Animal Farm Web Quest Greetings students!

You know the story of the birth of our country through colonization and revolution. Throughout history, many other countries have had revolutions and civil wars. Our revolution produced a democracy, where people elect their representatives. We will be reflecting this year on some other forms of government that are very different from ours. Animal Farm is about a revolution that was very different from our own. Web Quest Instructions You will need to visit each of these web sites, but you can do so in any order. At each web site you are going to follow the steps and answer questions and reflect on what you learn. Please remember to copy and paste the links instead of clicking on them. Some Brief Background for Animal Farm *George Orwell wrote the book to let people know what he thought of the Russian Revolution *Although the book is about animals, it is not a children s book! *Orwell also wrote another cautionary tale called 1984, which depicts a world where cameras record your every move and government spies on the people.

Allegory Go to http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861584731/allegory.html *Read the definition of allegory and write it on your reflection sheet. *Use this site to look up the definition of FABLE and FAIRY TALE too.

Fables Go to http://aesopfables.com/aesopsel.html and choose a fable to read. Answer the questions on your reflection sheet.

Feudalism Go to http://www.historyonthenet.com/Medieval_Life/feudalism.htm

Russian Revolution Go to http://www.history.com/topics/russian-revolution

Pigs and Sheet Go to http://www.northrup.org/photos/pig/ View the pictures and read the text about pigs. Go to http://www.sheep101.info/flocking.html and read the page

Animal Farm Web Quest Reflection Sheet Name: _____________________________________________________ Note: You can answer these sections in any order. You may work with a partner, but you each need to turn in a paper. Allegory and Fable 1) Write the definitions: Allegory: Fable: Fairy Tale:

Reading Fables 1) Who are the main characters in your fable?

2) What is the moral of your fable?

3) How does the character learn the moral?

4) Do you think this fable is a good way to teach this moral? Why or why not?

Feudalism 1) In the feudal system, who is at the top?

2) Who is at the bottom?

3) What problems do you think this system might have?

Russian Revolution 1) What caused riots that led to revolution?

2) What happened four times between March and October 1917 in Russia?

3) What was the name of the program that won the people s support and led to the October Revolution?

Pigs and Sheep 1) Are pigs intelligent?

2) What do pigs eat?

3) What part do you think pigs would play in a revolution?

4) Summarize basic sheep behavior.

5) What part do you think sheep would play in a revolution?