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Help middle and high school students go beyond general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking skills with this bundle of close reading analysis activities covering George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Ten worksheets are provided (one per chapter), as well as answer keys. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these close reading activities, students will:

  • Identify what the text states explicitly and implicitly
  • Discern the intended effects of the author’s diction and narrative techniques
  • Infer the greater significance of given details
  • Determine the main functions of given passages
  • Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
  • Compare and contrast characters
  • Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification, verisimilitude, onomatopoeia, metaphor, paradox, symbolism, and situational irony
  • Evaluate the role propaganda plays in the world of Animal Farm
  • Conduct brief research on a range of relevant subjects
  • Articulate whether Major’s speech reflects a belief in Marxist ideology
  • Consider themes in context
  • Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
  • Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
  • Come to class better prepared to discuss works of fiction

This resource may facilitate small-group discussions in which students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development. Using this resource for structured guidance, students will improve their ability to present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly and convincingly.

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