The Animal Farm Background handout can be found at www.schoolrack.com/mrs_ada under "files".
Introduction
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a satirical allegory of the Russian Revolution. This Webquest will help you understand satire, allegory, and the Russian Revolution in order to fully appreciate the novel.
Task
In a group of 4-5 students, you will create a PowerPoint of 2 slides detailing information on satire, allegory, and key players and events of the Russian Revolution.
Process
1- Determine what topics your group is responsible for. Use the questions assigned to you as a starting point for your research.
2- As a group, research your topics using websites you deem credible. Visit the following webpage for informaiton on identifying credible sources: https://uknowit.uwgb.edu/page.php?id=30276
3- Gather useful information. Make sure to paraphrase/quote and cite so as not to plagiarize. Use http://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-website to cite your sources at the bottom of every slide.
4- Create 2 PowerPoint slides presenting your research to your class. Use the Google Doc below. DO NOT ACCESS ANOTHER CLASSES' PPT.
1st PD: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yodboVnjQdS8Qg82kjCXmeyPZsBlZZwg7u5OZnTEws0/edit?usp=sharing
3rd PD: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_n0zuY1MyEWWuCsqvSveVB5s4x1uyZACL1vrifdH_P0/edit?usp=sharing
4th PD: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15VRqPD0a61EsRTmk-W8-Lzel_vY7R20Jdxi2ol5W3wY/edit?usp=sharing
6th PD: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ke8rcriIH18laXPU4B356kq-cxxXD3qvP_LDVAtv_Co/edit?usp=sharing
7th PD: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YH7qcpSzcAG2PwBlbLWGeJ7q9gwYdAQr-JDEEtLiYHs/edit?usp=sharing
8th PD: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WNFP4qBYybgGvlnydaVVz2fxpzAd-53ZfzLZY5Z9AIQ/edit?usp=sharing
5- Make sure each slide is colorful, creative, and includes bulleted information, visuals, and citations (at the bottom of each slide AND in the Works Cited page).
6- I will randomly select presenters from every group, so make sure every member of your group has a thorough understanding of the information. Your presentation will be worth 10 points, so be sure to be prepared.
Evaluation
Animal Farm Background PowerPoint Presentations
Criteria |
10 |
20 |
30 |
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Information
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Incomplete or incorrect |
Mostly complete/ correct |
Complete, correct, and thorough |
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Creativity/Visuals/ Formatting |
No visuals or creativity |
Satisfactory visuals and creativity |
Excellent visuals and creativity |
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Citations |
No citations
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Included citations and attempted to format |
Included citations and formatted correctly |
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Content Comments |
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TOTAL SCORE |
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PRESENTATION 3 5 7 10 COMMENTS |
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Conclusion
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Animal Farm Background Notes
https://www.createwebquest.com/webquest/animal-farm-background-russian-revolution
- Define satire.
Example:
- What is the purpose of satire?
- Define allegory.
Example:
- What is the purpose of allegory?
- a. Define totalitarianism.
b. socialism
c. communism
d. Marxism
- Who was George Orwell, and what is George Orwell’s real name?
- What is the name of the first book he published?
- Why did Orwell write Animal Farm?
- In what year was Animal Farm published?
- Why wasn’t Animal Farm published when it was first written? Be specific.
- Who was Winston Churchill? What was his position on Stalin?
- Who was Nicholas II, and how did he feel about democracy?
- What were working conditions in Russia like with Nicholas II as a leader? list 3
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- Was Nicholas II an effective or poor leader? Why?
- What was Bloody Sunday?
- Who was Joseph Stalin?
- What title was Stalin given in 1922?
- Who was Karl Marx?
- Karl Marx said what of religion?
- Marx helped to write The Communist Manifesto, which stated that all men were born free but that society had got to such a state that the majority were ______________________.
- Name two things about Karl Marx that you find interesting and indicate why:
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- Write out the most famous quote about workers from Marx:
- Who is Vladimir Lenin overall? Who is he in relation to Stalin?
- What is the phrase that explains Communism in a “nutshell”?
- According to the site (and common sense), Communism would probably function well if humans did not have the unfortunate tendency toward ___________________________.
- Leon Trotsky wanted to improve life in Russia. He worked closely with the leader who took control after the Revolution. His name was...
- Who ordered Trotsky’s assassination?
- By the late 1920’s, what was his role?
- What happened in the 1930’s during the Great Terror or Great Purge?
- Stalin used a secret police force to force support of him and to kill the disobedient. We, in recent years, think of the KGB, but what four letter acronym were they called in his time?
- Define Imperial Russia.
- Define the U.S.S.R.