Animal Farm Unit of Work - teaching resource

Animal Farm – GCSE Unit of Work

(176-slide editable PowerPoint, 50 PDF worksheets, 14 complete lessons)

This comprehensive GCSE English Literature teaching unit for George Orwell’s Animal Farm includes a 176-slide editable PowerPoint, 50 PDF worksheets, and 14 fully planned lessons. Designed for KS4 learners (and suitable for high-ability KS3 Year 9), this engaging scheme of work explores the novella chapter by chapter, developing students’ understanding of plot, characters, themes, language, and historical context.

Resource Features:

• 14 fully planned lessons – outlined in a detailed unit of work overview

• Editable PowerPoint (176 slides) with a wide variety of teaching activities

• 50 PDF worksheets with comprehension, analysis, and writing tasks

• Chapter-by-chapter activities – consolidate understanding and support close reading

• Historical and social context – Europe in the 1930s, dictatorships, and the rise of the USSR

• Character analysis – exploring Snowball, Napoleon, Squealer, Boxer, Benjamin, and more

• Theme studies – power, corruption, propaganda, class, socialism, and control

• Satire and allegory – understanding Orwell’s purpose and political commentary

• Empathy writing & hot-seating – engaging activities to deepen character understanding

• Exam preparation – includes extension tasks, essay questions, and exam-style practice

This complete scheme of work provides everything needed to teach Animal Farm effectively at GCSE. Lessons combine differentiated tasks, discussion activities, creative writing exercises, and analytical practice, helping students develop the close reading and critical thinking skills required for success in the GCSE English Literature exam.

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