• ​1984 by George Orwell

• 1984 novel guide

• ​Political world map of 1984 from Shmoop

• Documents for Socratic Seminars

  • Overview​

  • Preparation Sheet

  • Rubric

  • Peer Evaluator

• Longer Fiction Big Idea Key Questions

Complete the Edpuzzle video for "George Orwell and 1984: How Freedom Dies" from Academy of Ideas.

(before chapter 1)

Let’s check out the beginning of 1984 as a comic book: Chapter 1. Then read chapter 1 of the novel. Compare and contrast the two.

(chapters 4-5)

Now let's take a look at the appendix of 1984, "The Principles of Newspeak."  Follow along with the text as we listen to the audio for the introduction.  Then, work in groups to analyze one of the three types of vocabulary using the following questions.

Watch this video on propaganda, and review this presentation.

How might the propaganda from WWII have influenced Orwell and his perception of government?

Bring 1984 to life with some good ole fashioned memes.  Check out the specifics here!

What does Orwellian actually mean? Explore it in this TEDed lesson: "What "Orwellian" really means - Noah Tavlin"

Complete a single-page response to our text in the form of a one-pager. Get the details here.

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Afterwards, you'll share and respond to your classmates' one-pagers using Flipgrid. Find out how here.