1. Choice Reading Orwell “Shooting An Elephant” Analysis
MVP Unit Week Five
Choice Reading
Orwell “Shooting An Elephant” Analysis
Nov 19

2. Quick Write
Write about a time that you may have made a decision that went against your morals that happened as a result of peer pressure. This will not be shared.

3. Aggressive Elephant
Draw, write, chart the thought that comes to mind when thinking of an encounter with an aggressive elephant.

4. Imperialism
Imperialism is "the creation and/or maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural, and territorial relationship, usually between states and often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination." Imperialism always involves the massive export of capital to foreign countries for the purpose of exploiting and dominating both their labor forces and their markets. Imperialism, the highest stage of capitalism, represents the stage at which a country's consumers cannot buy all the products that have been produced, and additional markets must be sought after. ~Wiki

5. George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950),known by his pen name: George Orwell, was an English novelist and journalist. His work is marked by clarity, intelligence and wit, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and belief in democratic socialism  ~Wiki

6. Summary of “S.A.E.”
The essay describes the experience of the English narrator, possibly Orwell himself, called upon to shoot an aggressive elephant while working as a police officer in Burma (SE Asia). Because the locals expect him to do the job, he does so against his better judgment, his anguish increased by the elephant's slow and painful death. The story is regarded as a metaphor for British imperialism, and for Orwell's view that "when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys. Not known if fact or fiction.~Wiki
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7. Read and Take Notes
Read and take notes on the essay "Shooting an Elephant" (p. 979/ p. 1100)
Questions (p. 985/ 1106) #1 and #2
(Personal Side)

8. AGENDA
Multiple Choice
Review Prompt
Outline Essay
Nov. 20

9. #1
Ambivalence
Antipathy
Enthusiasm
Indifference
Neglect
Orwell’s attitude toward imperialism as revealed in the first two paragraphs is one of:

10. #2
Orwell’s attitude toward his own position in relation to imperialism is one of:
Neglect
Indifference
Enthusiasm
Antipathy
Ambivalence

11. #3 In the first paragraph Orwell uses each of the following EXCEPT
Ironic contrast
Specific example
Colloquial diction
Shift in point of view
Variety of sentence structure

12. #4 The paragraph serves each of the following purposed EXCEPT
It establishes the speaker’s tone
It locates the setting of the piece
It identifies the central event of the essay
It establishes the point of view of the narration
It identifies the narrator’s position in relation to the events

13. #5 The speaker’s tone in paragraphs 1-3 can best be described as:
Argumentative and outraged
Polemical and didactic
Lugubrious and regretful
Formal and authoritative
Candid and reflective

14. #6 “The crowd yelled with hideous laughter”
“The young Buddhist priests were the worst of all”
“All these oppressed me with an intolerable sense of guilt”
“All this was perplexing and upsetting”
“Theoretically—and, secretly, of course—I was all for the Burmese”
Each of the following quotations contains irony EXCEPT:

15. #7
Fact
Warrant
Claim
Qualifier
Rebuttal
In the statement, “Feelings like these are normal by-products of imperialism; ask any Anglo-Indian official, if you can catch him off duty (para. 2), the last phrase server as a:

16. #8 I only Orwell makes use of which of the following in paragraph 2?
I and II only
II only
I and III only
I, II, and III
Orwell makes use of which of the following in paragraph 2?
I. periodic sent.
II. Parallel structures
III. Extended metaphor

17. #9
The statement, “All I knew was that I was stuck between my hatred of the empire I served and my rage against the evil spirited little beasts who tried to make my job impossible” (para. 2) involves each of the following EXCEPT:
Ambivalence
Antipathy
Frustration
Devotion
Reflection

18. #10 Honest expression can be expected from the servants of imperialism
A seemingly trivial event can be of immense significance
The delight of the crowds arises from their uncivilized nature
The value of a Burman’s life is less than that of an Englishman
The Buddhist presence had a salutary effect on the situation
One assumption held by the speaker is that:

19. Write your own MC Choose one “type” of question
Must have at least three answer options
Sketch out a rough draft on the MC questions
Transfer final question and answers onto half sheet
Write names and answer ON BACK!

20. AGENDA Choice Reading Share MC questions
Review Prompt and begin drafting

21. Writing Prompt/ Analysis (p. 985)
2. In paragraph 3, Orwell's narrator says that the incident of shooting the elephant "in a roundabout way was enlightening. It was a tiny incident in itself, but it game me a better glimpse than I had had before of the real nature of imperialism-- the real motives for which despotic governments act." What does he see as "the real nature of imperialism," and how does this incident reveal that nature?

22. Outline/Writing Plan
A/P- What is Orwell’s opinion on the “real nature of imperialism”
Set the scene
Paragraph three
Quote to Qualify
Tie quote from prompt to original claim (loop)
Set the Scene
New paragraph
Introduce and connect new quote to reinforce Orwell’s opinion on imperialism (loop)
Loop for Logic
Abstract loop to claim for conclusion

23. AGENDA Choice Reading Share essays
Homework: Finalize and type 1-2 page essay

24. Homework 2-3 Page Analysis MLA Style
Typed/Printed when you come to class
Double Space
Title
MLA Heading
Last name and Page # on right hand side
Late deduction will apply if not handed in at beginning of class
If not done on time, a formal explanation and request for extension is required at the time the rest of your classmates are turning in their assignment.
If it is not turned in by the (reasonable) date that you choose, it is an automatic zero.
Request is to be in the same format as original assignment is to be
ie: if assignment was to be typed and printed, your request better be typed and printed.
If you have neither, a conference will take place
You are only allowed ONE request for extension

25. Late Work
Late deduction will apply if not handed in at beginning of class
If not done on time, a formal explanation and request for extension is required at the time the rest of your classmates are turning in their assignment.
If it is not turned in by the (reasonable) date that you choose, it is an automatic zero.
Request is to be in the same format as original assignment is to be
ie: if assignment was to be typed and printed, your request better be typed and printed.
If you have neither, a conference will take place
You are only allowed ONE request for extension

26. AGENDA
Choice Reading
Introduce Anti-Bullying Project