Assignment Details

Animal Farm Big Questions

June 2019- June 2020

English 3 & 4 Period 1 Tues/Thur

Date Due

March 24, 2020

Additional Info

Overall "Big Questions" for Animal Farm

1.Why did Orwell write this novel?

2.Why were animals chosen as main characters?

3.What can we learn from this work?

4.How does this novel apply to us today?

5.What impact has this book had on you?

Animal Farm is about a group of animals that form their own Utopian society. The animals include:

Cats; cows; dogs; a donkey; goats; geese; hens; horses; pigs; rats; a raven; sheep

The social roles that these animals fulfill in their own society include:

  1. leaders: who make all the political and business decisions
  2. workers: who follow the leaders and produce the goods and services necessary to support the society
  3. law enforcers: who keep peace and make sure that everyone obeys the rules of the leaders
  4. criminals: who don't follow society's rules

Directions: In the space below, tell which animals might fulfill each of the roles. Explain the reasons for your choices in complete sentences.

Leaders ________________________________________________________Reasons _____________________________________________________________

Workers ______________________________________________________________________ Reasons ___________________________________________________

Law Enforcers _________________________________________________________________ Reasons ____________________________________________________

Criminals _____________________________________________________________________ Reasons ________________________________________________

What other roles might some of these animals fulfill in an ideal "animal society"? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________