Dystopian fiction

Resources for KS3 and KS4

Immerse your students in the world of dystopian fiction with activities and worksheets on crafting and writing dystopian stories, using famous dystopian texts as inspiration. Analyse dystopian literature with a range of lessons, covering the conventions and dark, psychological themes of the genre, and delve deeper into the works of Orwell including the iconic dystopian novel, 1984.

Camera, brain, eye and derelict buildings to signify dystopian fiction and teaching resources for KS3 and KS4

Analysing dystopian fiction

Explore a range of introductory lessons and explorative activities for analysing dystopian fiction with KS3 students. As well as resources for more in-depth analysis of the genre from KS4 through to A-level, with quizzes on the features of the genre and activities for writing comparative essays on dystopian fiction texts.

Writing dystopian fiction

Students can enjoy creating the dark worlds and intense characters and themes for their own dystopian fiction using these supportive resources, designed to help them structure and refine their writing. From vocabulary banks to story cubes and planning sheets, there’s plenty to choose from.

Orwell

Resources for teaching Orwell’s 1984, his classic dystopian novel conveying the dark vision of an authoritarian future, and lessons and activities for analysing another one of his famous works, Animal Farm.

Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) Knowledge Organiser/ Revision Mat!

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This detailed and visually-appealing resource offers a complete reference point for students learning or revising George Orwell s Nineteen Eighty-Four. It contains comprehensive sections on: Context; Chapter by Chapter Summary (with quotes); Main Characters; Themes; Orwell s Language Devi...
1984 Jeopardy
Laura Hill

1984 Jeopardy

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This game was intended as a review for a unit exam over the novel, 1984. It was designed for students at the high school level.
Animal Farm Knowledge Organiser
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Animal Farm Knowledge Organiser

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Animal Farm in a four A4 page knowledge organiser that includes an incredible amount of detail including: character analysis, plot summaries, historical and social context, key themes, key quotes or quotations, key language features, form and structure and more! Perfect revision tool for teachers, s...
Analysis of the capture scene in '1984'
Izzy Dee

Analysis of the capture scene in '1984'

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* Lesson evaluating the opening to the Dystopian novel 1984 by George Orwell * Learning objective: * to analyse how Orwell creates tension * Has Learning Objectives, a Do Now, Activation, Demonstration and Consolidation activity. Most slides have an extension or challenge activity. Comes fu...
Animal Farm revision cards
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Animal Farm revision cards

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Animal Farm revision cards to play as a whole class with stepped questioning or could be used as a team quiz set up. Designed for GCSE revision of characters, quotes and ideas.
1984 Test and Answer Key
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1984 Test and Answer Key

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Conclude a unit on *1984* by George Orwell with this printable summative assessment. Delivered in Word Document and PDF formats, this test includes 65 multiple choice questions. In addition to objective questions on character, plot, literary devices, and passage analysis, an essay section is feature...
Animal Farm Worksheet Pack
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Animal Farm Worksheet Pack

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A set of ten worksheets for Animal farm, one worksheet per chapter. These worksheets include a range of tasks that aim to help promote comprehension and understanding of the key characters, themes and events in the book. These worksheets are perfect as a revision resources, plenary activities etc....
Fiction Extract Analysis 1984
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Fiction Extract Analysis 1984

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Fiction Extract Analysis L1: 1984 FREE - Lesson One: Bundle SoW: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/fiction-extract-analysis-12946997 FREE Animal Farm SoW: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12942163 Leave a review for a FREE single resource This SoW is designed in detail and is...
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) Comprehension Activities Booklet!
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) Comprehension Activities Booklet!

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This resource booklet contains a wide range of age-appropriate, engaging, and meaningful comprehension activities for use throughout the reading of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984). Teachers have found them particularly useful in exam revision, comprehension tasks, or guided reading...
Exploding Quotes - 1984 by George Orwell
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Exploding Quotes - 1984 by George Orwell

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This worksheet contains a range of quotes from George Orwell's 1984. The aim is for students to explode these quotes by annotating them for language devices or word choice being used. A great resource to use along side the text or as part of a dystopian scheme of work.

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