February 4-7, 2014 Tuesday through Friday
Animal Farm
By George Orwell
Allegory - Satire - Fable
“All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.”
UEQ: How can an author’s use of allegory promote social
change?
• LEQ: How does George Orwell’s
structure in chapters 3 and 4
communicate allegorical meaning?
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Key Words:
Dramatic irony
Propaganda
Satire
Characterization
Plot events
Utopia/dystopia
Vocabulary ch 4 Context Clues Bellringer: 5
minutes
• With your group, write a sentence that
gives a context clue for each vocabulary
word in chapter 4.
• Underline the vocab word within the
sentence twice, and underline the context
clue once.
• Make each sentence contain interesting
and specific words. (if all do, 1 pt. bonus
overall.)
Animal Farm Chapter 4: Key Vocabulary
• Tractable: easily handled or worked
• Irrepressible: an uncontrollable feeling or
thing
• ignominious : (adjective) marked by
shame or disgrace
• posthumously: (adjective) continuing
after one's death
• contemptible: pitiful, worthless;
deserving of scorn
Bellringer: Vocabulary Application
• 1. The cranky clerk _________allowed the patron to leave the
store.
• 2. The lack of production and excessive vacation days only
support how ________the employee was.
Activity #3: Literary Analysis Challenge
Review
1. Develop a topic sentence that uses part of the prompt and
addresses why Napoleon’s action is ironic.
2. Develop 1-3 sentences that explain and gives evidence to
prove the topic sentence.
Prompt—In chapter 3 of AF, Napoleon takes the nine puppies
who are newly weaned to “educate them.” Considering
points against the humans in Old Major’s speech, how is this
action ironic?
In George Orwell’s Animal Farm chapter 3,
Napoleon’s action of taking the 9 puppies to
“educate them” is ironic because it is similar
to the action of the humans which Old Major
claimed to be wrong. In his speech, Old
Major reminds Clover of the cruel way that
the humans have taken away her foals for
their own purposes. Similarly, Napoleon
takes away the puppies from their mothers,
for his own purpose of “indoctrinating” them
in his viewpoints.
Activity 4: Writing Prompt Response
Practice: Write a topic sentence for the
following prompt:
Discuss how Orwell uses two kinds of irony in
chapter 3 of Animal Farm.
Identify the “implicit” and “explicit” controlling
ideas.
Activity 5: Close Reading Chapter 4
• Take turns reading aloud; read one paragraph; be prepared to
pause to discuss literary techniques
Activity 6: Plot Summary of Events Chapter 4
(add to back of study guide ch. 4.)
Activity #7: Study Guide Chapter 4
1. Work with your group to find the answers to each question.
2. Document the page number on which you find the answers.
Friday: Writing Lab
• Work on final draft of fable; print a copy, attach your rubric, and
submit by the end of class.
• Work on typing and revising Writing Prompt #1
• Work on typing and revising Writing Prompt #2