Animal Farm
Who represented Old Major after his death, becoming the new leaders?
Napoleon and Snowball
Name the main characters.
Ralph, Piggy, Jack
What famous writer penned "War of the Worlds" and "The Time Machine"?
H.G. Wells
1) How ___ time do we have?
2) How ____ minutes do we have?
1) much
2) many
What are the four assessment criteria in English Language and Literature?
A: Analysing
B: Organising
C: Producing text
D: Using language
What central theme does Animal Farm explore regarding power and corruption?
Absolute power corrupts absolutely
Who is the author?
How many chapters are there in the novel?
William Golding
12
What is science fiction?
What punctuation mark ends a declarative statement?
Period/full stop
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Can you spell Ms. Guzel's last name correctly?
How many letters?
Gabdulislamova
14
At the end of the novel, what disturbing transformation takes place?
how does it convey the message of the book?
The pigs become indistinguishable from humans.
Name three symbols and explain what they stand for.
Conch shell - democracy, order, civilization
Fire - hope for rescue (+destruction at the end of the novel)
Beast - human evil and savagery
Piggy's glasses - rationality
Name 5 short stories we've read.
A Sound of Thunder by Ray Bradbury
The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke
The Fun They Had by Isaac Asimov
They're Made Out of Meat by Terry Bisson
All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury
The Pedestrian by Ray Bradbury
Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut
The Star Beast by Nicholas Stuart Gray
Think of one word for all the three sentences.
A) I am absolutely … the horse will win the race. There's no doubt about it.
B) It came as a shock to her coach when Joan tested … for illegal substance use.
C) The guru stresses the power of … thinking in his lectures, saying it helps to overcome problems and reduce strain.
POSITIVE
What does the word JUSTIFY mean?
Why did it become a meme in 8F?
Justify = Give valid reasons or evidence to support an answer or conclusion.
What is an allegory?
How is connected to Animal Farm?
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Allegory to the Russian Revolution
Examine the significance of Roger throwing stones near Henry early in the novel.
Name the literary device.
FORESHADOWING
It's symbolic of the thin line between restraint and cruelty, hinting at Roger's eventual brutality.
What is a dystopia?
Name three examples of dystopian literature.
A futuristic, imagined universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through corporate, bureaucratic, technological, moral, or totalitarian control. Dystopias, through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, make a criticism about a current trend, societal norm, or political system.
Characteristics of a Dystopian Society:
• Propaganda is used to control the citizens of society
• Information, independent thought, and freedom are restricted.
• A figurehead or concept is worshipped by the citizens of the society.
• Citizens are perceived to be under constant surveillance.
• Citizens have a fear of the outside world.
• Citizens live in a dehumanized state.
• The natural world is banished and distrusted.
• Citizens conform to uniform expectations. Individuality and dissent are bad.
• The society is an illusion of a perfect utopian world.
Examples: Harrison Bergeron, The Giver, The Hunger Games, Maze Runner, Fahrenheit 451, We, 1984
The adjective for metal is metallic, but not so for iron, which is __________________.
ironic
Which character is best at propaganda? Why?
How does Orwell portray the role of propaganda in maintaining control over society?
Squealer
"could turn black into white"
Through manipulation of history, rewriting commandments, and controlling education
Why is the book called Lord of the Flies?
Think of an alternative name for it.
It represents humanity's inherent capacity for evil, revealing inner darkness.
These stories collectively celebrate imaginative explorations of humanity's evolution, technological innovation, and existential dilemmas, unified by their speculative vision of tomorrow.