During Reading Assignment

Animal Farm

by George Orwell

NAME ______

Date ______Hour ______

DURING READING ASSIGNMENT: Name ______Date ______Hour ______

Animal Farm Chapters 1 - 3 (pgs. 3-36)

DIRECTIONS: As you read, keep track of any questions, confusions, insights (reading between the lines), or connections that you have. Make sure to write them down, along with the page number on which they occurred.

Your questions, confusions, insights, and connections...

1. (pg. ___) / 4. (pg. ___) / 7. (pg. ___)

2. (pg. ___) / 5. (pg. ___) / 8. (pg. ___)
3. (pg. ___) / 6. (pg. ___) / 9. (pg. ___)

DISCUSSION: Is it possible for a socialist society - like the one Old Major envisions - to exist and flourish?

YES / NO

DURING / AFTER READING ASSIGNMENT:

Animal Farm: Chapters 1-3

FOCUS QUESTION: What do you notice about these different characters (farm animals)?

Character / Old Major / Boxer / Benjamin / Napoleon / Snowball / Squealer
Direct description of the character - Quote (pg. #)
What do you infer about the animal? What characteristics might you associate with the animal?
Symbol or Picture to represent this animal

OTHER CHARACTERS: Clover Benjamin Mollie Moses the cat

(Brief Description)

NOTES FROM CLOSE-READING AND DISCUSSION: Pages 3 - 36

Old Major's Speech (6-10)
Identify the three most important quotes.
1.
2.
3. / "Beasts of England" (12-13)
Identify three promises that the song makes.
1.
2.
3.
The Seven Commandments of Animalism (24-25)
Read the commandments closely. What are the commandments designed to ensure? What type of society are they trying to create? / The Milk and the Apples (25-26, 35-36)
What do you notice when close-reading about these incidents?
SYMBOLISM of the Milk and Apples

DURING READING ASSIGNMENT: Name ______Date ______Hour ______

Animal Farm Chapters 4 - end of novel (pgs. 37-141)

DIRECTIONS: As you read, keep track of any questions, confusions, insights (reading between the lines), or connections that you have. Make sure to write them down, along with the page number on which they occurred.

Your questions, confusions, insights, and connections...

1. (pg. ___) / 4. (pg. ___) / 7. (pg. ___)

2. (pg. ___) / 5. (pg. ___) / 8. (pg. ___)
3. (pg. ___) / 6. (pg. ___) / 9. (pg. ___)

DISCUSSION: Do the worst people in human society tend to come to power?

YES / NO

DISCUSSION: Are popular governments destined to become tyrannical over time?

YES / NO

DURING / AFTER READING ASSIGNMENT: Animal Farm: Chapters 4 - 7

FOCUS QUESTION: In what ways are these themes or concepts developed in Chapters 4 - 7?

Theme / Concept / The power of propaganda / The dictator's need for an enemy / Power corrupts
Two direct quotes or paraphrases related to this theme / concept
INCLUDE PAGE NUMBERS
What do you think Orwell is trying to say to us? What message is trying to get across about human life and existence?
How might this theme still hold true in our world? Can you make any connections to the modern world or to history?

NOTES FROM CLOSE-READING AND DISCUSSION: Pages 37-89

The Battle (40-44)
Discuss the roles that Snowball and Boxer play.
Snowball's Role / Boxer's Role
/ Rewriting History (57-58)
In what ways do Napoleon / Squealer rewrite history? Why do you think they do this?
The Ruling Class (66-67)
In what ways are the Pigs establishing a "ruling class"? / The Death of the Dream (86-89)
What do you notice about the animals' reaction to Napoleon's purges (killings of his enemies)? Write down two quotes that jump out at you.
Why do you think Napoleon bans the singing of "Beasts of England"? What do you notice about the song's replacement?

Animal Farm: Chapters 8-10

FOCUS QUESTION: In what ways are these themes or concepts developed in Chapters 8-10?

Theme / Concept / The cult of personality / the leader as a type of God / The exploitation of the common man / worker / Power corrupts
Two direct quotes or paraphrases related to this theme / concept
INCLUDE PAGE NUMBERS
What do you think Orwell is trying to say to us? What message is trying to get across about human life and existence?
How might this theme still hold true in our world? Can you make any connections to the modern world or to history?

NOTES FROM CLOSE-READING AND DISCUSSION: Pages 91-141

What do you notice about the final scene of the book? (138-141) / Why do you think Orwell ends the book in this manner?
What do you think Orwell is trying to tell us about POWER ? There are multiple messages, so feel free to discuss several different themes.