Swill Bucket" to look critically at the characters in Animal Farm, and be sure to explain your answers on questions 8-14 in sentences citing examples of how and why you have selected those characters.

When you finish the worksheet, turn it in to the tray, and then get a textbook and read pages 8-9 carefully. Then respond to the Quickwrite in the lower right hand corner. Write your response in the form I have posted in the "Assignment Turn In" column on the left.

Turn in your textbook to pages 244-245. Click on link in the assignment turn in column on the left for "Revising and Editing Practice 1" to record your answers.

Then complete the worksheet titled "Manipulating Language." It is due tomorrow at the beginning of class.

Finish reading Animal Farm if you have not already done so.

Call to arms?
        Tone?

Today, we are going to step back in time to the 1930's in Germany. Germany has just begun their climb to power following their defeat in WWI with Adolf Hitler as their leader. Look in your Google Drive for a document I have shared with you titled Nazi Propaganda. Read the article and make comments about phrases that employ the doublespeak tactic that we discussed yesterday. Then after making at least two comments, then answer question titled "They should have known" in the assignment turn in.

Call to arms?
        Purpose?
              Tone?
Today is a day to analyze your ELA I scores and then recall the "call to arms" songs and poems and create a call to arms for you to be successful on STAAR!

Call to Arms?
What is the tone of the lyrics?

 How does this song differ/compare to the others?
How does this example connect well to our study of Animal Farm?

Read through chapter 5 and be prepared for a test on Wednesday over chapters 1-5.

Call to Arms?
                What is the tone of the lyrics?
                               What is the songwriter's purpose?
Today's discussion is about comparing the leadership of Napoleon and Snowball. What qualities do you think are necessary to be a true leader? Write your response on a sheet of notebook paper and turn in to the tray.

How is this a call to arms?
                What imagery does Jackson use to convey his message?     
                                     What is the tone?

Complete test from yesterday, and complete a comparison of Napoleon and Snowball and turn in to the tray and is due at the beginning of class 09-13-2013.

Compare the Seven Commandments from Animal Farm with our Bill of Rights and The Ten Commandments from the Old Testament of the Bible.

Click here for the Bill of Rights.
http://goo.gl/s0dGl

What's in a Song?

What is the tone of the song?
                    What is the purpose of the song?

Before you come to class tomorrow, find a song that does the same...

The song says it all...

Talk about tone...

Now, let's talk literature...
Analyze the lyrics of the song, which in fact is a poem. Complete the assignment in the column on the left titled "Beasts of England."

Tell me about it....

Complete the crossword puzzle as a review of figurative language and turn in to the tray.

You have been assigned an element or figure from the time of the Russian Revolution. Research your part and complete the portion of the table titled "Symbols in Animal Farm" in the assignment turn in column on the left.