Vocabulary List

WORDS	MEANINGS
abstruse	difficult to understand
acrimonious	bitter, sharp, ill-natured animosity, especially as it is exhibited in speech or behaviour
ardent	expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate
assiduous	constant in application or attention; diligent
charisma	a rare personal quality attributed to leaders who arouse fervent popular devotion and enthusiasm
circumspect	heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent
concurrent	happening at the same time
countenance	appearance-especially the expression of the face
cursory	performed with haste and scant attention to detail
daunt	to discourage make fearful
dearth	a scarce supply; a lack
demagogue	a leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the  emotions and prejudices of the populace
elusive	difficult to define or describe
ephemeral	lasting for a markedly brief time
expropriate	to deprive of possession officially
equitable	marked by or having equity; just and impartial
equivocate	say confusing things
felicity	great happiness; bliss
Incense	to cause to be extremely angry; infuriate
inclement	stormy; showing no clemency; unmerciful bad, as in weather
labyrinth	an intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one's way
lampoon	a broad satirical piece that uses ridicule to attack a person, a group or an institution
lucid	easily understood; intelligible
misanthropic	hating or mistrusting humankind
noxious	harmful to living things; injurious to health
obsequious	full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning
prudent	careful in regard to one's own interest; provident
relegate	to send to a place of exile; banish
rudimentary	of or relating to basic facts or principles; elementary
squander	to spend wastefully or extravagantly;

sample essay on animal farm

                    

QUESTION

“Four legs good, two legs bad “. With reference to the novel ‘Animal Farm ‘ :

a) Describe the situation that exists on Animal Farm.

b) Discuss three changes made on the farm since the pigs took over , and the problems they have posed.

c) Suggest solution for each of the problem posed

Points for the essay

Part A

- They were whipped.

- Given little food and expected to work harder.

- They faced the possibility of being killed if deemed useless.

- Mr. Jones sold their children.

Part B

- Food was less than when Mr. Jones was ruling.

- Rules changed.

- Animal whipped animals.

- Harsher punishment.

- Tyrannical rule.

Part C

- Remove the pigs from power.

- Get rid of whips etc. that can harm animals.

- Produce more food each so the food be enough to feed all animals.

Essay

‘Animal Farm’ written by George Orwell, is a novel about farm animals standing together to rise against the tyranny of its master, a farmer named Mr. Jones. It was mainly under the philosophy of a pig that died before the rebellion. His name was Old Major before his death, he told the entire farm about his dream of animals being free of human captivity. He later told the phrase, “Four legs good, two legs bad “, which fueled the animals to rebel against Mr. Jones. However, after the exodus of Mr. Jones, the animals created a belief which is called Animalism, which the pigs later twisted and corrupt the system to their liking. The novel has twists and turns everywhere in the plot.

Before the thought of rebellion, life was cruel and sad for the animals when Mr. Jones was in charge of Manor Farm, the original name for the farm. Due to the laziness of his workforce, the animals were barely given food and many of them starved. Not only this, but they were expected to work a lot on the little energy they have and whipped if they looked lazy or disobedient. They also lived under the fear of being sent to the abattoir if deemed useless for work. The animal population was very low too as they sold the young ones. Old Major saw all of this and called the meeting to discuss of rebelling against the humans.

After the rebellion was successful and Mr. Jones was exiled, a system of new order has been established. It was named ‘Animalism’ a order followed by all animals on the newly named Animal Farm. However later on, the pigs under the command of Napoleon, tampered

With the laws of Animalism and abused his power. An effect is that one rule of Animalism “All animals are equal” has been changed so the pigs has more power than anyone on the farm. On the other hand, the animals have suffered even more than they have under Mr. Jones. Food ration was even less, the pigs whipped the animals and the punishment was harsher including execution, regardless of the animal’s health, as long he is deemed a traitor. The condition was even worse than under the reign of Mr. Jones.

If things are to get better, there will a need of change of order and rules on the farm. The first that will suggest and should be main protocol is the removal of pigs from power. They tend to wreak havoc. Removing them will lessen the corruption on the farm. The second of suggestions is the removal of whipped and weapons that can harm an animal. The final suggestion is to equally share the amount of crops grown as well as increase crop production every year. If these are done Animal farm will get back on the right track.

Animal farm is in ruin due to the heavy corruption in its order. Old Major’s teaching as well as the original order of Animalism is nothing but a memory. The conditions of Mr. Jones’ reign are manifested into the reign of napoleon and have gotten worse. The original rule “Four legs good, and two legs bad.” as well as “All animals are equal. “, is no longer visible on the farm. George Orwell’s novel is quite an interesting novel.

CORRECTIONS

                    

Essay

Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, is a novel about farm animals standing together to rise against the tyranny of its master, a farmer named Mr. Jones. It was mainly under the philosophy of a pig that died before the rebellion; his name was Old Major. Before his death, he told the entire farm about his dream of animals being free of human captivity. One of his commandments was, “Four legs good, two legs bad “, which fueled the animals to rebel against Mr. Jones. After the exodus of Mr. Jones, the animals created a system or doctrine which was called Animalism, which the pigs later twisted and corrupted to their liking. The novel has twists and turns everywhere in the plot.(unnecessary)

Before the thought of rebellion, life was cruel and sad for the animals when Mr. Jones was in charge of Manor Farm, the original name for the farm. Due to the laziness of his workforce, the animals were barely given food and many of them starved. Not only this, but they were expected to work a lot on the little energy they had and whipped, if they looked lazy or disobedient. They also lived under the fear of being sent to the abattoir if they were deemed useless for work. The animal population was very low too as they would sell the young ones. Old Major saw all of this and called the meeting to discuss rebelling against the humans.

After the rebellion was successful and Mr. Jones was exiled, a system of new order had been established. It was named ‘Animalism’ an order followed by all animals on the newly named Animal Farm. However, later on, the pigs under the command of Napoleon, tampered with the laws of Animalism and abused his power. An effect is that, one rule of Animalism “All animals are equal” had been changed so the pigs had more power than any other animal on the farm (is this the only rule changed? And what was it/ they changed to?). Also, the animals had suffered even more than they had under Mr. Jones. Food ration was even less, the pigs whipped the animals and the punishment was harsher including execution, regardless of the animal’s health, as long he is deemed a traitor. The condition was even worse than under the reign of Mr. Jones.

If things are to get better, there needs to be a change of order and rules on the farm. Firstly, is the removal of pigs from power. They tend to wreak havoc(more detail needed). Removing them will lessen the corruption on the farm. The second suggestion is the removal of whips and weapons that can harm the animals (why are these whips a problem and what would be used instead to get the animals to do what is expected of them?). The final suggestion is to equally share the amount of crops grown as well as increase crop production every year(what are the benefits of this?). If these are done Animal farm will get back on the right track.

Animal farm is in ruins due to the heavy corruption in its order. Old Major’s teachings, as well as the original order of Animalism, is nothing but a memory. The conditions of Mr. Jones’ reign are manifested into the reign of Napoleon and have gotten worse. The original rule “Four legs good, and two legs bad.” as well as “All animals are equal. “, is no longer visible on the farm. George Orwell’s novel is quite an interesting novel.

project

Animal Farm

Group Research and Presentation

Purpose: The purpose of this activity is to help you understand multiple ways of

interpreting, analyzing, and thinking about George Orwell's novel, Animal Farm.

Requirements: Your group of 3-4 students will be assigned one of the 5 roles from the

scenarios section, and must research its position by using various resources. After

finding information and organizing it, each group will present a 10-15 minute lesson to the

class. Your lesson must include the following:

1.      A visual aid (powerpoint, graph, charts, pictures, poster, etc.) to enhance your

presentation.

2.      A handout that gives an overview of the information you will cover. This can

be done in bullet or outline format. The handout should also include a

separate section on how your information is relevant to the novel. You should

include at least 2 different concrete details from the novel that tie into your research.

3.      A short quiz on the most relevant information you have presented with an

answer key.

You may also want to bring in props, costumes, or music to enhance your lesson. Each

member of your group must play a role in the presentation of this information.

Scenarios:

Group 1: The Pigs (Military Tactics)

You are very interested in military tactics, as you feel that they can help you with

controlling others (humans or animals) at Animal Farm. Devise a plan for dealing with

Mr. Jones and other humans (or any beasts that have turned against you), in case they try

to reclaim the farm again. You might be curious about the person Napoleon is named after....

Group 2: Benjamin (Russian Revolution)

You may be a donkey, but you've lived a long time-long enough to be skeptical about

what is happening at Animal Farm. You also believe that there is nothing worth reading

these days. You remember reading about the Russian Revolution of 1917 some years back,

however, and that was somewhat interesting. Try to gather the information again so you

can let the other animals know about it. At least it might be worth telling to your old

friend, Boxer.

Group 3: Mr. Jones (Historical connections)

You feel scared, as simple farm animals have taken over Manor Farm, which used to

belong to you and you alone. How could they have done this? As you're at your favorite

pub, you overhear other farmers talking about you and your animals. They're saying

something about how they seem to be acting very much like people.... Take notes on how

your animals could be like actual humans in history so that you can tell your wife about what was said. You should include, but are not limited to the following animals: Old

Major, Moses, Snowball, Napoleon, Boxer, Squealer, Mollie, Pigs, Dogs, and pigeons.

Group 4: Muriel and Clover (Laws and government)

Although the two of you are a little older, it may also make you a little wiser. Since

Muriel is skilled at reading, perhaps she can check on what the Seven Commandments

are again. Because a lot of the other animals may have trouble understanding what each

commandment means, perhaps Clover can explain them better, as she has a good

relationship with many of the animals. You might also want to look at other sets of rules,

perhaps ones set up by other governments (American). How can those rules be changed?

Should the Seven Commandments allow for change? Be sure to let the other animals

know if you notice anything suspicious.

Group 5: Mollie and Moses (Utopian society)

Sugarcandy Mountain is important to both of you: Moses appreciates it because it is the

perfect place where all animals go after they die; and Mollie, because, well, it has the

word "sugar" in it. If Sugarcandy Mountain is a perfect place, research something else

that is a perfect place. Who came up with the idea? Do people believe a perfect society

can exist? Be sure to support your answer with facts so that the other animals won't

ignore you when you try to persuade them to believe that your opinions are correct.

Research links:

Resources for the novel

http://students.ou.edu/C/Kara.C.Chiodo-1/orwell.html#AnimalFarm

http://www.novelguide.com/animalfarm/

Resources for the Russian Revolution

http://www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/russ/rusrev.html

Resources for the American Constitution

http://www.constitutionfacts.com/

http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/constitution/amendment_process.html