Russian+Revolution+Humanities+Research

**Research Projects for __Animal Farm__/ Russian Revolution** You are about to begin reading an allegorical book, __Animal Farm__, by George Orwell. An allegory is a story that uses fictional characters and situations to illustrate a factual situation or particular idea. __Animal Farm__ represents the Russian Revolution as well as key Russian figures. The author, George Orwell, wrote the book after World War II at the height of Josef Stalin’s reign in Russia. It is important to understand the historical background of an allegorical story before reading it. You will participate in a group research project and presentation so the whole class will learn about important historical connections to this allegorical fable. **When you are finished with your research, you must present your research on a Google Presentation using __phrases and bullet points from your notes__ as well as pictures. __All the assigned elements must be presented__.** Recommended Search Sites for all topics: [|GALE (articles)] [|ESBSCO (articles)] [|WorldBook Encyclopedia] [|United Streaming (videos)]
 * **All** group members must be involved.
 * You must find **3-5 sources** for your research as a group.
 * email Mrs. Kulbak at mkulbak@nssd112.org if you need the password to get in from home**
 * **Take your notes on** note cards using the format **we have already learned for researching. Be sure to write your own name on the back of the note cards you create. (See the homework page for due dates)**
 * **Create** one group bibliography **citing all of your sources for all members. Remember to list alphabetically.** **(See the homework page for due dates)**
 * **Finish by creating a** Google presentation **to highlight all of your required information. Use visuals and phrases from your research.** (See the homework page for due dates)

**MOVIES FROM UNITED STREAMING**

 * (Download them to your computer if they don't stream well)**
 * [|Rise of Communism]**
 * [|Communist Revolution]**
 * [|Communism and the Soviet Union]**
 * [|Famous Author George Orwell: 1903-1950]**
 * [|The Soviet Union Chronicles 19-5-1924]**
 * [|Men of Our Time: Lenin]**
 * [|Lenin Takes Control]**

=**Groups:**= I: Lenin, Stalin, Trotsky, Bolsheviks and Mensheviks, Cheka, White and Red army, Czar Nicolas II, Rasputin
 * Find:1). Birth 2). Education 3). Significance 4). Ideology/Vision 5). Role in the Russian Revolution **
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 * IMC [|Research]Sites **

**Group Members:**
2. Research The Russian Revolution of 1917 through the Stalinist purges of the 1930s including: 1). Causes 2).Russia Germany WWII pact 3).Potsdam Conference 4).1930s purges 5). Stalin’s 5 year plan
 * Find: What happened, When it happened, Why it happened. **
 * Create a timeline of significant political events **
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 *  IMC [|research] site **

**Group Members:**
3. George Orwell and the controversy surrounding the novel.
 * Find: 1) Orwell’s early life 2) Orwell's background as a writer. 3) What influenced Orwell's writing 4) Marxism 5) The Communist Manifesto 6) How __Animal Farm__ was received and the effect of novel worldwide **
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 *  IMC [|research] site **

**Group Members:**
4. Types of governments and economies: Democracy, Totalitarianism, Fascism, Parliamentary and Communism, Socialism, Capitalism Find: the definitions for each, examples of each, the metaphors for each to explain differences, show each on a continuum.** IMC r[|esearch]sites [|Cow theory] of economics

[|Cow theory]of government [|Cow theory] for both

BRAIN POP LINKS
[|Communism]