English 10B Weeks 7, 8, and 9

English 10B Week 7

Date	Class work	Homework
2/ 15	President’s Day Gist Questions No Page Number No Credit. Answer in complete sentence   Animal Farm CH1-7 due at beginning of class. OSCAR WEEK Permission Slips due at beginning of class! Vocabulary Fable-a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters Allegory-a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one Satire-the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. Driving Questions for Animal Farm Unit: What are the qualities of leadership? What are the differences between education and indoctrination? What are the similarities between the events in Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution? What are the similarities between Animal Farm and other “rebellions”? Why do societies succeed or “fail”?  Who decides what is a “virtue” or a “vice”? Who decides what is “moral”?	President’s Day  Gist Questions No Page Number No Credit. Answer in complete sentence   Animal Farm CH1-7 due at beginning of class.
2/16	Animal Farm Finish Novel Ch. VIII-IX	Complete Gist Questions VIII and IX
2/17	Animal Farm Ch. X	Finish Gist Questions Ch.10 Complete Packet due at beginning of class.
2/18 Static and Dynamic Characters	Animal Farm Complete Static and Dynamic Character Graphic Organizer (Handout in Box) Teams to share completed Graphic Organizer via Google Docs by Friday at beginning of class.	Animal Farm Complete Static and Dynamic Character Graphic Organizer (Handout in Box) Teams to share completed Graphic Organizer via Google Docs. Study for Test
2/19	Test on Animal Farm Definitions, theme/s, political satire Animal Farm Virtue Essay  Write a five-paragraph paper identifying a virtue displayed in the novel. Cite details from the text to support your position. In the first Chapter of Animal Farm, Old Major points out Mankind’s vices. What is a virtue displayed in the novel? Why is it significant? Consider the following questions: Was the virtue recognized as such in the novel? Why or why not? How might the virtue benefit an individual or society?  Who decides/ed what was a virtue or a vice? Make sure you provide a Works Cited List with an MLA Format Citations for the text/s. Do not forget to use embedded quotes (quotation sandwich). In class:  Virtue Complete Graphic Organizer or Virtue Essay Template in class today!	Paper due to turnitin.com by 5 PM Sunday Virtue Essay Graphic Organizer or Virtue Essay templates due at beginning of class on Monday.

English 10B   Week 8

Date	Class work	Homework
2/22	Read and Annotate as a class  “A Call for Unity” in The Birmingham (Ala.) News (Handout in Box) Read and Annotate as class: Letter From the Birmingham Jail   Annotate Complete Version of Letter from the Birmingham Jail (Handout in Box)  Note: Blue PML only has an excerpt	Logos PDF NO Plagiarism will be tolerated!
2/23	Letter From the Birmingham Jail  Focus on Ethos, Pathos, and Logos ·      Download Persuasive Paragraph Rubric ·      Review Embedding quotes handout ·        OSCAR WEEK EVENTS: Oscar Week Event: Shorts 7PM Signed Permission Needed	Complete Logos Handout by beginning of class
2/24	Letter from the Birmingham Jail Discussion of Letter and Logos Work in Teams Oscar Week Event: Documentaries 7:30 PM Signed Permission Needed	Begin Pathos Handout
2/25	Letter from the Birmingham Jail Continue with Pathos Handout Work in teams, Paper Individual Oscar Week Event: Feature Animation 7:30 PM Signed Permission Needed	Complete Pathos Handout and turn in the required 1-2 Page paper on Pathos 6PM on Friday 26th
2/26 2/27	Letter from the Birmingham Jail Ethos Handout Work in teams, Paper Individual Oscar Week Foreign Film Panel and Hair and Makeup	Complete required 2-page paper on Ethos by Sunday the 28th at 5PM.

English 10B Week 9

Date	Class work	Homework
2/29	Persuasive Paper prompt: “The educated citizen has an obligation to uphold the law... He knows that for one man to defy a law or court order he does not like is to invite others to defy those which they do not like -- leading to a breakdown of all justice and all order.” President John F. Kennedy’s speech to the graduating class of Vanderbilt University May 18, 1963 While most people would agree that citizens should obey the law, some would argue that it is more important for a person to follow their conscience – even if that means breaking a law. Write an essay stating your position on whether it is more important to follow the law or personal conscience. Create A Roman Numeral Outline for Paper. Indent carefully to show the structure and the development of your reasoning Be sure to – ·       Review Persuasive Paragraph Rubric Handout in Box ·       Clearly state your thesis ·       Organize and develop your ideas effectively ·        Choose your words carefully (diction) ·       Edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and spelling ·       Embed your quotes (use a quotation sandwich by providing context, quote, and analysis). ·       Use parenthetical citations (check that you have not plagiarized or merely aggregated quotations)	Draft Paper
3/1	Peer Review No Draft NO Credit for class work or home work (2 zeros)	Paper due to turnitin.com by 8 am.
3/2	Begin “1984” Complete Anticipation Guide Part I Driving Questions: 1.     What is power? 2.     What is the “Illusion of technology”? 3.     Who writes history? Can history be “rewritten”? Can history be  “reclaimed? Who “owns” history? 4.     What is the role of “hope” or Hopelessness” in achieving a goal? 5.     In the dawn of the age of AI and Robots, what does it mean to be human? 6.     Winston says that “Your worst enemy...was your own nervous system.” Have you ever experienced a time when you felt this way? Have you ever felt helpless or not in control of your own life? How have you dealt with this feeling? Screening of 12 Angry Men and/or Logan’s Run  (?)	Read Part I Complete Close Reading Questions Ch 1-III Questions
3/3	Screening of 12 Angry Men (?) and/or Logan’s Run (?) Senior Project Presentations	Read Part I CH IV-VIII Complete Close reading Questions by Monday 3/ 7 at beginning of class.
3/4	Screening of 12 Angry Men (?) and/or Logan’s Run	Read Part I Complete Close-reading Questions by Monday3/7 at beginning of class.