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"All men are ENEMIES. All animals are COMRADES" (Orwell 31).

Lyrics for Pink Floyd //Animals// songs: [|Pink Floyd and Animal Farm.ppt]

Voice and Character: DOGS = CONFLICT //A conflict is a struggle between opposing forces. Sometimes the struggle is internal, or inside a character, as when a character strives to meet a self-imposed challenge (man versus himself). At other times the struggle is external and involves a force outside the character. This force may be another character, the antagonist; a force of nature; or a social convention or custom.//

HUMANS = FORESHADOWING //Foreshadowing is a device that provides clues to alert the reader about events that will occur later in the narrative. It serves to build purpose.//

PIGS = IRONY //Irony a literary term referring to how a person, situation, statement, or circumstance is not as it would actually seem. Many times it is the exact opposite of what it appears to be. There are many types of irony, the three most common being verbal irony, dramatic irony, and cosmic irony.//

HORSES = HYPERBOLE //Hyperbole an extravagant exaggeration. From the Greek for "overcasting," hyperbole is a figure of speech that is a grossly exaggerated description or statement. In literature, such exaggeration is used for emphasis or vivid descriptions.//

**Student Writer Instructions:** **“JUST BECAUSE” Poems**  In //Animal Farm,// the animals learned early on the importance of having their voices heard. In Old Major’s speech, he made clear that none of the animals are free and none of them have any say in what happens to them under the humans’ rule. His vision was that all animals in England, and in the world gain power to represent themselves and to take part in how their lives are run. He gives the animals the song //Beasts of England// to help them see that they can have a voice. Slowly, though, as Comrade Napoleon takes over Old Major’s vision and makes it his own, the animals again start to lose their voices. Could the “society” on the farm have been preserved had more voices been involved in the decision making process?

**__STEP 1:__** You will rank each character in terms of how loud their voice was heard from one (loudest) to six (un-heard) _ __Boxer__ _ Napoleon _ __Clover__ _ The Dogs _ __Snowball__ _ Mr. Jones

**__STEP 2:__** Document specific passages that show how equal voice and balance of power slowly dissolved on the farm.


 * Character || 2 quotes/passages from text showing voice or lack of voice… “quote”(Orwell 72). || What might your character want/need to say if given more voice? What voice does he or she have? What voice does he or she want? How is his or her voice controlled, limited or silenced by the others? ||

**__STEP 3:__** As a group, give your character a voice by creating a “Just Because” poem from his or her perspective. Remember the 6+1 traits. The focus trait of //__voice__// calls for mood, passion and perspective while the support trait of //__idea development__// focuses on quality details that deliver your characters message in a clear way.

**__STEP 4:__** Your final task is individual. You will apply what you’ve learned about voice to the world around you. Look at school and society and pinpoint some groups or people that you feel are not being heard and write a new “Just Because” poem from their perspective. Perhaps you will write a poem from your own point of view? As you brainstorm, think about who the person you are writing as is talking to, what voice they have, and what voice they wish they had. CHECK HERE FOR STUDENT EXAMPLES If yours is awesome, I'll submit it to the website!