Animal Farm Final Project
You will make connections between Animal Farm, your own understanding, and other sources provided in order to produce a piece of media that conveys meaning to its intended audience.
Select ONE or more of the following sources to support your selected task. Be sure to properly cite your sources
Animal Farm: Themes, Historical Context, and Criticisms
Exploring Novels: Themes & Construction : Animal Farm - 2003
Exploring Novels: Historical Context: Animal Farm - 2003
Overview of Animal Farm : Critical Essay - 1998
Orwell's 'Animal Farm,' Around For Decades, Almost Wasn't Published - Morning Edition (Podcast), 2020
Animal Farm Criticism by Cyril Connolly - 1945
George Orwell: Letter to the editor - 2023 (Publication & Historical Context)
The Road to Revolution - 2020 (Critical Essay & Historical Connections)
George Orwell Biographies
George Orwell (World Biography) - 2022
Britannica: George Orwell Biography & Overview
Allegory, Parables & Fables
Britannica: Fable, parable, and allegory
Public Relations
GALE: Public Relations (Includes "what is a public relations plan")
GALE: Public Relations Manager and Specialists (job description)
Linked above are the sources curated for you by Mrs. Fredericksen to align with your project options.
If you'd like to do your own search for a source, you can use the GALE Animal Farm Topic Guide as a starting point.
To find Current Events, you can visit GALE Opposing Viewpoints, or GALE High School from the Research tab above, browsing the topic/issue pages may inspire you and the resulting pages will have articles.
You can also access the New York Times with your school email after setting up an account.
Tips & Resources for your 'Zine, Comic, or Brochure:
Panels & Perspectives (eBook on creating comics in the classroom)
The Noun Project (library of icons that may help with drawing)
How to Sketchnote (brief introductory blog post)
MLA Citations:
SJSU MLA Citation Guide - Great tips for in-text citations, and