British Library
British Library: 20th Century: Power and Conflict
Find out how war and conflict shaped literature throughout the 20th century.
British Library
British Library: 20th Century: Visions of the Future
Explore the ways in which 20th-century writers imagined the future, investigated the present, and prepared for the unknown.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: A Guide to George Orwell's "1984" [Pdf]
Before, during and after reading activities and suggestions are features of this .pdf guide. Includes a number of class discussion questions.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Decoding the Matrix Exploring Dystopian Characteristics
This lesson uses clips from The Matrix and other dystopian movies to introduce students to the characteristics found in dystopian works, such as Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, and 1984.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "1984" by George Orwell
In this dystopian novel, the protagonist of the story, Winston Smith, attempts to rebel against a totalitarian government that exercises complete control over all aspects of its citizens' lives. It includes selected (8) reading passages...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: How Much Fact in Fiction? 1984 by George Orwell
How can a reader determine how much fact is in a fictional book? This site features the book "1984" by George Orwell to illustrate this concept.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: How Much Fact in Fiction? 1984 by George Orwell
How can a reader determine how much fact is in a fictional book? This site features the book "1984" by George Orwell to illustrate this concept.
Other
Review of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four
The 1949 New York Times review of "1984" appears here in its entirety. The essay is fascinating for its window on the acceptance of the book by Orwell's contemporaries.
TES Global
Blendspace: George Orwell's 1984
A learning module that includes fifteen links to videos, images, websites, and activities to use while reading 1984 by George Orwell.
TES Global
Blendspace: Novel 1984 (George Orwell)
An eighteen-part learning module with links to images, texts, websites, and videos to use while reading George Orwell's 1984.
TES Global
Blendspace: 1984
A fourteen-part learning module with links to websites, videos, slides, and texts to use while reading George Orwell's 1984.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: 1984
1984 has passed, but the book lives on! Find an excellent summary and analysis of themes and characters. Study questions and teachers resources are also readily available in both English and Spanish.