Do Now: In chapter 3, we learn about 3 perspectives on literacy by the animals. The pigs become very literate and learn as much as they can. The dogs can learn, but only care to learn the seven commandments. The worker animals have a hard time learning to read and write and have little time to study because they are constantly working. Which group (the pigs, the dogs, or the worker animals) has the most power and control? Why?
Critical Thinking Question: How can literacy be used as a strategy to control others? What happens when someone else interprets a text and tells us what it means instead of interpreting it for ourselves?
Content: Chapter 3 review. Vocabulary in context review. Punctuation review.
Class Activities: Read end to chapter 3, Reflection on power and control, Connection of power in high school.
Homework: Write a story or a poem about the power that exists in a social group you have been in or are in today. Think about what it means to be literate and powerful within that social group.
Critical Thinking Question: How can literacy be used as a strategy to control others? What happens when someone else interprets a text and tells us what it means instead of interpreting it for ourselves?
Content: Chapter 3 review. Vocabulary in context review. Punctuation review.
Class Activities: Read end to chapter 3, Reflection on power and control, Connection of power in high school.
Homework: Write a story or a poem about the power that exists in a social group you have been in or are in today. Think about what it means to be literate and powerful within that social group.
