George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’ is an important text that introduces the students to politics and the corruption within politics, and therefore remains a significant novel for post-modern society. I have taught this text many times over the last twenty years and I have used this specific resource (revised in 2021): to lead my teaching in class, as a distance learning material with SKYPE lessons, as a homework assignment and even as a tool of revision – All have worked well for the students!
This dynamically presented PowerPoint lesson (26 slides, approximately 2 hours teaching time) provides a step-by-step guide to writing an academic essay in response to the question:
‘Discuss the character of ‘Boxer’. What role does he play on the farm and why does Napoleon seem to feel threatened by him? Can the betrayal of Boxer be regarded as an alternative climax to the novel?’
This is a complete resource with no further work required from the teacher. Enjoy!
