Animal+Farm



Initial unit set-up: 1. Students, [|click here] to download your copy of the novel into Notability. 2. **File Not Found** to download your copy of the point sheet for the unit.

Comrade – friend Foal – young horse Knacker – someone who kills old animals for meat, skin, or glue Lest - unless Mare – female horse Miserable – very unhappy Rebellion – revolution Trotter –a pig’s foot
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 * Pre-Reading Vocabulary Chapter 1: **
 * Write these as your first notes for the chapter prior to reading -**


 * Activity 1: [[file:Animal_Farm_Pre-Reading_Questions.pdf|Click here for Animal Farm pre-reading questions.]] Part of the grade for this activity is also based on the in-class discussion and group activity. **

Accord – (with one accord) (formal British English) all together Disciples – someone who accepts and spreads the teachings of a person Disheartened – someone who has lost hope Drawing-room – old-fashioned word for a formal room used for relaxing with guests Expounded – (expound) to explain Gambol – skipping or leaping Lowing – a cow sound (like mooing) Shrill – very loud and high-pitched Stove in – smashed inward
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 * Pre-Reading Vocabulary Chapter 2: **
 * Write these as your first notes for the chapter prior to reading -**


 * Activity 2: Quiz for Chapters 1 and 2 on Socrative **
 * Activity 3: [[file:Character_Chart.pdf|Click here for Character Chart.]] ** This will be due at the end of Chapter 4.

Committee – a group chosen to complete a specific task Implements - tools Indefatigable – tireless, cannot be made tired Maxim – a well-known phrase that expresses an idea or rule Obstinate – refusing to change your beliefs or ideas Parasitical – like a parasite; taking advantage of Resolution - A formal statement that expresses the decision of a group Windfall – things (like fruit) that fall because of wind
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 * Pre-Reading Vocabulary Chapter 3: **
 * Write these as your first notes for the chapter prior to reading -**

1. What are the animals proud of? 2. Who can read? 3. Who aren’t hard workers? 4. Who can eat apples? Why? 5. Who will raise the dogs? Why? 6. Summarize Animalism in one sentence.
 * Activity 4: Comprehension Questions for Chapter 3 (answer in Notability or on loose-leaf paper): **

Ambush – hiding and waiting in order to attack Cannibalism – an animal that eats its own kind Fifteen stone – stone is a unit of weight measurement (1 stone = 6.35kg) Flogging – a beating or whipping Posthumously – after death Sentimentality – being sentimental (emotional rather than logical) Shrewd – ability to understand things Tractable – easily controlled
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 * Pre-Reading Vocabulary Chapter 4: **
 * Write these as your first notes for the chapter prior to reading -**

Write a multi-paragraph essay about George Orwell. Questions that you should consider: - What was his early life like? - What novels are he best-known for? - Why did he write Animal Farm? How is the book an allegory (a symbolic representation of the time it was written)? [|Easy_Bib_Use this site for all your citation and bibliography needs.]
 * Activity 5: Quiz for Chapters 3 and 4 on Socrative **
 * Activity 6: **** George Orwell: **
 * Helpful Links (don't be afraid to do your own research too): **
 * [|Biography.com]**
 * [|novelguide.com]**
 * [|Allegory for Animal Farm]**

Dynamo – a machine that produces electricity Expulsion – forcing someone to leave Manifestly – easy to understand or recognize Marshal – (verb) to arrange or prepare in an organized way Pretext – a reason that you give when you want to hide your true reason for doing something Scheme - plan Sowing – planting seeds
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 * Pre-Reading Vocabulary Chapter 5: **
 * Write these as your first notes for the chapter prior to reading -**

Extravagant – very fancy Idle – doing nothing Ignominious – causing disgrace or shame Malignity - evilness Procured – (procure) to obtain Rations – a specific amount of food or supplies Sly – clever in a dishonest way
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 * Pre-Reading Vocabulary Chapter 6: **
 * Write these as your first notes for the chapter prior to reading -**

Bitter – angry and unhappy Coccidiosis – a disease Confess – to admit you did something wrong Emboldened – to make someone more confident Infanticide – to kill babies Pullet – a young chicken
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 * Pre-Reading Vocabulary Chapter 7: **
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 * Activity 7: Quiz for Chapters 5, 6, and 7 on Socrative **

Clamoured – (clamor) a strong demand for something by many people Hullabaloo – a situation in which many people are confused or upset In League With – working together with Rash – done quickly and without thought Scoundrels – a person who is cruel of dishonest Square – to pay money that is owed Treachery – harmful things that are done secretly
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 * Pre-Reading Vocabulary Chapter 8: **
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 * Activity 8: 'Group Grouping' Activity. Students will create a poster with a small group differentiating the animals and their 'political' views and followings. [[file:Activity_8.pdf|Click here for the planning sheet for this group activity.]] **

Accumulated – to increase gradually over time Demeanor – a person’s behavior or appearance Demonstration – an event where people gather together in support or opposition of something Spontaneous - sudden Superannuated – someone who is old and no longer useful
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 * Pre-Reading Vocabulary Chapter 9: **
 * Write these as your first notes for the chapter prior to reading -**


 * Activity 9: [[file:Animal_Farm_Mini-Research_Project - Google Docs.pdf|Mini-Research Project]] **

Milling Corn – to grind corn into a powder Prosperous – having success, usually by making a lot of money Rack – to think very hard in order to remember something Rheumy - watery Tyrannical – using power in a way that is cruel and unfair Unsettling – upsetting, to make one nervous or unhappy
 * Chapter 10: **
 * Pre-Reading Vocabulary Chapter 10: **
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 * Activity 10: Quiz for Chapters 8, 9, and 10 on Socrative: **

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 * Activity 11: **** Video Rendition: **
 * Compare and Contrast the novel to the video. Was this rendition true to Orwell's writing? Create a Venn Diagram, T-Chart, or write a two-paragraph essay. **


 * Activity 12: QVD (__Q__uote from the text, __V__isual Representation, __D__escription) **

[|Lesson Plan Here] and
 * [|Shmoop.com_Great site for kids to research the novel]**