Animal Farm – a fairy tale by George Orwell

Silent do now:

Animal Farm
1. What is rhetoric?
2. Which character most embodies The Proletariat?
3. What are Boxer’s two maxims?
4. What was destroyed in the farmers’ attack?
5. What are the pigeons’ role on the farm?
6. Which real life person does Old Major represent?

Literary techniques
1. Define juxtaposition
2. What is pathetic fallacy?
 Animal Farm – a fairy tale by George Orwell

Silent do now:

Animal Farm
1. What is rhetoric? Persuasive speech or writing
2. Which character most embodies The Proletariat? Boxer
3. What are Boxer’s two maxims? ‘I will work harder’ and ‘Napoleon is
always right’
4. Who was destroyed in the farmers’ attack? The windmill
5. What are the pigeons’ role on the farm? Propaganda machines
6. Which real life person does Old Major represent? Lenin

Literary techniques
1. Define juxtaposition Two opposing ideas are brought together for
comparative effect
2. What is pathetic fallacy? The weather (or setting) mirrors the mood
 2. The farmers open fire on the
1. Fifteen armed farmers arrive at animals – they are no match for the
breakfast guns 3. The animals hide and watch

5. The furious animals retaliate –

4. The farmers destroy the windmill 6. The farmers are chased away –
there is a bloody battle
which the animals built the farm is in tatters
 Animal Farm – a fairy tale by George Orwell

THINK: How
did the animals
feel after the
attack? Why?
 Animal Farm – a fairy tale by George Orwell

THINK: How did the pigs use

rhetoric to persuade the
animals that the attack had
been a great victory?
 Animal Farm – a fairy tale by George Orwell

The others said of Why might

Squealer that he this be
could turn black dangerous?
into white
 Animal Farm – a fairy tale by George Orwell
The Seven Commandments
Let’s look again at the Seven
Commandments devised by the pigs
to reflect the spirit and principles of
Animalism:
• Which of these have been broken
by the pigs so far?
1. Whatever goes upon two legs
is an enemy.
2. Whatever goes upon four
legs, or has wings, is a friend.
3. No animal shall wear clothes.
4. No animal shall sleep in a bed.
5. No animal shall drink alcohol.
6. No animal shall kill any other
animal.
7. All animals are equal.
 Animal Farm – a fairy tale by George Orwell
The Seven Commandments
Let’s look again at the Seven
Commandments devised by the pigs
to reflect the spirit and principles of
Animalism:
• Which of these have been broken
by the pigs so far?
1. Whatever goes upon two legs
is an enemy.
2. Whatever goes upon four
legs, or has wings, is a friend.
3. No animal shall wear clothes.
4. No animal shall sleep in a bed.
5. No animal shall drink alcohol.
6. No animal shall kill any other
animal.
7. All animals are equal.
Animal Farm – a fairy tale by George Orwell

Learning notes
 Animal Farm – a fairy tale by George Orwell

Napoleon is dying – whole class reading

Shortly after the attack, the pigs find a case of whisky in the
farmhouse cellar.

We will read extract 12 together. As we read, we will consider:

• Is Napoleon dying? If not, what is wrong with him?
• What are the pigs doing to the Seven Commandments? Why?
• Why is this CORRUPTION?
 Animal Farm – a fairy tale by George Orwell
The Seven Commandments
Let’s look again at the Seven
Commandments devised by the pigs
to reflect the spirit and principles of
Animalism:
• Which of these have been broken
by the pigs so far?
1. Whatever goes upon two legs
is an enemy.
2. Whatever goes upon four
legs, or has wings, is a friend.
3. No animal shall wear clothes.
4. No animal shall sleep in a bed.
5. No animal shall drink alcohol.
6. No animal shall kill any other
animal.
7. All animals are equal.
 Animal Farm – a fairy tale by George Orwell

Corruption – inference table

How does Orwell show the pigs’ corruption in chapter 8?
Evidence: Inference:
How does this imply corruption?
The dogs immediately made a ring
round Squealer, and escorted him
back to the farmhouse

It was given out that the pasture was

exhausted and needed re-seeding; but
it soon became known that Napoleon
intended to sow it with barley

Actually the Commandment read: "No

animal shall drink alcohol TO EXCESS”.
 Animal Farm – a fairy tale by George Orwell

Corruption – inference table

How does Orwell show the pigs’ corruption in chapter 8?
Evidence: Inference:
How does this imply corruption?
The dogs immediately made a ring
round Squealer, and escorted him
back to the farmhouse

It was given out that the pasture was

exhausted and needed re-seeding; but
it soon became known that Napoleon
intended to sow it with barley

Actually the Commandment read: "No

animal shall drink alcohol TO EXCESS”.