---
title: "05.23.07"
date: 2007-05-23
url: https://learningischange.com/2007/05/23/052307/
author: Ben Wilkoff
categories: ["Lesson Plans", "Uncategorized"]
tags: []
---

# 05.23.07

Core 1:

- Finish watching Animal Farm.
- Questions for analysis:   Why did the director change the ending so drastically?
- Why did the director choose Jesse as the narrator?
- What has been gained or lost by transferring this book to visual form?
- How is this story more “American?” than the original?
- Does the story now take on new symbolism?

- Start [end of the year reflections.](http://discovery0607.wikispaces.com/reflections)

Core 2:

- What do you think that you will be known for (at your new schools) as the first class of discovery students that have had me for 2 years?
- Begin further [end of the year reflections.](http://discovery0607.wikispaces.com/reflections)

Core 3:

- Finish watching the Outsiders
- Questions:   How did the characters of Ponyboy and Johnny change from the book to the movie?
- Take [at least one movie quiz.](http://www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/movies/movies_l-p/the__outsiders.html) If anyone can answer more than 3/4 of the Difficult quiz I will buy them any kind of candy bar they want.

- Start [end of the year reflections.](http://discovery0607.wikispaces.com/reflections)

Core 4:

- Finish Animal Farm.
- Questions:  What is the moral of Animal Farm?
- What is the moral of your Utopia?
- What is the Allegory of Animal Farm?
- What is the Allegory of your Utopia?