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__Animal Farm__ - Essay Guidelines: DUE TO TII.COM BY MIDNIGHT 9 DECEMBER - essay AND outline  If you want help for this essay, I will be available in my classroom at the following times: // Thursday 2:30 - 3:15 Friday 2:30 - 3:30 Monday 2:30 - 3:30 Tuesday lunch - (in the gym because I have duty) Wednesday lunch //

For outlines and essay help, click here.

Here are the possible essay topics from the seminar on Wednesday, 2 December:


 * Give examples of peer pressure as used in the novel


 * Discuss the importance of education as it evolves during the course of the novel. At the same time, address the distinctions that may be made between education and indoctrination.


 * Look at the list of good leadership qualities made at the beginning of the novel. How do the pigs fit this list? Were there any attributes that the pigs lacked? Did they have some that were not on the list? Explain how the pigs do and/or do not qualify as good leaders.


 * Trace the defamation of Snowball’s character from the planning of the windmill to the end of the book. Give specific examples.


 * Explain why an “enemy” or scapegoat is necessary for the animals. Why does the “enemy” have to change? If there were no “enemy,” what would that mean for any society, including that of Animal Farm?

//Examples: Mr. Jones could represent any man. Jones is a common a name as Smith. If he were named Mr. Edgewater, it would individualize him too much. All we know about Jones is that he drinks too much and sometimes is cruel to his animals.// //Napoleon is a regal name, one fit for an emperor, a tyrant.// //Snowball is white and represents a thing that melts in the sun or breaks up when it hits a solid object, such as Napoleon. Certainly the name shows no leadership. Squealer does just that. He spies for Napoleon and tells on the other animals. Moses, the crow, like Moses in the Bible, is there to lead the animals to the promised land of Sugarcandy Mountain. Boxer has great stamina, will power, and strength, and does whatever he is told. He is not too intelligent, but he is loyal. Many human boxers could fit this description.
 * Look at the names of the characters. Why did Orwell use the names he did? How do the names fit the characters?

**QUOTES:** As you are preparing for you essay, you will find at least one quote that relates to your "animal group" literary term and your essay topic. You will post them here under the appropriate heading. (Remember Dogs = conflict, Humans = foreshadowing, Pigs = irony, Horses = hyperbole)// So if you were a Dog and you chose the qualities of leaders, you would find a quote that shows how the leaders deal with conflict in the story.


 * Failure to write a quote here will equal the loss of one format point on your overall essay!

PEER PRESSURE "In his speeches, Squealer would talk with the tears rolling down his cheeks of Napoleon's wisdom, the goodness of his heart, and the deep love he bore to all animals everywhere, even and specially the unhappy animals who still lived in ignorance and slavery on other farms." (Orwell 100) - Alexandra Wagui

CONFLICT "Exept throuh whymper..." pg 78 almost at the end - jose pons

PROPAGANDA/ DEFAMATION OF SNOWBALL'S CHARACTER:

PIGS AS LEADERS: "That evening Squealer explained privately to the other animals that Napoleon had never in reality been opposed to the windmill. On the contrary, the windmill was in fact Napoleon's own creation." (Orwell 71) - Victoria Bendeck "He was, he said, teaching a new song, for which privacy was needed." (Orwell 131) - Elena Corrales "They were the same four pigs as had protested when Napolion abolished the sunday meetings"(Orwell 92) -victoria Alvarez "squealer, temporaly stund with sprawling beside him and near at hand there lay a lantern a paint brush and an overturned pot of whit paint" (Orwell 112) eli mourra "But suddenly the dogs sitting around Napoleon let out deep, menacing growls, and the pigs fell silent and sat down again" (Orwell 69) Mene simon

EDUCATION AND INDOCTRINATION: "He (Napolean) said that the education of the young was more important than anything that could be done for thosae who were grown up. As soon as they were weaned (the puppies), Napolean took them away from their mothers, saying that he would make himself responsible for his education." (Orwell 38) "At first no one had been able to imagine where these creatures came from, but the problem was sooned solved: they were the puppies whom Napolean had taken away away ffrom their mothers and reared privately." (Orwell 54) - Rebecca Breve

RATIONALE OF CHARACTER NAMES:

ESSAY OUTLINE AND HELP:

 __Animal Farm__ - Final Project Directions

1. Read the directions in this document: 2. Complete your pre-writing with your characters, literary mountain, and project description due by the end of class Wednesday 25, November 3. Choose your form of presentation and follow the directions below **

AVATAR:


 * //Using Xtranormal.com create your own avatar//
 * //Create an account with xtranormal.com to save your work online//
 * //Make sure that you add actions, animation, and facial expressions to give your avatar life//
 * //After you are done click action to save your work//
 * //Click take 5 to save your work//
 * //Click it’s a wrap on the bottom corner//
 * //Email your link to your avatar to my email//

NEWSPAPER:

//1.// //3 event articles focusing on the different points of view of the conflict each should be at least 500 words.// //2.// //3 interviews with the characters explaining their role in the events each should be at least 300 words in length.// //3.// //Biography about one of the most important characters that is at least 300 words in length.// //4.// //2 advertisements for products used during the time period// //5.// //A timeline of important events of the revolution from your version of the story// //6.// //Include other types of articles that you would find in a newspaper (fashion, sports, horoscopes, etc.)// //7.// //Each story should include a picture and should be formatted like a normal newspaper// **
 * //Include the following in your newspaper://

COMIC STRIP:

It should be either in full neat color or in full effective black and white shading It should be long enough to fully tell the story of your literary mountain// **
 * //Create a comic strip that artistically and creatively shows all of the events and story line from your literary mountain.

VIDEO:**

//Your video should artfully tell the story of your literary mountain and include all of the major characters. It should be a maximum of 10 minutes. Post your video to Youtube.com and email the link to my email//

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Russian Revolution Poster Directions: What to do if you missed class because of your busy schedule in basketball, knowledge bowl, paparazzi, or embassy storming:

We are making posters of the Russian Revolution and the people who played major roles in it. The expectation is that there is one poster board (cartolina.. sp?) for each player in the Revolution. Each poster must have - a timeline of what that person did IN THE REVOLUTION and how he was important to the revolution and a picture (either printed out or neatly and artistically drawn).

If you are in class, your poster must be ready to hang up on Friday at the end of class. If you are out of class, your job is to make sure this poster is done and ready to hang up by Tuesday 17 November.

Players in the Russian Revolution:
 * //Vladimir Lenin//: Carolina, Andres
 * //Rasputin//: Jose, Katherine
 * //Tsar Nicholas II//: Rebecca H., Sebastian, Elizabeth
 * //Joseph Stalin//: Elena, David V., Jackie
 * //The Bolsheviks//: Victoria B, David L, Mane, Wagui
 * //Leon Trotsky//: Daniel, Victoria A., Rebecca B.,

Here is the powerpoint on a good leader, society rules, allegory, fable, and irony.

Here is an article on the publication of //Animal Farm// and how it is still relevant to some political regimes today.