Animal Farm: Revision - Monday 8th March 2021

Monday 8th March 2021

            Animal Farm:
              Revision

Learning purposes
     • To revise key ideas from the remote learning provision in preparation
       for returning to school

Prior learning:                                          Future learning:
Next slide…                                              Continue to revisit the novella
                                                         whilst focusing on setting,
                                                         characters and themes.

                                                         Develop analytical writing skills
                                                         for Section B.

Starter
Complete the following questions based on our reading of chapter
right last week:
1. How does Napoleon present himself as a leader?
2. How does Napoleon try to play off Frederick and Pilkington against
    each other?
3. How is he tricked?
4. What does the destruction of the new windmill represent?
5. How does Squealer interpret the outcome of the battle? How does
    he support his views?
6. Is Napoleon really dying?

Recap: Assessment objectives
      Responses are marked against assessment objectives. It will be
      beneficial for you to be aware of what an examiner expects to see.
Assessment objective                                         Relevance to Animal Farm

AO1         This is how you are interpreting and analysing   Read, understanding and respond to texts.
            the text. You are required to develop in-depth   Students should be able to:
            ideas about Animal Farm as opposed to            • maintain a critical style and develop an informed
            simply regurgitating the plot. You must             personal response
            support your ideas with quotations               • use textual references, including quotations, to support
            throughout.                                         and illustrate interpretations.
AO3         Ideas surrounding historical context, Orwell’s   Show understanding of the relationships between texts and
            intentions and reader response.                  the contexts in which they were written.

AO4         Quality of written communication – does          Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for
            your piece of writing sound like a mature        clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and
            discussion?                                      punctuation.

Understanding the relationship between a text
and its context (AO3)
• The author's own life and individual situation, including the place
  and time of writing, only where these relate to the text.
• The historical setting, time and location of the text.
• Social and cultural contexts (e.g., attitudes in society; expectations of
  different cultural groups).
• The literary context of the text, for example, literary movements or
  genres.
• The way in which texts are received and engaged with by different
  audiences, at different times (for example, how a text may be read
  differently in the twenty-first century from when it was written).

Understanding the relationship between a text
and its context (AO3)
Considering the previous points, develop notes on the following:
1. Orwell’s situation – what were his political beliefs?
2. Historical context – what period does the novella relate to? Can
   you specify a single event?
3. Attitudes in society – consider how other nations reacted to the
   event specified above.
4. Which genre does the novella belong to?
5. Give two examples, with reference to specific moments in the text,
   where different emotions are evoked in the reader.

Understanding the relationship between a text
and its context (AO3)
Potential responses:
1. Orwell was a socialist which is a political ideology that centres around
    community-owned production and trading. Everyone contributes what they are
    able to. Link to the text: Major’s speech and the expectations of the farm.
2. Broadly, the text is about the Russian Revolution, but you should specify the
    struggle for power between Trotsky and Stalin. Link to the text: Napoleon and
    Snowball’s relationship.
3. The Allied forces intervened in an attempt to stop Germany from exploiting
    Russian resources, and to defeat the Central Powers. Link to the text: Battle of
    the Cowshed/Mr Frederick tricking Napoleon/Battle of the Windmill.
   b.   The ignorance of the middle/upper classes towards the struggles of the peasants and
        working class. Link to the text: The pigs and Molly
   c.   The blind faith of the working class. Link to the text: Boxer and Clover.

Understanding the relationship between a text
and its context (AO3)
Potential responses:
4. The novella is an allegory. It could also be considered to be
   dystopian as it wildly contrasts the utopian ideals set out by Major.
5. Resentment towards Napoleon and Squealer, sympathy for Boxer
   (as well as the animals in general), frustration as the animals do not
   understand what is happening, admiration for Major’s beliefs,
   Boxer’s determination and Snowball’s ingenuity.

Characters                                                        Below are some phrases to describe the characters.
                                                                   Link each to a character from the novella.

 1. Wise, old pig. Inspires rebellion with
                 rhetoric.

 2. Establishes himself as a dictator – the new Jones. Controls with
                         fear & propaganda.                                      12. Drunken owner of Manor Farm.

 3. Owner of Foxwood.          4. Stubborn, cynical, apathetic. Only      11. Mouthpiece for Napoleon. Uses propaganda to
   Praises Napoleon’s         stirred to passion by Boxer’s removal.                    control the animals.
        methods.
                                                                          9. Cut-throat business     10. Instruments of fear
               5. Shallow, childish. Deserts the farm.                      man. Manipulates        and control. Do not think
                                                                                Napoleon.                for themselves.

6. Devoted citizen. Immensely strong.         7. Devoted to Animalism and education of       8. Maternal, caring, loyal. Senses
        Naïve and innocent.                     all animals. Hero at Battle of Cowshed.      hypocrisy but cannot articulate it.

Themes
For each theme, consider relevant sections of the novel:
1. Power
2. Violence
3. Control
4. Propaganda
5. Abuse of language
6. Lack of education
7. Tyranny

Events
Summarise the plot of the novel by:
1. Adding the main events for the first eight chapters
2. Adding appropriate quotations for each

Complete the table below
 Chapter   Key quotations (aim for minimum of 2 per chapter)   Analysis notes (include links to themes and context)
 number

   1

   2

   3

   4

   5

   6

   7

   8