Digital Unit Plan Template

Unit Title: Behind Big Brother 1984

Name: Rachel Jung

Content Area: English Language Arts

Grade Level: 11-12th, Proficient

CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):

Reading Content Standard (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2)- Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a
text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to
produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.
Reading Content Standard 7- Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in different media or
formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words in order to address a question or solve a problem.
Common Core Standard (CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.5)- Analyze how an author's choices concerning how to
structure specific parts of a text (e.g., the choice of where to begin or end a story, the choice to provide a comedic or tragic
resolution) contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
Writing Standard (CCSS. ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1)- Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive
topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant sufficient evidence.
Writing Standard (CCSS. ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.10)- Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research,
reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and
audiences.

Big Ideas:
Essentiality of Individualism: What exactly is doublethink and how does it negatively affect society?
What are the consequences of losing our freedom and sense of free will?
How can the government control individuals through the power of words? Remember that the power of language plays an
immense role throughout this novel.
Students will question propaganda and the role of the government.

Unit Goals and Objectives:

Each student will be able to:
Demonstrate a comprehension of the overall novel and how it relates back to Orwell's life and society today.

Interpret and reflect on what they have come to understand from the novel through online reflection journals.
Organize their thoughts about the novel and pinpoint the rising action, climax, and falling action through an online
graphic organizer.
Visualize the all-inclusive image of "doublethink" through the Artist's Toolkit.
Use online resources to access information about Orwell and his novel.

Unit Summary:
Welcome to our digital unit lesson where we will be reading and analyzing George Orwell's distinguished novel, Nineteen EightyFour. This renowned dystopian novel brings to surface the dangers of totalitarianism, mediocrity, and trading freedom for security,
thus unveiling a vital theme: the essentiality of individualism. This unit will principally focus on the novel's overall literary structure
and its salient themes, which will allow each and every one of you to scratch the surface of the novel exposing the consequential
meanings that are concealed throughout the plot. Through meticulous research and activities that we will complete in class
(Webercise worksheet, Popplet, and Penzu), you will come to ascertain why George Orwell wrote this novel. Therefore, you will be
able to reflect on how this novel relates to Orwell's life experiences and how it affects society even today. This website will have
everything you need to know for Orwell's novel.

Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level:

Formative:

Summative:

1984 Survey
QuickWrite Reflection about
doublethink and propaganda
Quizlet Flashcards Review

1984 Vocabulary Terms Quiz (Quizlet

terms)
Class Discussion (Prezi Presentation)
1984 Mini Exam

In-class Essay:
1. Why does Winston end up loving Big
Brother at the end of the novel? Why is
this significant? What did you personally
come to realize from this ending?
2. Have you personally experienced
social control in today's modern world like
1984? Cite where in the novel you see
social control take place and relate it
back to your own experiences.
Penzu Online Journals

Lesson 1
Student Learning
Objective:
Demonstrate a
comprehension of
the overall novel
and how it relates
back to Orwell's life
and society today.

Acceptable
Evidence:
Students can
identity the novels
overall theme and
personally reflect
on how our society
relates to Oceania.

Instructional
Strategies:
Communication
Collection
Collaboration
Presentation
Organization
Interaction

-Vocabulary
Review/Quiz
(Quizlet)
-KWHL Chart

Lesson Activities:
This lesson will serve as in introduction to the novel
and will allow students to comprehend the crucial
and essential points that the novel brings to the
surface.
Survey (Entry-Level Assessment):
This unit will begin with a survey on George Orwells
Nineteen Eighty-Four and will allow the teacher to
understand where the students stand. The survey
asks students to define several terms in their own
words, while asking for a personal reflection of what
they hope to learn from this novel.
QuickWrite (EL)-What is doublethink and
propaganda in your eyes? In-class reflection (10
minutes)
Teacher Lecture (Prezi)
This lecture will allow students to list the novels
main themes and ideas. Additionally, students will
need to think critically about the discussion
questions that are listed throughout the lecture.
The guided notes that are provided on the webpage
will allow students to jot down and organize their
answers and notes from the lecture.
Quizlet
Students will be reviewing the terms from the
novel through Quizlet.

Lesson 2
Student Learning
Objective:
-Use online

Acceptable
Evidence:
Students can

Instructional
Strategies:
Communication
Collection

Lesson Activities:
Quiz- (Formative) on Quizlet terms at the beginning
of class

resources to access
information about
Orwell and his
novel.
-Visualize the allinclusive image of
"doublethink"
through the Artist's
Toolkit.
Lesson 3
Student Learning
Objective:
-Demonstrate a
comprehension of
the overall novel
and how it relates
back to Orwell's life
and society today.
-Organize their
thoughts about the
novel and pinpoint
the rising action,
climax, and falling
action through an
online graphic
organizer.

properly identify
facts and answers
through websites in
order to complete
their Webercise.
Additionally, they
will be able to find
definitions of vital
terms individually.

Acceptable
Evidence:

Instructional
Strategies:
Communication
Collection
Collaboration
Presentation
Organization
Interaction

Students can
identify a clear
comparison of the
society (Oceania)
unveiled in
Nineteen EightyFour with today's
modern society,
which will prove to
be essential to
complete the
graphic organizer.

Collaboration
Presentation
Organization
Interaction

Webercise
-Biography Link
-Questions
-Themes and Central Ideas
-Quizlet terminology-identify the terms definition
-George Orwells Letter Link-Do you agree or
disagree with Orwells perspective?
-Doublethink Assignment through the Artists Tool.
-Extra Credit Assignment (Optional)

Lesson Activities:
Mini Exam (Formative)
Graphic Organizer through Popplet.
This will involve each student to think critically in
order to scratch beneath the surface of the novel.
Each group needs to add at least five Popplet
bubbles to all three sections of the map.
Additionally, each group must incorporate a video of
any commercial, clip, etc. that relates to this
activity in the map. There is also a checklist for the
students attached to the webpage.
Additionally, there is an extra credit assignment
(Plot Diagram) if students finish their Popplet
diagram early.
3/27/15In-class Essay (Summative): Only one out of these
two essay prompts will be shown at the beginning
of class, so students need to make certain that they
review and study both essay topics before this date.

They will be able to use your book for their paper.

1. Why does Winston end up loving Big Brother at
the end of the novel? Why is this significant? What
did you personally come to realize from this ending?
2. Have you personally experienced social control
in today's modern world like 1984? Cite where in
the novel you see social control take place and
relate it back to your own experiences.
(Rubric is attached)
Unit Resources:

Digital Unit Plan Site http://1984withmissjung.weebly.com

Audiobook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auwRj4Yru-E
What happened in 1984? http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1984.html
Unique facts about the novel http://inktank.fi/novel-story-14-little-know-facts-about-the-writing-of-1984/
Dystopia Characteristics/Definition
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson926/DefinitionCharacteristics.pdf
Who is Big Brother? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIbIzJ6jRmM
More Vocabulary http://www.vocabulary.com/lists/24210#view=notes
News Article CNN http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/03/opinion/beale-1984-now/index.html
Pizza Delivery Example https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/pizza/images/screen.swf
Apple Commercial http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/14/teaching-orwell-and-1984-with-the-times/?
_r=1

Useful Websites:

http://spartantechnology.wikispaces.com/file/view/authorbiographies.pdf
http://quizlet.com/2182674/1984-vocabulary-words-flash-cards/
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/08/12/george-orwell-s-letter-on-why-he-wrote-1984.html
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/create_types_line.cfm
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YD299ZC

http://popplet.com/app/#/2431567
http://popplet.com/app/#/2371487