Cores 1+4: Write-on: Read Chapter 4 of Animal Farm Why do the other farmers want Animal Farm to fail? What about the Animal’s ideas are a threat? What interest do people have in keeping things the way that they are rather than heading towards a utopia in our society? Draw …
Cores 1, 2, and 4: Brainstorm-on: How can you answer the Culture, Social Customs, and Family Structure Questions differently (better)? Wow: Peace Falcon Unique Work on your utopia for our three purposes: Creating Community Telling the story of Utopia Enhancing our ideas Extensions: Cores 1+4, finish a third section for …
Cores 1+4: Discuss-on: Read Chapter 3 of Animal Farm: What kinds of group dynamics are forming in Animal Farm? How will these relationships affect the future of the society? What are the Animals forgetting in their rush to create utopia? What do you see as the slippery slope of the …
Everything is beautiful at this very moment. My wife is sick with our second child-to-be, asleep on the couch, but still sick. Our dauter is asleep, for the moment. I am thinking about the future, both mine and ours. I believe that I have the power to create anything that …
George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a story mostly about tyranny and the corruption of utopian ideals, but in the very beginning there is a passage that means something very different to me. It deals with the leadership of Mr. Jones before the rebellion, before the animals decide to take the …
Cores 1, 2 +4: Exemplars: Gernatreenu’s Origins Bluepie555’s in the News Itegralism’s Form of Government Work on your utopia for our three purposes: Creating Community Telling the story of Utopia Enhancing our ideas (Cores 1+4 only) How do your commandments fit into your Utopia? Extensions: Make sure you have two …
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 …