Animal Farm Lesson Plans
Animal Farm Lesson Plans
Animal Farm Lesson Plans
Top tips
• When you see a double lined box with this symbol, it means students are
required to read a section of the novel. The activity may take up the least
amount of space on the page so could be easily
missed, but it is the most important!
• Students return to the Seven Commandments
resource sheet on p.37 throughout the unit. It may be
a good idea to ask students to mark this page clearly so that they can find it
quickly and easily.
Three crucial learning points have been identified in lesson 6, 7 and 10. These are
sections of the unit that it is crucial students fully understand in order to access the
rest of the unit and understand Orwell’s intention when writing Animal Farm. Model
answers for these can be found in the appendix at the back of the booklet. These
can be used however you see fit, e.g. to create success criteria prior to students
writing; as a self-assessment checks; or as re-teach resources if necessary.
Animal Farm – Lesson 1
Mastery Content:
Do Now:
2. Include the authors and any other information you can remember, like
when they were written and the main characters.
Author:
Year written:
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Moral message:
Book 2:
Author:
Year written:
Main characters:
Moral message:
Book 4:
Book 3:
Author:
Author:
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Year written:
Main characters:
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Moral message:
Extension: What were the morals, or main messages, in each of the books we
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Think about these books.
What was happening in society to influence these books? Use the words below to
help you.
Why do you think the writers wrote the books? What messages were they trying to
share with the world? Use the words below to help you.
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Today, we are going to start studying a new book. It is called ‘Animal Farm’. It
was written by a famous and popular writer called George Orwell.
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George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four
‘Animal Farm wasn’t the only book Orwell wrote about violent and unfair rulers.
In 1949, he published what is probably known today as his best-known work:
‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’. This book came up with many ideas that are prevalent
in society today. Here are some of them:
Surveillance society:
In ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’, the people of Britain are watched and monitored
constantly by CCTV cameras and secret police. Britain today has over 2 million
CCTV cameras, tracking people night and day.
‘Big Brother is watching you’
Big Brother is the leader of Britain in ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’. It is said that he
watches you all the time, night and day. This idea was turned into the reality TV
show ‘Big Brother’. In the show, a group of people live together in a large
house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television
cameras.
Room 101
In ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’, Room 101 is a torture chamber. Prisoners are shown
their greatest fear. The room is meant to break prisoners’ spirit. Today, Room
101 is a comedy TV series where people talk about things about life that annoy
them.
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Answer the following questions in full sentences:
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3. How did Orwell research ‘Down and Out in Paris and London’?
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6. How has George Orwell’s writing influenced society since his death?
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George Orwell
Many writers, directors, actors, musicians and artists have been inspired by
George Orwell and his work.
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In ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’, the violent masters teased the main character with this
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Think again about the biography of George Orwell.
1. List three things that happened during Orwell’s lifetime that influenced his
writing (use the biographical factsheet to help you).
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2. In your own words, write one message that you think George Orwell might
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Exit Quiz
a) George Orwell was writing at the same time as Charles Dickens and Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle.
e) George Orwell has influenced society since the time he was writing.
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Animal Farm – Lesson 2
Mastery Content:
Do Now:
1. Explain what you think this metaphor means in your own words.
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2. Identify the tenor of the metaphor: the thing that is actually being
described.
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3. Identify the vehicle of the metaphor: the imaginative idea that it is being
compared to.
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Extension: Can a metaphor be longer than a few lines? Could it spread across a
whole novel? How?
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Today, we will be looking at another kind of metaphor.
An allegory is a story with two meanings. It has a literal meaning, which is what
actually happens in the story. But it also has a deeper meaning.
The deeper meaning is often a moral. It teaches you a lesson about life.
The Hare was once boasting of his speed to the other animals. "I have
never been beaten," said he, "when I run at my full speed. I challenge any one
here to race with me."
"That is a good joke," said the Hare; "I could dance round you all the way."
"Keep your boasting till you've beaten me," answered the Tortoise. "Shall
we race?"
So a course was fixed and a start was made. The Hare darted almost out
of sight at once, but soon stopped and, to show his contempt for the Tortoise, lay
down to have a nap. The Tortoise plodded on and plodded on, and when the
Hare awoke from his nap, he saw the Tortoise just near the winning-post. The hare
could not run up in time to save the race.
The first, literal meaning is about a hare that races a tortoise. The tortoise wins the
race.
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Let’s look at another allegory.
A lion used to prowl about a field in which four oxen used to dwell. Many a
time the lion tried to attack them, but whenever he came near they turned their
tails to one another, so that whichever way he approached them he was met by
the horns of one of them.
One day, however, they began quarrelling among themselves, and each
ox went off to pasture alone in a separate corner of the field. Then the Lion
attacked them one by one and soon made an end of all four.
The first, literal meaning is about four oxen that defend themselves from a lion,
but are then killed.
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Let’s look at one more example.
There was once a young Shepherd Boy who looked after his sheep at the
foot of a mountain near a dark forest. It was rather lonely for him all day, so he
thought upon a plan by which he could get some company and some
excitement.
He rushed down towards the village calling out, "Wolf, Wolf!“. The villagers
stopped their work and rushed out to meet him. But they soon realised that there
was no wolf and they had been fooled. A few days afterwards the boy was
bored and lonely again, so he tried the same trick. Once again, the villagers
came to his help. They were annoyed to see that the boy had lied to them
again.
But shortly after this a wolf actually did come out from the forest, and
began to circle the sheep with hungry eyes and sharp teeth. The boy of course
cried out "Wolf, Wolf," still louder than before. But this time the villagers, who had
been fooled twice before, thought the boy was again deceiving them, and
nobody stirred to come to his help. So the Wolf made a good meal off the boy's
sheep.
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Allegory
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Let’s remind ourselves of the difference between first and third person:
'Animal Farm', the book we are studying this term, is written in prose. Prose is
direct writing. It is straightforward. 'Animal Farm' is written in the third person. This
means it describes the events happening to other people.
In fact, there was almost no story to tell at all. For the first few moments of
his life, Oliver did not take to breathing right away. Now, things might have
been different had he been surrounded by loving aunts and
grandmothers. They would have fussed and worried over him.
‘Sherlock Holmes’ is also written in prose, but Sherlock Holmes was written in the
first person. It sounded like Dr Watson was telling you the story:
I had seen little of Holmes lately. My marriage had drifted us away from
each other. My own complete happiness, and the home-centred interests
which rise up around the man who first finds himself master of his own
establishment, were sufficient to absorb all my attention, while Holmes,
who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul, remained
in our lodgings in Baker Street.
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The three main features of an allegory are:
1. The literal meaning in allegories are often (but not always) about animals.
2. Allegories are usually written in the third person. They describe events
happening to someone else.
People write allegories in this way for a reason. Let’s look at why allegories are
written like this.
1. Literal meanings in allegories are often (but not always) about animals.
2. Allegories are usually written in the third person. They describe events
happening to someone else.
• This is also why allegories are written in the third person. We can see the
mistakes other people are making easier than if the stories were written in the
first person.
• Many allegories – like the ones we have just looked at – are about animals
because they are written for younger readers. The stories are also meant to
teach children an important lesson.
Sometimes, when something is written in the first person, you only get one, narrow
perspective on what is happening.
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But writing in the third person can show more events. It can give you a better
view on what is happening.
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We have done a lot of preparation for reading 'Animal Farm'.
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2. Write down what you are expecting the novel to be about. Remember to
think about what you already know about George Orwell and his life.
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Exit Quiz
b) The moral of The Hare and the Tortoise is: united we stand, divided we fall.
c) George Orwell wrote 'Animal Farm' to say, ‘Slowly and surely wins the
race.’
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Animal Farm – Lesson 3
Mastery Content:
• On the farm there are pigs, dogs, hens, pigeons, sheep, cows, horses, a goat,
a donkey, ducks, a cat and a raven.
• These animals have different uses on the farm
• Horses are used to do a lot of the physical labour on a farm
Extension: What is a plough? What is it used for? Why do the hens have their own
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Today, we are going to start reading ‘Animal Farm’. Let’s read about the owner
of the farm and the animals that are on the farm.
Comprehension check
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The animals in the barn are the main characters in the novel.
Just as ‘humans’ can be ‘men’, ‘women’ and ‘children’, animals also have
separate names for male, female and young versions. Orwell uses these specific
terms in the novel, so we need to be aware of them before we read.
• Make a note of any animals that have been named in the novel so far.
Characteristics
Pigs
Types of meat
Cows Characteristics
Types of meat
Chickens Characteristics
Types of meat
Characteristics
Dogs
Male Female Child
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• Complete the sheet about farm animals.
• Make a note of any animals that have been named in the novel so far.
Horses Characteristics
Donkeys Characteristics
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‘Animal Farm’ was published in 1945.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0izIi_sEf1A
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Exit Quiz
b) At the time Orwell was writing, farms didn’t have lots of complicated
machinery.
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Animal Farm – Lesson 4
Mastery Content:
• Old Major says that life on the farm is hard and miserable for all of the animals
• Old Major describe Jones as a tyrant
• Old Major says that a rebellion will lead the animals to happiness
• Old Major dreams of a future where animals will rule themselves peacefully
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Last lesson, we looked at some of the ways life would have been difficult for
animals working on a farm. Today, Old Major is going to tell us more about the
hardships on the farm.
Old Major explains how life is hard for each of these animals.
Next to each animal, write down why life is miserable for that animal on Manor
Farm in your own words.
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Vocabulary: Tyrant
A tyrant (tie-rant) is someone who has total power and uses it in a cruel and unfair
way.
For example: The headteacher at my previous school was a tyrant because she
removed school holidays and expelled students that complained.
Answer the following question using a full sentence: Why does Old Major think
that Jones, the farmer, is a tyrant?
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Vocabulary: Rebellion
1. Why does Old Major think a rebellion will end the tyranny on Manor Farm?
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2. What does Old Major think life will be like after the rebellion on Manor Farm?
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Exit Quiz
In Old Major’s opinion, which of these statements makes Jones a tyrant? (2)
a) He gets drunk.
b) He kills the pigs when they are young and sells them for meat.
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Animal Farm – Lesson 5
Mastery Content:
Do Now:
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Extension: Give one way life would be better for each of the animals after a
rebellion.
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Recap of Chapter 1:
• Orwell shows us that the animals on the farm are fed up of Jones, who
they think is a tyrant.
• Old Major has inspired the animals. He has given them a vision of a life
without Man.
• In this world, the animals will not have any masters. Everything they make
will be their own.
• They will not need to live in fear of Man any more.
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Recap: “fallen on evil days”
In The Blue Carbuncle, Sherlock Holmes made a deduction about Henry Baker by
looking at his hat.
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We will find the phrase ‘fall on evil days’ in 'Animal Farm'. That is why we have
revised this phrase!
Let’s find out how old Major’s speech inspires the animals.
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Comprehension check
1. What are the names of the three main pigs on the farm?
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Making connections
1. What night does the Rebellion take place? How is this similar to a text we
studied last year? What other similarities are there?
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The animals have taken control of the farm!
Now they are able to start building the world that they want.
As we read the novel, we will make some notes on each character using the
Character List on the next page. We will return to this throughout the unit.
Today, we will begin making notes on the three main pigs in the novel.
Look at how Orwell describes these three characters in this chapter. Each pig has
its own personality and characteristics.
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In the Character List resource sheet on the following page, make notes on these
three characters.
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Character List: We will return to this resource throughout the unit.
Napoleon, a pig
Snowball, a pig
Squealer, a pig
Mr Jones, a farmer
Boxer, a horse
Benjamin, a donkey
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Vocabulary: Commandment
For example: After the animals have taken over the farm, they write seven
commandments on the side of the barn wall.
With a partner, discuss why each of these commandments are important for the
animals on the farm. You can write some notes in the box underneath:
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Seven Commandments: We will return to this resource throughout the unit.
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Exit Quiz
a) The animals do not want to be like Man, so they will refuse to wear clothes.
b) The animals want to show that they are able to create their own clothes,
so they will not wear anything made by Man.
c) Animals don’t need clothes because they do not feel the cold.
d) Clothes can be used to show status. All the animals are equal, so no
animal should wear clothes.
e) The animals do not want to use money so they cannot afford clothes.
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Animal Farm – Lesson 6
Mastery Content:
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Extension: What other commandments can you remember? Why was the
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The animals have successfully thrown Jones out of the farm. They have
established the rules for Animal Farm. Now we will find out how successful the
animals will be on their own!
Chapter 3 – The First Harvest
At this point in the novel, the animals are having huge success on the farm.
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At the end of Chapter 3, we find out what has happened to the milk and apples.
In the passage we have just read, we found out more about Napoleon and
Snowball.
Napoleon Snowball
At the end of Chapter 2, the animals did not know where the cow’s milk had
gone:
‘So the animals trooped down to the hayfield to begin the harvest, and when they
came back in the evening it was noticed that the milk had disappeared.’
At the end of Chapter 3, we find out what has happened to the milk and apples!
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Re-read the final three paragraphs of Chapter 3, from ‘The mystery of where the
milk went to….’
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George Orwell said,
Why do you think the end of Chapter 3 is such an important part of the story?
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Animal Farm Quiz
Fortnightly Quiz T1
Name: Date:
Numbers in brackets show the number of correct answers for each question.
1) Which statements about George Orwell are correct? (2)
a) George Orwell was writing at the same time as Charles Dickens and Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle.
b) George Orwell wanted to stomp down on the ordinary working people
when he fought in Spain.
c) George Orwell wanted to get out of fighting in World War II because he
was scared of dying.
d) George Orwell was influenced by society at the time he was writing.
e) George Orwell has influenced society since the time he was writing.
4) In Old Major’s opinion, which of these statements makes Jones a tyrant? (2)
a) He gets drunk.
b) He kills the pigs when they are young and sells them for meat.
c) He doesn’t produce anything himself. He lives off the animals and makes
his money from them.
d) He plaits Mollie’s hair with red ribbons.
e) He does not breed rats or mice on the farm.
5) One of the seven commandments is ‘No animals shall wear clothes’. Why is this
commandment important for the animals? (2)
a) The animals do not want to be like Man, so they will refuse to wear clothes.
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b) The animals want to show that they are able to create their own clothes, so
they will not wear anything made by Man.
c) Animals don’t need clothes because they do not feel the cold.
d) Clothes can be used to show status. All the animals are equal, so no animal
should wear clothes.
e) The animals do not want to use money so they cannot afford clothes.
6) How does Squealer convince the other animals that the pigs need to eat the
milk and apples? (2)
a) He says that the pigs deserve the apples because they are the best animals
on the farm.
b) He says they only eat them to protect the other animals.
c) He lies and says that the apples and milk are essential for the welfare of
pigs.
d) He uses proper scientific research to show that the pigs need the apples.
e) He says that no-one had ever said that the apples would be shared.
7) Which animal is described as being ‘not much of a talker, but with a reputation
for getting his own way’? (1)
a) Snowball
b) Napoleon
c) Squealer
d) Boxer
e) Benjamin
9) Which sentences use the words ‘rebel’ and ‘rebellion’ correctly? (2)
a) Rebellions are when people fight against authority.
b) There was a rebel against the cruel king.
c) There was a rebellion against the cruel king.
d) I try to save money by taking part in rebellions.
e) I want rebellion for the wrongs that have been done to me.
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Animal Farm – Lesson 7
Mastery Content:
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Recap: allegory
The deeper meaning is about a group of Russians from the start of the 20th
century.
Let’s find out more about the Russians that George Orwell wanted to write about.
Russia
It has a population today of around 145 million people. The UK has a population
of around 70 million people.
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Read the information on The Russian Revolution
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Comprehension check
1. Why did the people in Russia want to rebel against their leaders?
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On Page 48, you will find a resource titled Allegory: ‘Animal Farm’ and the Russian
Revolution. It includes some features from the Russian Revolution and from
‘Animal Farm’. You need to complete the blank sections of the resource to show
how 'Animal Farm' is an allegory for the Russian Revolution.
Include details that explain how the fiction of 'Animal Farm' is an allegory for real
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Allegory: ‘Animal Farm’ and the Russian Revolution
Events from the Russian Revolution Events from ‘Animal Farm’
Location: Russia Location: Manor Farm, later
renamed Animal Farm.
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'Animal Farm'
By writing an allegory, George Orwell wanted to show the reader the truth about
what was happening in Russia.
Orwell wanted to show people how the leaders of Russia were treating their
people.
Almost all of the events in 'Animal Farm' are an allegory for something that
actually happened in Russia. Remember this as we read the novel!
Exit Quiz
How is 'Animal Farm' an allegory for the events of the Russian Revolution? (4)
a) The animal Rebellion and the Russian Revolution were both against
farmers.
b) The animal Rebellion and the Russian Revolution both threw out cruel
leaders.
c) Both the animal Rebellion and the Russian Revolution were led by popular
and powerful people.
d) The animal Rebellion and the Russian Revolution wanted to make life fairer
for ordinary workers.
e) After the animal Rebellion and the Russian Revolution, the people that
were thrown out of power tried to take their country back.
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Animal Farm – Lesson 8
Mastery Content:
• News of the rebellion on Animal Farm has spread across half the country
• Mr Jones and other humans attempt to reclaim the farm from the animals
• The animals defeat the humans in the Battle of the Cowshed
• Snowball and Boxer are the heroes of the Battle of the Cowshed
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Let’s read Chapter 4
Comprehension check
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3. How do animals from elsewhere in the country respond when they hear
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4. How do the human beings react when they hear their animals singing
‘Beasts of England’?
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Mr Jones and other local farmers are scared. They are worried that their animals
will also rebel against them, and take over their farms.
Mr Jones and the other local farmers are going to take action. They are going to
try to take back control of ‘Animal Farm’.
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The heroes of the Battle of the Cowshed
Why are Snowball and Boxer the heroes of the Battle of the Cowshed?
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How does Orwell want a reader to feel towards Snowball and Boxer in this
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Exit Quiz
How does Orwell show that animals and humans are enemies in this chapter? (3)
b) The animals prepare to defend the farm from an attack from the humans.
e) At the end of the battle, Jones and Snowball agree to a truce to avoid
more deaths.
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Animal Farm – Lesson 9
Mastery Content:
Do Now:
1. Who are these four people? *use your worksheet from Page 48 to help you.
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Recap:
Farmer Jones returned and tried to take the farm back from the animals, but the
animals fought him off.
Snowball the pig and Boxer the horse were heroes of the battle.
Today, we are going to find out what happens after the Battle of the Cowshed.
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Summary
Use this image to explain what happened in the second part of this chapter:
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Exit Quiz
a) Napoleon wants the best for everyone on the farm. That is why he made
himself leader.
b) Snowball was a traitor. That is why Napoleon wanted to get rid of him.
c) Snowball wanted to build the windmill to help make life easier for the other
animals.
d) Napoleon has trained the dogs to protect all of the animals on the farm
from attackers.
e) Napoleon has done a lot of secret planning to take control of the farm.
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Animal Farm – Lesson 10
Mastery Content:
Extension: Look at the commandments that have been broken. Why were these
commandments so important?
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Recap: corrupt
The pigs are corrupt. They are using their power in a dishonest way order to get
an advantage for themselves.
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The pigs are corrupt. However, this probably won’t lead to a public scandal.
Why not?
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Let’s find out how the animals begin building the windmill.
As we read today, look for examples of how Orwell shows us that the pigs are
becoming more and more corrupt.
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Let’s look at some quotations in a little more detail.
How does Orwell make life for the How does Orwell make life for the
animals sound positive? animals sound negative?
How does Orwell present Boxer as How does Orwell present Boxer as
admirable? foolish?
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Let’s find out how the pigs are becoming more and more corrupt.
Look at commandment 4: No animal shall sleep 2. Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.
in a bed.
3. No animal shall wear clothes.
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3. Is this fair?
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other animals that they need to sleep in beds.
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You are now going to answer this question:
Why don’t the animals on the farm get angry about how corrupt the pigs are
becoming?
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Exit Quiz
Which of these events show that the pigs are corrupt? (2)
e) Boxer decides he will wake up 45 minutes early each day to work on the
windmill.
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Animal Farm – Lesson 11
Mastery Content:
Do Now:
How have the animals’ lives already improved as a result of building the windmill?
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Extension: Has the process of building the windmill been entirely positive for the
animals – are some negative effects starting to emerge?
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