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Mini Reading Quiz!

1. Why does Mr. Jones forget to shut the popholes of the hen-houses?a) …because he is oldb) …because he is drunkc) …because he is stupid

2. Why does Major want to talk to the animals?a) …because he is lonelyb) …because something strange happened on the farmc) …because he had a strange dream on the previous night

3. During Old Major’s speech, what does he say is the cause of all the animals’ problems? (write one word for your answer)

Mini Reading Quiz!

4. Which of the following is a rule or commandment that Major gives the animals?a) …that no animal shall sleep in a bedb) …that no animal shall drive a carc) …that no animal shall speak the human language

5. What do all the animals do at the end of chapter one?a) …they sing a songb) …they make a manifestoc) …they kill Mr. Jones

Chapter One

Old Major’s Speech

Chapter One: Old Major’s Speech

LO: to understand and be able to use the key persuasive devices of a speech

CO: to develop listening skills in the context of a speech

LO: to understand and be able to use the key persuasive devices of a speech

CO: to develop listening skills in the context of a speech

In 3 minutes, write down all the techniques for effective public speaking you can think of.

Chapter One: Old Major’s Speech

Now listen to Old Major’s speech from chapter one, and match the techniques he uses to the ones you wrote down.

Now over to you!In groups, you are going to write a persuasive pubic speech. It could be…

1. A speech to convince your parents to let you…go out for the night with friends/buy you a new phone/send you to university abroad etc.

2. A speech to convince the school to…allow you to focus on the IB and not national exams too!/give you complete freedom over what subjects you study/stop giving you so many exams

3. A speech to the Mayor of Guayaquil to convince him to…make Guayaquil a more eco-friendly city, reduce crime, make people drive more safely

4. Or something else (but check with me)!

Now over to you!It must include….

• a MINIMUM OF 8 examples of persuasive speaking techniques

• enough material to speak for at least 3 minutes

Everyone in the group is going to deliver an equal part of the speech!

Chapter Two & Three

The Revolution

Mini Reading Quiz chapters 2-3!

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Mini Reading Quiz!1. What do the other animals say about the fat pig Squealer?a) …that he could turn black into whiteb) …that he could turn water into winec) …that he could turn your heart into stone

2. What makes the animals finally rebel against Mr. Jones?a) …he kills one of the animalsb) …Old Major organises a battlec) …he forgets to feed them

3. What mystical country does Moses the Raven describe to the aniamls?a) …Milk and Barley Pastureb) …Ever Rest Hillsc) …Sugarcandy Mountain

Mini Reading Quiz!4. What maxim does Snowball say the seven commandments can be reduced to?a) …‘Up with animals, down with humans.’b) …‘Four legs good, two legs bad.’c) …‘Rule by the animals, for the animals.’

5. And why does Snowball reduce the commandments to this maxim?d) …because he likes to be creative with wordse) …because Old Major told him to in a dream f) …because some animals couldn’t learn the commandments

CO: to create a class definition of democracy, understand the essential ingredients of democracy and the challenges it faces.

LO: to practise speaking skills

How would you define democracy?

CO: to create a class definition of democracy, understand the essential ingredients of democracy and the challenges it faces.

LO: to practise speaking skills

• What would you say are the main challenges facing democracy?

Now read this quote…

“The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.”

Robert M. Hutchins

Reread this quote…

“The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.”

Robert M. Hutchins

CO: to analyse how the behavior of characters in ‘Animal Farm’ undermines the potential for democracy.

LO: to practise the reading skill of scanning the text for specific information.

What elements of democracy do you see emerging in chapters 2 and 3?

• they make a set of commandments, which is similar to a constitution

• one of the commandments is ‘All animals are equal’

• they have the ‘Meeting’, where ‘resolutions were put forward and debated.’

• They have ‘committees’, which resemble government departments.

CO: to analyse how the behavior of characters in ‘Animal Farm’ undermines the potential for democracy.LO: to practise the reading skill of scanning the text for specific information.

• Today, we are going to use a series of quotes from political texts to analyse elements of democracy in the novel, and how the behaviour of certain characters in chapters 2 and (and chapter one if you want) challenges the potential for democracy on the farm

• In groups, you will annotate the text with examples from ‘Animal Farm’

CO: to analyse how the behavior of characters in ‘Animal Farm’ undermines the potential for democracy.LO: to practise the reading skill of scanning the text for specific information.

“The common theme in the thinking of Aristotle, Fortescue and Machiavelli is that […] politics remains intimately connected to dispute, debate and some notion of self-government, and this tradition is maintained today in a revival of the idea that deliberation, rather than simply voting, provides the key aspect of

democratic decision-making.”

“[Boxer and Clover] had great difficulty in thinking anything out for themselves, but having once accepted the pigs as their teachers, they absorbed everything they were told (p. 14)

“The other animals understood how to vote, but could never think of any resolutions of their own.” (p. 22)

“Snowball and Napoleon were by far the most active in the debates. But it was noticed that these two were never in agreement…” (p. 22)

“About the rebellion and its results he [Benjamin] would express no opinion.” (p. 22)

“There were only four dissentients, the three dogs and the cat, who was afterwards discovered to have voted on both sides. (p. 22)

Chapter Four & Five

Mini Reading Quiz chapters 4-5!

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Mini Reading Quiz!

1. In chapter 4, how do Mr. Pilkington and Mr. Frederick feel about the revolution on Animal Farm?

2. In chapter 4, what action do the human beings take?

3. In chapter 4, what does Boxer the horse think he has done, that makes him cry?

4. In chapter 5, what happens to Mollie the horse? 5. In chapter 5, what happens to Snowball the pig when he

is speaking in the barn?

6. Name one change that Napoleon makes on the farm.

CO: to revise the structure and rhetorical devices of a speech.LO: to understand and use contrast to write interesting sentences.

CO: to revise the structure and rhetorical devices of a speech.LO: to understand and use contrast to write interesting sentences.

As a class, we are going to read Malala’s speech. We will then complete the following activities in pairs…

1. the ‘Text handling’ exercises on p. 77

2. the ‘General comprehension’ question on p. 79

3. the ‘Grammar in context’ exercise on sentence structure on p. 81

CO: to make historical connections between ‘Animal Farm’ and the Russian revolution.LO: to understand and be able to use the passive voice.


In pencil, fill in the worksheet with the events from ‘Animal Farm’ that you have read so far that correspond to the historical events of the Russian revolution.

So why do we use the passive voice?1. we want to emphasize the receiver of the action:Russia was ruled by a Tsar(active): A Tsar ruled Russia.

3. we think the agent is not important or interesting:The keys were thrown on the floor.(active): Mr. Lumby (who is not important or interesting) threw the keys on the floor.

2. we don't know who did the action (the agent):Tsar Nicholas is murdered.(active): Somebody murders Tsar Nicholas.


tense subject ‘to be’ Main verb(past participle)

by agent

Present simple

Present perfect

Present continuous

Past simple

Past perfect

Past continuous

Future simple

Reread the passage at the end of chapter 4 which begins “The animals had now reassembled in the wildest…” to the end of the chapter.

Underline all the examples you can find of the passive voice. Be ready to share them with the class.


by agent

CO: to analyze the key features of a news article.LO: to develop reading skills for Paper 1 of the IB exam.

Write down 10 key words that you think will appear in the article.

Now skim read the aritcle in 5 minutes to check your predictions .

CO: to analyze the key features of a news article.LO: to develop reading skills for Paper 1 of the IB exam.

The sentences below are either true or false. Tick [] the correct response then justify it with a relevant brief quotation from the text. Both a tick [] and a quotation are required for one mark.

Example:

1.The trouble occurred mainly in the big cities.

Justification:

True False

Unrest has been reported across Ecuador

1. One person was killed.

Justification:

FalseTrue

2. Schools closed because of the danger.

Justification:

FalseTrue

3. The police were angry due to issues with their pay.

Justification:

FalseTrue

4. Correa agreed to compromise with the police.

Justification:

FalseTrue

5. Correa thought the police were the original cause of the unrest.

Justification:

FalseTrue

Now read the article again, and underline all the examples of the passive voice (I found eighteen!!!)

CO: to plan a news article about events in ‘Animal Farm’.LO: to revise the passive voice.


by agent

Present simple

Government buildingsMr Correa (is in danger)

areof being

occupiedkilled

Present perfect

A state of emergencyUnrestMr Correa

has beenhas beenhas

declaredReportedreceived

Past simple TreatmentMr Correa Mr CorreaHeOne personSeveral othersThis The National AssemblyMr CorreaTear gasThe president

after beingwaswaswaswaswerecould not bewas (also)waswaswas (later)

hithittakentrappedkilledinjured(immediately) confirmedoccupiedforcedfiredtreated

by protesters

Past perfect

He had been attacked

Conditional The police force would be removed

Now you are going to plan a news report, reporting on a key event in chapter 4 or 5 of ‘Animal Farm’

I will use the ‘top ten tips worksheet’ as a rubric, except number 7…

CATEGORY POINTS TOTAL

Chosen interesting event

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First paragraph sums up story

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Next few paragraphs add detail

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WH & H questions /2

Quotes /1

Not too long (500-600 words)

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Facts /0.5

Spelling /0.5

Good headline /0.5

Passive voice /2

Presentation /0.5 /10

To start planning your news report, think about tips 1, 4 & 5 and write your ideas on paper…

1. What event are you going to report on? (The Battle of the Cowshed, Napoleon and Snowball’s rivalry, Snowball’s expulsion, the windmill plan…)

4. Answer the six WH and H questions.

5. What quotes will you include in your report?

You must give me your finished news report on Thursday. It must be..

• A printed word document• 500-600 words long

Chapters 6 & 7

CO:LO:

“Who controls the past controls the future, who controls the present controls the past.”

George Orwell

Agree? Go and stand over there!

Disagree? Go and stand over there!

CO:LO:

Listen AND read to the section of chapter 6 “One Sunday morning […] no complaint was made about that.”While you listen and read, think carefully about Orwell’s observation: “Who controls the past controls the future, who controls the present controls the past.” How des it relate to this section of the text?

1. override (para. 1)

2. burden (para. 2)

3. faintly (para. 3)

4. dread (para. 4)

5. inscribed (para. 5)

6. repose (para. 6)

A. fearB. jumpC. hardshipD. paidE. writtenF. entertainmentG. excitementH. somewhatI. questionJ. restK. sleepilyL. veto

Find the word in the right column which is closest in meaning to one of the words on the left.

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