Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution Web Quest
Introduction and Task:
The novel Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution. This means that the characters and events symbolize actual people and events in history. The task of this web quest is to research who and what happened so that you can understand the “story underneath the story.”
Part I: George Orwell
Use the following site to find information to answer questions about Animal Farm's author, George Orwell. Although we could spend an entire Web Quest on George Orwell, his life, and his writing, we will solely focus on the early factors that shaped his worldview.
1. Biography: http://www.george-orwell.org/l_biography.html
2. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHaAB7VCWvw
Part II: Nicholas II
Use the following pages to find information about Tsar Nicholas II.
Part III: Karl Marx, Leon Trotsky, and Communism
Visit the following sites to answer questions about these men.
Biography of Karl Marx: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/marx_karl.shtml
A famous quote from Marx:http://www.whatquote.com/quotes/Karl-Marx/24493-Workers-of-the-world.htm
A succinct explanation of Communism: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-communism.htm
Video on Communism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc7EGTfVCg8
Trotsky: http://www.marxist.net/trotsky/life/life.htm
Part IV: Joseph Stalin
Stalin….What a guy……
A pretty succinct page on Stalin:http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/stalin_joseph.shtml
Stalin and Propaganda (Scroll down to #4): http://www.johndclare.net/Russ12.htm
The novel Animal Farm is an allegory for the Russian Revolution. This means that the characters and events symbolize actual people and events in history. The task of this web quest is to research who and what happened so that you can understand the “story underneath the story.”
Part I: George Orwell
Use the following site to find information to answer questions about Animal Farm's author, George Orwell. Although we could spend an entire Web Quest on George Orwell, his life, and his writing, we will solely focus on the early factors that shaped his worldview.
1. Biography: http://www.george-orwell.org/l_biography.html
2. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHaAB7VCWvw
Part II: Nicholas II
Use the following pages to find information about Tsar Nicholas II.
- https://www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/tsar_nicholas_ii.php
- Bloody Sunday U2 song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQZLPV6xcHI
Part III: Karl Marx, Leon Trotsky, and Communism
Visit the following sites to answer questions about these men.
Biography of Karl Marx: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/marx_karl.shtml
A famous quote from Marx:http://www.whatquote.com/quotes/Karl-Marx/24493-Workers-of-the-world.htm
A succinct explanation of Communism: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-communism.htm
Video on Communism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc7EGTfVCg8
Trotsky: http://www.marxist.net/trotsky/life/life.htm
Part IV: Joseph Stalin
Stalin….What a guy……
A pretty succinct page on Stalin:http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/stalin_joseph.shtml
Stalin and Propaganda (Scroll down to #4): http://www.johndclare.net/Russ12.htm