Cores 1+4:
- Write-on:
- Run through outstanding items for last quarter:
- Utopia Wiki
- Reaction Novels
- What are all of the aspects of a utopia that you could create?
- Why would you create them?
- How would you create them?
- What details are important to telling the story of your utopia?
- How do you make it believable and utopian at the same time?
- Extensions:
- Explore last year’s Utopia Wiki and do a review on your blog.
- Finish reading your novel for Friday.
Core 2:
- Write-on:
- Major aspects of Quarter 4:
- Animal Farm
- Utopia Wiki
- Rev-it-up level 3!
- Read-Aloud
- Introduction to Animal Farm:
- The BritLit Podcast summary of Animal Farm
- Discussion of background
- How Animal Farm applies to Utopia
- Extension:
- Explore last year’s Utopia Wiki.
Core 3:
- Write-on:
- Discuss major aspects of Quarter 4:
- Ism Project
- Feminism, Industrialism, Abolitionism
- Read excerpts from “The Yellow Wallpaper”
- Draw what you believe the “Yellow Wallpaper” looks like.
- What is Patriarchy and why was it such a heavy influence on the lives of women in the 19th century?
- How have things changed?
- Extension:
- Revise your answer from the beginning of the period: What is your Yellow Wallpaper?
