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.

Chapel - Animal Farm Anthem & Discussion of Ch. I & II

Today our students:

• Attended chapel
• Practiced singing "Beasts of England," first to the tune of "Clementine" and then to "La Cucaracha
• Viewed a video presentation of "Beasts of England" found by a student

• Discussed Ch. I & II of George Orwell's novel, Animal Farm - Click here to see notes during discussion.
• Attended the Grade 4 presentation on Beowulf
• Did not have time to begin the debate over the Causes of the Texas Revolution and will therefore begin it on Thursday

Assignments for Thursday

1. Read and come prepared to discuss Ch. III & IV of Animal Farm.
2. Be prepared to debate the causes of the Texas Revolution.

Good background info on Russian Revolution & Animal Farm:

• Timeline Video on Russian Revolution
• Prezi on RussRev & Animal Farm
• Characters: AF & Real-life
• Top 10 Notes: Animal Farm - SPOILER ALERT - You might want to watch this one after we've finish reading the novel. (But then again, maybe you just can't wait.)

Pre-Farm Discussion - Began Animal Farm - Team Planning for TxRev Debate

Today our 7th graders:

• Hypothesized as to why the people of a country might revolt against their government (See collaborative document here.)
• Began reading George Orwell's allegorical novel, Animal Farm
• Paused from time-to-time in the reading to examine some of the events and people allegorized in the article, for example the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, Karl Marx, etc.
• Watched a 5-minute video on Orwell
• Got together with their teammate to plan strategies for tomorrow's debate on the Causes of the Texas Revolution

Assignments for Wednesday:

1. Finish reading Chapters I & II in Animal Farm
2. Come prepared to debate whether the Texans had the right and good excuses to revolt against Mexico.