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Students write a thematic statement that names a topic or retells the plot, then build a whole essay on it before anyone notices it never took a position.
A print-ready checklist students can use to test and revise a thematic statement independently, before they build an essay on it.
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Students support a claim with a quotation that's only on the right topic, or copy back a whole sentence when the point really lives in three or four words.
A print-ready checklist students can use to test a quotation they've already chosen: is it related, supporting, or strong, and have they kept only the words that do the work?
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A foreshadowing lesson with the full W. W. Jacobs story included.
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A describe-and-draw lesson that separates what students observe from what they infer.
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Vocabulary review
Crossword and writing task covering key vocabulary from Animal Farm.
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