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1984 by George Orwell & Utopia / Dystopia Unit
Full searchable text of book: 1984 by George Orwell (PDF)
Required Reading & Downloads
Introductory Material
An Introduction to Nineteen-Eighty-Four
Data Sheet - Required
Blank data sheet for use with 1984 (DOCX)
Example data sheet from Jane Eyre (DOCX)
Unit Exam Study Guide
1984, Propaganda Techniques, and the Big Ideas (PDF)
Assignments
1984 -- LRJ Prompts (PDF)
1984 -- Seminar Discussion Groups (PDF)
1984 -- Passage Analysis Assignments (PDF)
Fallacies of Argument eWorksheet (DOCX)
Fallacies of Argument Lesson Sheet (PDF)
eWorksheet on Propaganda Techniques Documentaries (DOCX)
1984 Newspeak and other terms to know
Newspeak and other terms from 1984 (PDF)
Required Articles & Short Stories
"Control the Language, Control the Masses" by Pieter Vree (PDF)
"JFK, Thought Control, and Thought Crimes" by (PDF)
"Guide to Critical Thinking: A User's Manual" (Cuesta College PDF)
Recommended Articles & Short Stories
"Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell (PDF)
"George Orwell's Critique of Internet English" (The Guardian)
“The Minority Report” by Philip K. Dick (PDF)
“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut (PDF)
“The Machine Stops” BY E.M. Forester (PDF)
Movie
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) dir. by John Frankenheimer
An Introduction to Nineteen-Eighty-Four
Data Sheet - Required
Blank data sheet for use with 1984 (DOCX)
Example data sheet from Jane Eyre (DOCX)
Unit Exam Study Guide
1984, Propaganda Techniques, and the Big Ideas (PDF)
Assignments
1984 -- LRJ Prompts (PDF)
1984 -- Seminar Discussion Groups (PDF)
1984 -- Passage Analysis Assignments (PDF)
Fallacies of Argument eWorksheet (DOCX)
Fallacies of Argument Lesson Sheet (PDF)
eWorksheet on Propaganda Techniques Documentaries (DOCX)
1984 Newspeak and other terms to know
Newspeak and other terms from 1984 (PDF)
Required Articles & Short Stories
"Control the Language, Control the Masses" by Pieter Vree (PDF)
"JFK, Thought Control, and Thought Crimes" by (PDF)
"Guide to Critical Thinking: A User's Manual" (Cuesta College PDF)
Recommended Articles & Short Stories
"Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell (PDF)
"George Orwell's Critique of Internet English" (The Guardian)
“The Minority Report” by Philip K. Dick (PDF)
“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut (PDF)
“The Machine Stops” BY E.M. Forester (PDF)
Movie
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) dir. by John Frankenheimer
George Orwell Resources
Biography of George Orwell (The Literature Network)
Orwell Diaries 1938-1942
George Orwell BBC Archives (BBC)
The George Orwell Archive (University College London)
Orwell Diaries 1938-1942
George Orwell BBC Archives (BBC)
The George Orwell Archive (University College London)
Dystopia & 1984 Resources
Thoughtcrime: the Online Game (link)
Propaganda & Political Correctness Resources
The Nazi Propaganda Campaigns (U.S. Holocaust Museum)
Nazi and East German Propaganda Archive (Calvin)
The Institute of Propaganda Analysis
Propaganda Techniques (ThinkQuest)
What Is Propaganda? (American Historical Association)
Propaganda: Prepare for Indoctrination (North Korean film)
Red Files: The Soviet Propaganda Machine (PBS)
Soviet Propaganda Posters
Gallery of Chinese Propaganda Posters
Nazi and East German Propaganda Archive (Calvin)
The Institute of Propaganda Analysis
Propaganda Techniques (ThinkQuest)
What Is Propaganda? (American Historical Association)
Propaganda: Prepare for Indoctrination (North Korean film)
Red Files: The Soviet Propaganda Machine (PBS)
Soviet Propaganda Posters
Gallery of Chinese Propaganda Posters
