Its time for. Fantasy Talkball! Animal Farm Edition
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Rules Review and Team Selection Fill out your Fantasy Talkball
Draft Card keep it confidential! MVPChampionship Team Awards for
MVP (most individual points) and Championship Team (roster with the
most points) Strategize! If you throw the ball to the people on
your card, you can increase your points. BUT, if you always throw
to the same people, others may guess they are on your card and try
to block you. you are on your card too Remember, you are on your
card too if you dont participate, you hurt your chances of winning!
Fill out your Fantasy Talkball Draft Card keep it confidential!
MVPChampionship Team Awards for MVP (most individual points) and
Championship Team (roster with the most points) Strategize! If you
throw the ball to the people on your card, you can increase your
points. BUT, if you always throw to the same people, others may
guess they are on your card and try to block you. you are on your
card too Remember, you are on your card too if you dont
participate, you hurt your chances of winning!
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Only the person with the Talkball can address the question. The
person holding the Talkball decides who will get it next by
choosing a person with their hand raised. When making a special
play, you must announce it by name. Only one special play per
possession! New Twists: Questions will be timed; max 5
min/question! When the timer goes off, the play is dead! The class
with the highest per person average will get a special bonus points
on the AF test Grading: You must participate to get a grade! 4
points=C, 7 points=B, 10 points=A
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What is your reaction to the novels ending? For example, do you
find it uplifting, depressing, cynical? Explain. Why do you think
Orwell chose this ending and what message was he trying to send? T
IME S U P !!! You have 5 minutes!
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Is the story of Animal Farm believable? Why or why not? Does it
matter? Is the story of Animal Farm believable? Why or why not?
Does it matter? T IME S U P !!! You have 5 minutes!
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Whose fault is it that the revolution develops into tyranny?
Are the animals responsible for their condition, or are they
innocent victims of an evil mastermind? T IME S U P !!! You have 5
minutes!
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When Orwell describes how the animals enter the room for Old
Majors speech and where they sit, what are some details that give
us insight into the different animals personality and their status
on the farm? T IME S U P !!! You have 5 minutes!
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Do you think its fair that those who are more educated or more
skilledlike the pigs in Animal Farmhave more influence in decision
making? T IME S U P !!! You have 5 minutes!
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Consider the names of the characters. Why did Orwell use the
names he did? How do the names fit the characters? What may they
symbolize? T IME S U P !!! You have 5 minutes!
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By the end of Animal Farm, things have gone back to the way
they were under Mr. Jones, if not even worse. Was there ever a
moment in the book when the animals could have made a different
decision and changed the course of events? T IME S U P !!! You have
5 minutes!
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Some critics believe that, at the end of the book, Orwell
suggests that the pigs and human political leaders are
interchangeable. Do you think most government rulers are
interchangeableall the same? How might power change those who have
it? T IME S U P !!! You have 5 minutes!
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What single most important point was Orwell trying to make in
Animal Farm? T IME S U P !!! You have 5 minutes!
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Great Job!! Tomorrow we will play another fast-paced analysis
game, but this time you will be competing in writing!