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Mr. Verlin South Philadelphia High School February 25, 2013. Eulogizing boxer in animal farm. Preliminaries.
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Mr. Verlin South Philadelphia High School February 25, 2013 Eulogizing boxer in animal farm
Preliminaries • Respond briefly to the following prompt: "People often leave movie theaters in tears. Has this ever happened to you? Name a movie that made you cry (or at least made you want to cry), and describe the specific scene that emotionally moved you to this point.”
Objectives: • The students will be able to identify examples of pathos in Animal Farm. • The students will be able to write and present an original eulogy for the character Boxer. • The students will be able to explain how the pigs profit from Boxer’s death.
Focus Lesson: Eulogizing… • Literary Terms • Pathos • Knacker • Divide into 5 groups. Each group will group will write a 2-paragraph eulogy to Boxer on one of the following: • Group #1: Boxer’s strength • Group #2: Boxer’s loyalty • Group #3: Boxer’s relationship with other animals • Group #4: Boxer’s work ethic • Group #5: Boxer’s ultimate sacrifice • Share out