Animal Farm

Communism

• a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete submission to the state

• a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

• a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives

• a type of government with a king or queen

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.4

Totalitarian

• a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete submission to the state

• a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

• a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives

• a type of government with a king or queen

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

Proletariet

• working class

• ruling class

• lowest class

• highest class

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Bourgeoisie

• the ruling class

• the upper class

• the middle class

• the lower class

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Neologism

• a newly coined term or phrase

• a new study of history

• a new type of language

• a new type of art or media

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.4

Doublespeak

• intentionally obscure language

• deliberately clear language

• deliberately unfinished language

• intentionally clear language

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Fascist

• Democracy and socialism
• Anarchy and pacifism
• Authoritarianism and nationalism
• Capitalism and communism

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.8

Allegory

• a word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another

• a thing that represents or stands for something else

• a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

• a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Classism

• Prejudice based on physical appearance
• Bias against certain religious groups
• Discrimination based on age
• Prejudice or discrimination based on social class

Allusion

• an indirect or passing reference

• where something stands for something else

• something perceived incorrectly by the senses

• an optional illusion

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4