AGENDA FOR TODAY 1.WARM UP: Begin Vocab 4 Homework / Finish Q1 book 2.CONTINUE Animal Farm book & notes 3.HOMEWORK Vocab 4 (due next class)

Vocabulary List 4 1.CONCEDE 2.CONSERVATIVE 3.CONTRARY 4.DENOUNCE 5.DETER 6.DISCLOSE 7.SCAPEGOAT 8.SUPERFICIAL 9.SUSTAIN 10.TRANSITION

ENGLISH WRITING SOL PREVIEW: SAMPLE PROMPT Your character Do we choose our own character traitsour character formed by influences beyond our control reasons and examples The British naturalist and politician John Lubbock wrote, “Your character will be what you yourself choose to make it.” Do we choose our own character traits, or is our character formed by influences beyond our control? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ Animal Farm Notes 1.Who is the protagonist / hero of the story? Is this character “round” or “flat”? Why? 2.How is that character characterized? a.Directly: b.Indirectly: 3.Who is the antagonist / villain of the story? 4.How is that character characterized? a.Directly: b.Indirectly: 5.What is the structure of the plot? a.Exposition (set up) b.Rising action (events leading to the high point) c.Climax (high point of the action) d.Falling action (events following the high point) e.Resolution (the ending) f.Denouement f.Denouement (wrap up of events after the conflict has been resolved)

Name(s)_______ Block_______ Date_______ Animal Farm THEME Notes 1.The theme (or message) of Animal Farm is_____________________________________________. 2.Examples of this can be seen in the following scenes from the text: a.__________________________________________________________________________________________ b.__________________________________________________________________________________________ c.__________________________________________________________________________________________ d.__________________________________________________________________________________________ e.__________________________________________________________________________________________ f.__________________________________________________________________________________________ g.__________________________________________________________________________________________ h.__________________________________________________________________________________________ 3.The scene that my partner and I will visually represent (and explain in our presentation) is the following: _______________________________________________________________________________

PRE-READING: Characterization, Communism and Animal Farm Communism Communism was a political system where one group had control over the political, social, and economic lives of the people who lived in that country. The original goal was “equality.” Animal Farm Animal Farm by George Orwell tells the story of events of how Russia became the Communist Soviet Union, but it uses animals to tell the story. QUESTIONS QUESTIONS: Who is the protagonist / hero of the story? Who is the villain? How do you know? How are they characterized (directly & indirectly)?

SETTING & THEME: Comparing Animal Farm to 1984 ALLEGORY = ALLEGORY = a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. Animal Farm Animal Farm by George Orwell tells the story of events of how Russia became the Communist Soviet Union, but it uses animals to tell the story by George Orwell tells the story of the tyranny of “Big Brother” (the leader of a repressive political party) over the workers of society such as the main character (Smith). QUESTION QUESTION: What is the common hidden meaning behind both stories? What is the universal theme that Orwell is telling in his stories?