Help students go beyond general comprehension and develop critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this close reading inference worksheet covering chapter 1 of Animal Farm by George Orwell. The variety of question types may also help prepare learners for standardized testing scenarios. An answer key is included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with this close reading activity, 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
- Discern the function of a given passage
- Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop
- Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification and verisimilitude
- Conduct brief research on the beliefs of German philosopher Karl Marx
- Articulate whether Major’s speech reflects a belief in Marxist ideology
- Cite relevant textual evidence in support of claims
- Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision
- Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
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Animal Farm Chapter 1 Quiz, Inference Worksheet, and Vocabulary Games Bundle
Facilitate vocabulary development, evaluate reading comprehension, and help students practice critical thinking and literary craft analysis skills with this bundle of activities covering chapter 1 of *Animal Farm* by George Orwell. A plot-based quiz, vocabulary application activity, crossword puzzle, word search game, close reading inference worksheet, and answer keys are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. By engaging with these materials, students will: * Read for literal comprehension * Determine the meaning of unfamiliar and complex words * Consult reference materials in order to learn and verify word meanings * Discern the most proper application of words as they are used in sentences * Infer the intended effects of the author's word choices and narrative techniques * Discern the function of a given passage * Explore how characters think, behave, interact, and develop * Apply knowledge of literary devices including personification and verisimilitude * Conduct brief research on the beliefs of German philosopher Karl Marx * Articulate whether Major's speech reflects a belief in Marxist ideology * Cite relevant textual evidence in support of claims * Write about literature with clarity, accuracy, and precision * Come to class better prepared to discuss literature
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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 *
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