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IB English Language and Literature Byrd, Wiebusch, Wilcox 1. 1984: Written Task 1 for Part 4 Written Task This written task allows you to choose an imaginative way of exploring an aspect of the material studied in Part 4. It must show a critical engagement with an aspect of 1984. The task, not including the rationale, must be 800–1,000 words in length. The rationale should be 200–300 words in length. If the word limit is exceeded, the assessment of the combined task and rationale will be based on the first 1,300 words. Rationale In the rationale you must explain: • how the content of the task is linked to 1984 • how the task is intended to explore particular aspects of the novel • the nature of the task chosen • information about audience, purpose and the context in which the task is set The rationale should not only include knowledge about 1984, but also about the formal conventions of the text type produced and how they relate to the aims of the task. You must acknowledge all sources used in a Works Cited page. You may include illustrations in support of your work where this is appropriate. These must always be electronically embedded, not separately reproduced and physically attached. Written tasks submitted for assessment must be wordprocessed and the electronic files must not exceed a maximum size, including any images, of 2 MB. Examples of written tasks for Part 4 The following examples of written tasks are intended for guidance only and are neither exhaustive nor compulsory. INGSOC agenda and minutes for a meeting for the party members written by the Inner Party members in Newspeak Diary of a) member of the thought police, b) Mrs Parsons, c) O’Brien, d) Syme, e) Julia f) Big Brother or another character of your choice at an important point in the novel The continuation of the History text book from Part 1 Interview with a) Big Brother, b) Mr Charrington, c) Catherine, d) Parson’s children or another character of your choice Written application for a job in the Party or a transcript of a job interview Extract from a biography on Goldstein and /or Big Brother A newspaper article on an aspect of the war in Oldspeak and Newspeak (before and after editing by Winston) Unsent letters from Winston to his wife, Catherine Retelling an event from a different point of view The interior monologue of a character in the novel, preferably a minor one A series of letters from Big Brother to Winston

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Page 1: Written Task - Type 1 (Part 4) Word - Written Task - Type 1 (Part 4).docx Author Jonathan Bates Created Date 7/28/2013 1:03:20 AM

IB  English  Language  and  Literature  Byrd,  Wiebusch,  Wilcox  

1. 1984:  Written  Task  1  for  Part  4    Written  Task                    This  written  task  allows  you  to  choose  an  imaginative  way  of  exploring  an  aspect  of  the  material  studied  in  Part  4.  It  must  show  a  critical  engagement  with  an  aspect  of  1984.    The  task,  not  including  the  rationale,  must  be  800–1,000  words  in  length.  The  rationale  should  be  200–300  words  in  length.  If  the  word  limit  is  exceeded,  the  assessment  of  the  combined  task  and  rationale  will  be  based  on  the  first  1,300  words.    

Rationale  In  the  rationale  you  must  explain:  •  how  the  content  of  the  task  is  linked  to  1984  •  how  the  task  is  intended  to  explore  particular  aspects  of  the  novel  •  the  nature  of  the  task  chosen  •  information  about  audience,  purpose  and  the  context  in  which  the  task  is  set    The  rationale  should  not  only  include  knowledge  about  1984,  but  also  about  the  formal  conventions  of  the  text  type  produced  and  how  they  relate  to  the  aims  of  the  task.    You  must  acknowledge  all  sources  used  in  a  Works  Cited  page.      You  may  include  illustrations  in  support  of  your  work  where  this  is  appropriate.  These  must  always  be  electronically  embedded,  not  separately  reproduced  and  physically  attached.  Written  tasks  submitted  for  assessment  must  be  word-­‐processed  and  the  electronic  files  must  not  exceed  a  maximum  size,  including  any  images,  of  2  MB.    Examples  of  written  tasks  for  Part  4  The  following  examples  of  written  tasks  are  intended  for  guidance  only  and  are  neither  exhaustive  nor  compulsory.  

• INGSOC  agenda  and  minutes  for  a  meeting  for  the  party  members  written  by  the  Inner  Party  members  in  Newspeak  

• Diary  of  a)  member  of  the  thought  police,  b)  Mrs  Parsons,  c)  O’Brien,  d)  Syme,  e)  Julia  f)  Big  Brother  or  another  character  of  your  choice  at  an  important  point  in  the  novel  

• The  continuation  of  the  History  text  book  from  Part  1    • Interview  with  a)  Big  Brother,  b)  Mr  Charrington,  c)  Catherine,  d)  Parson’s  children  or  

another  character  of  your  choice  • Written  application  for  a  job  in  the  Party  or  a  transcript  of  a  job  interview  • Extract  from  a  biography  on  Goldstein  and  /or  Big  Brother  • A  newspaper  article  on  an  aspect  of  the  war  in  Oldspeak  and  Newspeak  (before  and  after  

editing  by  Winston)  • Unsent  letters  from  Winston  to  his  wife,  Catherine  • Retelling  an  event  from  a  different  point  of  view  • The  interior  monologue  of  a  character  in  the  novel,  preferably  a  minor  one  • A  series  of  letters  from  Big  Brother  to  Winston  

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IB  English  Language  and  Literature  Byrd,  Wiebusch,  Wilcox  

• A  letter  as  a  cry  for  help  from  the  people  of  Oceania  to  the  people  of  Eurasia  or  Eastasia  • A  report  on  Winston’s  activities  from  O’Brien  to  Big  Brother  • Transcribing  a  scene  from  the  novel  in  the  form  of  a  play  • An  extra  chapter  from  the  book  or  an  epilogue  • An  alternate  ending  to  the  novel  • A  magazine  article  on  an  aspect  of  Oceanian  society  –  eg  the  life  of  the  proles  • A  newspaper  editorial  on  an  issue  raised  in  the  novel  • A  speech  by  Goldstein  • Children’s  literature  that  indoctrinates  children  such  as  Parson’s  Children    • Please  see  your  teacher  if  you  have  another  idea  

 Topic  Proposal    You  must  note  down  TWO  alternate  ideas  for  your  written  task,  in  case  someone  else  has  already  selected  the  topic.  Use  the  following  prompts  to  help  you  write  up  your  proposals.  Each  proposal  should  be  a  page  in  length.    

• What  type  of  creative  task  do  you  intend  to  do?  • What  aspects  or  elements  of  the  work(s)  do  you  

intend  to  focus  on?  • How  do  you  intend  to  explore  these  aspects  or  

elements?  • What  knowledge  and  understanding  of  the  text  

do  you  hope  to  show  through  this  creative  response?  

 Due  Date:  Friday  October  14    Style  Model  After  your  proposal  has  been  approved  by  your  teacher,  find  at  least  one  style  model  for  the  type  of  creative  task  you  have  chosen.  Annotate  your  style  model  and  then  create  a  list  of  features  typical  of  this  type  of  text,  which  you  will  use  in  the  creation  of  your  written  task.  Submit  your  annotated  style  model  and  list  to  your  teacher  for  feedback.    Due  Date:  Tuesday  October  25    First  Draft  Once  you  have  received  feedback  on  your  style  model  and  list  of  features,  you  may  begin  work  on  the  first  draft  of  your  written  task.    Bring  your  first  draft  to  class  on  Friday  October  28  for  peer  feedback.    Final  Draft  Use  the  peer  feedback  to  revise  your  draft  before  handing  this  to  your  teacher  on  Tuesday  November  01.