1984
1984 full text online
The Age of Totalitarianism: Stalin and Hitler - Essay
Gwyneth Roberts on 1984
Ted-Ed short video on Dystopian literature
Gwyneth Roberts on 1984
Ted-Ed short video on Dystopian literature
Study Guides
Background Information
Ted-Ed video on Dystopian literatute
Ted-Ed video on Dystopian literatute
Video links:
BBC Four documentary: The Martians and Us (episode 2 parts 2, 3 and 4)
1984 - Sparknotes summary (8 minutes)
1984 - Motifs - Doublethink (60 second recap)
1984 - Motifs - Coral paperweight
1984 - Sparknotes summary (8 minutes)
1984 - Motifs - Doublethink (60 second recap)
1984 - Motifs - Coral paperweight
George Orwell's Essays
Articles & Reviews: (be aware of bias!)
Songs inspired by 1984 article
George Orwell’s statement on Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell on Newspeak
Sexism in 1984 - The Atlantic article
Was Orwell an anti-Semite? - Haaretz article
1984 and Totalitarianism - Sampsonia Way articles - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3
1984: Orwell's road to dystopia: BBC article
Orwell: the fight against totalitarianism: Free Radical article
Little Brother is Watching: New York Times article
Why Orwell wrote 1984: Daily Beast article
Why Orwell wrote 1984 in his words
Equals: Guardian article
Why you shouldn't take 1984 to Thailand article
In modern life:
On social media - Fast Company article
On Facebook - Mashable article
On your smartphone - Guardian article
At school - Daily Mirror article
At your grandma's - NPR article
In Class
Handouts on Language and Style, Characterisation, Literary Background, Narrative, Satire, Social and Political background, Themes
Re-read the essays on the links above
Check out the Individual Oral page
Re-read the essays on the links above
Check out the Individual Oral page