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Entries Tagged as 'Animal Farm'

The Ending

March 16th, 2006 · 20 Comments

John reminded me of a post…
 
What did you think of the ending? What did you think would happen?

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Not really related to the book…what do you still have to do yet?

March 16th, 2006 · 10 Comments

Just curious really…
You have your summaries and blog entries…how far are you? Are you caught up?

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Theme

March 16th, 2006 · 6 Comments

How is the theme “power corrupts” evident in the privileges gained by the pigs?

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Propaganda is best spread through rumors.

March 16th, 2006 · 6 Comments

I think you guys might have missed the mark on this one. Maybe. There are a lot of rumors spread on the farm to spread the propaganda. What were some of them?

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Animal Farm – It’s a Fable. Why?

March 16th, 2006 · 5 Comments

A fable is a story with a moral. This story is supposed to have a moral. What is it?

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Any literary elements yet?

March 8th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Think about all of the literary elements you’ve studied. Have you found any so far? What and how so?

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Classless Society?

March 8th, 2006 · 9 Comments

Animal Farm wanted a classless society of animals, just like Russian revolters wanted. Why is it hard to make a classless society work? Can it ever happen? Why or why not?

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What would you title a chapter and why?

March 8th, 2006 · 10 Comments

If you had to title any of the particular chapters, what would you title it and why?

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How does this book contain satire already?

March 8th, 2006 · 4 Comments

This is on the calendar as a link to read (see below). Where do you see this in the book so far? OR DISCUSS if you still see this in today’s society.
We are starting to see satire…

The pathetic vanity of humans

The blind follows of society that can’t think for themselves

The way people in power separate [...]

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What Can You Say About These Captions?

March 7th, 2006 · 12 Comments

These are a little challenging to read, but can you say something or explain the mini-headline? Explain what the caption is referring to.

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