Tuesday, April 8, Animal Farm / Propaganda

Objective; by the end of class, students will analyze allegory in order to make real life connections and learn from history.

DO NOW

Write the definition into your notebook:

Propaganda is the spreading of ideas in order to influence the public opinion to either support or rebel against a cause. 

Direct Instruction

Review how animal farm is an allegory for the Russian revolution and why an effective communistic society is difficult or impossible to achieve.

Types of propaganda include:

propaganda in Animal Farm- take notes

Guided

Assign roles  - soft holt reader pages 200-206 .  Read / Analyze and complete sidebars.

Independent

Propaganda worksheet

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1. Why does Napoleon first oppose the idea of the windmill that Snowball presents? What is it that Napoleon DOES NOT want the people to have and why?

2. Analyze two ways that Squealer uses propaganda to control the animals.

3. Choose two characters and analyze their behavior by what they say and do. Is their character growing/ changing? (This is called a dynamic character.)

a. Mr. Pilkington
b. Napoleon
c. Snowball
d. Squealer


Closure

Review

Exit Pass

Why do you think author's write allegories to comment on historical events?