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[Anonymous]

This is a question that i encounter many times when I teach Animal Farm to my 10th graders. In order to counter any bias, before reading the text we explore the various economic systems, government systems and etc. in an Ideal Society project. The students objectively read about each type of system and create their own country. Many students end up discussing the board similarities and differences that of each economy. We often discuss Socialism and Communism. After pointing out the positives and negatives, we read Animal Farm and critique the fall of Communism. By having them create their own society prior to Animal Farm, it lends itself to a more critical discussion on the error in humans rather than the evil stigma of Communism.