Nineteen Eighty-Four Type Up - Mock Exam 2020 Statement #4: The most significant texts are cautionary tales “The best books are those that tell us what we already know.” Written by George Orwell in his dystopia Nineteen Eighty-Four, this idea of literature presenting...
AS91472 Respond critically to specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s), supported by evidence
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Practise Paper: 3.1 Extended Written Text – Nineteen Eighty Four
91472 Respond critically to speci ed aspect(s) of studied written text(s), supported by evidence. 4 Credits. External
Practice Analysis – Sample Response – 3.1 Extended Written Texts
Good literature enlightens; great literature inspires action Some may believe that literature's role is largely archival, that it simply records moments of human endeavour and imagination, thereby making the great literary canon simply a vault, into which we place the...
The Grammar of Dystopia
The Dystopia genre has its own grammar – This close reading of the opening page of Nineteen Eighty-Four offers a clear insight into the grammatical means by which George Orwell infused his futuristic vision with an eerie authenticity.
Selected Quotations from Nineteen Eighty Four
It was conceivable that they watched everybody all the time “Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it; moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as...
Weekly Plan – Term Two, Week Five
This is week one of your Feature Article writing assessment. You will work independently on these articles during your English periods this week.
Weekly Plan – Term Two, Week Four
This week we develop your individual plans for your Feature Article. We define Dystopia and look at resonance between Nineteen Eighty-Four and our world today.
Nineteen Eighty Four – Preparing for “Feature Article” Assessment
Guidance supporting preparation of a critical review of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four that is supported by assessment by New Zealand’s NCEA framework. NCEA English 3.4 AS91475
Literary Theories: Feminism
An introduction to feminist criticism including a starting sample of ‘what feminist literary critics do’
Weekly Plan – Term Two, Week Three
This week we continue our analysis of Nineteen Eighty-Four. We will discover Feminist Literary Theory and I’ll introduce you to the outline for your Feature Article.