Category: <span>Classroom Resources</span>

04.23.08

Cores 1+4: Act-on: Share out the most likely and least likely predictions. Read Chapter 6 of Animal Farm: What does the windmill represent? How do the pigs attempt to change the commandments and expectations of equality? How are the pigs able to rationalize the changes to themselves and to others? …

04.22.08

Cores 1+4: Chris’ world famous depiction of the battle of cowshed Read Chapter 5 of Animal farm: How is Napoleon able to switch his position on the windmill without any major issues? What small details were planted early in the story are now paying off/back. What are your theories on …

04.21.08

Cores 1+4: Act+Write-on: Is rivalry and heated debate a good thing for a society? Read Chapter 5 of Animal farm: What does the windmill represent? What small details were planted early in the story are now paying off/back. What would you have to do in order for the dogs to …

04.17.08

Cores 1+4: Brainstorm-on: How can you answer the Culture, Social Customs, and Family Structure Questions differently (better)? Discussion of Personal Curriculum Wow: Peace MonoComm Falcon Unique Work on your utopia for our three purposes: Creating Community Telling the story of Utopia Enhancing our ideas Extensions: Finish a third section for …

14.16.08

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 …

04.15.08

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 …

04.14.08

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 …

04.11.08

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 …

04.10.08

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? …

04.09.08

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 …