This is an excellent example of a propaganda poster from the Russian Revolution. Remind you of Animal Farm in any way?
Below, post your response to chapter 8, using your 5th strategy.
For those keeping track, this post is Thursday night's homework. The previous post is for Wednesday night's work. The next post will be the weekend's work.
Watch out for swine...
Carrie Doherty
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Analyze - Make a Prediction
While reading chapter 8 of "Animal Farm," I made to predictions. One is that I think the pigeons are in league with Snowball and delivering news, etc. to Snowball and Mr. Jones! The second is that I think Napoleon is going to be overthrown because the animals are going to rebel against him and all his power! I also believe that if the animals overthrow Napoleon, they will attack Squealer too. Napoleon and Squealer are probably selling the pile of timber to Mr. Frederick without telling the over animals. I do not like Napoleon and I think he is going to cause a lot of problem on Animal Farm because of his secrecy lately.
Ikramah Isa Section 5
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So far in the book, we can see that many problems are arising between all the animals. Animals are being killed and Napoleon is moving towards a dictatorship. We can probably predict at this point that Napoleons initial plan was to kill all the animals so that he can rule the farm. I think slowly by slowly, Napoleon is going to break or alter every commandment there is in his path to becoming dictator of Animal Farm. However, the story can also go the other way. I also predicted that the animals may learn about Napoleons evil plans and rebel against them just as they had done Jones.
David Lozano
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Making predictions
In this chapter, Napoleon truly starts to show his dark side. Also, the commandments now are more like suggestions due to his and Squealer's meddling. Already, three or four of the commandments have been broken by Napoleon and the pigs, and they will most likely continue to be warped. Napoleon will contiue to get worse, either through corruption or carefull tactics. The situation between the three farms will either unite the three or destroy Animal Farm. The cause of the revolution will eventually be forgotton, just as "Beasts of England" was forgotten. Thoughts on new revolutions will be supresses and the pigs will eventually be just like men.
Benjamin Herrera
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make a prediction
So far in the book there has been a lot of issues and secrecy among the animals. After reading ch.8 i can predict that Napoleon will move closer to dictatorship. Also i think that more animals will die because they will begin to see what Napoleon is doing. I can also predict that Napoleon will find a way to manipulate the commandments to increase his power. He will also use his access to the dogs in order to make everyone do what he says and that those who rebel against him will not succeed.
Shenelle Proctor
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"Compare yourself to a character"
In chapter eight of Animal Farm, I could honestly say I can compare myself towards all the animals being portrayed by Napoleon, Squealer and the dogs. They changed the rules and it's like what ever is said, it is done. There's no conversation about it , because if anybody trys to defend themselves, it's like considered as a threat towards themselves. Napoleon is like the master and is controlling all of his slaves. I say I relate to all of the other animals because I feel like sometimes with my mother, whatever she says, goes. And I can't say anything about it. But unlike Napoleon , he's doing all of this crazieness and chaos for bad, yet my mom does and says everything for a purpose, and aI respect that. It always turns out good in the end. With the animals making a plan to murder Napoleon, I can kind of relate to that situation. When my mom says something that i wou;dn't wan't to hear, I would go to my dad to get get it instead. So it's like a battle towards each other competing to become the leader.
Nicolas Duenas
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Analyze the movie/book-make a prediction
Reading chapter 8, is almost like an eye-opener for me. I am starting to realize how the differences between the animals are separating them or they argue most of the time. Many animals are starting to killed because of Napoleon and because of Napoleon's greed, he is getting closer to his desire to be dictator of Animal Farm. He is striving so far to be dictator. I predict that he will break every Animal Farm law and will do absolutely anything to be dictator of Animal Farm. He will go through all extremities to reach his goal. But as he reaches his goal, I predict that the animals of the farm may find out about napoleons' plans. They will discover his evil plans and rebel against him and drive him out of Animal Farm. Rebelling against Napoleon would the 2nd time they rebel because they also rebelled against Jones.
Anne Tran
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Reread to spot literary devices to understand the theme
Even as I reread the story, the story didn't have much literary devices. One device that I found was "'cock-a-doodle-doo'" an onomatopoeia. This device imitates the sound of the black cockerel who acted as a trumpet. Minimus wrote another poem which contain a few devices. "Friend of fatherless", and "Fountain of happiness" were both allegory. The meaning of the poem is that Napoleon is a symbol of hope and guidance. I found one that is a personification, "and the flimsy white things stirred and rustled in his breath." As said, "the flimsy white things" are the bank-notes which Boxer smelled. The story also contained imagery, "Three of them had their heads broken by blows from Boxer's hoofs; another was gored in the belly by a cow's horn; another had his trousers nearly torn off by Jessie and Bluebell." These quotes are like vivid imageries that we can picture in our heads. At the end, I concluded that, a seemingly great leader may portray himself as a clueless fool that will be the death of his comrades because of his conceited and vain nature, to be my theme.
Kenny Le
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Analyze - Make a Prediction
I would analyze and make a prediction by first searching for quotes that may be foreshadowing the story. Secondly I would seek for major events that has happened and compare them to movies,books,or prior knowledge. An example would be when an odd event has taken place where Squealer had been found around 12 o clock near where the seven commandments had been written with a paintbrush,overturned pot of white paint, and a lantern. The preceding event allows me to assume that possibly Squealer has been changing the rules and will continue to do so again later on in the story for whatever benefiting him and the rest of the pigs. Another example would be when Boxer had noticed he was already eleven years old and his muscles were not as strong as they once used to be. Based on the preceding fact, Boxer might eventually become decommissioned and be of no use to Napoleon and the rest of the farm. Also one more important example was when Benjamin knew what had happened when Squealer had been found near where the seven commandments was at. Like in many other movies or books, or even life experiences which I had faced, I would expect Benjamin to not expose the truth about Squealer because many people would prefer not to get involved in a conflict which they don't necessarily have to be involved in, therefore they would avoid exposing the truth to others.
Hanh Nguyen
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Making Predictions
Napoleon has been moved up from "comrade" to "father of all animals" and "Terror to mankind". Napoleon builds up his regal power in chapter seven. He thinks of himself as leader and commander of the animals. Napoleon breaks all the rules from the amendments. He's been killing other animals and has his own body guards. Clover becomes aware and asks Benjamin to read her the amendments which, again, has been edited. I think that the animals will come to realization and overtake Napoleon. He's becoming more of a dictator then an equal comrade. Although the animals are stupid, some will be bright enough to sense the wrong in Napoleon's action and take charge for it.
Lesley Liu
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Reread to spot literary devices to understand the theme
When I read chapter 8 I found 'cock-a-doodle-doo' which is an onomonopia. This is the sound that was made by a black cockerel. There is a similie when the cockerel came in. 'who marched in front of him and acted as a kind of trumpeter...'. This is stating that the cockerel came into the scene looking as a trumpeter. 'His knees were bleeding, he had lost a shoe and split his hoof, and a dozen pellets had lodged themselves in his hind legs.' This shows imagery of how Boxer was really injured and Squealer still wants to celebrate their "victory" and build another 6 windmills.
Tobi Oshin
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Making Predictions
I predict that things fro Animal Farm regarding Napoleon and his "minions" will continue to change the commandments to benefit their actions knowing the the knowledge and the memory of the other animals of the farm do not compare to him. Napoleon has already changed a number of commandments, so there is no doubt in my mind that he will be changing others. I do predict that Boxer will become no use to the animal when it comes to their labor. Seeing that he is already turning old, he will either pass away or will be to weak to work. I also think that Mariel will be the one to speak out against Napoleon and his action. However if it is not Mariel somebody will, but I doubt this because of the fear Napoleon has already stored into them. Another prediction i have in mind is that something worse will happen to Napoleon. I think that him almost dying of the alcohol was maybe foreshadowing his death to come, or maybe it was just a plot by him to put fear in them, to make them think that they need him that much. There is no doubt in my mind that we have not seen the end of Snowball, and that he will appear again, but i do not know when.
Sara Ann Dartley
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Re-read to spot literary devices to understand the theme
While reading chapter 8 I found the song verses. They were strange until I read them again. I found that some of the verses rhymed. Although, I couldn't find a rhyme scheme I noticed that sometimes every other line rhymed with each other. This is a type of poetic device. It didn't make sense at first but reading it a second time helped. The song is set up kind of like a poem.
Bich Cao
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Reread to spot literary devices to understand the theme.
During the reading of chapter 8, I found a few literary devices that contributed to a theme. One of them was a personification of the bank notes: "the flimsy white things stirred and rustled in his breath." The flimsy white things were the bank notes having one human quality. Another literary device was an imagery of Boxer's injuries. "His knees were bleeding, he had lost a shoe and split his hoof, and a dozen pellets had lodged themselves in his hind legs." This imagery showed how courageous Boxer was and how his loyalty to Napoleon made him this way. Napoleon acted like he is so smart and his foolishness caused his people to be killed and wounded. This lead to the theme "Don't pretend to be what you're not" because the results of your selfishness will not be pretty.
Ben Haideri
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Making Predictions
Chapter eight in Animal Farm was very important in regards to being able to read between the lines to predict future events. In this chapter, Napoleon really “flexes his muscles” but also showed an unsure side. An important event that happened was the Battle of the Windmill. The battle was a tense scene in the book and for a second, it seemed like the animals were going to lose. The farmer (Frederick) and his “followers” brought guns which the animals couldn’t easily compete with. Many animals were hurt and a few were killed. Napoleon himself was “scraped” by the bullet in the gun. Napoleon again gave himself another medal for his performance in the battle, even though he just watched the whole thing and directed the battle from far away. He was also given names such as “our leader, Protector of the Sheep-fold” etc. Knowing all of this information, I feel like Napoleon is being overloaded with praise in this chapter, and I can predict that he is going to become even more power hungry and do even worse things to maintain the status. Another prediction that I have is based on the quote saying: “no animals shall drink alcohol to excess”. Obviously, the commandment was changed around, but in the scene before this, Napoleon gets drunk and seemed to have unsure ideas about alcohol. I can predict that mixing alcohol with the stress, and with Napoleon’s power hungry attribute can make Napoleon self destruct and do something very bad (or worse than usual) to the farm.
Guillermo R
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Chapter 8 was so good of a chapter that i could make a prediction. in the next chapter they will continue to modify the commandments. then squealer will get very drunk and say something bad. Squealers outrage will be his downfall and die. Also Mr. Fredrick will come with ferocious group of men. The new cowpen war will initiate and Boxer unleashes all his furry. Then Napoleon will feel threatened by Boxer and kill him. Also a new commandment will come and say that bans all animals stronger than Napoleon.
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Analyze - Make a Prediction
In chapter 8, it is evident that Napoleon is becoming more and more of a dictator yet he also hides quite often. Squealer is eventually seen by Benjamin near the Seven Commandments. I have a feeling that Benjamin won't say anything about it to avoid being killed or threatened by Napoleon. However, even if he did tell the other animals, they might not believe him because Squealer could try and persuade them that Benjamin was lying. Boxer realizes that he is growing old and that he isn't as strong as he used to be. He is also badly injured in the battle against Fredrick. I feel that this is a sign where Boxer is slowly going to die out from the story.
Michele Li
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Reread to spot literary devices to understand the theme
As the story progresses, the commandments change. “No animal shall kill any other animal” has become “no animal shall kill any other animal without cause” and “no animal shall drink alcohol” is actually “no animal shall drink alcohol to excess”. The animals continue to work hard to rebuild the windmill and many suffer from hunger and the cold. Napoleon takes on his name as a leader and other complimentary names. Mr. Frederick attacks Animal Farm with other armed men killing several animals and severely injuring Boxer. In this chapter I notice a couple literary devices. The cockerel makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo” which is onomatopoeia. The poem written by Minimus consists of rhymes and repetitions. “The news of what happened sped round the farm like wildfire.” This is a simile comparing how the news were spreading to how wildfire spread.
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ReplyDeleteChapter 8 offered many events in the plot give hints of the outcome of the farm under Napoleon's leadership. Napoleon assumes command as he continuously regards himself as the "Father of All Animals" and he enforces his powers as he were a duce. This occurrence can easily foreshadow the future of Animal Farm when Napoleon fully dominates over the animals at work. However, the animals had begun to notice amendments to the Commandments but they have their vague memories to stray them off from what they had perceived. The change in the original laws of the farm gives clues to the likely event that these laws shall be abolished in Napoleon's favor.
The battle with Frederick and his men had deeply scarred the grounds of the farm as the animals lost more of their own comrades from the humans' rifles. The aftermath of the victory gave shock to Boxer as he started to question the meaning behind their victory. Boxer began to doubt the sense of victory as he stared upon the spot of the once-existed windmill . Boxer's reasoning gave way to a full prediction that there will be a time where the animals start to question Napoleon's methods of leadership.
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As I continue to read the chapters of Animal Farm, I was able to give reading more interest than before because I hated reading before. Although I still struggle to keep my mind on the reading, I try different ways to communicate the text to my mind and make it easier for myself to understand the story with my own comprehensions. Reading is never my hobby because I get bored easily with so many words on a page, with just the look at the text makes me dizzy and I would just skip all of the huge paragraphs and read the smaller ones. I understand that it’s not the best way to read because I would miss out on a lot of important factors but without this way of reading, it’s very hard for me to continue going along with the story. I promise to try harder to develop more interest in reading because I understand that reading and writing is very important for anything, not just for school. I actually didn’t really know how this ties with the chapter so I wrote about my own feelings of reading. I will try to read as more as I can but I promise to try my best at understanding the story and developing m thoughts for it to share it for the class.
Andrew Lin
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"Look for the literary devices"
While reading Chapter 8 of Animal Farm, I had noticed some literary devices. In part of Animal Farm, there were times when the animals forgot two words of a Commandment. At the beginning of the story, Benjamin realized she missed two words of the Sixth Commandment: 'without cause.' The commandment was originally "No animal shall kill any other animal (without cause)." In the last sentence of the story, Muriel notice the animals remembered the Fifth Commandment wrong. The animals originally thought it was "No animal shall drink alcohol." The two words 'to excess' were forgotten. Therefore, the commandment read: "No animal shall drink alcohol to excess." The literary device is repetition. The fact that the animals forgot some words of commandments are mentioned in recent chapters many times. In addition, I found two same similes that described the windmill: "with walls twice as thick as before."
aisling duffy
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"Compare yourself to a character"
the charactor i can honestly compare myself is snowball and the other conspiratiors. i think this because they keep changing to rules right under the other animals noses, and thats what i do. if something i want to happen, i sometimes change the rules a little bit.ill add things on to the end of what i said earlier , or realize i was wrong and change the rules. thats why i think i can compare myself to snowball and neopoliann.
Yue Tan
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Making predictions
In chapter 8 of Animal Farm, Napoleon begins making suspicious dealings with Frederick and Pilkington. I predict the end result will be both sides hating Animal Farm because Napoleon has been playing both sides. I believe the animals will rebuild the windmill again in some way, however it will again be torn down. Chapter 8 shows how Animal Farm is getting weaker and weaker, because many animals are dead and the outside forces are growing stronger. The men have guns and are stronger than the animals. Very soon, there will be more men and guns in the third raid on Animal Farm. In addition, the pigs are becoming greedy and more selfish, and so they will be the downfall of all the animals living on the farm.
Rayford Leconte
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Making Predictions
As I read chapter 8, I was able to make a few predictions at the end of some scenes. I predict that Napoleon will become ore tyrannical and I also predict that the Animals will continue to change the commandments for their own benefits. I predict that Napoleon will become more tyrannical because Napoleon continues to force the animals to do what he wants. Napoleon uses the dogs to completely force the animals only if they decline to do as he says. If he continues to do that, Napoleon could get more power and his leadership can lead to dictatorship or maybe even Tyranny. I also predicted that the animals will continue to change the commandments of Animal Farm and blame their memories.
Nia Campbell
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Looking for Literary Devices
There are many Literary Devices in Chapter 8 of Animals Farm. One literary device that I found in chapter 8 was "cock-a-doodle-doo" which is an onomatopoeia. This device shows the sound of the black cockerel who acted like a trumpet. Minimus the pig who wrote another poem which contains some devices. "Friend of fatherless", and "Fountain of happiness" are both allegories. The meaning of the poem is that Napoleon is a symbol of hope and guidance. Another device that I found was a smilie that described the windmill: "with walls twice as thick as before". Those are the literary devices I found it chapter 8.
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The motivation for reading chapter 8 or any chapter for that matter is just to continue knowing that it will eventually get interesting. I used to hate reading school book, all of them bored me to death. So far thought there hasn't really been a book that i didn't like at BLA, although that is a lie though because i cannot stand shakespeare i see no way around reading his writing. Hopefully i can learn to grow out my extreme hate. Other than that i just read to get through it while still reading slow enough to actually be able to understand what i'm reading.