Pacing Guide English 12 A Animal Farm Weeks 1-5

Focus on the theme of power-real life connections 3-5 journals a week making connections to power, using textual evidence, and satire Connecting satire from the novel to example of satire in the media (the onion, S !, etc"# $ssessment% Satirical group skits Focus on finding, introducing, and explaining textual evidence Citing sources with &!$ format 'tili(ing different t)pes of discussion% partner, group, full class, answering *uestions individuall), silent, written, and oral $ssessment% +roup discussion with participation points Conventions of a literar) essa) (introduction, conclusion, using textual evidence (sandwiching#, &!$ format#" $ssessment% ,ssa) a-out power using pieces of textual evidence $ssessment% Creative project (either a comic -ook, art piece, drawing, poem.song, or video# that is a translation of the essa)"

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Weeks 6-11

Focus on written structure-why does the author use the writin !ormats he does" #iscussion$ Fishbowl% silent around the circle% one on one interaction& 'he elements o! a (ersonal narrati)e& *ournals and acti)ities !ocused on descri(ti)e writin

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#i in dee(er-analy+in the text !or author choice% writin choice% character choice% and what that tells us about the theme and characters ,eadin strate ies$ Writin own discussion -uestions% drawin re(resentations o! (arts o! the text Com(arin the book and the mo)ie Assessment$ In class essay com(arin the book and mo)ie Assessment$ Writin a (ersonal narrati)e with a !ocus on descri(ti)e writin
/ractice in class essays Final exam$ In class essays