Do you think the animals purposely and openly confessed of being an accomplish accomplice with Snowball? Or do you think Napoleon killed them in private and told the other animals that they did confess just so he could eliminate the threat.

Do you think that Snowball was behind the attacks on the farm? Why or why not?

What change could have happened drastically if Snowball hadn’t been chased by the dogs? State you answer in 2-3 sentences.

Everyone must participate in the blog discussion by 9:00 p.m. Monday Evening. The “Live Discussion” will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Monday (Oct. 19th). At that time, as you refresh the page, you will see responses from other classmates.

While you do not have to participate in every thread of the discussion, the more you participate, the better your chances for doing well on the Reading Quiz on Tuesday.

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What’s the difference between communism and socialism?  How does it affect the ideals of the animals in the book? (Dead Neon Ice Cubes, Period 3)

How is the Animal Rebellion related to the Bolshevik Revolution?  (Posted by the Quaggas, Period 6)

Symbolism of the Novel
Animal Farm is full of great symbolism of the Bolshevik Rebellion. Before this rebellion, Czar Nicholas the second was the king of Russia. He was overthrown by the Bolsheviks, which put Vladimir Lenin in charge. In World War II, Stalin soon became the leader of the Soviet Union. Find two symbolic similarities between this war and the novel, and respond to two other comments.  For example, Snowball was like Vladimir Lenin and Nepolean was like Stalin. Be sure to describe them in detail, and respond to other comments. (TEEDCTDJ, Period 4)

Look for one good quote and one paraphrase (remember that a paraphrase maintains the idea of the original author and deserves credit for that idea; however, you do not use their exact language).

Re-post your thesis and below it, add your quote and paraphrase. Be sure to include in-text citation.  Below that, create a Works Cited citation for those sources. YOU MAY NOT USE WIKIPEDIA; If you use a dot com, be sure you can verify the validity of the information (is there an author?  is there a last updated date? is the information hosted by a well known organization?)

*EXAMPLE:

My revised thesis:  Ice cream  is much more successful in treating heartbreak than is the more commonly used cure now being used–Facebook bulletins.

Quote:  According to Freud, “people’s egos make them lash out when they are in pain” (45).

Paraphrase: Using Facebook to flash hurtful bulletins on the friends of all the former lover’s pages usually makes things worse (“The Hidden Danger of Facebooking”).

Works Cited

Freud, Sigmund. Id versus Ego. New York:  Bloomsday Press, 2003.

“The Hidden Danger of Facebooking.” New England Herald Online. 3 May 2003.

*This information is all fictional

Please post three potential thesis statements concerning a topic(s) of interest. Remember to avoid use of “I think, I believe, In my opinion.” Your thesis statements can be claims of fact (true/false), value (wrong/right, good/bad), or policy (should/should not).  The topic is up to you, but remember that it has to be a topic that is appropriate and is of enough interest to you that it will keep you going because this is a relatively lengthy project ahead.

You must post these statements by 9:00 p.m

You must also respond to other people’s thesis statements by 7:00 a.m. Please respond to THE WAY THE THESIS IS WRITTEN not whether you agree or disagree with one another’s claims.  All of these claims (if they are strong claims) will have agreement or disagreement to them.