Starter quiz
- George Orwell's use of animals as main characters in 'Animal Farm' draws on the tradition of ...
- a fable ✓
- an allegory
- a politcal satire
- a fairy story
- a novel
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- Initially, in 'Animal Farm' some of the animals can't understand or remember the commandments so they are reduced to which one essential phrase?
- 'Animal Farm' forever
- I must work harder
- Long live Napoleon
- Four legs good, two legs bad ✓
- Napoleon is always right
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- In 'Animal Farm' which character could be described as narcissistic, lazy and reliant on the humans for 'luxuries'?
- Clover
- Moses
- Mollie ✓
- Muriel
- Snowball
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- In 'Animal Farm' which character mirrors the acts of Joseph Stalin?
- Napoleon ✓
- Pinchfield
- Snowball
- Squealer
- Mr. Jones
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- Which sentence use the words ‘corrupt’ correctly?
- Corruption is when people fight against authority.
- There was a corruption against the tyrannical leader.
- Boxer is corrupt because he always works hard.
- The pigs are corrupt because they keep the milk and apples for themselves. ✓
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- In 'Animal Farm', what role does the character Moses play for the animals on Animal Farm?
- He is a loyal supporter of the rebellion.
- He spreads dissent and rebellion among the animals.
- He serves as a religious figure and validates the animals' suffering. ✓
- He is a skilled tactician in battles against the humans.
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Exit quiz
- With reference to 'Animal Farm', which word beginning with 'E' would describe Old Major's view that all should be equal and have opportunities?
- 'egalitarian ' ✓
- Which of the following sentences does not use a subordinating conjunction?
- Despite rejecting Mr. Jones’ leadership, his presence is still felt on the farm
- Whereas Snowball advocates for the education of all the animals, the pigs don't.
- Boxer is uneducated and struggles to articulate his thoughts. ✓
- Although Boxer is the least educated, he still has many leadership qualities.
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- What word beginning with 'O' describes the continued belief or hope that good things will happen?
- 'Optimism' ✓
- Which of the following is not a subordinating conjunction?
- Although
- Whilst
- Nuanced ✓
- Despite
- Whereas
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- Which of these are not a pair of correlative conjunctions.
- Initially/consequently ✓
- Both/and
- Whether/or
- Neither/nor
- Not only/but also
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- What advice would you give to improve this sentence: "Orwell uses the pigs, Squealer in particular, to express his disgust at how political leaders manipulate language to exploit the working class."?
- Use a correlative conjunction.
- Introduce a subordinating conjunction.
- Add a comparative conjunction.
- Incorporate the phrase "more precisely". ✓
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Key learning points
- It is important to write with clarity in order to articulate your ideas.
- Using subordinating conjunctions is a good way to explore nuance and complexity.
- Using correlative and comparative conjunctions is a good way to explore nuanced similarities and differences.
- The phrase 'more precisely’ allows you to add further detail in a concise manner.
Common misconception
Writing essays is not like creative writing, it doesn't matter how you write things so much.
Not writing clearly and accurately can mean excellent ideas can be lost once written down.
Keywords
Critical - To be able to evaluate and think carefully about things.
Egalitarian - Believing that all people are equally important and deserve the same opportunities.
Optimistic - Always believing or hoping that something good will happen.
Subordinating conjunction - Connects an independent clause to a subordinate clause.
Correlative conjunctions - Pairs of words used to show how two ideas relate to each other in a sentence.
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