Animal Farm - Lesson 10

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Animal Farm

Animal Farm

Recap chapter 8 + 9 

Pre-reading activity Chapter 10

Recap Chapter 8

Frederick gives Napolean forged money and Pilkington refuses to help him. Which of Napolean’s actions may have made the farmers behave this way towards him?

What makes the battle against Frederick’s men different from the Battle of the Cowshed?

How is Napoleon becoming more and more like a typical dictator?

The animals celebrate a victory, but at what cost? What happened to the animals during the battle?

Describe the whisky incident. Why would Orwell make this scene a little humorous?

Recap Chapter 9

Why do you think that only the young pigs are being
educated?

Should everyone be educated at the farm, or would this lead to any problems?

Do you think it was fair how the president of the
new republic was elected? Would you have done it
another way?

How has Boxer changed? Who really cares about
Boxer and how do they show it?

Was it fair what happened to Boxer? If you were the
leader, what would you have done with Boxer?

Pre-reading chapter 10

to maintain or support oneself at a minimal level

entailing little expense; requiring few resources

impossible to solve

successful in material terms; flourishing financially

respect and warm approval

not capable of being changed or altered

 insoluble- adj.

unalterable- adj.

frugally- adv

prosperous- adj.

admiration- n.

subsist- v.

This is the last chapter of the book. How
do you think things will end up for the
pigs, the other animals and the humans?

Do you think that the pigs will be
successful in the end, or do you believe
that they will fall and be in a worse
position than the other animals they
have been abusing? How and why?

Homework

Read: Chapter 10
Do: Comprehension questions chapter 10