ANIMAL FARM

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Monarch
Baro
Serfs and Peasants
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The Magna Carta 1215Notes

• King John of England
• Feudal system
• Hierarchical system based on land grants

Monarch
Barons
Serfs and Peasants
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Magna Carta

• 1215- Barons revolt- force John to sign M.C.
• Magna Carta (or Great Charter)
• Limits the power of the Monarch
• Protects against
• A. Unjust punishment
• B. Taxation w/o consent

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Magna Carta

• 1215- Barons revolt- force John to sign M.C.
• Magna Carta (or Great Charter)
• Limits the power of the Monarch
• Protects against
• A. Unjust punishment
• B. Taxation w/o consent
• 3. Only applies to nobles at first

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Magna Carta

• Which group did not have rights recognized by the
  Magna Carta?
• A. Barons
• B. Knights
• C. Serfs

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Magna Carta

• Why is the Magna Carta one of the most important
  documents in the rise of representative
  government?
• A. The barons were given power to control all
  local government affairs.
• B. It distinctly stated the principle that the
  king is and shall be beneath the law.
• C. It freed the peasants from the feudal system.

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We the People

• Read pp. 42-44 and answer questions 1-3 on page
  46 in the We the People text.

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ANIMAL FARM

• BACKGROUND INFORMATION

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GEORGE ORWELL

• British citizen, born in India 1903
• Diverse experiences Spanish Civil War,
  dishwasher
• Finished Animal Farm in 1944
• Wrote 1984 in 1949

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The World in 1944

• WWII is almost over
• Cold War between capitalist and communist
  countries begins

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Words to Know

• Capitalism
• Economic system based on free enterprise and
  private property
• Very little government involvement in the economy

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Words to Know

• Socialism
• Economic system based on public ownership of
  major businesses
• Government is heavily involved in the economic
  system
• Orwell was a socialist

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Words to Know

• Communism
• All businesses are controlled by the government
• Almost no private property exists
• Supposed to be a utopia, or perfect state

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The World in 1946

• Josef Stalin is the communist dictator in 1946 of
  the Soviet Union
• Stalin twists the ideals of communism
• One of the bloodiest rulers of history

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Animal Farm

• One of Orwells purposes is to criticize Stalin
• Anthropomorphism
• Giving animals or objects the qualities of humans
• Symbolism
• Allegory
• The representation of abstract ideas or
  principles by characters, figures, or events in
  narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.

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GEORGE ORWELL

• Animal Farm uses allegory to criticize events in
  Russia
• Every line of serious work that I have written
  since 1936 has been written, directly or
  indirectly, against totalitarianism and for
  democratic socialism, as I understand it. Why I
  Write

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Words to Know

• Limited Government
• A system in which government power is limited,
  not absolute.
• What can limit the power of a ruler?

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Words to Know

• Constitutional
• Government
• A government in which power is limited by a
  constitution.

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Words to Know

• Unlimited Government
• A system in which government power is unlimited.
  Rulers do what they want.

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Connect 2

• Connect any two vocab words in a statement of how
  they are similar or dissimilar.
• __________ is like _________ because
• ________________________________
• ________________________________

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Revolution

• What is a revolution?

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Revolution

• The overthrow of one government and its
  replacement with another.

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Revolution

• Would you say the revolution on the farm was
  successful? Why or why not?

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Animal Farm and Government

• Can you apply the vocab words weve learned to
  Animal Farm?

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• Outline for a Five-Paragraph Essay
• Title ____________________
•         I.            Introduction
•                              A.           
  Introductory statement
•                              B.            Thesis
  statement ____________________
•  
• Body
• First Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence)
  ____________________
• ____________________
• ____________________
• ____________________
•  
• Second Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence)
  ____________________
• ____________________
• ____________________
• ____________________
•  
• Third Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence)
  ____________________
• ____________________

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• Outline for a Five-Paragraph Essay
• Title Animal Farm Essay
•  I.    Introduction
•                    A.   Introductory statement
•                    B.   Thesis statement Animal
  Farm is a great way to learn about governments. 
• Body
• First Supporting Idea (Topic Sentence) Animal
  Farm is a great example of autocracy because at
  the end of the story, the farm was ruled by one
  absolute ruler, Napoleon. ____________________
• ____________________
• ____________________
• ____________________
•  

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Warm-up Connect 2

• Connect any two vocab words in a statement of how
  they are similar or dissimilar.
• __________ is like _________ because
• ________________________________
• ________________________________

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Historical Figures in Animal Farm

• Karl Marx
• Philosopher credited with promoting communism
• Believed communism would help workers and lead to
  perfect world

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Historical Figures in Animal Farm

• Karl Marx
• Philosopher credited with promoting communism
• Believed communism would help workers and lead to
  perfect world

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Historical Figures in Animal Farm

• V. I. Lenin
• Leads communist revolution in Russia 1917
• First communist leader of the Soviet Union
• Dies in 1924

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Historical Figures in Animal Farm

• Trotsky
• Idealistic leader of Soviet Union
• Wants to take over for Lenin
• Flees Russia as Stalin takes control

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Historical Figures in Animal Farm

• Trotsky
• Idealistic leader of Soviet Union
• Wants to take over for Lenin
• Flees Russia as Stalin takes control

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Historical Figures in Animal Farm

• Josef Stalin
• Leads Soviet Union after Lenins death
• Murders most of his opponents
• Most of the world is unaware of his atrocities

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Historical Figures in Animal Farm

• Josef Stalin
• Uses media to control people
• Uses secret police to instill fear and remove
  opposition

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Limited Government

• A system in which government power is limited,
  not absolute.

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Constitutional Government

• A government in which power is limited by a
  constitution.

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Unlimited Government

• A system in which government power is unlimited.
  Rulers do what they want.

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Revolution

• What is a revolution?

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Revolution

• The overthrow of one government and its
  replacement with another.

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Revolution

• Would you say the revolution on the farm was
  successful? Why or why not?