Weaving context into 'Animal Farm' essays
I can understand what context is and how to weave it into my responses.
Weaving context into 'Animal Farm' essays
I can understand what context is and how to weave it into my responses.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- 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.
Keywords
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 misconception
Context must be included in every paragraph.
Context must be included in essays, but where it is relevant and develops your analysis - not as a tick box exercise for each paragraph.
Equipment
You will need access to a copy of 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
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Tsar Nicholas II
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Molotov
Karl Marx
Exit quiz
6 Questions
What was happening when the text was written.
What influenced the text's style or genre.
What were the shared values and ideas of the time period.
What are the life experiences of the author.