British Library
British Library: 20th Century: Literature 1900 1950
Explore key literary works of the early 20th- century with these articles.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century: Power and Conflict
Find out how war and conflict shaped literature throughout the 20th century.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century: Visions of the Future
Explore the ways in which 20th-century writers imagined the future, investigated the present, and prepared for the unknown.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century: An Introduction to Animal Farm
George Orwell's "Animal Farm" combines animal fable with political satire targeting Stalinist Russia. John Sutherland describes the novel's genesis, its struggle to find a publisher, and its eventual success.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: George Orwell's Essay on Life in Burma: "Shooting an Elephant"
In this lesson plan, students will consider "George Orwell's Essay on his Life in Burma: "Shooting An Elephant"." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
BBC
Bbc History: Historic Figures: George Orwell (1903 50)
Biography of British journalist and author George Orwell, including personal background and history as a writer.
Teachers.net
Teachers.net.: Animal Farm
This site features a complete project guide for George Orwell's book "Animal Farm."
Teachers.net
Teachers.net: Bring Your Character in a Bag Animal Farm
The main objective is for students to be able to interpret a chosen character from the novel Animal Farm. Students will then have an opportunity to represent that character in original symbolic form and present it orally to the class.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Animal Farm: Allegory and the Art of Persuasion
This lesson plan will introduce young scholars to the concept of allegory by using George Orwell's widely read novella, Animal Farm. Through this novel, students will learn what an allegory is, the rhetorical components of an allegory,...
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Animal Farm Worksheets
These E Reading Worksheets provide supplemental questions, quizzes, tests, and projects that will help assess students' comprehension of the book Animal Farm, a novel written by George Orwell.
TES Global
Tes: Animal Farm Scheme of Work
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource provides ten lessons connected to George Orwell's novella, Animal Farm. An assessment is included that is connected to this allegory and propaganda.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: How Much Fact in Fiction? 1984 by George Orwell
How can a reader determine how much fact is in a fictional book? This site features the book "1984" by George Orwell to illustrate this concept.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: How Much Fact in Fiction? 1984 by George Orwell
How can a reader determine how much fact is in a fictional book? This site features the book "1984" by George Orwell to illustrate this concept.
Other
Twentieth Century British Literature
This introductory note to 20th century British literature presents links to informative sites for student research and lists of authors.
TES Global
Blendspace: George Orwell's 1984
A learning module that includes fifteen links to videos, images, websites, and activities to use while reading 1984 by George Orwell.
TES Global
Blendspace: Novel 1984 (George Orwell)
An eighteen-part learning module with links to images, texts, websites, and videos to use while reading George Orwell's 1984.
TES Global
Blendspace: 1984
A fourteen-part learning module with links to websites, videos, slides, and texts to use while reading George Orwell's 1984.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: 1984
1984 has passed, but the book lives on! Find an excellent summary and analysis of themes and characters. Study questions and teachers resources are also readily available in both English and Spanish.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: George Orwell: Biography
This website provides a biography of George Orwell, the pen name for Eric Arthur Blair, author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.
TES Global
Blendspace: Ela Animal Farm
An eighteen-part learning module with links to texts and slides to use while reading George Orwell's Animal Farm.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Animal Farm With Activstudio Tips
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart supports the study of George Orwell's book Animal Farm.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Animal Farm
A classic novel, Animal Farm, has captured readers for decades. Read about the main characters, themes and study questions to learn more about the novel in this excellent site.