IB - March 2nd

IB - March 2nd

Agenda/HW

• Checking in

• Animal Farm - recap + connections continued

• HW:Animal Farm Guided Analysis - Due tonight(extended deadlines) + must be uploaded on the LP to receive marks

• HW: News reporting

Open Ended

I am just curious, how was your break?

Animal Farm

Recap + Connections

Multiple Select

Old Major is meant to represent who in history(check all that apply)

• Karl Marx

• Leon Trotsky

• Vladimir Lenin

• Nikolas the 2nd

Open Ended

Think back to chapter one, how does Old Major garner support for his vision of Manor Farm? Bonus if you can point out any of the irony in his speech.

Open Ended

List out at least two of the Seven Commandments of Animalism.

Open Ended

Besides the pigs, who are some of the "smarter" animals on the farm? How do we know that they are smart?

Open Ended

What are some of the key standout moments from The Battle of the Cowshed?

Open Ended

We have characters that don't necessarily represent a singular historical figure, but rather entire groups. Who are these characters? What groups do they represent?

Furthering our connections!

Moses the raven

Consider his relationship with Mr. Jones. What happened to him after the rebellion?

The Puppies

When did we first meet them? What happened once they were born?

Mollie's exit

What might be the larger takeaway from her character?

Snowball's exit

Representative of what? How does everyone react and how is it explained away?

News Reporting

Preparation for the Individual Oral

News Reporting - Where to get the news quickly

• Aljazeera

• CNN Ten + CNN Five Things to Know

• CBS This Morning - It's Your World in 90 Seconds

• The Economist

• Google News

• Local News Stations

• BBC

News Reporting

• For tomorrow be prepared to write in on a news story from anywhere in the world that interested you

• Take a look at the options that I provided or look up your own sources - there are some excellent Youtube News Stations!

• Preparation for your IO - connection to the real world