'Animal Farm': reading and discussing Chapter 3
I can explain what happens in Chapter 3 of Animal Farm.
'Animal Farm': reading and discussing Chapter 3
I can explain what happens in Chapter 3 of Animal Farm.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The pigs are the most intelligent animals on the farm.
- Squealer uses rhetoric to control the less intelligent animals.
- The pigs appear to be taking advantage of their position as leaders.
Common misconception
The pigs immediately set about taking control of the farm.
The pigs' increasing power and control is a gradual process, relying on incremental changes in the commandments to gain overall control.
Keywords
Rhetoric - The art of effective and persuasive public speaking is known as rhetoric.
Allusion - An allusion is an implied or indirect reference to something else. In Animal Farm Napoleon is an allusion to Stalin.
Allegory - If a story has a hidden moral or political message it is known as an allegory.
Bourgeois - Bourgeois means belonging to the middle class and having a strong interest in possessions and money.
Maxim - Maxims are short statements expressing general truths or rules. In Animal Farm ‘Four Legs good, two legs bad’ is a maxim.
Equipment
You will need access to a copy of 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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