1984 - George Orwell

"1984" is George Orwell’s most recognized work and one of the most famous novels in the English language. Along with Aldous Huxley’s "Brave New World", Orwell’s "1984" helped to define the now-familiar genre of dystopian fiction. Orwell’s is a terrifying vision of a totalitarian society that seeks, through mass surveillance and a restructuring of language, thought and the very nature of reality, absolute control over the individual human being.

This literature module is composed of a series of activities that will provide you with the opportunity to improve your performance in the major skill areas in English.

In addition to reading the novel 1984 by George Orwell, you will:

1. Keep a reading/writing journal in which you reflect over the various elements of the novel, including plot, characterization, structure, themes, symbolism, and style. To assist you in this task you will be provided study questions that will help you to reflect over the content of the novel as well as prepare you for group discussions. 

2. Engage in group discussions for each unit of the literature module. These group discussions are to be recorded and provided for assessment. The group discussions have as their starting point the study and discussion questions provided to you. However, you are encouraged to take the discussion where it leads as long as it remains relevant to the content of the novel. For example, linking events or situations in the novel to current events or issues of importance in contemporary society is encouraged. 

3. Provide written responses to a select number of the study and discussion questions after you have had a chance to engage in group discussions. Further, you will be required to perform citation analysis in written form for select citations from the novel. 

4. Work to master a series of vocabulary lists via the website www.vocabulary.com. Links and instructions are provided to you in the instructions for each set of vocabulary assignments in this module. 

All relevant information related to this literature module is located in the OneNote Class Notebook as well as here in Unikum. Schedules, including dates for assignment submissions and group discussions will be available in Unikum. Should you have any questions about the content, methods or schedule employed in this literature module then be sure to address these issues as they arise.

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1984 - George Orwell - Study and Discussion Questions - Unit 1 (Book I)

You are required to answer the study questions for this unit. You should keep the following in mind when you provide your written answers to these questions: a. Your answers should deal with specific content from the novel that addresses the questions in a meaningful way and that is connected to the novel's plot, characters, theme, structure, symbolism, etc. b. Your answers should provide an interpretation of the content in question via well-reasoned analysis. c. Your answers should provide contextualization of your interpretation(s) (among other possible interpretations) or, alternatively, link the content in question or the interpretation(s) you have provided to personal experience or a socio-political/cultural environment with which you have some experience or understanding of. Please refer to the appropriate tab/page in the OneNote Class Notebook to access the study questions for this unit.

1984 - George Orwell - Group Discussion - Unit 1 (Book I)

You will engage in a group discussion in your assigned discussion groups. You are to use the study and discussion questions provided to you for each unit as the starting point for your discussion. However, you are encouraged to develop your discussions to take account of issues or ideas that are relevant to the novel. You are to record your group discussion and then upload the file to the appropriate discussion page in the literature module page in the OneNote Class Notebook.

1984 - George Orwell - Vocabulary - Unit 1 (Book I)

Master both the lists for this unit at Vocabulary.com.