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With this downloadable Teaching Unit for 1984, students will examine a variety of themes and motifs, including class structure, the corruption of language, and the dangers of totalitarianism. Orwell's prophetic masterpiece, published in 1949, is still relevant today, and the book continues to be a favorite in schools.
The lesson plans in this unit will help your students to:
- Write an essay presenting what Orwell saw as the future and commenting on how his vision of the future appears to have been right or wrong
- Comment on Orwell's view of the class structure in 1984's society and the society's relationship to that of 1949
- Discuss the historical context in which Orwell wrote 1984
- Discuss Orwell's thesis that if language can be controlled and manipulated, individuals' thoughts, obedience, and beliefs can be manipulated also
- And much more!
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