Nineteen Eighty-Four: Comprehensive Guides for AS and A Level
Nineteen Eighty-Four is an exemplary piece of dystopian fiction that raises many questions that are still hauntingly relevant today: what is sane and insane, moral or immoral? How much power or control should one person hold? Who is the real enemy? Support your students’ study of this gripping text with intelligent, carefully researched notes.
Everything you need for studying this novel
The pack tackles the key stages of text analysis:
- Walk-through Thorough section-by-section commentary walks students through each chapter
- Drawing it all together In-depth discussion of whole text focuses on: characterisation, relationships, genre, themes, language, form, structure, context, literary approaches
- Indicative content Supports teaching by ensuring all key areas are covered
Plus! Glossary of key terms ensures full understanding
The questions on each chapter are thought provoking and well written
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This is a well targeted resource that effectively supports students in preparing for the essay question on the dystopia component. It demonstrates a secure understanding of the demands of comparative and contextual essay writing and provides structured opportunities for students to practise developing sustained, concept driven responses. A particular strength is the systematic chapter analysis which allows students to build a secure, whole text understanding rather than relying on isolated moments. The thematic breakdowns within each chapter, for example the focus on language change/ militarism are especially useful for helping students trace ideas across the novel. The inclusion of critical interpretations, such as feminist readings and political critiques in the Critical Reception section, supports more conceptual and evaluative essay writing. The resource enhances learning by consistently linking close textual analysis to broader thematic and contextual concerns, which is essential for success in the OCR comparative essay. The recurring discussion points at the end of chapters actively encourage students to move from understanding to argument construction. The detailed exploration of concepts such as Newspeak, doublethink and manufactured consent supports AO3 and AO5 particularly well by embedding political and ideological context into textual analysis. The resource matches the OCR A Level specification extremely well, particularly the Comparative and Contextual Study. It supports AO1 through structured analytical writing, AO3 through sustained attention to political, historical and ideological context, AO4 through implicit opportunities for comparison with other dystopian texts, and AO5 through the inclusion of alternative critical perspectives. The emphasis on whole text understanding is especially appropriate for the essay question.
A comprehensive guide to the novel, and offers a wealth of detail organised clearly by chapter, with thought-provoking discussion points and suggestions for essays... The clarity, detail and organisation are all great... The inclusion of suggested ‘answers’ is really helpful too... The resource both supports classroom teaching and independent learning. It would be helpful to guide students through the novel (after a first reading), and then serve as a revision guide. Similarly, it could be issued to students for self-directed study from the outset... The content and activities matches the Assessment Objectives well.
Really good resource, very detailed... The questions on each chapter are thought provoking and well written... It has fantastic elements such as context and how we see that in the novel... The layout is great with themes, summaries and activities, enough to keep students engaged... The tasks are really well designed and scaffold well, discussion points, then debate, then writing... Perfect for OCR... Everything you need for studying this novel.
A good starting point for students approaching the text with fresh eyes, with helpful summaries... The chapter-by-chapter section will be helpful for students to complete independent work on each chapter, ready for class discussion... Good for exploring key themes.