1984 Lessons: overview
Note: Depending on your instructional goals, you might not use every lesson.
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- Pre-reading: 3 lessons
- Reading 1 (Part 1, Chapters I-IV): 4 lessons
- Reading 2 (Part 1, Chapters V-VIII): 4 lessons
- Reading 3 (Part 2, Chapters I-VII): 4 lessons
- Reading 4 (Part 2, Chapters VIII-X): 4 lessons
- Reading 5 (Part 3, Chapters I-VI): 4 lessons
- Follow-up: 3 lessons
1984 Lessons: Table of Contents
1. Welcome to 1984
2. Anticipation Guide / Theme Subjects
3. Genre: Speculative Fiction
4. Discussion Set #1
5. Survival Guide: 1984
6. Visualizing Winston’s World
7. Totalitarian Case Studies
8. Discussion Set #2
9. Word Wars! Two Minutes Hate
10. Cold War Cartoon Conflict
11. Symbolism Review
12. Discussion Set #3
13. Character Profiles and Conflicts
14. Forms of Foreshadowing
15. Dream Sequence
16. Discussion Set #4
17. Oligarchical Collectivism for KIDS!
18. Propaganda in Context
19. Here Comes the Chopper!
20. Discussion Set #5
21. Winston’s Character Arc
22. Orwell’s Style – Excerpt Experts
23. Orwell on Literature
24. Going Deep: Symbol and Motif
25. Structural Devices and Effects
26. What’s the Big Idea? (theme development)
1984 Lesson Plans: file types
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- Lesson plans: PDF and DOCX (MSWord)
- Handouts: PDF and DOCX (MSWord)
- Slideshows: PDF and PPTX (PowerPoint)
- Answer key: PDF and DOCX (MSWord)
Resource Notes:
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- These 1984 lessons are intended for classroom instruction, but many of the tasks and materials are appropriate for small-groups, independent study, or homeschooling.
- All the teaching materials can be edited.
- The 1984 Unit includes this resource.
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