"Shooting An Elephant": George Orwell's Essay on His Life in Burma

High school readers examine George Orwell's essay "Shooting an Elephant" for examples of symbolism, metaphor, connotation, and irony. They analyze how these literary tools convey the writer's main point and contribute to the persuasive effect of the text. The resource is thorough, if a bit cumbersome.

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metaphors, figurative language, literary devices, irony, personal narratives, narratives, Narrative Writing, connotation, essay writing, george orwell, persuasion, symbolism, burma, the british empire

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connotation, irony, metaphor, symbolism, burma, personal narrative, persuasion, british empire, george orwell, myanmar, shooting an elephant, essay, british india, ccss.ela-literacy.rl.11-12.6, ccss.ela-literacy.l.11-12.3, ccss.ela-literacy.l.11-12.4, ccss.ela-literacy.l.11-12.5, english language arts

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Resource Details

Grade

9th - 12th

Subjects

English Language Arts

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Lesson Plans

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For Teacher Use

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