Animal Farm
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Audio Books to read along with
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Listen to some traditional Russian music, while you work. After all,
Без отдыха и конь не скачет. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. (Literal: Without rest even the horse doesn't gallop.) |
An Equal Society |
1.Imagine you must design a society where everyone is equal. This may mean equal in wealth, equal in education, equal in opportunity, but it is up to you to decide what “equal” means.
A. List five rules or laws that you would need to make so that everyone is equal. (For example, everyone must wear green pants and white shirts.) B. Can you predict any problems that might result from these rules and laws? (For example, some people don’t like the color green.) (List 5 problems) 2. Abraham Lincoln once said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity*, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” What is your reaction to this quote? What does the quote mean? Do you agree/disagree? Adversity: (n.) great difficulty. People in poverty face much adversity, such as lack of food and safe housing |
Examples of propaganda... can you guess what type it is?
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an example of testimonial style propaganda |
For Essay Writing |
For students interested in citing recources in MLA style (that should be EVERYONE in my class), visit OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab for help, and examples, of how to format your works cited in MLA. Happy researching!
You can also vist The Pen & the Pad 's or Kibin Essay Writing's website for information about writing a good thesis statement. Click on the logo, or site name to go to the website. |