Cores 1+4: Write-on: Read chapter 2 of animal farm: Why is it so easy to overthrow Jones? What decisions do the animals make that go along with Old Major’s speech? Go against it? Is the rebellion just? Extend the concept of commandments to your own Utopia. What commandments are essential? …
Cores 1+4: Write and Discuss-on: Listen to the BritLit Podcast summary of Animal Farm. What can we find out about the story from this short summary? Read Chapter 1 of Animal Farm: What are the seeds of rebellion? Who represents whom in the story? Extensions: Finish your second section of …
Cores 1, 2, and 4: Write-on: Great examples of creation: How can you add something you find to these exemplars? Work on your inspirational exemplars? Extensions: Continue to work on your Utopia (Cores 1+4 should be done with two sections by Friday and Core 2 should be finished with one …
Cores 1+4: Write-on: How are our/all utopias symbolic? Leaving yourself areas to extend on the wiki: South Island may be expanding to the west. The uncreated Quiz Flag Representation Blog Updates Introduction to animal farm: What would a farm of animals represent? What is an allegory? How does the Russian …
Cores 1+4: Write-on: Examples of Digital Storytelling in our Wiki: The Bunker and the Aftermath “As we all know” Work through your utopia for some aspect of digital storytelling. Extensions: Finish a section of your utopia for Friday. Core 2: Rev-it-On Finish Chapter 3 of Animal Farm How are the …
Cores 1+4: Discuss-on: What is building our community? Risker’s Origins Questions from ChickwithBrains Work on your Utopia to build community, complete at least one section by the end of the week, and find new ways to enhance our understanding of utopia. Extensions: Finish one section of your utopia by Friday. …
Core 1+4: Write-on: How does having a rational or irrational population influence your utopia? Response to discussion: The concept that Edward Bellamy (the author of Looking Backwards) was trying to get through to the reader was that in their society it didn’t have a reason for anyone to rebel. In …
Cores 1+4: Write-on: Examples of Outstanding Wiki Contributions so far: Arcatia’s use of Newspaper Articles and Seals Shouyou’s use of a National Anthem Oscar’s use of Ninja Text Book Discussion Using Utopia Wiki Extensions: Work on your Utopia. Comment on another Utopia. Core 2: Write-on: Finish Presentations. Check out Last …
Core 1: Discuss-on: Start work on your Utopia and fleshing out your presence on the wiki. Once we have content, we can make use of the commenting feature. Extensions: Continue to work on your utopia/wiki. Make sure your Reaction Novel is complete for Friday. Core 2: Write-on: Survival Simulation Presentations: …