Animal Farm By George Orwell Background n n

Animal Farm By George Orwell

Background n n *Propaganda: “ideas, fact, or allegations spread deliberately to further one’s cause or to damage an opposing cause. ” (Websters College) *Examples: Mc. Carthyism, WWII (Hitler, the US), American Revolution (Common Sense) *Methods: threats, logic, lies, stereotyping, feeling, justice, promises, guilt, blame, fear, etc. Nazi propaganda is a glaring example of public manipulation

Nazi Germany

Joseph Raymond Mc. Carthy (November 14, 1908 May 2, 1957) was a Republican Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 to 1957. Mc. Carthy organized a destructive campaign through the establishment of the "House Unamerican Activities Committee" through which countless civilians, government workers and even members of the military were brought before the committee to answer unsubstantiated charges of involvement with Communism, usually based on hearsay or general paranoid convictions held by the right wing establishment. Mc. Carthy employed tactics such as. . .

Techniques n * Guilt by association * Publicizing accusations of political disloyalty or subversion with insufficient regard to evidence * The use of unfair investigatory or accusatory methods in order to suppress opposition

American Revolution Before the actual war of the Revolution could begin, there had to be a revolution "in the minds and hearts of the people, " as John Adams put it. One of the most important factors in this change of heart was an innocent-looking document which received the assent of George III "by commission" on March 22, 1765. It was to be known as the Stamp Act. That it was also to be a piece of political dynamite was soon evident. n

Russian Revolution Background Read Handout n Create a timeline on back of handout n Look up words n

Characters Napoleon – pig leader (Josef Stalin) n Snowball – pig challenger (Leon Trotsky) n Boxer – horse, loyal follower, without thinking n Squealer – pig propagandist for Napoleon n Old Major – boar, starts revolution (Marx and Lenin) n

Setting Imaginary Farm in England n Manor Farm n Animal Farm n

7 Commandments n n n n 1. Whatever goes upon two legs is an enemy. 2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend. 3. No animal shall wear clothes. 4. No animal shall sleep in a bed. with sheetswit sheets 5. No animal shall drink alcohol. to excess 6. No animal shall kill any other animal. without cause 7. All animals are equal. but some animals are more equal than others

Animalism First, Animalism represents Marxism from Old Major n Second, the evolution of Marxism to Leninism by Snowball n Third, Napoleon takes communist ideals abolishes and changes to a monarchy and dictatorship (Stalin’s changes) n

Classwork Write short 100 word summary of topic from any one source n Correctly cite source on the back using MLA documentation n Use the Encyclopedia set in class n

Topics Lenin, Karl Marx, Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Gregory Zinoviev, Lev Kamenev, Serge Kirov n Socialism, Marxism, Communism, Democracy, Theocracy, Republic, Monarchy, Dictatorship, Fascism n

Topics Russian Revolution 1917, Chinese Revolution 1927, French Revolution 1789, American Revolution 1776, Roman Revolution 133 BC n Propaganda – Russian, German, American, Japanese, English n George Orwell, the black list, Joseph Mc. Carthy, n

Meanings

Modern

Propaganda exercise n n Pick one side of the topic or subject Produce either a simple image or message to convince the public or sway the opinion in the direction you want Which medium today is the most influential? Make sure this is completed with good taste

Topics School Uniforms, Dress Code, Cell phones use at school n Ipods at school, Lunch times, Parking rules n Class choices, Graduation Requirements, n ISS rules, Zoning issues, PE requirements n