1. Animal Farm
Lesson Plans

2. Objective(s)
SWBAT compare and contrast different political elements that will influence the themes in Animal Farm (R.L ).
SWBAT explain how the author uses the characters to make political statements (R.L ?).

3. Reading Schedule Nov. 6 Nov. 7 Nov. 8 Nov. 9 Nov. 10
Nov. 13 Animal Farm Test
Read chapters 1-2
Read chapters 3-4
Read chapters 5-6
Reach chapters 7-8
Read chapters 9-10
*Be prepared for pop quizzes

4. Background Knowledge Jigsaw read the 6 articles about Orwell Stalin
Lenin
Communism
Totalitarianism
Fascism
propaganda and the 7 kinds

5. Chapter 1: Vocabulary
Define, exemplify, and illustrate the following words
Ensconced (25)
Benevolent (26)
Tushes (26)
Dissentients (31)
to cover or shelter; hide securely
desiring to help others; charitable:
used as an exclamation of impatience, disdain, contempt, etc.
dissenting, especially from the opinion of the majority

6. Chapter 1: Questions What other rebellions have marked history (30)?
Old Major says,”The prosperity of the one is the prosperity of the others,” (30). What does he mean by this? Do you agree or disagree?
Old Major also says, “All animals are created equal,” (32). Is that true. Why or why not?
What scare tactics and other manipulations are used in chapter 1?
Compare each character's traits with human traits (25-34).
Summarize chapter 1 (name it, verb it, detail it).

7. Chapter 2: Vocabulary
Define, exemplify, and illustrate the following word
Vivacious (35)
Lively, spirited

8. Chapter 2: Questions Why are pigs the cleverest (35)?
What textual evidence suggests Old Major characterizes Vladimir Lenin? What is Orwell saying about this leader? Why do you draw this conclusion?
What kind(s) of people does Mollie represent? Explain your answer using textual evidence (36).
“[T]hose ribbons that you are so devoted to are the badge of slavery. Can you not understand that liberty is worth than ribbons?” (37). What does Snowball mean? What is liberty worth to you? Explain why.
Why did the rebellion begin (39)?
Define and explain what liberty means to you.

9. Chapter 3: Vocabulary Parasitical (46) Peculiar (47) Motto (47)
Cryptic (47)
Indefatigable (49)
a person who receives support, advantage, or the like, from another or others without giving any useful or proper return, as one who lives on the hospitality of others.
strange
a sentence, phrase, or word expressing the spirit or purpose of a person, organization, city, etc., and often inscribed on a badge,banner, etc.
mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous:
incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.

10. Symbolism
Symbolism is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.
The dove is a symbol of peace.
A red rose or red color stands for love or romance.
Black is a symbol that represents evil or death.
A ladder may stand as a symbol for a connection between the heaven and the earth.
A broken mirror may symbolize separation.

11. Chapter 3: Questions
What makes each animal happy? (47) Apply this to a person’s life. ...What has to occur for everyone to be happy? (49)
What textual evidence suggests Old Major characterizes Vladimir Lenin? What is Orwell saying about this leader? Why do you draw this conclusion?
What political figure does Snowball represent? Use textual evidence to defend your answer.
What historical political figure does Napoleon represent? Use textual evidence to defend your answer.
What class of people or group does Boxer represent? Use textual evidence to defend your answer.

12. Chapter 4: Vocabulary Irrepressible (56) Din (56) Smithies (56)
Skirmishing (57)
Vengeance (58)
Ignominious (58)
Exploits (59)
Impromptu (59)
Posthumously (60)
Uncontrollable
Noisy
The workshop of a smith
Any brisk conflict or encounter
The desire for revenge
Marked by dishonor
To utilize, especially for profit
Made or done without previous preparation
Continuing after one's death

13. Chapter 4: Questions
There is an allusion to Julius Caesar (57). What do we know about Julius Caesar? What does this foreshadow?
“War is war. The only good human being is a dead one,” (59). Are their modern-day philosophies similar to this sentiment? Explain. What is right and wrong? Are there rules to war? If so, what are they?
What does the barn symbolize? Explain your answer with textual evidence.
What is a running theme so far? Use textual evidence to explain.

14. Chapter 5: Vocabulary Blithely (61) Dynamo (64) Unintelligible (64)
Aloof (65)
Maxim (70)
Disinterred (70)
Happy, merry
an energetic, hardworking, forceful person
Not able to be understood
Indifferent
A general truth
unearth

15. Chapter 5: Questions
Is it enough to be informed? What is the difference between being informed and educated?
What’s persuading the animals? Consider the ethos, pathos, logos techniques.
Will the animals like Napoleon as a leader? Why or why not?

16. Chapter 6: Vocabulary Arable (75) Broker (78) Commissions (78)
Malignity (82)
Ignominious (82)
Avenge (82)
Indignation (82)
Capable of producing crops
An agent
Payment
Intense ill will
Humiliating
Exact satisfaction
Offensive,insulting, or base; righteous anger

17. Chapter 6: Questions What makes life happy and fulfilling?
What makes a good leader?

18. Chapter 7: Vocabulary Infanticide (85) Capitulated (87)
Countenances (92)
Incited (93)
Retribution (94)
The practice of killing newborn infants
To give up resistance
Calm facial expression; composure
Urge on
Repayment

19. Chapter 7: Questions
Why are the animals willing to work for Napoleon (95)? Use textual evidence.
What stands out to you in chapter 7? Explain.
Text-to-text (does it remind you of another story?)
Text-to-self (does the text make you reflect about yourself?)
Text-to-world (is their a modern-day application?)

20. Chapter 8: Vocabulary Primitive (103) Implements (103) Pensioner (105)
Ecstasies (105)
Beatifically (105)
Reposed (105)
being the first or earliest of the kind or inexistence
instrument, tool, or utensil
A person who receives a fixed payment
Delight
Blissful, saintly
Dignified calmness

21. Chapter 8: Questions
What does the windmill symbolize. Explain. What might the author be criticizing? How?
Describe the state of Animal Farm at the end of chapter 8. What do you perceive as the most significant changes since the revolution?

22. Chapter 9: Vocabulary Precincts (118) Devotees (118) Complicity (119)
Contemptuously (119)
Quarry (120)
Indignantly (125)
Oration (126)
Interment (125)
A district
An enthusiastic follower
Partnership in wrongdoing
Showing disdain
A pit to blast out stone
Expressing strong displeasure to what is believed unjust
Public speech
Burial

23. Chapter 9: Questions When are you truly your own master (118)?
What does Boxer’s death represent? Use textual evidence to explain.
What is freedom to you? Are the animals in the text free? Why or why not?
What does Orwell teach us about ignorance in this story?

24. Chapter 10: Vocabulary Inebriates (127) Rheumy (127) Morose (127)
Taciturn (127)
Filial (128)
Memoranda (129)
Insoluble (130)
Tyrannical (131)
Intoxicate
Discharge of the mucous membrane, cold
Gloomily
Inclined to silence
Noting or having the relation of a child to a parent
A short note designating something to be remembered
Incapable of being solved or explained
Unjustly cruel

25. Chapter 10: Questions
The maxim “Four legs good, two legs bad” morphs into “Four legs good, two legs better.” Why did this maxim change? Who is to blame for the outcome of the animals on the farm and why?
The animals rebel against Jones because he made them work long, hard hours and generally neglected or abused them. How is all this IRONIC in light of the end result?
One of the themes of the novel is that people’s ignorance can contribute to their political and social oppression. How does the animal’s behavior in the novel support this theme?

26. A Recap
Top 10 notes (9min.)