PPT-ANIMAL FARM CHAPTER DISCUSSIONS

CHAPTER 1 Animal Farm is a fable allegory and satire Fable Short tale with animals as characters that makes a moral point or teaches a simple life lesson Allegory . A Fairy Story. Who was Napoleon‘s propagandist? . Squealer. Who was the cynic who never changed? . B. enjamin. Who tested Napoleon‘s food for poison? . Pinkeye. Who was the farm‘s poet and songwriter? . The story is set on a farm in England. The historical events referred to in the allegory actually took place in Russia in the first half of the twentieth century. By setting the fable in his own country, however, Orwell makes it clear that his themes are universal. What happened in Russia could just as easily happen in anyone’s backyard.. Characters. Original owner of Manor Farm. Farm suffers under his incompetence. The last of the Czars (old government). Mr. Jones. Pure-bred pig. Grandfatherly. Philosopher of Change. INSPIRES the rebellion. CHAPTER 4. VOCABULARY. Shrewd-Able to judge people and situations very well and make good decisions.. Perpetually-Happening so often that you become tired of the result.. Fortnight-A period of two weeks.. March 30, 2015. Do Now: Monday, March . 30. th. . 2015. On your . Animal Farm . Chapter 3 & 4 Vocabulary handout:. Copy down the definitions for the Chapter 3 Vocabulary words from the next slide.. CHAPTER 5 . VOCABULARY . Blithely-happily, especially because you do not realize that something is wrong.. Barley-A plant that produces grain used for making food, beer and whiskey.. Silage-Grass and plants that are preserved and used for feeding farm animals.. CHAPTER 3. VOCABULARY. Toil- Difficult and tiring work, especially physical work. Dole- To give something, such as food. Chaff-The outer part of wheat or grain that is removed before the grains are used. Farm suffers under his incompetence. The last of the Czars (old government). Mr. Jones. Pure-bred pig. Grandfatherly. Philosopher of Change. INSPIRES the rebellion. Karl Marx Author: Communist Manifesto. Monday. :. Chapter 6 [59-71]. Journal 30. HW. : Read Chapter 7 [73-89]. Tuesday. :. Quiz: Chapter 5, 6, & 7. Politics, Economics, Meat Packing, . Jungles. and . Animal Farm. HW. : Read Chapter 8 [91-109]. Russian Society. Russia was in an appalling state of poverty while the Czar lived in luxury. There was tremendous dissatisfaction.. . Czar Nicholas II. A poor leader at best, compared to western leaders. The Tortoise & the Hare. The Tortoise & The Hare is a childrens story about how you should take your time, don’t brag and try your hardest. It relates differently to different ages but it gets the point across.. Overview “animal Farm”. PLOT. . Old . Major, . athers. the animals of the Manor Farm for a meeting in the big barn. He tells them of a dream he has had in which all animals live together with no human beings to oppress or control them. He tells the animals that they must work toward such a paradise and teaches them a song called “Beasts of England,” in which his dream vision is lyrically described. The animals greet Major’s vision with great enthusiasm. When he dies only three nights after the meeting, three younger pigs Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer formulate his main principles into a philosophy called Animalism.. 1. List all the animals who attend Old Major’s meeting – and their physical description..  .  . Old Major. 3 dogs – Bluebell, Jessie, Pincher. The pigs. Hens. The pigeons. The sheep. The cows. By Ashleigh Miller. Trent Jones . Lauren. Summary of Chapter 4: . News of the rebellion has spread all across the country. Snowball and Napoleon have been sending pigeons to spread word of the only farm that is run by animals. Animal Farm’s neighbors, Mr. Pilkington of Foxwood and Mr. Fredrick of Pinchfield, mock the farm, yet fear it as they know there own animals could stage a similar rebellion. They both try to make sure no animal hears about it., to little avail. Early in October, word comes of an attack. Mr. .