Month: March 2017
Apple: You’ll see why 1984 won’t be like “1984”
This advertisement, aired during the Super Bowl in 1984 shows Apple’s advertising agency tapping into the Cold War anxieties about totalitarianism to present it’s new computer products. How does this ad appear to us now Apple has become one of the world’s largest multinational companies?
Nineteen Eighty-Four: What to do with a quote
Exploring different approaches we can take to expand on a selected quotation.
The Grammar of Dystopia
The Dystopia genre has its own grammar – This close reading of the opening page of Nineteen Eighty-Four offers a clear insight into the grammatical means by which George Orwell infused his futuristic vision with an eerie authenticity.
Homework: Select a sample of rich language
In spite of being the author of the quotation “Good prose should be transparent, like a window pane.” Orwell’s writing is rich with grammatical complexity and textured imagery. Find for yourself some examples of his deft …
The Death of Truth
These are the articles I read to the class about some of the historical antecedents to Nineteen Eighty-Four
Novel Study: Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
NCEA 3.1: Respond critically to specified aspect(s) of studied written text(s), supported by evidence