Mr. McCormick's English/Global Studies

“The early apples were now ripening, and the grass of the orchard was littered with windfalls. The animals had assumed as a matter of course that these would be shared out equally; one day, however, the order went forth that all the windfalls were to be collected and brought to the harness-room for the use of the pigs. At this some of the other animals murmured, but it was no use. All the pigs were in full agreement on this point, even Snowball and Napoleon.”(P. 35)

Focus Question: What laws does the United States have to make sure that people work under fair conditions? Directions:  Use the link next to your group to answer the appropriate research questions. Then create a short Google Presentation to share with your classmates. - Group 1: Child Labor Laws Under U.S. law, what jobs are people under 14 able to do? How does this change for people between 14 and 16? What hours are people this age able to work? How does the number of hours a person can work change when someone turns 16? What is one restriction that is still placed on what work they can do? - Group 2: Fair Labor Standards Act According to the FLSA, what is the minimum amount someone must be paid for a job? According to the FLSA, how long is the standard work week? How much would someone who works 40 hours a week at minimum wage make a year ? According to the FLSA, what do employers have to do to if someone works more than 40 hours a week? - Group 3: Occupation...

After reading Chapter 2 of Animal Farm , please answer the following questions on your blog BEFORE the beginning of class on Wednesday, May 13: 1) Write a summary of the important events of the chapter. 2) We are introduced to several new historical figures/events in this chapter. Explain which animal matches which historical person/event and WHY you think this:  Resignation of Tsar Nicholas II Joseph Stalin Leon Trotsky 3) Throughout the chapter, the pigs have to persuade their fellow animals to follow a certain course of action. First they have to persuade them to follow their ideas about "Animalism" and then they have to convince them to work. What persuasive techniques (pathos, logos, ethos) are they using? Make sure to include and explain quotes from the text. Hint:  See pages 16-17, 25-26. 4) Another character in the book who uses persuasion is the raven, Moses. What persuasive technique do you think he is using? Why? Hint : See pages 17-18. 5) F...

After reading Chapter 1, please complete the tasks/answer the questions below on YOUR blog. 1) Write a summary of the chapter. What important events occur? 2) Old Major is an important figure to the animals. They all look up to him. But as Old Major explains in his speech, he is old and not likely to live long. Of the characters mentioned in the story so far, which do you think would be most likely to replace Old Major as leader? Why? 3) As we've discussed in class, Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution. The characters in the story represent real people and events in Russia. What ideas do you have right now about who some of the characters represent. Think about... Tsar Nicholas II Vladimir Lenin Russian nobility Russian peasants After you've added your thoughts to your blog, check out your classmates' blogs. Respond to at least one other classmate. Your response should be several thoughtful sentences long. Please do not simply write, I agree!...