Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Animal Farm, Ch. VII-X - 1954 AF Movie

Today our students:

  • Discussed Animal Farm
    • Ch. VII-X
    • Quotations from the SparkNotes summaries
    • See discussion notes here.
  • Related the novel to Marxism and the Russian Revolution of 1917
  • Analyzed the 2 flags: Animal Farm & Soviet Union
  • Viewed the first 33 minutes of a 1954 animated move of Animal Farm
Assignments for Wednesday:
  1. Vocabulary Quiz - Animal Farm
  2. Read the SparkNotes summary of the Russian Revolution I added on to the Chapter Analyses chart.
  3. Watch the rest of the animated movie of Animal Farm
    • Use VideoNot.es while you're watching to do the following:
      • Relate the movie to the novel (similarities & differences).
      • Relate the movie and the novel to the Russian Revolution.
    • Post your VideoNot.es at your blog.
    • Be sure you give a good title to your VideoNot.es.

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