Freshman Humanities
Animal Farm​
and Russian Revolution Paragraph Name: DIRECTIONS: Your job as a member of this class and as a writer is to take the following steps toward producing a well­written paragraph that represents your best effort. ➢ Read the questions below and choose ​
ONE ​
you would like to answer in a paragraph. ➢ Using the graphic organizer provided (also found on the class website), please fill out and bring to class ​
Wednesday, March 16​
. ➢ Provide a completed rough draft on ​
Friday, March 18​
. ➢ Provide a completed FINAL PARAGRAPH on ​
Tuesday, March 22​
. 1) How do allegories reveal basic truths about society? Cite and explain examples from (one each) ​
Animal Farm​
and the Russian Revolution (M­E­A­E­A­L format) to support your answer. 2) What was George Orwell's message(s) about power? Cite and explain examples from (one each) ​
Animal Farm​
and the Russian Revolution (M­E­A­E­A­L format) to support your answer. 3) What is propaganda and how can it be used to influence people? Cite and explain examples from (one each) ​
Animal Farm​
and the Russian Revolution (M­E­A­E­A­L format) to support your answer. 4) Explain how ​
Animal Farm​
is an allegory, representing events of the Russian Revolution. Cite and explain examples from (one each) ​
Animal Farm​
and the Russian Revolution (M­E­A­E­A­L format) to support your answer. *Challenge: If you would like to challenge yourself as a writer, please complete 3 examples and 3 analyses (M­E­A­E­A­E­A­L). Please let us know if you plan to take on this challenge. Name:
Question #: Animal Farm​
and Russian Revolution Paragraph Rubric ​
Main idea is the first sentence that includes TWO​
specific points that outlines what paragraph will be about. ­­Main idea contains the title and author ­­​
Title is italicized /20 There is one quote from ​
Animal Farm​
that is in ​
/2 correct MLA format. There is at least one sentence after the ​
Animal ​
/5 Farm​
quote that analyzes the quote. **DO NOT WRITE: “THIS QUOTE SHOWS…” There is a paraphrase or quote from the Russian Revolution that is in correct MLA format. ​
/2 ​
There is at least one sentence after the Russian ​
/5 Revolution paraphrase/quote that analyzes the paraphrase/quote. **DO NOT WRITE: “THIS QUOTE SHOWS…” The last sentence links back to the thesis and restates it. **DO NOT WRITE: IN CONCLUSION… ​
/2 Paragraph has been edited for word choice: No *If ​
any​
forbidden words are used: ­3 points forbidden words: I, we, you, us, me, got, gotten, very, stuff, things, a lot, many ​
TOTAL: /36