Animal Farm
A Research Pathfinder about the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell |
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Research Scenario |
You will soon begin reading the novel Animal Farm in Language Arts class. The novel is an allegory which can be read as an entertaining story about animals or, on a deeper level, as a criticism of the misuse of political power. British author George Orwell wrote Animal Farm at the end of World War II to make a political statement criticizing certain social and political systems, particularly those of the former Soviet Union, a country formed as a result of the Russian Revolution. You will need to develop your background knowledge about some social and political systems, historical events, and world leaders in order to understand the underlying meaning of Orwell's story.
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Task and Product |
You will research one of the topics from your Assignment Sheet by gathering information and media (images, video, sound) from a variety of print and online resources. You will take notes and cite your information and media sources in a properly-formatted bibliography. Then, you will use a digital tool called GlogsterEDU to create an interactive multimedia poster (a Glog) in order to share information about your topic with your classmates. Here are a few examples of Glogs about historical figures or events: |
Gather and Sort |
Go to the Resource Page to access a variety of print and digital resources.
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Evaluate and Revise/Edit |
1. Self-Evaluate your own Glog:
2. Peer-Evaluate some classmates' Glogs:
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Assessment |
You will be graded according to the criteria on this scoring toolon your research information, bibliography, and Glog poster (information and multimedia design). |