Animal Farm!
LO: To explore the terms
‘capitalism’ and ‘communism’.
Why? The novel ‘Animal Farm’ by George
Orwell was inspired by Russian communism.
Starter Activity: Terms
First we need definitions of the terms. Examples:
Capitalism
is the system where
CAPITALISM
people
work
forcows.
theirYou
ownsell
benefit
You have
two
one
(they
keep
whatYour
theyherd
earn)
and buy
a bull.
multiplies, and the economy
Communism
is the
system
where
grows. You sell
them
and retire
people work
forincome.
the government
on the
who, in turn, look after its people
Write
down
Task: discuss withCOMMUNISM
your shoulder partner
– which
thedo
You have
cows.
State (Government)
takes
system
do2we
haveThe
in England?
Which system
definitions!
both and
youand
some
milk. So…
yougives
prefer
why?
LO: To explore the terms ‘capitalism’ and ‘communism’.
Development: Capitalism
In this country we have a capitalist system. I
anticipated that we’d prefer capitalism because it
gives people motivation to work hard and choice to
buy what they want.
However, capitalism has fatal flaws!...
Watch the video (Rage Against the Machine, ‘Sleep
now in the fire’)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w211KOQ5BMI
Task: What, according to Rage Against the Machine,
is wrong with capitalism? Write down as many reasons
as you can! I’ll be taking random feedback!
LO: To explore the terms ‘capitalism’ and ‘communism’.
Mini-Plenary
4 minutes On your desk you
will have a coloured
postit note…
Pink– write down the
Green – write down the
reasons that capitalism is reasons that communism is
good (you may join with
good (you may join with
another pink!)
another green!)
LO: To explore the terms ‘capitalism’ and ‘communism’.
Main Activity
Can you identify the following men? What do they
have in common?
Chairman
Colonel
Adolf Hitler
Mao
Gaddafi
Chairman
Mao
was
a cruel
communist
Each
of these
men
was
a dictator…
theydictator
alone had
responsible
(through
famine, unrealistic
control over
their country
and people policies
but theyand
labour) for
thealways
deaths
oftheir
45 million
didn’t
use
powerpeople
wisely.between
1958 and 1962. One example of his ridiculous policies
LO: Towas
explore
the terms
‘capitalism’
andstarved.
‘communism’.
to export
gain while
his people
Plenary Activity
Finish each sentence in your book to complete the
learning…
Today I have learnt…
I believe that _________ is a
better system.
My reason/s for this are…
LO: To explore the terms ‘capitalism’ and ‘communism’.