It may help to have a go at jotting down your thoughts on 2-3 of the questions; this will help you work out which title suits you best.
Remember that - ideally - you'll each choose a different question. Please don't deliberately aim to work on the same question as your mates.
1. Dystopian fiction creates worlds where characters can choose freedom or happiness but not both. Compare the importance of personal choice as an act of rebellion in both Nineteen Eighty-Four and The Handmaid’s Tale.
2. “It is, above all, their authors’ inventiveness with language, their creation of new vocabularies, which make these dystopias so frightening.” Compare and contrast Nineteen Eighty-Four and The Handmaid’s Tale in the light of this judgement.
3. It has been said that the goal of dystopian fiction is to call attention to the manipulation of language to control thought. Compare and contrast the way authors present the manipuation of language in Nineteen Eighty-Four and The Handmaid’s Tale in the light of this judgement.
4. It has been said that dystopian fiction is often more interesting as a social critique than gripping as a narrative. Compare the importance of political and social commentary in Nineteen Eighty-Four and The Handmaid’s Tale
5. Compare how the endings of Nineteen Eighty-Four and The Handmaid’s Tale subvert and/or satisfy reader expectations.
6. Both The Handmaid’s Tale and Nineteen Eighty-Four describe totalitarian regimes which are deeply concerned with controlling sexual behaviour and identity. Compare and contrast the significance of female sexuality in both novels.
7. Women are at the centre of Attwood’s world in The Handmaid’s Tale whereas in Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four they are peripheral. Compare and contrast the role of women in both novels.
8. It has been said that societies and individuals cannot function without their history and their past. Compare and contrast the significance of the past in The Handmaid’s Tale and Nineteen Eighty-Four in the light of this statement.
9. In the futuristic world of Orwell and Attwood, there is no tolerance for individual identity. Compare and contrast the significance of personal thought and feeling as an act of rebellion in Nineteen Eighty-Four and The Handmaid’s Tale.
Band 6 (26 – 30 marks)
AO1 use of appropriate critical vocabulary and technically fluent style/ well structured and coherent argument
AO1 always relevant with very sharp focus on task and confidently ranging around
texts
AO2 exploration and analysis of key features of form and structure with
perceptive evaluation of how they shape meanings
AO2 exploration and analysis of key aspects of form and structure with perceptive evaluation of how they shape meanings
AO3 detailed and perceptive understanding of issues raised in connecting texts
AO3 perceptive consideration of different interpretations of texts with sharp evaluation of their strengths and weaknesses and with excellent selection of supportive references
AO4 excellent understanding of contexts of reception with detailed links between context/text/task
AO4 excellent understanding of possible contexts of production with detailed links between context/text/task
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