1984 "Stuff"

Uses these pages and links to learn important background information about the authors we will study in AP. These links and pages will also clue you in to information you should be watching for as you read. Finally, these pages will serve as a reading guide to clear up and questions you have concerning vocabulary or other concepts important to what we are reading.

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Feminism in the US - Atwood

This website will give you a basis for understanding the feminist movement in the US.

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Feminist Links - Atwood

Links to all things dealing with feminism. There are feminist texts, feminist activities, the history of birth control, etc.

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Rachel Carson - Atwood

This is a link to the life of biologist and writer Rachel Carson. Her novel "Silent Spring" is the basis of Atwood's argument concerning the prevalent fear of nuclear and other biological agents harming unborn babies.

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THe Bible - Atwood

While many of the Biblical references on the reader's guide have been hyperlinked for you, this is an excellent site to use when looking up those references that have not.

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Commercial for The Handmaid's Tale - Atwood

A youtube clip that will make you think before, during, or after reading.

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