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Information about “ANIMAL FARM 1 OF 2 (#2429 ALSO)”
Once again, the author of the shareware programs MACBETH and LORD OF THE
FLIES demonstrates his expertise in English Literature, this time with
the book, ANIMAL FARM. Giving full credit to the good teacher, the
author's purpose with this and other programs like it is to facilitate
learning, to make it as fun and as painless as possible.
Geared to the high school level, the student is given background
material on George Orwell. The style of the book, the characters and
themes of the story are discussed. The student is given various exam
tips, study questions are suggested and a section is included on how to
take an essay test.
A teacher himself, the author of ANIMAL FARM is out to help you win!
FILE2428.TXT
Disk No: 2428
Disk Title: Animal Farm 1 of 2 (#2429 also)
PC-SIG Version: S1
Program Title: Animal Farm
Author Version: 1.0
Author Registration: $15.00; Site license $60.00
Special Requirements: 512K RAM and CGA.
Once again, the author of such shareware programs as MACBETH and LORD OF
THE FLIES lends us his expertise in English Literature, this time on the
book ANIMAL FARM. Giving full credit to the good teacher, the author's
purpose with this and other like programs is to fascilitate learning, to
make it as fun and as painless as possible.
Geared to the High School level, the student is given background about
the author, the style of the book, characters, themes, etc. of the
story, and, as with the other programs, is given various exam tips,
study questions, and a section on how to take an essay test.
A teacher himself, the author of ANIMAL FARM is out to help you win!
PC-SIG
1030D East Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.
GO.TXT
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║ (Disk 1 of 2, #2429 also) ║
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║ To print the author's documentation and installation instructions, ║
║ type: COPY MANUAL.TXT PRN (press Enter) ║
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║ (You may want to first type: TYPE README.TXT (Enter)) ║
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║ Copyright 1990, PC-SIG, Inc. ║
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HEADER.BAS
DECLARE SUB GamesMenu ()
DECLARE SUB FormatShake (Q$, Tail$)
DECLARE SUB DrawBox (row1%, col1%, row2%, col2%)
DECLARE SUB PRINTNOTES (File$, Topic$)
DECLARE SUB FormatString (Text$, Tail$, col%)
DECLARE SUB PageDown (Topic$)
DECLARE SUB PageUp (Topic$)
DECLARE SUB WriteText (Text$, HorPos%, MaxLen%)
DECLARE SUB ChangeDriveDirectory ()
DECLARE SUB ChangeSpeed ()
DECLARE SUB ChangeMenuColour ()
DECLARE SUB ChangeTextColour ()
DECLARE SUB ChangeChoice ()
DECLARE SUB GetKey ()
DECLARE SUB DrawMenu ()
DECLARE SUB PrintMenu ()
DECLARE SUB MENU ()
COMMON SHARED M$(), NM, N, M, J, k, HJ, CM, Choice$, fg, bg, speed, mc, dd$, Q$(), CA$(), A1$(), A2$(), A3$()
DECLARE SUB ShuffleArray (A!())
COMMON SHARED Text$, Book$, Context$(), Chapter(), PG()
' Function and control key constants
CONST esc = 27, down = 80, up = 72, left = 75, right = 77
CONST Enter = 13, SPBAR = 32, PGDN = 81, PGUP = 73
CONST ctrls = 19
'Colour Constants
CONST black = 0, BLUE = 1, GREEN = 2, CYAN = 3, red = 4, MAGENTA = 5
CONST BROWN = 6, white = 7, BRIGHT = 8, blink = 16
CONST yellow = BROWN + BRIGHT
'Variables used by Retrieve Module
COMMON SHARED File$, Topic$, LC, NumScreen$, NumScreen, NumLine$(), NumLine(), T$()
COMMON SHARED Page, PrevPAGE, FolPage, SCR, PPPage, x$(), NQ()
MANUAL.TXT
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Activities and Notes for Students
Programme and Notes
by
Steve Herbert
(p1)
Table of Contents
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Introduction to Animal Farm................................3
Introduction to the Programme..............................3
System Requirements........................................4
Installation...............................................4
How to get Started.........................................5
Using the Menus............................................5
The Main Menu..............................................6
Quizzes and Games Menu.....................................6
Notes Menu.................................................7
Instructions...............................................7
The Competition............................................8
Customising the Programme..................................9
About the Programme........................................10
Registration Form..........................................11
Entry Form.................................................12
(p2)
INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL FARM
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'Animal Farm' is one of George Orwell's most famous books, and possibly the
most widely read. Because of the simple style in which it is written, it
may be read by children as an entertaining story, as well as by adults
searching for a deeper meaning.
Written in 1945, this short novel is an expression of Orwell's
disillusionment with Communism. It was the book which made him famous,
although he consolidated his fame with his last book, '1984'.
What is striking about the book is the way in which Orwell has so neatly
captured several levels of meaning in straightforward prose. For many years
banned in the USSR, it is a vicious satire of the Communist Revolution in
Russia and the Stalinist years. On another level, it depicts the faults of
any totalitarian system. However, the surface level of the animal fable has
a certain charm of its own.
INTRODUCTION TO THE PROGRAMME
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The programme consists of a series of activities to assist high school
students learning Orwell's novel 'Animal Farm'. The student can select the
activity of his choice from a series of menus.
Activities include several quizzes or games, notes on a wide variety of
topics, graphics of the Farm and even a competition with the chance to win
worthwhile prizes.
The games are designed to be fun and at the same time to provide a fairly
painless way to memorise quotations, learn important passages, and in
general, to become familiar with the plot, characters and themes of the
novel.
(p3)
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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The programme will run on IBM and Compatible computers with 512Kb of memory
or more. CGA card is required, although it is not necessary to have a
colour monitor. However, colour is recommended, especially for the games.
The programme is normally supplied on two 5.25" floppy disks and the
default set up is for the programme disk to be in Drive A and the data disk
in Drive B. These defaults may be changed, however, from the SETUP option
on the Main Menu, and the programme will also run from a single drive (of
720Kb or more) or from a hard disk.
INSTALLATION
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You are advised to use the DOS DISKCOPY command to back up your disks
before you use them.
If you intend to run the programme from the original disks, or from back-
ups of the originals, no installation is required. If you want to run it
from a hard disk or from a high capacity disk, just follow the simple steps
below to install it successfully.
1. Create a new directory or subdirectory for the programme (if desired)
using the DOS MKDIR or MD command (See your DOS manual).
2. Copy all the files from the Programme Disk and the Data Disk to the
chosen directory or sub-directory using the COPY *.* command. You may copy
the data files to a different directory from the programme files if you
wish.
N.B. The Programme Disk (Disk 1) is the one containing the main programme
file AFARM.EXE
3. When you first run the programme, select SETUP from the Main Menu, and
alter the Drive/Directory setting to the one where you copied the data
files. You must do this before you attempt any of the activities which load
data from the disk. (Most of them do!).
4. Please note that although the files from the data disk may be stored ina
separate directory, ALL the files from the Programme Disk must be kept
together in the same directory.
(p4)
HOW TO GET STARTED
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A. Two 5.25" Floppy Disks
Insert the Programme Disk in Drive A and the Data Disk in Drive B. Now turn
on, or reboot your computer. N.B. You can reboot by pressing the Ctrl
key,the Alt key and the Del key all at once, or by pressing the Reset
Button if there is one.
Alternatively, if your computer is already running and the DOS prompt is on
the screen, insert the disks as above. Now change to Drive A if necessary
by typing A: <<Enter>> To run the programme, type AUTOEXEC <<Enter>>
B. One 3.5" disk
Insert the disk in your drive and turn on, or reboot your computer.
Alternatively, if your computer is already running and the DOS prompt is on
the screen, make sure you are using the correct drive (Usually Drive
A:),and then type AUTOEXEC <<Enter>>
C. Hard Disk
Make sure you have followed the instructions in the previous section to
make a directory and copy the files to it. Now change to that
directory.(e.g. If your Hard Disk is Drive C and you created a new
directory called LITDISK, then type CD C:\LITDISK) <<Enter>>)
Now type AUTOEXEC <<Enter>>
USING THE MENUS
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You find your way around the different parts of the programme by using a
very simple system of menus.
The choices offered at each level are shown on the screen, with the first
one high-lighted. Use the arrow keys to move the high-light to the
selection you want. Then press the <<Enter>> key to go to that selection.If
your computer has a numeric key-pad, you may use those arrow keys as well,
but remember to turn off the Num Lock function.
To Find A Menu
If a menu is not currently showing on the screen, you can almost always get
to one by pressing the <<Esc>> key. This will halt the current activity,and
display the active menu.
(p5)
THE MAIN MENU
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The Main Menu Options are described briefly below.
Introduction
This is a welcome to the programme and a brief description of its features.
Quizzes And Games
Choose one of the quizzes and games available from a further menu.
Notes
This also leads to another menu, listing the different topics for which
notes are available.
Competition
This reveals details of the competition, and gives the coded message which
makes up Level 1 of the competition.
The Farm
This segment reveals a map of Animal Farm as it is described in the novel,
with enlargements of certain key areas and associated notes.
Set-Up
Use this selection to change the colour of the text and the menus, or to
alter the speed at which the programme runs; also to set the drive and
directory in which the data files are stored.
Quit
Return to DOS
QUIZZES AND GAMES MENU
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These are the options available on this menu.
Quotation Quiz
Tests your detailed knowledge of the book by asking you to choose the
correct speaker of each quotation. Over 90 quotations to really test you.A
good score here earns you a clue to the competition code.
Missing Words
Vital passages from the text can be learnt by heart, as you guess the words
missing from the screen. Great revision value!
Save Boxer
An addictive word-guessing game. To save Boxer from the threatening
situation, you must guess the mystery word in time. Boxer's life depends on
you!
Revolution
A simulated board game in the Snakes and Ladders tradition. Become Napoleon
as you follow his changing fortunes through the plot of the text. Try to
beat your own record for completing this game!
(p6)
NOTES MENU
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Major topics are:
Plot Summaries
This leads to another menu allowing you to select an overall summary or
chapter summaries.
Character Studies
Another menu to select notes on any of the major characters
Exam Questions
A selection of notes on how to handle different exam questions.
Themes
Discusses the major ideas of the novel
Background
Brief notes on relevant points.
Style
A discussion of Orwell's language.
The Author
Notes about Orwell's life and a portrait.
INSTRUCTIONS
============
The programme has been designed to be as user-friendly as possible. Most of
the activities have on-screen help. Where more detailed instructions are
necessary, this option has been included in the menu for that particular
activity.
Activities which include their own instructions are:
Quotation Quiz (Games Menu)
Missing Words (Games Menu)
Save Boxer (Games Menu)
Revolution (Games Menu)
The Farm (Main Menu)
In addition, you can receive help on any menu by pressing <H>.
(p7)
THE COMPETITION
===============
One of the unique features of this programme is the on-disk competition. To
take part in the competition, you must first solve a code. To see the coded
message, select COMPETITION from the Main Menu.
Once you have cracked the code, you will be able to confirm your success
with part one of the competition, and this confirmation will be written
onto the disk. This will gain you access to the next level of the
competition, a treasure hunt on Animal Farm.
Once the treasure is discovered, you will be able to answer a series of
questions which make up Part Three of the competition.
Write your solution to the coded message on the Entry Form (Included as
page 12 of this manual), and also write the answers to the five Buried
Treasure questions. Please note that you must be a registered user of the
programme to be eligible to enter the competition.
First prize is cash to the value of approximately US$50 plus computer
products. Second prize US$15 plus computer products. Twenty consolation
prizes of computer products. The value of the prizes may vary slightly from
year to year, but should increase rather than decrease (assuming enough of
you lovely people out there in Computer-land buy my programmes).
The competition is an annual one closing at the end of November each
year,and with the winning entries drawn at the beginning of December.
All prize-winners will be notified by post, and all entrants in the
competition will receive a list of results.
(p8)
CUSTOMIZING THE PROGRAMME
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With a modicum of knowledge and the ability to use a text processor, you
should be able to customise some of the data used in the programme, if you
so desire. The most obvious areas where this can be accomplished are as
follows:
QUOTATION QUIZ - The data for this quiz is contained in the text file
AFQUOTES.QQZ on Disk 2. The first item in the file is the number of quotes
currently in the file. Don't forget to update this if you add or delete
quotes. Each question must contain the following items: The quotation
itself, the correct answer, 3 incorrect answers, a sentence explaining the
context of the quotation, the Chapter number, the page number. Use ordinary
Arabic numerals for Chapter and page numbers, not Roman numerals. A quick
look at the file should make it clear what to do if you are still confused.
SAVE BOXER - This is my version of the Hangman game. You can easily add new
words by altering the file SBOXER.DTA on Disk 2. The first item in the file
is the number of words. Don't forget to update this if you add or delete
words. Each word used in the game also has an accompanying definition; this
must be included.
NOTES - I don't recommend that you alter the notes, as my system for
printing them to the screen is a little peculiar to say the least, but if
you must experiment, then go ahead. Plot summaries can be identified by the
file suffix .PLT , Character studies have .CHR , while other notes have the
suffix .NTS The first item in each file is the number of screens or pages
of data, then each 'page' has the number of data items on that page.
Beginning an item with a * indicates that the item is to be high-lighted in
the text. To print a blank line, include an item consisting of 4 or more
spaces enclosed in quotation marks. You may need to experiment a little to
find out just how much will fit on each page.
MISSING WORDS - If you have a lot of time on your hands, and are by nature
a patient and tolerant person like me, then you can try writing different
PASSAGES for the Missing Words game. I'll leave you to figure out how it's
done! Unfortunately, you won't be able to change the reference to the
PASSAGE in the GAMES Menu.
FAMILY FEUD - Not much you can change here, except for the True/False
questions. These are contained in the file BORDATA.DTA Take care not to
make the questions too long.
I guess that's about all, unless you are one of those people who can't
resist seeing what Orwell looks like wearing spectacles and a false nose.
The pictures are all in BLOAD format.
(p9)
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
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This programme began its life as a set of quizzes I programmed for my own
Literature students at a High School here in Singapore. Over the last two
years, the programme has grown and developed and gone through a variety of
versions, to become what it is today. It has been quite well-received by
students here who face the Cambridge GCE O Level examinations.
Originally, as the new owner of an Apple II clone, I programmed in
Applesoft Basic. My first programme (Julius Caesar) fitted easily onto one
5.25" floppy disk,and consisted mainly of three games and a segment on the
Globe Theatre. I believed then as I believe now, that people do not really
want to sit and read pages of notes from a computer monitor.
However, feedback from users indicated a desire for more notes, so the
programme quickly grew. It also changed direction to become IBM-compatible
to run on the computer of choice of 80% of the student population here in
Singapore. So I put my prejudices aside and picked up a smattering of
GWBasic.
As the programme grew and became more sophisticated, I felt the need for
something a little more powerful and faster than interpreted Basic, so
Microsoft QuickBasic made its appearance. I still see room for improvements
and additions to the programme, and each new version on each different text
is a little more sophisticated than its predecessor. Who knows what the
future will bring?
Currently, available titles are:
ANIMAL FARM
MACBETH
ROMEO AND JULIET
LORD OF THE FLIES by William Golding
WALKABOUT by James Vance Marshall
THE GHOST OF THOMAS KEMPE by Penelope Lively
and next on my hit-list
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD by Harper Lee
(p10)
REGISTRATION FORM
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To Steve Herbert
154 Sixth Ave.
Avenue Park
Singapore 1027
A. PERSONAL USE
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Please enroll me as a registered user of your programme 'ANIMAL FARM'.
I enclose payment in the form of:
*Bank Draft in Singapore currency S$20
*Personal cheque in any currency to the
equivalent of US$15
B. SITE LICENCE
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Please register my application for a Site Licence for the use of your
programme 'ANIMAL FARM'. I understand that the Licence permits the making
of as many copies as desired of the above programme for use within the
physical boundaries of any one school or other educational institution, in
a classroom situation only. It does not permit copying and/or distribution
of the programme for individual use outside the classroom.
I enclose payment in the form of:
*Bank Draft in Singapore currency S$100
*Personal cheque in any currency to the
equivalent of US$60
*Delete one
NAME.............................................................
ADDRESS....................................................................
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SCHOOL.....................................................................
OCCUPATION ..............................AGE ............
PROGRAMME OBTAINED FROM .........................................
COMMENTS................................................................
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(p11)
ENTRY FORM
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LEVEL ONE - CODE BREAKING Write the decoded message clearly and accurately
on the lines below
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LEVEL TWO - Buried Treasure and LEVEL THREE - Question Answers Write your
answers to the five buried treasure questions clearly and accurately in the
spaces below.
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NAME.............................................................
ADDRESS....................................................................
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(p12)
README.TXT
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* This is the Shareware version of ANIMAL FARM *
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* Read or print the manual MANUAL.TXT on Disk 1 for instructions *
* on running the programme and how to register with the author *
* who is a poor impoverished school teacher from Singapore *
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* Other titles in this series include: *
* MACBETH *
* ROMEO & JULIET *
* LORD OF THE FLIES *
* WALKABOUT *
* THE GHOST OF THOMAS KEMPE *
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Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #2428
Volume in drive A has no label
Directory of A:\
AFARM EXE 154212 4-01-90 7:36p
AUTOEXEC BAT 100 9-15-90 1:51p
CHECK 4 4-01-90 9:09a
CLUES 266 4-01-90 9:10a
COMMAND COM 25276 7-24-87 12:00a
CONFIG AFM 30 4-01-90 9:11a
HEADER BAS 1303 3-21-90 9:16p
SCREEN PIC 4103 1-04-80 10:48p
TITLE PIC 16391 9-15-90 1:48p
REGISTER 31 9-15-90 1:35p
MANUAL TXT 24017 9-14-90 11:04p
README TXT 1617 9-14-90 11:39p
FILE2428 TXT 2221 10-18-90 4:59p
GO BAT 40 1-01-80 6:00a
GO TXT 927 10-17-90 9:08a
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