English 10 March 10-14

A Literary Analysis of Animal Farm by George OrwellUEQ: How does an author use

allegory to effect social change?LEQ: How does Orwell use the elements of allegory, satire, and literary techniques for political commentary in chapter 7?

Bellringer: Vocabulary

1. Capitulated: to have yielded or given in 2. Stupefied: to be stunned and unable to speak because of a shocking

event3. Countenance: the expression on one’s face 4. Categorically: without exceptions or conditions; absolute;

unqualified and unconditional 5. Infanticide: the killing of babies and very young children

Animal Farm Chapter 7 Vocabulary

Activity #1: Chapter 7 Vocabulary Context Clues

•Read each of the 5 Vocabulary in Context sentences on the Chapter 7 Study Guide•Use the context clues to

help you determine the word that should be added to each of the 5 sentences.

Vocabulary in Context #1•Napoleon appeared to change

_____________________________ and sharply ordered Boxer to let the dog go, whereat Boxer lifted his hoof, and the dog slunk away bruised and howling.

countenance

Vocabulary in Context #2For five days the hens held out, then they

_________________

and went back to their nesting boxes. .

capitulated

Vocabulary in Context #3

1.The animals were ___________________.

(when they saw the shocking image of other animals killed.)

stupefied

Vocabulary in Context #4•Once again it was being put

about that all the animals were dying of famine and disease, and that they were continually fighting among themselves and had resorted to cannibalism and

____________________________.

infanticide

Vocabulary in Context #5• "Our Leader, Comrade Napoleon"

announced Squealer, speaking very slowly and firmly, "has stated

____________________________ …. that Snowball was Jones' agent from the very beginning - yes, and from long before the Rebellion was ever thought of."

categorically

Activity #2: Chapter 7 Reading Comprehension Questions--•Directions: Draw 2 cards from the jar. •Work with your group to find evidence

that would prove the correct answer to the 2 questions that you draw. •Be prepared to show the class the page

and the passage that proves your answer.

Chapter 7 Reading Comprehension Question #1•How does Napoleon attempt to conceal the

shortcomings of Animal Farm from the outside world?

•What did the hens do to try to avoid giving up their eggs? What happens to them?

Chapter 7 Reading Comprehension Question #2

Chapter 7 Reading Comprehension Question #3

A scapegoat is someone who is blamed for problems, often to become the target of everyone’s anger. In chapter 6, Napoleon has established Snowball as a “scapegoat” to distract the animals from all of the things that were going wrong. What are three ways that this is taken to an even greater degree in chapter 7?

Chapter 7 Reading Comprehension Question #4•Many animals confess to being Snowballs’ secret

agents. How are they punished? • However, some of the confessions seem so

unbelievable and outrageous, which Orwell intends to be a clue to the reader that the animals were not really guilty and that there really weren’t any secret agents at all. If they weren’t really guilty, why do the animals confess? What does Napoleon have to gain by this?

They are slaughtered.

They confess because it’s easier than being tortured and afraid.Napoleon eliminates his opposition by killing them.

Chapter 7 Reading Comprehension Question #5

What is Boxer’s response to the slaughter of the animals? Whose fault does he think it is? What does he resolve to do?

Boxer is stupefied. He never thought he’s see this violence on Animal Farm. He believes that it must be their own fault. He resolves to work harder.

English 10 March 10-14

A Literary Analysis of Animal Farm by George OrwellUEQ: How does an author use

allegory to effect social change?LEQ: How does Orwell use the elements of allegory, satire, and literary techniques for political commentary in chapter 7?

Vocabulary Bellringer

1. The girl decided to ________________________________ to her sister’s wishes so that they would not argue.

2. The ancient Egyptians committed ______________________________by murdering all of the baby boys of their enemies.

capitulate

infanticide

Activity: AF Chapter 7 Literary Techniques• Study Guide Chapter 7 Homework

Literary Technique•Propaganda: Disinformation

or Rewriting History•Best examples in Chapter 7:

Most prevalent examples are the “sightings” and blaming of Snowball, to the degree that he becomes “an invisible influence” and “Menace.”

Literary Technique•Theme: Which character does

Orwell use to remind the reader of the original vision of Animal Farm and the sad, startling contrast in the reality and outcome?• Find the page and passage that

gives us the evidence to answer this question

Answer: Clover

Literary Technique: Juxtaposition of ContrastClover’s thoughts on Animal Farm

“If she herself had had any vision of the future, it had been of a society of animals set free from hunger and the whip, all equal, each working according to his capacity, the strong protecting the weak…”(86-7)

“Instead—she did not know why---they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when firerc, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to warch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes.” (87)

Activity: Subordinate Clause ReviewCombine the two sentences by making one sentence into an adjective subordinate clause.

1.The dogs obey Napoleon.2.Napoleon uses the dogs as a scare tactic to

control the animals.

The dogs obey Napoleon, who uses them as a scare tactic to control the animals.

Napoleon uses the dogs, who obey Napoleon, as a scare tactic to control the animals.

Writing Practice: The 3 part topic sentence:

Prompt #5: In chapters 5, 6, and 7 of Animal Farm, discuss Orwell’s use of propaganda. Part 1—Contextualize for the Reader:

Part 2—State the focus by rewording the prompt:

Part 3-Stake your claim:

Orwell uses three kinds of propaganda

that demonstrates the manipulation of the people by corrupt leaders.

In chapters 5, 6, and 7 of Animal Farm

Activity: Writing Tips to Improve Your Writing

Directions: Get out your Writing Prompt #4 draft.

Check your draft as we read the following tips.

Note in your draft any changes that you need to make based upon the given writing tips.

Tip #1: Start every sentence in a paragraph with a different word. How? Here is a step-by-step guide:

1. Go through your first draft and circle the first word in every sentence.2. If you use the same word to start a sentence twice in a paragraph then you need to add a transition word, or re-word the sentence.

Tip #2: Choosing Transition Words

How to Choose Transition words: Which transition word? Think about how that sentence fits with the one before it.Does it add information? Then use "Moreover," "Furthermore" or another adding word.If it contrasts with the sentence before you might use "However" or "On the other hand."If it is a time sequence, use "next," "then," or consider using "first," second," etc.

Tip #3: Transition “Don’ts”

Don’t use the same transition too often.

Don't forget the comma after the transition word, and don't forget to put the subject of the sentence after the comma.

3 Ways these transition tips will help you:

1. These tips and transition words make you go away from simple subject-verb sentence structure.2. By adding these transition words to your sentences, you link your ideas more effectively.3. These transition words make your writing sound more professional and less like spoken language.

Source: Source: VirginiaLynne, CC-BY, via HubPageshttp://virginialynne.hubpages.com/hub/Words-to-Use-in-Starting-Sentences

Essay Writing Tip #4. Get to the Point as early as possible.

If you have a thesis ready, present it in your very first sentence. Don’t go on forever about how interesting what you have to say is. Don’t tell a story that has little to do with your main point. Instead, just get to the point. Right away. Just say it. It will be all right.

Essay Writing Tip #5. Limit Your Use of The Phrases There Is and There Are

If you learn to write expository essays without using these phrases, your sentences will automatically become more elegant. Consider the difference:

“There are many people who want to lose some weight.”“Many people want to lose some weight.”

The first one is longer; the second one – shorter and more elegant.

Essay Tip #6: Don’t call attention to structure in your essay.

Avoid phrases like:• In the following example• This quote shows• One piece of evidence that supports this point isInstead, LIQS:• The optimism of the animals and their belief in Utopia shows in

Boxer’s motto, “I will work harder” (56).• Furthermore, the animals demonstrate their determination to

make their ideals a reality in the pride of their achievements, “the animals walked around the windmill, admiring it” (73).

TOD: Challenge Question•Why do you think that the animals are

forbidden to sing Beasts of England anymore? • In other words, what do the oppressive

leaders of Animal Far have to gain by forbidding the animals to sing this song?