Animal Farm Week 3 7th Grade Language Arts

Bell Ringers – Tape into next page Monday: What is propaganda?

Propaganda Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular cause or point of view This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC

Create your own commandments This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC

Propaganda practice https://share.nearpod.com/vsph/Lqg3rm4PMu

Chapter 3 of animal farm This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-ND This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC

Bell Ringers Tuesday: In Animal Farm, how do the pigs use propaganda?

Squealer’s propaganda speech Underline any examples of repetition 2. Highlight examples of rhetorical questions asked (questions that are obvious and you don’t actually need to answer them) 3. Circle any outrageous lies Squealer tells 4. Put a square around pinpointed enemies 5. Put a star by any omitted details

Squealer’s propaganda speech Separate into different sections and summarize each one Circle unknown words and define What is Squealer’s claim and reasons? Create a rhetorical triangle of his argument This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Freewrite: Respond to prompt below The pigs simplify “Animal Farm’s” principles into one slogan, “Four legs good, two legs bad.” What type of propaganda is this and what are the pigs trying to accomplish?

Propaganda and war posters This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-ND

Country commandments & slogan This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Bell Ringers Wednesday: What are three categories for propaganda?

Narrative voices – Point of view in fiction First Person: The narrator is a character in the story (uses pronouns like I, ME, MY, WE, US) Third Person Limited: The narrator is not a character in the story, but only knows the thoughts of one or two characters (uses pronouns like THEY, HE, SHE, THEM) Third Person Omniscient: Same as limited, but the omniscient narrator is ALL-KNOWING OF EVERY CHARACTER’S THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS

ANIMAL FARM Is told from the third person omniscient point of view, which allows the reader to see into the minds of characters and gain a better understanding of their true opinions The narrator is a voice that has no part of the story, and tells the true story of Animal Farm objectively

Objectivity As a result, the reader is able to understand the true situation throughout the story, even while the animals have a limited view and/or do not understand what is happening One of the successful aspects of Animal Farm is its neutral tone – this allows for the creation of dramatic irony (when the reader feels suspense because he/she knows something the characters do not) The reader can als make her/his own judgements.

Identifying narrative voices This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-ND This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA-NC This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Narrative writing practice This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND

Instructions Rewrite sections of George Orwell’s Animal Farm in a different narrative voice

advanced Debate: Which narrative voice is more powerful in the creation of theme? This Photo by Unknon Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Bell Ringers Thursday: Where do we see propaganda in our daily lives?

Chapter 4 of animal farm This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

Character analysis activity This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

Developing a character Authors either develop characters personalities DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION: The narrator uses adjectives to describe a character Example: The CARING baker loved talking with her customers INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION: When characters personalities are developed through inferences (drawing conclusions through narration and dialogue) Example: The baker smiled and talked with her customers. ”It’s so nice to see you,” she said, “How was your day?”

Types of characters Flat characters: Are two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the novel (also called a static character) Round characters: Are complex and undergo development. These characters are full of surprises and are also called dynamic.

Character analysis activity Who does each character symbolize? What is their role on the farm? Key ”Quotations” (include page #)

Bell Ringers Friday: What are the potential dangers of propaganda?

Writing workshop: Notebook pages Create a personal narrative about a time you lost something, you laughed so hard, your were proud of yourself, you went on vacation, you thought you were right, or you were brave (choose one). Write your narrative in 1st person point of view. Include figurative language, sensory details, and a clear plot structure in your writing. DO WHAT Create a personal narrative Write in 1st person POV (I, Me pronouns) Include figurative lang, sensory details, + elements of plot

Plot structure This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-ND

Peer review: Did your partner do this? DO WHAT Create a personal narrative Write in 1st person POV (I, Me pronouns) Include figurative lang, sensory details, + elements of plot