Year 11 - English
Weaving context into 'Animal Farm' essays
Animal Farm: lies and deception
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils explore the importance of lies and deception in 'Animal Farm'. They first look at deception, before developing their analytical skills by practising selecting judicious quotations and weaving context into their responses. They finally plan an essay on lies and propaganda.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand what context is and how to weave it into your responses.
Key Notes
- Context refers to historical, social, literary and biographical information.
- Context should not be presented as isolated facts.
- Context should be relevant to the analysis and woven in the response.
- Context should develop your ideas and give an insight into the writer's purpose and intention.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Liberalism: A political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, democracy and free enterprise.
- Ideology: A system of ideas, values or beliefs.
- Socialism: Socialism is a political ideology that believes in equality and shared ownership of resources and production.
- Satire: The use of humour or irony to criticise or reveal faults.
- Weave: In relation to context, when you embed it into paragraphs rather than including it as a series of isolated facts.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Context must be included in every paragraph.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Context refers to historical, social, literary and biographical information. Context should not be presented as isolated facts.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'Liberalism'
A political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, democracy and free enterprise.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Context must be included in every paragraph. Correction: Context must be included in essays, but where it is relevant and develops your analysis - not as a tick box exercise for each paragraph.
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- The theme of deception in 'Animal Farm' Study Guide
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