Politicsspeaking topic
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”
— George Orwell, Animal Farm
hint ✧ The final scene of Animal Farm: the pigs have become indistinguishable from the humans. You can talk about how revolutions turn into the very tyranny they overthrew.
practice with this topic
Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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