How did the commandments get corrupted ?

Why did the commandments change ?

Why did the pigs look like the humans?

1. How does Napoleon’s rise to power change his identity compared to the other animals?

2. In what ways do the pigs begin to resemble humans as they gain more power?

3. How does power affect the way the animals see themselves and each other?

4. Why do the pigs change the farm’s rules, and what does this reveal about their identity?

5. What does the final scene, when the pigs and humans look the same, show about how power destroys identity?

6. the best three question are 3 4 2

open closed question

Did Napoleon’s rise to power make him lose his true identity and become more like the humans he once opposed?

How did Napoleon’s rise to power cause him to lose his true identity and become more like the humans he once opposed?

Question focus: commandments and destruction

Group questions: What made Napoleon change the commandments?

1.Why do they obey Napoleon in the first place even though they said all animals are equal?

2.Why didn’t they do anything about boxer when they sent him to the slaughter house?

3.Did the animals dream of being equal when boxer went to the slaughter house?

4.How did the commandments change when napoleon took over?

5.How fast was the change of commandments throughout the text?

6.What made napoleon change the commandments?

OPEN AND CLOSED QUESTIONS

5.did the commandments change fast?

2. Did they say anything about napoleon sending boxer to the slaughter house

PRIORITY QUESTIONS

I will choose number :1,2 and 5

• How does power change the behavior of the animals in Animal Farm?

• Why do the pigs become more like humans as the story goes on?

• What message is George Orwell giving about power and corruption?

Grade 10B

Theme Focus 1: Corruption and The Commandments

Open-Ended Questions:

Priority Questions:

1. What does the pigs walking on 2 legs represent, and why do you think they started to walk on 2 legs from the start? (Idea from Khalifa)

2. What events in the game of cards showed the interchangeable nature of humans and pigs in governing and how they are not so different from what they seemed?

3. After the expulsion of snowball from the farm, the government system changes drastically, how does this show the different governing ideals of snowball and napoleon and the influence of power and corruption in their personalities and ideals?

Extras:

1. How does the sending of boxer represent the corruption present in the government and their views on the population and working class? Do you think they respect their population and working class for their efforts and contributions to the farm? (Open —> Closed Question)

2. Do the pigs start to interact with humans even if the commandments discouraged it? What does their started interactions with humans represent and how does this affect the story later on? (Closed —> Open Question) (Idea From Saif)

What motivated the pigs to take control of the farm?

why did boxer not consider rebelling and obey the pigs?

What do each of the animals represent in the real world?

in your opinion, why did the animals not rebel?

if you were in boxer's shoes, what would you do differently?

1. How does power affect the values that people in power hold in regards to their people.

2. How does Napoleons forceful rule upon the animals demonstrate how dictators care more about holding their position of power rather than the well being of their people.

3. Why does power influence the actions of upcoming leaders and current leaders in our generation and past generations.

4. Why are civilians living under the rule of harsh leaders unable to take action against the leader.

5. What role does the Squealer's propaganda in convincing the animals that they are working towards a good cause.

Open and closed questions:

Did Squealer's use propaganda to convince the animals that they are working towards a good cause?

Priority questions: 2,4,5

1. we could examine more deeply how the pigs use propaganda to maintain control.

2. we could compare Animal Farm to modern governments and see parallels.

3. we had more scenes from the perspective of the less powerful animals (like Benjamin or Clover).

Wonder

1. does power always corrupt those who hold it?

2. why some animals accept the pigs’ changes and others resist.

3. if there was ever a time the animals felt they had true equality again.

Insight

1. I realized that the pigs change the rules when it suits them.

2. that language (like slogans) becomes a tool of control.

3. that the dream of equality can be betrayed from the inside.

2. Why did the dogs chase away Snowball?

3. Why do the pigs get more priority?

4. Why were the pigs unreconizable?

5. Why did Napoleon make the deal with the humans?

6. How did the commandments change?

7. Why did the dogs side with Napoleon?

8. Why did Napoleon become corrupted?

9. What changes were made to the 7 commandments?

10 Why do the pigs change the commandments to help their lifestyle?

11 What does changing the

commandments say about corruption 

12 How does corruption affect the rest of the animal's life 

13 Why do the 7 commandments change every time? 

14 Why do the animals stop questioning the commandments?

 15  How do the commandments show the pigs becoming like humans?

Open: How did Napoleon become corrupted?

Closed: Did corruption affect the other animals' lifestyle?

priority questions: 11,15,10

• khalifa Abdulla Alsuwaidi

• Ahmed Al Marri

• Hareb Alsheebani