Abusing Power: Animal Farm and Wicked History

Lesson 20
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ELA

Unit 3

8th Grade

Lesson 20 of 32

Objective


Identify places where the film version of Animal Farm differs from the original text and evaluate the choices that the director made.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Animal Farm by George Orwell  — Chapters 1-2

  • Movie: Animal Farm 

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Target Task


Writing Prompt

Contrast the ways that Napoleon is depicted early in the novel and early in the film. Provide evidence from both the text and film to support your answer. Evaluate the director’s choices.

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Key Questions


Close Read Questions

  • Where did the filmmakers condense the timeline of events in the first several chapters of Animal Farm? What is the impact of this choice?

  • Where did the filmmakers choose to elaborate/spend more time on events than Orwell did in the first several chapters of Animal Farm? What is the impact of this choice?

Homework


To ensure that students are prepared for the next lesson, have students complete the following reading for homework. Use guidance from the next lesson to identify any additional language or background support students may need while independently engaging with the text.

  • Book: Animal Farm by George Orwell  — Review Chapters 3-6

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.8.7 — Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live production of a story or drama stays faithful to or departs from the text or script, evaluating the choices made by the director or actors.

Supporting Standards

L.8.6
RL.8.1
SL.8.1
SL.8.6
W.8.1
W.8.1.a
W.8.1.b
W.8.4
W.8.9
W.8.9.a
W.8.10
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