Have students make up their own list of commandments for the classroom. Place different students in charge of the class at different times and tell them that they can change the commandments if they like. Have the students choose an issue about which they have strong opinions. Have them write an allegorical fable that conveys their opinions on that issue. Have them choose their animals carefully.
Students can read their fables aloud and students can try to guess what their allegory represents.
For extra credit, they can use a video camera to tape animals at a local zoo or even in their backyard. Students can dub voices for the different animals in the video to tell their fable. Place several pieces of paper in a hat - each one representing a chapter of the novel Animal Farm . Have groups of students choose a chapter from the hat. Their job is to write a script for that scene.