What happens if we lose everything that defines us as us?
1984 truly delves into this scary concept as the Party removes everyone’s personal details so they are not able to establish their own identity. For example, even Winston does not know his own age, who his real parents are nor can he trust his own childhood memories as there are no photographs or evidences to help him differentiate between reality and imagination.
Aside from Winston, the rest of Oceania are also denied documents that could give them a sense of individuality and help them differentiate themselves from others . This causes their memories to grow fuzzy, thus making the people of Oceania vulnerable and dependent on the stories that the Party tells them.
In turn, by controlling the present, the Party can re-engineer the past. Simultaneously, by controlling the past, the Party can rationalise its shortcomings and project a perfect government that is far from the truth.
With no recollection of the past, the people of Oceania can no longer stay in touch with their real identities and instead, become identical as they wear the same uniform, drink the same brand of alcohol and more. Yet, Winston builds his own sense of identity through recording his thoughts, experiences and emotions in his diary. This act along with his relationship with Julia symbolises Winston’s declaration of his own independence and identity as a rebel who disagrees with the Party’s system.
Despite this, Winston’s own sense of individuality and identity dissolves after his torturous experience at the Ministry of Love, which transforms him into another member of the Outer Party who blends into the crowd. By asserting a dark vision of humanity’s individualism, Orwell urges audiences in the present to truly value their freedom to express and preserve their identity.
Here are some quotes that are related to this idea which you may find helpful:
Quote | Link to the Consequences of Totalitarianism |
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“Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present controls the past” | This slogan from the Party reveals that by rewriting history, the Party can justify their actions and systems in the present. Alternatively, by controlling the present, they can choose to manipulate history however they like. |
“What appealed to [Winston] about [the coral paperweight] was not so much its beauty as the air it seemed to possess of belonging to an age quite different to the present one” | This quote from Winston represents his act of rebellion which helps him to assert his own independence in determining what he likes or does not like that are outside of the Party’s influence. |
“And when memory failed and written records were falsified… the claim of the Party to have improved the conditions of human life had go to be accepted, because there did not exist, and never again could exist.” | This quote represents Winston’s realisation that the Party purposefully erodes people’s memories of the past to disable their sense of identity and gain full control of their sense of self. |
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1984 is a world of its own with its totalitarian systems, use of foreign words and more. So, we totally understand if you’re feeling lost and don’t know where to begin.
Our piece of advice is to look for examples that come with a technique. Techniques offer you a chance to delve into the text’s underlying meaning, which would help you deepen your analysis and enrich your essay writing.
Find our extensive list of quotes from 1984 by George Orwell!
Here are two quotes that relate to consequences of totalitarian power, which we have picked to help you visualise which examples can provide a deeper meaning:
“Big Brother is Watching You.” “WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH”
Getting a good grade in English is more than listing out every technique that you can find in the text. Instead, it’s about finding techniques that allow you to dive deeper into the themes you’re focussing on, while also supporting your argument.
Try to look for techniques that allow you to explain its effects and link to your argument such as symbols, metaphors, connotations, similes and historical allegories . In Orwell’s case, he uses a lot of language techniques such as neologism, where he makes up his own words such as “Doublethink” or “Newspeak”.
For the two quotes above, its three techniques include historical allusion, rhetoric and oxymoron.
If possible, you can look out for a quote that encompasses a few techniques to really pack a punch in your analysis.
Once you’re done collecting your examples and techniques, the next part is writing. You must remember to explain what the effect of the technique is and how it supports your argument. Otherwise, it’s not going to be a cohesive essay if you’re just listing out techniques.
An example of listing out techniques looks like this:
“The rhetoric “Big Brother is Watching You” is also a historical allusion while “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery and Ignorance is Strength” is oxymoronic.”
Instead, you must elaborate on how each of these techniques link to your argument.
“Big Brother is Watching You” is a rhetoric imposed by the Party to instil psychological fear and submission of the people of Oceania, whereby Orwell uses to warn the dangers of totalitarianism. “Big Brother” is also a historical allusion to Hitler to remind the audience that 1984 is not entirely fictional but a possible future of our reality, urging us to take action against totalitarian regimes with the autonomy we have now.
Meanwhile, the slogan ““WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH” represents the oxymoronic mentalities that have been indoctrinated into the people of Oceania, highlighting how totalitarian regimes would force its people to think whatever they want their people to think, no matter how illogical it is.
Together, your analysis should look something like:
The Party perpetuates the rhetoric, “Big Brother is Watching You” to instil psychological fear and coercion of the the people of Oceania, which forewarns a lack of individual freedom and private reflection within authoritarian regimes. As “Big Brother” is a historical allusion to Hitler, Orwell reminds the audience that 1984 and its extremist politics is a reality, urging us to defend our independence before it’s forbidden. Furthermore, the slogan “War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength” embodies the oxymoronic mentalities that the Party indoctrinates into its people, revealing the extreme extent of psychological control an authoritarian regime strives to ensure their power is never questioned, no matter how irrational it is.
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By george orwell.
The story is set in a dystopian vision of England in the year 1984. Britain, now known as Airstrip One, is a province of the superstate Oceania, which is perpetually at war with its rivals Eastasia and Eurasia for global dominance. The governing body of Oceania, known simply as “the Party,” is headed by the even more mysterious “Big Brother,” whose face appears in posters and on screens around the city, constantly reminding citizens of the threat posed by dissidents, spies, and war.
We are first introduced to the protagonist, Winston Smith, as he returns home from work at the Ministry of Truth, where he edits historical records to conform to the state’s constantly changing needs. It is immediately clear that Winston resents his life: his living situation is dire, he suffers from a physical ailment, and he is unconvinced that life under the Party is better than how it was before the Revolution.
During a visit to a “prole” area of the city, Winston enters an antiques shop owned by a Mr. Charrington and purchases a diary. Writing, especially the recording of events, is strictly prohibited by the Party. Nonetheless, Winston writes his thoughts down, concluding that “if there is hope, it lies in the proles.” Somewhat unnerved but also excited by this burst of rebelliousness, Winston visits another prole area, where he is disappointed to find that the people there have no political consciousness; an old man struggles to recall what life was like before the Revolution.
At the Ministry of Truth, Winston notices the movements of a colleague, Julia, who works the novel-writing machines. Winston suspects her of being a spy against him, and develops an immense, violent hatred of her. Meanwhile, he has also come to think that his superior, O’Brien, is actually part of the secret resistance known as the Brotherhood, formed by Big Brother’s rival Emmanuel Goldstein.
Winston has lunch with his colleague Syme, who appears remarkably intelligent but is also obviously completely consumed by the Party’s mandate. Syme is working on the updated version of Newspeak (the official language of Oceania, which resembles a basic version of English with extremely limited vocabulary). He reveals that the true purpose of Newspeak is to reduce the capacity of human thought. Winston acknowledges to himself that though Syme is an effective worker, he is doomed, for he is “too intelligent” – the Party will have him disappeared. The conversation switches to preparations for Hate Week, an event organised by the Party with the aim of energising the population and reminding them of who the enemy is.
One day, Julia hands Winston a note saying the loves him. This marks the beginning of their relationship, which becomes for them both an escape from the cold, hostile world of the Party. The affair must remain a secret, making it even more passionate and intense, as the Party has strictly forbidden emotional relationships, going so far as to mandate people’s sexual partners, as the Party intends sex to be only for reproduction. The two bond over their shared hatred for the Party, but while Winston fantasises about revolution, Julia is disinterested and apathetic, and has accepted the Party’s rule. Their meetings move from the countryside to room they rent from Mr Charrington above his antiques shop.
The affair reminds Winston of the life he shared with his wife Katharine, and the disappearance of his family during the civil war of the 1950s. He also notices Syme’s absence from work.
Some time passes, and Winston is approached by O’Brien, who invites him back to his apartment. Upon his arrival, Winston immediately notices that the apartment is of much higher quality than his own. O’Brien reveals himself to be a member of the Brotherhood and gives Winston a copy of “The Theory and Practice of Oligarchical Collectivism,” Goldstein’s manifesto.
Later on, during Hate Week, as a Party official reads a speech denouncing Oceania’s enemy Eurasia, the official pauses for a moment before continuing, but it is now Eastasia that his words are directed against. No one seems to notice the change, but Winston is recalled to the Ministry in order to make the necessary historical revisions. After work, Winston and Julia read Goldstein’s manifesto, which articulates the nature of perpetual war, the meaning of its slogans (most importantly, “WAR IS PEACE. FREEDOM IS SLAVERY. IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.”) together which form the basis of the Party’s strength. Winston notices though that the text fails to mention why the Party is motivated to maintain power.
During one of their visits to the room above Mr Charrington’s shop, Winston and Julia are captured and it is revealed that Charrington is actually an agent with the Thought Police. The two are separated from one another, and Winston is taken to the Ministry of Love, where he encounters colleagues who have also been detained. O’Brien arrives and reveals that he too is a member of the Though Police. O’Brien states that Winston will never know if the Brotherhood really exists, and that Goldstein’s manifesto was written collaboratively by himself and presumably other Party members.
Winston is tortured over the next few months, with the intention of moulding his brain to accept the Party’s ideology. The question of why the Party pursues power is answered by O’Brien – it “seeks power for its own sake.” O’Brien asks Winston if there’s any humiliation he has not yet been made to suffer, to which Winston points out that he has not yet betrayed Julia, despite the concessions he has made about the Party’s absolute power. Though Winston has revealed Julia’s crimes, he believes that by continuing to love her, he has remained loyal to her. He fantasises about dying a martyr.
In order to break this one last strand of rebelliousness within Winston, O’Brien takes him to Room 101, which contains each prisoner’s worst fear. Here, Winston is confronted by a cage holding rabid rats. It does not take long for Winston to betray Julia by wishing the suffering upon her instead. Realising he has been successful, O’Brien stops the torture.
Winston is released back into the community. While at the Chestnut Tree Café one day, Winston encounters Julia, who was also tortured. Both reveal that they betrayed the other, and no longer have any feels for one another. Winston returns to the café, where an emergency broadcast announces a massive victory for Oceania over Eurasian forces in Africa.
The novel concludes with the passage
"He gazed up at the enormous face. Forty years it had taken him to learn what kind of smile was beneath the dark moustache. O cruel, needless misunderstanding! O stubborn, self-willed exile from the loving breast! Two gin-scented tears trickled down the side of his nose. But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother."
Orwell’s dystopian social science fiction novel Nineteen Eighty-Four was first published in 1949, a time where the world found itself still reeling from the devastation of the Second World War, but was also confronted with the new, even more terrifying threat of the Cold War. The Cold War began at the end of WW2, as the alliance between the US and USSR became strained as both powers turned their attention towards what the world should look like following the collapse of fascist, imperialist and colonialist powers. With the collapse of fascism in Europe and colonialism in Asia in particular, the USSR sought to establish communist rule in those regions, whereas the US endorsed capitalist democracies. Naturally, these competing visions brought both powers into conflict with one another, resulting in the latter half of the twentieth century being dominated by proxy conflicts such as the Korean and Vietnam Wars as both sides competed for global dominance.
The world at this time should be imagined as being divided into two distinct blocs. It is life within the USSR that is the focus of Orwell’s text, but it must be remembered that in satirising the excesses of Stalinist Russia, he is cautioning audiences to be vigilant to the emergence of any similar forces within Western democracies, and ultimately to beware the inherently nefarious nature of tools such as propaganda and surveillance, which the West of course employed too. Of particular concern to Orwell were the cult of personality, by which Soviet leaders were elevated to God-like status, totalitarianism, which requires complete submission to state power, and mass surveillance, which is used to enforce that submission.
Referring back to Orwell’s broader global context, his text also reflected the aforementioned state of perpetual war the world ostensibly found itself in from the 1950s onwards. War itself was weaponised against local populations as a means of securing conformity and justifying repressive government tactics such as censorship and historical negationism, by which history was whitewashed so as to minimise governmental accountability and encourage support for current developments.
The human capacity for "double think".
A central inquiry of Orwell’s text is the capacity of humans, both on an individual and collective scale, to convincingly lie to themselves in order to appease some other urge or objective. But at the same time, that motivating purpose – to appease something – is suppressed, and the act of lying to oneself, of disbelieving what your eyes see, is masked as the obvious, natural thought process, with no further questioning about it allowed. In 1984, we see this most clearly as the Party rewrites history, and the population accepts it with no hesitation. The strain this process puts on an individual who is even just slightly more aware of their oppression is captured in the scene where Winston is forced to accept that “2 + 2 = 5.”
Orwell’s purpose in exploring this phenomenon is clear: he is scrutinising the way in which humans can so easily deceive themselves and can be deceived by others. In doing so, he touches on the immeasurable scale of the power held by institutions, especially political and corporate ones.
Orwell’s protagonist is raised as a glimmering sign of hope against the totalising power of the Party. As we follow his journey, we are torn between allowing ourselves to feel that his acts of individualistic expression will somehow inspire a rebellion and recognising that such a feat could never happen in this world: the Party is simply too oppressive and too efficient in its governance. And it is because of the unflinching grasp of the Party that Winston’s small acts of expressing his humanity become elevated to something resembling martyrdom, and why he and Julia are punished so severely. We see that in a repressive society, asserting one’s individuality is met with swift resistance, as it constitutes one of the most significant threats to any authoritarian or totalitarian regime, which require absolute submission to their agenda, or at least the capacity to silence any dissent.
Orwell counterpoises the cold machinery of the Party with the deeply human qualities and desires of Winston – curiosity, freedom, romance, companionship – to demonstrate the extent to which in such circumstances where an oppressive force is demanding total obedience, even such ordinary things as the aforementioned qualities can become subversive. Through his exploration of this dynamic, Orwell reminds his audiences of the capacity we all have as individuals to express ourselves, and cautions us to hold close the things that make us human. Orwell’s exploration of the way in which human forms of expression can be exploited for both subversive and suppressive aims is best captured in his metaphor of sexuality.
The Party has essentially eradicated sex from people’s lives, reducing it from an expression of emotion to its function as a reproductive act. It is no coincidence then that Winston speaks of the “Two Minutes” hate in terms of sexual excitement; here, Orwell conveys the extent to which the Party has displaced organic human emotions and desires with manufactured experiences, in order to keep the population more submissive. Similarly, that Winston and Julia pursue an affair together is symbolic of the power of expressions of humanity to challenge systems that thrive off dehumanising their subjects. Though Winston fantasises of large-scale rebellion, Julia does not, and as the reader, we see that their romance, fleeting and secretive as it may be, is the most powerful act of resistance they could perform, because it is so totally counter to the Party’s orthodoxy.
1984 provides a haunting vision of a future where humanity has become complacent with the power structures that exist, to the point where societies lack the resources to restrain them, and those bodies of power are free to do as they please. Orwell satirises this abuse of power through the Party’s motific slogan, which in its three contradictory statements, reveals the grasp the Party has on all aspects of life, and the freedom it enjoys to do whatever it wants without any accountability. That the Party is personified in the form of the enigmatic ‘Big Brother’ – who is obviously not a real person – is seen to be the basis of how they sustain their abuse of power, as they manipulate traditional conceptions of the family unit to subdue the citizens of Oceania into thinking their leader plays a protective role in their life.
The abstraction of the Party into the singular figure of ‘Big Brother’ serves another purpose: to diffuse the Party’s sources of power into an intangible target, so that it cannot be pinned down or attacked – it is omnipresent and infallible. The Party’s understanding of power is surmised by O’Brien as “not a means, it is an end.” It is because power is an end that the Party is so free to abuse it, because it has nothing more to achieve.
Orwell’s text is best known as a warning of what inevitably follows the rise of authoritarian power structures, and when people become complacent to infringements on their liberties: the total loss of freedom. The ‘Thought Police’ represent the completeness of this loss of freedom, as even people’s private thoughts are regulated, with the actual impossibility of this being dismissed – the Party’s power overwhelms rationality. In response to the motific “2 + 2 =5,” Winston’s reflection that “Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows,” provides a haunting summary of the extent of the loss of freedom that exists in Oceania, where even basic truths and logic itself are manipulated by the Party, and its subjects are forced to accept the delusions they witness.
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Authors seek to guide audiences to understand the absurd, ineffable and Divine, acting as translators for the very essence of human experience and distilling it into literary form. George Orwell's prophetic dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) manipulates ideas of language, identity, government surveillance and autonomy and human consciousness to fold the audience into the world of Oceania and the rebellion enacted by its protagonist. The book itself becomes part of the fiction through Orwell’s use of metalanguage and the crafting of Goldsteins Manifesto, allowing Nineteen Eighty-Four to become a mirror through which audiences see their own experiences reflected, regardless of context. Thus, through the blurring of contextual lines and reflection of timeless fears of corruption and loss of self, Orwell inducts the audience into Winstons rebellion as he controls the language of his text to reflect that of a decaying society.
Manipulation of language and incongruence of meaning shapes experiences and distorts reality through the deconstruction of stability, knowledge and truth. Through Orwell’s creation of “Newspeak”, he manipulates the language and form of the novel both in fiction and within the audience's own perception as he utilises uncommon novelistic structures such as indexes to add to his fiction and social critique. This is highlighted through the erasure of descriptive language and adjectives, instead being replaced with “plus good, double plus good, double ungood, ungood”, thus removing human capacity to communicate pain, discomfort, or any experience that The Party deems anomalous from their preconceived understanding of the ‘ideal’ human experience. This restriction of expression is contrasted by Winston’s diary, the personal tone communicating a sense of voyeurism from the perspective of the reader, not dissimilar to the invasiveness of the “thought police” and “telescreens” as Winston declares “Down with Big Brother”. This “destruction of words” serves to limit the human experience through restricting expression and communication, thus creating a sort of paradox for the reader as Orwell describes the destruction of words in a seemingly joyous way, thus being dissonant with the act of freely reading the novel. Thus, through his metalinguistic approach to discussing language itself, in conjunction with the thematic rebellion associated with reading, Orwell skilfully utilises his novel to tell a story of persistence and warning by its very existence.
In a totalitarian state, the human psyche and sense of individualism can become warped, perverted and ultimately void. Herein, Orwell demonstrates the corrosion of individual identity by way of forced acclimatisation as he utilises violent imagery of human psychosis and pain to explore the corruption of the individual. With Winston as an ‘everyman’ monolith his corruption and endangerment directly contribute to Orwell’s exploration of individualism, highlighted as O’Brien serves to encapsulate societal paranoia personified, “the friend” turned “tormentor” as Winston begins his initiation into the cult of ignorance in “Room 101”. Societally ingrained ignorance and lack of empathy serves to further corrupt the very idea of humanity as physicalising emotions is vilified, “a nervous tick…a look of anxiety, anything that carried a sense of abnormality” results in punishment. This limitation of expression to stoicism and “victory”, whilst portraying an image of dutiful industrialisation, is rather corrosive and corrupting as Winston is stated to be “the last man”. By Orwell's crafting of Winston to represent the audience and free humanity, he furthers then as imagery of manipulation of “tearing [the] human mind to pieces” conjures visceral reactions of disgust and fear, despite the process leading to joyous ignorance as Winston, striped of his humanity, finds peace within the cult of ignorance. Orwell displays a highly elegiac novel, a testament to dying humanity as he tortures his characters for the benefit of the reader, crafting a cautionary world so as to warn of the corrosive power of ignorance disguised as joy. Thus, it is through the characterisation of Winston as an emblematic sacrificial warning that Orwell utilises form to heed caution to his readers of the dangers of blind ignorance, joy, and the corrosion of the self.
Consciousness of society and the self shapes one’s capacity for empathy and thus their perceptions and experiences of the world, influenced by external factors such as societal pressures and propaganda. There is a sense of dread created by the novel through invoking primal fear within the reader, as Cognitive dissonance and paradox disables individuals from gaining social consciousness, and thus strips them of their ability to change within societal boundaries- through Orwell's use of these ideas within the text itself he echoes their impacts on the reader, creating a more engaging narrative that reflects our own experiences. Orwell’s paradox “until they become conscious they cannot rebel and until they rebel they cannot become conscious” elucidates the entrapment of society and humanity to approved experiences and thoughts, furthered by the prevalence of “thought police” and “double think”. Orwell displays a claustrophobic collective consciousness of ignorance, wherein those who remain unconscious are joyful in their ignorance, thus communicating the duality of human emotion and experience. By introducing linguistically and psychologically dissonant concepts such as “double think” and the previously mentioned paradox, Orwell highlights the mental strain and anguish of the citizens of Airstrip One, thus elucidating the corruption of individual and collective consciousness. Additionally, societal consciousness is further controlled as “[Winston] wasn’t sure that it was 1984” as “he who controls the past controls the future”. The manipulation of the past so as to create a sense of utopia and victory presents an artificial happiness within Orwell’s bleak utopian society. For the unconscious citizens of Nineteen Eighty-Four, it is a utopia crafted of manmade happiness, trapped in an ingenuine cycle of victory. For the reader, the dystopic truth becomes apparent as the reader must share the suffering of Winston, together they are “the last [men] alive”, the sole bearers of consciousness and suffering within an artificially joyous world, furthered through the reflective form of the novel.
Holistically, it is by way of Orwell’s novel that much of human experiences, both real and imagined, are perceived as they are within our contemporary context. It is specifically through his creation of Winston Smith as an everyman protagonist, the metalanguage of Newspeak, and Goldstein’s manifesto that Orwell utilises form to explore his prophetic themes. His distillation of identity, individualism, autonomy, government control and language all live viscerally within the very text of the book, existing as a warning of a future that we are perhaps living through or are yet to see encompass society entirely.
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Refers to the text by its’ proper name, Nineteen Eighty-Four, not the numerated version. If you wish to refer to the text as 1984, you must indicate this with brackets after the text to identify the abbreviation. Make sure that this is not confused with a date though.
Utilises high modality language and a varied vocabulary in a skilful way. You shouldn’t throw a thesaurus at an essay and call it a day- when you learn new words make sure you fully understand what they mean and imply before bringing them into your writing.
Links back to the question wherever possible and in a variety of ways to ensure a lack of repetition but the constant building of a strong argument.
Topic sentences are thematic and immediately link to the rubric, thus showing the marker that this is at the forefront of your mind as you craft your response. Additionally, by crafting rubric-focused topic sentences prior to an exam, you can come into the HSC with a flexible and focused start to a paragraph that will be adaptable to most questions.
Acknowledges important parts of the novel, such as Goldsteins Manifesto and Newspeak, in order to properly address the question in regards to form, but also to highlight an in-depth knowledge of the text itself.
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HSC Texts and Human Experiences Rubric | English
Guide for Students If you’re studying English Advanced, English Standard or English Studies – you’ve come to the right place! At Schooling Online, we understand that HSC English can be challenging, especially because it’s a compulsory subject. It doesn’t help that the first Texts and Human Experiences module is completely new! Don’t sweat it. We’re here to help! Our animated videos will guide you through the Texts and Human Experiences rubric with the help of engaging explanations and entertaining illustrations. We’ll develop your deep understanding of human experiences by covering the key ideas, complex vocabulary and prescribed texts. Soon enough, you’ll improve your ability to respond to reading comprehension questions and write analytical essays that stand out from the crowd. It’s easy when our videos are always at your fingertips! Breaking Down the Module First, check out our unique six-part series that breaks down the syllabus rubric in detail. We’ll prepare you to understand and analyse any text that explores human experiences. You’ll love our top tips for tackling unseen texts and reading comprehension questions in your Paper 1 exam. Over six videos, we’ll cover: 1. Individual and Collective Human Experiences 2. Human Qualities and Emotions 3. Anomalies, Paradoxes and Inconsistencies 4. Seeing the World Differently 5. Representing Human Experiences 6. Unseen Texts and Reading Comprehension Along the way, we draw on ideas from literature, philosophy, psychology and even biology. That way, you’ll be able to appreciate complex ideas about human experiences in your prescribed and related texts. Understanding Prescribed Texts We also offer lessons that explore the prescribed texts for the module. These videos draw on the syllabus content, which will prepare you to develop sophisticated arguments in your essays. We’ll introduce you to the central themes, characters and quotes in each text, while maintaining a focus on how they portray human experiences. You’ll love our clear explanations and helpful tips for assessments and exams! How to get the most out of our videos: 1. Before you start studying the module at school. Start your HSC year strong! Why not watch our lessons during the holidays or a few weeks before covering the module in class? We’ll take you step-by-step through the syllabus rubric, introducing you to the key ideas and terminology. We offer you deeper insights into diverse human experiences and ask probing questions that will help you analyse your texts. Our videos encourage you to develop personal definitions of key words, which are required in essay writing. As you watch our videos for the first time, jot down notes or create a visual mind-map to refer to at school. 2. While your class is studying the module. Watch our lessons one by one as your class covers the module. Use our lessons to enhance your understanding of the rubric before reading and analysing your texts. Once you start studying your prescribed texts, watch our videos to understand the central themes and notable quotes. We clearly relate each prescribed text to key ideas in the Texts and Human Experiences module. We want you to study the module at your own pace, so feel free to replay challenging sections and skip parts that you already understand. By viewing our lessons on a regular basis, you’ll improve your understanding of complex concepts. Draw on this knowledge to analyse each text independently and develop your own ideas. As you watch each lesson, write down notes that could be valuable for your school work and future exam revision. Remember, you can always re-watch any of our videos to achieve a full understanding. 3. When preparing for an assessment. Watch our videos before assessments to refine and enrich your understanding of the module. You can revise the whole rubric to find fresh inspiration and hone your analytical skills. Otherwise, you can re-watch specific videos to fill in any gaps in your knowledge. Maybe you could revise with some classmates and discuss the major ideas in your texts. Soon enough, you will feel confident to tackle all your school assessments... and the big HSC exam itself!
Guide for Educators Teaching a new module can be challenging, even frustrating, due to the paucity of up to date materials. At Schooling Online, we recognise the need for high quality teaching resources that cover the new Texts and Human Experiences module. Our engaging videos support students as they launch into the first module of HSC English. Our videos create opportunities for active learning in a classroom environment. We take the hard work out of learning by explaining concepts in a clear and structured manner. This effective approach caters to a broad range of learners. Students that struggle with interpreting and analysing texts will gain confidence and new skills, while higher-level students can deepen their understanding and excel. We encourage you to integrate these videos into your yearly, monthly and weekly teaching planners. Our videos are based on the NESA Stage 6 Syllabus requirements for English Advanced, English Standard and English Studies. We also want students to meet national requirements, so we have closely referred to the Australian Curriculum content and outcomes. Sign up your school with Schooling Online today and set lessons for students to watch in class or at home. Breaking Down the Module Over six lessons, we unpack every element of the syllabus rubric. We know that students rarely read the rubric on their own, so we’ve extracted the important information for them. These videos also include top tips for tackling unseen texts and reading comprehension questions in the Paper 1 exam. Over six lessons, we’ll cover: 1. Individual and Collective Human Experiences 2. Human Qualities and Emotions 3. Anomalies, Paradoxes and Inconsistencies 4. Seeing the World Differently 5. Representing Human Experiences 6. Unseen Texts and Reading Comprehension Human experiences are diverse and nuanced, so we’ve combined concepts from literature, philosophy, psychology and even biology to explore the major ideas. With a strong foundational understanding of the module, your students will be ready to approach their prescribed and related texts on their own. Understanding Prescribed Texts We also offer lessons that explore the prescribed texts for the module. These videos draw on the syllabus content, which will prepare your students to develop sophisticated arguments in their essays. These valuable teaching resources cover the central themes, characters and quotes of each prescribed text. How to get the most out of our videos: 1. Introducing students to the module. Human experiences are so broad and profound that students may be overwhelmed at first. Why not give your students an overview of the rubric and key ideas by showing our videos in class? The videos take an interdisciplinary approach to the rubric and explain each element in detail. For example, the first video explores what it means to be human by considering the views of Descartes, Darwin and the Existentialists. Our videos also give you full flexibility. You can introduce students to the module by watching our breakdown of the rubric in class. This will pique students’ interest and establish the overarching goals for the module. Students can also watch the videos for homework to consolidate their understanding. It’s so easy when our videos are a click away! Feel free to use our videos as resources for the following sample activities. Students may:
2. Supporting students as they study a text. At Schooling Online, we want your students to become independent learners. That’s why our videos model and teach analytical skills in addition to explaining concepts. We recognise the need for students to develop their unique insights into a text, so we’re offering useful resources that support students in studying their prescribed and related texts. Every video is appropriate for watching in class or as an extra resource for students to use at home. In particular, our lesson on ‘Representing Human Experiences’ introduces students to storytelling, narratology and metalanguage, which will enhance their understanding of how composers represent human experiences. Additionally, our lesson on ‘Unseen Texts and Reading Comprehension’ targets students’ reading and analytical skills. Turn your classroom into an interactive environment by watching each video in short segments. Pause the video at the beginning or end of each key section and open a discussion with your class. For example, after watching our definition of “human experiences” in the first video in the rubric breakdown, ask students if they have anything to add. Feel free to use our videos as resources for the following sample activities. Students may:
3. Use our videos for internal and external assessment preparation. Do your students stress out when you remind them of an upcoming assessment? Make the task more enjoyable by using our videos! Play our videos when revising over content in class. You may also assign videos for students to review at home in preparation for an assessment, especially in the lead-up to trial or HSC exams. Internal school assessments may take a variety of forms, including multimodal presentations, creative responses and reflection tasks. The wide range of ideas and approaches in the videos ensures that they are appropriate for students of diverse academic capabilities. Feel free to use our videos as resources for the following sample activities. Students may:
As trial or HSC exams approach, feel free to use our videos as resources for the following sample activities:
In this lesson, we’ll show you how key ideas in the Texts and Human Experiences rubric are represented in George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. We’ll look at how the novel depicts individual and collective human experiences, along with the human qualities and emotions associated with these experiences. As always, we’ll guide you through the analysis using plain language, vibrant visuals and clear examples from the text. Learn how to analyse Orwell’s choice of literary form and language techniques so you can tackle your Common Module essays with confidence and style. Techniques: plot device, juxtaposition, stream-of-consciousness, internal narration, narrative framing, sensory imagery, analepsis, foreshadowing, monologue, tone
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I am writing an essay for 1984 which I could adapt for my trials, but Im kinda stuck with the structure of the essay; I am not too sure which human experiences I want to talk about in my 3 body paragraphs. right now, I am thinking of memories, love and hatred. But at the same time, majority of the novel is also about truth and propaganda. So I am not too sure which ones to include. Please let me know what human experiences you think are essential to include in a 1984 essay
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99.95 ATAR & 3 x State Ranker. The following essay was written by Project Academy English Teacher, Marko Beocanin. Marko's Achievements: 8th in NSW for English Advanced (98/100) Rank 1 in English Advanced, Extension 1 and Extension 2. School Captain of Normanhurst Boys High School. 99.95 ATAR. Marko kindly agreed to share his essay and ...
Use this ultimate Nineteen Eighty-Four cheatsheet to get on top of your Common Module study for Year 12! Understand the context, themes, and characters central to Orwell's classic.
The book is essentially a series of events, interspersed with inner monologue essays, as Winston tries to reconcile his thoughts on the Party and the nature of reality. Lots of fun stuff. A summary and analysis of 1984 by George Orwell.
We can help you master your essay analysis of 1984 by taking you through the summary, context, key characters and themes. We'll also help you ace your upcoming English assessments with personalised lessons conducted one-on-one in your home or online! We've supported over 8,000 students over the last 11 years, and on average our students ...
Essay on prescribed text 1984 question: texts represent the challenges and complexities of human experience, enabling responders to gain new insights explore ... HSC Task 1 - English Advanced 1984 Essay. Subject: English: Advanced English- Unit 3. 155 Documents. Students shared 155 documents in this course. Degree • Grade: HSC • 12.
Plot. The story is set in a dystopian vision of England in the year 1984. Britain, now known as Airstrip One, is a province of the superstate Oceania, which is perpetually at war with its rivals Eastasia and Eurasia for global dominance. The governing body of Oceania, known simply as "the Party," is headed by the even more mysterious "Big ...
Orwell's three act novel 1984 follows the story of the societal anomaly Winston Smith as an individual pursuits memory, self autonomy, and human connection/emotion in response to an oppressive society. Orwell captures the individual human experience of Winston Smith for audiences to sympathise and reconsider the pursuit of individualism ...
We are thought criminals."which reveals. Winston's newfound sense of individuality, as he is able to openly express his complete. rejection of the Party's expectations, and admit his unwillingness to obey their expectations. in favour of free thinking. Despite Winston's ability to freely admit his thoughts, the Party.
Genre of the Text: 1984 is a precautionary tale, a novel that is told to raise awareness in hopes to avoid danger. 1984 is also a dystopian texts, which means it often focus on a particularly significant aspect of our current world and then hypothesize about the potentially extreme, negative consequences of that event, belief, or situation.
Learn how to write a thesis statement for the 2020 HSC Common Module Essay question, with an example on George Orwell's novel 'Nineteen Eighty Four' (1984). ...
An essay that discusses 1984 by george orwell and responds to a stimulus hsc question 'How does Orwell represent the nature of the human experience in 1984?' Skip to document. ... Themes:quotes:symbols and narrative features on 1984 to help with essay. English 100% (8) 8. Human Connection in George Orwell's 1984. English: Advanced English ...
1984 Essay HSC 2020. How effectively does your prescribed text tell stories to reveal both the personal and shared nature of human experiences? Human experiences have both personal and shared. George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1948) masterfully portrays to its readers how human experiences can be both personal and shared amongst people ...
This essay earned a Band 6 in the NSW HSC. It provides fantastic insight into the standard of a band 6 response to George Orwells 1984 in the common module. This document is 30 Exchange Credits. Add to Cart.
Guide for students and educators. HSC Texts and Human Experiences - 1984, by George Orwell - Part 1. In this lesson, we'll show you how key ideas in the Texts and Human Experiences rubric are represented in George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. We'll look at how the novel depicts individual and collective human experiences, along ...
The opening of Orwell's '1984' explores the powerful human experience of dejection arising from totalitarianism, because from these experiences, modern audiences are didactically instructed to collectively resist absolutist regimes to avoid "self abasement" in a "world of fear". Orwell's extended motif of ubiquitous surveillance ...
Language prevents the individual from transcending the misery of their current condition. by entertaining hopes of a better world: - Imagination/curiosity and urge to rebel in every human experience. - Language is a tool for control in 1984 and can be used to strip individual and collective. experiences by manipulating people's minds and ...
1984 Essay George Orwell's satirical novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), (relate to question) critiques totalitarianism and depicts the vices and follies of human nature. Reflecting upon Stalinst and Nazi regimes, Orwell demonstrates how the manipulation of human behaviour eliminates one's sense of self and further restricts one's autonomy.
32 Found helpful • 2 Pages • Essays / Projects • Year: Pre-2021. How do composers represent individual and collective human experiences to invite responders to see the world differently? This essay question has been pulled straight out of the terminology from the 2019 English Advanced rubric, and the essay itself is very adaptable to potential HSC exam questions as a result.
A practice essay answering the 2020 HSC english 1984 common module texts and human experiences. common module practice essay allow 45 min for this question. Skip to document. University; High School. ... Common module 1984 essay 20 20 response 62f3805f843d7. Subject: English: Advanced English- Unit 1. 96 Documents. Students shared 96 documents ...
Description. This is a set of quote banks and 3 Band 6 sample essays for the HSC Advanced Common Module (1984). Developed and used by Emma, a recent 2020 graduate (99.45 ATAR) from Pymble Ladies College who got a Band 6 (97/100 mark) in English Advanced, these will no doubt be a great help for any student taking HSC English Advanced studying George Orwell's 1984.
The juxtaposition of control and rebellion throughout 1984 imposes a collective human experience and its evolution creates an individual human experience. Throughout Oceania Winston observes the 'fear, hatred and pain' and no 'dignity of emotion, no deep or complex sorrows'. The use of cumulative listing showcases the control that The ...
HSC 2019 Uni Grad 2022 Jul 23, 2021 #2 Hey, I found this high-quality essay on 1984 that also happens to be accompanied by some extensive notes which I feel would be useful for you to have a look at as it specifically explores the text with respect to the Common Module. The main ideas that were explored include:
Full Notes 1984. Download this Notes document for HSC - English Advanced. Find free HSC resources like study notes, essays, past papers, assignment, case studies & ...