Satire in Animal Farm (Chapters 3 and 4)
Now that you have explored satire and read chapters one through four of Animal Farm, you should examine the novel for evidence of satire. Select a 10-12 line passage that demonstrates George Orwell's use of satire and create a comic or cartoon depicting the section you choose. The plot of your comic strip should include the text of your selection from the novel broken into easy-to-understand sections and illustrations of what the selection is depicting.
Make sure to illustrate the characters in your comic according to their physical descriptions in the novel, as well as their personalities. Your comic should include a least six panels, or individual stages. It should be organized so that a reader can understand the events unfolding in the comic, and any text should be legible and clearly-marked.
Before you begin, access the Animal Farm Satire Comic Strip Checklist to make sure that you include all of the items required for full credit. If resources outside of this course are used to complete this assignment, please submit a Works Cited document. If you need assistance, visit the Developmental Module for information on citing any resources that you used.
Options to create your comic strip include the following:
- Hand-draw the assignment and then take a picture of it for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
- Hand-draw the assignment and then scan it for submission to the assignment’s dropbox.
- Create a new file in a paint or graphics program and utilize the software to create the image. You can then submit your work to the assignment’s dropbox.
- Use a web-based or mobile comic creator application and follow the prompts provided by the application to name your comic, select your background images, and then populate your comic with characters, word balloons, and props. When you have completed your comic, you can print it and then scan it or photograph it for submission to the assignment's dropbox. You can also save the digital file for submission to the assignment's dropbox.
Once you have completed your comic strip, please submit your work to the dropbox.