Booklet - 1984 - HSC Common Module

A printable, pdf booklet to guide students through the HSC Common Module with the prescribed text: ‘1984’ directed by George Orwell. It is focussed on the HSC Module: Texts and Human Experiences.

The booklet covers a range of activities to expand students’ ability to understand and appreciate the module, as well as identify these ideas and medium-specific techniques in the film, ‘1984’. Students are also engaged in a range of related texts: All the World’s a Stage, What a Piece of Work is Man, Giving is the Best Communication, and Switch.

Contents of this booklet:

Unpacking the module
Unpacking the key ideas
Copies of suggested related texts
Practice short answer questions
Representation and Language
Themes
Genre and Style
Context
Symbolism and Textual Analysis
Sample responses
Essay support and scaffolds
This is the standalone student booklet which can be used as the foundation of an HSC Advanced English: Common Module unit where ‘1984’ is the prescribed text, as it is aligned with the NSW Syllabus.