To experience terror is to feel intense or overwhelming fear.

To decree is to officially decide or order something to happen. It usually has the force of law.

To lament is a expression of grief or sorrow.

Hypocrisy is when someone says one thing but does the opposite.

Chapter 8: the battle of the windmill

English

In 'Animal Farm: The Pigs and Power', pupils develop a clear understanding of the plot, main characters and themes of the novella. In the second exploration unit, 'Animal Farm: Barriers to Leadership', pupils undertake more nuanced analysis of the pigs grasp for power.

In 'Lord of the Flies', pupils explore how power corrupts and destroys communities. 'In Animal Farm: The Pigs and Power', pupils focus on how power corrupts the pigs, leading to the downfall of their utopian dream.

Modern text: first study

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

They make the animals question the pigs' leadership.

They create a sense of progress and success.

They reveal the declining condition of the farm.

In chapter 8 of 'Animal Farm', what is the effect of Squealer using statistics?

The animals successfully defend the windmill.

The windmill is completed without any problems.

 The windmill is destroyed, leading to a violent battle.

The humans help the animals finish the windmill.

In chapter 8 of 'Animal Farm', what happens in the battle of the windmill?

By consistently treating all animals with fairness and equality.

By openly acknowledging their mistakes and rectifying them.

By gradually becoming more like the humans they initially rebelled against.

How do the pigs demonstrate hypocrisy in 'Animal Farm'?

In chapter 8 of 'Animal Farm', what decoration does Napoleon award himself with?

Complete the rewritten commandment from chapter 8 of 'Animal Farm'. "No animals shall kill another animal__________."

He is advocating for strong centralized power to maintain order.

He believes that power always leads to corruption and tyranny.

He suggests that revolutions are never a good idea.

He believes that power and corruption are unrelated in political systems.

What message is George Orwell conveying about power and corruption in 'Animal Farm' based on the text's discussion of changing commandments and the pigs' actions?

What word beginning with 'T' describes a regime that asserts total power over the lives of its citizens?

The animals work hard to build the windmill.

Starting with the first, put these plot points from 'Animal Farm' chapter 1-7 in chronological order.

To generate electricity for the entire farm.

To provide a source of entertainment for the animals.

To show off the animals' engineering skills to humans.

To improve the animals' quality of life and make their work easier.

What is the primary goal of building the windmill on Animal Farm in Chapter 6 of 'Animal Farm'?

Snowball, for sabotaging the windmill out of spite.

Napoleon, for not providing enough resources for its construction.

The humans, for launching an attack on the farm that damages the windmill.

The other animals, for failing to follow the building plans accurately.

In Chapter 6 of 'Animal Farm', who is blamed for the destruction of the windmill, and why?

Whatever goes upon four legs, or has wings, is a friend.

Starting with the first, put the seven commandments from 'Animal Farm' in the correct order.

The pigs' control and exploitation of the animals' labour. 

In chapter 7 of 'Animal Farm' what does the windmill symbolise?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Chapter 8: the battle of the windmill

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.