Support the development of close reading skills with this worksheet composed of challenging questions designed to help high school students analyze George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984. Featuring a brief passage about O’Brien’s explanation of the Brotherhood’s inner-workings from Book 2, chapter 8, this resource saves teachers valuable time at home without sacrificing academic rigor. An answer key is provided. Materials are delivered as printable Word Documents and PDFs.
This resource may serve as the basis for small-group discussions. Through these discussions, students decode language and pose/respond to questions relating to plot, broad topics, and character development, demonstrating an ability to analyze how complex characters transform and advance the plot and themes by applying logic and citing compelling, meaningful textual evidence. They will also evaluate their peers’ reasoning and use of rhetoric to advance claims, clarifying or challenging unclear ideas. Using this resource for structured guidance, students, ultimately, will present information, conclusions, and supporting textual evidence clearly, concisely, and appropriately, thereby helping their peers comprehend their thinking.
By engaging with this resource, students will:
- Identify what the text says both explicitly and implicitly
- Analyze a portion of text to discern which literary device is applied and what its function is
- Articulate what makes it impossible for Winston or any other individual member to take down the Brotherhood
- Define complex words and phrases in context
- Identify textual evidence to support the claim that Winston admires O’Brien
- Analyze a character’s dialogue to discern and articulate how it is ironic
- Compare aspects of the Party’s inner-workings to aspects of the Brotherhood’s inner-workings
- Articulate what this passage reflects about George Orwell’s attitude toward rebellion against dictatorships
- Use logic and/or textual evidence to support an argument
- Write with clarity and precision
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