Year 9

The pigs take charge

Year 9

The pigs take charge

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about how the pigs start to take charge on the farm. We will learn the word hierarchy, consider what important skills Squealer has and then explore how we know the animals are now in charge.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is tyranny?
Tyranny is the control of other people.
Tyranny is when a government has too much power.
Tyranny is when one person rules over everyone else.
Correct answer: Tyranny is when someone takes control and treats people cruelly.
Q2.
What example does Old Major give of humans being tyrants?
Correct answer: Man benefits from animals' hard work whilst he does nothing.
Man does not feed the animals or give them shelter.
Man steals from animals.
Man treats animals badly by causing them pain all the time.
Q3.
What does Old Major tell the animals to do? (There are TWO correct answers)
Old Major tells the animals to become like humans themselves.
Correct answer: Old Major tells the animals to get rid of Man.
Correct answer: Old Major tells the animals to start a rebellion.
Old Major tells the animals to use violence.
Q4.
What does Old Major worry might happen in the future?
Old Major worries that he is going to die soon.
Correct answer: Old Major worries that the animals may become like humans and start to treat one another badly.
Old Major worries that the animals will be unsuccessful and not achieve a rebellion.
Old Major worries that the animals will need humans to help them do things.
Q5.
What is foreshadowing?
Correct answer: Foreshadowing is a technique used by writers to warn or hint at something that will happen in the story.
Foreshadowing is predicting something awful is going to happen.
Foreshadowing is used by writers to tell the reader something the characters don't know.
Foreshadowing is when a character tells other characters about something that will happen.

5 Questions

Q1.
What is a hierarchy? (There are TWO correct answers).
A hierarchy is a system based on people's age.
A hierarchy is a system of government.
Correct answer: A hierarchy is a system of organising people based on order of their importance.
Correct answer: A hierarchy is a system of organising people based on order of their responsibility.
Q2.
Who are the two most important animals on the farm?
Boxer and Clover
Napoleon and Boxer
Correct answer: Napoleon and Snowball
Snowball and Boxer
Q3.
Why do the pigs become the most powerful?
The pigs are the hardest workers on the farm.
Correct answer: The pigs are the most intelligent animals on the farm.
The pigs are the oldest animals on the farm.
The pigs are the scariest animals on the farm.
Q4.
What is Squealer's skill?
Squealer is excellent at following orders.
Squealer is excellent at giving orders.
Correct answer: Squealer is excellent at persuading people to believe anything.
Squealer is excellent at working hard.
Q5.
What is 'Animalism?'
Correct answer: Animalism is the name given to Old Major's teachings.
Animalism is the name given to Snowball's teachings.
Animalism is the name given to the feelings the animals have.
Animalism is the name of the plan for the rebellion.