1. Animal Farm
Chapters 5 & 6

2. Chapter 5
Is everything going in accordance with Major’s dream and the commandments?
Why did Mollie run away from the farm?(Group 1)
What changes have been made to the weekly meetings over the last year? (Group 2)
Why does Snowball want to build the windmill? (Group 3)
Why is Napoleon against the windmill? (Group 4)
What changes does Napoleon make after his dogs chase Snowball off the farm? (Group 5)
Why don’t the other animals protest Napoleon’s decisions? (Group 6)
What is the significance of the dogs accompanying Squealer as he talks to the animals?

3. Snowball has been forced out of Animal Farm
What do the following events and quotation tell us about Napoleon’s leadership?
Snowball has been forced out of Animal Farm
The debates and discussions during the Sunday Meetings will be suspended
Squealer has been sent around the farm to explain the changes – page 55
Does Napoleon believe that all animals are equal? Is part of being free, being free to make bad decisions?

4. Chapter 6 The Seven Commandments Rewritten
No Animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets. (p67)
In what ways are the commandments being further eroded? In your opinion, are the pigs good leaders? Why or why not? Provide direct examples from the text.
Paragraph response – topic sentence, 6-8 sentences with supporting details and 2-3 direct examples with citations from the text.