Animal Farm Chapter Close Reading Inference Worksheets Bundle

Help middle and high school students go beyond general reading comprehension and support the development of critical thinking skills with this bundle of close reading analysis activities covering George Orwell’s Animal Farm. Ten worksheets are provided (one per chapter), as well as answer keys. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these close reading activities, students will:

• Read for literal comprehension
• Consult reference materials to learn and verify word meanings as needed
• Infer the intended effects of the author’s word choices and narrative techniques
• Determine the main functions of given passages
• Explore how complex characters think, behave, interact, and develop
• Compare and contrast characters
• Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification, verisimilitude, onomatopoeia, metaphor, paradox, symbolism, and situational irony
• Evaluate the role propaganda plays in the world of Animal Farm
• Conduct brief research on a range of relevant subjects
• Articulate whether Major’s speech reflects a belief in Marxist ideology
• Consider themes in context
• Support claims and inferences with sound reasoning and relevant evidence
• Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
• Come to class better prepared to discuss works of fiction