Starter quiz
- What role does education play in 'Animal Farm'?
- Education is not addressed in the novella.
- Education is essential for the animals to overthrow the humans.
- Education is primarily for the pigs, excluding other animals. ✓
- Education is only relevant to the humans in the story.
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- Which character from 'Animal Farm' is described as saying: "The education of the young was more important than anything that could be done for those who were already grown up."
- 'Napoleon' ✓
- In 'Animal Farm', how does the concept of language evolve throughout the story?
- Language remains static, with no significant changes.
- The animals abandon language as a means of communication.
- Language is gradually corrupted to serve the pigs' interests. ✓
- The animals develop a new, more democratic language.
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- Which answer completes this quote from 'Animal Farm': "With their__________, it was natural that they should assume the leadership."
- superior knowledge ✓
- large statures
- ability to lead
- use of rhetoric
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- Which of these animals listed from 'Animal Farm' is the only one that can read?
- Hens
- Boxer
- Muriel ✓
- Mollie
- Clover
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- Complete this quote, spoken by Boxer in 'Animal Farm': "I have no wish to take life, not even ______ life".
- 'human' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which word beginning with "T" describes: "something that does not change as a result of time or fashion."
- 'Timeless' ✓
- Which of one of these is not part of a three part structure for an introduction?
- Supporting detail and analysis ✓
- A thesis statement
- A sentence about the whole text
- A sentence focusing on the theme or character
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- Which one of these is not part of a three part conclusion structure?
- An evaluative comment
- A sentence about what the text teaches us or gets us to think about
- A comment to introduce your overarching argument ✓
- A sentence to summarise what you have said
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- Which of the following are conclusive discourse markers?
- Consequently ✓
- Ultimately ✓
- Initially
- Fundamentally ✓
- To begin
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- Which of these is an example of a complex sentence with a fronted subordinate clause?
- Boxer is the epitome of ...
- Orwell represents this through ...
- In the presentation of Old Major, Orwell suggests that ... ✓
- Squealer is described as....
- 'Animal Farm' is...
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- Which of these sentence starters does not use a noun apositive?
- 'Animal Farm', Orwell's powerful novella, presents a...
- Boxer, who represents the proletariat, continually strives to...
- Orwell is suggesting that through the power of education... ✓
- Orwell, who was a democratic socialist, believed in....
- The barn, a microcosm, comes to represent...
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Key learning points
- Introductions and conclusions should follow a three part structure.
- An excellent introduction should start with a general statement about the text.
- An introduction should then have a more specific statement about the focus of the question, followed by a thesis.
- A conclusion should include an evaluation of the effectiveness of the text in exploring the writer's purpose.
Common misconception
I don't need to bother with a conclusion.
Who will be reading your response? Imagine them reading your final sentence, how do you want them to feel?
Keywords
Overarching - An argument which is overarching encompasses all the main ideas or themes of a text.
Thesis - An overarching argument or the main idea in a response.
Fable - A short story, usually including animals, that presents a moral message.
Timeless - Something that does not change as a result of time or fashion.
Noun appositive - A noun phrase that extends another noun to add extra information.
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