Year 9
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will look at examples of Squealer's rhetoric and consider how he uses rhetoric to manipulate the other animals on the farm.
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6 Questions
Q1.
What is an example of corruption?
A government using propaganda.
A leader telling lies.
A leader treating people badly.
Q2.
What is dramatic irony?
When the reality of something is different to the perceived truth.
When the story has a hidden meaning.
When the writer hints at something that will happen in the rest of the story.
Q3.
What did Old Major say about trading with humans?
He did not talk about trade.
He encouraged animals to trade.
He said if they do trade, it should be done cleverly.
Q4.
Where has Napoleon started living?
He has stolen someone else's sty
He still lives in his sty
In a better sty
Q5.
Where does Orwell use dramatic irony?
When Napoleon is called 'Our Leader.'
When Squealer explains why Napoleon needs to sleep in a bed.
When the animals start to protest about trading with humans.
Q6.
What reason does Squealer give for the animals being allowed to sleep in beds?
Squealer says it is their right because they are the leaders on the farm.
Squealer says they can sleep in beds because the beds are comfortable.
Squealer says they need to sleep well so they can carry out their duties.
5 Questions
Q1.
What happens to the windmill?
Napoleon tells the animals to stop building the windmill.
The animals destroy the windmill.
The farmers come and destroy the windmill.
Q2.
Who does Squealer say Snowball is working with?
Farmer Jones
Napoleon
Pilkington
Q3.
Who tells Squealer he doesn't believe what they are being told?
Clover
Muriel
The sheep
Q4.
Why does Squealer use collective pronouns?
To make the animals angry at Snowball.
To make the animals feel sympathy for Snowball.
To persuade the animals that what he is saying is true.
Q5.
What false memory does Squealer give to the animals?
Boxer being a coward in battle.
Snowball attacking Napoleon.
Snowball writing documents.