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Identify places where the film version of Animal Farm differs from the original text and evaluate the choices made by the filmmakers.
Book: Animal Farm by George Orwell pp. 3 – 26 — Chapters 1–2
Movie: Animal Farm — 0:35–23:30
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Define and articulate the differences between capitalism and communism, including how they influence human behavior in society.
Standards
RI.8.1RI.8.3
Explain the events, ideas, and social conditions that began to shape Stalin's behavior and beliefs about the world.
RI.8.2RI.8.3
Identify the people, events, ideas, and social conditions that led to the Russian Revolution, and explain Stalin's role in the establishment of a new communist society and government.
Identify an author's perspective in a nonfiction text and explain the various techniques authors use to establish their perspectives.
RI.8.1RI.8.6
Explain the purpose of Stalin's Five-Year Plan, its impact on the people of the Soviet Union, and how author McCollum uses specific text features to develop key ideas about this time period.
RI.8.2RI.8.5
Define propaganda and gather evidence about a specific propaganda technique in preparation for creating an informational poster.
RI.8.2W.8.2W.8.9
Draft a paragraph and create a poster that informs classmates about a propaganda technique.
W.8.2W.8.2.aW.8.2.bW.8.5
Identify examples of propaganda and explain how Stalin used them to control the people of the Soviet Union.
Determine the central idea of individual chapters of Joseph Stalin (A Wicked History) and the text overall, and explain how the author’s purpose for writing contributes to how he develops and supports these ideas.
RI.8.2RI.8.6
Explain how Orwell uses descriptive language to develop Old Major's perspective and make connections between Old Major's speech and real-world economic systems.
RL.8.2RL.8.4
Identify specific events and lines of dialogue that reveal character traits, and explain the impact of events on the plot of Animal Farm.
RL.8.3
Identify the actions that various animals take to develop, support, and defend Animal Farm, and explain what these actions reveal about their characters.
RL.8.3RL.8.6
Explain how George Orwell has interpreted individuals and events from the Russian Revolution and portrayed them in his allegorical text, Animal Farm.
RI.8.1RL.8.1RL.8.3
Explain how the pigs use propaganda techniques to manipulate the other animals and how Orwell reveals this to the reader.
RL.8.4RL.8.6
Explain how George Orwell interpreted the events of the Russian Revolution and Stalin's regime and portrayed them in the allegorical text, Animal Farm.
Explain how the relationship between the pigs and the principles of Animal Farm has changed, and how Orwell uses dramatic irony to convey this change.
Explain how the pigs use language and propaganda to continue manipulating the other animals, and analyze the effect of this manipulation on both the characters and the reader.
RL.8.3RL.8.4RL.8.6
Explain the significance of specific lines and events in Animal Farm and what they reveal about characters and the plot.
RL.8.3RL.8.4
Utilize historical context and analysis of propaganda to draw conclusions about Orwell's purpose for writing Animal Farm.
RI.8.6RL.8.2RL.8.6
RL.8.7
Unpack a narrative writing prompt, study a Mentor Text, and begin to outline their "rewrites."
RL.8.2W.8.3W.8.5
Complete a full draft of narrative "rewrites."
W.8.3W.8.3.aW.8.3.dW.8.3.e
Engage in peer feedback with a partner and present narratives to the class.
SL.8.4W.8.3W.8.5
Demonstrate a deep understanding of the texts and topics in a Socratic Seminar by posing and responding to questions and providing evidence to support ideas.
SL.8.1SL.8.1.aSL.8.1.cSL.8.4
Unpack a Writing Prompt and begin to gather evidence for a literary analysis essay.
W.8.1W.8.9
Draft a claim statement and create an outline for a four-paragraph literary analysis essay.
W.8.1W.8.1.aW.8.1.b
Draft two strong body paragraphs and revise them to contextualize and introduce evidence.
W.8.1W.8.1.cW.8.1.d
Outline and draft introduction and conclusion paragraphs.
W.8.1W.8.1.aW.8.1.e
Revise essay for linking words and tone, and experiment with verb moods.
L.8.1L.8.1.cW.8.1W.8.1.cW.8.1.d
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