Animal Farm Assignment
Here are several options for assignments based on Animal Farm.
Choose one. Your assignment must include the following:
Specific, clear
references to
novel/history
Accuracy to
novel/history
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A fully-developed,
understandable central
idea
Creativity in form and
final product
Role
Audience
Format
Topic
Squealer
Farm animals on
surrounding farms
Billboard ad and
explanation
Why you should join
the Animal Farm
revolution
Old Major
Self
2 journal entries:
before my speech
and after the end of
the book
How did my message
all go wrong?
Orwell
11th grade
students at GDHS
and GDHS English
teachers
2 E-mails
Why you need to
read Animal Farm.
It’s relevant to your
life.
Comic book
Explain the history
of the Russian
Revolution
Debate dialogue
Was it the philosophy
that caused the
problems?
To a Russian
living under
Stalin and a
Canadian today
2 Letters
My book isn’t in
Russian, but my main
point is…
The pigs
Create sales
presentation
Here’s how you
should have run your
revolution
Historian
th
6 graders
George Orwell/Karl Marx
George Orwell
Old Major/Karl
Marx
Animal Farm Assignment Rubric:
CATEGORIES
KNOWLEDGE
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descriptive
details
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understanding
of text
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use of
role/narrator/spea
ker/presenter
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audience
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topic question
R
049
%
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LEVEL 1
50 – 59%
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limited description
limited
understanding of text
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limited use of role
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limited
understanding of
audience
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topic question is
hardly addressed
LEVEL 2
60 – 69%
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somewhat
descriptive
some
understanding of text
some indication of
proper role
some evidence of
appropriate audience
some indication
that topic is
addressed
LEVEL 3
70 – 79%
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description
considerably
effective
considerable
understanding of text
considerable
evidence of effective
role
considerable
understanding of
proper audience
considerable
explanation of topic
LEVEL 4
80 – 100%
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THINKING
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originality of
ideas

planning
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critical/creative
thinking process
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limited originality
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some originality of
of ideas
ideas
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planning is limited 
some degree of
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limited evidence of
planning
creative thinking
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some evidence of
creative thinking
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considerable
originality of ideas

considerably
effective planning

considerable
evidence of creative
thinking
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COMMUNICATION
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narrative voice
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word choice:
clarity/interest
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sentence
fluency
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correct use of
conventions
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APPLICATION
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correct use of
language
conventions
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correct use of
dialogue
conventions

correct use of
format
conventions
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use/effectiveness
of narrative voice
limited
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limited
effectiveness of word
choice
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limited sentence
fluency

limited correct use
of conventions
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narrative voice
somewhat effective

word choice
somewhat effective
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some sentence
fluency
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use of
conventions
somewhat correct
narrative voice
considerably
effective

word choice
considerable
effective

considerable
sentence fluency

considerably
correct use of
conventions
description is
thorough and highly
effective
knowledge of text
shown to a high
degree
role of character
used to a high degree
understanding of
audience is highly
effective
highly effective
descriptions of topic
originality of ideas
is effective/engaging
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planning is highly
effective/ interesting
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considerable
evidence of creative
thinking
narrative voice
highly effective

highly effective
word choice

high degree of
sentence fluency

use of
conventions is highly
effective/ interesting
limited
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some
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considerable
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highly
understanding of
understanding of
understanding of
correct/effective use
language
language conventions
language conventions
of language
conventions

some

considerable
conventions

limited
understanding of
understanding of

highly
understanding of
dialogue conventions
dialogue conventions
correct/effective use
dialogue conventions 
some

considerable
of dialogue

limited
understanding of
understanding of
conventions
understanding of
format conventions
format conventions
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high level of
format conventions
understanding of
format conventions