Old Major's Speech

Big Idea: What does it mean to be human?

After today I should be able to: 

Reading: 

Agenda:

1. Finish Animal Farm introduction.
2. Old Major Speech desk work.
1. What are the problems with humans?
2. What words would you use to characterize Old Major's speech?
3. Is there a difference between persuasion and manipulation?
4. If I exaggerate or present only one side of an issue, am I being manipulative? What if it is for a greater good? In other words, what if I can't motivate people unless I exaggerate?

Homework:

1.    Animal Farm chapter 1 vocabulary

Animal Farm Reading Schedule

1. Week 1: Chapters 1 and 2, Old Major's Speech, his death, the planning and execution of the Rebellion
2. Week 2: Chapters 3 and 4, The establishment of Animal Farm, early successes, the Battle of the Cowshed
3. Week 3: Chapters 5-6, Power struggle between Snowball and Napoleon, Snowball's expulsion, the windmill
4. Week 4: Chapters 7-10, The purges, windmill's fate, further corruption, and the novel's conclusion