"Animal Farm"

Helps students to listen with a critical mind - focusing on key themes, relevant historical, social and biographical background - as well as developing study skills and strategies. Useful for schools and for independent study, this guide enables students to experience and explore the essentials of literature.

This title is performed by actors from the RSC, BBC and the Royal National Theatre. Written by teachers of English, History and Drama, "SmartPass" guides train students to listen with a critical mind - focusing on key themes, relevant historical, social and biographical background - as well as developing study skills and strategies. Used in schools and for independent study, "SmartPass" guides enable students to experience and explore the essentials of literature at their own pace, guided by their own personal tutor, The PassMaster, played by Joan Walker.

Drama with commentary including hot-seat interviews with the characters, Orwell's biography, the Russian revolution, parallels between communist Russia and Animal Farm, why the novel is subtitled 'A Fairy Story', Satire, the fable and anthropomorphism, Study strategies, Introduction to themes, Major's speech as a catalyst, what the pigs represent, the animals hopes and dreams, utopia, literacy, knowledge is power, propaganda, enemies, trials and executions, religion and Sugarcandy Mountain, the cult of personality, use of quotations, practice essay and coursework ideas, Close.