MVP Unit
Week Five
Choice
Reading
Orwell “Shooting An Elephant” Analysis
Quick Write

Write about a time that you may have
made a decision that went against
your morals that happened as a result
of peer pressure.
This will not be shared.
Aggressive Elephant
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Draw, write, chart the thought that
comes to mind when thinking of an
encounter with an aggressive
elephant.
Imperialism
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Imperialism is "the creation and/or maintenance of an unequal
economic, cultural, and territorial relationship, usually between
states and often in the form of an empire, based on domination
and subordination."
Imperialism always involves the massive export of capital to
foreign countries for the purpose of exploiting and dominating
both their labor forces and their markets. Imperialism, the
highest stage of capitalism, represents the stage at which a
country's consumers cannot buy all the products that have been
produced, and additional markets must be sought after.
~Wiki
George Orwell
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Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21
January 1950),known by his pen name:
George Orwell, was an English novelist
and journalist. His work is marked by clarity,
intelligence and wit, awareness of social
injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and
belief in democratic socialism ~Wiki
Summary of “S.A.E.”
The essay describes the experience of the English
narrator, possibly Orwell himself, called upon to shoot
an aggressive elephant while working as a police
officer in Burma (SE Asia). Because the locals expect
him to do the job, he does so against his better
judgment, his anguish increased by the elephant's
slow and painful death. The story is regarded as a
metaphor for British imperialism, and for Orwell's view
that "when the white man turns tyrant it is his own
freedom that he destroys.
Not known if fact or fiction.~Wiki
See video.
Read and Take Notes
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Read and take notes on the essay
"Shooting an Elephant"
(p. 979/ p. 1100)
Questions (p. 985/ 1106) #1 and #2
(Personal Side)
AGENDA
Multiple Choice
 Review Prompt
 Outline Essay
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#1
Orwell’s attitude toward
imperialism as revealed
in the first two
paragraphs is one of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Ambivalence
Antipathy
Enthusiasm
Indifference
Neglect
#2
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Orwell’s attitude
toward his own
position in relation to
imperialism is one of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Neglect
Indifference
Enthusiasm
Antipathy
Ambivalence
#3
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In the first
paragraph Orwell
uses each of the
following EXCEPT
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Ironic contrast
Specific example
Colloquial diction
Shift in point of
view
Variety of
sentence structure
#4
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The paragraph
serves each of the
following purposed
EXCEPT
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
It establishes the
speaker’s tone
It locates the setting
of the piece
It identifies the central
event of the essay
It establishes the
point of view of the
narration
It identifies the
narrator’s position in
relation to the events
#5
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The speaker’s tone
in paragraphs 1-3
can best be
described as:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Argumentative
and outraged
Polemical and
didactic
Lugubrious and
regretful
Formal and
authoritative
Candid and
reflective
#6

Each of the following
quotations contains
irony EXCEPT:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
“The crowd yelled with
hideous laughter”
“The young Buddhist priests
were the worst of all”
“All these oppressed me
with an intolerable sense of
guilt”
“All this was perplexing and
upsetting”
“Theoretically—and,
secretly, of course—I was all
for the Burmese”
#7

In the statement,
“Feelings like these
are normal byproducts of
imperialism; ask any
Anglo-Indian official,
if you can catch him
off duty (para. 2), the
last phrase server
as a:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Fact
Warrant
Claim
Qualifier
Rebuttal
#8

Orwell makes use
of which of the
following in
paragraph 2?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
I. periodic sent.
II. Parallel structures
III. Extended metaphor
I only
I and II only
II only
I and III only
I, II, and III
#9

The statement, “All I
knew was that I was
stuck between my
hatred of the empire I
served and my rage
against the evil
spirited little beasts
who tried to make my
job impossible”
(para. 2) involves
each of the following
EXCEPT:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Ambivalence
Antipathy
Frustration
Devotion
Reflection
#10
One assumption held
by the speaker is
that:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Honest expression can be
expected from the servants
of imperialism
A seemingly trivial event
can be of immense
significance
The delight of the crowds
arises from their uncivilized
nature
The value of a Burman’s life
is less than that of an
Englishman
The Buddhist presence had
a salutary effect on the
situation
Write your own MC
Choose one “type” of question
 Must have at least three answer options
 Sketch out a rough draft on the MC
questions
 Transfer final question and answers onto
half sheet
 Write names and answer ON BACK!

AGENDA
Choice Reading
 Share MC questions
 Review Prompt and begin drafting

Writing Prompt/ Analysis
(p. 985)
2. In paragraph 3, Orwell's narrator says that the
incident of shooting the elephant "in a roundabout
way was enlightening. It was a tiny incident in itself,
but it game me a better glimpse than I had had before
of the real nature of imperialism-- the real motives for
which despotic governments act."
What does he see as "the real nature of
imperialism," and how does this incident reveal
that nature?
Outline/Writing Plan
1.
2.
A/P- What is Orwell’s opinion on the “real
nature of imperialism”
Set the scene
1.
3.
Quote to Qualify
1.
4.
New paragraph
Quote to Qualify
1.
6.
Tie quote from prompt to original claim (loop)
Set the Scene
1.
5.
Paragraph three
Introduce and connect new quote to reinforce
Orwell’s opinion on imperialism (loop)
Loop for Logic
1.
Abstract loop to claim for conclusion
AGENDA
Choice Reading
 Share essays
 Homework: Finalize and type 1-2
page essay
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Homework
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2-3 Page Analysis
MLA Style

Typed/Printed when you come to class
Double Space
Title
MLA Heading
Last name and Page # on right hand side
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Late deduction will apply if not handed in at beginning of class
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• If not done on time, a formal explanation and request for extension is required
at the time the rest of your classmates are turning in their assignment.
• If it is not turned in by the (reasonable) date that you choose, it is an automatic
zero.
• Request is to be in the same format as original assignment is to be
• ie: if assignment was to be typed and printed, your request better be typed and printed.
• If you have neither, a conference will take place
• You are only allowed ONE request for extension
Late Work

Late deduction will apply if not handed in at beginning
of class
• If not done on time, a formal explanation and request for
extension is required at the time the rest of your classmates
are turning in their assignment.
• If it is not turned in by the (reasonable) date that you
choose, it is an automatic zero.
• Request is to be in the same format as original assignment is
to be
• ie: if assignment was to be typed and printed, your request
better be typed and printed.
• If you have neither, a conference will take place

You are only allowed ONE request for extension
AGENDA
Choice Reading
 Introduce Anti-Bullying Project
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