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Book Summary For Animal Farm

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  • Common Core alignment to "Reading: Literature and Subject-related Content" is to 3 key phrases: "Particular Topic", "Context" and "Reading Literature". CCSS Alignment Strand Numbers for Specific Grades: Particular Topic: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 4.6. 5.6, 6.6, 7.6, 8.6, 9-10.6, 11-12.6 Context: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: 2.4a, 3.4a, 4.4a, 5.4a, 6.4a, 7.4a, 8.4a, 9-10.4a, 11-12.4a Reading: Literature: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: RL.2.4, RL.3.4, RL.4.4. RL.5.4, RL.6.4, RL.7.4, RL.8.4, RL.9-10.4, RL.11-12.4 Reading: Informational Text: "CCSS.ELA-Literacy." precedes these numbers: RI.2.4, RI.3.4, RI.4.4. RI.5.4, RI.6.4, RI.7.4, RI.8.4, RI.9-10.4, RI.11-12.4
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Animal Farm vocabulary word list A-E:
abolish, apathy, benevolent, bewilderment, blithely, breaches, brood, colleague, confer, contemplate, contemptible–contemptuous, cryptic, daintily, decree, degrade, devotee, din, disinter, dissident, dole, ecstasy, efficiency, ensconce, expulsion,
Animal Farm vocabulary words F-N:
falter, famine, fidget, forelock, fortnight, gambol, generation, hideous, hoist, ignominious, impending, imperishable, implement, inscribe–inscription, knoll, league, leisure, machination, malignant, maneuver, maxim, nimble,
Animal Farm vocabulary words P-Z:
poultice, pretext, procure, prosperity–prosperous, pursue, quarry, rafter, rally, scathe–unscathed, scheme, scullery, seclusion, shirk, shrewd, solicitor, snuffle, suppress, toil, tractable, trample, treachery–treacherous, trickle, trotter, unanimous, unison, vicious, wean, whelp, windfall

Thank you Jan Cook, a former teacher at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton, California for being our teacher contributor for a vocabulary word list for Animal Farm by George Orwell.



Www.myVocabulary.com chose 17 vocabulary words from the Animal Farm vocabulary list above. Study the word definition. Put your answers in the fill-in-the-blanks worksheet. If you are working on ACT or SAT-type words, this vocabulary word selection should help you.


Animal Farm Vocabulary Word List:

BENEVOLENT, BLITHELY, CONTEMPTIBLE, DIN, ENSCONCE, GAMBOL, IGNOMINIOUS, IMPENDING, KNOLL, MACHINATION, MALIGNANT, POULTICE, PREY, QUARRY, SCULLERY, SOLICITOR, WHELP


Animal Farm worksheet with fill-in-the-blanks activity:

  • 1. Senators were dismayed by the __________ attempt made by the legislator to perpetuate the immigration problem.
  • 2. Martha spoke to the __________ donor who contributed $20,000 to the foundation.
  • 3. The dog owned by Holly was able to__________ eight puppies early in the morning without any help.
  • 4. Reverend Thomas urges cessation of __________ gossip that destroys the reputation of an innocent person .
  • 5. Thomas __________ disregarded the wishes his parents had and violated his curfew.
  • 6. The cook stayed in the __________ where she cleaned vegetables for the evening meal.
  • 7. Steffie covered her ears in a NYC cab due to the noise from the __________ of honking horns.
  • 8. The hawk had been stalking its __________ and dove rapidly to seize the rodent.
  • 9. The principal refuses to tolerate __________ that seniors claim are only pranks.
  • 10. Douglas engaged a __________ to represent his financial interest when he lived in London.
  • 11. The __________ behavior Jody showed in spreading lies caused Sue many problems.
  • 12. Cedric watched his mother apply a warm __________ over the infected area on his arm.
  • 13. Margie laughed as she watched several goats __________ in the field.
  • 14. Daphne admired the wildflowers that grew on the __________ above her home.
  • 15. After spending twelve hours in the office, Ken plans to __________himself on the sofa and relax.
  • 16. The __________ wedding that Lois and Don have planned will occur next weekend in Boise.
  • 17. Bill explored the old limestone __________ where his dad had worked years ago.



    ANSWERS::

    1 – IGNOMINIOUS
    2 – BENEVOLENT
    3 – WHELP
    4 – MALIGNANT
    5 – BLITHELY
    6 – SCULLERY
    7 – DIN
    8 – PREY
    9 – MACHINATIONS
    10- SOLICITOR
    11 – CONTEMPTIBLE
    12 – POULTICE
    13 – GAMBOL
    14 – KNOLL
    15 – ENSCONCE
    16 – IMPENDING
    17 – QUARRY