Animal Farm Chapter 4: The Battle of the Cowshed Satirical Comic Strip Group Project Satire • What is a satire? • Give some examples of: – Exaggeration – Reversal – Parody – Incongruity Answer • Satire uses various comedic techniques in order to make a comment or criticism about the subject or issue. Think Back to… #Hashtag or iPhone 5 Videos • What about pop culture was discussed? • How did each video poke fun at pop culture? NOW, Think About War • What are traditional elements of war? Battle? Tactics and strategy? • Orwell has painted his readers a picture of the animals in battle against the humans. • How can you take it a step further to truly satirize the situation? The Battle of the Cowshed • Rumors circulated that the animals________________________. • Mr. Jones & ________________ decided to _____________________________. • However, the animals had _________ this and ___________________________. • 1st – The pigeons flew overhead, then the geese pecked at the men. • 2nd – Muriel, Benjamin, and the sheep butted the men. – Men were able to overpower and animals retreated. • 3rd – 3 horses, 3 cows, the rest of the pigs were waiting in ambush (Cowshed) • 4th – Boxer took a blow at the farmer – The men began to run in fear. -All the animals began to attack • The men left. -Boxer kills one of the boys (he didn’t mean to) -Snowball says, “No sentimentality, comrade!” • 5th – The animals celebrate their victory with Beasts of England song and a flag raising ceremony. Directions: • You will work in your reading groups (Remember, this is a group grade!) • You will have until the end of the hour on Friday to complete a FULL SCALE COMIC STRIP satirizing the “Battle of the Cowshed.” Requirements: • Minimum of 8 boxes/ stills. • Fully colored illustrations. • Dialogue or captions for each box. You Should… • Find some ways to take the sequence of events and use a technique with them… exaggeration for example. • You may use all techniques or some. SAMPLE A drawing and a caption Multiple boxes in a sequence. DROP OFF BEFORE YOU LEAVE…. • A sheet with your group NAMES on it and HOUR. You may NOT take your work home! GRADING • 8 boxes/ 3pts. • Color • Creativity • Elements of Satire • Total: /24pts. /4pts. /4pts. /10pts. /42 summative points Presentation of the Comic • In front of the class, “front and center.” • 1 or 2 group members should read the comic still by still. • As the audience or “reader,” you are responsible for assessing the work. Each of you are expected to complete the following during presentations… -On loose leaf paper, MLA format. -Due AS you leave. This is your EXIT TICKET! Group Presentation #1 -Explain, in a few sentences, how the comic has used 1 technique of satire. (Be sure to identify the technique.) Group Presentation #2 -Create a Bridge Map that identifies the relationship between “The Battle of the Cowshed” in Animal Farm and the battle satirized by this group’s comic strip. ( _________ shows __________ as __________ shows ________.) Group Presentation #3 - Using the 6 + 1 rubric for Presentation, assess the group’s work from 1-6. Provide a 1-2 sentence explanation of why this grade was fair. Group Presentation #4 - Explain what you found to be problematic or what could be done more effectively in this comic strip. Why? Group Presentation #5 What was particularly good in this comic strip? How did it help you to understand satire? Group Presentation #6 Create a Double Bubble comparing your own comic with that of this group.