Animal Farm Paperback Book (1170L), English: Teacher's Discovery

A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned—a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible. When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell
A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned—a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible. When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell's masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh. Lexile Measure: 1170L Author: George Orwell: Preface ©1996, ©1977,139 pages, paperback, 4 by 7 inches.

Using the Document-Based Questions Technique for Literature: George Orwell's Animal Farm takes a fresh look at a classic you teach every year. Primary source documents related to the theme and subject of Animal Farm, arranged under an overarching unit question and followed by questions, help students make connections between literature and their experiences. Includes an author biography, historical context, a synopsis of the novel, and a character chart.