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Milestone 4: 1984

For this milestone, you will read the novel 1984 by George Orwell, paying attention to the technology used to spy on and control Party members in Airstrip One.

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Milestone Worksheet

Please download the following worksheet for Milestone 4. To be sure your browser downloads the file instead of trying to open it, right-click the following link and choose “Save As,” “Save Link As,” or similar language from the menu. (Each browser is a little different in what wording it uses.)

Context of the Book

Orwell wrote 1984 just after the end of World War II (its name was a play on 1948). The following YouTube videos provide some context about the time period:

A modern example of a society with the kinds of restrictions Orwell envisioned is North Korea:

Hints and Tips

The questions in the worksheet are based on the book. However, you may find it useful to watch a movie adaptation in addition to reading the book:

Note that the worksheet is in order of the book and is broken into parts in the same way as the novel. As a reminder, here are the instructions for editing the worksheet in either LibreOffice or Word Online:

Submitting the Milestone

After you’ve finished editing the Milestone Worksheet, save your work, and then export the completed worksheet to a PDF file. Instructions for exporting to PDF are provided under Hints and Tips above. Upload the PDF file as the submission to the Moodle assignment activity for Milestone 4.

To stay on track in this course, be sure that you submit your work before the published due date for Milestone 4. Use the extra time available before the end of the Discovery Phase to make any revisions you need to make after I give you feedback.

ABET Assessment

This activity supports the following ABET performance indicators: