Animal Farm Propaganda Posters

Students began this term by reading George Orwell’s 1945 novel Animal Farm. The book follows a group of animals who undertake a revolution on their farm and eventually banish their human owner. However, over the following months and years, the pigs on the farm take over as leaders, and they wind up being arguably just as cruel and oppressive as the humans they worked so hard to kick out.

To maintain their power, the pigs use various forms of propaganda that they spread throughout the farm. As they read the book, students recorded these instances of political propaganda, along with how the pigs used the propaganda to control other animals.

As a final project, students created their own posters using a propaganda strategy from Animal Farm, and they wrote artist statements explaining their creative choices. As you examine the posters, it may be useful to read through our list of propaganda techniques to understand the visual strategies that students are using.

And of course, please feel free to add your thoughts to our Padlet below!