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.
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Thoughtcrime Podcast
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Literary Theories: Feminism
An introduction to feminist criticism including a starting sample of ‘what feminist literary critics do’
Nineteen Eighty-Four: Research Project – Exploring Beyond the Text
This week we are going to engage in a short research project in order to shore up some of our knowledge around the periods that Nineteen Eighty-Four covers. This is all in pursuit of the key inquiry: how does Nineteen Eighty-Four help us to define the genre “Dystpian Literary Fiction”?
Weekly Plan – Term Two, Week Two
This week we continue our analysis of Nineteen Eighty-Four. We will expand our exploration of Marxist Literary Theory and you’ll be asked to work with another student to develop a presentation looking into an aspect of the context of the novel.
Weekly Plan – Term Two, Week One
This week we begin our analysis of Nineteen Eighty-Four in Earnest. We explore the historical contexts of the novel, you will be introduced to Marxist Literary Theory and we will examine opportunities for further reading.
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
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.
The Death of Truth
These articles all take a different angle on Nineteen Eighty-Four, but what they have in common is their acknowledgement of George Orwell’s prescience. It could be said that his only mistake is that he got the date wrong…
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Apple: You’ll see why 1984 won’t be like “1984”
This advertisement, aired during the Super Bowl in 1984 shows Apple’s advertising agency tapping into the Cold War anxieties about totalitarianism to present it’s new computer products. How does this ad appear to us now Apple has become one of the world’s largest multinational companies?
Literary Theories: Marxism
An introduction to Marxist criticism including a starting sample of ‘what Marxist literary critics do’