Animal Farm Ch. 9: Write Boxer's Eulogy (Creative Writing + Rubric)

Write a eulogy from a chosen character's point of view that captures Boxer's traits and values.

Incorporate at least two annotated literary devices, such as simile or personification, into original creative writing.

Integrate at least one properly cited quotation from the text into a piece of creative writing.

Craft an effective opening and closing for a eulogy.

Offer the optional pig narrator (Napoleon, Snowball, or Squealer) only to students ready for the added challenge of writing insincere praise with backhanded compliments and sarcasm.

Share both model eulogies before drafting begins, since one demonstrates the narrative-paragraph format and the other the poem format.

Hand out the rubric before writing starts, since all five criteria and their four performance levels are spelled out on one page.

Point-of-view narrative writing — students adopt a chosen farm animal's voice to write a eulogy that reflects that character's perspective on Boxer.

Literary device application — students incorporate and annotate at least two devices such as simile, personification, or alliteration in their own writing.

Textual citation — students integrate at least one properly cited quotation from Animal Farm into their eulogy.

Characterization synthesis — students distill Boxer's traits and values into a brief personal story establishing their relationship to him.