ENGLISH B HL

GRADE
ENGLISH 11th

Animal farm
STUDENT’S NAME:

DATE:

COMPETENCE CAPACITIES

● Infer and Interpret information from a written text.

● Adapt the text to the communicative situation.

Write different types ● Organise and develop the ideas with coherence and cohesiveness.
of texts in English as
a foreign language. ● Use suitable grammatical structures to express the ideas in the written
way.
● Reflect and evaluate the form, the content and the context of the written
text.

LEARNING AIM ● To answer questions related to chapter 4 of “Animal farm”.

Video 1: Author Biography

Critical thinking part:

Watch the video to answer the questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ze6D1_R6nE&t=2s

N Questions Answers
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What is the real name of The real name of George Orwell was Eric
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George Orwell? Arthur Blair

George Orwell was born in Motihari, Bengal

Where was George Orwell
2 Presidency, British India (present-day Bihar,
born?
India)

George Orwell's boarding school experience

What did George Orwell's
introduced him to social inequalities and
3 experience at boarding school
injustice, which would later be reflected in his
introduce him to?
writing

4 Instead of going to university Instead of going to university after Eaton,

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after Eaton, where did Orwell
decide to serve?
What inspired Orwell's lifelong
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opposition to imperialism?
Why did George Orwell adopt
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the pen name "George Orwell"?
In which war did Orwell fight,
7 and what were his political
affiliations during this time?
What did Orwell's experiences
in Spain and World War II
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shape in terms of his literary
works?
Video 2: Chapter IV
Critical thinking part:
Watch the video to answer the questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZHwwJv9K40&t=13s
N Questions
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What are Napoleon and Snowball
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doing in Chapter 4?
Who tells his side of the story at a
2 village pub?
Who are Mister Frederick and
Mister Pilkington, and what do they
3 worry about?
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Orwell decided to serve in the Indian Imperial
Police in Burma (now Myanmar)
Orwell's experience as a police officer in
Burma, where he witnessed and participated
in imperialist repression, inspired his lifelong
opposition to imperialism
George Orwell adopted the pseudonym
‘George Orwell’ to protect his identity while
writing about controversial political and social
issues
Orwell fought in the Spanish Civil War (1936-
1939) and his political affiliations during this
time were with the anarchist militias and the
anti-Stalinist Partido Obrero de Unificación
Marxista (POUM)
Orwell's experiences in Spain and World War
II shaped his literary works by deepening his
commitment to social justice, democracy and
the fight against totalitarianism, themes that
feature prominently in his later novels such
as ‘Animal Farm’ and ‘1984’
Answers
In Chapter 4, Napoleon and Snowball
spread the news of the rebellion to other
farms by teaching the song ‘Beasts of
England’ to animals on other farms to
inspire them to rebel against their human
owners
In the village pub, it is Mr Jones who tells
his version of events on the farm to the
other farmers and Village PB
Mr. Frederick and Mr. Pilkington are other
neighbouring farmers. They are
concerned about possible rebellions on
their own farms and are keen to exploit
the situation for their own interests
Mr. Jones attempts to retake Animal
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Farm, Snowball takes the initiative and

when Mr. Jones tries to retake
Animal Farm?
leads waves of attacks on the men, luring
them into a trap. Snowball is wounded by
buckshot from Mr. Jones' son, and a
sheep is killed. Boxer, a horse, knocks out
a farmer thinking he has killed him, and is
wracked with guilt

What does Molly represent in the Represents those who resist change and
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story? prefer the comfort of their old life.

Metacognition questions:
1. Which IB learner profile attributes did I employ today? Highlight the answer.

Thinkers Communicator Reflective Caring Principle

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Knowledgeable Balanced Open-minded Inquirers Risk-takers

2. Which approaches to learning do you use in class today? Highlight the

answer.

Approaches to Learning Skills clusters

(ATL)
Communication skills I. Spoken, written or body language
Thinking skills II. Critical thinking
III. Creative thinking
IV. Ethical thinking
V. Organization
Self-management skills VI. Motivation
VII. Reflection
VIII. Information Literacy
Research skills
IX. Media Literacy
Social skills X. Collaboration

3. Self-evaluation: Cross out (X)

N Questions Yes No
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1 Did I focus and get my work done?
2 Did I speak clearly and loudly for everyone to hear and listen to
others’ opinions?
3 Did I cooperate with my partners and the teacher?

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