Animal Farm: The Ending (Orwell's Message)

These resources enable students to understand and analyse the significance of the ending in George Orwell’s Animal Farm. More precisely, students learn to make clear and accurate interpretations regarding the increasing inequalities on the farm. Furthermore, students analyse how the final events of the novel help Orwell to get his message across to the reader. It is likely that there are enough resources here to be used over at least two hour-long lessons.

Students learn through the following tasks:
- Gauging and collaborating previous knowledge of ‘equality’ through a discussion-based starter task;
- Reading chapters 9 and 10 with a particular focus on the increasing inequalities between the different animals, and demonstrating their understanding through a related activity sheet;
- Gauging the inequalities between the animals through the design and explanation of an ‘equality graph’ (template and instructions provided);
- Understanding how the events of the final chapters help Orwell to get his message across to the reader;
- Analysing how the inequalities between the animals are evident through either a character analysis of Boxer or Napoleon (template and success criteria provided);
- Peer assessing their partners’ learning attempts.

The following resources are provided:
- Engaging and colourful step-by-step PowerPoint
- Teacher lesson guidance/plan;
- Equality graph template;
- Two analysis template: Boxer and Napoleon;
- Chapters 9 and 10 worksheet (plus teacher answer sheet);
- Copies of Chapters 9 and 10.

All images and videos are licensed for commercial use, and are cited on the final slide of the PowerPoint.