Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Read Shooting an Elephant By Thursday

THIS TEXT IS AVAILABLE IN YOUR NORTON READER p. 493!!!!!!!
Bring a copy of Shooting an Elephant with you to class (book or printed out)

Be prepared to answer the question

"Shooting an Elephant" is a striking example of how a government official uses the language of narration to convey political ideas. What political ideas does Orwell convey? How does he convey them? Is his message conveyed directly or indirectly? Explain.