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Animal Farm Focus Questions:

1. FQ1 - ( Ch 2) How does the rebellion go? How do the animals organize after
rebellion? Cite specific examples.
2. FQ2 - ( Ch 3) Are the pigs good leaders? Explain with examples.
3. Follow up FQ 1 and 2 with creating a visual aid to "show" / "explain" your
responses to FQ1/2. Examples: storyboard, flowchart, timeline, character/event
chart... (pick up 8 storyboard sheet)
A. Read Ch. 4-6 over Thanksgiving
a. take notes/ character charts (see weebly)
4. FQ3 ( Ch 5) What do the following events tell us about Napoleon's
leadership? *Snowball has been forced out of Animal Farm; *The debates and
discussions during the Sunday morning meetings will be suspended; and, *Squealer
has been sent around the farm to explain the changes (find his speech "Comrades, I
trust that every animal here appreciates the sacrifice that Comrade Napoleon has
made..." Does Napoleon believe that all animals are equal? Is part of being free,
being free to make bad decisions?
5. FQ4 - ( Ch 6) In what ways are the commandments being further eroded?
Cite examples. What's your opinion of the pigs' leadership?
B. Read Ch. 7 (Monday after Thanksgiving)
6. FQ5 - ( Ch 7) In his role as leader, what is Napoleon doing to consolidate his
power? Cite examples. State your opinion about whether or not Napoleon will
succeed in controlling the other animals.
C. Read Ch. 8-10
7. FQ6 - ( Ch 8) How and why has Napoleon changed two more
commandments? Give details and predict Napoleon's ultimate goal.
8. FQ7 (ch 9) How has Napolean escalated his tactics to control the other
animals? Give details of tactics and predict Napoleons ultimate fate.
9. FQ8 (ch 10) Throughout the book, Benjamin the donkey has been morose
and taciturn. He spoke very little, and when he did it was often to make an
intelligent but negative observation. He felt that life never changes. He might
have said something like, You work hard, get too little to eat, and then you
die. At the end, as he reads the last change to the Seven Commandments,
All animals are equal but some are more equal than others. He might have
said, What goes around comes around. What would he mean by this? Are
there parallels in todays world? Explain.