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Worksheet
Curated OER

"One Art" Theme of Lies and Deceit

For Students 9th - 12th
In this "One Art" worksheet, learners discuss the poem as an exercise in self-deception.  Students answer four questions about the poet's view of loss and her attempt to come to terms with it by making it seem trivial.
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Shmoop University

Shmoop: Animal Farm Themes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site lists and discusses the themes in Animal Farm by George Orwell. These include power through leadership and corruption, control over intellectually inferior, pride, lies and deceit, and more.