Animal Farm by Orwell

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Animal Farm by OrwellAnimal Tales Project

• English I Honors
• DUE DATE Monday, September 30th

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Introduction

• Throughout the history of humanity, people have
  been fascinated by talking animals.
• In nearly all such stories, the animals sound
  suspiciously like humans and behave like
  humansfrom the big bad wolf to Garfield.
• Some contain morals to tell people how to
  behaveor how not to behave. Others are purely
  entertaining.

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Directions

• Here is your chance to become familiar with some
  of the various types of animal tales.
• Your group will be assigned to one of the
  following topics

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Topics

• An Anansi tale from Africa
• A Brer Rabbit story
• An Aesop fable
• A Mexican folk tale using animals that talk
• An American Indian myth using animals that talk
• A very recent childrens book using talking
  animals (must bring from home)

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Directions (Part 1 Introduction)

• Go to the library to research your type of animal
  tale as a group
• Write a brief introduction to your type of tale
  (What is an Anansi tale? Where and how did it
  develop?)1 per group (this will be submitted to
  turnitin.com)
• Make PowerPoint slides that give bullet points
  or highlights from this introduction as a way of
  introducing your type of tale to the class

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Directions (Part 2 The Performance)

• Pick one specific tale from your topic to present
  to the class
• All members of the group should read it or hear
  it read aloud
• Decide on a way to present it to the class other
  than reading it aloud. Be creative! Involve
  everyone in the group.

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Directions (Part 3 End Discussion)

• After your performance, the group will lead the
  class in a brief discussion of the tale you
  performedits moral, its purpose, its effect.
• Create slides to add to your PowerPoint that will
  guide you in leading this discussion

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To sum up

• 1) Create introduction slides in your PowerPoint
  (How your tale came about, history of your type
  of tale, etc.)
• 2) Present story (DO NOT just readact it out,
  write a song and perform it, mime it, puppet
  show, etc.BE CREATIVE!)
• 3) Create slides in your PowerPoint to show after
  you present the story. These slides should
  identify the moral, purpose, and/or effect of
  your story, etc. and give any additional info,
  background, etc.

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PowerPoint

• Title Slide w/group members names
• Slides that SUMMARIZE your introduction (DO NOT
  WRITE IT WORD FOR WORD!)
• Pictures that go along with your
  story/presentation (optional)
• Slides to help guide the class discussion at the
  end of your presentation

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Grades

• You will be graded based on
• Creativity
• Presentation skills
• PowerPoint
• Group teamwork
• Content
• Effort reflected by overall product
• Preparedness

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Any QUESTIONS?