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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Week 2: Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Week 3: Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Week 4:
Finish Watching Film
Comparison Movie / Book
Thanksgiving Break
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Week 5:
Gulliver's Travels, Pt Ch 1
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Quotations
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." Animal Farm, p. 133
"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." George Orwell
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that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom--and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." Abraham Lincoln
"There's a hole in the American system where the leadership used to be
The most effective answer to this leadership vacuum would be a new era of political activism by ordinary citizens." Bob Herbert, a New York Times op-ed writer of "liberal values".
"Politics ought to be the part-time profession of every citizen who would protect the rights and privileges of free people and who would preserve what is good and fruitful in our national heritage." Dwight D. Eisenhower
"As learners of freedom, we might come to understand that the price of liberty is eternal vigilance." The Gospel According to America David Dark, a Christian writer
"If we are to preserve the American Dream for future generations,
We must begin with ourselves as individuals. A good starting point for each of us is to read the two most important documents that govern our lives as individuals and as a nation." War on the Middle Class, p. 197., Lou Dobbs, a populist author and op-ed host on CNN
"Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total; of all those acts will be written the history of this generation." Robert Kennedy
"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country." John Kennedy
"The problem of power is how to achieve its responsible use rather than its irresponsible and indulgent use - of how to get men of power to live for the public rather than off the public." Robert Kennedy
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Narrative Text
Genre Study
Characteristics of
satire
allegory
fable
cautionary tale
dystopian fiction
Author Study
George Orwell
Literary Elements
novella (political
commentary)
protagonist
antagonist
anonymous narration
point of view
tone
Literary Devices
symbolism
irony
foreshadowing
maxim/motto/watchword motifs of songs and rituals
imagery
satire
propaganda
Allegory
extended metaphor
objects, persons, and actions have symbolic meanings
personifications of abstract ideas
literal vs. symbolic meaning
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Historical/Cultural Perspectives
Historical, political and cultural themes and perspectives
Critical Perspectives
Quotable lines
How would this situation be viewed today?
Connect to self - own perspective on issues of propaganda and leadership
Analyze Animal Farm and 1984 from the sociological (Marxist) perspective; evaluate the use and abuse of power.
Vocabulary Development
Animal Farm and 1984:
language of 1940's England - formal
words related to and from selections (Orwellian, Newspeak, unperson, doublethink, thoughtcrime)
academic vocabulary
technical/specialized vocabulary
word etymology and variation
find current uses in Google News
Features of Film
setting (geographical, historical, social milieu)
atmosphere (mood)
cinematography (camera placement and movement, lighting, color, focus, frame)
composition
lighting (realistic, romantic, expressive, "dark," "surreal")
dιcor/clothing
pace (fast-paced, slow-paced, "meditative," "poetic")
suspense
sound (realistic, expressive, simple vs. multi-layered)
music (soundtrack vs. source)
editing (cutting for continuity, cutting within a scene, cross-cutting, parallel editing, metaphorical/symbolic cutting)
character (complexity, development, believability)
acting (professional/non-professional, realistic, stylized/symbolic)
plot (story, subplots, drama)
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