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    Animal Farm, Descriptive Writing and Enrichment

    Year 8 Autumn Term BIG QUESTION:


    Cover and blurb- make Understanding context- Develop
    Throughout year 7, you have worked hard on
    predictions and understanding of the Russian How can power
    inferences about the text. revolution and its relevance in
    your reading and writing skills. You will
    the novel.
    corrupt?
    continue to build on skills including
    comprehension, recall, finding evidence and
    explaining your ideas. Our written and Character- Build
    spoken tasks will also help you to develop understanding of
    your skills in writing, speaking and listening. Using evidence- Retrieve information and characters and respond
    Themes- Identify explain its relevance in response to a question. with empathy.
    and (E.g. How is Mollie presented?
    discuss themes Recall- Summarise and
    that the author paraphrase information
    explores in the about the plot and
    novel, linking to The Domino theory – understanding Diary Entry - reflecting on events from characters so far.
    our current historic events and identifying the perspective of an animal.
    themes and the similarities to the events in the text. Developing a character voice.
    Exciting and Scary- tracking
    big question
    changing levels of tension
    throughout.
    and drama to create
    excitement.
    Evaluate question- Some people feel sympathy for Joseph Stalin – Learning about a
    Boxer as he didn't realise the pigs were using him. historic figure, creating comparisons The Brave New World –
    To what extent do you agree? to a key character, Napoleon. Exploring 'conditioning'
    and its impact on the
    animals.
    Speech writing-
    Review – Write a Vultures – exploring Next, you will build on your reading skills
    write a talk to Writing unit – Enrichment Unit-
    book review of meaning, themes and by studying The curious incident of the
    the rest of Speeches. Narrative poems.
    Animal Farm. messages within a poem. dog in the night, a play by Simon
    the animals.
    Stephens, which explores everyday life
    through the eyes of a young man who
    happens to have Asperger syndrome. You
    will use this to inform your study of non-
    fiction transactional writing too.

    Why are we learning this?


    • To develop an appreciation of the social, cultural and historical context and the implications for the modern world. For example, communism, capitalism, the Russian Revolution
    etc.
    • To learn how to empathise with characters in challenging circumstances, such as character loss of liberty, truth and lies, integrity and extremism
    Analyse character, theme and understand the author’s messages. Track and understand a non-linear narrative (that doesn’t follow chronological order). Select evidence that supports
    understanding of the plot, characters and themes. Summarise and paraphrase to show understanding. Plan ideas carefully and write with accuracy and fluency.

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