Due: Friday, January 9th, 2015
NO LATE WORK
Overview:
By Friday, January 9th, 2015, you will have read Animal Farm on your own and completed the Double Entry Journal Project to hand in. The project is worth 100 points. Late work will not be accepted.
Step 1:
Animal Farm has 10 chapters and you will choose 10 quotes, one from each chapter, to reflect on.
Divide your paper in half lengthwise. On the left side, record the quote you have chosen, including the page number. You might want to focus on a particular theme such as hierarchy within society, the payoff and cost of acquiring knowledge, ignorance is bliss, the abuse of language, etc. On the other hand, you may choose quotes …show more content…
Dat’s one of de hold-backs of slavery. But nothing can’t stop you from wishin’. You can’t beat nobody down so low till you can rob ‘em of they will…. Ah wanted to preach a great sermon about colored women sittin’ on high, but they wasn’t no pulpit for me. Freedom found me wid a baby daughter in mah arms, so Ah said Ah’d take a broom and a cook-pot and throw up a highway through de wilderness for her. She would expound what Ah felt. But somehow she got lost offa highway and nest thing Ah knowed here you was in the world. So Whilst Ah was tendin’ you of nights Ah said Ah’d save de text for you. Ah been waitin’ a long time, Janie, but nothin’ Ah been through ain’t too much if you just take a stand on high ground lak Ah dreamed” …show more content…
Responses demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the significant ideas of the novel and a personal interpretation of those ideas.
Most choices in quotations and responses show careful thought and analysis. Responses demonstrate an understanding of the significant ideas of the novel.
Some choices in quotations and responses show careful thought and analysis. Responses demonstrate a limited understanding of some significant ideas of the novel.
Entries show lack of thoughtfulness and low effort. Responses are superficial and show little or no understanding of significant ideas of the novel.
Completion & Length
All Entries are complete and at least one paragraph long. All chapters are represented. Artistic entries include a short explanation of work.
Most Entries are complete and one paragraph long. All chapters are represented. May be missing one entry.
Artistic entries include a short explanation of work.
Some Entries are incomplete or too short. Missing two or more entries. Not all chapters are represented.
Artistic entries include a short explanation of work but may be