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8th Grade Advanced Content Language Arts
Module #1
Our first literary study will be Animal Farm by George Orwel, which is an allegorical novella. To begin our unit, we will study the elements of allegory. Our guiding question for this module is, "How do allegories help us understand the world around us, and how do certain allegories withstand the passing of time
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Log into our Study.com classroom.
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Watch the video Allegory in Literature:History, Definitions and Examples.
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Take notes in your Literature Journal on the key elements of the video — remember to write down the definitions and examples of the various types of allegories.
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Complete the quiz at the end of the video.
- Log into our Commonlit Classroom
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Read "The Blinding Sun: An Introduction to Allegory" by Thomas Pool.
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As you are reading, use the annotation tool to identiy evidence that supports the relevance and importance of allegories in our world today. Watch the video for a refresher on the annotation tool in CommonLit.
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Guided reading support is turned on in this lesson. After a section of text, there is question bubble - click on the bubble and answer the guided reading seciton. The next section of text will then be visible.
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Answer the reading comprehension questions at the end of the article.
Socratic seminar class discussion lens for Wednesday, August 9th and Thursday, August 10th.
- How do allegories help us understand the world around us, and how do certain allegories withstand the passing of time?
- How can allegories be a useful tool for parents and guardians? Do you think most children respond well to allegories? What qualities do allegories have that may appeal more to young people than explanations would?
Due at the beginning of class on Monday, August 14th —
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Read or Watch each of the examples
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Log into Teams and complete the Grapic Organizer for each story
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Select one of the stories and write a one page analysis based on the following questions:
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What is the story an allegory of?
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Which elements in the story parallel the allegorical event?
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What figurative language and symbolism is used in the story? *Cite textual evidence and justify your selections
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Examples of allegories!
Independent work - Complete a summative assessment no later than Wednesday, August 16th: *Select One
- All About Allegories! Summative Assessment *Selected response and constructed responses
- Create an infographic in Canva based on one of the stories - use the information in the graphic organizeras a guideline
- Research another example of allegorical literature to present to the class. Be prepared to read the story to the class and facilitate discussionof the allegorical events in the story.
Learning Objectives and Standards
ELAGSE8RI1,2,4 and 6
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Students will cite textual evidence, determine a central theme, analyze how text makes connections, and determine an author’s point of view with 90% accuracy on two independent quizzes.
ELAGSE8RL1 and ELAGSE8W10
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Students will cite textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text by completing an analysis of one of the picture book analogies with 90% accuracy based on the literary analysis writing rubric.
ELAGSE8SL1
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Students will participate with peers in Socratic Seminar discussions in a manner that meets our seminar discussion rubric with a minimum of 90% quality.
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