Staten Island Technical HS Ms. Peterson, Instructor
Mr. Erlenwein, Principal Blog #13
March 4, 2020
Carlo Importuna, Period 9, Sophomores 2020
Aim: How is Animal Farm by George Orwell a Fairy tale, fable, and satirical allegory?
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Do Now:
- What is it about stories that make both adults and children want to read, retell, or recite them?
- Stories are an escape for both children and adults from harsh realities
- Learn about the world around them and how to be. Also learn about society
- Why do you believe stories told to children often stand the test of time?
- They teach great lessons, which can be applied in many situations.
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Group Work - Quick List: What are some elements of a fairy tale?
- Protagonist / Antagonist
- Setting
- Conflict
- Plot
- Supernatural being : nonhuman help
- Morale (Lesson)
- “Hero’s Journey”
- Magic
- Maiden in Distress
- Happy Ending
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After sharing out our Group Work, we moved on to discussing and giving examples of the traits of fairy tales, fables, and allegories. We learned that…
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Fairy Tales:
- An unrealistic element (ex: magic, talking animals)
- Character Development
- Often has morales
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Fables:
- Often have a morale
- Have character development
- Have literary elements
- An example is Aesop’s Fables
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We watched “The Tortoise and the Hare” and discussed some of its elements.
The Tortoise and the Hare
- “Slow and Steady wins the race”
- Hare is developed as over confident while the Tortoise is shown to be reserved
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Next, we read “The Kid and the Wolf” and discussed some of its elements.
Group Work: What do you think the morale of “The Kid and the Wolf” is?
- Don’t take what you have for granted
- Stick to what you are good at
- Clever thinking is key in dire times
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Allegories:
- An extended metaphor (a story with 2 meanings)
- Has an underlying meaning
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Finally, we discussed the book “Animal Farm” and whether or not it fits the definition of any of these.
“Animal Farm” actually fits the definition of a fairy tale, fable, and allegory, all at the same time. This is because...
- It has an unrealistic element (talking animals).
- It has an underlying message / morale
- The story has both a literal and a figurative meaning
- The characters are all developed as their own entity
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Reflection:
Today I learned about the context of the book “Animal Farm” before beginning reading along with my class. We determined the story to be a fairy tale, a fable, and an allegory, an analysis which will help us in the future when thinking critically about the text we read.
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