Allegories are similar to metaphors: in both the author uses one subject to represent another, seemingly unrelated, subject. However, unlike metaphors, which are generally short and contained within a few lines, an allegory extends its representation over the course of an entire story, novel, or poem. This lesson plan will introduce students to the concept of allegory by using George Orwell’s widely read novella, Animal Farm, which is available on Project Gutenberg.

This lesson focuses on reading comprehension for 9th-10 grade students. The students will identify the main idea and key details. Grades 9-10Learning Domain: Reading for Informational TextStandard: By the end of grade 9, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 9-10 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. By the end of grade 10, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 9-10 text complexity band independently and proficiently. Image Citation : Carmine, Mathias Del. (n.d.). cubist great painter face portrait painting. Adobe Stock. Adobe. Retrieved November 8, 2023, from https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=pablo+picasso&search_type=usertyped&asset_id=130077836.