Animal Farm Final Project
First, pick one of the activities below…
Research a different
rebellion or revolution that
has taken place in the
world. Make a comparison
between your researched
rebellion and Animal Farm.
Who could the characters
represent? Why is it
possible to apply Animal
Farm to something other
than the Russian
Revolution?
Select major events from
the book and present each
as a part of a series of
televised news reports on
video. You must submit a
storyboard for your
broadcast with the finish
video.
Convert the events of the
novel into a ballard or
song. Write the lyrics and
music or adapt words to a
melody by someone else
(be sure to cite where the
melody came from if it is
not your own). Be prepared
to sing in front of the class,
or film yourself and submit
with your lyrics.
There are many examples of
peer pressure in the novel
(especially involving Boxer
and the sheep). Make a
public service announcement
using Glogster, a poster,
slideshow, animation,
video, etc.) about peer
pressure using examples
from the book. Include a brief
write-up of the examples of
peer pressure you found in
Animal Farm.
Create a comic strip for
Animal Farm illustrating all of
the major events in the book.
The comic strip must be an
effective and comprehensive
summary of the entirety of the
book.
Write a continuation of
the novel beginning at
the point where the
novel ends. Could a new
revolutionary leader
appear? When and how
might the new society
fail? This project could
be done with or without
illustrations, or could be
written as a play instead
of a story.
Make a diorama or shadow
box depicting the setting,
characters, or the theme from
the novel. You could pick an
event in the novel to recreate
as well.
Develop time-line charts
(large enough to display)
comparing the history of
various totalitarian
societies to Animal
Farm. Include in these
charts how the
commandments could
relate as well. You must
use at least one society
in addition to Russia.
Convert the novel into a
puppet show. Make
simple puppets, such as
stick puppets, finger
puppets, or paperbag
puppets, and present the
major events of the
novel. You must include
a storyboard of the
scenes from the puppet
show.
Watch a film version of
Animal Farm (we will watch
one version in class). Write
a movie review as if you
were a major movie critic
discussing how effective
the characters in the movie
portray the characters and
events from the novel. Also
discuss whether the movie
effectively presents
Orwell’s intent in writing
Animal Farm.
Write a dialogue between
Snowball and Napoleon as
it might have happened
over the need for a
windmill as if they talked
about it over a chat (you
can set up your own chat
template or ask to use one
of mine). Try to stay
consistant with the
characters as they were
presented in the novel.
Create a board game to be
played after reading Animal
Farm and briefly studying
the Russian Revolution.
The game should include
the commandments,
connections to the
revolution, characters, and
major events of the book.
Then… Pick one of these
Explain how Animal
Farm can be seen as
a fable even without
a moral at the end.
Provide a moral for
the story and explain
it in terms of the
novel.
Remember Orwell’s
subtitle is “A Fairy
Story.” Explain how
the novel fits this
subtitle, citing
supporting details
from the book.
Look at the list of good
leadership qualities
made at the beginning
of the novel. How do
the pigs fit this list?
Were there any
attributes that the pigs
lackes? Did they have
some that were not on
the list? Write a paper
explaining how the pigs
do and/or do not qualify
as good leaders. Use
specific examples
Orwell’s novel is
often thought of as
an allegory.
Explain what
defines an
allegory and
explain why
Animal Farm is/is
not an allegory.
Explain why an
“enemy” or
scapegoat is
necessary for the
animals. Why does
the “enemy” have to
change? Who are
the enemies in
Animal Farm? If
there were no
“enemy,” what would
that mean for any
society, including
that of Animal Farm?