National Endowment for the Humanities
Animal Farm: Allegory and the Art of Persuasion
Introduce your class members to allegory and propaganda with a series of activities designed to accompany a study of George Orwell's Animal Farm. Readers examine the text as an allegory, consider the parallels to collective farms and the...
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Animal Farm Chapter 8
In this Animal Farm comprehension check worksheet, learners respond to 10 short answer questions and define 4 terms pertaining to chapter 8 of Animal Farm by George Orwell in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Animal Farm: Chapter 4
In this Animal Farm comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer questions and define 6 terms pertaining to chapter 4 of Animal Farm by George Orwell in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Animal Farm: Chapter 2
In this Animal Farm comprehension check worksheet, students define 6 vocabulary words and respond to 7 short answer questions pertaining to chapter 2 of Animal Farm by George Orwell to help them better understand the novel.
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Animal Farm Chapter 9
In this Animal Farm comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions and define 4 terms pertaining to chapter 9 of Animal Farm by George Orwell in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Animal Farm: Chapter 3
In this Animal Farm comprehension check worksheet, students respond to 5 short answer questions and define 5 terms pertaining to chapter 3 of Animal Farm by George Orwell in order to help them better understand the novel.
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Animal Farm
Students read Animal Farm and examine how power corrupts. They role-play situations involving power and control. They investigate corruption and abuse of power in society. They write propaganda articles and hold panel discusssionsabout...
WindWise Education
What is Wind Power's Risk to Birds?
How is risk determined? Through the use of a reading passage, individuals or groups learn about bird interactions with man made structures along with wind turbines. Pupils use information from the second reading passage to conduct an...
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Estamos en la granja (We are on the farm)
Students receive a blank farm scene and a baggie of animal cutouts with names on them. They sit back to back so they cannot see each other's farm scene, then place 3-4 animals on their farm scene. They ask each other if their animal is...
Global Oneness Project
The Consciousness of Nature
Scholars voice their opinions about animal consciousness with an article that challenges common ideas about nature. After reading the article, learners engage in a thoughtful discussion before writing out their arguments in a persuasive...
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Spanish Animal and Sounds
Students memorize the names of farm animals and the sound they make in Spanish. In this Spanish vocabulary lesson, students use total physical response, music and games to learn the names of nine farm animals and the sounds they make in...
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Farm Animals
First graders use this Web Quest to find out about 6 different farm animals. They explore what each animal eats and what food humans get from each animal. They study about are pigs, sheep, goats, horses, cows, and chickens.
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My Farm
Students explore repetition in music. In this music activity, students discover the lyrics of a folk song from Argentina about farm animals. Students read about farms and the animals found on farms prior to learning the song in high and...
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
American Indians and their Environment
People could take a page in ingenuity and survival from the Powhatans. Deer skins became clothes, and the members of the Native American group farmed the rich Virginia soil and hunted in its forests for food. Using images of artifacts...
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Charlotte's Web Animal Research Projects
Students summarize information taken from the internet about animal character's from the story, "Charlotte's Web." Questions are created, answered, and entered into a book about the animal of their choice.
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Hattie and the Fox
Who is Hattie? Youngsters explore animal characteristics by reading poems and stories in class. They read the book Hattie and the Fox about a fictitious fox and his drama with the other farm animals. Then they reread the story over...
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Farm Animals
Second graders write a paper about what kind of animal they would like to raise on a farm.
National Gallery of Canada
Artful Emotions
Blue is sad, and red is angry, but why is that? Young artists explore the expression of emotions through art by observing and creating artwork. Starting with a questioning session about images of art, this plan moves into a sculpture...
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Farm Products Help Me Grow
Students view a display of empty food containers (or illustrations). They select a food and decide as a class if it has an animal or plant origin. Students view a display of common farm animals that are commonly eaten (cow, pig, chicken,...
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Animal Life Span Activity
Students study and compare the life span of farm animals with their own. They research a farm animal, complete a table and answer comparative questions. They work in jigsaw format groups.
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For Creative Minds: What Makes an Animal a Mammal?
Young scholars read about categories of mammals and their features. Students then construct a marine animal, using given print outs in the lesson plan. Young scholars then create adaptations for their mammal, using a web site reference...
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Where Is Our Food Grown?
Learners view the Interactive Whiteboard's supermarket and discuss what they can see there. They watch the animation about where food comes from and discuss any questions they may have. They then are introduced to the "Farm Alarm" game...
August House
The Little Red Hen
The Little Red Hen is a wonderful story to teach youngsters about the value of teamwork and sharing responsibilities. As you read through the story, ask comprehension questions to check for and enhance understanding in your class. Kids...
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Crocodiles Escape in Vietnam
What, there was a crocodile escape? Read, analyze, and examine a newspaper article with your class about the crocodiles that escaped in Vietnam. Your English language learners note the facts and key vocabulary in the story and answer...