Animal Farm
This porcine character represented Leon Trotsky
Snowball
This man was rarely seen and the source of many rumors and scary stories but, in the end, he may have saved Jeb and Scout's lives
Boo Radley
Katniss is caught up in a bit of a love triangle with two boys. Name them both
Peeta and Gale
The Tsar deposed and executed as a result of the October Revolution
Tsar Nicholas II
She refused to give up her seat to a white man
Rosa Parks
This animal represented the working class, hard working and loyal but naïve
Boxer the cart horse
Scout did not get along with this young teacher
Miss Caroline
Suzanne Collins is especially good at using this literary technique, which involves ending a scene or chapter with a dangerous or precarious situation that leaves the reader wondering what will happen next
Cliffhanger
This propaganda technique involves creating an enemy so as to rally supporters by blaming this enemy for all their problems
Name calling
This modern social movement grew primarily in response to the murder of several black men and women at the hands of the police
The Black Lives Matters (BLM) movement
He represented propaganda as a concept
Squealer
Why is it significant that the kids find treasures in the old tree?
It shows that Boo Radley is not the scary monster he's been rumored to be, that he may be kind and looking over the children.
(It also foreshadows his rescue of the kids)
Why does Katniss volunteer for the Hunger Games?
To save her sister, Pru
This event followed the Russian Revolution and preceded the eventual formation of the Soviet Union
The Russian Civil War
This period of economic hardship affected the southern states in particular and especially the black communities within these states, though nearly everyone was affected in one way or another, leading even Atticus, a white lawyer, to describe his family as poor
The Great Depression
This animal represented religion and, more specifically, the Russian Orthodox Church
Moses the raven
Why is Tom Robinson considered a "mockingbird"?
He only tried to help and do good and never harmed anyone
The Hunger Games takes place in a specific type of literary setting in which the world has become difficult and painful for most people, especially the protagonists. What is this setting called?
Dystopia (opposite of utopia)
This propaganda technique involves mentioning only the positive aspects of a policy or idea and knowingly leaving out the negative aspects
Card stacking
This is the practice of imprisoning people as a primary means of punishment, even for minor infractions. In the US this disproportionately affects Black people, creating an entire class of people who have no right to vote.
Mass incarceration
Though a minor character in the novel, this farmer represented a major character in the Second World War: the leader of the Nazis, Adolph Hitler
Mr Frederick
What was Tom Robinson's major mistake while on the stand, a mistake that ended up costing him his life?
He said that he fell sorry for Mayella Ewell, a white woman
This is how Katniss manages to save both herself and Peeta
She threatens to have them both take poison, killing themselves and refusing to fight, thereby embarrassing President Snow
This fishy propaganda technique involves creating distractions to change the subject and hide the truth. it is also a literary technique often used in mysteries and thrillers
Red herring
In this film by Spike Lee a black ATF agent infiltrates a group of white supremacists
(Come to the board to write the title with correct spelling)
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