Dystopia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Provides a summary of the key themes in both Margret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaids Tale’ and George Orwell’s ‘1984’, including key quotations, critical perspectives and contextual points for each theme which can be used in exam questions.

These are a few worked comparisons I completed as revision for my A Level English Lit Paper 2. I shared it with my friends who loved it and found it to be very useful for revision. Hope this helps!

Summary Notes for OCR Modern English Literature, Dystopian Fiction - includes unseen tips and tricks, marking descriptors and paper layout, contextual notes on Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaids's Tale' and George Orwell's '1984', as well as some critics

Essay plan for Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and Orwell’s ‘1984’ for the question ‘Dystopian regimes spend much time and effort on the process of indoctrination’. Includes quotes, critics, context and full topic sentences. Essay from this plan received full marks.

Grid including five examples of AO3 (modern context) and how they relate to three dystopian novels: 'The Handmaid's Tale', '1984' and 'Brave New World' - AO3 is required for any A* essay

Dystopian Fiction Review questions and answers

OCR A-Level English Literature Dystopia Unseen Language and Structures Techniques

Dystopian Fiction Review questions and verified answers (2023/ 2024) 100% correct

OCR A-Level English Literature Dystopia 1984 Contextual Information

OCR A-Level English Literature Dystopia The Handmaid's Tale Contextual Information