George Orwell's famous novel in a translation adapted for middle school students. This full-color edition, suitable for all types of readers,is enriched with educational supplementary material related to the themes "Denouncing the Flaws of Society" and "Acting in the City: Individual and Power" in the French curriculum for 9th grade . The
story:
At Manor Farm, the animals, fed up with Mr. Jones's tyranny, revolt and establish a new regime: Animalism. But soon, the pigs, who have taken command, plunge the farm into an authoritarian regime that exploits the animals and silences all dissenters. Through this dystopian fable, Orwell denounces the excesses of Stalinism and, more broadly, all systems of oppression, thus offering a powerful reflection on freedom.
The teaching resources include • a pre-text exercise to prepare for reading • active reading activities throughout the text • background information on satire and roman à clef • an analytical reading path • interdisciplinary workshops • a thematic unit: "Might Makes Right" • an investigation into totalitarianism.
