“The Literature of Social Protest and

Rebellion”

Animal Farm, Orwell You Didn’t Fit, Musgrave I have a Dream, King, Jr.

Role of youtube and facebook in modern social protest; Shades of Protest*

Literary response: Southern Man, Neil Young vs Sweet Home Alabama, Lynrd Skynrd

It Takes a Nation, Public Enemy 1. Conceptual role of journalism

2. Role of Journalism in social protest 3. Journalism vs “media” 4. Journalism in age of the blog

Podcasts, This American Life What’s that smell in the kitchen?, Piercy

Tone Mood Persuasion and Propaganda techniques Fact-Opinion Author Position Author PurposeDiction/Tone/Structure

Main Idea Synthesize information Supporting Details Theme Lit. Devices, Lit Elements (Symbolism, story arc) Character motivationactions

Themes across Lit. Works Text Features Conventions Cause-Effect, Compare-Contrast Poetry analysis and response Reading Strategies Informational Reading Author Style Organizational Patterns Conventions Word and Sentence Mechanics Characteristics of the Genre