M3 L20

M3 L20

Chapter VI

Lesson Questions

• Essential Question What is the power of language? 

• Focusing Question How and why is language dangerous? 

• Content Framing Question Organize: What is happening in chapter VI of Animal Farm? 

• Craft Question Excel: How do I improve an argument paragraph? 

Learning Goals

Analyze the events of chapter VI from the perspective of different characters. (RL.7.6)

✓ Complete the Exit Ticket.

Quickly summarize what happened in chapters 4 and 5...

Read chapter 6 (VI) on page 59

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You will have 4 questions you'll need to answer after reading.​

1. Which commandment changes in chapter VI?

2. What has changed about these characters? the pigs, Napoleon, and Boxer​

3. ​The chapter ends with a thunderous speech from Napoleon. Who has become the enemy now?

4. Summarize chapter 6 focusing on the most important details.​

Read chapter 6 (VI) on page 59

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Use sticky notes to keep track of where these answers are so when you complete at the end you will be able to write them down.

Take 4 minutes to discuss with someone at your table about the answers you found...

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1. Which commandment changes in chapter VI?

2. What has changed about these characters? the pigs, Napoleon, and Boxer​

3. ​The chapter ends with a thunderous speech from Napoleon. Who has become the enemy now?

4. Summarize chapter 6 focusing on the most important details.​

Summary VI

• The animals, and especially Boxer, continue to work harder than ever before.

• Napoleon announces that the animals will trade with other farms.

• The pigs move into the farmhouse and sleep on beds.

• The windmill falls over.

• Napoleon blames Snowball.

Contrast

something that is different from another thing

juxtaposition

the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

Why/how do these contrast?

Groups: Analyzing quotes

​Group 1- Page 59 Group 2- Page 66 Group 3- Page 68. Group 4- Page 59

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• Find two quotes where they are contrasting each other.

• Copy them down and explain how/why they contrast.

Groups: Analyzing quotes pg. 59, 66, & 68

Group 1- Top row Group 2- middle row Group 3- bottom

Group 4- Top

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• You will look at the two quotes and analyze how they contrast each other (how are they different)

Small Groups:

Read with Teacher-   Guides students to identify which commandment changes and what the change reveals about what is happening on the farm by using Handout 22B.

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Engage- RI 7.8 Article Claim and Evidence

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At Your seat-  Guides students to track the character development of the pigs, Napoleon, and Boxer on Handout 16A. (Start with chapter 1 and use chapter 5 or 6 as the second.)

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Daily Writing- Instructs students to write from a character’s perspective.​