Democracy+and+Dictatorship+in+Europe

=Democracy and dictatorship in Europe - today and yesterday=

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 * We will work on the theme "Democracy". To do this we will start off by reading Animal Farm by George Orwell. We will also look at the differences between democracy and dictatorship. When we talk about democracy and human right these themes will be connected to our countries and the EU. We will also look at how propaganda influences people and relate to business economies and commercials and their influences on young people as well as politicians influences (propaganda or not). It will also be suitable to this theme to discuss peer pressure in connection with dictatorshi

to the theme.
 * **Aims:** The goal is that the pupils in the end will understand that Europe hasn't always been a democracy and see how democracy in the European Union works today. Look at our two countries first and then their role in the EU. The end product will consist of films from both countries where we exchange information about our countries and their history within the theme of "Democracy". Debates online on different questions related

·  **Work process:** **Expected results:** To get to now Sweden and Romania better as citizens of the European Union. To learn about our history and about our countries today as members of the EU and also learn about human rights. What makes a democracy develop and a dictatorship, this will be explained. || media type="youtube" key="m2Lj-4iIh28?fs=1" height="385" width="480" align="center" See the presentations made by students from class XI B to answer the following questions on George Orwell’s book Animal Farm: What would you say that the book is about? Discuss the importance of education as it evolves during the course of the novel. At the same time, address the distinction that may be made between education and indoctrination. Also look at the Pink Floyd lyrics “Another Brick in the wall” and the film “The Wave” and compare to Animal Farm. What theme do they have in common?
 * Presentation letters from the pupils.
 * Reading Animal Farm.
 * Debates online on different questions related to the novel and our theme of democracy/dictatorship/the EU/propaganda (political and economical) /peer pressure and human rights.
 * 'End product presentations of pupils' views on different debate questions, essays, pictures and films.
 * ** Expected results: ** To get to now Sweden and Romania better as citizens of the European Union. ... [|Read more]
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Give examples of peer pressure as used in the novel, paying close attention to Boxer and the sheep.



Trace the defamation of Snowball's character from the planning of the windmill to the end of the book. Give specific examples.



Have a closer look at the names of the characters in the book. Why did Orwell use the names he did? How do the names fit the characters? What is an Allegory? / Fable? / Metaphore? / Satire?

Animal Farm is an allegory of the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union’s communist society. Can you see the parallels in the book to the former Russian society? Who is represented by the different characters in the book if you compare with the former Russian society? Any other metaphors used in the book? What about the 7 Rules, the animalism, the Sugarcandy Mountain or the windmill etc. Look for the answers on the internet.

Discuss whether you can see any similarities between the animal leaders in the book and politicians of today. Are there similarities with any society of today?

Language is used to control minds in the book. How can language be used to control minds today? Give some examples from your everyday life.