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Animal Farm, Part 3: Central Idea
Development
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Lesson
Question
How does an author develop central ideas related to
culture and society?
Lesson Goals
Read chapters 3 and 4 of Animal Farm by George Orwell.
Explain the cultural and
Identify
central ideas
.
social
Cite
details
that
functions
of literature.
develop central ideas.
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Words to Know
Fill in this table as you work through the lesson. You may also use the glossary to
help you.
corruption
power
develop
to work out, clarify, or build something
function
a use or purpose
oppression
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dishonest behavior stemming from the misuse of
the cruel abuse of power, used to hold down a group
of people
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Animal Farm, Part 3: Central Idea
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Words to Know
propaganda
information, often misleading or biased, used to
central idea
the most important idea in a text, supported by key
dystopian fiction
advance a political point of view
details
writing that focuses on how society can be made
worse through oppression, suffering, or catastrophe
The Story So Far
? Mr. Jones overworks and abuses the
farm animals
.
? Old Major urges the animals to rebel and take over the farm.
? The animals successfully
? The pigs create the Seven
revolt
after Old Major dies.
Commandments
based on Old Major¡¯s
teachings.
? Under Napoleon¡¯s watch, the milk has disappeared.
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Instruction
Part 1
Animal Farm, Part 3: Central Idea
Development
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Understanding Central Ideas and Supporting Details
The
central idea
of a text is the main point the author is trying to make.
The supporting details include dialogue, narration, plot details, and thoughts of
characters that
develop
or build central ideas.
Supporting details
Central idea
? Mr. Jones has become a perpetrator
of
corruption
? Mr. Jones does not feed the
animals, and he later beats them
.
with a whip.
Identifying the Central Idea
To identify the central idea of a passage, ask these questions.
? What is the passage mostly
? What
point
about
?
does a narrator or character make about the
topic?
? How can I
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restate
the ideas in my own words?
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Instruction
Part 1
Animal Farm, Part 3: Central Idea
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Citing Supporting Details
When
citing
details that support a central idea:
relevant
descriptions.
cause-and-effect
relationships.
? find examples and
? look for
? eliminate less important details.
Central idea: The ruling class is corrupt and should be eliminated.
Underline two phrases that cite supporting details to the central idea.
Man is the only real enemy we have.
Remove Man from the scene, and the
root cause of hunger and overwork is
abolished for ever. Man is the only
creature that consumes without
producing. . . . Yet he is lord of all the
animals. He sets them to work, he gives
back to them the bare minimum that
will prevent them from starving, and the
rest he keeps for himself.
¨CAnimal Farm,
George Orwell
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Animal Farm, Part 3: Central Idea
Development
Instruction
Part 2
Slide
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The Role of Literature in Culture and Society
Literature plays a role in culture and society. Some literature shows society using
propaganda
oppression
and
to rule.
? European fairy-tale
? Greek mythology
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Dystopian fiction
Literature and Social Commentary
Social
commentary
is writing that expresses a viewpoint about
government, civilization, and society.
Literature can fulfill the
? investigating
function
social
of social commentary by:
rules and
norms
of the present.
? providing critiques and insights about the past.
? imagining possible futures.
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