Animal Farm SOW - KS3 Year 9 Scheme of Work - 14 Lessons

The SOW takes students through the following learning objectives:
Lesson 1
Obj: To be able to define ‘allegory’ and ‘satire’
Lesson 2
Obj: To be able to identify persuasive devices / To research the background and context of Animal Farm.
Lesson 3
Obj: To be able to identify language used for characters in Animal Farm
Lesson 4
Obj: To be able to identify differences between Snowball and Napoleon
Lesson 5
Obj: To be able to use knowledge of the content of Chapter 4 to plan newspaper article.
Lesson 6
Obj: To be able to identify improvements to be made through planning.
Lesson 7
Obj: To be able to understand how power and language are interlinked.
Lesson 8
Obj: To be able to understand how Animal Farm relates to Russian history.
Lesson 9
Obj: To be able to analyse and interpret events in Chapters 8 and 9
Lesson 10
Obj: To be able to identify what makes an effective speaker and listener.
Lesson 11
Obj: To be able to work effectively as a group and prepare a speech
Lesson 12
Obj: To be able to present speech and peer-assess
Lesson 13
Obj: To be able to analyse and discuss the film adaptation of Animal Farm
Lesson 14
To be able to analyse and discuss the film adaptation of Animal Farm