April–May (School Term)

Literature Analysis: Animal Farm

April–May (School Term)

Literature Analysis: Animal Farm

Duration

3 x 2 hour lessons

Classes Fully In Person

w/GST

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Programme Overview

This Literature Analysis programme is designed to help you unpack the deeper layers of Animal Farm with clarity and confidence. Suitable for Secondary 1–4 students studying the text in school, the course provides structured guidance ensuring you move beyond basic understanding towards insightful, exam-ready analysis.

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Programme Focus

Our Literature Analysis programme equips students with information needed to excel in examinations. Through guided close reading of key extracts, students will explore themes such as power, corruption, equality and manipulation, while examining how Orwell uses language, structure and symbolism to shape meaning and bring characters to life. Students will move beyond surface comprehension to confident interpretation.

Course Outline

As you begin studying Animal Farm, this programme provides a clear and structured roadmap for analysing the text. Each lesson focuses on carefully selected key extracts, guiding you to identify literary techniques, interpret their effects and connect them to broader themes and character development. You will learn to produce detailed, organised annotations that you can refer to when revising for examinations.

An experienced Literature teacher will model how to annotate meaningfully and organise ideas by theme and character.

Students will leave with organised notes, key quotations arranged by theme and one sample essay, equipping them with ready-to-use revision resources for assessments and examinations.

Course Highlights

Structured close reading of high-impact exam extracts
Thematic and character-based analysis
Explicit teaching of annotation and inference skills
Consolidated quotation bank
Model essay

Topics / Components Covered:

Lesson 1: Power, politics and persuasion; leadership rivalry (Napoleon vs Snowball)

Lesson 2: Squealer’s propaganda; Boxer’s loyalty; Mollie’s materialism; utopia vs dystopia

Lesson 3: Creating atmosphere and tension; emotional impact; significance of the opening and the catastrophic ending

Who should join this programme?

This programme is recommended for Secondary students studying Animal Farm as a literary text in school. All worksheets have been specially designed for this programme and will not be covered in our regular Secondary English classes. The programme is open to both TLL and non-TLL students.

What is the format of this programme?

This is a fully physical class that will take place over three sessions.

If my child is not studying Animal Farm as a literary text in school, may he or she still join this programme?

This programme is specifically designed for students studying Animal Farm. If your child is not studying this text, the programme will not be relevant. Please ask your child to check with his or her regular teacher on whether we have notes available for their prescribed text.

What do students need to bring to class? Do students need to bring the text?

Students should bring their text or any other note-taking materials. Students will be issued key extracts that we cover in our programme for them to take home.

Will there be any homework?

No. This is a lecture-based class where students will take down notes on key extracts. There will be no questions to attempt and therefore no homework. Students may ask their teachers questions during class.

If I can only attend one out of the three days, may I still join the programme? Are the contents related?

Yes, you may still attend, as different sections of the text are covered across the three days. If your child misses any session, the slides with notes will be provided.

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Literature Analysis: Animal Farm