Name that Author
"I have a Dream"
Martin Luther King Jr. or MLK/Jr.
Vivid language that appeals to the five senses.
Imagery
Was chased away by dogs after challenging Napoleon for control of Animal Farm. Blamed for bad things happening on the farm.
Snowball.
"“No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal."
Squealer - Animal Farm - George Orwell
With two body paragraphs, how many pieces of evidence will you need?
Four!
Animal Farm
George Orwell
When you say the same thing over and over again to emphasize its importance.
Repetition. (Repeat Accepted)
Animal Farm's professional Gaslighter. Makes lots of persuasive speeches to support Napoleon.
Squealer
".....my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Martin Luther King Jr/I Have a Dream
Name all the parts of an argument essay.
"Hope is the Thing with Feathers"
Emily Dickinson, Emily, E.D.
The key difference between a simile and a metaphor.
Simile uses "like" or "as" and metaphor does not.
She has a difficult time with her new life on Animal Farm, as she misses wearing ribbons in her mane and eating sugar cubes.Eventually, she leaves to live with humans.
Mollie
"And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -"
Emily Dickinson / Hope is the Thing with Feathers
What is an alternate or opposing claim?
A claim that goes against yours/is the opposite to yours.
B"(If I Should Have a Daughter)"
Sarah Key
A word that is spelled the way it sounds.
Onomatopoeia.
Three days after giving a long speech describing his dream and teaching the animals the song “Beasts of England,” he dies.
Old Major
"I am going to paint the Solar Systems on the backs of her hands,
so she has to learn the entire universe before she can say ‘Oh, I know that like the back of my hand’"
Sarah Kay/ B (If I should have a daughter)
How many texts must you use to support your claim in this essay?
Two! Animal farm and ONE of the other poems/speeches.
"Dreams"
Langston Hughes
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning
Allegory
The names of ONE of the farmers that made deals with Napoleon during the course of Animal Farm.
Mr. Pilkington/Mr. Whymper/Mr. Fredrick
“Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever.”
Old Major/Animal Farm/George Orwell
FINISH THE PROMPT: Write an argument essay about whether language is more powerful when it is used to ___________________or whether it is more powerful when it is used to____________________.
UPLIFT, CONTROL