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by George Orwell
Summer Reading Requirements
Grade Report
DUE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER LABOR DAY
Name: ___________________________________
Date: __________________________________
Period: ______________________________________
Please use this sheet as the title page for all written submissions. Next, place the written
assignments in order. Then, place the rubric for the Vocabularty. Finally, place the
Vocabularty submissions. GRADES WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED IF THE
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOT IN THE ORDER SPECIFIED ABOVE.
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Animal Farm
by George Orwell
Summer Reading Requirement Sophomore English 10
All submissions should be proofread and edited to conform to standard formal English
conventions.
o After reading the novel, visit your English teacher’s webpage: www.dasd.k12.pa.us [Select A
School: Senior High Staff: G-O]. View the four video segments of The Russian Revolution and
Josef Stalin. Complete the Allegory packet to be handed in with the final packet. Be sure to provide
textual support including page numbers whenever possible.
o Write a well-constructed response to the following prompt. Be sure to include textual evidence in
your response. Parenthetically cite that evidence. Check website DuBois Area School District
Resources/Student/MLA Handbook for appropriate formatting. The response should be double-
spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font. These will be assessed using the Pennsylvania State
Reading Performance Task 3-point rubric. Submit a hard copy with your final packet, but be sure to
save the file where it is accessible during the school year.
o Review vocabulary that is unfamiliar to you and that you cannot contextually comprehend. Choose
five words and create one Vocabularty poster of each. Evaluation will be based on enclosed rubric.
(20 points)
Submit any questions that you may have about the project/reading to dhackett@dasd.k12.pa.us or dglass@dasd.k12.pa.us or
ajohnston@dasd.k12.pa.us
Animal Farm
Anticipation Guide
NAME: ______________________________ Period: __________
DIRECTIONS: Read each statement. Check “true” if you agree with the statement or check “false”
if you disagree with the statement. Then, write a response to questions 9 and 10.
10. What freedoms would you give up or take away if you were given the opportunity?
Fables R Us
Name: ________________________________
Date: _________________________________
Title: __________________________________________________________________
Author (if not Aesop): ____________________________________________________
Representations:
Moral/Theme:
Utopia Discussion
Pre-Reading
Complete the following activities before you read Animal Farm.
Blackboard
1. On MSWord ’03 compatible, compose a description of your perfect high school (typed, 1-2 paragraph
minimum). Consider what the building would look like, the schedule, types of classes, length of
classes and how classes change (bell schedule), grading procedures, electives, lunch, clubs, etc.
2. Copy, Paste and Post your typed description in Blackboard as a Thread. (See Blackboard
Instruction sheet.)
3. Click on the appropriate discussion link for your last name, read two other students’ posted
descriptions in Blackboard and compare their perfect high schools to yours. How are they similar or
different? Post a response (at least two sentences) to each student’s description (two total responses
required)
Animal Farm falls under the genre of fiction and is considered a satirical allegory. In literature, an
allegory is a symbolic story in which the characters and action are representations of a deeper message
or meaning. Often, the characters in an allegory have a general personality which represents a type of
person, rather than a unique individual, and the underlying theme of the literature has a political,
moral, social, or religious significance. Animal Farm is satirical in that by disguising the characters and
action of the story, he is exposing and humorously attacking current political and social issues of his
time, with the hope of inspiring acknowledgement of the issues, and provoking change.
Animal Farm is an allegory about the Russian Revolution of 1917 in which the Russian Czar, Nicholas
II, was overthrown, and the world’s first Communist regime was established. In his novel, Orwell
creates fictional characters (which happen to be cleverly disguised as animals), who represent the
actual people surrounding the events of the Russian Revolution.
Directions: As you read Animal Farm, complete the chart below and on the next page with
observations of the use of allegory in the story. An example has been done for you.
Propaganda department;
worked to improve Stalin’s
image and promote his Squealer
support.
Allegory Activity Page 2
Czar Nicholas II
Jones
Organized Religion
Moses (Sugar
(Russian Orthodox Church)
Candy
Mountain)
Secret Police
Napoleon’s
Dogs
England (Churchill)
Foxwood
Farm
(Pilkington)
Germany (Hitler)
Pinchfield
Farm
(Frederick)
Design More than one word The words are on Each word is on only Each word is on only
on each sheet of both sides of an 8 ½ one side of a one side of a
paper NOT 8 ½ x 11 x 11 sheet of paper. separate sheet of separate 8 ½ x 11
paper NOT 8 ½ x 11 sheet of unlined
or lined. paper.
Mechanics Text contains many Text contains some Grammar and Grammar and
spelling/grammar spelling/grammar spelling are nearly spelling are flawless
errors. Sentences errors. Little logical flawless. Logical and the flow
seem disconnected, structure or flow to sequence apparent. provides a logical
and there is sentences. Evidence Some wording is pathway of ideas.
carelessness of carelessness in careless. Consistent and
throughout. writing. Inconsistency in engaging style
style. throughout.
Graphics The word is missing The word is merely Images are mostly The exact word is an
from the image. an additional label to relevant. integral part of the
the picture. image that
demonstrates its
meaning.
Content No information One or more items On the back of the On the back of the
regarding the from #3 is missing. paper is a clear paper is a clear
definition or the definition of the word definition of the word
context is on the from the dictionary. in your own words.
back. The sentence, page, The sentence, page,
paragraph or line paragraph or line
number of the word’s number of the word’s
location is included. location is included.
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