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’