DO NOW
What is the difference between a fairy tale
and a fable? Look up the answers online and
describe in your own words.
Do NowLook up the word
communism and write out what it means in 2 sentences. Explain how this is different than our capitalist society.
DO NOW 20 Mar. 20141. This hour is a silent hour.
2. If you talk you will have your focus card signed and receive a zero for the day.
3. On a piece of paper, write an argumentative claim based only on facts from Bowling for
Columbine.
4. List three facts below support it.
5. Beneath that, explain the bias Michael Moore had in the film.
6. Turn it in to the in box and be prepared for instructions.
SSR-March 20, 2014
• Directions: 1.Grab my article from the
front table.2.Read “Historical
Background-Animal Farm.”
3.You have 15 minutes.
SSR-March 20, 2014 Animal Farm-Historical
Background• DIRECTIONS-Restate and respond to the following
questions and question stems.1. Summarize what Karl Marx is known for
(refer to paragraph 1).2. Capitalists are .3. According to Marx, the only way to establish justice is
.4. Explain how Lenin & Trotsky impacted Russia.5. How did Trotsky and Stalin differ in their beliefs for
Russia?6. Russia changed under Stalin in the following ways:7. Extension: Instead of Communism remaining as the form
of government in Russia, under Stalin’s rule there came about .
7. Hand in to In Box.
Animal FarmBy George Orwell …is an ALLEGORY of the Russian Revolution
Allegory: a literary work that has hidden meaning beneath the literal meaning of the story, poem, or play.
• Allegory usually relies heavily on symbolism to teach a lesson or explain an idea.
• The characters in an allegory often stand for abstract ideas or concepts.
Rus
sia
in th
e E
arly
19
00’s
The Romanovs
Small group of elite, wealthy people that controlled Russia for 300 years
Rev
olut
ion
Occ
urs
The economy was changing…
• Industrial Revolution• Creation of the
Middle Class• Food
Shortages/Inflation• Years of Mistreatment
of Lower Class
Kar
l Mar
x &
Soc
ialis
m
1. Collective Ownership/Means of Production
2. All People Are Equal3. “Religion is the Opiate
of the Masses”4. The State Must
Crumble/All Bourgeoisies are enemies
5. All people work to their own ability
Feb
ruar
y/O
ctob
er
Rev
olut
ion 1917- Czar Nicholas II was
overthrown by
THE Intelligencia and
THE BOLSHEVIKS…after a short period…put forth a leader
Vladimir Ilych Lenin…
• Sadly our team has seen some bad
days this week:– Fighting– Stealing– Tattling about students– Tattling about teachers– Harassment– Bullying– Immature responses to lessons, movies, etc.
• I ask you to THINK like a high schooler before you act. Let’s enjoy the rest of the year instead of suffering through it.
How
Le
nin
Cha
nged
R
ussi
a
All land was taken by the Government and given to Proletariats (working man)
Every man, woman, and child worked for their own food and materials.
The wealthy were either exiled or their wealth was taken and distributed back to the people. Bourgeoisie
Leni
n C
reat
es…
1. THE SECRET POLICE: CHEKA
2. THE REDS vs THE WHITES• OPPOSED TO SUCH
REVOLUTIONARY TACTICS
• SOUGHT TO FREE THE CAPTIVE CZAR AND HIS FAMILY BEFORE THEY COULD BE FREED
Leni
n In
still
s Te
rror ALL wealthy should be killed
at all costs. Secret police
began attacking and killing the
wealthy and all farmers that
refused to hand over property
Bol
shev
iks
Spl
it COMMUNISTS vs. COMMUNIST INTERNATIONALE
RUSSIA IN CIVIL WAR
RED ARMY
(COMMUNISTS)TROTSKYWHITE ARMY
(TRADITIONALISTS)
Leni
n D
ies The GOLERO, the first-ever
Soviet project for national economic recovery and development.
He was very concerned about creating a free universal health care system for all, the rights of women, and teaching the illiterate Russian people to
read and write.
Sta
lin
com
es
to
pow
er
INCREASES SECRET POLICE
JOINS COMMUNIST INTERNATIONALE
FIVE YEAR PLANS MODERNIZED BUT LOST
LIVES BANNED ALL
INTELLECTUAL/IDEALISM STARTED WORK CAMPS GULOG: PRISON CAMPS
The
B
lood
P
urge
s
STALIN WAS SO Paranoid HE…
• FORCED PEOPLE TO CONFESS TO CRIMES
• EXILED TROTSKY/OTHER LEADERS
• KILLED ALL ARMY GENERALS
• MYTHOLOGIZED HIMSELF• CONTROLLED THE MEDIA• FOLLOWERS BELIEVED HE
WAS HELPING
Hitl
er
vs.
Sta
lin
• Hitler AND STALIN ARE ALLIES
• HITLER TURNS ON STALIN
• AND ATTACKS RUSSIA
• ENGLAND SENDS BACKUP
• STALIN DEFEATS GERMANY…
Czar Nicholas II – poor leader; cruel, sometimes brutal with opponents; sometimes kind – hired students as spies to make money
Karl Marx – invented Communism; “workers of the world unite” and take over government; dies before Russian Revolution
Leon Trotsky – other leader of “October Revolution”; pure communist – followed Marx; wanted to improve life for all in Russia; chased away by Lenin’s KGB
Joseph Stalin – “devil genius”; not a good speaker, not educated like Trotsky; twenty-five year reign of fear in Russia
Wha
t is
it?
Media designed to influence public opinion on a social or political issue, often by appealing to fear or prejudice
Wor
d G
ames Name calling:
- links a person or idea to a negative symbol- hope that audience will reject the person or idea based on the symbol rather than available evidence- most obvious kind involves bad names- more subtle involves words that possess a negative or emotional charge
-anything come to mind?
Wor
d G
ames
Glittering generalities:- make the audience approve and accept without examining the evidence- Using emotionally charged words- Make something unpleasant seem more acceptable
The Glittering Generality is, in short, Name Calling in reverse. While Name Calling seeks to make us form a judgment to reject and condemn without examining the evidence, the Glittering Generality device seeks to make us approve and accept without examining the evidence.
Fal
se
Con
nect
ions
Transfer: - Using things people accept to get the public to accept something else
- symbols constantly used- an idea or program should not be accepted or rejected simply because it has been linked to a symbol/something else
Fal
se
Con
nect
ions
Testimonial:
- misuse in citing individuals who are not qualified to make judgments about a particular issue
Example: In my last movie, I saved my family from terrorists and I'm supporting this party because they will save you from terrorists!
Spe
cial
A
ppea
ls • Plain folks:speakers attempt to convince their audience that they, and their ideas, are“of the people”
• Band wagon:False sense of a rush to join something that doesn’t truly exist
“everyone else is doing it, and so should you”
Spe
cial
A
ppea
ls
Fear:- warn audience that disaster will result if they don’t follow a particular course of action
Four elements for a successful fear campaign:
1. Threat2. Specific recommendation of
how to behave 3. Perception that
recommendation will reduce threat
4. Perception that the audience is capable to performing the behavior
Logi
cal
Fal
laci
es
Bad logic: - logic is the process of drawing a conclusion from one or more ideas/facts- propagandists intentionally manipulate logic in order to promote their cause
Unwarranted extrapolation:- extrapolation is a tendency to make huge predictions about the future on the basis of a few facts- such predictions often form the basis for an effective fear-appeal
Ani
mal
Far
m &
P
ropa
gand
a• You should be aware of the message the media sends to you and how they do it.
• In Animal Farm, you should be aware of the messages the animals are being given by the pigs, how the pigs are giving the messages, and how the animals are responding to the messages.