"Examines the epochal and cultural event that is 1984 in all its aspects: its roots in the utopian and dystopian literature that preceded it; the personal experiences in wartime Great Britain that Orwell drew on as he struggled to finish his masterpiece in his dying days; and the political and cultural phenomena that the novel ignited at once upon publication and that far from subsiding, have only grown over the decades. It explains how fiction history informs fiction and how fiction explains history"--Amazon.
Provides background on the life of English novelist George Orwell and his influences, features eleven articles that explore the abuse of power in his novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four, " and examines issues of the abuse of power in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
Includes a brief biography of George Orwell, thematic and structural analysis of Nineteen eighty-four, critical views, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
Includes a brief biography of George Orwell, thematic and structural analysis of Nineteen eighty-four, critical views, and more. Includes teacher notes.
Presents a study of George Orwell's "1984," featuring thematic units with pre- and post-viewing questions, teaching resources, a video index, and a slide show overview of the program.
Provides background information and chapter-by-chapter discussion questions, vocabulary, activities, and writing assignments for teaching George Orwell's "1984" in high school.