https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys Men exploit animals in much the same way as the rich exploit the proletariat. (quote George Orwell) en-us 2020-02-13 13:48:52 UTC 2025-04-06 16:50:16 UTC hello@padlet.com jennings_nikki https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531182345 Group Web quest:
find the information and get ready to present to your class]]> 2020-04-26 13:45:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531182345 jennings_nikki https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531186144 In groups of 3 or 4 find the following information about the author and the period:
Group 1: Find out information about the author(nationality/biography/ literary importance)

Group 2: Find out about about the political situation when George Orwell wrote animal Farm
 ( A short summary of the
 U.S.S.R 1920s to 1945)

Group 3: Find out about the major political figures in the early U.S.S.R(Stalin /Lenin)Which political figure is represented by which animal in the novella?

Group 4: Explain what communism is.

Group 5: Explain the following definitions: allegory/Fable/Satire]]> 2020-04-26 13:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531186144 jennings_nikki https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531201383 Use Kahoot! to make a 10 question quiz for a chapter in advance
https://kahoot.com/]]> 2020-04-26 13:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531201383 jennings_nikki https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531218029 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxfedMNOIS4]]> 2020-04-26 14:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531218029 jennings_nikki https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531227525 Look at spark notes to help you understand the book better:
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/animalfarm/]]> 2020-04-26 14:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531227525 jennings_nikki https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531234002 Each group has an expert role. Read the chapter and find the information concerning your role. Get ready to explain to the class next lesson.]]> 2020-04-26 14:20:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531234002 jennings_nikki https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531237029 Characterization:
1. Identify and list the different characters (animals/humans) in the chapter
2. Find an adjective to define each character.
3. In this chapter which characters do you think are the most important?(Justify)]]> 2020-04-26 14:22:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531237029 jennings_nikki https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531243172 Read the first part of the speech ( line   until " in the nearest pond")
What are the problems that Major underlines?]]> 2020-04-26 14:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531243172 jennings_nikki https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531246394 Read the second part of the speech " is it not crystal clear....... no animal must ever kill..."
Major talks about a rebellion:
1. Who is the enemy?
2. How does the Major suggest the rebellion should be organised?
3. What are the rules?]]> 2020-04-26 14:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531246394 jennings_nikki https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531251239 Read the song "And now comrades I will tell you about my dream"
1. How do they imagine their future?
2. Find the lexical field of words related to the countryside/agriculture.]]> 2020-04-26 14:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531251239 jennings_nikki https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531254839 After reading the whole speech what rhetorical techniques can you identify? Why have they been used?]]> 2020-04-26 14:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531254839 jennings_nikki https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531269105 2020-04-26 14:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531269105 jennings_nikki https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531270247 Imagine a speech by Clover to all the other animals reacting to the pig's transformation into humans]]> 2020-04-26 14:44:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531270247 jennings_nikki https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531272372 Write the sequel to the last scene of the book]]> 2020-04-26 14:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531272372 jennings_nikki https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531274097 Debate:
What should an ideal society be like?(or not be like?)]]> 2020-04-26 14:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531274097 jennings_nikki https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531278034 Can you make any links between  your research in the anticipation phase and this first extract we have studied?
1. Who do the important characters  in the first extract represent in the U.S.S.R?
2. The song is a parody of what famous political song?
3. How is Major's speech like Marx's vision of an idealized communist world?
4. Explain in what sense the book could be a political allegory?]]> 2020-04-26 14:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/531278034 astrid_munari https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/539048936 2020-04-29 13:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/539048936 astrid_munari https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/539131293 2020-04-29 13:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/539131293 astrid_munari https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/539145022 2020-04-29 13:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/539145022 astrid_munari https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/539182609 2020-04-29 13:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jennings_nikki/q5jl7cwc1jys/wish/539182609