1984 by George Orwell
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AP Guiding Questions 1984
- Analyze how tension between outward conformity and inward questioning contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole.
- A symbol is an abject, action, or event that represents something or that creates a range of associations beyond itself. In a literary work a symbol can express and idea, clarify meaning, or enlarge literal meaning. Focus on one symbol and analyze how that symbol functions in the work and what it reveals about the characters, or themes of the work as a whole.
Reading & Downloads
An Introduction to Nineteen-Eighty-Four
1984, Propaganda Techniques, and the Big Ideas (PDF)
Newspeak and other terms from 1984 (PDF)
Required Articles & Short Stories
"Control the Language, Control the Masses" by Pieter Vree (PDF)
"JFK, Thought Control, and Thought Crimes" by (PDF)
Recommended Articles & Short Stories
"Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell (PDF)
"George Orwell's Critique of Internet English" (The Guardian)
“The Minority Report” by Philip K. Dick (PDF)
“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut (PDF)
“The Machine Stops” BY E.M. Forester (PDF)
Movie
The Manchurian Candidate
George Orwell Resources
Biography of George Orwell (The Literature Network)
Orwell Diaries 1938-1942
George Orwell BBC Archives (BBC)
The George Orwell Archive (University College London)
Dystopia & 1984 Resources
Thoughtcrime: the Online Game (link)
Propaganda & Political Correctness Resources
The Nazi Propaganda Campaigns (U.S. Holocaust Museum)
Nazi and East German Propaganda Archive (Calvin)
The Institute of Propaganda Analysis
Propaganda Techniques (ThinkQuest)
What Is Propaganda? (American Historical Association)
Propaganda: Prepare for Indoctrination (North Korean film)
Red Files: The Soviet Propaganda Machine (PBS)
Soviet Propaganda Posters
Gallery of Chinese Propaganda Posters
The Media Matrix: How propaganda and mass media are impacting America's contact with reality
The West Through the Eyes of North Korea [LEAKED PROPAGANDA]
An Introduction to Nineteen-Eighty-Four
1984, Propaganda Techniques, and the Big Ideas (PDF)
Newspeak and other terms from 1984 (PDF)
Required Articles & Short Stories
"Control the Language, Control the Masses" by Pieter Vree (PDF)
"JFK, Thought Control, and Thought Crimes" by (PDF)
Recommended Articles & Short Stories
"Politics and the English Language" by George Orwell (PDF)
"George Orwell's Critique of Internet English" (The Guardian)
“The Minority Report” by Philip K. Dick (PDF)
“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut (PDF)
“The Machine Stops” BY E.M. Forester (PDF)
Movie
The Manchurian Candidate
George Orwell Resources
Biography of George Orwell (The Literature Network)
Orwell Diaries 1938-1942
George Orwell BBC Archives (BBC)
The George Orwell Archive (University College London)
Dystopia & 1984 Resources
Thoughtcrime: the Online Game (link)
Propaganda & Political Correctness Resources
The Nazi Propaganda Campaigns (U.S. Holocaust Museum)
Nazi and East German Propaganda Archive (Calvin)
The Institute of Propaganda Analysis
Propaganda Techniques (ThinkQuest)
What Is Propaganda? (American Historical Association)
Propaganda: Prepare for Indoctrination (North Korean film)
Red Files: The Soviet Propaganda Machine (PBS)
Soviet Propaganda Posters
Gallery of Chinese Propaganda Posters
The Media Matrix: How propaganda and mass media are impacting America's contact with reality
The West Through the Eyes of North Korea [LEAKED PROPAGANDA]
Ted Talk Video
Ted Talk on Dystopias
Ted Talk on Dystopias
1984 by George Orwell, Part 1: Crash Course Literature 401
George Orwell's 1984, Part 2: Crash Course Literature #402
George Orwell's 1984, Part 2: Crash Course Literature #402
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