Uncover the power of allegory and satire with the Animal Farm Literature Unit from Epiphany Curriculum, perfect for grades 7-9 homeschool language arts. This secular, student-directed softcover worktext pairs with George Orwell's classic novel depicting the Russian Revolution through farm animals, exploring themes of corruption, power, and totalitarianism. Students master vocabulary, grammar (including pronoun usage), composition (letter-writing genres), spelling, story elements, and figurative language while analyzing satire, personification, plot, and theme. With a multi-sensory, conceptual approach, low teacher involvement supports independent learning through varied assignments, occasional tests (answer keys included), and opportunities to compare themes across novels. Ideal for rigorous, challenging studies that build critical thinking and literary analysis in a secular format, requiring the novel separately.
Animal Farm Literature Unit
Description
Animal Farm is a well-known, award-winning novel by the British author George Orwell and is a satire about the Russian Revolution and Joseph Stalin's leadership of the Soviet Union at the time of World War II. Instead of using the names of actual politicians in this story, Orwell replaces them with farm animals and uses them to explore the theme of power: how it gets distributed in society and its corrupting influence. In this unit, you learn about the elements of a story, such as plot and theme, as well as the genre of satire and the literary device of personification. In addition, you will cover the use of pronouns and learn about different letter-writing genres.
A set of Literature Units (LU) is a complete language arts curriculum teaching vocabulary, grammar, composition, spelling, story elements, and figurative language in the context of popular children's books. LUs each explore one facet of a concept that ties three units together. Each unit has a primary book that is studied for 2-3 weeks and may include additional titles. these concept-based studies allow your child to compare/contrast themes and characters across novels.
Lessons are structured and easy to use but extremely varied, often with several options for an assignment. Beginning with Gr 4-6, the Student Directed Literature Units (SDLU) are Worktexts with instruction written directly to the student. Each package contains the SDLU, the corresponding novel, and sometimes other books. Upper levels provide rigorous and challenging studies with occasional tests (answer keys included).
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 7-9 |
| Brand: | Epiphany Curriculum |
| ISBN: | 9781638511618 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.5 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.1 |