Mr. Verlin South Philadelphia High School February 20-24, 2015

Preliminaries  Divide into small groups of 3.  Read the excerpt of the second Gore-Bush Presidential Debate, October 11, 2000 handout.  Discuss the following questions in groups and be prepared to share out:  What point is each candidate making about gun control?  How does each candidate make his point?

Objectives:  The students will be able to define the relationship between public debate and a democratic form of government.  The students will be able to define common rhetorical devices and techniques of propaganda.  The students will be able to prepare written scripts for an upcoming debate between the characters Snowball and Napoleon.

Focus Lesson: Snowball…  Literary Terms  Democracy  Logical Appeal  Emotional Appeal  Debate Preparation  What is your stance on the proposed windmill?  How do you think Animal Farm should go about providing defense for the farm against potential security threats?  What do you see are your greatest attributes as a candidate for leading the animals of Animal Farm?

Focus Lesson: Snowball…  Small Groups (6 groups of 3-4): debate scripts  Group 1: Snowball’s position on the windmill  Group 2: Napoleon’s position on the windmill  Group 3: Snowball’s position on defending the farm  Group 4: Napoleon’s position on defending the farm  Group 5: the overall strengths and/or attributes of Snowball  Group 6: the overall strengths and/or attributes of Napoleon.

Homework (due 2/20):  Edit, proofread, and practice reading the debate scripts to be read aloud during our debate which will take place on Feb. 20.