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Animal Farm Research Project/ Persuasive Speech/Annotated Bibliography Research Project: Choose one of the following topics: (with a partner) 1. Napoleon Boneparte & Russian Invasion, June 6, 1812 (Napoleon) 2. Boxer Rebellion & Russian occupation of Manchuria (Boxer) 3. Utopia & Marxist dream of a classless society (Old Major) 4. Comrade & Nicholas II, the Czar and his politics (Mr. Jones) 5. Struggle of power between Lenin and Trotsky: banishment, treason, and promotion of revolution (Snowball) 6. Grigorii Y. Rasputin’s murder (1916) and Bolshevik Revolution of March 1917 (Battle of Cowshed) 7. Tyranny and Stalin’s industrialization plan (windmill project) 8. Totalitarianism and Satlin’s (Napoleon) collectivization campaign of the 30’s (killing of the hens) 9. Vice & Stalin’s secret police activities (dogs) 10. Maxim and Pravda newspaper (squealer) 11. Examples of other nations with totalitarian, tyrannical governments. Note: Words underlined are vocabulary words related to the topics listed; bolded words relate to the allegories. ** Compare literacy character or event with historical perspective and give insight into the author’s intended allegorical allusions. Persuasive Speech: (50 points) Decide whether you are going to present information as Squealer or Snowball. Present key points gathered from your research in a 2 minute oral presentation using propaganda techniques as you portray the role of Snowball or Squealer. YOU MAY NOT READ YOUR SPEECH. You may have a note card, but you must know your speech. Access the following Webquest: http://www.teachtheteachers.org Class lessons Webquest/ Webquest 2001 Participant Roster Brandenburg, “Messing w/ Messages” View website (This will give you more details for your speech.) List of Propaganda techniques: (20 points) Submit a list of propaganda techniques (i.e., bandwagon, loaded words, etc.) used in your speech. Give examples from your speech as support. Also, note body language and inflections used to persuade your audience. Annotated Bibliography: (30 points) An annotated bibliography is a critical and explanatory note about a subject. Each bibliography entry is followed by an annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to provide a brief overview of the main points (CD) included and to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy and quality of the sources cited (CM). Each entry must be in the proper format. o Alphabetized by author’s last name or title of article if no author is given o First line in the left margin and second line indented five spaces o Double space the entire document o See pages 66-67 in Student Writer’s Handbook as a reference.