Transcript Animal Farm

Animal Farm
English I
Studentism Activity
Presentations December 19 and 20
The students have Taken Over!
Imagine that you have over thrown the “incompetent and lazy” school
governing body (principals and teachers). The students are now in
charge.
You must create a “Socialist” version of your own – “Studentism.”
Important to remember – this is still a school. As far as the outside
world knows, it is business as usual inside the building.
You must still learn and take the State tests.
The Directions:
• You need to look up info about Socialism. Find four concepts that you
can use in your new government.
• Just as we compared Animalism to Communism – you will compare
Socialism to Studentism. (Four comparisons)
• After creating the basis for your government, create seven
commandments for your school. Remember – this is still a school.
• Now determine who is in charge of what. What jobs will each group
have? Football players, Academic Decathlon team, cheerleaders, FBLA
members…
What is Studentism?
Socialism (4 concepts) –
Research Socialism and
find four things
(characteristics) that
Socialism has that you
would like to apply to your
school.
Ex. All workers
contribute to the overall
welfare of the nation.
Studentism (4 concepts
from Socialism) – Take
those four concepts from
the left and change them
to make them applicable
to a school.
Studentism
Mission and Commandments
• Review the seven commandments that the animals
created and enacted in Animal Farm.
• Create a school mission statement – what the school
stands for and represents. (May want to read the
current mission statement.)
• Create seven (7) commandments for your new ruling
of the school that supports the mission statement
and your Studentism government.
Job Assignments
• FBLA members
• Male Athletes (football, soccer,
baseball, wrestling…)
• Female Athletes (cheerleaders,
softball, volleyball…)
• Academic Decathlon
• Raider Book Club
• Math Team
• Spanish and French Honor
Society
• Raidermasters
• Communication Magnet
Students
• National Honors Society
• Student government – class
president…
• JROTC
• Drama Club
• Art Club
• Band
• Other…
Who are you?
Within your group determine who is who – All will not be used!
• Napoleon
• Squealer
• Snowball
• Boxer
• Moses
• Jessie
• Mollie
• Minimus
• Clover
• Old Major
• Benjamine
• Blue Bell
• Pincher
• Muriel
Studentism Propaganda
• Review Old Major’s speech and write your own speeches for
Studentism – Outlining the plight of the students and the new ideas
of Studentism
• Create two posters of Propaganda supporting your side (Can be
computer generated or drawn – If drawn scan to your presentation.
Label persuasive techniques used.)
• Create a PSA – Commercial supporting Studentism (30 sec -1 ½
minutes) – Write up a page that details the persuasive techniques
used – Incorporate the video into your presentation.
Final Grade- Presentation Dec. 19 and 20
Create a PowerPoint or Prezi detailing –
• Four comparisons between Socialism and your version of Studentism (16
points)
• Your mission statement and seven commandments (14 points)
• Your job assignments (at least 10 categories) (10 points)
• Your 4 pieces of propaganda – with labeling regarding types of propaganda
(These can be digitally linked or the slide can detail background info while
reads speech…) (40 points)
• Who are you? What character are you? – Each group member is labeled (10
points)
Individual reflection – Reflect on your experience “governing” the school.
Good, bad, ugly…Would it work? Why or why not? (10 points)
Presentation – everyone contributed – everyone spoke (20 points)
Total: 120 points
Monday
• Figure out who is in your group
• Decide who is going to be in charge of the finished product –
the PowerPoint, Prezi, or whatever form your project will
take
• Research Socialism and decide on your four Socialist points
that you will convert to Studentism
• Create your Mission Statement and rename the school
• Determine your Seven Commandments
• Put these things into your Presentation
• Make sure to save your work in MULTIPLE places!
Homework Finish anything you didn’t finish today and begin
thinking about your PSA.
Tuesday
• Finish putting the info from yesterday into your
presentation
• Decide which two people will be in charge of the speech
and who will be in charge of the posters
• As a group decide on your ten “committees” to run the
school.
• Add this information to your presentation
• Work on your speeches and posters.
• Make sure to save all work in MULTPIPLE places!
Homework Speech people and Poster people – work on
your parts
Wednesday
• Today is PSA day!
• Figure out the logistics for your PSA –
• Actors
• Director
• Camera person
• Place for filming
• Write out the script – Make sure to include three types of
persuasive devices
• Record it!
• Put the video onto your presentation.
Homework Speech people and Poster people – finish your parts
and bring them to class tomorrow.
Thursday
• Finish videoing, editing, and uploading PSA to
presentation
• Poster people and speech people – get out
products – trade and edit – Fill out rubric for
products
• Make any changes to posters and speeches
that are needed.
Homework Finish making changes to posters and
speeches
Friday
• Last day to work in class!
• Review presentation rubric and make sure ALL
parts are done and incorporated into the
presentation
• Decide who will present what parts on Monday
• Upload presentation to Canvas AND save it on a
flashdrive or your number or email it to yourself
– MULTPLE places!
Homework ALL parts of presentation must be ready
to go when you walk into the room on MONDAY
– no extensions!
Rubric for Old Major Speech – Check it off if correctly
completed – Edit for grammar and usage as you read
At least five paragraphs
Speech Includes:
 Mission statement
 At least five persuasive devices –
Label devices used:
Make sense and flows
Uses formal language and
addresses the audience
Few spelling and grammar errors
Follows format of Old Major’s
speech
Why current teachers and
administrators are “bad”
Anecdotes about individuals who
have been “wronged”
Explain how much better it
could be with students in charge
End with call to action and
mission statement.
Rubric for Posters – Check it off if correctly completed
– Edit for grammar and usage as you read
Poster One
 Two persuasive devices used:
Poster Two
Two persuasive devices used:
Appropriate colors used
Gets point across effectively
Supports Studentism
Professional appearance
No spelling or grammatical
errors
Appropriate colors used
Gets point across effectively
Supports Studentism
Professional appearance
No spelling or grammatical errors