Category: Reading
Radiohead: Idioteque, 2+2=5, Electioneering, Fake Plastic Trees and Planet Telex
Fake Plastic Trees: A green plastic watering canFor a fake Chinese rubber plantIn the fake plastic earth That she bought from a rubber manIn a town full of rubber plansTo get rid of itself …
Selected Quotations from Nineteen Eighty Four
It was conceivable that they watched everybody all the time “Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it; moreover, so long as he remained …
Film Study: Minority Report
The system is perfect until it comes after you.
Practise Paper: 3.1 Extended Written Text – Nineteen Eighty Four
91472 Respond critically to speci ed aspect(s) of studied written text(s), supported by evidence. 4 Credits. External
Practise Paper: 3.3 Unfamiliar Texts
91474: Respond critically to significant aspects of unfamiliar written texts through close reading, supported by evidence. External. 4 Credits
3.7 Significant Connections – Dystopian Genre Study
This task is an extension of our Dystopian genre study. This is an opportunity to explore how the unifying elements of the genre are employed across different texts by different authors to form warnings about the future.
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.
Nineteen Eighty Four – Preparing for “Feature Article” Assessment
Guidance supporting preparation of a critical review of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four that is supported by assessment by New Zealand’s NCEA framework. NCEA English 3.4 AS91475
Literary Theories: Feminism
An introduction to feminist criticism including a starting sample of ‘what feminist literary critics do’
Literary Theories: Marxism
An introduction to Marxist criticism including a starting sample of ‘what Marxist literary critics do’