Animal Farm
George Orwell
On Manor Farm in England, the animals are tired of being overworked and underfed by their drunken owner, Mr Jones. An old boar tells them of his dream of a world where animals are free and equal. Led by the clever pigs, they decide to take the farm for themselves.
- Length
- About 30,000 words
- To read it
- About 20 days
- Stage
- Key Stage 3, GCSE
Reading time at 1,500 words a day, the pace we start from until we know your child’s own.
Where it is taught
Why Animal Farm is on the list
- Year 9, Core. The books most schools teach in this year. A good place to start. GCSE set text.
- Year 10, Core. The books most schools teach in this year. A good place to start. GCSE modern text (AQA, Edexcel).
- Year 11, Core. The books most schools teach in this year. A good place to start. GCSE modern text (AQA, Edexcel).
Reading it here
What your child does with it
- 1
Choose it and set a finish date
You get a suggested target from the length of the book and your child's reading pace.
- 2
Check in along the way
A longer book has short check-ins every week or two, so it keeps moving and nothing is forgotten.
- 3
Answer two questions
When they finish: a review of the book, and a deeper question about how it works.
- 4
Get it marked, and redraft
Every answer is marked against the rubric for their year, with a reason for every score.