Animal Farm, week 2, lesson 2

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Week 2, lesson 2 
Today:

  • Starter
  • Discuss chapter 5 & 6 - in groups - 15 min
  • The power of Language - whole class
  • Reflect

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Which of the characters uses language that is different?

Slide 3 - Open question

What does the simple language in Animal Farm symbolise?

Slide 4 - Open question

For whom did George Orwell write Animal Farm?

Slide 5 - Open question

Orwell's view on language
  • Never use a metaphor or simile or other figure of speech
  • Never use a long word when a short one will do
  • If it's possible to cut out a word, always cut it out
  • Never use a foreign phrase, scientific word or jargon, if you can think of an everyday English equivalant.

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One of Orwell's central concerns in Animal Farm, is the way in which language can be manipulated as an instrument of control.
HOW DOES THIS BECOME CLEAR IN THE NOVEL?

Slide 7 - Open question

This quote is perhaps the largest overriding theme in the novel.

In pairs
Explain whether you agree or disagree with this quote.

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