Project #2 Teacher Interview

Ms. Battioni

• What project is your class currently working on?

Students chose a partner and worked together (Collaboration ESLR) to create an expert analysis of an assign Animal Farm character AND the person, idea or historical event that character represents in the time period of the Russian Revolution and immediately afterwards. They had to use their character's actions, dialogue and other details about the character and the historical figure he/she represents. Finally, they had to create a trigger image, make a short 2-minute video and Aurasmatize the whole thing!

• Do you have any recommended works for our project?

Yes, Rick Choi and Thomas Kim analyzed Old Major and tied his actions, ideas and speeches to those of Karl Marx, who is considered by man to be the "Father of Communism".

• Why do you think it deserves to be recognized?

I mention theirs because they…

- worked very well together on all parts of their project.
- independently conducted additional research on Karl Marx, his ideas and writings
- expertly analyzed the connections between Old Major and Karl Marx and
- communicated their information clearly and in an effective and entertaining way.
- independently managed their time in and out of class to produce work that showed creativity, engagement and complex thinking.