Chapter three

Summarise the plot of chapter two in five sentences or less

In chapter three, the pigs start to use propaganda to persuade the animals to keep working and accept that pigs are given milk.

Propaganda is action or writing designed to spread particular ideas or opinions. It is designed to convince people of the opinions it supports.Propaganda uses false or distorted information to persuade people to act or think in a particular way.

"Comrades!" he cried. "You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples. I dislike them myself. Our sole object in taking these things is to preserve our health. Milk and apples (this has been proved by Science, comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig. We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organisation of this farm depend on us. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for YOUR sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples. Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come back! Yes, Jones would come back! Surely, comrades," cried Squealer almost pleadingly, skipping from side to side and whisking his tail, "surely there is no one among you who wants to see Jones come back?"

What effect would it have on the audience to be addressed in this way?

What technique?

How is he presenting the pigs as here?

What does he threaten here?

How does he back up his claim?

Rhetorical device Example from speech

Uses an expert or so-called fact to support claims

Uses counter argument – an argument that might have been used against him

Uses rhetorical question

Uses repetition

Uses emotive language

Addresses the audience

Create a propaganda poster for Animal Farm.Think about a suitable slogan and how the illustrations might work to support it.The aim of the poster is to celebrate the achievements at Animal Farm as a way of encouraging the same actions on other farms. It could do this by detailing the treatment of animals by humans.