Animal Farm: Nov. 1 - 5, 2010

***Final Deadline for all Term 1 work is Mon. Nov. 1st***

Fri. Nov. 5/10 : We will be working in the classroom and computer lab today.



Classroom:
- Group "propaganda" exercise:
---Review the "Types of Propaganda" handout.
---Take 4 sample ads collected during Tuesday's class
---Use Post-It Notes to label the types of propaganda in each ad.
---Report your labels/discussion to the class.
Computer Lab:
- Complete the online debate survey about ice cream for prisoners.
- Continue reading chapter 4 of Animal Farm and complete the questions and vocabulary



Thurs. Nov. 4/10
- As I am absent today, complete reading chapters 1, 2 and 3 of Animal Farm and do the vocabulary and questions.
- View the DVD lessons on Writing a Paragraph and Writing an Expository Essay.


Wed. Nov. 3/10

- Read chapters 1, 2 and 3 of Animal Farm.
- Complete the vocabulary and answers to the chapter questions.

Tues. Nov. 2/10
- Spooky story group presentations

Review the Animal Farm character comparison chart and watch the Russian Revolution (Part 1) and Animal Farm Synopsis videos.
Russian Revolution (Part 1)
What happened to Nicholas II and the Romanov family?
- National Geographic "Tsar's Family's Death."
- 2008 Russia Today news story.
Animal Farm Synopsis
Orwell didn't include two phases of revolution in his story. This is one example where there isn't a tidy parallel between the book and the real history of the revolution. Animal Farm seems to lump together the Russian Revolution (February 1917) and the rise of the Bolshevik party (October Revolution 1917).
Activity:
- Read the definition of the word "propaganda" (see slideshow).
- Write the definition at the top of a blank piece of paper.
- Search the newspapers / magazines.
- Find one example of propaganda and paste it in the centre of your blank paper.

Mon. Nov. 1/10



Animal Farm by George Orwell is a novella that can be described as a roman à clef (French for "novel with a key"), which is a work describing real-life behind a façade of fiction.
Although Animal Farm is short, it can be read and interpreted on several levels:

A "fairy tale" or "fairy story" can mean any far-fetched story that may feature folkloric characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and talking animals, and usually enchantments, often involving a far-fetched sequence of events (Wikipedia).

A fable is a succinct story, in prose or verse, that features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized (given human qualities), and that illustrates a moral lesson (a "moral"). Fables can be described as a didactic mode of literature. They frequently have as their central characters animals with the ability to reason and speak (Wikipedia).

In satire, human or individual vices, follies, abuses, or shortcomings are held up to censure by means of ridicule, derision, burlesque, irony, or other methods, ideally with the intent to bring about improvement.Although satire is usually meant to be funny, the purpose of satire is not primarily humour in itself so much as an attack on something of which the author strongly disapproves, using the weapon of wit (Wikipedia).

An allegory is a form of extended metaphor in which objects, persons, and actions in the narrative are equated with meanings that lie outside the narrative itself (Microsoft Encarta).

To appreciate the deeper satirical and allegorical elements within Animal Farm, it is important to have an understanding of the author, George Orwell, and the historical and political dynamics of his time.

View parts 1 -5 of George Orwell's biography and complete the questions (see Assignments & Handouts link):
George Orwell - Part 1
George Orwell - Part 2
George Orwell - Part 3
George Orwell - Part 4
George Orwell - Part 5

Poetry: Oct. 25 - 29, 2010

** Poetry Journal Slides are due on Mon. Oct. 25 (60 marks)
** Poetry Assignment #1 is due on Fri. Oct. 29 (25 marks)
** Open Book Poetry Test on Fri. Oct. 29 (44 marks) p.117-251


Fri. Oct. 29/10 ** Open Book Test Today (see above)

- Open book poetry test (textbook and notes)

- Spooky Story Presentation

- Hocus Pocus (Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 - Part 9 - Part 10 )

- The Making of Frankenstein (Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 )

Thurs. Oct. 28/10
- Old K-library computer lab is booked

- Complete poetry assignments #1, #2, and comic quatrain poems

- Review p. 117 - 251 of the poetry textbook. Make notes and bookmarks to help you succeed on the open book poetry test tomorrow.

Wed. Oct. 27/10 
- Today, we'll review denotation and connotation (see poetry book glossary).
- We'll also watch some examples of slam poetry.

- Continue work on poetry assignment #1. 

A poetry slam is a competition at which poets read or recite original work (or, more rarely, that of others). These performances are then judged on a numeric scale by previously selected members of the audience.

Poetry slam. (2010, February 26). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 02:51, March 19, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Poetry_slam&oldid=346584632


View these examples and vote for your favourite:









- AK47 Team Poetry: This is a brilliant example of personification/extended metaphor in a poem presented at an event in Ottawa in 2009.


Tues. Oct. 26/10

- We are working in the old lab today.
- Review the quatrain poetry form.
- Lab exercise: Write three quatrain comic strip poems on three different feelings or emotions. Use Strip Generator to create your three comic quatrains. See the example.
- Use three different rhyme schemes (abcb, aabb, abab, aaaa)
- Printing in Lab: Click on the K->Graphics->KSnapshot->Print
- Continue work on poetry assignment #1 and #2

Mon. Oct. 25/10

Today, start work on the poetry unit individual assignment #1.

Poetry: Oct. 18 -21

Mon. Oct. 18/10 - Thurs. Oct. 21/10
- The K-library new computer lab is booked today. Students will start work on the individual poetry assignment #2.
- Set up a free account on Empressr.com
- Students will create a multimedia poetry journal on one of the theme sets from the assignment sheet. Your poetry journal should include at least 8 slides.
- View the following example:

Oct. 12 - 15: Short Stories

Due Tues. Oct. 12: Character profile (10 marks)
Tues. Oct. 12 & Wed. Oct. 13 - Quiz (33 marks): plot diagram; terminology matching; 3 paragraphs (in lab on Tues. Oct. 12)
Due Fri. Oct. 15: Louis Riel Poetry Questions

Fri. Oct. 15
- Complete the spooky story self-evaluation for 10 marks

- Complete spooky story posters / practice group poster presentations
- Listen to radio play horror story
- Short group presentations of poster stories on Monday

Thurs. Oct. 14
- View Nightmare At School spooky story example
- Individual story starter activity
- Spooky Poster Story group activity
- View Nightmare At School video story

Wed. Oct. 13
- Complete quiz questions (no notes allowed)
- Complete Louis Riel article questions about his poetry (complete sentence answers).

Tues. Oct. 12
- The K-Library computer lab is booked.
- Write three paragraphs on any three stories covered in class (you may use your notes and Inside Stories II). Each paragraph must:

• Have a title
• Explain how five different literary terms / story elements relate to the story
• Include a topic sentence and a clincher sentence
• Include complete sentences
• Be printed and handed in this class. Include your full name.
• If you finish early, review the Tell-Tale Heart and The Raven essay writing contest on Shmoop.com . The deadline is October 31/10. You could win an iPad.

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October 4 - 8: Short Stories

Due Fri. Oct. 8: Story elements sheet for one story (7 marks)

Due Tues. Oct. 12: Character profile (10 marks) 
Wed. Oct. 13 - Quiz (33 marks): plot diagram; terminology matching; 3 paragraphs (in lab on Tues. Oct. 12)

Fri. Oct. 8/10 - Short Story quiz review

- Review the Interactive Short Story Unit to prepare for the quiz (Tues. & Wed.) Be sure to cover the elements/components of the short story and terminology.
- Use the same web site to listen to and read "Never" by H. E. Bates on p. 120 of Inside Stories II.

- Complete terminology notes using the long sheet handout.
- Review the slide show below. 

**Bring your story notes on Tuesday to support your paragraph writing.

Short Story Elements Fjc

View more presentations from Schoodic.

Thurs. Oct. 7/10
- "Forgiveness in Families" was written by Canadian author Alice Munro (see Still Perfecting Her Craft). Munro is considered one of the world's best short story writers.
- Munro won the prestigious Man Booker Prize this year. It is the biggest international award for short story writing.
- Read the story on p. 93 and complete notes on the terms from the blue handout.

Wed. Oct. 6 - North End Faust Today, we're reading "North End Faust" by Ed Kleiman
The title of the short story "North End Faust" contains a double allusion. These two allusions relate to the main character's place of residence in Winnipeg and to his faustian behavior as a university psychology professor. See the definition of faustian.

- Continue watching Edgar Allan Poe's biography.

Tues. Oct. 5 - The Tell-Tale Heart  - Today, we're reading the classic gothic horror, The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. Chicago Public Radio has produced a stories of stage version.

- Watch Edgar Allan Poe's biography.
Here is a film production of the story starring Vincent Price.


Mon. Oct. 4/10 - God Is Not A Fish Inspector
- Character profile exercise.
- You'll also be reading "God is Not a Fish Inspector" (Inside Stories II p. 42)
- Read the story and complete the terminology notes according to the long sheet instructions.