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Warning or prediction? Nineteen Eighty Four is the anchor text for a series of tasks that ask readers to compare the novel to the film as well as current events to those pictured in George Orwell's dystopian classic.
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Instructional Ideas
- Have groups investigate the reporting of the General Belgrano Incident, Watergate, and more recent cases of conflicting reports of events
- Just for fun, show Apple's 1984 Super Bowl Ad
Classroom Considerations
- While the resource is designed for British schools and is dated, the tasks are thought provoking and easily adapted to the current political climate
- The guide may be used with the novel or with Michael Radford's film
Pros
- The background information article clears up a number of misconceptions about Orwell's intentions
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- None