1. Introduction questions and scenarios
1984 by George Orwell
Introduction questions and scenarios

2. Stand Where You Stand
The government should keep people healthy and safe, regardless of inhibiting other freedoms.

3. Statement 2
I make my own decisions.

4. I do what my parents/guardians tell me to do.
Statement 3
I do what my parents/guardians tell me to do.

5. I do what companies tell me to do.

6. I do what the government tells me to do.

7. Statement 4
I like privacy.

8. I trust the government works in our best interest.
Statement 5
I trust the government works in our best interest.

9. How to take notes
Cornell Notes
Left Side: Terms, Characters, Symbols, Key Events with page numbers
Right Side: Explanations, quotations, etc.

10. Dystopians
“an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one.”
Can you think of any examples?
dystopia-definition-characteristics-examples.html

11. Examples The Hunger Games Divergent Batman vs Superman The Matrix
Ender’s Game
Wall-E
A Brave New World
Mad Max
Watchmen
Fahrenheit 451
The Maze Runner
Battle Royale
Star Wars
Blade Runner
The Terminator
The Running Man
X-Men: Days of Future Past

12. Controlling People and Society
Writers for a long time have argued about whether or not “greater powers” control society.
Will aliens come to earth in the form of humans and try to take over the world?
Will crazy dictators take over?
Will manipulative politicians undermine democracy by legislating for personal gain?
All of these scenarios have been discussed, debated and written about for a long time.

13. A Popular Viewpoint
One popular view of the world was written about by an author by the name of George Orwell. In his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, published in 1949, Orwell describes a world where a totalitarian government controls everything the people do. The book popularized the phrase “Big Brother is watching you.” Much of what Orwell wrote was influenced by what he saw in Nazi Germany. Readers believed this could happen based upon what they had seen in WWII.

14. What do you think of these statements?
Write a response to these statements. Use examples from your reality to make your points.

15. Thanks Sparknotes! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9JIKngJnCU

20. Who was George Orwell?
Author
Soldier
Journalist

21. Themes of the Novel The Dangers of Totalitarianism
Psychological Manipulation
Physical Control
Control of Information and History
Technology’s Goods and Evils
Language as Mind Control

22. The Place Where There Is No Darkness The Telescreens
Symbols
Big Brother
The Place Where There Is No Darkness
The Telescreens
The Red-Armed Prole Woman

23. Connections
What connections do you see between these themes/symbols and our modern world?