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Dystopian Characteristics of Macintosh’s “1984” Commercial
|Grades||9 – 12| |Lesson Plan Type||Minilesson| |Estimated
Time||50 minutes| Charleston, South Carolina In this minilesson,
students explore the dystopian characteristics and symbols
presented in the "1984" Macintosh commercial and analyze the
comments that it makes about contemporary society. After
discussing what they know about the year 1984, students read the
voiceover text from the "1984" commercial and share their
reactions to the passage. They then view the commercial a