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Introductions Introduce the text including the author and title of the novel. Define the key terms!!! What does it mean to be human? E.g.. The Party has destroyed human qualities such as love, complex emotion and rational thought.

Body Allow for a broader discussion of the text. We know that there are many ways the Party achieves the destruction of humanity. Acknowledge this! Even if you are only discussing some in further depth.

Topic Sentences Try to group your ideas to cover more ground. For example a paragraph about how the telescreens work will limit your discussion. The telescreen is one way of controlling people’s thoughts and actions. They are fearful of being watched.

But… If you spend a whole paragraph discussing the telescreens you will not be showing knowledge of all of the other ways fear is created by the Party.

So… Why not write a paragraph about fear? E.g.. The Party controls people’s thoughts and the opportunity for rebellion by keeping them in a state of constant fear.

Now you have more room to discuss…. The fear of being reported to the Thought Police by your children. Fear of invasion through the state of constant war and how that controls people. Rocket bombs falling. Public hangings and trials. Fear of Goldstein.

Your turn… What do the following pieces of evidence have in common? War is Peace Doublethink = 5 The Party claims they invented aeroplanes The Party changes who they are war with

Conclusions Your conclusion should include a summary of your main ideas. It should also comment on Orwell’s purpose in writing the text. It should also consider why the Party has destroyed what it means to be human.