Animal Farm Discussion Items

We will be discussing the chapters in every class. Be prepared to participate in small group and whole class discussions.

Animal Farm Reading Guide 1
Who do you think will be the most important characters? Why?
What does Major say about the relationship between animals and humans?
What is the importance of Major's dream? Why do you think the song is significant?
Animal Farm Reading Guide 2
Describe Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer. Why are they important?
How and why does the revolution happen? What do the animals do after they take over the farm?
What is your opinion of the Seven Commandments?
Animal Farm Reading Guide 3
Why is the animals' harvest better than previous harvests with the humans?
Describe the life of the animals on Animal Farm. What do they do? How do they feel?
What jobs do each of the animals have?
What do you think will happen in the future? Will everyone remain equal?
Animal Farm Reading Guide 4 & 5
What do the other humans think about Animal Farm? What rumors do they spread about it?
Why does Mollie leave Animal Farm?
Summarize the different views and plans of Snowball and Napoleon.
What is your opinion of the changes Napoleon makes on the farm?
What kinds of propaganda can you see in these chapters?
Animal Farm Reading Guide 6
What reasons do the pigs give for beginning trade with other farms? Do you think this will be a good idea?
What is the significance of the pigs moving into the farmhouse? What reasons do the pigs tell the other animals? Why do you think they really wanted to live there?
Why does Napoleon blame the destruction of the windmill on Snowball?
Animal Farm Reading Guide 7
Why does Napoleon begin to blame every bad thing on Snowball? What effect does this have on the other animals?
Why do you think some of the animals confess to crimes? Do you believe they committed these crimes? What effect do the executions have on the other animals?
What reasons does Squealer give for forbidding Beasts of England? Why do you think Beasts of England is really forbidden?
Animal Farm Reading Guide 8
Describe the new ways Napoleon sets himself apart from the other animals. What does this remind you of?
What happens when Napoleon tries to sell the woodpile?
How do the pigs feel about the Battle of the Windmill? How do the other animals feel?
What do you think is the significance of the last "human behavior" commandment being changed?
Animal Farm Reading Guide 9
Why does Napoleon begin holding many celebrations and Spontaneous Demonstrations?
What does Moses the raven represent? Why does he return now?
Why does Napoleon send Boxer to the knacker instead of the hospital?
Animal Farm Reading Guide 10
At the beginning of the chapter, how do the animals feel about Animalism?
What is life like on the farm?
What does it mean that the pigs have now learned to walk on two legs?
What is the new commandment? What does it mean?
What do you think the moral of this fable is?

English 10 Units of Study until March Break

February 4 - Course Outline
Short Story Unit
Feb. 5, 2008 - The Metaphor
Feb. 6, 2008 - The Possibility of Evil
Feb. 7, 2008 - Curley's Cry
Feb. 8, 2008 - Ashes for the Wind
Feb. 11, 2008 - Portable Phonograph
Feb. 12, 2008 - Lamp at Noon
Feb. 13, 2008 - Harrison Bergeron
Feb. 14, 2008 - Valentines Alligator River
Feb. 15, 2008 - Short Story Literary Terms Quiz
Literary Terms handout
Novel - Animal Farm
February 18 - To Set Our House in Order
Beginning of Animal Farm
February 19 - Introduction and the meaning of an allegory. Chapter 1 & 2 Discussion items, Martin Luther King, Jr. Comparative Chart
February 20 - Chapter 3 & 4 Discussion items
February 20 - Chapter 5 & 6 Discussion items
February 25 - Chapter 7 Discussion items (rough draft due)
February 26 - Chapter 8 Discussion items
February 27 - Chapter 9 Discussion items (final draft due)
February 28 - Chapter 10 Discussion items
February 29 - Speeches Peer Evaluation Sheet
Language Power Vocabulary
Start spelling demons (handout)
March 3 - Greek & Latin Roots
March 4 - Prefixes & Suffixes
March 5 - Idioms, Colloquialisms, and Slang
March 6 - Denotation, Connotation, & Euphemisms
March 7 - Figurative Language
March 10 - Review
March 11 - Test
Language Power Grammar
Sentences and Sentence Order (Lesson 12 & 13)
Subjects and Predicates (Lesson 14 &15)
Direct & Indirect Objects (Lesson 16 & 17)
Return from Spring Break
March 26 - Clauses (Lesson 19-21)
March 27 - Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences (Lesson 22 & 23)
March 28 - Combining & Expanding Sentences (Lesson 24 & 25)
March 31 - Sentence Structure (Lesson 26-28)
April 1 - Review

English 10

February 4, 2008
Introduction to Course Outline & Expectations
Writing Sample: 5 part essay on a given topic.
Due: in class